Oh Smooth...

JerseyJ · #1 09-05-2009, 04:55 PM

let's see Zenyatta do that...

GPK · #2 09-05-2009, 04:56 PM

Im fairly certain Sherrifs just sh*t his pants.

freddymo · #3 09-05-2009, 05:07 PM

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Originally Posted by GPK

Im fairly certain Sherrifs just sh*t his pants.

Zenyatta now has to go in the Beldame if Moss is still considering HOY. Good luck

pointman · #4 09-05-2009, 05:11 PM

Zenyatta is not even in her league. I am sure they will do everything they can to avoid running against Rachel on dirt. Too bad the BC is on polycrap this year, I can't fault Jackson for not running on that garbage.

dalakhani · #5 09-05-2009, 05:15 PM

Am I the only one that wasnt terribly impressed by that race? Maybe I hold her in too high of a regard but to me it didnt look like her A game in this one. I know- 3 year old filly facing older males and all so no one has to remind me. Regardless of fractions, I expected her to draw off and run these types into the ground and she just didnt. She was indeed life and death to hold off macho again.

Cannon Shell · #6 09-05-2009, 05:17 PM

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Originally Posted by dalakhani

Am I the only one that wasnt terribly impressed by that race? Maybe I hold her in too high of a regard but to me it didnt look like her A game in this one. I know- 3 year old filly facing older males and all so no one has to remind me. Regardless of fractions, I expected her to draw off and run these types into the ground and she just didnt. She was indeed life and death to hold off macho again.

I thought she was very game. I think D'Tara even stinks as a rabbit.

dalakhani · #7 09-05-2009, 05:19 PM

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I thought she was very game. I think D'Tara even stinks as a rabbit.

Oh I think she is extremely game. Maybe I expected too much. I wanted to see her drill this field like a 1/5 shot does. She has heart for sure.

Bigsmc · #8 09-06-2009, 06:59 AM

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Originally Posted by Cannon Shell

I think D'Tara even stinks as a rabbit.

pointman · #9 09-05-2009, 05:20 PM

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Originally Posted by dalakhani

Am I the only one that wasnt terribly impressed by that race? Maybe I hold her in too high of a regard but to me it didnt look like her A game in this one. I know- 3 year old filly facing older males and all so no one has to remind me. Regardless of fractions, I expected her to draw off and run these types into the ground and she just didnt. She was indeed life and death to hold off macho again.

She went 22 and change to the quarter in a 1 1/8 Grade I against older colts and the horses that were with her early finished 30 plus lengths behind her. It was a great performance.

Cannon Shell · #10 09-05-2009, 05:24 PM

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Originally Posted by pointman

She went 22 and change to the quarter in a 1 1/8 Grade I against older colts and the horses that were with her early finished 30 plus lengths behind her. It was a great performance.

D'tara definetly moved up off of his last start. He probably broke a 30 Beyer today

dalakhani · #11 09-05-2009, 05:25 PM

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Originally Posted by pointman

She went 22 and change to the quarter in a 1 1/8 Grade I against older colts and the horses that were with her early finished 30 plus lengths behind her. It was a great performance.

Who were the horses that were there with her early? D'tara? Past the point? They should have finished 30 lengths behiind regardless of the pace.

PPerfectfan · #12 09-05-2009, 05:10 PM

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Originally Posted by GPK

Im fairly certain Sherrifs just sh*t his pants.

lol yes he did!!! 22 and change and still win? Come on Zenyatta cant carry her over girth!!! And heard Simon Bray say after the wire when Macho Agian went by her she re-broke on him!!! Come on! What a horse!

JerseyJ · #13 09-05-2009, 05:12 PM

I don't think it would matter what Zenyatta did the rest of the year...but hey, Jerry Moss still has an undefeated filly who was all out to beat Anabaa's Creation and Lethal Heat. But horse of the year, not so much as a prayer after that.

freddymo · #14 09-05-2009, 05:05 PM

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let's see Zenyatta do that...

I thought she was cooked at the half.. I am didn't think she had a prayer, did you see her break at the top of the lane?

johnny pinwheel · #15 09-06-2009, 07:17 AM

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I thought she was cooked at the half.. I am didn't think she had a prayer, did you see her break at the top of the lane?

i agree, i had an exacta box bullsbay and macho. thought it was a winner. she dug in hard when they came at her and it was gutsy as any horse gets. some of these races she won were walk overs. not yesterday. the preakness and woodward shows how good this horse is. people blaming borail for the ride are crazy. they are not going to let rachel waltz on the lead because you want her to win easy. thats how big money races are won, ask the riders of smarty jones and big brown. they don't hand you grade ones without a fight, this horse fights!

freddymo · #16 09-06-2009, 08:00 AM

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i agree, i had an exacta box bullsbay and macho. thought it was a winner. she dug in hard when they came at her and it was gutsy as any horse gets. some of these races she won were walk overs. not yesterday. the preakness and woodward shows how good this horse is. people blaming borail for the ride are crazy. they are not going to let rachel waltz on the lead because you want her to win easy. thats how big money races are won, ask the riders of smarty jones and big brown. they don't hand you grade ones without a fight, this horse fights!

I thought his ride was horrible. It was play as day that Da'Tara was meant to be on the lead at the half at all costs. If Borel needed to understand this fully before the race started and eased his filly who is very rateable into a postion that was either on the rail or off slighty off the pace.