No one in Shirreffs' barn wants to let her go either... nor do thousands of her fans. It wouldn't surprise me if they race her at least one more time after BC in Southern California. I think her connections are addicted to the "show" that is a Zenyatta race.

I think there is maybe a 1% chance she runs after the Breeders Cup.

But, when she loses and someone else wins HOY, she could be brought out of retirement again. It would be worth another year of torture on message boards to see that look on Jerry Moss's face again.

She will scratch on Saturday. After a week of his mare being the media darling, he gets to take her back to SoCal still unbeaten. Soon thereafter an announcement will be made of an open stakes race going 10 furlongs at Hollywood in December to be run in primetime on CBS. Hollywood can call it the Champions Invitational, and invite horses they know won't show up plus the usual bums in SoCal. Following the victory, Moss will announce that Zenyatta will race twice in 2011, with the Santa Anita Handicap and Apple Blossom on her dance card.

There's one thing missing from your scenario.

The excuse, err, I mean reason, that she will scratch.

Tired from the flight over the Rockies, lights scare her, she is too good to race on a track that isn't 100% perfect, she has a minor injury and it would be wrong to put her in a dangerous situation after she has given so much to racing, etc. The zetards will lap it up, since she is the champ and they should have to fly to SoCal to face her, not the other way around.

The unbeaten record is everything to her connections. Why risk losing when so many in the racing media are ready to hand her HOY regardless of what she does on Saturday.

She has shipped all the way to Louisville before only to be scratched because of the track. So it isn't like they don't have a history of doing it.

I wouldn't be shocked if they challenge the Classic winner to a race in SoCal. They have no shame.

Hey man, she showed up for the race of the millennium last year, the BCC. It's not her fault that Secretariat, Spectacular Bid and Dr. Fager chose not to show up.

So there!

Take that you big smelly Zenyatta hater!

That stings. Not quite as much as when Smooth Operator called me DuhTruth, but it still hurts.

DuhTruth is pretty witty for him.

He calls me loser1 or Indian Charlene.

Like I'd be insulted by being a female?

He collects insults at recess.

Finally. A place I can ask this question. When did any of her connections ever say the BCC would be her last race?

when they said she's be in a field in ky at either 19 or 20 or 20 of 20 is my guess.

When?

Most of 2010.

Also, most of 2009.

Ok...that answers my question. Noone said she'd be "retired."