tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-625976851717008802.post7770753383122441655..comments2015-04-18T15:42:46.788-05:00Comments on Owning Racehorses: You've Got to Say SOMETHING!Theodore L. Grevelishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04440633649225153286noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-625976851717008802.post-74302490550223048822009-08-04T19:49:04.411-05:002009-08-04T19:49:04.411-05:00Thanks, all! I appreciate the comments and especi...Thanks, all! I appreciate the comments and especially for reading.Theodore L. Grevelishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04440633649225153286noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-625976851717008802.post-30962070368052129782009-08-04T16:30:50.428-05:002009-08-04T16:30:50.428-05:00What a tragedy for racing that she did not run in ...What a tragedy for racing that she did not run in the Kentucky Derby. She surely would have won, and then they would have gone onto the Triple Crown. We would have not only a TC winner, but a filly TC winner, and what a gift that would have been to our struggling sport.<br /><br />A few weeks ago I was saying to myself that Zenyatta would beat Rachel in the Breeders Cup, because a good older horse beats a good 3yo most of the time. It's a shame that the Mosses have managed Zenyatta so conservatively. She might have won the Classic last year, and then we would be having a debate. But right now, I think the credit has to go to Rachel for taking on all 3yo comers. Maybe she'll run in the Jockey Club Gold Cup.<br /><br />As big a proponent as I am about racehorse safety, I can't help but think that CA rushed to judgment about the artificial surfaces. We should have taken just one more year to study the installation and long-term use of the surfaces, if for no other reason than to make the horsemen comfortable with it. The Breeders Cup erred in scheduling the Cup at SA two years in a row just to please the Europeans, when horsemen in our own country hadn't accepted the surface yet. The East Coast horses are severely disadvantaged, and I can't blame Jess Jackson for saying that Rachel won't come west. But c'mon, Jess, you've got to believe. She can do it. Great horses win no matter what the surface. That's what defines them as great.Sandra Warrennoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-625976851717008802.post-72793757197452952212009-08-04T08:41:07.640-05:002009-08-04T08:41:07.640-05:00Thanks for the plug, Ted!
Bottom line -- the bigg...Thanks for the plug, Ted!<br /><br />Bottom line -- the biggest stars have to shine on the biggest stage -- the sporting thing to do is to try Rachel on the Pro-ride at SA. If she takes to it, run her in the BC; if not, no harm done. There's no reason in the world not to try.Frankhttp://www.thatsamorestable.net/blognoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-625976851717008802.post-75044046481948197482009-08-04T01:36:33.412-05:002009-08-04T01:36:33.412-05:00Agree with everything but "equally impressive...Agree with everything but "equally impressive record" - Zenyatta has beaten Life Is Sweet, that's it. Everything else was style but little substance. RA has won with even more style, and achieved substantially more.malcerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02913127739083446726noreply@blogger.com