Rachel confirmed for Personal Ensign

[DaTruth]

Originally Posted by The Indomitable DrugS

What if we're all actually wrong about Zenyatta and she's actually better than we think? That's what sucks about the way they're campaigning her.

Shirreffs is on the easy path to the Breeders Cup and he will have this bitch cranked up to the moon for that race - and assuming he chooses the Classic over the Distaff (a no-brainer last year - doubtful this year) he's just going to hope she falls into a Breeders Cup win the same way his Giacomo fell into a Derby win against Afleet Alex and Bellamy Road. He's two more paid workouts away from a possible daring half court heave at history. I think God is on her side.

Do you think that she would be campaigned more aggressively this year if her unbeaten record wasn't at stake? Stakes like the Beverly D and the Jockey Club Gold Cup should be on her dancecard. Instead she faces overmatched rivals in the same boring stakes.

If she is still unbeaten by the time the BC rolls around, she won't run unless the conditions are optimal. It is unlikely that her connections will risk losing on American racing's second biggest stage when they have campaigned her to remain perfect.