Zenyatta v. Rail Trip??

[Merlinsky]

Originally Posted by Danzig

I think the record is their goal right now. Can't say I blame them at all for that. As for weights, sure they're going to try their best to keep them low-but by doing that as well as their over all handling, they've got no one to blame but themselves for the lack of respect they feel she is getting. Thing is, I think people respect the horse but not the connections. Many just know that she can do more, that she possibly could really excel-but they just won't test her.

I'm not sure that they don't respect the Mosses or the Shirreffs. I mean of the connections out there, I think people would like there to be more of their character in the sport. It's not all about the dollar and using horses as a commodity. It's just that their decisions are irksome to me right now. I understand them, I just don't like them.

If Zenyatta had won 2009 HOY, the odds of her being back this year plummet. What we're getting is horsemanship + pride + this conservative protectionism. That doesn't result in a truly glorious campaign because nothing's really on the line. It bores me. Sorry. (Not her exactly, the repetitiveness and ease of competition I mean) I can put an old race of hers on a loop and get the same effect. It's not like I'm getting to see her live, and most of America doesn't get to see her on tv. I'm happy for the folks in CA and at Oaklawn, but what good does it do anybody else? I guess they figure if they play their cards right she gets HOY, the N.A. earnings record, the undefeated streak record, and maybe beats RA for icing on the cake. Don't blame them, but it's not as much fun for me.