When Zenyatta lost out to Rachel Alexandra in the vote for the 2009 Horse of the Year title one of the reasons that was put forward was that her record was built on races run on synthetic tracks rather than the traditional dirt tracks on which America bases its racing heritage.
Her trainer, John Shirreffs, has always believed that the mare – who has a perfectly standard dirt pedigree – would never have any problems when the time came to run on a main track that was dirt rather than synthetic, and she has proved it with two victories in the Grade One Apple Blossom Handicap at Oaklawn Park.
To read the full blog: http://blogs.bettor.com/Zenyatta-couldnt-be-training-any-better-a38702
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