breeders cup

[Bet Angel]

I'm not a horseman and can't claim to be, but surely Yenyatta would have won that with a better ride?

[to75ne]

agree bout eighteen lengths behind and lost by a head(i think). wonderful ride though

[Yantraman]

Well a fantastic couple of evenings trading for me. Amazing volumes (2.2m matched on the last race) - was doubling my normal stakes, much better than the UK racing in the day. Also I found the markets easy to read,maybe fewer traders pushing the markets around.

Spent most of the evening just scalping a tick here a tick there for as much volume as I could stand, great fun!!

The most enjoyable trading I've done for a while

[hgodden]

Maybe the jockey was the one behind the mountain of cash coming to lay her late on

How did you find trading that Peter? I only did the last couple of races but the potential there was enormous, just wish I'd been a bit sharper to take proper advantage!

[Bet Angel]

Maybe the jockey was the one behind the mountain of cash coming to lay her late on

How did you find trading that Peter? I only did the last couple of races but the potential there was enormous, just wish I'd been a bit sharper to take proper advantage!

I don't tend to enjoy trading the US racing, even the big meetings.

Can't believe we missed out on history there. Why didn't he bring Zenyatta on a bit more?

[Exacta]

Cant wait for the jockey interview.

[aligammack]

Great race!

I tried trading some of the earlier races but wasn't enjoying it.

The classic was a different story. I found it extremely easy to read.

Hats off to Goldikova also.

[npatel999]

I wonder whether the rider's ego got better of him. Looks like the rider wanted the greatest finish ever by coming so way behind to win the cup twice. The pace seemed fast but it wasn't the quickest ever so I'm not sure why Zenyatta was meandering at the back for so long. I've won whatever the result but what a shame Zenyatta lost by such a short margin and it wasn't her blame (excuse the pun).

[TheRiddler]

I'm not a horseman and can't claim to be, but surely Yenyatta would have won that with a better ride?

I disagree the best horse won although this years classic was not a high quality renewal. This race actually helped her out in key ways. If she had raced closer she would imo have finished 2nd at best and probably worse on this day.She didn't run out of track, she ran out of puff. It appears at first as if she had too much to do but against this field and the way they performed she really should have won if she was good enough. There is a very good reason why the horse held back and it wasn't jockey and it wasn't the dirt kickback.
The race overall was not a race bearing any great horse nor any great performance. Far, far from it. Exciting for the spectator though.

Lets hope other owners/trainer do not follow suit campaign wise. The number of grade one races has reached a point where it detracts from the sport. Any horse who wishes to preserve a unbeaten record has many opportunities to do so because they can avoid each other like the plague. What Zenyatta has achieved is good for the casual observer but it also highlights a few of the many problems with modern racing.

[andyfuller]

The news she was beaten has reached Germany:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i1YutMhv ... r_embedded

[andyfuller]

Jockey punch up after one of the early races, you don't see that very often. Didn't see what happened to spark that off?

"Borel was fined $5,000 and Castellano $2,500 for the fight, while Castellano was also handed a six-day suspension for rough riding in the $500,000 contest"

Ridiculous punishment, may as well not have bothered doing anything.