An interesting thing happened in the comments of our post discussing the 2009 Horse of the Year debate.  While we went back and forth extolling the virtues and questions about the Breeders’ Cup Classic champion and undefeated mare Zenyatta as...
Topics: Eclipse Awards, horse of the year, horse racing, news, NTRA, rachel alexandra, sports, Zenyatta

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No sooner had the synthetic dust settled in the wake of Zenyatta’s dominating performance in the 2009 Breeders’ Cup Classic at Santa Anita then the flame igniting the “Horse of the Year” debate was rekindled anew.  At question...
Topics: Breeders' Cup, Eclipse Award, Eclipse Awards, haskell, horse of the year, horse racing, Horse Racing News, NTRA, Preakness, rachel alexandra, sports, tvg, tvg community, Zenyatta

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 The moment Zenyatta crossed the wire and became the 2009 Breeders’ Cup Classic champion, things went hazy.  I vaguely remember searching for people to hug, slapping high fives with everyone around, and letting loose a series of  ”rebel..
Topics: horse racing, Horse Racing News, rachel alexandra, Santa Anita, sports, year of the filly, Zenyatta

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Things get a little less absolute when we turn once again to 2-year-old fillies in the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Fillies.  Thankfully there’s no turf involved here, no matter how “turf resembling” some folks insist the Pro Ride to...
Topics: Breeder's Cup Coverage, breedres' cup, Handicapping Selections, horse racing, Horse Racing News, juvenile fillies, Santa Anita, sports

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In looking over the first three races of the Breeders’ Cup Championships at Santa Anita this weekend, there seems to be a slight pattern emerging that goes something like this:  relatively simple race, followed by relatively difficult race,...
Topics: Breeder's Cup Coverage, filly and mare sprint, Handicapping Selections, horse racing, informed decision, Santa Anita, sports, ventura

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