Roger Stein on Beyer on Zenyatta

[Antitrust32]

Originally Posted by NTamm1215

You're making a comparison using horses with little to no or horrible dirt form. Would Zenyatta dispose of Rinterval on dirt? Of course she would because Rinterval likely wouldn't take to dirt. She's never tried it.

Like Dahoss said, throw Zenyatta into a dirt race against a dirt horse like Hystericalady, or Life at Ten in this year's Del Cap where she walked on the lead, and it's going to be dicey in the last quarter.

The song about Zenyatta being better on dirt has been sung. Unfortunately her connections disagreed or else they might have tried her more on it.

Would Zenyatta have beaten Icon Project on the dirt in some of those races last year?

[NTamm1215]

Originally Posted by Antitrust32

Would Zenyatta have beaten Icon Project on the dirt in some of those races last year?

Not in the Personal Ensign in my opinion. She would have never run against her in the New York Stakes obviously because it was scheduled for turf and was run over a quagmire but it would have taken a huge effort to beat her that day at Saratoga.

[RockHardTen1985]

Originally Posted by Antitrust32

Would Zenyatta have beaten Icon Project on the dirt in some of those races last year?

Icon Project would have beat her by DAYLIGHT IN THE PERSONAL ENSIGN. Zenyatta would just be making her move when the Icon opens up by 7. It would have been ugly for big Z that day.

[hockey2315]

Originally Posted by RockHardTen1985

Icon Project would have beat her by DAYLIGHT IN THE PERSONAL ENSIGN. Zenyatta would just be making her move when the Icon opens up by 7. It would have been ugly for big Z that day.

Ya but Icon Project was an all-time great.