Ride
Einstein
against other champions!

Einstein

10 year old Horse | Retired

1 fan

2 favorites

[Edit]

Owner(s):

Midnight Cry Stables

Trainer:

Helen Pitts

Bred:

(BRZ) by [Add Data]

Pedigree:

Spend A Buck - Gay Charm by Ghadeer

Rating:

8.03/10


	Eclipse Sportswire


	Eclipse Sportswire

Profile

Pedigree

Progeny

Siblings

Biography

News & Notes

Photos

Comments

Log

What the Horse Racing Nation is saying about Einstein...

Einstein

One of the better turf runners ever. Could run on multiple surfaces

Posted by ChadParma

· 22 days ago ·

· Comment

Show All 0 Comments

Who Has Zenyatta Beaten?

Nineteen up, nineteen down. Zenyatta has done it all. Her quest for a pair of perfect 10s comes in a few weeks at Churchill Downs with the world watching in the Breeders' Cup Classic. But there is an undeniable question standing in her way to 20 consecutive victories -- the competition. Even the mos...Read More

Source: sports.espn.go.com · Posted 470 days ago ·

· Comment

Show All 47 Comments
humphrey · The clock, energy dynamics of pace. the traditonal positional proclivities of the deep closer and EVERY pace thrown at her....The particulars are not any different than that · 470 days ago ·

like

0

0
humphrey · Bloodhorse has a good article about her http://cs.bloodhorse.com/blogs/wgoh/archive/2010/10/19/lost-opportunities-by-eric-mitchell.aspx · 470 days ago ·

like

0

0
medlocke · Looks like a pretty respectable group to me. Both male and female alike. Plus, the field she'll face in the 2010 Breeders Cup Classic will only serve to strengthen that list. I challenge any horse, male or female, to give away the weight that Zenyatta has given away so many times in so many races, and see if they still come up undefeated under those taxing circumstances? It's almost unheard of for a deep closer, more often than not, saddled with a boulder while the competition carries a brick, to be able to find the wire every time first without failure. Zenyatta's drive, and refuse to lose attitude is second to none in the sport, worldwide. This mare can run all day long. Stamina will be her deadliest weapon at Churchill Downs. I think both Quality Road and Blame, off of his JCGC run, are suspect at best to not fade at 1-1/4. I think it's likely Lookin At Lucky could prove to be her strongest opposition. But provided that Mike Smith does his job correctly, and times the ride correctly, I think her shear power and closing onslaught will prove too much for all in the race. As I said before, let other horses try giving away the weight that Zenyatta has given on a regular basis. Then see how their lifetime record comes out? Unbelievable that this mare, given her running style, and handicaps in races is still a perfect 19 for 19. Make no mistake. What Zenyatta has already accomplished is history making. If she win's this year's Breeders Cup Classic? It will be legendary for all-time. JMO. · 470 days ago ·

like

0

0
wildwestzona · I would love to see them do this same list for Rachel's competition. If a horse dominates the FEMALE CLASIC, Wins The BCC, beats Switch (who beat blind luck), beats the horse Zardana(that Rachel lost to), and is 19-0 over a 3 year period - then I don't care if the races are on concrete against donkey's, that is one heck of a career and IMO makes her the greatest female in American Sports Racing History. · 470 days ago ·

like

1

1
wildwestzona · Forgot to mention: REGAL RANSOM who beat BLAME people. SUMMER BIRD who was voted 2009 MALE champion people!!! GIOPONTI who is the best MALE turf horse in America. · 470 days ago ·

like

1

1
luvzenyatta · There's that ugly symbol again. I agree totally that Rachel should not ever have a 1 rating, but at this point in Zenyatta's undefeated 19 for 19 career she should never have a red down arrow next to her name. No excuses or explanations accepted:) · 470 days ago ·

like

0

0
luvzenyatta · Z haters: Repeat after me, 19 for 19, 19 for 19, 19 for 19. There's no denying the greatness of this accomplishment. · 469 days ago ·

like

0

0
bob46 · Z tea drinkers, repeat after me, Horse of the Year RA, horse of the year RA, horse of the year RA, Poly Lover Zenyatta, Poly lover Zenyatta, Poly lover Zenyatta, · 469 days ago ·

