Most Absurd Things Said by 'Respected' Journalists About Zenyatta

[Danzig]

now, why did the thought 'syrup of ipecac' suddenly enter my mind.....

[The Indomitable DrugS]

I would go with Jon White rating her as the greatest horse - male or female - since Spectacular Bid.

Joe Drape never makes any sense - Hovdey is only capable of fluff - and I have absolutely no idea what Haskin is talking about...I've never seen My Little Pony and it sounds kind of gay.

You look at the two most dominant sires of my lifetime - Mr. Prospector and Storm Cat ... Mr. P was a sprinter who struggled badly to get a mile in his Derby Trial defeat. Storm Cat was a precocious 2-year-old speed horse who was fragile and didn't have much of a career despite being trained by a guy who rushes nothing and ruins nothing.

You look at the popularity of 2-year-old sales - a couple thousand babies pressed into trying to run 10 flat 1/8ths under-tack every year. You breed - or pinhook - a horse like The Green Monkey and you hit a home run.

Our best turf horse is sired by faint hearted speedball Tale of the Cat.

Our horses now completely suck at getting a distance. Who's our top North American finisher from the last 3 Breeders Cup Classics? Tiago, Zenyatta, and Blame. That's really murderers row right there. Who's our last 3 Kentucky Derby winners? Big Brown, Mine That Bird, and Super Saver .. what a powerhouse collection of soundness and quality right there. The Belmont is an eye-sore most years. They either have to set a painfully slow pace to get the distance - or else a Jazil will win it.

The way the breed is trending - it's becoming a more impressive accomplishment to breeze an outright bullet 1/4 at Fasig Tipton Calder than it is to be a top class distance horse on either surface. Just because Zenyatta's a great mare - and can stay a classic distance in an era when few still can - it doesn't mean we have to pretend she's way more than what she is.

[Port Conway Lane]

The only cynical comments I've seen concern some people's criticism of other's opinions. (nothing wrong with that)
Hard to find anything negative to say about Zenyatta and because she is honored at Hollywood Park today I think it's fair to say she was a remarkable racehorse who at least for me, made a rather dull year of racing a bit more interesting.

[ateamstupid]

How about absurd John Shirreffs quotes? Can we put those in here?

[hockey2315]

Originally Posted by ateamstupid

How about absurd John Shirreffs quotes? Can we put those in here?

For you, I'll make an exception.

Was going to post Barbara Livingston's blog entry about Zenyatta, but the pretty horsey thing is her niche so I'll leave her out of it.

[hockey2315]

http://espn.go.com/los-angeles/etick...01104/Zenyatta

[Theatrical]

Zenyatta is retired. Done, folks. Bring on the upcoming three year old colts who may last 3 maybe 4 races. They will be superstars because Andy says so. If the number doesn't fit, give it a few days and it will.

Zenyatta may have come up a bit short in this year's Classic, but there's not a horse in this world who could have made up that much distance to just miss.

LOL. What in the hell are all of you going to do without Zenyatta and her connections to bitch, gripe and whine about?

[NTamm1215]

Originally Posted by Theatrical

Zenyatta is retired. Done, folks. Bring on the upcoming three year old colts who may last 3 maybe 4 races. They will be superstars because Andy says so. If the number doesn't fit, give it a few days and it will.

Zenyatta may have come up a bit short in this year's Classic, but there's not a horse in this world who could have made up that much distance to just miss.

LOL. What in the hell are all of you going to do without Zenyatta and her connections to bitch, gripe and whine about?

Go back to the drawing board like all of you who won't have their asses to kiss anymore?

[Theatrical]

Originally Posted by NTamm1215

Go back to the drawing board like all of you who won't have their asses to kiss anymore?

LOL. I don't kiss anyone's azz. I'm not the one who has to go back to the drawing board. You have a fine, FINE group of colts coming up to put your money on. Be sure to bet plenty and bet often. You never know when one will be retired.

[ateamstupid]

Originally Posted by Theatrical

Zenyatta may have come up a bit short in this year's Classic, but there's not a horse in this world who could have made up that much distance to just miss.

You're a walking stereotype for Zenyattards. Horses make up that kind of distance just about every day. I don't know where this idea that Zenyatta is the only deep closer in history came from.

[Theatrical]

Originally Posted by ateamstupid

You're a walking stereotype for Zenyattards. Horses make up that kind of distance just about every day. I don't know where this idea that Zenyatta is the only deep closer in history came from.

Well, you know you are right. How many horse have been 20 + lengths out of a race to the point of not only losing contact with the field, but not even being in camera range.

The best you can fire at me is to accuse me of being a "Zenyattatard""?
If the appreciation of a very special thoroughbred horse puts me in that category, so be it.

Too bad you will never know how special that mare was. You don't deserve to.

[Left Bank]

Originally Posted by Theatrical

Zenyatta is retired. Done, folks. Bring on the upcoming three year old colts who may last 3 maybe 4 races. They will be superstars because Andy says so. If the number doesn't fit, give it a few days and it will.

Zenyatta may have come up a bit short in this year's Classic, but there's not a horse in this world who could have made up that much distance to just miss.

LOL. What in the hell are all of you going to do without Zenyatta and her connections to bitch, gripe and whine about?

As far as making up distance,There are plenty of other horses. Here's one who WINS instead of "just missing"like Zenyatta did.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SREbG...eature=related

[Indian Charlie]

Greatest horse ever!