Santa Anita Breeders Cup

[casey jones]

The Breeder’s cup just gets better each year!

What a meeting Friday saw the legendary Henry Cecil gain his first breeders cup win with Midday much deserved for a legend of the turf. The highlight of the first day by a distance.

Saturday was phenomenal!

Pounced won for Frankie and Big John, he seems to line on up every year for the little Italian. It was a sublime tactical ride from Dettori, maybe Garret Gomez should start asking for some advice after his rides on Ventura & Gayego both appeared to be asked to make up an incredible amount of ground and were badly positioned throughout their races. I have a strong feeling if Frankie would have rode Gayego it may have won.

I must say what a quality jockey Peslier is, what a ride he gave Goldikova world class in my opinion and a fantastic training performance to boot and a superb filly of the highest order.

Followed up by a great race which saw the master trainer Sir Michael produce Conduit to peak again in the states. Great credit must go to the second, he must be some horse to stick on for the runners up spot after making all until collared by Conduit.

Finally what can only be described as the Awesome ZENYATTA. I don’t ever recall a filly or a colt making up that amount of ground in a Grade One race and winning with some aplomb. The race didn’t go to plan if she would have sat closer it would have been even more impressive, an incredible performance from a unique filly. I remember with great fondness the likes of Oh So sharp triple crown winning filly and Triptych (Winner of nine Group 0nes) Pebbles, Bosra Sham , Miesque, Cape Verdi and of course Ouija Board. However this filly looks every bit as good if not better it was a fantastic finale to great meet and one which will live long in the memory.

On a more negative note Big Mac managed to cover himself in glory yet again by going on World wide TV coverage and tell Millions that neither Conduit or Zenyatta would win. I am pretty sure Channel Four and his colleges will rip the p--- and repeat this performance on a Saturday morning shortly. What a prize c---!

[Gingertipster]

Re: Santa Anita Breeders Cup I don't much like Big Mac, but just think he went a bit too far (again). Think the point he should've made was both Conduit and Zenyatta were poor value (at US odds). So don't back them. The last two Breeders Cups have been better, yes. Just wish all European horses ran without bute or lasix. By using them it turns a blind eye to them. Why should it be o.k. to use drugs in USA and not elsewhere? And... Hope next year European horses don't run on the dirt. It is not safe!