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Originally Posted by parsixfarms
The dirt/synthetic issue is obviously important for some in this discussion (not me). Also, I don't believe that it is fair to penalize Zenyatta for the fact that the Breeders' Cup was held in SoCal the last two years. And recognizing that equine athletes can have off days, her 17-for-17 record is a remarkable achievement.
That all being said, at this point in time, the issue for me isn't about shipping her out of town. While I'd love to see Zenyatta come to Saratoga for a race like the Ruffian or Whitney, I doubt that will happen. What I don't get is that her connections said that they were going to do things differently in 2010, and yet they haven't done anything in 2010 that they already hadn't done in either 2008 or 2009. The question is why, when Zenyatta has already beaten the boys at 10F, if she is not going to leave the West Coast, is she not contesting a race like the Hollywood Gold Cup or the Pacific Classic? Their mare having won the Breeders' Cup Classic and then having contended that she should have been crowned HOY on at least one occassion, are we really to believe that there is a male horse on the West Coast against whom the Mosses are afraid of racing?
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I completely agree with what you said, if it was MY horse
1. at 4 her campaign was fine
2. at 5 my only real complaint was she should have run in the HGC or PC before the classic
3. at 6, while she is not as good and the early season goal of beating RA was foiled at no fault of their own a good summer goal would have been the HGC, PC. Shipping to win the Ogden Phipps or Beldame or something is silly, she would face a field similar to the AB.