8/7 (DMR): Clement L. Hirsch S. (G1)

[Antitrust32]

Originally Posted by Alan07

9th (6:15) Clement L. Hirsch S. (G1)

1 1/16 Miles | Fillies and Mares | 3 Year Olds And Up Stakes | Purse: $300,000

1 Princess Taylor (GB) Espinoza V 119 L
2 Made for Magic Berrio O A 121 L
3 Spring Style (IRE) Valenzuela P A 119 L
4 Dance to My Tune Flores D R 119 L
5 Zenyatta Smith M E 123 L
6 Rinterval (IRE) Bejarano R 119 L

weight for age? Was this ever a handicap? Z giving 2-4 pounds to these dogs is embarrassing.

[the_fat_man]

Originally Posted by Antitrust32

weight for age? Was this ever a handicap? Z giving 2-4 pounds to these dogs is embarrassing.

Not embarrassing enough for ANYBODY with a filly/mare that can outrun a POODLE on POLY to ship out there and take all the money. Guess the winner's share of $300k is just not enough to get all those with qualifying horses to ship out there. I mean, clearly, Z ain't much and she's getting free rides.

I realize there are a lot of idiots in this industry but surely SOMEONE has a horse that can take that easy $180k home. What's stopping them? I know if I had a filly/mare, I'd ship her out there for some of what St. Trinians got ( i.e, a long vacation).

[cakes44]

Originally Posted by the_fat_man

Not embarrassing enough for ANYBODY with a filly/mare that can outrun a POODLE on POLY to ship out there and take all the money. Guess the winner's share of $300k is just not enough to get all those with qualifying horses to ship out there. I mean, clearly, Z ain't much and she's getting free rides.

I realize there are a lot of idiots in this industry but surely SOMEONE has a horse that can take that easy $180k home. What's stopping them? I know if I had a filly/mare, I'd ship her out there for some of what St. Trinians got ( i.e, a long vacation).

I get your point, but I'm surprised no one wants an easy $60k for 2nd and the grade 1 placing. Heck Zito made Andromeda's Hero(among others) a millionaire doing it in the East.

[Thunder Gulch]

Originally Posted by cakes44

I get your point, but I'm surprised no one wants an easy $60k for 2nd and the grade 1 placing. Heck Zito made Andromeda's Hero(among others) a millionaire doing it in the East.

That's what I was thinking..5 years from now a yearling gets the tag "out of Grade 1 placed mare who ran second to Zenyatta"

[The Indomitable DrugS]

Originally Posted by Thunder Gulch

That's what I was thinking..5 years from now a yearling gets the tag "out of Grade 1 placed mare who ran second to Zenyatta"

That's why they should have run the San Diego Chargers cheerleaders against her instead.

[Thunder Gulch]

Originally Posted by the_fat_man

Not embarrassing enough for ANYBODY with a filly/mare that can outrun a POODLE on POLY to ship out there and take all the money. Guess the winner's share of $300k is just not enough to get all those with qualifying horses to ship out there. I mean, clearly, Z ain't much and she's getting free rides.

I realize there are a lot of idiots in this industry but surely SOMEONE has a horse that can take that easy $180k home. What's stopping them? I know if I had a filly/mare, I'd ship her out there for some of what St. Trinians got ( i.e, a long vacation).

Not as easy as you make it sound. Sure the competition sucks, but that trip over the Rockies is really tough.

[Indian Charlie]

Don't forget how scary the dmr surface has been to Z this meet too.

Consider it a miracle if she manages to get her footing over that track.

[geeker2]

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[Merlinsky]

Originally Posted by Cardus

Is she wearing a habit?

Rather than come east, she's gonna go into hiding in a convent, teaching a group of misfit nuns to dance. A bunch of marketing guys from Belmont find out where she is and try to horse-nap her, but she escapes, drawing the Pope for a final grand performance at a packed cathedral and causing the crowd to proclaim that Zenyatta is evidence that God exists. Can I get an amen?

[TitanSooner]

why does she HAVE to go east? why can't anyone come west? It is a grade 1 that's unrestricted, you know

[Antitrust32]

Originally Posted by Merlinsky

Rather than come east, she's gonna go into hiding in a convent, teaching a group of misfit nuns to dance. A bunch of marketing guys from Belmont find out where she is and try to horse-nap her, but she escapes, drawing the Pope for a final grand performance at a packed cathedral and causing the crowd to proclaim that Zenyatta is evidence that God exists. Can I get an amen?

[DerbyCat]

Chuck, this may be the race to have Angry Dragon try to break her maiden....


Chuck, what do you think?




Chuck?








Chuck?

[Smooth Operator]

Just another step toward doing what she was born to do … run ten long panels at The Downs…

[ateamstupid]

Originally Posted by Smooth Operator

Just another step toward doing what she was born to do … run ten long panels at The Downs…

Unfortunately those "steps" are on these stairs:

[CSC]

Paid workout, she wins by a measured length with a solid 87 Beyer. Of note Smith who won a rare race yesterday was sitting on 1 win for the Delmar meet thus far. That might be her biggest challenge.

[CSC]

Originally Posted by Smooth Operator

Just another step toward doing what she was born to do … run ten long panels at The Downs…

Sheriff's will have the screws tightened SO.

[miraja2]

The only possible good that could remotely come from RA and Zenyatta beating up on the fields of cows they've faced recently is that perhaps their win streaks and/or dominant victories would build interest for their eventual meeting against each other.
Unfortunately for that theory, neither of them wins in that dominant of a fashion this year....and there proably won't be a meeting anyway.
The Haskell last week and the Whitney this week are infinitely more interesting than anything the supposed superstars in the sport this year attempt. They both bore me.