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Old 05-11-2010, 03:30 PM
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Shirreffs knows what he has … a monster win-machine router which is gunna love going from synthetic to that CD dirt.

Heard she was "eating up" the stuff the short time she was there last year before the scratch.

Just get that win record (a simply remarkable accomplishment given her running style) … and get her to the big race fit and fresh as a spring daisy, John.

If she catches a break with that miserable KY weather … she'll run down all the 10f pretenders in the lane … and make history again…
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Old 05-11-2010, 05:56 PM
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For starters I have been a RA fan since day one before Jackson & co...having the ability to be on the Oklahoma training track last year and seeing her up close and the training she did in the mornings was incredible. Her campaign last year was a throw back to all who loved the old style war horses of days gone by were thrilled when RA gave us that type of year....but having said that and being at the Woodward I looked right at my 81 year old father that day after she held off Macho and said she will NEVER be the same again. She bottomed out and that is that...

Z has over time caught my attention and the BC pre race..pawing her front legs into the dirt told me all I needed to know about this classy filly...she is truly a war horse of old and can not fault her for one minute after bashing her most of last year. She dances the dance as we say! I only hope she comes North this year and allows all of us to witness her brilliance up close. We should all be honored to be able to even write/blog/twitter/bitch/honor about these two marvelous horses and what they have done for OUR sport.

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Old 05-11-2010, 05:59 PM
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What if Zenyatta loses the BC Classic on a dry track?

What will her obsessed fans say then?
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Old 05-11-2010, 06:04 PM
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What if Zenyatta loses the BC Classic on a dry track?

What will her obsessed fans say then?
that she was ok, but nothing special
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Old 05-11-2010, 07:20 PM
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What if Zenyatta loses the BC Classic on a dry track?

What will her obsessed fans say then?
It depends on how they lose, a misunderstanding on my position with her is I can actually appreciate a horse when they lose. Seattle Slew's greatest race was one he didn't even win.
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Old 05-11-2010, 07:25 PM
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It depends on how they lose, a misunderstanding on my position with her is I can actually appreciate a horse when they lose. Seattle Slew's greatest race was one he didn't even win.
agree, that Swaps stake was one heck of an effort.
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Old 05-11-2010, 07:56 PM
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What if Zenyatta loses the BC Classic on a dry track?

What will her obsessed fans say then?
Well I guess that 9/5 wasn't easy money.
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Old 05-11-2010, 05:58 PM
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Shirreffs knows what he has … a monster win-machine router which is gunna love going from synthetic to that CD dirt.

Heard she was "eating up" the stuff the short time she was there last year before the scratch.

Just get that win record (a simply remarkable accomplishment given her running style) … and get her to the big race fit and fresh as a spring daisy, John.

If she catches a break with that miserable KY weather … she'll run down all the 10f pretenders in the lane … and make history again…
Someone check the sky to see if it's falling, I actually agree with the Booth Operataaaaa...

From the iggy bin to agreement in the fell swoop of a ten day period. Nevermind, get to your storm shelters people, the end is here.


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Old 05-11-2010, 08:02 PM
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and get her to the big race fit and fresh as a spring daisy
When should the trainer of a 3yo filly start thinking about keeping his filly fit and fresh for the BC Classic?
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Old 05-11-2010, 09:54 PM
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When should the trainer of a 3yo filly start thinking about keeping his filly fit and fresh for the BC Classic?
Irrelevant … don't see a 3yo filly winning that race anytime soon.



Will have to keep close tabs on this QR beast, tho…
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Old 05-12-2010, 12:44 PM
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Irrelevant … don't see a 3yo filly winning that race anytime soon.
So why would did you expect Rachel to run in the Classic last year after her historic campaign?
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Old 05-11-2010, 08:04 PM
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Shirreffs knows what he has … a monster win-machine router which is gunna love going from synthetic to that CD dirt.

Heard she was "eating up" the stuff the short time she was there last year before the scratch.

Just get that win record (a simply remarkable accomplishment given her running style) … and get her to the big race fit and fresh as a spring daisy, John.

If she catches a break with that miserable KY weather … she'll run down all the 10f pretenders in the lane … and make history again…
god knows with her strenuous campaign, he'll have a hard time doing that.
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Old 05-11-2010, 08:09 PM
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fit and fresh as a spring daisy
Those words belong in an ad for a feminine hygiene product. They have no place in describing the campaign of a "great" mare.
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Shirreffs knows what he has … a monster win-machine router which is gunna love going from synthetic to that CD dirt.
Must be what he thought the last time he scratched her at CD.
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