from Sporting Life:

Despite the fact that she has never faced males and never run at a distance of a mile and a quarter, Mike Smith has every confidence that Zenyatta can stretch her unbeaten streak to 14 when she takes on the boys as anticipated in next Saturday's $5 million Breeders' Cup Classic at Oak Tree at Santa Anita.

"The extra eighth of a mile certainly should benefit her," said the 44-year-old Hall of Fame jockey, who has ridden the five-year-old mare in her last 10 races.

"She shows that in her races, anyway. She runs a mile and an eighth all the time (three races), and she's always galloping out with plenty left. You wouldn't think an extra eighth would matter to her. I should hope not.

"But she's training well and she's ready to go, wherever they decide to run her."

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