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    Said Hall of Fame trainer D. Wayne Lukas: "At a mile and an eighth, I think it would be quite easy for Rachel Alexandra. Those championship fillies that get into the race and have that high cruising speed are very hard to run down. In order for Zenyatta, in my opinion, at a mile and an eighth at Churchill Downs, to beat Rachel Alexandra, she'd have to run the last quarter in 22 seconds flat." Zenyatta, of course, turned in an estimated final quarter of 22.49 seconds in August when rallying to win the Clement L. Hirsch Stakes at Del Mar while having no pace to run at. Full Article at San Bernardino County Sun
    At a mile and an eighth, I think it would be quite easy for Rachel Alexandra. Those championship fillies that get into the race and have that high cruising speed are very hard to run down. In order for Zenyatta, in my opinion, at a mile and an eighth at Churchill Downs, to beat Rachel Alexandra, she'd have to run the last quarter in 22 seconds flat.
    SOURCE: San Bernardino County Sun 1 month ago