Pioneer of the Nile misses the top 20....

[The Indomitable DrugS]

Originally Posted by Indian Charlie

The Zenyattards are still going strong I see.

18th best American runner ever. I can probably think of at least 18 fillies in my 25 years of watching racing that would beat Zenyatta at least 50% of the time.

How soon we forget her great heroics over true champions like Anbaa's Creations and Brownie Points.

Zenyatta probably would have beat dominant So. Cal division leader Nashoba's Key if Shirreffs didn't scratch her. Zenyatta probably would have beat the mighty Miss Isella over a sloppy track at Churchill if Shirreffs didn't scratch her.

Zenyatta probably would have won the Breeders Cup Juvenile at two if Shirreffs wasn't so patient. Zenyatta probably would have been a great 3-year-old filly ... if only she didn't miss all the action.

Obviously Zenyatta deserves to be rated ahead of recent horses like Skip Away, Cigar, and Ghostzapper ... those horses couldn't touch her... especially at the distance of 8.5 furlongs where she's known to light up the sundials you time her with.