Rachel vs. Zenyatta: Which run the better race?

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Originally Posted by horseofcourse

To say the 2 horses that ran against Rachel Saturday are equal caliber to Ginger Punch, Cocoa Beach, Hystericalady is quite a ways out there. Rachel's the fastest 3 yr old out there, but let's keep it in perspective. She beat Mine That Bird and Musket Man by a length. At this point to say either of those two is much more than a nice horse would be a stretch. Rachel's had a much better year than Zenyatta to this point. That's about all I'll say.

she put away all the speed in the Preakness and still beat the closers in a race that set up perfect for MTB and Musket Man. on a track that you can clearly see, especially now after she just rolled over belmont, that she didnt handle Pimlico the same as Belmont and Churchill. After her race Saturday it became obvious.

Ginger Punch was okay.. nothing too special... After watching her few wins at Saratoga is snail like fasion she was nothing more than okay... prolly no better than Musket Man/MTB.