How many top-flight deep closers …

[Antitrust32]

Originally Posted by Revidere

Gulch (out of his depth at 1 1/8) and King's Swan. She didn't exactly face Alysheba and that crew.

The females she defeated were top shelf.

true, but who exactly did Zenyatta face last year in the BC that would be better than the Whitney crew?

The females PE faces were in a different league than what Z or RA for that matter has faced. Winning Colors is better than all the horses Z and RA have beaten.

[ateamstupid]

Originally Posted by Antitrust32

true, but who exactly did Zenyatta face last year in the BC that would be better than the Whitney crew?

The females PE faces were in a different league than what Z or RA for that matter has faced. Winning Colors is better than all the horses Z and RA have beaten.

She beat Gio Ponti on his preferred surface, don't ya know?

[Revidere]

Originally Posted by ateamstupid

She beat Gio Ponti on his preferred surface, don't ya know?

Still making me live that one down? And I thought the Ghostzapper pic smoothed that one over.

[ateamstupid]

Originally Posted by Revidere

Still making me live that one down? And I thought the Ghostzapper pic smoothed that one over.

[SniperSB23]

Originally Posted by Antitrust32

true, but who exactly did Zenyatta face last year in the BC that would be better than the Whitney crew?

The females PE faces were in a different league than what Z or RA for that matter has faced. Winning Colors is better than all the horses Z and RA have beaten.

Who she beat in the BC is irrelevant though cause it was on synthetic. Winning as a deep closer on the dirt with regularity is tough. On turf and synthetics it is common. On dirt she has beat nothing but Ginger Punch who ran so poorly that day she was beaten by Brownie Points.