JC / Railbird

A Lucky Classic?

Well, I suppose it’s possible:

A defeat for dirt leader Quality Road and a sub-par success for all-weather leader Zenyatta were two further indications that Bob Baffert may be about to get lucky in the Breeders’ Cup Classic.

The first clue came last week, when his stable star ran away with the Haskell Invitational, posting the best performance by an American three-year-old this year.

But with the leading older horses having the chinks in their armour exposed on the weekend, it now looks increasingly likely that the elite division could be set for a changing of the guards in November.

Although, I’m not sure what chink is being referred to re: Zenyatta. The sub :24 final quarter? Or maybe the final sixteenth in :5.94?

Related: Eight reasons Pull the Pocket likes Zenyatta. Point #2, right on.


1 Comment

If Lookin at Lucky were to beat Zenyatta in the BC Classic, I wonder if Z fans would think that Lucky deserved HOY? It would be an interesting test of their logic that puts so much weight on the BC Classic for a HOY.

Posted by Curious to know... on August 9, 2010 @ 3:40 pm