Zenyatta to the Beldame after Saturday

[Dahoss]

Originally Posted by CSC

That is why the Classic will be more interesting than usual, it's on your preferred surface, there is no excuse for other horses to duck it this time around. We will find out if she does win or lose then. I understand why everyone wants to see her tested, the difference with me is I don't care whether it's in Aug or Nov. As long as she does, better then, then never, or to have her run in the Woodward for instance and then have an excuse to duck out the rest of the year.

Have you ever had a point? An interesting stat? Anything?

[The Indomitable DrugS]

Originally Posted by MaTH716

She ran an 8 race campaign last year at 7 different tracks against all kinds of company. I wouldn't exactly call not going to a race on a thrid surface ducking out on the rest of the year.

Rachel Alexandra would have been smoked in the BC Classic. She's the wrong type of horse for that race .. her running style is horrible for it .. and her trainers stats are absolutely beyond brutal in synthetic races.

Life Is Sweet ... who was a very mediocre Eastern turf horse till she was transformed by Shirreffs ... she would have beat the living piss out of RA over a synthetic track in the Distaff.

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Originally Posted by Dahoss

I don't think even you put her in that group. She's ducked too many races.

I know just pointing out as historic fillies go other than last years classic the spots she has showed up in, well its not really all that new.

[CSC]

Originally Posted by Dahoss

Have you ever had a point? An interesting stat? Anything?

3 questions, do have an intelligent one coming anytime soon? Don't tell me this is why you came back.

[The Indomitable DrugS]

Hey CSC ... the turf is labeled yielding at Saratoga right now. Somewhere in London, there's got to be a relation of yours on a board arguing "the ground is not good-to-soft .. it's yielding!"

[Smooth Operator]

Originally Posted by MaTH716

She ran an 8 race campaign last year at 7 different tracks against all kinds of company. I wouldn't exactly call not going to a race on a thrid surface ducking out on the rest of the year.

LOL ... RA ran against one kind of company last year ... BAD

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Originally Posted by Smooth Operator

LOL ... RA ran against one kind of company last year ... BAD

are you trying to tell me Mine That Bird is not top flight competition...cmon. Calvin Borail would beg to differ!

[Indian Charlie]

Originally Posted by Smooth Operator

LOL ... RA ran against one kind of company last year ... BAD

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HY-03vYYAjA

[alysheba4]

Originally Posted by The Indomitable DrugS

Rachel Alexandra would have been smoked in the BC Classic. She's the wrong type of horse for that race .. her running style is horrible for it .. and her trainers stats are absolutely beyond brutal in synthetic races.

Life Is Sweet ... who was a very mediocre Eastern turf horse till she was transformed by Shirreffs ... she would have beat the living piss out of RA over a synthetic track in the Distaff.

.....the race she did run on syn was pretty impressive.

[CSC]

Originally Posted by The Indomitable DrugS

Hey CSC ... the turf is labeled yielding at Saratoga right now. Somewhere in London, there's got to be a relation of yours on a board arguing "the ground is not good-to-soft .. it's yielding!"

I'm sure even Hawk Wing would pummel this field!

[The Indomitable DrugS]

Originally Posted by alysheba4

.....the race she did run on syn was pretty impressive.

That was sprinting and before Asmussen took over. A Pro-Ride route is terrible for her style.

The Bill Mott Eastern turfer Mushka was 2nd in the BC Distaff ... if Rachel Alexandra would have beat Mushka, they'd have had to scrape me off the floor from shock.

[MaTH716]

Originally Posted by The Indomitable DrugS

Rachel Alexandra would have been smoked in the BC Classic. She's the wrong type of horse for that race .. her running style is horrible for it .. and her trainers stats are absolutely beyond brutal in synthetic races.

Life Is Sweet ... who was a very mediocre Eastern turf horse till she was transformed by Shirreffs ... she would have beat the living piss out of RA over a synthetic track in the Distaff.

I never said that I thought she would win. I just feel that you can't say she was ducking anybody based on the schedule she did run. It would be a lot easier sell for the Z camp if the BC was held on a dirt track.

Originally Posted by Smooth Operator

LOL ... RA ran against one kind of company last year ... BAD

Comical.........Oh yeah best of luck this weekend.

[The Indomitable DrugS]

Originally Posted by MaTH716

I never said that I thought she would win. I just feel that you can't say she was ducking anybody based on the schedule she did run. It would be a lot easier sell for the Z camp if the BC was held on a dirt track.

I know and I agree. I don't blame the RA camp for not keeping her in training and shipping out there after a hard year in a race where she was almost certain to run dramatically below her dirt form.

[Crown@club]

Originally Posted by CSC

I've had this discussion before, contrary to belief I have moved on. But if others want to beat this topic to a pulp, this is fine by me.

Doesn't seem like it.

Originally Posted by Scav

Obviously there are strays within data, but if you take some surveys and attached it to age, my belief is you would see that the younger generation has no problem with synthetics, and probably prefers it.

I'm not 40....yet...and i can't stand this fake crap. This coming from a person who use to post Hollywood Pick4's on Friday Nights before they installed the rubber. Now I just look to see what they have on turf, unless i find a certain first time maiden.

[Handicappy]

Originally Posted by RockHardTen1985

O ok, I understand now. Since Z has "ONLY" shipped to run on dirt twice, lets do it this way...

Did Rachel ship twice to try synthetics? Breeders Cup was on synthetics last year, where was she?

[Handicappy]

Originally Posted by CSC

That is why the Classic will be more interesting than usual, it's on your preferred surface, there is no excuse for other horses to duck it this time around. We will find out if she does win or lose then. I understand why everyone wants to see her tested, the difference with me is I don't care whether it's in Aug or Nov. As long as she does, better then, then never, or to have her run in the Woodward for instance and then have an excuse to duck out the rest of the year.

"to have her run in the Woodward for instance and then have an excuse to duck out the rest of the year." And beat the great, Macho Again!?

[HaloWishingwell]

If ZENYATTA definitely has run for the last time in front of her California fans then I wouldn't be surprised if it was her last run period.

[Danzig]

http://www.drf.com/news/zenyattas-ne...enyatta-stakes


won't be going to new york. but, is that really a surprise?

[Merlinsky]

Well, I suppose tempting the racing gods is next on her agenda. So there's no other viable option other than the Zenyatta Stakes? I absolutely appreciate that Shirreffs actually wants to handle his own barn, but how can there be only one race in the entire state at the right time in the calendar? How is it other times in the year we get 3 races for the same division on the same coast?

[Handicappy]

Originally Posted by Danzig

had cali not mandated all the awt's, and the bc been held on dirt last fall, there's no doubt in my mind rachel would have run a different campaign, and been at the bc.

perhaps people aren't happy with the zenyatta camp because they said they were going to travel with her this year, and let her fans see her.

oh, there's no doubt in your mind? So you are Jesse Jackson? Maybe Steve Assmussan? No? An assistant to ....? No. Oh, you work at the track where she was stabled and saw her and talked to the connections? No. Hummmm.

There is no doubt in my mind that unless you qualify for any of the above categories, I have no doubt in MY mind that YOU don't know what you are talking about.