Shirreffs says Zenyatta deserves '10 Horse of the Year

[westcoastinvader]

Originally Posted by 10 pnt move up

her owners have 100's of millions which blows that usually sound theory.

True enough, but racing history clocks comparison earnings like baseball fans track lifetime stats.


I think 20-0 and retiring as a 6 year old mare beating the best young boys in The Classic has been the goal for all of 2010.

[DaTruth]

Originally Posted by westcoastinvader

True enough, but racing history clocks comparison earnings like baseball fans track lifetime stats.

Not necessarily. See Symboli Rudolf.

[chucklestheclown]

Originally Posted by westcoastinvader

True enough, but racing history clocks comparison earnings like baseball fans track lifetime stats.


I think 20-0 and retiring as a 6 year old mare beating the best young boys in The Classic has been the goal for all of 2010.

It might have been the goal, but the "stats geeks" might like to see how often 3yos win in Grade 1s against older in the fall. For Zenyatta to beat Lucky or Blame won't prove that much to me. And as I have never been a QR fan that won't mean that much to me either, but I think he wins anyway.

[Smooth Operator]

Originally Posted by chucklestheclown

It might have been the goal, but the "stats geeks" might like to see how often 3yos win in Grade 1s against older in the fall. For Zenyatta to beat Lucky or Blame won't prove that much to me. And as I have never been a QR fan that won't mean that much to me either, but I think he wins anyway.

Will be HUGE if she can beat G1 males which are two and three years younger.