Look at who Rachel has beat and look at who Zenyatta has beat. Z keeps beating up on the same group of females in Southern California (Lethal Heat, Tough Tizs Sis and such over and over). Z wins the Classic in a WEAK field, proven by Gio Ponti that ran second in the classic is a TURF horse and had never won anything on dirt or synthetic and the horse that ran 3rd is extremely WEAK as well. Basically splitting hairs between the two but 2009 Horse of the Year, Rachel Alexandra proves she was the best in 2009 and Saturdays 108 Beyer Speed Figure under wraps winning by 10 1/2 in times faster in a 1 1/8 mile race versus her previous 2 starts that were at 1 1/16 mile, Rachel is right back where she belongs in the same sentence with Zenyatta. We will never find out who is actually who is best. It may be Quality Road that spoils all the fun, 4 yr old Male who ran a 121 Beyer in the Met Mile on Memorial Day weekend and has the top 4 Beyer Speed figures of 2010. Quality Road will be at Churchill for the Classic as will Rail Trip and Rachel Alexandra but not Zenyatta.Originally Posted by Grumpy
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