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Old 11-15-2009, 04:43 PM
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Seriously? Joe Drape's NY Times Counterpoint about HOY lists her floppy eared love of running as one of two things to think about when considering the big beautiful Zenyatta. I can give several things in Rachel's favor before I get to the 'she's so pretty' argument. Not that it doesn't enrapture me to behold Zenyatta, but c'mon. When is that a qualification for HOY? This is not Westminster Best in Show judging. Who wants it more and struts the best is not what HOY is about.
Funny you mention that, because the first person I told about the NY Times thing, I was laughing about that when explaining it.

I was like "remember how I explained how one camp wants to talk about races and stats, and the other wants to talk about crying and feeling good inside, yea....'and she just has genuine star power,' is one of the things allegedly in her corner for HOY."

It's like the further we get into the "debate," the more crazy the diversions become. In a couple weeks, having exhausted anything bordering on a reasonable analysis, people will be talking about how Rachel's unwillingness to dance before the race to entertain the fans is a serious concern when thinking about HOY voting.
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Old 11-15-2009, 05:06 PM
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Funny you mention that, because the first person I told about the NY Times thing, I was laughing about that when explaining it.

I was like "remember how I explained how one camp wants to talk about races and stats, and the other wants to talk about crying and feeling good inside, yea....'and she just has genuine star power,' is one of the things allegedly in her corner for HOY."

It's like the further we get into the "debate," the more crazy the diversions become. In a couple weeks, having exhausted anything bordering on a reasonable analysis, people will be talking about how Rachel's unwillingness to dance before the race to entertain the fans is a serious concern when thinking about HOY voting.
Rachel has her own kind of dance - with devastating results (go to 1:44):

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z8kRDFNFIl8
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Old 11-15-2009, 05:21 PM
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Rachel has her own kind of dance - with devastating results (go to 1:44):

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z8kRDFNFIl8
Just got through watching that race. No way to avoid having to pick your jaw up off the floor after that one.
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Old 11-15-2009, 05:22 PM
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Here are the grade 1/2 races that the horses Zenyatta has beaten won this year since JB says Zenyatta beat up on Anashits creation, the favorite argument to why Zenyatta just is a notch below

Breeders Cup Distaff
Kentucky Derby
Travers
Santa Anita Derby
Sham Stakes
Jockey Club Gold Cup
Irish Champion Stakes
Pacific Classic
Arlignton Million
Man O War
Manhatten
Kilroe
Santa Anita Handicap
Clark
Queen Elizibeth
Sussex Stakes
Super Derby
Amersterdam
Fountain of Youth
Florida Derby
Hawthorne Gold Cup
El Encino
La Canada
Santa Margarita
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Old 11-15-2009, 05:36 PM
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Here are the grade 1/2 races that the horses Zenyatta has beaten won this year since JB says Zenyatta beat up on Anashits creation, the favorite argument to why Zenyatta just is a notch below
Breeders Cup Distaff
Kentucky Derby
Travers
Santa Anita Derby
Sham Stakes
Jockey Club Gold Cup
Irish Champion Stakes
Pacific Classic
Arlignton Million
Man O War
Manhatten
Kilroe
Santa Anita Handicap
Clark
Queen Elizibeth
Sussex Stakes
Super Derby
Amersterdam
Fountain of Youth
Florida Derby
Hawthorne Gold Cup
El Encino
La Canada
Santa Margarita
Wow. That's a terribly inaccurate list.

Interesting that you include stakes that Quality Road won, Sea the Stars won, that horses won in years past while claiming that it was this year, a Grade III already disqualified by the previous problem, and a race that hasn't even been run yet in 2009.

