Comments on: Hustling for a Meeting http://jessicachapel.com/2009/06/29/working-on-it/ Thoroughbred racing news and notes Fri, 30 Dec 2011 16:49:10 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: The_Knight_Sky racing blog http://jessicachapel.com/2009/06/29/working-on-it/comment-page-1/#comment-296 The_Knight_Sky racing blog Tue, 30 Jun 2009 13:11:34 +0000 http://www.jessicachapel.com/?p=2351#comment-296 Fun? Why that was torture! Similar to dangling freshly washed carrots to a group of hungry baby rabbits. ;-) Fun? Why that was torture!

Similar to dangling freshly washed carrots to a group of hungry baby rabbits. ;-)

]]> By: Jessica http://jessicachapel.com/2009/06/29/working-on-it/comment-page-1/#comment-294 Jessica Tue, 30 Jun 2009 01:44:49 +0000 http://www.jessicachapel.com/?p=2351#comment-294 Moss is now saying no meeting before the Breeders' Cup: "<a href="http://www.bloodhorse.com/horse-racing/articles/51442/zenyatta-rachel--duel-unlikely-before-bc?id=51442" rel="nofollow">We’d like to meet her, but we don’t want to swerve out of our program, because we still have the Breeders’ Cup foremost in our sights</a>." Well, it was fun to dream about ... Moss is now saying no meeting before the Breeders’ Cup:

“We’d like to meet her, but we don’t want to swerve out of our program, because we still have the Breeders’ Cup foremost in our sights.”

Well, it was fun to dream about …

]]> By: The_Knight_Sky racing blog http://jessicachapel.com/2009/06/29/working-on-it/comment-page-1/#comment-293 The_Knight_Sky racing blog Tue, 30 Jun 2009 01:04:50 +0000 http://www.jessicachapel.com/?p=2351#comment-293 I do not think the match up will ever happen. Not at Monmouth Park and not in New York. Zenyatta's next race the Clement Hirsch will be the key to how this will play out. Should Zenyatta lose her perfect record then her Horse of the Year aspirations are out the window. Then the Mosses will have to come east and try to topple Rachel Alexandra head to head as a last resort. The latter is staying on the east coast no matter what. Make no mistake about that. I do not think the match up will ever happen. Not at Monmouth Park and not in New York.

Zenyatta’s next race the Clement Hirsch will be the key to how this will play out.

Should Zenyatta lose her perfect record then her Horse of the Year aspirations are out the window. Then the Mosses will have to come east and try to topple Rachel Alexandra head to head as a last resort. The latter is staying on the east coast no matter what. Make no mistake about that.

]]> By: o_crunk http://jessicachapel.com/2009/06/29/working-on-it/comment-page-1/#comment-292 o_crunk Mon, 29 Jun 2009 15:54:29 +0000 http://www.jessicachapel.com/?p=2351#comment-292 There's really no need for RA to run against older this summer with much more sweeter pots and prestigious races to be won in the restricted 3YO races. And frankly, Saratoga doesn't need a shot in the arm as far as attendance and general excitement goes. While I wouldn't discount Monmouth from out hustling NYRA, Belmont in the fall is what I think will eventually happen or maybe Churchill post- BC. There's no reason to rush this matchup, let it simmer all summer and it could be parlayed into a TC-like television event for the game in the fall. There’s really no need for RA to run against older this summer with much more sweeter pots and prestigious races to be won in the restricted 3YO races.

And frankly, Saratoga doesn’t need a shot in the arm as far as attendance and general excitement goes. While I wouldn’t discount Monmouth from out hustling NYRA, Belmont in the fall is what I think will eventually happen or maybe Churchill post- BC.

There’s no reason to rush this matchup, let it simmer all summer and it could be parlayed into a TC-like television event for the game in the fall.

]]> By: Jessica http://jessicachapel.com/2009/06/29/working-on-it/comment-page-1/#comment-291 Jessica Mon, 29 Jun 2009 15:35:11 +0000 http://www.jessicachapel.com/?p=2351#comment-291 But is she? Shirreffs sounds certain about that plan, yet Moss sounds open to other possibilities. There might be room for a deal ... But is she? Shirreffs sounds certain about that plan, yet Moss sounds open to other possibilities. There might be room for a deal …

]]> By: dana http://jessicachapel.com/2009/06/29/working-on-it/comment-page-1/#comment-290 dana Mon, 29 Jun 2009 15:30:55 +0000 http://www.jessicachapel.com/?p=2351#comment-290 Too bad Zenyatta's pointing towards the Clement Hirsch, I would pass out if they met in the Go For Wand! http://www.ntra.com/content.aspx?type=news&id=40180 Too bad Zenyatta’s pointing towards the Clement Hirsch, I would pass out if they met in the Go For Wand!

http://www.ntra.com/content.aspx?type=news&id=40180

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