Oak Tree renames the Lady's Secret the Zenyatta

[CSC]

Originally Posted by ateamstupid

Terrible comparison. The Lady's Secret was created specifically as a prep for the BC. The JCGC was the BC before 25 years ago.

But what race a month or 2 months before the BC isn't a prep today, it is unfair to single out The LS, that is why there is a grading system in place. Regardless Zenyatta has won 4 grade 1's at SA, 2 at the highest possible level, one with massive historically impact, LS has only won 1 at the highest level. If one is impartial that is still 1 better than LS even giving her the benefit of the doubt of The La Canada series that Rollo wants to give her.

[RolloTomasi]

The La Canada and Santa Margarita were Grade 1s when Ladys Secret won them.

[RolloTomasi]

By the way this 'highest level' BS being exclusive to BC races is exactly what is wrong with racing.

Suddenly other Grade 1s aren't as important. I guess we'll have to rethink our assessments of Skywalker, Success Express, Arcangues, etc.

[NTamm1215]

Originally Posted by RolloTomasi

By the way this 'highest level' BS being exclusive to BC races is exactly what is wrong with racing.

Suddenly other Grade 1s aren't as important. I guess we'll have to rethink our assessments of Skywalker, Success Express, Arcangues, etc.

Well said.

NT

[CSC]

Originally Posted by RolloTomasi

The La Canada and Santa Margarita were Grade 1s when Ladys Secret won them.

Yes good work but you should have also mentioned one of the races you cited was only a Grade 3 The El Encino and not it's present grade 2 status to make it excellent work.

Not to mention The La Canada was so good that it was eventually downgraded to a Grade 2, my original point was Zenyatta's BC Distaff, 2 LS's and BC Classic wins are more impressive any way you cut it than LS's Santa Margarita, El Encino, La Canada and BC Distaff wins. I am neither agreeing or disagreeing whether I agree with the name change but when you stack Z's SA record against LS's the decision to recognize her it was a good one. Whether this was the race to do it in is anyone's guess.

[RolloTomasi]

Originally Posted by CSC

Yes good work but you should have also mentioned one of the races you cited was only a Grade 3 The El Encino and not it's present grade 2 status to make it excellent work.

Not to mention The La Canada was so good that it was eventually downgraded to a Grade 2, my original point was Zenyatta's BC Distaff, 2 LS's and BC Classic wins are more impressive any way you cut it than LS's Santa Margarita, El Encino, La Canada and BC Distaff wins. I am neither agreeing or disagreeing whether I agree with the name change but when you stack Z's SA record against LS's the decision to recognize her it was a good one. Whether this was the race to do it in is anyone's guess.

However you want to backtrack it...

In the end you proved to know little about Lady's Secret's career, yet had no problem comparing her unfavorably to Zenyatta, which makes anything you say in the matter of little service since your bias is already exposed.

[ateamstupid]

Originally Posted by CSC

But what race a month or 2 months before the BC isn't a prep today, it is unfair to single out The LS, that is why there is a grading system in place. Regardless Zenyatta has won 4 grade 1's at SA, 2 at the highest possible level, one with massive historically impact, LS has only won 1 at the highest level. If one is impartial that is still 1 better than LS even giving her the benefit of the doubt of The La Canada series that Rollo wants to give her.

You're missing the point. It's about the historical significance of the race. Rollo's point was that the Lady's Secret was created solely as a BC prep, whereas the JCGC has been around for a million years and used to be the equivalent of the BCC. We're not talking about what the races mean TODAY (although the JCGC still dwarfs the LS today).

[brianwspencer]

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Still with the throwing $hit against the wall, hoping against all hope that something actually sticks.

Unfortunately, not everybody on this board is a total moron, so the wild inaccuracies, dishonest backpedalling, and fingers crossed while making a losing case just doesn't fly quite as well here as it does with the drunks at the OTB where someone like CSC may be able to just lie through his teeth and come off as awfully smart since nobody knows any better to just say STFU you're in over your head with this one.

Solid work again, Rollo.

[CSC]

Originally Posted by brianwspencer

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Still with the throwing $hit against the wall, hoping against all hope that something actually sticks.

