8/29 (SAR): Personal Ensign S. (G1)

[Smooth Operator]

Originally Posted by Danzig

then you're another who sounds clueless when discussing rachel and her campaign last year. it was a true rarity. i get you prefer zenyatta, but rachel had a fabulous year last year. sorry. you're letting personal preference and bias cloud your judgement. any other year, zenyatta wins hoy. but last year wasn't any other year.

RA basically competed against glorified mules in '09...

[Danzig]

Originally Posted by Smooth Operator

RA basically competed against glorified mules in '09...

if you question rachels, then you must automatically question zenyattas competition, as she faced some of those same 'mules' in the classic. oh, but you don't want to consider that side of the argument, do you? but, keep worrying about '09, which is in the books. i'll keep looking forward to what's next-blame in the jcgc, qr in the woodward.

[Smooth Operator]

Originally Posted by Danzig

if you question rachels, then you must automatically question zenyattas competition, as she faced some of those same 'mules' in the classic. oh, but you don't want to consider that side of the argument, do you? but, keep worrying about '09, which is in the books.

Overall, the field Z faced in the BCC was light-years ahead of anything RA lined up against last year.

i'll keep looking forward to what's next-blame in the jcgc, qr in the woodward.

Me too ... 19

[Danzig]

Originally Posted by Smooth Operator

Overall, the field Z faced in the BCC was light-years ahead of anything RA lined up against last year.





Me too ... 19

lol light years?

no it wasn't. they were comparable fields. you wanting the classic to be tougher, a higher standard, doesn't make it so.

and yeah, i hope zenyatta ties pepper's pride. no one wants the record to be held exclusively by a horse that only raced in new mexico.

[Danzig]

In a statement, Jess Jackson, co-owner of Rachel Alexandra, said: “We are disappointed in the result, as we are sure her countless fans are, but we are certainly not disappointed in her. She is still a superstar in our hearts and minds. The old sports adage applies ... on any given Sunday, anything can happen.”

Her trainer Steve Asmussen, said he and Jackson would evaluate Rachel Alexandra's condition before making a decision on where she would race next.

"We want to evaluate who we are and who she is and where she’s at. We’re just worried about her well-being,” he said somewhat cryptically.



i've got a bad feeling about her future racing career. i hope today wasn't her last hurrah.

[dagolfer33]

After chewing on it several hours, I think considering everything that happened this year and last year, they should still go to the BCC. I dont think she will win, but I think she should have a chance to take down Zenyatta.

[Smooth Operator]

Originally Posted by Danzig

lol light years?

no it wasn't. they were comparable fields. you wanting the classic to be tougher, a higher standard, doesn't make it so.

and yeah, i hope zenyatta ties pepper's pride. no one wants the record to be held exclusively by a horse that only raced in new mexico.

[Danzig]

Originally Posted by Smooth Operator

that's it? wow, i think i see the light. you're so right, they are light years ahead of the horses rachel faced last year. you've convinced me, just by a timely use of the emoticon. gee, thanks smooth operator.

[Thunder Gulch]

Originally Posted by Smooth Operator

RA basically competed against glorified mules in '09...

Wait...I thought RA never faced Zenyatta.