Shirreffs says Zenyatta deserves '10 Horse of the Year

[westcoastinvader]

Originally Posted by Cannon Shell

Her connections seemed to know.

The designation of grade 1 doesn't necessarily mean that it is a tough field or even a good field. How anyone could argue that the fields she has beaten the majority of her career aren't decidedly sub par is beyond me.

Zenyatta has added about a million to her earnings thus far this year.

If the opportunity is there to pick up "an easy" million, and still be prepping for The Classic, I'd offer the connections might be wise.

[10 pnt move up]

Originally Posted by westcoastinvader

Zenyatta has added about a million to her earnings thus far this year.

If the opportunity is there to pick up "an easy" million, and still be prepping for The Classic, I'd offer the connections might be wise.

her owners have 100's of millions which blows that usually sound theory.

[westcoastinvader]

Originally Posted by 10 pnt move up

her owners have 100's of millions which blows that usually sound theory.

True enough, but racing history clocks comparison earnings like baseball fans track lifetime stats.


I think 20-0 and retiring as a 6 year old mare beating the best young boys in The Classic has been the goal for all of 2010.

[DaTruth]

Originally Posted by westcoastinvader

True enough, but racing history clocks comparison earnings like baseball fans track lifetime stats.

Not necessarily. See Symboli Rudolf.

[chucklestheclown]

Originally Posted by westcoastinvader

True enough, but racing history clocks comparison earnings like baseball fans track lifetime stats.


I think 20-0 and retiring as a 6 year old mare beating the best young boys in The Classic has been the goal for all of 2010.

It might have been the goal, but the "stats geeks" might like to see how often 3yos win in Grade 1s against older in the fall. For Zenyatta to beat Lucky or Blame won't prove that much to me. And as I have never been a QR fan that won't mean that much to me either, but I think he wins anyway.

[Smooth Operator]

Originally Posted by chucklestheclown

It might have been the goal, but the "stats geeks" might like to see how often 3yos win in Grade 1s against older in the fall. For Zenyatta to beat Lucky or Blame won't prove that much to me. And as I have never been a QR fan that won't mean that much to me either, but I think he wins anyway.

Will be HUGE if she can beat G1 males which are two and three years younger.

[RolloTomasi]

Originally Posted by westcoastinvader

Zenyatta has added about a million to her earnings thus far this year.

If the opportunity is there to pick up "an easy" million, and still be prepping for The Classic, I'd offer the connections might be wise.

...or the organization of the sport is a complete fucl<ing disaster as someone else already suggested on this page.

[Cannon Shell]

Originally Posted by westcoastinvader

Zenyatta has added about a million to her earnings thus far this year.

If the opportunity is there to pick up "an easy" million, and still be prepping for The Classic, I'd offer the connections might be wise.

I dont buy the idea that she has won easily in every race this year. And they may have made $2 million if they had been a little more adventerous. I also dont buy that you need the entire year to prep for one race.