Unfortunately, not everybody on this board is a total moron, so the wild inaccuracies, dishonest backpedalling, and fingers crossed while making a losing case just doesn't fly quite as well here as it does with the drunks at the OTB where someone like CSC may be able to just lie through his teeth and come off as awfully smart since nobody knows any better to just say STFU you're in over your head with this one.

Solid work again, Rollo.

I will stick to horseracing and not get personal as you seem to have taken this, but keep trying in convincing me that Macho Again and Bullsbay are great racehorses. We know your motives, maybe if you keep saying it enough, it will eventually stick to the wall.

[ateamstupid]

Originally Posted by CSC

I will stick to horseracing and not get personal as you seem to have taken this, but keep trying in convincing me that Macho Again and Bullsbay are great racehorses. We know your motives, maybe if you keep saying it enough, it will eventually stick to the wall.

Neither beat any great horses, but Rachel took her game with her to multiple tracks (fast and wet) and beat males over and over, while Zenyatta stayed in her backyard and beat up on the same lousy mares all year with the exception of the Classic (still in her backyard of course). This is what makes it an open-and-shut case to me. FFS, they scratched Zenyatta out of the Louisville because the track was wet. That's not a champion.

[CSC]

Originally Posted by ateamstupid

Neither beat any great horses, but Rachel took her game with her to multiple tracks (fast and wet) and beat males over and over, while Zenyatta stayed in her backyard and beat up on the same lousy mares all year with the exception of the Classic (still in her backyard of course). This is what makes it an open-and-shut case to me. FFS, they scratched Zenyatta out of the Louisville because the track was wet. That's not a champion.

Ok we talk circles with Z & RA, we know that by now... On a different note is it too much to ask just 1 RA fan to finally admit that the Travers would have been a better test for RA than the Woodward?

[Sightseek]

Originally Posted by CSC

Ok we talk circles with Z & RA, we know that by now... On a different note is it too much to ask just 1 RA fan to finally admit that the Travers was a better test for RA than the Woodward? Can someone just come clean...

If she ran in the Travers and won you would be spinning it that it was because of the sloppy track.

[ateamstupid]

Originally Posted by CSC

Ok we talk circles with Z & RA, we know that by now... On a different note is it too much to ask just 1 RA fan to finally admit that the Travers would have been a better test for RA than the Woodward?

I think it would've been a tougher test, but not for the reasons you think. She crushed Summer Bird a month prior, why would she suddenly have had trouble with him? I think the Woodward was smarter just because I question her ability to go 10 furlongs as effectively as 9. That being said, I think she would've won the Travers too.

Originally Posted by CSC

I have to make one note, Einstein was blasted in the Classic and still finished a respectable 3rd today, I think this is a testament how good a race the Classic was. A much better race than the Woodward is starting to look like and to be impartial(just so BS cannot throw out the bias card) perhaps also the JCGC. The older male division was a joke this year.

Way to contradict yourself. The Classic was awesome, but the older male division was a joke? As much as I like Blame, that was not a very fast race today, so I don't think Einstein should be given extra credit for finishing third.

[brianwspencer]

Originally Posted by CSC

Ok we talk circles with Z & RA, we know that by now... On a different note is it too much to ask just 1 RA fan to finally admit that the Travers would have been a better test for RA than the Woodward?

Wait, for her to beat up on the same 3yos she had already ROMPED on would have been a better test than beating older horses? Or wait, sorry, she hadn't crushed the mighty Hold Me Back yet....good point.

Only in your fantasy world, my friend. Only there.

[CSC]

Originally Posted by ateamstupid

while Zenyatta stayed in her backyard and beat up on the same lousy mares all year with the exception of the Classic (still in her backyard of course).

I have to make one note, Einstein was blasted in the Classic and still finished a respectable 3rd today, I think this is a testament how good a race the Classic was. A much better race than the Woodward is starting to look like and to be impartial(just so BS cannot throw out the bias card) perhaps also the JCGC. The older male division was a joke this year.

[RolloTomasi]

Originally Posted by CSC

I have to make one note, Einstein was blasted in the Classic and still finished a respectable 3rd today, I think this is a testament how good a race the Classic was.

Yes, let's take Einstein's BC Classic at face value as though it was his typical A-game performance, just as Einstein himself took Rip Van Winkle's azz in the face at the 3/16ths pole eliminating from any hope of putting in a run.