For all this safe and conservative talk, one thing is a certain Zenyatta will be on the biggest stage of racing this fall, RA may or may not. To me Zenyatta's connections got it right this time not RA's.

Sheriff's listed first time at a new distance as one of the reasons that he didn't want to run in races like the SA Handicap so that is very, very doubtful.

You really can't give them credit for this, can you? It fell in their lap

I don't care about patting them on the back or not, I think we all want to see the best horses on the biggest stage. As a fan and horseplayer this is all that matters to me.

Shiek Mo is pissed you called Sakhee a Coolmore horse. No season to Street Cry for you

So, just curious....

How many of you really honestly think having the Breeder's Cup at Santa Anita was a good idea?

Even though her record over the last 3 years is just 1-for-13 ....

I think Anabaa's Creation is deserving of a re-match.




And even though she hasn't won a race in over a year - and that win was against Cal Breds - Lethal Heat deserves some love as well.




I just hope we see some good Euro fillies on Breeders Cup day.

There are plenty of legit reasons not to run her on Pro Ride. If DrugS thinks she would be buried there is a dam good reason he is saying it. Sometimes horseman and handicappers need to work together. A friend of mine is a terrific handicapper and some horseman use him for advise. I have seen were his advised has made the trainers look very smart.

DrugS maybe a lot of things but he is no dummy when he says she would be trounced on Pro Ride there is some merit to it. I don't know if he is right but I know he is just not saying it to be an idiot.

No one thought it was a good idea (except for the braintrust at the BC and SA). But it is what it is. At least it wont rain.

What happened to Street Cry this year?

If Jackson said that after consulting with Drugs he wouldnt run it would have more merit than what he is saying now.

I thought last year's BC was one of the better one's I have witnessed, the only one's against this are the traditionalists who probably have their own agenda's.
Ie. The sore losers

It will be like picking :$: :$: up off the ground.

I love the idea from a personal side, there is almost nothing better then watching races at Santa Anita 15 feet from the finish line for $10, drinking maragaritas served to you by hot struggling actresses, and jumping up in down because some crazy horse this Irish guy gives you wins easily.....

Lethal Heat is a fine Cal bred.. She doesn't owe anybody a penny.

He is having a better year overall, just fewer marquee horses. He already has more winners than last year and is on pace for more money especially if Zenyatta takes the soft path. He has had 7 stakes winners and 3 grade 1 winners this year.

Chuck I like you want to see Rachel run in the Classic but she likely won't. The crime is we have billions of dollars spent on training and racing dirt horses and Championship day is devoid of a dirt race. It's like they canceled the day and made a new one SURPISE. I think Jess thinks he can make a difference and make sure this never happens again. He has done a marvelous job racing her, unfortunately people will remember him for not racing her.

The 06 crop is OK I haven't seen anything from 07 come across the wire.
The 04 crop was so good that its hard to compare.

i already said if she were mine, i'd run her. but it's a call for her owners to make. just because someone else is going, doesn't make it the decision he should make for her.
hell, he decide to take on open competition, where's your posts saying ice should have done the same?

thank goodness.

but i also take issue with the term 'championship'. these horses run all season, this is no super bowl. it's not football where the best left standing are the ones who duke it out. she won't be the only one skipping, and i perfectly understand why jess won't bring her. it certainly doesn't tarnish everything she's done if she skips it.

where are the offended that zenyatta never shipped again since early spring? or that other top horses in their respective groups such as fabulous strike won't be there. rachel is not the horse with something to prove here.

as for what is there to lose-he wants to run her next year. what if the surface switch (which everyone recognizes can and does pose a problem for horses making said move) caused an issue for rachel, one serious enough that she couldn't run another season?