Zenyatta v. Rail Trip??

[letswastemoney]

But will there still be free Zenyatta bobbleheads if she runs in the HGC instead????

[Smooth Operator]

Ah, can't ya just feel the love in the air here at DT … lol


Would've been great to see Z in that Foster, but can't blame the connections AT ALL for pointing her to the Vanity again instead.

She's on the verge of doing something historic … and obviously has a better chance of breaking the record by racing at home against females.

Doing anything else AT THIS POINT would be foolish, in my estimation.


If things go as planned in the V, wouldn't be surprised if they point her to the Gold Cup NEXT.

[blackthroatedwind]

Historic for sure!

No supposed top horse has ever dodged competitive races like Zenyatta. Hooray!

[stonegossard]

She kinda reminds me of that horse that ran in New Mexico who won 16 races or so against the SAME horses over and over. I can't remember the horses name.....shocking.

[Smooth Operator]

Originally Posted by stonegossard

She kinda reminds me of that horse that ran in New Mexico who won 16 races or so against the SAME horses over and over. I can't remember the horses name.....shocking.

Nothing stopping the supposed HotY from coming out to test the dual BC champ on 6/13...

[stonegossard]

Originally Posted by Smooth Operator

Nothing stopping the supposed HotY from coming out to test the dual BC champ on 6/13...

Still sore about Zenyatta losing eh?

Why would 2010 HOY Rachel Alexandra want to go run on a different surface than the BC in a meaningless race at a meaningless track. I am sure the connections will run her at a real track like Belmont or Saratoga.

[miraja2]

Although this thread is unfortunately becoming yet another RA-Zenyatta thread, I think the original poster raised an interesting point.
Personally I can't really blame the connections of Zenyatta if they decide they don't want to follow Quality Road and Rachel (and whomever else might emerge this year as a decent runner) all around the country the entire year. Perhaps they figure they have the best horse and so it isn't their job to make a big race happen, particularly after they did their part at Oaklawn earlier in the year.

That's all fine. But when there is a big (and historically significant) race IN SoCal, with a pretty darn good horse running in it, it strikes me as a different matter. They already know there isn't going to be any competition for her from fillies or mares on the synthetic. Everyone knows that. So why not run in the bigger race against the better competition? If they truly want her to be considered an all-time great, running in races like the HGC against a real horse sure seems like a better way to get that done than beating up on a couple of hopelessly overmatched allowance-types.

Not wanting to ship all over the place chasing the top horses in the entire country is one thing. Deciding not to seek out a race against a good horse on your own track is something different.

[Smooth Operator]

Originally Posted by stonegossard

Why would 2010 HOY Rachel Alexandra want to go run on a different surface than the BC in a meaningless race at a meaningless track.

Oh I don't know … maybe cuz she's lost a TON of street cred … and beating an UNDEFEATED DUAL BC CHAMPION at her home track would go a LONG way in restoring her tarnished reputation.

I am sure the connections will run her at a real track like Belmont or Saratoga.

And she'll probably get beat there too...

[Mawhip]

I love how everyone applauds the Mosses for keeping her in training. They guy is in his mid 70's. The chances of seeing Zenyatta's babies run is not great. Further is there any guarantee they will be any good. It certainly looks like they enjoy watching her win. Why would they have retired her if she's sound. Especially since they are going to run her against creme puffs all year.