Asmussen: No Rachel for Blossom

[gales0678]

Originally Posted by miraja2

Who am I running against, Danzig the horse, or Danzig the DT.com member?
If it is Danzig the horse....I'm pretty sure I'd lose.
If it is Danzig the DT member....I'm not sure. I've met her before and although she looked like she keeps in pretty good shape, I'd have the advantage of a longer stride......so.....it could go either way.

Listen, based on her race Saturday, I just don't think RA's fitness looked as dismal as you and others seem to believe. The reason I don't think that is becasue she ran a fast race. Was she short? Yeah probably, but not ridiculously so, and I don't see how that ensures that she won't be "ready" for the next start.

what does ready mean ? ready for 5,000 rats from beaulah park or ready for another possible horse of the year ?----- again the simple facts are 1 horse has been rushed back to the races by her connections , the other hasn't missed a beat ----why not wait until the summer , let RA build back her stamina that she lost from taking off 4 months ..... why not let them run when they both are at peak condition and ready to go? do you really think that zenyatta won't have an edge over ra if they both go in the ab?

[miraja2]

Originally Posted by gales0678

do you really think that zenyatta won't have an edge over ra if they both go in the ab?

No I don't.
If they both end up running, my money will still probably be on RA.

[gales0678]

Originally Posted by miraja2

No I don't.
If they both end up running, my money will still probably be on RA.

fair eneough , that's your opinion

[Cannon Shell]

http://leftatthegate.blogspot.com/20...-zenyatta.html

Some great lines...

[richard]

Rachel could have an injury or problem sustained prior to the last race . That's the conjecture . Is it a breathing problem or bleeding that caused her to flatten out ? We're guessing, of course .

[Riot]

Originally Posted by richard

Rachel could have an injury or problem sustained prior to the last race . That's the conjecture . Is it a breathing problem or bleeding that caused her to flatten out ? We're guessing, of course .

Or, "flattening out" could be nothing more sinister than, "first race off a layoff". You know, where they just are not cranked up and completely fit yet?

Did nobody look at Rachel in the paddock before the race? Compare that physical to what she looked like last time she ran? There was a pretty noticable difference.

[freddymo]

Originally Posted by Riot

Or, "flattening out" could be nothing more sinister than, "first race off a layoff". You know, where they just are not cranked up and completely fit yet?

Did nobody look at Rachel in the paddock before the race? Compare that physical to what she looked like last time she ran? There was a pretty noticable difference.

Like 120lbs?

[johnny pinwheel]

Originally Posted by Riot

Or, "flattening out" could be nothing more sinister than, "first race off a layoff". You know, where they just are not cranked up and completely fit yet?

Did nobody look at Rachel in the paddock before the race? Compare that physical to what she looked like last time she ran? There was a pretty noticable difference.

i doubt its the first race back and shes not cranked up. if that were the case i think she would be racing. they expected to win that race. forget the paddock, she did not look good running the race.it looked like she was pulling borail to the front because the inside horse was ahead. i think its more than just being short. if she can't win a race like that and runs that way again, if they race her again, its retirement time. she really has not run "great" since the haskell which was months and months ago. anyone that watches races objectively and is not caught up in rachelmania could see the woodward was not that good a race and she was life and death to hit the wire. it was kind of like barely beating chop liver. the horses she beat were absolute duds after the race. macho again could not come within a city block of the top males and bullsbay was worse. rachel did run her eyes out but at what price, that campaign was tough for any horse.