BEYER: Defining Zenyatta's historical role

[Pedigree Ann]

I have not taken Andy Beyer's judgment about relative merits of horses seriously since 1989, when he declared on national TV that there was no way in Hades that Bayakoa could run on a pressured lead and hold off quality horses like Gorgeous in the BC Distaff. So I consider the source of this article and dismiss it as irrelevant. No skin off of my nose, nor Zenyatta's.

[miraja2]

Originally Posted by Pedigree Ann

I have not taken Andy Beyer's judgment about relative merits of horses seriously since 1989, when he declared on national TV that there was no way in Hades that Bayakoa could run on a pressured lead and hold off quality horses like Gorgeous in the BC Distaff. So I consider the source of this article and dismiss it as irrelevant. No skin off of my nose, nor Zenyatta's.

Oh no! I've been respecting this guy's opinion for a long time.....but I never knew about this disaster! He got a race wrong twenty years ago!?!?! What a clown!
I certainly won't pay him any mind now that this has come to light because I only take seriously those people who are:
1) paid to give opinions about a lot of races
2) get every single race they've ever analyzed completely correct.

[The Indomitable DrugS]

It's the kind of stuff you can expect from people who don't understand handicapping and betting.

[randallscott35]

Originally Posted by miraja2

Oh no! I've been respecting this guy's opinion for a long time.....but I never knew about this disaster! He got a race wrong twenty years ago!?!?! What a clown!
I certainly won't pay him any mind now that this has come to light because I only take seriously those people who are:
1) paid to give opinions about a lot of races
2) get every single race they've ever analyzed completely correct.

Still wondering how I picked Super Saver to win the Preakness. Yuck.

[blackthroatedwind]

Originally Posted by Pedigree Ann

I have not taken Andy Beyer's judgment about relative merits of horses seriously since 1989, when he declared on national TV that there was no way in Hades that Bayakoa could run on a pressured lead and hold off quality horses like Gorgeous in the BC Distaff. So I consider the source of this article and dismiss it as irrelevant. No skin off of my nose, nor Zenyatta's.

I will keep this from Beyer lest he be crushed.

The funny thing is that the following year Gorgeous demonstrated who actually was the better horse between the two before she got hurt.

[knickslions2]

Originally Posted by Pedigree Ann

I have not taken Andy Beyer's judgment about relative merits of horses seriously since 1989, when he declared on national TV that there was no way in Hades that Bayakoa could run on a pressured lead and hold off quality horses like Gorgeous in the BC Distaff. So I consider the source of this article and dismiss it as irrelevant. No skin off of my nose, nor Zenyatta's.

Wow let me know the next race you handicap since you must have a perfect record to say this.

[GPK]

Originally Posted by knickslions2

Wow let me know the next race you handicap since you must have a perfect record to say this.

Don't hold your breath.

[slotdirt]

8,893,829 rupies that Pedigree Ann picked Empire Maker in 2003.

[blackthroatedwind]

Originally Posted by GPK

Don't hold your breath.

She's very good a day or two afterwards however.

Or a decade or two.

[GPK]

Originally Posted by blackthroatedwind

She's very good a day or two afterwards however.

Or a decade or two.

She's the best I've ever seen.

[Indian Charlie]

Gorgeous is one of the forgotten truly great horses of the last 25 years or so.

When she was on her game, there aren't many fillies/mares that would have beaten her.

[blackthroatedwind]

Originally Posted by Indian Charlie

Gorgeous is one of the forgotten truly great horses of the last 25 years or so.

When she was on her game, there aren't many fillies/mares that would have beaten her.

I was a big fan of hers as well.

[Merlinsky]

Originally Posted by Indian Charlie

Gorgeous is one of the forgotten truly great horses of the last 25 years or so.

When she was on her game, there aren't many fillies/mares that would have beaten her.

During Book 1 of the Keeneland sale I kept seeing her name pop up. Her genes were well represented.

[Antitrust32]

Originally Posted by HomerS

Sorry but thats kind of silly. If we applied that standard (handicapping a race wrong) to all of us this and other forums would be pretty quite. I cant imagine there are many people out there, who could pass such a standard- ie; judgement

ya but some people only handicap AFTER the race has been run. So its okay for them to judge a bad opinion.