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[b]Can Zenyatta sign off one of the greatest careers in North American racing history with a second win the Breeders' Cup Classic, or is there something else in the field waiting to spoil the party?[/b] If there's one reason above all others to side against [b]Zenyatta[/b] in this year's Breeders' Cup Classic, then it's probably the fact that this year's race is taking place at Churchill Downs, on a traditional dirt surface as opposed to the pro-ride track at Santa Anita, the venue for the two most recent Breeders' Cups. In her unbeaten nineteen-race career, Zenyatta has run just twice on a dirt track, on both occasions in the Apple Blossom Handicap at Oaklawn Park. She first ran at Oaklwan in April 2008, taking on a field of five other fillies and mares, including the 2007 Breeders'...