tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3549541742555961000.post6471937961318828642..comments2019-05-14T04:21:40.592-04:00Comments on Horsin' Around: Living in a DreamNetworkEmpowermenthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09053022764177401200noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3549541742555961000.post-89943614209053336542010-03-14T01:13:08.215-05:002010-03-14T01:13:08.215-05:00Mike Smith said John Shirreffs wanted Zen to have ...Mike Smith said John Shirreffs wanted Zen to have an easy trip, and Smith said he didn't want to tax her by going wide and making her run harder. He says she can make room if she needs to because of her size. I have no expertise in that area, so I can't say.<br /><br />The thing I worried about early in the race was I thought he let her lag too far back considering there wasn't a lot of speed up front. I guess it's my leftover worries from last year's Clement Hirsch. <br /><br />I also think they need to work on getting her to break better. Of course, I'm not the one with an undefeated horse. :)<br /><br />Not to get off topic, but I read through the whole Macho Again/Anaaba's Creation argument in today's blog, and perhaps *everyone* missed a point, which was Zen's close call in the Clement Hirsch was strictly due to rider error, not whether AC was an "allowance horse." In fact, you pointed that out right in this thread.<br /><br />It was only Z's sheer guts and acceleration that got her to the wire on time that day. In the same vein, it was Rachel's sheer guts that held off Macho Again in the Woodward. <br /><br />I wish the Macho Again/Anaaba's Creation/allowance horse talk would just go away. <br /><br />Assuming Rachel is fine physically after today's race, I actually think she'll come out of it sharper and more fit. I hope she and Zen are in top shape for the Apple Blossom. They'll need to be if they're going to run against Zardana, right?CVnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3549541742555961000.post-41489451295170448912010-03-13T22:37:26.006-05:002010-03-13T22:37:26.006-05:00CV,
It did. Smith needs to be more careful, a hor...CV,<br /><br />It did. Smith needs to be more careful, a horse can only overcome so much, no matter how great. Man o War probably had the worst trip of any horse in the history of racing with his lone loss. He broke backwards! Then after making up ground the whole way he gets boxed in. Of course we all know he got out and continued his assult, but he still fell short. Smith rode way to confident and go really lucky that a hole between those two opened up. Had it not he would've been forced to take back and go wide. That is the second time he has nearly caused her to loose. He's getting way to cocky.NetworkEmpowermenthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09053022764177401200noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3549541742555961000.post-63745983706677403452010-03-13T19:40:27.159-05:002010-03-13T19:40:27.159-05:00LDP,
The "traffic" part of your dream b...LDP,<br /><br />The "traffic" part of your dream became reality today, and a lesser horse might have lost. <br /><br />I don't know how common it is for a 17-hand Thoroughbred to be blocked by traffic and be agile enough to quickly dive to the rail, run past one horse, then move out and accelerate to pass the frontrunner. But Zenyatta did it.CVnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3549541742555961000.post-19015937893705441162010-03-13T09:39:31.734-05:002010-03-13T09:39:31.734-05:00CV,
The annoucer in my dream was making reference...CV,<br /><br />The annoucer in my dream was making reference to the BCC, when Smith moved her inside. I didn't use the annoucer's voice as much as I heard it in my dream. I remembering it looking very similar to the Classic, but the difference was when the hole closed up, another horse had already drawn along side of Zenyatta, preventing her from moving to the outside. That is why Smith had to take her back before moving outside. <br /><br />Believe me I don't want this to happen, I like both RA and Zenyatta, and from a business standpoint, a loss by either of them would be bad for the set up of the AB.NetworkEmpowermenthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09053022764177401200noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3549541742555961000.post-28530306200982222812010-03-12T18:46:48.506-05:002010-03-12T18:46:48.506-05:00Actually, this dream has already occurred, LDP, bu...Actually, this dream has already occurred, LDP, but with a different finish. <br /><br />During the Breeders Cup Classic, Mike Smith took Zenyatta up the rail and began threading her through traffic. He was aiming for the hole between Twice Over and I believe, Summer Bird, when Twice Over moved left and the hole closed up. <br /><br />Zenyatta had to check a bit off Twice Over's heels, but was agile enough to do that and still get to the outside. She then accelerated and won by a length.<br /><br />So, in a way, the first part of your dream has already come true.CVnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3549541742555961000.post-89449372767806750062010-03-06T10:33:22.065-05:002010-03-06T10:33:22.065-05:00Sometimes dreams come true and sometimes they do n...Sometimes dreams come true and sometimes they do not. LOLBrian Zipsehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08592017304873334271noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3549541742555961000.post-20898572945547019662010-03-05T20:57:04.572-05:002010-03-05T20:57:04.572-05:00Well that's one dream I sure hope WON'T co...Well that's one dream I sure hope WON'T come true...Jasminenoreply@blogger.com