She showed more in defeat then any of previous races

hoovesupsideyourhead · #1 11-06-2010, 06:13 PM

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Originally Posted by RockHardTen1985

Not to rile any feathers, or start anything... But I truly believe she is much better then Blame. Blame loves this track, thats crystal clear. She ran her heart out.

shut up

Princess Doreen · #2 11-06-2010, 06:16 PM

A tip of the hat to Queen Zenyatta. She beat a lot of good horses who were supposed to have beaten her. She lost by a little more than a nose to a horse that's had 4 trips over that track.

Left Bank · #3 11-06-2010, 06:17 PM

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Originally Posted by hoovesupsideyourhead

shut up

Thank you

Seattleallstar · #4 11-06-2010, 06:21 PM

I wasn't a goo goo fan up until she ran the BC Classic. It took a loss to finally fully appreciate her greatness, I was one who kept saying she has everything to prove. Well she did.

hockey2315 · #5 11-06-2010, 06:23 PM

Blame was much closer to a very fast pace.

herkhorse · #6 11-06-2010, 06:26 PM

....Mike Smith, not so much. What a tool.

DaTruth · #7 11-06-2010, 06:33 PM

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Originally Posted by hockey2315

Blame was much closer to a very fast pace.

Explain that to the ESPN crew.

fpsoxfan · #8 11-06-2010, 06:37 PM

She wasn't better. She lost. But she is one hell of a racehorse who I wish would not retire. She's great for a game and has earned every bit of my respect. It was fun to watch!

Payson Dave · #9 11-06-2010, 06:43 PM

Is it fair to say that she ran better than most of her detractors thought she would??.... I sure thought she was going to get beat by more than a head.... but found myself hoping for her to "get there" as they came to the wire.

ateamstupid · #10 11-06-2010, 06:34 PM

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Originally Posted by hoovesupsideyourhead

shut up

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Originally Posted by Princess Doreen

A tip of the hat to Queen Zenyatta. She beat a lot of good horses who were supposed to have beaten her. She lost by a little more than a nose to a horse that's had 4 trips over that track.

Am I missing something? Wasn't she 4/5?

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Originally Posted by hockey2315

Blame was much closer to a very fast pace.

Yep. The idea that Blame had some unfair tactical advantage is ludicrous. If her connections hadn't been so busy talking about her f'ing dance moves all year, maybe they could've put some more speed into her. But let's be serious, then she would've been beaten much more than a head.

Princess Doreen · #11 11-06-2010, 06:48 PM

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Originally Posted by ateamstupid

Am I missing something? Wasn't she 4/5?

I was referring to a lot of people on this forum and a great many handicappers who were picking horses other than Zenyatta - QR, LAL, and Haynesfield. She beat them all. And, I disagree with you that Blame didn't have an advantage. He was racing for the 5th time over CD which he obviously loved as he's now won 4 of those 5 races.

I've never been a die hard Zenyatta fan. I can't even call myself a fan other to admire what she has done and be angry that her connections didn't allow her to do more. But, they showed a bit of courage sending her to KY for this race. They obviously covet HOY and were willing to go for it.

This needn't be an exchange of insults amongst one another. She lost, and I'm not denying that, but she did nothing to embarrass herself. Dump on her owners and trainer if you will. I don't think Mike Smith did anything wrong, but I'm sure that's subject to a lot of debate.

If you care to argue with my opinion any further, you'll be talking to the air because I've said all I'm going to say about her performance today.

ateamstupid · #12 11-06-2010, 06:51 PM

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Originally Posted by Princess Doreen

And, I disagree with you that Blame didn't have an advantage. He was racing for the 5th time over CD which he obviously loved as he's now won 4 of those 5 races.

I forgot that Churchill Downs banned Zenyatta from running there until today.