Zenyatta

[alm]

Good God, take a pill.  Ask yourself, what did yesterday prove?  For one, it proved that she was as fast as the best horses in training, of any sex.  But not faster...her TG figures said as much.  Her performance said as much.  

Had she been running in fields like this for 3 seasons she would not be 80%, she would not be 50%...she would be lucky to be 33% and that would qualify her for greatness itself.  So stop swooning, for crying out loud.

And the next time someone mentions her in the same breath as Secretariat...or compares Quality Road or Eskendreya or any other superhorse du jour to him, take another pill.

Jeez.

[Footlick]

I was thinking the same thing.

[richiebee]

Aloha, Buddy.

Lost in all of the Zenyatta madness, how bout them Raiders?!

If you can jump on a \"puddle jumper\" to the Island of Lanai, try to play the
\"Challenge at Manele\", a very difficult course which features awesome views
of the Island of Maui off in the distance.

Interesting moment in Living Room Downs yesterday, as the gambler and the horse
racing fan inside of me were having an epic battle--it would have cost me about
$800 in late doubles and Classic doubles if Zenyatta went by, but part of me
really wanted to see History Being Made.

Even with catching the doubles, came up a little short on the weekend, but
without regrets. It would have been very difficult for me to come up with Shared
Account or Dakota Phone under any circumstances other than hitting the \"All\"
button.

[alm]

I didn\'t do as well...I had a very large tri in the Shared Account race and finished 2,3,4,5...very frustrating....and Dakota Phone closed me out of 3 rolling pick 3s in which I hit all the other winners...and of course I finished second to Dakota Phone.

Also watched in horror as the California POS Champ Pegasus split my last big trifecta bet, running the greatest race of his life...naturally, I was 1st, 3rd and 4th in that one.

It went on and on like that for 2 days.

[P-Dub]

alm Wrote:
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> Good God, take a pill.  Ask yourself, what did
> yesterday prove?  For one, it proved that she was
> as fast as the best horses in training, of any
> sex.  But not faster...her TG figures said as
> much.  Her performance said as much.  
>
> Had she been running in fields like this for 3
> seasons she would not be 80%, she would not be
> 50%...she would be lucky to be 33% and that would
> qualify her for greatness itself.  So stop
> swooning, for crying out loud.
>
> And the next time someone mentions her in the same
> breath as Secretariat...or compares Quality Road
> or Eskendreya or any other superhorse du jour to
> him, take another pill.
>
> Jeez.


You might want to take a pill yourself.

Don\'t tell mw who I can root for, or who I can feel bad for after a loss.

Lucky to be 33%?? What pills are you taking?? Some pretty bad stuff apparently.

Stick it someplace pal.  I thought this garbage was done with. Why don\'t you take a sleeping pill, speaking of pills.

[P-Dub]

alm Wrote:
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> I didn\'t do as well...I had a very large tri in
> the Shared Account race and finished
> 2,3,4,5...very frustrating....and Dakota Phone
> closed me out of 3 rolling pick 3s in which I hit
> all the other winners...and of course I finished
> second to Dakota Phone.
>
> Also watched in horror as the California POS Champ
> Pegasus split my last big trifecta bet, running
> the greatest race of his life...naturally, I was
> 1st, 3rd and 4th in that one.
>
> It went on and on like that for 2 days.

Hey Alm, some clown responded to a previous post of mine with this gem.

\" So stop swooning, for crying out loud.\"

Maybe you should try telling yourself this and follow it, instead of telling others to do it.

Nobody cares that you lost. Boo Hoo.

[P-Dub]

richiebee Wrote:
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> Aloha, Buddy.
>
> Lost in all of the Zenyatta madness, how bout them
> Raiders?!
>
> If you can jump on a \"puddle jumper\" to the Island
> of Lanai, try to play the
> \"Challenge at Manele\", a very difficult course
> which features awesome views
> of the Island of Maui off in the distance.
>
> Interesting moment in Living Room Downs yesterday,
> as the gambler and the horse
> racing fan inside of me were having an epic
> battle--it would have cost me about
> $800 in late doubles and Classic doubles if
> Zenyatta went by, but part of me
> really wanted to see History Being Made.
>
> Even with catching the doubles, came up a little
> short on the weekend, but
> without regrets. It would have been very difficult
> for me to come up with Shared
> Account or Dakota Phone under any circumstances
> other than hitting the \"All\"
> button.

Yes Richie, looking forward to the game.

Its raining here in Northern California. Thought about making the 10 minute drive to the stadium, but gotta get ready for the flight. Looking forward to a meaningful game for a change.

[TGJB]

Shanahan-- whoa. What? The RBR is automated, we don\'t make any decisions as to leaving anything up. It\'s up the next day, good or bad, then comes down automatically. If you see different please show me when it happens.

[smalltimer]

I would not be shocked if we seen Zenyatta on the track again.  Personally, I hope they retire her.  6 years old, gonna be 7 in April, that\'s getting a little bit long in the tooth if you\'re talking about running with elite company.  Without plowing up old snakes here, I don\'t think any true Zenyatta fans would care to have her come back as uninterested as Rachel appeared to be, right?  Rachel appeared to lose her zeal and excitement for the racetrack and try as she might she was never able to recover to her previous greatness.  I know it had to be just a bit painful for those real Rachel fans to watch her get beat by females who she would have crushed in \'09.  At least Jackson and Asmussen were smart enough to retire her before she went to Churchill and likely got embarrassed in the Classic.  I\'m not interested in seeing Zenyatta maybe get drilled by the lesser types.  
I think the decision for her to be retired or continue racing will be left up strictly to Zenyatta herself.  Don\'t laugh, if she starts kicking down the barn again that temptation to run her another time or two will be hard for the Mosses to resist.  If she still shows a great desire to get on the race track, its possible we see her again.
Now that the goose egg is off the unbeaten record, its hard to imagine what they may decide.  
After fellow players like Dana, P-Dub, myself and others had to endure the nonsense about Zenyatta for the last couple years, its very satifying that we all get to walk away with our heads held high.  Way to go fellas!!!!

[Beginner]

If you\'re referring to the \"sticky\" at the top of the message board list entitled \"unbelievable exacta\", you might want to read it

[alm]

I had a great time...lots of winners but no big winning bets...I know how to lose clown...I also know how to win...no complaints...just stop crying over the mare.

[P-Dub]

I\'m not crying over anything chump.

Take a few more pills, maybe you\'ll sleep a little longer. That or just shut your mouth already.

[TGJB]

Dub-- enough. What he said was fairly mild compared to what\'s been said here over the years by a lot of people, including you.

[P-Dub]

Fine Jerry.

Ironic how he tells me to stop crying, then in the next breath he\'s sniveling over the races.

I\'m packing for Hawaii, that dude is the last thing I\'ll worry about. I just have a hard time dealing with hypocrites.

Back to watching the Raiders drop the ball all over the place.

[drbillym]

Relax out there, P-Dub.  Lots of grass skirts-bring a lawnmower.