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10-02-2010, 08:55 PM
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Originally Posted by tzipi
Well ok they were insignificant horses she was facing again I guess but she is consistent against them. I'll say that. Can't knock Zen's consistency. I wish her connections did more with her talent.
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I feel the same.
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10-02-2010, 08:57 PM
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2 outta 3 aint bad
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Originally Posted by classhandicapper
As much as it pains me to say this, I'm fairly convinced by today's race that much like Rachel Alexandra, Zenyatta has lost a step this year compared to where she was for the Classic in 2009 and especially where she was in 2008.
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I don't buy into that.
A closer running against a pedestrian pace will never be visually impressive.
Regardless of the company they are running against.
Last edited by KingChas; 10-02-2010 at 09:03 PM.
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10-02-2010, 08:58 PM
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She continues to run the last 1/16 in under 6 seconds or her last 1/8 in under 12 so i'm not sure she's lost a step.
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10-02-2010, 08:59 PM
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Originally Posted by tzipi
Well ok they were insignificant horses she was facing again I guess but she is consistent against them. I'll say that. Can't knock Zen's consistency.
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The big girl never fails to amaze me, perhaps more Significant runners did not need the money. Her running style is such that she wins with only the amount of energy she needs to spend. That being said its my guess she is more likely to come back from a race unhurt or never fully extended to the breaking point. If she is going well into Churchill and she is feeling good there is no doubt to me that she will run her eyeballs out and if she gets beat, it will not be because she was mismanaged and run anyway. She is very special and one of the great horses of my lifetime.
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10-02-2010, 09:02 PM
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Is It true that she hasn't faced a Grade one winner this year?
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10-02-2010, 09:10 PM
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Originally Posted by Zippy Chippy
Can someone post the video?
My mother ruined it for me. I told everyone in the world not to text me but forgot my mom
Also, Zenyatta always seems beaten in the stretch, but she pulls it out EVERYTIME!!
so happy.. 1 more..
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Aren't you grown? You can't put your mama on ignore for 5 minutes? 
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10-02-2010, 09:15 PM
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Originally Posted by TheGrandDesign
She finished the last 16th in 5 and change,very few can do that.
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Try 6 and change.
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10-02-2010, 09:16 PM
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Originally Posted by jelly
Is It true that she hasn't faced a Grade one winner this year?
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Yes, that is true. Amazing.
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10-02-2010, 09:18 PM
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At 1 1/16, I think she's just getting running.[/QUOTE]
Exactly......every time she runs 1-1/16th I am more nervous then usual. I really think her best distance is something she has never even ran at and that is over 1-1/4. These shorter races sure are nailbiters when she runs. She needs that extra distance, that is why the Classic is going to be something special.
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10-02-2010, 09:21 PM
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I don't understand why i couldnt hear the call..........i mean, when you are listening to an nfl game (for example) and the 75,000 football fans are yelling their heads off on 3rd and 14, you can hear Joe Buck and Troy Aikman crystal clear, why didn't i hear Vic, i don't understand.
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10-02-2010, 09:23 PM
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Originally Posted by SmartyLane
At 1 1/16, I think she's just getting running.
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Exactly......every time she runs 1-1/16th I am more nervous then usual. I really think her best distance is something she has never even ran at and that is over 1-1/4. These shorter races sure are nailbiters when she runs. She needs that extra distance, that is why the Classic is going to be something special.[/QUOTE]
There was a longer race today at Hollywood also that she could have participated in. The purse was even the same.
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10-02-2010, 09:29 PM
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Originally Posted by Dahoss9698
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There was a longer race today at Hollywood also that she could have participated in. The purse was even the same.
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I agree, but that race was open to males too. No way were the connections doing that with her streak. Would've been the right move but it was a given she wasn't running there.
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10-02-2010, 09:31 PM
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tons of horses raced today, people bet on them....even smart money........and they lost. 
That's horseracing.
Since it's so easy to win, more horseowners and bettors should be doing better--seems like it shouldn't be THAT HARD to find the best horses in a weak field? (If indeed, that is the way Zenyatta does it, to hear some of you tell it.)
Yet, so man come on here and other forums and complain about how they're not makin' money. Hmmmmmm......
There sure was a lot of $$ in the non-win pools for Zen's race. Nothing like "hoping to get lucky" as a handicapping method I guess.
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10-02-2010, 09:36 PM
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Who said it was easy to win? Only a non bettor would say something like that...or act like that.
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10-02-2010, 09:41 PM
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2 outta 3 aint bad
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The horse that won the other race today will he be in the BC Classic?
Perhaps that will settle that inuendo.
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