Scott's character and determination came to the fore at a course where his country's most famous golfer suffered so mercilessly.

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The big question, of course, brought to the fore by Meredith Whitney and Nouriel Roubini recently is will we be facing widespread municipal bankruptcies rendering the muni-market a mine field of investor disasters?

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Jockey Mike Smith, Zenyatta's partner on all but three of her 19 career starts, referred to the mare as "the best thing that could have happened to US racing" as she posed and threw out her off fore as if showing off to the audience who greeted her arrival at the course earlier in the week.

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