like

0

0
Skyharbor21 · No one wanted to race her for 2nd at the Apple Blossom. Surely the east coast fillies who excel on dirt would have stepped up to take her on. But no one wanted to get beat, that includes RA. · 469 days ago ·

like

0

0
perimeters · bob46, Rachel Alexandra did win 2009 Horse of the Year, but she probably ran the weakest campaign of any defending Horse of the Year in 2010. Understand your track surfaces. Zenyatta does not seem to care for Del Mar's Polytrack surface but she wins anyway. She has also won two Grade 1 races on regular dirt, and numerous others on Hollywood's Cushion Track and Santa Anita's Pro-Ride. Since you seem enamoured with Rachel, where was you princess when Zenyatta was romping in the 2010 Apple Blossom? · 469 days ago ·

like

0

0
cugel the clever · LOL - Pathetic to see the zenyphiles defending the supposed "strength" of last year's BCC field. I notice the poll of the day asks who you like to win the Mile, and the great Gio Ponti, who Z beat last year gets only 11% of the vore for 4th place and he isn't even good enough for his connections to enter him in the Classic this year! Yup, Z sure did beat some strong competion last year..... · 469 days ago ·

like

0

0
mdracing69 · cugel, I read that Gio Ponti is going to be pre-entered in the BC Mile and Classic. “At the moment our intention is to enter in both the races,” Stuart Fitzgibbon, commercial manager at Castleton-Lyons, said Thursday afternoon. · 469 days ago ·

like

0

0
icyhotboo · I just can't understand why when you have a great mare and a great filly in the same your need for bashing one or the other. 2009 was a great year for the ladies,Zenyatta beat a very strong field in the classic and the woodward was the most brutal race I've ever seen run. Not one horse who ran in the Woodward is running today and not by choice.Every horse in that race took a shot at her and she put them all away.Getting back to Zenyatta 19-0 is a feat not likely to be seen again.Personally I think she she runs it up to 20 no problem.When you chase a horse a good as Gio Ponti out of entering a race that says volumes about just how good she is. · 469 days ago ·

like

0

0
zilzal89 · The play over here will be to take the 4-1 Zenyatta now, i will probably be able to lay her at much reduced odds come postime. What do all you folks over there think of the pace of the race?? as it looks set up for the closers here · 469 days ago ·

like

0

0
medomoreno · I find it sad to witness pettiness regarding this issue. In my opinion, any race including Gio Ponti, Blame, Quality Road, Haynesfied, and Lookin' At Lucky is a helluva race; throw in Zenyatta: WOW!!! Sit back & enjoy. The goal is to win, and for any stretch-runner that translates into: getting up in time. Zenyatta's closest margins of victory have been in races in which the 6 Furlong splits have been: 1:13.06, 1:15.11 [sic], 1:13.64. Does anybody really think that in this coming race we're gonna see a 1:15 split??? · 466 days ago ·

like

0

0
humphrey · EVERY horse that dared go into the gate with her. · 466 days ago ·

like

0

0
medomoreno · I find it sad to witness pettiness regarding this issue. In my opinion, any race including Gio Ponti, Blame, Quality Road, Haynesfied, and Lookin' At Lucky is a helluva race; throw in Zenyatta: WOW!!! Sit back & enjoy. The goal is to win, and for any stretch-runner that translates into: getting up in time. Zenyatta's closest margins of victory have been in races in which the 6 Furlong splits have been: 1:13.06, 1:15.11 [sic], 1:13.64. Does anybody really think that in this coming race we're gonna see a 1:15 split??? · 466 days ago ·

like

0

0
curlin · I have a question to the zenyatta "haters": Do you want her to get beat? I understand you feel she is overrated but, would you not love to see her win? If she were to win she'd be undoubtably a top 5 horse all time. Do you not want to see history? I'm of the group that this year does nothing but add to her legacy. IMO even if she loses she is still an all time great. I just don't see how people can root against her. I was never a fan of RA but I always wanted her to win. Mainly because it would look better when zenyatta beat her. (now we won't get a chance to see that happen). It is just unbelievable to me how you can root against her. · 466 days ago ·

