Huge weekend upcoming woodith several G1's, including the Goodwood, and Lady's Secret. Both of these races are at Oak Tree at Santa Anita. I'll have a full preview on tomorrow (when Belmont comes out with the Frizzette and Champagne fields), but this could be the biggest tests in the careers of not only Zenyatta, but Mine That Bird as well.
Why?
In the Lady's Secret, Zenyatta is facing Life is Sweet, a G1 winner like herself and who finished third against the boys in the HGC. Cocoa Beach comes west, she was second in the BC Ladies Classic last season and won the Beldame as well. Annaba's Creation, an allowance winner who has become the closes to ever to defeat the Zen, and Briecat who gave her all in the Vanity. Plus Leathal Heat who has finished 3rd and 2nd against the males. This is not going to be a walk in the park for Zen, however the pace and distance is more up her alley.
Mine That Bird's race is even worse. The Goodwood features Tiago, a former Goodwood winner and should do much better on a synth surface (although he clearly perfers dirt), upset Pacific Classic winner Richard's Kid, Gitano Hernando who is making his US debut and did pretty well in Europe and at one point was Belmont bound earlier this year, add in Col. John and Chocolate Candy who is clearly better on the synth. But like Zenyatta, the pace should be to his liking and with getting BFF back for the next two races helps as well.
Several other horses I'm watching make their final BC preps this weekend, and I'll preview those tomorrow.
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