I need to listen to ATR more often

[Rupert Pupkin]

Originally Posted by NTamm1215

At this point I wouldn't care about getting my a.ss kissed running against fillies and mares and I'd actually look to challenge my mare. Of course, I would have taken her to Dubai without a doubt and told Jess Jackson, Charles Cella, and anyone else, the hell with your $5 million, I'm going to run for 10.

This is the problem that I have with this horse. Her fans are so fervent in their belief that she's so great that they're starting to believe what the connections say. If you think Zenyatta is the "greatest mare of your lifetime" and an all-time great, then how the hell do you leave her in the barn when a 10f (her supposed best distance) against a horse with a marginal resume is going on? It's absolutely ludicrous.

Besides, regarding your pace question, listen to Davidowitz, she's impervious to it. And as for CS, the chief green and pink flag waver, I'd be the first to say that Rail Trip is the best horse Zenyatta's beaten who was actually running on their preferred surface.

NT

They're going to challenge their mare against the best colts in the world in November.

I agree with Davidowitz that she is "relatively" impervious to pace. I don't think Davidowitz believes that she is 100% impervious to pace. I think he knows that it is better for her if the pace is fast. Davidowitz never said she could win a match race with Quality Road. I don't think Davidowitz thinks she would win a match-race with Quality Road. And I don't know if any horse in training could beat Rail Trip right now at Hollywood Park.