like

0

0
CraigBradshaw · this prior bcc10, blame proved himself to be a very worthy horse in nosing out zenyatta, albeit on his home track, and a surface more familiar to him than to zen. you could say now that he is the best horse she has met in the classic on dirt, but the always game and underappreciated gio ponti should remain right at the top of the list due to his versatility, and the fact that he did as well against goldikova as he did against zenyatta. quality road, haynesfield, musket man should be put way down around 18, 19, 20, as all 3 of them were non-factors in this classic. fly down could probably be moved into about the 11th position. i'd put espoir city in at about 15th or so. lookin' at lucky could be considered at about 10th. · 378 days ago ·

like

0

0
CraigBradshaw · in addition, you can see that she has faced the best horses available at least once, that didn't refuse to face her, considering her races were announced well in advance. · 378 days ago ·

like

0

0
trenchtownrock · Really?....I think that should answer it. · 378 days ago ·

like

0

0
medlocke · CraigBradshaw, I totally agree. Maybe Zenyatta didn't face the boys as often as myself or many others may have liked? But the one thing you can say is that when she did face the boys, she faced the very best of the best that raced on turf, synthetics, and conventional dirt. And found only one that was able to run a big enough race to withstand her closing kick by mere inches on his home track. A racetrack that Blame had dominated many other G1 winning males throughout his career. Don't get me wrong, I think Blame is a fantastic colt. A real talent that had a great career. But when you can say that you raced 22 of the very best colt's in the world on both synthetics and conventional dirt, and defeated 21 of them soundly, there's certainly no shame in that. If Zenyatta had faced males more often than she face them in her career, would she have more than one loss? Very probably. But I will say that she was a dominant enough race-mare that I don't believe she would've defeated in her division any more often than Goldikova ever get's defeated in hers. TJMO. · 378 days ago ·

like

0

0
lewpe · Oldest males horses to win the BC Classic were 5 years old. Zenyatta, at 6 years old, takes on 4 year olds in their prime and still puts in a phenomenal performance. She may not have raced many races against the males but as medlocke states she did, indeed, beat 21 of the best soundly. She deserves credit for that. She deserves credit for beating the remaining field in the 2010 BC Classic as well. Her prior 2010 races may have been considered prep races but, as another post states, she gave up weight to lesser experienced opponents to even the odds. She did, in fact, run two very close races which I saw first hand against Switch and Lethal Heat. It's interesting but sad to see the ugly posts that are swirling here which is why I've stayed away. There is a horse for their time and Zenyatta is the horse of our time. She brought renewed interest to the sport for those who have never attended as well as for those of us like myself who have been going to horse racing events for over 30 years. It's exciting to see people genuinely excited again about horse racing. And, it has given us renewed hope in the industry. · 373 days ago ·

like

0

0
medlocke · Look, did Zenyatta run against the boys as often as we all wanted to see her run against them? Probably not. But when you've raced in back to back Breeders Cup Classics, on two different surfaces, against 22 of the very best colt's in the world that raced on turf, synthetics, and conventional dirt. One can hardly say Zenyatta dodged anybody. And she proved herself better than 21 of the 22 best colt's in the world. Only losing by mere inches to a colt in Blame that was more dominant on the CD track than any other horse in racing has been in the past 2 seasons. JMO. · 340 days ago ·

like

0

0
icyhotboo · medlocke:Zenyatta ? She won horse of the year for 2010 and went on to mate with Bernardini? This is March 1, 20011 the voting is over wake up, the voting actually took place and she won. Go back to sleep it was just a bad dream. · 340 days ago ·

like

0

0
Thead'or · This argument is a joke. For some odd Reason every Zenyatta convo somehow has to mention RA's accomplishments. Why? A horse that she never faced, and never will seems to play a questionably big part in her career. Its not who the horses Rachel Alexandra beats, its how she beat them. In the Woodward ANY horse would have gone flat like a cheap tire after the fractions she set. Any 3 year-old filly running in this race [Wait has that ever happened before?] Would have not been anywhere near this field heading for home. She wasn't any 3 year-old filly. Her accomplishments where so far and beyond at that age and gender people got carried away. Trying to pick out minor things, fact is she never let us down that year. Her owners paid the price for it, but we got to see hints of what was of 2009 in 2010. · 339 days ago ·

like

0

0
footlick · Can we just stop! Why tear down either animal. Let's move on. Please!!!!! · 339 days ago ·

