Zenyatta Training Well

[TJ]

I really don't understand why they aren't aiming for the Pacific Classic rather than the Hirsch.

The purse for the Clement Hirsch is $300,000. The purse for the Pacific Classic is $1,000,000. The payout for second place in the Pac Classic is $20,000 more than the payout for first in the Hirsch.

?????

For a horse of this calibre, who very handily thrashed everybody who showed up at the BC classic last year and has handily thrashed everybody who showed up this year, I don't understand going for the silver when the gold is right there.

Hi Kim,
They closed the SA track to training the other day....they are trying to make improvements to get through the meet that will keep the trainers from complaining about the track. That being said, I think that track may be the main reason they want to keep Zenyatta running against her own kind until the Breeder's Cup. Z's trainer know's what's best for her, he's not that fond of her running over the SA strip....he's protected her and kept her perfect this far and if he has any concerns about that track he may do as Synsonby says and pass the meet. The other concern is, of course, winning two more races and securing that bit of horse racing history. Either race Z goes in will be tough....there's that mare she ran against last time, St. Trinians who will give her a run for the money, so the streak is getting tougher to maintain and can you imagine the pressure involved in mapping this out. With her style of running she had to turn her connections prematurely gray. Taking the easy way out is the right move considering all that is at stake. On the other side of the coin, her arch rival Rachel Alexandra, is doing nothing out of the ordinary either.....she's also playing it safe running in a non-graded stake race. The way it looks to me, if these two are interested in HOY, it will be decided in the Breeder's Cup when the two of them face off for all the marbles.....not on the laurels of their individual race record as the showdown will overshadow either of their records. TJ

[TJ]

Zenyatta will have an easy time of it....if she goes in the Clemont Hirsch. St. Trinian's will take a vacation, Zenyatta put her on the shelf....read the article. TJ

http://www1.drf.com/news/article/115095.html

[TJ]

Zenyatta worked this AM in preperation for her next start, read the story...It's still a bit up in the air, it depends on the SA track. TJ
http://www.drf.com/news/zenyatta-zeroing-clement-hirsch

[TJ]

Shirreffs is still contemplating Zenyatta's next race......he will have Zenyatta ready to run at DelMar in the Clement Hirsch this Saturday, but won't make a decision to run till after he evaluates the condition of the track. They take entrys Wednesday August 4th, so they may enter and scratch if Z's trainer isn't pleased with the track come race day. Read the DRF article below. TJ
http://drf.com/news/zenyattas-last-time-home-fans

[winds]

I thought they were running at Del Mar.

winds

[TJ]

I thought they were running at Del Mar.

winds

Hi Winds,
You're right, my bad....I fixed it...thanx......let's hope he gives her the thumbs up to run, it's a pretty soft field and that may make his decision easier. TJ

[kimberley mine]

If they're looking at a horse of the year run, they'll have to either step up their game into unrestricted races OR hope that Z can win the BC classic again.

[francesca]

Her race with Zenyatta took its toll and she will wait out the rest of the year because she is sore.

[TJ]

Here's the field. TJ

9th Race. The 40th Running of STAKES
Clement L. Hirsch Stakes (Grade I)
$300,000 Guaranteed
Purse $300,000 Guaranteed One Mile And One Sixteenth(All Weather)
FOR FILLIES AND MARES, THREE-YEAR-OLDS AND UPWARD.

1 PRINCESS TAYLOR (GB) (L) '04 M 119 Espinoza, V Dr. Ronan Lambe Gallagher, Patrick
2 MADE FOR MAGIC (L) '05 M 121 Berrio, O L-Bo Racing & Michael Lamb Avila, A.
3 SPRING STYLE (IRE) (L) '05 M 119 Valenzuela, P Mmes. Cecil or Reddam Cecil, Ben
4 DANCE TO MY TUNE (L) '04 M 119 Flores, D Olympia Star, Inc. Hollendorfer, Jerry
5 ZENYATTA (L) '04 M 123 Smith, M Mr. & Mrs. J. S. Moss Shirreffs, John
6 RINTERVAL (IRE) (L) '05 M 119 Bejarano, R Jerry Jamgotchian Reed, Eric

[reenci]

If they're looking at a horse of the year run, they'll have to either step up their game into unrestricted races OR hope that Z can win the BC classic again.

LOL... ...YOUR KIDDING RIGHT?.......who is the competition ?

[reenci]

now this is NOT meant to be a put down...but for crying out loud you people could not see the second comming oF "MAN'O WAR" IF THE HORSE RAN YOU OVER!!

[karenkarenn]

something that R.A. will never have
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pz2kvJf22gs

[reenci]

[Georgerz]

At this rate, I doubt that Z would even get the Champion Older Female title in 2010.

[Terlingua]

If some of you doubt that Zenyatta will qualify for either HOY or older champion female, who do you see taking these titles in 2010? From my perspective, there's really not much to choose from this year.....