Zenyatta to the Beldame after Saturday

[Indian Charlie]

http://drf.com/news/zenyattas-last-time-home-fans

[iamthelurker]

That would be awesome.

Pfft they are the biggest narcissists in the game. It's 1/9 they run in the ZENYATTA.

[The Indomitable DrugS]

Don't hold your breath about the Beldame...

One possibility for October is the $350,000 Beldame Stakes at Belmont Park on Oct. 2, or the $250,000 Zenyatta Breeders’ Cup Stakes at the Oak Tree at Santa Anita meeting the same day. The Zenyatta Stakes was formerly known as the Lady’s Secret Stakes until the race was renamed last year following Zenyatta’s win in the BC Classic and retirement. Jerry and Ann Moss reversed that decision in January, giving Zenyatta another season of racing. Zenyatta has won three Grade 1 races this year.
Asked if the Hirsch could be Zenyatta’s farewell start in California, Shirreffs said, “It could be.”
Shirreffs has expressed reservations about running Zenyatta at Del Mar, but has arranged her training in recent weeks to prepare for Saturday’s race.

[Indian Charlie]

No?

I think they are certainly going to NY for the Beldame!

[The Indomitable DrugS]

But, who will be left to prevent a bad allowance horse from winning the Grade 1 Zenyatta Stakes?

[Indian Charlie]

Gabby's Golden Girl?

[RockHardTen1985]

Originally Posted by Indian Charlie

Gabby's Golden Girl?

She is a G1 winner going 8f on dirt and a G1 winner going 7f on synthetics. I think shes ok.

[ateamstupid]

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[randallscott35]

Are they taking a train over the Poconos to get here?

[cakes44]

Originally Posted by randallscott35

Are they taking a train over the Poconos to get here?

They are actually going West to get there. It's a little longer trip, but much less risky.

[RockHardTen1985]

Originally Posted by ateamstupid

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4x since I pointed it out last night.

[Theatrical]

Maybe I misread the article, but nowhere did I read that Zenyatta was definitely going to the Beldame after the Hirsch. This is what I read:

From the DRF article:
"One possibility for October is the $350,000 Beldame Stakes at Belmont Park on Oct. 2, or the $250,000 Zenyatta Breeders’ Cup Stakes at the Oak Tree at Santa Anita meeting the same day. The Zenyatta Stakes was formerly known as the Lady’s Secret Stakes until the race was renamed last year following Zenyatta’s win in the BC Classic and retirement. Jerry and Ann Moss reversed that decision in January, giving Zenyatta another season of racing. Zenyatta has won three Grade 1 races this year.

Asked if the Hirsch could be Zenyatta’s farewell start in California, Shirreffs said, “It could be.”"

To me, the title of the thread announcing Zenyatta is headed for the Beldame when nothing of the sort is in the article, is how things get misconstrued. If Zenyatta doesn't go to the Beldame, there will be the usual accusations and barbs about what liars the connections are.

[RockHardTen1985]

As a fan I hate Z's campaigns. She did show up at Oaklawn but thats not the point here. If I owned her, Im not sure I would do anything different.

[Indian Charlie]

Originally Posted by Theatrical

Maybe I misread the article, but nowhere did I read that Zenyatta was definitely going to the Beldame after the Hirsch. This is what I read:

From the DRF article:
"One possibility for October is the $350,000 Beldame Stakes at Belmont Park on Oct. 2, or the $250,000 Zenyatta Breeders’ Cup Stakes at the Oak Tree at Santa Anita meeting the same day. The Zenyatta Stakes was formerly known as the Lady’s Secret Stakes until the race was renamed last year following Zenyatta’s win in the BC Classic and retirement. Jerry and Ann Moss reversed that decision in January, giving Zenyatta another season of racing. Zenyatta has won three Grade 1 races this year.

Asked if the Hirsch could be Zenyatta’s farewell start in California, Shirreffs said, “It could be.”"

To me, the title of the thread announcing Zenyatta is headed for the Beldame when nothing of the sort is in the article, is how things get misconstrued. If Zenyatta doesn't go to the Beldame, there will be the usual accusations and barbs about what liars the connections are.

Sorry. My bad.

[Travis Stone]

I'm not sure what to think about a horse possibly winning a race named after herself.

[Antitrust32]

Originally Posted by Travis Stone

I'm not sure what to think about a horse possibly winning a race named after herself.

in a truely ironic fashion, Zenyatta's first loss will come in the Zenyatta Stakes.

[CSC]

I mentioned this was a possibility many months ago, the Beldame was appealing because it is a weight for age race that would bridge them perfectly with the BC Classic. It made more sense than going to Saratoga in late summer, travel back to California to prep for the classic at SA, and then back east to KY. The advantage here is one ship, 2 races win/lose call it a career.

[slotdirt]

Why do people from California think that Kentucky and New York are like right next to each other? Folks do realize that Louisville is like a 12 hour drive from New York and a 1:30 flight, right?