Australia: She's Extreme, Zenzella face off in Kennedy Oaks at Flemington

She’s Extreme has lost her last four starts, all Group 1 and Group 2 races in Australia. Zenzella has won her last two starts, including the Group 2 Wakeful Stakes at Flemington Racecourse on Saturday.

Those two are expected to be the first two choices in the Group 1 Kennedy Oaks at 1 9/16 miles at Flemington on Wednesday.

In her most recent win, She’s Extreme won the Group 1 Champagne Stakes for 2-year-olds at a mile in April. A winner of 2 of 10 starts, all for trainer Anthony Cummings, She’s Extreme was third in the Group 1 Spring Champion Stakes at 1 1/4 miles against males on Oct. 22, finishing a half-length behind Sharp ‘N’ Smart. On Saturday, Sharp ‘N’ Smart was second in the Group 1 Victorian Derby at Flemington.

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Zenzella has won 2 of 5 starts, all for trainers Ciaron Maher and David Eustace, who won the Group 1 Melbourne Cup with Gold Trip on Tuesday.

The Kennedy Oaks is the fastest turnaround for Zenzella, and her third start since Oct. 16.

Zenzella, who tends to run near the front, drew post 6 in a field of 11 in the Kennedy Oaks. She’s Extreme, who tends to run from off the pace, starts from the inside.

The $639,200 Kennedy Oaks field includes Pavitra, As Time Goes By and Queen Air, who were second through fourth in the Wakeful, and Renaissance Woman, who won the Group 3 Ethereal Stakes at Caulfield on Oct. 15, but was sixth in the Spring Champion Stakes.

The Kennedy Oaks is part of a nine-race program that begins at 9:40 p.m. Eastern or 6:40 p.m. Pacific. Wagering is available through DRFBets.com.

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