If RA wins her next couple of races impressively and she looks like she's doing well, I think they will run her in the BC Classic.

Not a chance in hell....Mickey Mouse and Arnold the Pig could be the only entrants and she would still be watching from a CA stall....

He kinda comes off a bit wimpy, if anything.

I'm glad he read halfowitz the riot act. Especially since it was Halfowitz that started the interruptions and talking over bits.

Let me get this straight.

You want to take the bet that she will run, but only once she's definitely going to run?

Open G1 contests with $5 million purses impress me FAR more than restricted crapshoots for very young animals on the first Sat in May.

Seems like some fillies mature quicker and can more easily compete with colts early in their 3-year-old seasons

Usually a different story later in the year or when they turn four

WC's front-running score in the Derby was commendable … but something she never could've duplicated in a race like the BCC.

Somehow I don't think Shirreffs would've been shaking in his boots at the prospect of facing an 8 for19 monster like WC … lol


More to say to the usual nitwits … but gotta run now :$:

As I said, if she wins her next couple of races and she doesn't get hurt, I am confident she will run. If she doesn't get hurt and she wins her next couple of races, I would be happy to make the bet. I wouldn't need to wait until after the entries are drawn. I'd make the bet a month before the race. That would give the Mosses plenty of time to back out since some people are so sure that they will back out.

You keep repeating that they won't run her in the Classic, but you got strangely quiet when I accepted your offer of a wager on the subject.

Here's your challenge:

Here's how I responded:


You asked me to name my price. I did. Hello? Is anyone there?

--Dunbar

Just like he's not afraid of taking on the "highest mountain possible" that is Rail Trip.

NT

If you owned Zenyatta would you be looking to face Rail Trip in what would figure to be a paceless race (and probably a 4 horse field) at his favorite track? I certainly wouldn't.

Who knows, maybe the owner of Zardana will want to run there.

And when she beats Rail Trip, you will see posts like well Rail Trip isn't Quality Road, let's be honest here no matter who she beats or has beaten thus far, this is the theme of her critics.

It's nice you caught your mistake of saying "reoccurring them" and removed 'them' instead of changing 'them' to 'theme', but while you are at it, you might want to spell 'recurring' correctly.

Looks like you've had a smooth operation on your brain.

THe Comments at the bottom of the Paulick Report are Hilarious last I Looked there were 80+ and counting

At this point I wouldn't care about getting my a.ss kissed running against fillies and mares and I'd actually look to challenge my mare. Of course, I would have taken her to Dubai without a doubt and told Jess Jackson, Charles Cella, and anyone else, the hell with your $5 million, I'm going to run for 10.

This is the problem that I have with this horse. Her fans are so fervent in their belief that she's so great that they're starting to believe what the connections say. If you think Zenyatta is the "greatest mare of your lifetime" and an all-time great, then how the hell do you leave her in the barn when a 10f (her supposed best distance) against a horse with a marginal resume is going on? It's absolutely ludicrous.

Besides, regarding your pace question, listen to Davidowitz, she's impervious to it. And as for CS, the chief green and pink flag waver, I'd be the first to say that Rail Trip is the best horse Zenyatta's beaten who was actually running on their preferred surface.

NT

CSC... to be fair the year isn't over after Delmar or the Spa unlike for some horses, you will reserve judgement to who she faces after these meets correct? Wouldn't this be fairer if you are to be truly critical of her campaign?

They're going to challenge their mare against the best colts in the world in November.

I agree with Davidowitz that she is "relatively" impervious to pace. I don't think Davidowitz believes that she is 100% impervious to pace. I think he knows that it is better for her if the pace is fast. Davidowitz never said she could win a match race with Quality Road. I don't think Davidowitz thinks she would win a match-race with Quality Road. And I don't know if any horse in training could beat Rail Trip right now at Hollywood Park.

not at all true. If she took on males with consistancy and ran well.. won or lose.. her connections and her "legacy" would have a ton more respect.

Rail Trip got a dream trip in a Gr.2 carrying 118lbs, I repeat 118lbs in a GRADE 2. Suddenly he is the Quality Road of the west...some of you guys should think about this, I'm not sure if this was the same mindset I heard for Zardana after she beat Rachel or Unrivaled Belle, but talk about annointing a horse? I give you Rail Trip.

I disagree. If she goes undefeated and wins the BC Classic this year for the 2nd year in a row, I think her legacy will be greater than if she ran against the boys a few more times and lost.

I don't know how many times I have to say this, the year doesn't end after Delmar or the Spa.