like

0

0
CraigBradshaw · not trying to dredge up old arguments, but if you read the list, plus the 12 males she finished ahead of in the bcc11, she bettered 30+ G1 winners in her career. · 149 days ago ·

like

0

0
CauseForConcern · CraigBradshaw: Most were running on her track for the first time(synthetic). You want to come to my house? I'll beat you anytime you wanna play basketball. Don't know if I can beat you at your house, but, then that's another story. · 149 days ago ·

like

0

0
WesWhite · Goldikova bested almost as many Grade 1 winners in 1 year. Laughable. · 149 days ago ·

like

0

0
HORSEFACE · CauseForConcern.....AMan.... she was a synthetic specialist...!!! just average away from home. · 149 days ago ·

like

0

0
CauseForConcern · medlocke: You stated that Zenyatta won back-to-back BC's on two different surfaces. She won both BC's at the same track, same surface. · 149 days ago ·

like

0

0
icyhotboo · Whats pitiful is that you people had to go back 190 days to start another lame argument between ztchtes · 149 days ago ·

like

0

0
TimSmith · Seriously MOVE ON.. There are two sides to this argument and neither ever gives in.. Quit being pathetic and move on. · 148 days ago ·

like

0

0
CraigBradshaw · ww, cfc, horseface.....three teenyboppers still throwing spitwads at a horse. weakest arguments i've ever seen. · 148 days ago ·

like

0

0
RamonDimas · she beat the best males horses in the U.S. · 148 days ago ·

like

0

0
CraigBradshaw · and, several G1 winning females, and the best at the time, ginger punch, for a total of well over 40 G1 horses beat by z. · 144 days ago ·

like

0

0
MarcelloMarocco · IMO she did NOT face the best Turf horses in 2009, if the best Turf Horses raced her Sea The Stars would have won, Conduit could have won, Fame and Glory could have won, Henry the navigator could have won. beating Twice over at 3, RVW @3 ( rode completely wrong in that race up close) is not convincing enough to me that she beat the so called BEST. The BEST raced in the ARC, and the BC Turf, and stuck to their disciplines, and watch the race again to see Gio Ponti have a horrid trip until he found room at the 16th pole. JMO. · 129 days ago ·

like

0

0
MarcelloMarocco · Plus with all due respect to Blame(who is a champion Dirt Horse) who did she race in last years BCC that was a legitimate 10f horse? Musket man?, Espoir City?, First Dude(maybe this year before retiring) Paddy O'Prado?, Quality Road(love him to death, and was injured during the race). The only 10f horses finished in the top 4. That Field was not as loaded as people would like to think, in regards to legitimate 10 f horses. But Zenyatta still had a tremendous record, and regardless if she raced vs fillies/Mares 95% of the time she still won 18 races in that regard. Hell of a record. · 129 days ago ·

like

0

0
icyhotboo · @MarcelloMarocco: With all due respect, Sea The Stars, Conduit, Henry the Navigator, Fame and Glory did not show up, Zenyatta did. It's pretty odd how many horses didn't show up or retired rather than face her. As far as losing to Blame by eight inches that was one of the best races I've ever watched regardless of the out come. Running down a great closer in his own right (Blame) is no small accomplishment. Some trainers who feel she could run with the best ever are, Allen Jerkens, Nick Zito, Bob Baffert, John Nerud etc. As with all posts they tend to be very subjective so I believe in time her greatness will be more appreciated. Have a nice day. · 129 days ago ·

like

0

0
CauseForConcern · Marcello, get your gender right. · 129 days ago ·

like

0

0
MarcelloMarocco · Cause for Concern- What Gender would yo be refering too?.... When I said She it was Zenyatta I spoke of. Read more carefully. · 125 days ago ·

like

0

0
MarcelloMarocco · Icy - Yes the horses I listed ran in the ARC, and BC Turf(conduit). These horses run 12f, not 10. Sea The stars beating Zenyatta would have proved nothing after the field he beat in the ARC. Not to mention that they don't run 10f on synthetics, nor do they run 10f period. 12f is the distance of preference. · 125 days ago ·

like

0

0
MarcelloMarocco · They do run 10f, but 12f is the classic distance, and most of the Major races are mostly run at that distance · 125 days ago ·

like

0

0
icyhotboo · @MarcelloMarocco : I don't need any lessons on horse racing especially as redundant as your are! · 125 days ago ·

like

0

0
MarcelloMarocco · Icyhotboo- Ahhhh whats wrong?....hate hearing the truth?....redundent...Lol...hardly · 112 days ago ·

like

0

0
MarcelloMarocco · I never new Correcting myself was considered be redundant?.... · 112 days ago ·

like

0

0

St. Trinians Is Coming Back!

