Zenyatta sure to be wronged by vindictive number nerds

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Originally Posted by pointman

Per DRF in the story by Marcus Hersh:

"Borel said he rode to instructions, and would have preferred to have let Rachel take the lead earlier.

'I wanted to go on past the speed horse early,' Borel said. 'I'd have got by her anytime and my filly could have gone on, but they wanted me to wait and not get into her until the sixteenth pole.'"

Have to wonder if Assman will be happy with Borel throwing him under the bus.

Originally Posted by Danzig

from bloodhorse:

There was some doubt from Rachel Alexandra’s camp after the race as to whether she would still be pointed toward the Apple Blossom.
"We'll have to be cautious. We want to do what's right for the mare," Asmussen said. "The filly's lacking fitness. It was my job to have her there, and I didn't do it.
“How tired she is off of that will be established in the coming days. She’s not where I thought she was and if I had thought she’d get beat she wouldn’t run. You take her back, you evaluate her, you see how her mood is, her diet, how she goes back to the racetrack, how she breezes. No crystal ball could see that far ahead."

I don't think anyone was questioning the ride. So I don't know either why Borel chimed in and insisted on rubbing it in futher on Assman. According to the quote from the Bloodhorse originally posted by Dani, Ass was accepting the blame for her being short. I wonder if Borel's personal feelings for the horse will now end up costing him the mount on her.