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Well, I see this WC was 8 for 19 lifetime (42%) not exactly the stuff of legends Looks like she got brave while running loose on the lead in the annual crapshoot at CD and was able to hang on (barely) at the end for the fluky W. Not surprisingly, she proceeded to get her butt kicked in the Preak and Bel. I'll keep digging but not real impressed so far. Good thing Z didn't have to face a killer like this |
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Good luck in Bowl season this year.
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seems warped to me. |
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Everything She Does Is Magic.
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or winning the SA Derby by 12
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Seems like some fillies mature quicker and can more easily compete with colts early in their 3-year-old seasons Usually a different story later in the year or when they turn four WC's front-running score in the Derby was commendable but something she never could've duplicated in a race like the BCC. Somehow I don't think Shirreffs would've been shaking in his boots at the prospect of facing an 8 for19 monster like WC lol More to say to the usual nitwits but gotta run now ![]() |
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If you owned Zenyatta would you be looking to face Rail Trip in what would figure to be a paceless race (and probably a 4 horse field) at his favorite track? I certainly wouldn't.
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Who knows, maybe the owner of Zardana will want to run there.
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And when she beats Rail Trip, you will see posts like well Rail Trip isn't Quality Road, let's be honest here no matter who she beats or has beaten thus far, this is the theme of her critics.
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not at all true. If she took on males with consistancy and ran well.. won or lose.. her connections and her "legacy" would have a ton more respect.
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This is the problem that I have with this horse. Her fans are so fervent in their belief that she's so great that they're starting to believe what the connections say. If you think Zenyatta is the "greatest mare of your lifetime" and an all-time great, then how the hell do you leave her in the barn when a 10f (her supposed best distance) against a horse with a marginal resume is going on? It's absolutely ludicrous. Besides, regarding your pace question, listen to Davidowitz, she's impervious to it. And as for CS, the chief green and pink flag waver, I'd be the first to say that Rail Trip is the best horse Zenyatta's beaten who was actually running on their preferred surface. NT |
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I agree with Davidowitz that she is "relatively" impervious to pace. I don't think Davidowitz believes that she is 100% impervious to pace. I think he knows that it is better for her if the pace is fast. Davidowitz never said she could win a match race with Quality Road. I don't think Davidowitz thinks she would win a match-race with Quality Road. And I don't know if any horse in training could beat Rail Trip right now at Hollywood Park. |
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If I owned Zenyatta (and was rich and didnt need the money) I would run her in the Beverly D.
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It would be really fun to see something like that....but alas. Discussing this horse is like a drug. These threads go on and on and they are all the same, but I just can't seem to stay away even though I recognize how pointless they are. |
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im not taking away anything from zenyatta. but to dismiss winning colors for only winning the derby shows a total lack of objectivity. she matured earlier than zenyatta did. zenyatta hadn't even started her career by the time winning colors had beaten grade 1 males twice. |
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Yeah she didn't just win the Santa Anita Derby...she strapped it on and bent that field over.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t4Y2bmxqB7o |