Transcript of Zayat, Allen on HRTV

[lemoncrush]

This is ridiculous.
If they do conspire to keep her out, I hope Mine that bird and POTN both run up the track along with the other pigs they enter.
I'm no fan of Jess Jackson, but the horse deserves to run.

[herkhorse]

The way NBC is hyping the race, they sure want her to run.

My $ is on her being in the gate come Saturday

[IrishofNDMan]

Originally Posted by herkhorse

The way NBC is hyping the race, they sure want her to run.

My $ is on her being in the gate come Saturday

I think it's funny how they already have RA as the main attraction in the Preakness for their commercial...... I know she will be the main attraction, but wait til we see if she makes it or not.

On another note, I'm already trying to get an idea of my bets for the preakness and I'm between placing a nice size win bet on RA, or playing a bunch of exotics and use her in 2nd and 3rd.

[philcski]

http://www.derbytrail.com/forums/sho...&postcount=156

I didn't want to be right about this, especially in this absolutely pathetic circumstance.

[Sightseek]

Originally Posted by philcski

http://www.derbytrail.com/forums/sho...&postcount=156

I didn't want to be right about this, especially in this absolutely pathetic circumstance.

I was right before you were right...I said Mine That Bird had unfavorable connections, so there!

[philcski]

Originally Posted by Sightseek

I was right before you were right...I said Mine That Bird had unfavorable connections, so there!

HA HA HA

[Danzig]

Originally Posted by IrishofNDMan

I think it's funny how they already have RA as the main attraction in the Preakness for their commercial...... I know she will be the main attraction, but wait til we see if she makes it or not.

On another note, I'm already trying to get an idea of my bets for the preakness and I'm between placing a nice size win bet on RA, or playing a bunch of exotics and use her in 2nd and 3rd.

i'm thinking that some folks may have made some calls to make sure she'd be there. funny that the derby winners were so coy about going to md after their derby win, and now look at them.

[Danzig]

excerpt from a drf article:


Earlier in the day, Zayat said he had received a call from Allen, who suggested that Allen and Zayat each enter a second horse. Allen told HRTV he planned on entering the 0-for-9 maiden Indy Express in the race.

When asked about the uproar that plan might create if it meant keeping out Rachel Alexandra, Allen said, "I don't think we caused the uproar. I think that this filly being bought and them supplementing her into this race caused the uproar."


i disagree about who caused the uproar. had allen gotten a hefty offer for his horse, he may well have sold MTB-can't help but wonder what kind of offers he'd be entertaining if the colt were intact. jackson did nothing wrong in buying the filly, and did what many wanted when he subsequently announced a try at the preakness. jackson isn't my favorite person, and certainly neither is asmussen, but we get to see what we too often don't anymore-a top filly facing off vs colts. due to the fact that a couple of fillies had their life end too soon while facing off vs males, some folks have decided that any racing outside the distaff ranks would be an automatic kiss of death---an absoutely ridiculous assumption. but perception is reality i suppose...