wow, that was close!

[Travis Stone]

We have two awesome horses in our sport right now which are, unfortunately, on different paths. It's bad timing and bad luck.

Zenyatta is an amazing horse... the way she prances in the paddock, her visual and imposing presence... very cool. And her wins are very dramatic, very exciting.

Rachel Alexandra is brilliant and fast. She's running a lot, not ducking anybody and is capturing headlines.

If you wanted to get down to it and compare ability... well, Zenyatta barely beat a pretty weak horse today. She was a touch out of her element, which is fine. Rachel Alexandra is faster, has more tactical speed and when push comes to shove, probably better.

And we're kinda kidding ourselves a bit if we think a RA/Zen showdown is really going to do "much" for the sport. The average person knows about Rachel, the average person does not know about Zenyatta. Racing fans know about Zenyatta.