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[Danzig]

i'd like to see rachel at 1 1/4 just to know. i have a hard time believing a 16th further than her preakness run would be her downfall.

[2Hot4TV]

Originally Posted by Danzig

i'd like to see rachel at 1 1/4 just to know. i have a hard time believing a 16th further than her preakness run would be her downfall.

Seem to me that at some point weight makes a differance and when Zenyatta is dragging 129 today with a mare like St. Trinians getting first run on a closer and has a brillant turn of foot, I think Z gets beat today.

[CSC]

Originally Posted by 2Hot4TV

Seem to me that at some point weight makes a differance and when Zenyatta is dragging 129 today with a mare like St. Trinians getting first run on a closer and has a brillant turn of foot, I think Z gets beat today.

The only way I can see Zenyatta losing today is if Mike leaves her too much to do at the 1/4 pole, if St. Trinians or Zardana are within striking range she will run them down. I agree about St. Trinians getting first run and it will be interesting if she can maintain her run without expending too much energy to hold off the inevitable run by Zenyatta, the way Mitchell horses are running at this meet it does make this an interesting race to watch.

[2Hot4TV]

Originally Posted by CSC

The only way I can see Zenyatta losing today is if Mike leaves her too much to do at the 1/4 pole, if St. Trinians or Zardana are within striking range she will run them down. I agree about St. Trinians getting first run and it will be interesting if she can maintain her run without expending too much energy to hold off the inevitable run by Zenyatta, the way Mitchell horses are running at this meet it does make this an interesting race to watch.

One of the things makes Zenyatta so special is that been able to overcome the pace not being in her favor.

A closer needs to have the pace back up in the lane to added their finish and I dont see St. Trinians slowing down in the last 1/16 .

I want Z to win and set up big BC show down in the Classic.

[Danzig]

Originally Posted by 2Hot4TV

Seem to me that at some point weight makes a differance and when Zenyatta is dragging 129 today with a mare like St. Trinians getting first run on a closer and has a brillant turn of foot, I think Z gets beat today.

she dragged the same weight a year ago, she's just as good now as then. i'm not sure she gets beat today. but that's why they run them.

[Travis Stone]

Originally Posted by Danzig

i'd like to see rachel at 1 1/4 just to know. i have a hard time believing a 16th further than her preakness run would be her downfall.

If the Preakness was another 16th she loses.

But there's no shame in being a horse who handles 9f... and can go longer under the right circumstances.

Ruffian only comes around once every few decades.

[Danzig]

Originally Posted by Travis Stone

If the Preakness was another 16th she loses.

But there's no shame in being a horse who handles 9f... and can go longer under the right circumstances.

Ruffian only comes around once every few decades.

and i also have to think if she ran in a 10f race, the early portions of the race would be run differently. she squared off vs a very, very fast horse early that day, and still held on late. would mine that bird have caught her in the last 16th? maybe. maybe not.
and no, there's no shame if she can't handle 10f. but i also recall congaree getting that criticism on a regular basis, but he showed that wasn't the case at all.