Jerry Brown's letter to TDN on HOY discussion

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Originally Posted by dalakhani

And thats basically what i mean. Those horses simply arent that good.

And that begs the question then who did Zenyatta beat that was that good in the Classic?

Gio Ponti- A turf horse who was able to transfer his form to synthetics but was well beaten in his last synthetic start prior to the BC.

Twice Over- Ditto GP without the prior synthetic stuff.

Summer Bird- Dirt horse.

Colonel John- Good horse? Not in my opinion.

Richard's Kid- A dirt joke who got good on synthetics but was coming off a loss to a bad B-list Euro.

Awesome Gem- Dirt horse and a mediocre one at that.

Regal Ransom- Dirt horse.

Mine That Bird- Dirt horse who particularly hated the Pro-Ride and was off form on BC day.

Rip Van Winkle- Turf horse who had feet problems that reared their ugly head prior to the BC.

Einstein- Good horse who was plagued by a bad trip.

Girolamo- Dirt horse.

The only other horse that Zenyatta beat this year that's even worth discussing is Life Is Sweet, who benefited from a tremendous pace setup on her favorite track to win the Distaff.

NT