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Old 11-07-2010, 01:06 AM
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One way to say it would be all that SHE did for racing. Another way would be to point out what YOU FANS did for her and all of us in racing. The way YOU embraced her made the world stop and take note. What a horse does to promote the sport is vitally important but IS NOT criteria in the HOY voting equasion. She will be talked about for generations. Blame will only be known for beating her. But the fact of the matter based on what he achieved this year and the fact that he crossed this line in front of her in their only meeting Blame will win HOY. I wish she'd won. More so for us fans than anything else. She didn't. But on a positive note. No horse was hurt. The race was fairly run. Zenny's reputation was actually enhanced by her performance. I felt more proud of her in defeat than any of her wins. The greatest female horse of all time ran the BEST RACE of her career and was defeated fair and square. I choose to rejoice in what happened today. Great theatre. Great horses. Great day. Oh BTW I'll never forgive that damm BLAME
Someone earlier asked what is the definition of a Zenyattard. I give you the above.

However, since the person who asked the question is also one, well, it's a mute point (since it will fall on deaf ears, so to speak).
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Old 11-07-2010, 01:36 AM
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Yo Indian boy … are you still clinging to your (bizarre) belief that Z won't make the BCC? LMAO
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Old 11-07-2010, 01:49 AM
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Yo Indian boy … are you still clinging to your (bizarre) belief that Z won't make the BCC? LMAO
Listen pinhead.

I was saying she was around 50/50 in the early to mid summer time range.

Since then, my posts about her not running in the BCC were sarcastic attempts to say that her connections are complete pussies, and that I'm waiting for their usual backtrack, which they've done many many times in the last eighteen months or so.

I realize that might seem too subtle a concept for you to grasp, so go ahead and hold onto whatever you can to make yourself feel that you are right and I am wrong.
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Old 11-07-2010, 01:52 AM
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Listen pinhead.

I was saying she was around 50/50 in the early to mid summer time range.

Since then, my posts about her not running in the BCC were sarcastic attempts to say that her connections are complete pussies, and that I'm waiting for their usual backtrack, which they've done many many times in the last eighteen months or so.

I realize that might seem too subtle a concept for you to grasp, so go ahead and hold onto whatever you can to make yourself feel that you are right and I am wrong.
Cut Smooth Operator some slack. His world was shattered yesterday.
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Old 11-07-2010, 01:55 AM
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Cut Smooth Operator some slack. His world was shattered yesterday.
No it wasn't.

Don't you remember, he hedged his retarded opinion of the last year or so when he realized that not every since facet of this race was not going to be 100% in her favor. That she might actually face some horses that aren't historically the worst group of grade 1 mares ever.
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Old 11-07-2010, 01:58 AM
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No it wasn't.

Don't you remember, he hedged his retarded opinion of the last year or so when he realized that not every since facet of this race was not going to be 100% in her favor. That she might actually face some horses that aren't historically the worst group of grade 1 mares ever.
It was shattered in the manner in which it happened. It can't get any crueler for a Zaniac to watch their prized mare lose a race like that because they had hope until the last stride. It would have been better for their mental health if she had finished last.
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Old 11-07-2010, 02:00 AM
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It was shattered in the manner in which it happened. It can't get any crueler for a Zaniac to watch their prized mare lose a race like that because they had hope until the last stride. It would have been better for their mental health if she had finished last.
Maybe.

Then again, had she finished last, their would be a vigil being held right now on her behalf, until official word came down from the vets that she's ok.
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Old 11-07-2010, 02:04 AM
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Listen pinhead.

I was saying she was around 50/50 in the early to mid summer time range.

Since then, my posts about her not running in the BCC were sarcastic attempts to say that her connections are complete pussies, and that I'm waiting for their usual backtrack, which they've done many many times in the last eighteen months or so.

I realize that might seem too subtle a concept for you to grasp, so go ahead and hold onto whatever you can to make yourself feel that you are right and I am wrong.

LMAO … yeah, whatever you say, Indian boy
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Old 11-07-2010, 02:06 AM
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LMAO … yeah, whatever you say, Indian boy
Ateam is wrong. You aren't trying to be stupid. You really are stupid.
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Old 11-07-2010, 02:21 AM
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Is Indian boy supposed to be some sort of insult?

Not only is the Prostate Operator stupid, he also apparently believes that being Indian is some sort of negative thing.

Which brings me back to him being stupid.

What's more idiotic about ol Smoothie? His racing takes on DT, or the fact that he's a fan of the singer of a song with the line that goes "Coast to coast, LA to Chicago, Western male"

I mean really, WTF, Coast to coast, LA to Chicago???????

No need to ask.
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Old 11-07-2010, 02:22 AM
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Old 11-07-2010, 02:28 AM
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Those two little words (Indian boy) seem to be getting under your skin this evening.






