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Old 04-10-2010, 01:13 PM
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So if the Washington Nationals go 162-0 on a tour of facing America's high school teams on their own diamonds, the "they beat pure crap" argument would just be a diversion from how truly great the Nationals were and those arguments would be nothing but ways to obfuscate the true quality of that baseball team?

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That's a horrible example.
On second thought, you're right -- this is a horrible example, because it involves them actually being on the road.
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Old 04-10-2010, 02:14 PM
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On second thought, you're right -- this is a horrible example, because it involves them actually being on the road.
Odd timing, but note that Zenyatta has raced outside of Cali as often as Personal Ensign raced outside of New York. I'm not knocking PE, her competition or her accomplishments, but when you're the champ they have to come and get you.

This time Z came to the middle of the country to race on the dirt with fair notice to all. What's a gal gotta do?
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Old 04-10-2010, 02:32 PM
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Why is it that z barely beats the slugs but Rachel demolishes them. For example, see her 20 length win in the Oaks, her 19 length win in the Mother Goose, and her eight-length wins in the Martha Washington and Fantasy.
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Old 04-10-2010, 03:27 PM
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I love it , blame the mare because no trainer has one he thinks is good enough to beat her and enter up. Trainers run against her because the second and third place monies are too good to take a shot of passing up.
Zenyatta runs , not her fault that there arent any trainers or owners with good enough horses to beat her , or do they have some superstar in the making that is being hidden behind a bush at the 1/4 pole waiting to jump in and get her lol.
Until they beat her she is the best in her field bar none.
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Old 04-10-2010, 06:00 PM
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I love it , blame the mare because no trainer has one he thinks is good enough to beat her and enter up. Trainers run against her because the second and third place monies are too good to take a shot of passing up.
Zenyatta runs , not her fault that there arent any trainers or owners with good enough horses to beat her , or do they have some superstar in the making that is being hidden behind a bush at the 1/4 pole waiting to jump in and get her lol.
Until they beat her she is the best in her field bar none.
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Old 04-13-2010, 02:21 AM
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I love it , blame the mare because no trainer has one he thinks is good enough to beat her and enter up. Trainers run against her because the second and third place monies are too good to take a shot of passing up.
Zenyatta runs , not her fault that there arent any trainers or owners with good enough horses to beat her , or do they have some superstar in the making that is being hidden behind a bush at the 1/4 pole waiting to jump in and get her lol.
Until they beat her she is the best in her field bar none.

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