[King Glorious]

Originally Posted by Danzig

actually, i'm a bit of a cheerleader of hers as well. but my issue is with any poster who acts as tho zenyatta is a great horse whilst rachel is a bum-or as someone wrote, the east coast version of pepper's pride. that i find ridiculous, whether pointed toward the filly or the mare.

as for the male division....some say that it's not as tough right now-so why is rachel the only one who can claim a win? if it's sooo easy, why isn't anyone proving that point? why isn't anyone else showing that it can be done?

That's because most people don't have the balls to try it, not because it's impossible to do. If Jackson hadn't purchased Rachel, we wouldn't have seen her do it but obviously, she's capable. Just in the last three years, we've seen Rags win the Belmont, Eight Belles run second in the Derby, and Rachel win the Preakness. Nobody doubts that Zenyatta is good enough to beat the boys and the reason we've been so upset with her connections is because they don't have the balls to try it. Icon Project would probably be favored in the JCGC. Goldikova will be favored to beat the boys again in the BC Mile. Ventura just beat the boys at Woodbine. I'm not saying that it's the easiest thing to do and that any female can do it. But the lack of opportunities shouldn't be confused with the lack of ability to do it if given the opportunity.