Crist: The great distaffers..

[Gaining Ground]

i said banshree breeze was a better horse. she was clearly the more consistent horse and accomlished a hell of a lot more on track than keeper hill. however, when they met on the racetrack, for whatever cicumstances there wasnt a lot separating them. and at keeper hill's best, she could beat banshhe breeze and did, twice. that is what i am saying, which leads me to think banshee breeze would have little to no shot vs zenyatta or rachel alexandra.

if you said inside infromation i might agree.

[The Indomitable DrugS]

Originally Posted by Gaining Ground

i said banshree breeze was a better horse. she was clearly the more consistent horse and accomlished a hell of a lot more on track than keeper hill. however, when they met on the racetrack, for whatever cicumstances there wasnt a lot separating them. and at keeper hill's best, she could beat banshhe breeze and did, twice. that is what i am saying, which leads me to think banshee breeze would have little to no shot vs zenyatta or rachel alexandra.

Banshee Breeze had two near-miss 2nds in the BC Distaff .. and a near-miss 2nd in the KY Oaks where, whatever you want to say about the ride she got, she just gave one away ... I certainly think if she closed the deal in those 3 races she'd be on everyones list of great females.

I've watched and analyzed Zenyatta's two Apple Blossom wins as carefully as I can ... and for the life of me I can't find ANYTHING about those two races to suggest a horse like Banshee Breeze would have little to no shot against her on dirt. Based on those two races - I'm of the oppposite opinion if anything.

Rachel Alexandra was obviously a better 3yo than BB - but I don't see anything about her 4yo form to suggest Banshee Breeze had no chance.

[CSC]

Originally Posted by The Indomitable DrugS

I've watched and analyzed Zenyatta's two Apple Blossom wins as carefully as I can ... and for the life of me I can't find ANYTHING about those two races to suggest a horse like Banshee Breeze would have little to no shot against her on dirt. Based on those two races - I'm of the oppposite opinion if anything.

IMO Zenyatta is not a horse you can measure with speed figs or final times as in other horses, who knows maybe all that are in her corner are totally wrong about her, we've been hoodwinked by the campaign and Sheriff's great placement of 17 times in her career. If this BC is to be contested by Quality Road and Rachel Alexandra on dirt she will be forced to run fast from a beyer perspective to win, if she does this will answer some of the questions people have for her and if she does it may once and for all put an end to this discussion. If she succeeds what knock is there left?

[slotdirt]

I think we can all agree that if she runs in the Breeders Cup, there are some serious dirt horses in there, and wins, that she'll have to be included in the conversation as one of the greater racemares of recent times.