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Old 08-08-2010, 10:33 PM
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It is three weeks away, at Del Mar so Shirreffs won't have to be away from her, doesn't involve crossing the dreaded Rockies, and is at a distance that is supposed to be Zenyatta's best distance.
because they don't like the del mar surface silly!

i wish they would go there instead. the top 'cap horse out there now is awesome gem, surely he's not a scary competitor?
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Old 08-08-2010, 11:47 PM
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because they don't like the del mar surface silly!

i wish they would go there instead. the top 'cap horse out there now is awesome gem, surely he's not a scary competitor?
I suppose that she doesn't have to actually beat them since she has already beaten the world's best horses in last year's BC Classic. It is a given that she would win the Pacific Classic by a measured length, so why bother. The racing world demands that she race next in the Zenyatta Stakes.
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Old 08-09-2010, 08:46 AM
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I suppose that she doesn't have to actually beat them since she has already beaten the world's best horses in last year's BC Classic. It is a given that she would win the Pacific Classic by a measured length, so why bother. The racing world demands that she race next in the Zenyatta Stakes.
oh, you're just a great big hater. how dare you detract from her and her legend by suggesting she take on males?! the obvious next step is the zenyatta. i mean, it's so cool, she's running in the stakes named for her. even secretariat and man o'war didn't manage that feat.
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Old 08-09-2010, 10:12 AM
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Z doesn't need a 10f race now

Hirsch was her 5th race on the season

Only needs one more start a few weeks before the Cup

Yeah, it stinks, but that's the way the game is played now.

Relatively fresh horses seem to perform better on Championship weekend.

Not to mention the fact that it's getting late in her 6-YEAR-OLD season.
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Old 08-09-2010, 10:16 AM
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Old 08-09-2010, 10:24 AM
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guy was thrilled about the payoff on his $2 bet no doubt.
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Old 08-09-2010, 10:23 AM
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Z doesn't need a 10f race now

Hirsch was her 5th race on the season

Only needs one more start a few weeks before the Cup

Yeah, it stinks, but that's the way the game is played now.

Relatively fresh horses seem to perform better on Championship weekend.

Not to mention the fact that it's getting late in her 6-YEAR-OLD season.

relatively freshy? how could she be anything other than relatively fresh? she just made her 18th lifetime start. at six. lol do you listen to yourself at all regarding this subject?
wait, you're that woman who wore all the zenyatta apparely to the track the other day, aren't you?
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Old 08-09-2010, 10:25 AM
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relatively freshy? how could she be anything other than relatively fresh? she just made her 18th lifetime start. at six. lol do you listen to yourself at all regarding this subject?
wait, you're that woman who wore all the zenyatta apparely to the track the other day, aren't you?
18 starts at 6 does suck, but she did not start until late in her 3yr old seasson. So that stat is a bit off.
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Old 08-09-2010, 10:26 AM
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18 starts at 6 does suck, but she did not start until late in her 3yr old seasson. So that stat is a bit off.
i am well aware that she didn't race at two. in almost four years of racing, she's now got 18 starts. and he's worried about her staying fresh? sounds more like laying the groundwork should she lose, the continued mentioning of her being six. SIX, holy crap she has one foot in the grave.
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Hirsch was her 5th race on the season
Nice tank top in that video and the Hirsch was her 4th start of the year.
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Nice tank top in that video and the Hirsch was her 4th start of the year.
Zenyatta fans don't like numbers.
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Zenyatta fans don't like numbers.
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Old 08-09-2010, 12:49 PM
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Nice tank top in that video and the Hirsch was her 4th start of the year.
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Nice tank top in that video and the Hirsch was her 4th start of the year.
The chain really classes up Smooth Operator's tank top.
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The chain really classes up Smooth Operator's tank top.
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Z doesn't need a 10f race now

Hirsch was her 5th race on the season

Only needs one more start a few weeks before the Cup

Yeah, it stinks, but that's the way the game is played now.

Relatively fresh horses seem to perform better on Championship weekend.

Not to mention the fact that it's getting late in her 6-YEAR-OLD season.
Championship weekend?

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Championship weekend?
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Old 08-09-2010, 02:02 PM
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Clearly the greatest weekend of the season in North America

Winning a BC race is a big deal.

Taking down one for three straight years … simply amaZZZing
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