St. Trinians is headed towards her 2011 debut after a tangle with Zenyatta in the Vanity Handicap last year compelled trainer Mike Mitchell to give the filly a long rest due to body soreness. After wins in the Santa Maria and Paseana Handicap last year St. Trinians finished 6th to the boys in the Sa...Read More

Source: railrunner.wordpress.com · Posted 359 days ago ·

· Comment

Show All 0 Comments

Einstein Sires First Foal

The first foal by grade I winner Einstein is a colt foaled Jan. 13. Bred by Kirby Nelson, the newborn is a half brother to stakes-placed Grey Rapsody and is out Plaza South, whose dam is a half sister to two-time English champion Mrs. Penny.Read More

Source: bloodhorse.com · Posted 360 days ago ·

· Comment

Show All 0 Comments

Late Bloomers Make Their Mark

Question: What do Curlin, Tiznow, Azeri, Mineshaft and Saint Liam have in common -- besides being named Horse of the Year this past decade?Answer: None of them raced as a 2-year-old.Neither did Zenyatta, Pleasantly Perfect, Bernardini, Rock Hard Ten, Roses in May, Albert the Great, Kona Gold, The Ti...Read More

Source: saratogian.com · Posted 591 days ago ·

· Comment

Show All 0 Comments

Einstein

Why did he race for Stronach Stables in the BC Classic?

Posted by Jonah5110 · 610 days ago ·

· Comment

Show All 1 Comments
gardenesque1 · Frank Stronach purchased Einstein to stand at Adena Springs Farm in Paris, Ky. · 610 days ago ·

like

0

0

Einstein Gets First Mare in Foal

The first mare in foal to grade I winner Einstein is Lantern Hill Farm's Lever To Heaven, an Irish-bred, stakes-placed mare by Bluebird.Read More

Source: bloodhorse.com · Posted 694 days ago ·

· Comment

Show All 0 Comments

Einstein

Congratulations on Einsteins stellar performance and all of his accomplishments. Congratulations Helen Pitts and all involved . Einstein Will make a fantastic sir . Sincerely Sam Pipitone

Posted by sampipitone · 704 days ago ·

· Comment

Show All 0 Comments

Einstein Arrives at Adena Springs

Einstein arrived in the Bluegrass Jan. 21 for stud duty at Frank Stronach’s Adena Springs Farm near Paris, Ky...Read More

Source: bloodhorse.com · Posted 743 days ago ·

· Comment

Show All 0 Comments

Is the Tide Turning Against All-Weather Surfaces?

If nothing else, this game elicits passion on every level. Yesterday I wrote my reaction to the Horse of the Year results with thoughts going forward re: a future Rachel Alexandra-Zenyatta match-up(s) later this year. That’s what I thought I was doing, when threads about synthetic tracks broke out.....Read More

Source: horseraceinsider.com · Posted 743 days ago ·

· Comment

Show All 0 Comments

Einstein Retired

Einstein, a five-time Grade 1 winner during a career in which he banked nearly $3 million, has been retired from racing and will stand the 2010 breeding season at Adena Springs in Paris, Ky. According to a press release from Adena, Einstein suffered a minor soft tissue injury while training for the ...Read More

Source: sports.espn.go.com · Posted 748 days ago ·

· Comment

Show All 1 Comments
ruby · This just in. Einstein is unretired again. Wait, no, he's retired again. Okay, I'm confused. · 748 days ago ·

like

0

0

Einstein not done running

An advertisement playing on the in-house television system at Gulfstream Park on Friday afternoon talked about the newest stallion coming to Adena Springs this breeding season. That horse is Einstein.Read More