LMAO
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Old 11-07-2010, 02:37 AM
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Those two little words (Indian boy) seem to be getting under your skin this evening.






LMAO
The only two words getting under my skin tonight are "Smooth" and "Operator".

Calling me Indian boy had no effect on me at all, other than to make me wonder how calling me an Indian would make you think that you are insulting me.

Keep up the good work. Maybe if you keep laughing your ass off you won't be able to see your monitor and keyboard, nor be able to talk anymore.
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Old 11-07-2010, 02:38 AM
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I can't wait to see your comeback on that last zinger I just unloaded on you.

Oh wait, you are too stupid to understand what I meant.

Nevermind.
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Old 11-07-2010, 04:23 AM
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RA didnt win the Classic last year and she got horse of the year and was life or death to even compete on a grade1 level this year
Blame will get it and I love Claiborne Farms as they have been a staple in the industry for 100 years. That said, I still think it sucks azz that Z will be denied the award again.
You're right, Rachel shouldn't have won the 2009 HOY because of how mediocre she was going to be in 2010. Makes perfect sense. Get mad at Zenyatta's connections, not at Blame. Had they treated her like the champion they said she was, she likely would've been one this year.

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And for those pushing for Blame? Didn't he barely hang on to a mare who never ran out of Cali and on poly (sans) Arkansas? Or is she now good enough to give reason to naming Blame HOY? Can't have it both ways and the only strong supporters of Blame should also be strong supporters of Zenyatta. To the haters he barely beat a mediocre horse and the rest of the field had to be horrible to finish that far behind her.
Once again, you're confusing most talented horse with HOY. Blame's accomplishments this year dwarf Zenyatta's even if his Classic winning margin doesn't. It's not even debatable.

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One way to say it would be all that SHE did for racing. Another way would be to point out what YOU FANS did for her and all of us in racing. The way YOU embraced her made the world stop and take note. What a horse does to promote the sport is vitally important but IS NOT criteria in the HOY voting equasion. She will be talked about for generations. Blame will only be known for beating her. But the fact of the matter based on what he achieved this year and the fact that he crossed this line in front of her in their only meeting Blame will win HOY. I wish she'd won. More so for us fans than anything else. She didn't. But on a positive note. No horse was hurt. The race was fairly run. Zenny's reputation was actually enhanced by her performance. I felt more proud of her in defeat than any of her wins. The greatest female horse of all time ran the BEST RACE of her career and was defeated fair and square. I choose to rejoice in what happened today. Great theatre. Great horses. Great day. Oh BTW I'll never forgive that damm BLAME
Serious question: What makes her the greatest female horse of all time? I'm not being a 'hater', I honestly don't understand how this is the conclusion drawn from her career. Is she in the conversation? Sure. But there have been a ton of great females and I find it hard to believe that they couldn't have been as successful as her with her campaigns.

I also disagree with the notion that her reputation was enhanced in the loss. Her reputation had become that of one of the greatest horses of all time. It was a ridiculous reputation and unfair to her. How can that kind of reputation be enhanced by her losing to one of the slowest Classic winners in the history of the race?
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Old 11-07-2010, 06:55 AM
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Actually he was fourth.
yeah, i saw that later that fly down got past him. not that it matters, he still didn't get second for my ex. thanks for your help.
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Old 11-07-2010, 06:57 AM
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Uhm I have seen horses win the Classic beating horses that have been the best all year and they still didnt get HOY. It is totally an East Coast bias from the press always have and always will be. RA didnt win the Classic last year and she got horse of the year and was life or death to even compete on a grade1 level this year
Blame will get it and I love Claiborne Farms as they have been a staple in the industry for 100 years. That said, I still think it sucks azz that Z will be denied the award again.
darn those pesky eclipse voters for not being prescient about the year following the season the award was being given. the nerve of them!
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Old 11-07-2010, 07:10 AM
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Well, we already know how dummies like Joe Drape and Jay Hovdey are voting, so I'd say Zenyatta is still going to get HOTY for beating Switch and Rinterval a few times. Whether she deserves it for her 2010 campaign or not is an entirely different conversation.
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Old 11-07-2010, 07:21 AM
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Well, we already know how dummies like Joe Drape and Jay Hovdey are voting, so I'd say Zenyatta is still going to get HOTY for beating Switch and Rinterval a few times. Whether she deserves it for her 2010 campaign or not is an entirely different conversation.
There really is no conversation. It's a travesty if she wins it.
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Old 11-07-2010, 08:04 AM
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Is there really enough doubt about this to have a discussion??? Zenyatta's lifetime best race was 2nd place. Uncle Month was the best BC Juvenile winner I think I've seen. But Blame wins 4 of 5 against the best competition. Highway robbery if he doesn't get it.
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