I don\'t think I\'ve ever said she can run \"as fast as she wants.\" I may have said she has run as fast as she has had to in order to win. Pretty hard to dispute that comment. That\'s been the case 18 times in a row. She can be beaten.
The idea that QR ran a faster 10 furlongs is bogus, he was looking at Summer Bird\'s rear end at the finish line. QR hasn\'t proven he can win a 10f race, and Zenyatta has.
I\'m not concerned with big negative TG numbers when it comes to Z. If that were the case you could just bet the best negative number and win every single time. On paper, Blame couldn\'t beat QR last Saturday based on numbers, Blame was inferior on paper and in TG numbers, but we all know who won the race. So, lower TG numbers don\'t guaranteed victories, they only offer the excuse the horse lost at \"less than his/her best.\"
QR\'s a really nice horse, he may be experiencing some minor foot problems, or he may have just been a little flat when he got beat, maybe he just didn\'t feel like running, who knows?. So far, Zenyatta has managed to win 18 times and I haven\'t had to make one single excuse for her yet. If she gets beat I\'m sure I\'ll start out with a very legitimate excuse in that she is now a 6 year old mare.
There\'s always that fascination with the big negative numbers. Put them all in the gate at Churchill and may the best horse win. Not the fastest horse, the best horse that day. I\'ll take the horse that constantly overcomes adversity in the race and still runs like a champion. What TG number do you assess based on a will to win? Zenyatta is a negative 10 in that area.
A small problem on this board are the Rachel and QR lovers. Sorry, they\'ve both been beaten this year....Say it out loud: THEY\'VE BOTH BEEN BEATEN THIS YEAR.
Had Rachel returned this year as great as last year, or if QR was actually good enough to win every race in rousing fashion, this board would be filled with guys slobbering all over their accomplishments. I hope these 3 and Blame all remain healthy enough to test each other in November. 3 great horses are gonna lose in that horse race. The last 1/8th of that race could be spectacular.
I\'m not in love with Zenyatta or the type of campaign she\'s been conducting the last 2 years, but its hard to knock the results. But, I won\'t deny I\'m a very big fan of her, she overcomes whatever obstacles are in her way and she keeps finding a way to get the job done. She\'s had sub-par outs but still gets the job done, she\'s conceded a lot of weight and won.
If Zenyatta evers gets in a horse race and runs her typical 0 or -1, and Rachel or QR (or somebody) runs a huge negative number like a -3, to -7 then she\'s probably gonna get her doors blown off and that will end the discussion.
Hope I answered your honest question honestly.
Have a good one
