Did anyone catch the Queen's 18th start and 18th win tonight?! I can't wait to get home and see it!! She is absolutely incredible. Posted via Mobile Device
wow that was an amazing race she was like second last and then just sped up. It reminded me of a melbourne cup race one year. The horses was like last for nearly the whole race and in the last few minutes of the race sped up the side and came first
Well its about time racing had a horse that everyone will remember! I mean, there's Curlin & Barbaro but to me it seems that the 70's was the last memorable decade. You know a horse is incredible when people who aren't even horse racing fans have heard of them! You go girl!
(And to paintluver - i watch that show ALL the time to!! was a little confused when joe talamo & california flag lost (cuz i know they won in the Breeders' Cup last year) & then i realized that the episodes are from 2008 lol
That dance is adorable!!!!!!!!!! Watching Zenyatta come around the turn I swear she looks to be twice as big as the other horses..... Incredible!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Lol i have to say this post gave me a little artistic inspiration this morning :wink: So i sketched up a pic of the current queens of racing; Zenyatta, Rachel Alexandra & Rags to Riches.
She gives me a heart attack every time she races. Always laying back, always threatening to lose and then just flying on by. .....There have been a few races when I thought she was done for. Posted via Mobile Device
I know eh? She's like this big machine; her run just looks so darn effortless and like she's barely trying, but she's passing all the other horses like lightning. She's got such a long, easy stride.
Very interesting to me is the fact that she wasn't raced until late into her 3 year old year - kind of makes you wonder, doesn't it? Only time will tell, but it would be nice if people looked at her and questioned the intelligence of racing undeveloped 2 year olds.
They should have tried her for the Triple Crown! She would've smashed all the boys (& Rachel or course). But then again if she wasn;t raced until 3 she probably wouldn't have had enough points to enter...
She didn't even race the first time until long after the Triple Crown was over. She raced in November of 2007, at closer to 4 years old (3 years, 7 months) for the first time.
I think its fantastic that they waited until she was older..less chance of tragic injuries that some of the younger racing horses end up with because I think they are started far too young. The main reason I dont watch horse races are because of those injuries (also cant watch animal planet anymore, which while some are just part of the sport, others just being their bodies arent strong enough yet. She does seem to have a great, upbeat personality and sometimes I think they can become more successful when they are allowed to keep that personality and the owners/jockey are channeling what makes her successful. She is a beautiful horse.
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