Posted on 01/18/2011 7:38:02 AM PST by Holen1
I don’t believe the loss was Smith’s fault. Zenyatta is a deep closer and extremely willful. Smith doesn’t tell her what to do. He can urge her along, but ultimately, she’s the boss.
She finally faced a good horse in a big field. One can expect some traffic. She ran great, Blame was just better. Won by a full head and never let Z pass him during the gallop out.
For you Zenyatta fans, Bloodhorse.com released to Youtube footage of her at Lane's End Farm enjoying a romp in her snowy paddock. Really cute to watch :) You can also order photo prints from the shoot here.
A horse is a horse of course of course. Rachel Alexander is a better horse than Zenyatta AND Blame to put it succinctly.
Who said she was? She was named HOY because of her overall record and because she was retiring. Kinscem would be the better comparison than Regret. She was undefeated in 56 races.
I just realized that I called Rachel Alexandra “Rachel Alexander”. My apologies to Rachel.
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