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Originally Posted by bobphilo
Long winning streaks against inferior competition is not much of an accomplishment.
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It is if you're past 3-4 years old. Most in the U.S. cant keep their horses racing after 3. If it isn't much of an accomplishment, why aren't more able to do it?
Zenyatta, winner of 19 consecutive races in a 20-race career. It's hard to judge Rachel against that, because her accomplishments are great, but her greatness only lasted 1 season. So probbably not fair to try.
As for inferior competition Bob?: From DRF: "In winning the 2009 Breeders’ Cup Classic and running second in 2010, Zenyatta finished in front of 21 different horses. Four of those (Lookin At Lucky, Summer Bird, Colonel John, and Quality Road) never raced again, but 12 went on to win stakes races after losing to Zenyatta, and 10 of those were graded or group stakes winners. Those runners tallied 25 graded or group stakes wins after their loss to Zenyatta, including seven different horses who combined for 12 Grade or Group 1 wins."
At any rate, they were both deserving of high honors, but for different reasons. They never really gave Rachel a proper vacation from the track (she was kept at the track for her "time off".....what a horrible thing they did to her in doing that! A lot of people don't know this. )
And Zenyatta had the *personality* and flash .....Rachel was always more of a loner type.
How about Winx?
