Performance of the Weekend?

[cakes44]

Originally Posted by Smooth Operator

Actually it has never happened.

Cigar and Pleasantly Perfect couldn't do it … and there were probably other decent 6yos along the way which have tried.

Gives you some idea of what Z is up against here...

Yeah, just a couple minor differences between Zenyatta and the horses you mentioned:

Cigar's BCC at 6 was his 8th race of the year, all against major league competition...and it was the 33rd race of his career. I'm not sure if the horses he faced in his last BCC would compete with this year's version though.

Pleasantly Perfect's campaign at age 6 began in February, included a Dubai trip(beating Medaglia d'Oro), and also the Pacific Classic. He also faced Roses in May(the following Dubai Classic winner) and Ghostzapper in the Classic.

[blackthroatedwind]

Originally Posted by cakes44

Yeah, just a couple minor differences between Zenyatta and the horses you mentioned:

Cigar's BCC at 6 was his 8th race of the year, all against major league competition...and it was the 33rd race of his career. I'm not sure if the horses he faced in his last BCC would compete with this year's version though.

Pleasantly Perfect's campaign at age 6 began in February, included a Dubai trip(beating Medaglia d'Oro), and also the Pacific Classic. He also faced Roses in May(the following Dubai Classic winner) and Ghostzapper in the Classic.

Cigar had a very tough four wide trip on a gold rail in the Woodbine BC against a field that would crush this year's BC Classic crew. Louis Quatorze would be odds on in this Classic.

[The Indomitable DrugS]

Originally Posted by blackthroatedwind

Cigar had a very tough four wide trip on a gold rail in the Woodbine BC against a field that would crush this year's BC Classic crew. Louis Quatorze would be odds on in this Classic.

Alphabet Soup was also wide in that race.

He only ran one time after winning the BC Classic ... a great 2nd to Gentlemen ...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IwrjjH6G7Ps


I remember sports channel showing a handicapping segment about the BC Woodbine's year claiming the rail was gold.

[cakes44]

Originally Posted by blackthroatedwind

Cigar had a very tough four wide trip on a gold rail in the Woodbine BC against a field that would crush this year's BC Classic crew.

Yes...I figured I laid the sarcasm so thick onto that one that I wouldn't have to use an emoticon. I'm not sure if anyone from this year's race would be able to split that field Cigar faced.

[blackthroatedwind]

Originally Posted by cakes44

Yes...I figured I laid the sarcasm so thick onto that one that I wouldn't have to use an emoticon. I'm not sure if anyone from this year's race would be able to split that field Cigar faced.

Sorry....I should have realized that.

[NoLuvForPletch]

I thought Jaycito's performance was remarkable in light of the Mike Smith "Special" ride he got.