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Old 11-15-2009, 06:15 PM
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Here are the grade 1/2 races that the horses Zenyatta has beaten won this year since JB says Zenyatta beat up on Anashits creation, the favorite argument to why Zenyatta just is a notch below

Breeders Cup Distaff
Kentucky Derby
Travers
Santa Anita Derby
Sham Stakes
Jockey Club Gold Cup
Irish Champion Stakes
Pacific Classic
Arlignton Million
Man O War
Manhatten
Kilroe
Santa Anita Handicap
Clark
Queen Elizibeth
Sussex Stakes
Super Derby
Amersterdam
Fountain of Youth
Florida Derby
Hawthorne Gold Cup
El Encino
La Canada
Santa Margarita

for starters, exactly when did zenyatta face pioneerof the nile, or the pamplemousse? and i guess it's the clark brian was asking about, since there is no '09 winner as yet.
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Old 11-15-2009, 06:17 PM
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for starters, exactly when did zenyatta face pioneerof the nile, or the pamplemousse? and i guess it's the clark brian was asking about, since there is no '09 winner as yet.
sorry, included Colonal Johns three year old wins, guess they did not happen in Brown's argument.
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Old 11-15-2009, 06:20 PM
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sorry, included Colonal Johns three year old wins, guess they did not happen in Brown's argument.

not sure what jerry brown has to do with your post about winners this year that zenyatta faced in the classic. or what the winner of the irish championship has to do with it either, since sea the stars didn't come to the bc this year.
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Old 11-15-2009, 06:20 PM
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for starters, exactly when did zenyatta face pioneerof the nile, or the pamplemousse? and i guess it's the clark brian was asking about, since there is no '09 winner as yet.
Actually 7 of those 24 listed are no good -- totally shoddy work, and yet another "throw it at the wall and see what sticks/who is paying attention" type argument.

But she still got that dirty head past Anabaa's Creation. And that counts for something as the winner of.....a second-level allowance.
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Old 11-15-2009, 06:23 PM
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Actually 7 of those 24 listed are no good -- totally shoddy work, and yet another "throw it at the wall and see what sticks/who is paying attention" type argument.

But she still got that dirty head past Anabaa's Creation. And that counts for something as the winner of.....a second-level allowance.


yeah, that's why i said for starters...i knew there were more than the ones i mentioned.
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Old 11-15-2009, 06:26 PM
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yeah, that's why i said for starters...i knew there were more than the ones i mentioned.
I did the dirty work for you

And the hilarious thing is that I don't even dislike Zenyatta. I think she's awesome. I think Rachel earned this fair and square and accomplished significantly more -- and it's telling that those arguing in favor of that use history, races, performances, and analysis to make their case while those arguing against it are just trying to find something, ANYTHING that comes close to working...and that's either emotion (which should have nothing to do with it) or half-truths, or in the case of that clusterf*ck of a post above about the GI/GII winners above, a 70% truth, if rounding up.
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Old 11-15-2009, 11:23 PM
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Here are the grade 1/2 races that the horses Zenyatta has beaten won this year since JB says Zenyatta beat up on Anashits creation, the favorite argument to why Zenyatta just is a notch below

Breeders Cup Distaff
Kentucky Derby
Travers
Santa Anita Derby no
Sham Stakes no
Jockey Club Gold Cup
Irish Champion Stakes no
Pacific Classic
Arlignton Million
Man O War
Manhatten
Kilroe
Santa Anita Handicap
Clark no
Queen Elizibeth
Sussex Stakes
Super Derby
Amersterdam no
Fountain of Youth no
Florida Derby no
Hawthorne Gold Cup
El Encino
La Canada
Santa Margarita
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Old 11-15-2009, 05:32 PM
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Rachel has her own kind of dance - with devastating results (go to 1:44):

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z8kRDFNFIl8
Oh wow. Wow. That video is awesome.
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Old 11-16-2009, 08:04 AM
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Good read in the Bloodhorse on the subject by Steve Haskins. Interesting in that the bloodhorse poll is running almost exactly opposite the NY Times poll with about 60% Zenyatta
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Old 11-17-2009, 12:03 PM
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Rachel has her own kind of dance - with devastating results (go to 1:44):

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z8kRDFNFIl8
I like the splits best of all, a mile in 1:33 at BEL with Borel standing up, unreal. 1:34 in the Haskell. She is amazing.
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