Blame saved the historic integrity of the sport

[Dahoss]

Originally Posted by horseofcourse

Zenyatta is a tremendously talented race horse and always has been. And that pretty much is all it is. Why that fact creates such vitriol is amusing. The integrity of the sport has been saved I guess because she is now only the second best BC Classic horse of all time rather than tied for first best with Tiznow. Is that the integrity that was saved?? She is now tied with Alysheba for second best BC Classic horse of all time. Is that what saved integrity?? Fine, we can waste time on the wussdom of Shirreffs as I have and the Mosses by not branching out this year but she's great and the last two first Saturday's in November she was either the best or second best synthetic or dirt route horse in America. That's all it is. NOthing more.

Stick to the sports threads. The vitriol is because people want to call her the greatest horse of all time or some other nonsense. She's not. There is nothing wrong with that. But, she's not, so that is what people are objecting to.

[horseofcourse]

Originally Posted by Dahoss

Stick to the sports threads. The vitriol is because people want to call her the greatest horse of all time or some other nonsense. She's not. There is nothing wrong with that. But, she's not, so that is what people are objecting to.

I pretty much do stick to those. Whoever you state as greatest horse, people will object to it. Period. who do you think is the greatest horse of all time?? I bet you 100 percent some people will object to it and disagree with it. Just because she isn't the greatest of all time, does not mean she isn't a "great" race horse.

She is the only mare to win the BC Classic. She is the only mare to run 2nd in the BC Classic. She ran 2nd in the BC Classic at age SIX by a nose. She is the only mare to run in two consecutive BC Classics. Ignore the rest of her schedules and who she beat and just state that and what type of horse would anyone consider that to be?

She lost her first race of her career in the top race in America at age SIX to the top older handicap at his home track in the top race in America by a nose (well head!, perhaps that head instead of nose margin saved the integrity of the sport!).

This is a great race horse.