GR I Zenyatta Stakes

[TJ]

7th Race. (C9) The 4th Running of
Beholder drops in against her own gender and should have a very easy time of this. Just a perfect prep for this great racemare's attempt to run in the BC Classic or BC Distaff in late October. PP's below. TJ

Zenyatta Stakes (Grade I)
$300,000 Guaranteed
STAKES
Purse $300,000 Guaranteed One Mile And One Sixteenth
FOR FILLIES AND MARES, THREE YEARS OLD AND UPWARD.
1 OSCAR PARTY (L) '10 M 119 Graham, J DP Racing James M. Cassidy
2 SAVINGS ACCOUNT (L) '11 F 119 Van Dyke, D Heider Family Stables LLC & Bernick Thomas F. Proctor
3 MY MONET (L) '11 F 119 Gonzalez, S KM Racing Enterprise, Inc. Ricky Agarie
4 BIG BOOK (L) '12 F 116 Desormeaux, K George Krikorian Tim Yakteen
5 KYRIAKI (L) '10 M 119 Gutierrez, M Ciaglia Racing LLC or Savides Peter Eurton
6 MY SWEET ADDICTION (L) '10 M 124 Smith, M Pamela C. Ziebarth Martin F. Jones
7 WILD IN THE SADDLE (L) '09 M 119 Bejarano, R Anderson & Ortiz Richard Baltas
8 WARREN'S VENEDA (L) '10 M 121 Baze, T Benjamin C. Warren Craig A. Lewis
9 BEHOLDER (L) '10 M 124 Stevens, G Spendthrift Farm, LLC Richard Mandella

Click on Beholder: http://www.brisnet.com/cgi-bin/briswatc ... mmary.html

[TJ]

Oscar Party is an early scratch. TJ

[TJ]

Beholder
My Sweet Addiction
Big Book
Warren's Veneda

[Cree]

Beholder
Savings Account
Warrens Veneda
Big Book

[TJ]

Here's the finish:
Beholder
My Sweet Addiction
Savings Account
My Monet

[ct2346]

To quote Ross Perot, that giant sucking sound that you hear is all of the HOTY votes moving over to Beholder.

It's always good to watch how 3yo's run against their elders at this time of year. If she is behaviorally on her game one month from now, she will crush the 3yos and spawn what will become an annoying debate throughout the winter season.

I still think AP will withdraw and retire...but if he doesn't and he gets crushed... you're looking at a 60k stud fee. Thinking about it...if he does retire now, you're looking at a 80k fee...not that much of a difference....I'm talking about contract numbers not advertised numbers.

[Cree]

Seems like a risky move to race AP in the Classic at 10 furlongs. If the big mare pulls it off and wins the Classic, she is no doubt in my mind HOY. Especially if she beats American Pharoah. You hate to see him end his career on losses. I really don't feel confident in his ability to take on the older males over 10 furlongs.

[jagger]

Seems like a risky move to race AP in the Classic at 10 furlongs. If the big mare pulls it off and wins the Classic, she is no doubt in my mind HOY. Especially if she beats American Pharoah. You hate to see him end his career on losses. I really don't feel confident in his ability to take on the older males over 10 furlongs.

Others have voiced their concerns about AP at 10f, Cree. He did have the second fastest Belmont OF THE TRIPLE CROWN WINNERS and 5th or 6th fastest overall, so what is the concern about 10f? Just because he lost at 10f once? Just curious. If he doesn't run in the Classic because of the presence of Beholder and other older males, it just seems cowardly and inappropriate for a Triple Crown Winner. For me, I'd rather see him lose in the Classic rather than dodge other horses. He's still a Triple Crown Winner and can't imagine that he would lose HOY....it seems like it should be awarded on the basis of the whole year and not just one or even 2 races. Just my 2 cents.