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12-03-2010, 01:41 PM
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Pioneer of the Nile misses the top 20....
But Zenyatta is the 18th greatest horse of all-time. Who knew?
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12-03-2010, 01:48 PM
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The Zenyattards are still going strong I see.
18th best American runner ever. I can probably think of at least 18 fillies in my 25 years of watching racing that would beat Zenyatta at least 50% of the time.
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12-03-2010, 01:57 PM
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Just the fact that she is buffeted by Colin and Seabiscuit demonstrates the absurdity.
And War Admiral is behind her... Oh, as well as Bold Ruler, Alydar, Sunday Silence... 
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12-03-2010, 02:12 PM
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Such victories - instead of narrow ones over Rinterval and St. Trinians - would have surely had to catapult her into the top five of all-time. However, Shirreffs is a very patient man - and didn't want to risk having Zenyatta extend herself too much until the big day. It's all about the one big day a year and the win/loss record.
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12-03-2010, 02:15 PM
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OMG
 
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12-03-2010, 10:13 PM
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12-03-2010, 02:04 PM
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Zenyatta probably would have beat dominant So. Cal division leader Nashoba's Key if Shirreffs didn't scratch her. Zenyatta probably would have beat the mighty Miss Isella over a sloppy track at Churchill if Shirreffs didn't scratch her. Zenyatta probably would have won the Breeders Cup Juvenile at two if Shirreffs wasn't so patient. Zenyatta probably would have been a great 3-year-old filly ... if only she didn't miss all the action. Obviously Zenyatta deserves to be rated ahead of recent horses like Skip Away, Cigar, and Ghostzapper ... those horses couldn't touch her... especially at the distance of 8.5 furlongs where she's known to light up the sundials you time her with.
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12-03-2010, 02:16 PM
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I don't believe into all this because I've been watching racing for 20 years and haven't seen any of the horses run Live or on TV remote. Even on the 20of the 20th century Of All Time I've only seen Cigar and Zenny. So how am I to know anything about horses racing in the 60's and 70's. That's wrong with racing because every article talks about how much better the past is better than the present and future. Makes me sick.
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12-03-2010, 02:23 PM
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Basically, Jon White thinks that Zenyatta is the best horse - male or female - that we've seen since Spectacular Bid. Spectacular Bid is the 2nd to youngest horse on that list of his... and he last raced over 30 years ago.
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12-03-2010, 02:24 PM
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12-03-2010, 02:26 PM
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I thought Cigar made it. Dam now the list is even worse than I thought. I hate this BS Best of List. Could the teams of the 30's beat today world Series winners? Are they the Best of All Time. At least in other Sports teams make the All Time list that even a 10 yearold could say he saw them play. I'm not saying all of the old timer's couldn't run but come on not a one since the Late 70's early 80's. Hell that's over 30 years ago.
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