Zenyatta assigned 129 pounds for Vanity

NTamm1215 · #1 06-11-2010, 10:30 AM

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Originally Posted by Smooth Operator

What do you think this is, moron, some pseudo-sport like golf or bowling where old fat guys can still compete with younger dudes on a given day?

All of these equine athletes will eventually lose a step or two if they hang around long enough … especially if they're past the age of five.

Pleasantly Perfect was another high-quality relatively lightly raced animal. Do you believe he was as fast in the latter part of his 6yo campaign as he was as a 5yo?

Pleasantly Perfect was a bad example. I always thought as much if not more of his 3rd place finish in the BC Classic in 2004 than his win in 2003. He received a dreadful ride from Jerry Bailey in 2004 and was really the only horse who did any running from off the pace in a merry-go-round race.

He also won the Dubai World Cup and Pacific Classic as a 6YO, so saying that he was better as a 5YO is kind of stupid.

NT

Indian Charlie · #2 06-11-2010, 10:44 AM

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Originally Posted by NTamm1215

Pleasantly Perfect was a bad example.

NT

Actually, it was the perfect example.

Smooth Operator consistently proves himself inept.

slotdirt · #3 06-11-2010, 10:47 AM

Take out that awfully weak version of the Classic in 2003, and there's nothing else about Pleasantly Perfect's 2003 season that was superior than his 2004 season. Then again, there's nothing about Zenyatta's 2009 or 2010 seasons to suggest to me that she wasn't at her best in 2008.

blackthroatedwind · #4 06-11-2010, 11:03 AM

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Originally Posted by slotdirt

Take out that awfully weak version of the Classic in 2003, and there's nothing else about Pleasantly Perfect's 2003 season that was superior than his 2004 season. Then again, there's nothing about Zenyatta's 2009 or 2010 seasons to suggest to me that she wasn't at her best in 2008.

Just a second, the greatest horse ever to look through a bridle finished third in that BC Classic.