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I kind of had a hunch that there was something big going on behind the scenes having to do with big money that influenced the connections of, Zentatta to bring her back from retirement. Hard to turn a way from a $10,000,000 purse. I wouldn't be surprised if the Dubai people make an effort to keep her there. Personally, I would have prefered that she stay and race in America. This is where her fan base is.

Quite often when you go to race in these different countrys with the big purses you never come back home as the same horse. The traveling and everything elsee seems to take its toll. JMHO

I know they just built a new track in Dubai. I thought it was finished and has dirt and also thought that this is wherre the race would be held this year, 2010. At the new track.

Speaking of synthetic (plastic) surfaces, Santa Anita is getting ready to install a new synthetic surface for the third time. Mucho problems with heavy winter rains each year during ther meetings.

There's lots of meetings (different kind of meetings (LOL) ) going on now, considering getting permission to go back to real dirt. I like that idea and hope that's the way they'll go.

I had it backwards. I'm wondering why, in our game, they have sand? Probably some expense and logistics getting real dirt to Dubai, I suppose.
Chosing to install synthetic surface to attract grass specialists, makes me wonder if they have a problem maintaining grass courses there, in that region of the world???

When I originally posted this entry, I erroneously wrote that the racing surface that Zenyatta would have to run on was dirt. In fact, the Dubai course will feature a synthetic racing surface. A correction has been made in the story, and I apologize for the initial error and the confusion it most surely caused. Thank you so much for your understanding.

the new meydan racecourse opened on january 28th and it's very impressive it has two walking rings one is a large airy private saddling walking area that's off limits to the press unless they stand on a ledge overlooking it but their far enough away that the horses don't notice the cameras and people. it is every thing that the officials was claiming it was as being. but the surface there is the tapeta polyblend surface the same that presque isle downs has installed. and as far as i know that santa anita is going back to the dirt track not a new polytrack. since the board of racing in california had stated that if santa anita wants to return to a natural dirt surface that they will waive the rule of all tracks having the polytracks installed i guess that the polyblend at santa anita for some reason can't handle the extreme weather by santa anita park since it's close to the area that's always striken by wildfires each yr.

given all the trouble that santa anita has had which it had lead to them shutting the track down last yr in the middle of the meet to correct the issues which i'm sure had a lot of trainers and owners wanting to pull their hair out especially ones that was based in california and aiming their horses towards the tc. forgive me i know it was in 2008 i think but i'm still in the thing of saying last yr and meaning two yrs ago. but the next racenight at meydan which would be morning to mid afternoon in america is on the 5th and you can catch the races on TVG who has the rights to air it live in america which i think is downright awesome that instead of waiting till the DWC night people can view the races there leading up to the races on the undercard and the DWC as well

but i know that we do have a 75 to 85 chance that zenyatta will face off against rachel come time for the apple blossom since rachel's first race back at 4 is in about 6 weeks.