Valiant loss puts Zenyatta's prowess in perspective

[classhandicapper]

Originally Posted by Dahoss

Fear is fear. They were afraid of losing then or later in the year. Must everything be a hedge?

We already discussed this.

WE are all fully entitled to disagree with their ideas, race selections etc.... But they wanted to win HOTY and thought the best way to do it was to win the Classic. So they structured her campaign in the way they thought maximized her chances of delivering the best race she was capable of at age 6 on BC day.

Now that they've lost, we are all free to second guess their decisions and suggest what might have worked better. But I understand their thinking even if I don't agree on all the details.