Source: sports.espn.go.com · Posted 754 days ago ·

· Comment

Show All 0 Comments

My (Irrelevant) Eclipse Ballot

“With the close of each racing year comes the interesting problem of the best horse…In past years this was much easier than it is in the present. Today commercialism cuts an important figure, crowding old-fashioned ‘sportsmanship’ to the wall. Horses are no longer raced purely as ‘sport’ much as we ...Read More

Source: foolishpleasure-valerie.blogspot.com · Posted 768 days ago ·

· Comment

Show All 0 Comments

Einstein Not Finished

Einstein will return to the track in 2010 for at least one more race, this according to Adena Springs general manager Eric Hamelback.Read More

Source: bloodhorse.com · Posted 784 days ago ·

· Comment

Show All 2 Comments
mdracing69 · Glad to hear that the all-surface performer will keep on truckin' · 784 days ago ·

like

0

0
cigar · He's lost a step for sure, but he still runs hard. · 783 days ago ·

like

0

0

Along Came Blame

Lightly raced Blame, ridden by Jamie Theriot, impressively rallied down the lane to win Friday's Grade 1 Clark Handicap at Churchill Downs. The three-year-old son of Arch covered the 1 1/8-mile race in...Read More

Source: zipseatthetrack.blogspot.com · Posted 797 days ago ·

· Comment

Show All 0 Comments

Blame wins Clark

Three-year-old Blame ensconced himself as a leading player in next year's national handicap picture when he seized the lead from fellow sophomore Misremembered at the eighth pole and held on for a neck victory in the $460,600 Clark Handicap Presented by Norton Healthcare (gr. II) at Churchill Downs ...Read More

Source: bloodhorse.com · Posted 798 days ago ·

· Comment

Show All 1 Comments
Rossington · I was really impressed by Blame's effort in the Clark Handicap today. Not really having the best of trip's and being able to overcome Misremembered and late charging Einstein and Giant Oak. This is definitely a colt to watch for in the future after making his "I'm for real" announcement in the Clark today. · 798 days ago ·

like

0

0

Clark a tough challenge for Einstein

They call it a handicap, but not because of post positions, for crying out loud. And yet here's Einstein being asked not only to carry high weight of 123 pounds Friday in the 135th Clark Handicap, but to start from the outside in post 14 of the Churchill Downs starting gate. "What can you do?" asked...Read More

Source: sports.espn.go.com · Posted 798 days ago ·

· Comment

Show All 0 Comments

Einstein outside for Clark send-off

It's been a long and storied career for Einstein and his trainer Helen Pitts-Blasi. The long road which featured victories on all surfaces from coast-to-coast comes to an end when on Friday he takes on a full field for the Clark Handicap at Churchill Downs.Read More

Source: brisnet.com · Posted 801 days ago ·

· Comment

Show All 4 Comments
cigar · Here's to hoping he goes out a winner. He's been a career horse for Helen. Too bad he drew outside, and too bad he simply threw a clunker in the Classic... · 800 days ago ·

like

0

0
arazi · The 14 post is really rough going 1 1/8 miles at CD... we will really see what he's made of. What an awesome horse. Had a really tough trip in the Classic which set up for the closers. He was a pressing fourth early, and of the 1-2-3-4-5 early runners, four of them finished 8-10-11-12. Only Colonel John, who was hugging the rail in third early... managed to hang in there to finish 5th. · 800 days ago ·

like

0

0
dustino140 · I'm reading that he's been supplemented to a race in Hong Kong in December, so he might have one more race in him before he's done. · 800 days ago ·

like

0

0
bband · Maybe after drawing the 14-hole... yuck... they decided to pencil in one more. Always feels good to hit your last shot before calling it a day! · 800 days ago ·

like

0

0

Clark Handicap Analysis

This weekend's lineup is tremendous, with 16 graded stakes at Churchill, Aqueduct, and Hollywood. I'm especially looking forward to the 2-year-old races, as well as the Cigar Mile and Clark Handicap.Read More

Source: cs.bloodhorse.com · Posted 800 days ago ·

· Comment

Show All 0 Comments

Racing fans give thanks with graded stakes

Thanksgiving is not only a time for families to gather together and celebrate everything they have to be appreciative for but to reflect on the best parts of their lives. For racing fans Thanksgiving is that plus the unofficial end to the racing season. There are only two Grade I stakes ...Read More

Source: nicktammaro.wordpress.com · Posted 800 days ago ·

· Comment