Ed DeRosa tweets get attention after the Shuvee

[Port Conway Lane]

Originally Posted by Danzig

i'm one of those who thinks time has to go by in order to put a horse (or anything) in a proper context. was zenyatta a great horse? i don't know.
if she's talked of in 20 years, perhaps. a horse has to do great things to be great. a horse has to stand the test of time. a winning streak alone isn't a mark of greatness (witness pepper's pride for instance). people like those, but it seems to happen with greater frequency these days, rather than with less.
you can't do the usual, and expect to get unusual accolades. they didn't test the mare. i love, love, love the story of round table. dr. fager, who hated grass but would not give up, and won on a turf course he didn't like. who carried high weight, and broke the mile record. forego, kelso, war admiral who suffered an injury that could have caused retirement during the belmont, and won the race anyway. that is greatness.

She was a great racemare. She never set any track records or defeated anyone of historical significance but neither did John Henry. To me what was remarkable about her was that she was life and death against Rinterval (sp?) and Tough Tiz's Sis yet ran by the best males available in the BCC. Her races were memorable and exciting. I've never seen a horse look hopelessly beaten as many times as she was and still win. In her two greatest races the fans were treated to some the most compelling and exciting finishes in the history of the sport.

Her career is by far the most controversial one in the history of message boards. That is the only opinion I undeniably stand by.