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Its not fair to really compare the two era's IMO because the game has changed. So what do you do then, say there are no great horses? Can a single horse though be good enough to be placed in that group? I think so, but as a whole its not going to be very many. We see the same thing in many sports. Now with 85 scholarship limits I guarentee you the best college football teams cant compete with the best of the 1980's. With the salary caps you can say the same for the NFL and NBA. The Celtics, Lakers, Pistons of the 80's were better than any recent winners. So what do you do? Its probably best to confine it to your contemporaries. Zenyatta fits in at the top of any list the past 10-15 years IMO. To my original point though, going 19-0, or God forbid the meltdown that will come if she goes 20-0, is going to stand longer than winning the Preakness, a race that has definitely become watered down.
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rachel was the first filly to win the preakness in decades....zenyatta is the first to win 19 straight since PP. who passed cigar among others. that's fairly recent. at any rate, both did special things last year...and neither is an all time great
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I wish there were more all-time non-greats like Zenyatta.
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I wish there were less annoying people in the world.
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You could buy yourself a flight into outer space for about $20 million. That would be one less.
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If I had the 20 mil, I'd buy DT from Byk and ban you.
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Good to see D. Wayne and Shug contemplating the magnitude and historical significance of Saturday's BIG race.
Jus SICK that we're actually talking about a 6-YEAR-OLD FEMALE with a shot at bagging back-to-back BCCs. YOU could live a hundred more years and probably never see this scenario again… |
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christ said what i was thinking in his last blog..if she wins it she should be horse of the year...if..if
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Thank God.
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If she wins, you can bet the new refrain by her critics will be, yeah but could she beat Secretariat, not that this matters. I don't hear this for other Classic winners. I'm certain no matter what she does this Saturday there will be even more discussion where her place in history will be. For me I am just looking forward to her race, win or lose.
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Did you make your Go Zenyatta sign yet? |
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Wanna bet, remember the days you posted exaustedly on PA that she couldn't beat Rachel...the goal posts constantly change.
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What a shock...you're twisting away.
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Great comeback DH, you are losing your touch. Almost reminds me how a certain filly lost it this year.
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Seems to me it was her jockey that was making the comparisons to Secretariat. Not her "haters". It's her rabid fans that seem hellbent on putting her in some kind of greatest evah category. Let's see how you'll spin this. |
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BTW I'll reserve judgments on how this board treats her place in history after the race, is this fair enough? I'll especially look for posts under Dahoss. Don't worry your boy Quality Road will be in the field, this will make your analysis easier. |
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