Le Grand Cru

humphrey · Most impressive was, after those fractions, his kicking it into gear again a little past the 1/16th pole...Champions do that · 99 days ago

podduenas · I am sorry but he is not the top horse in the coutry----he did not want to run in the Breeders Cup Classic and untill he beats ZENYATTA he is no better than little rachel--I will put my money on GIO PONTI before qulity road----ZENYATTA until proven otherwise!!!!!!!!!!!!! · 99 days ago

gardenesque1 · Horse of the Year candidate Quality Road is a clear threat to Zenyatta. The Met Mile winner has earned a BSF or 110 or better on six occasions, including a 114 in the Met Mile and a 121 in the Donn. Deadly combination of speed and stamina. · 98 days ago

humphrey · HISTORICALLY, a female has to be much much better than their male counterpart to latch onto, and retain numero uno....This sport is dominated by male statistics and has been since the time of Wetherby's first stud book...QR is number one in the interim, just watch. · 98 days ago

cugel the clever · Zeny is a great mare, no doubt. But, she beat a sorry bunch of males in the BC Classic last year. QR would be too much for her and her owners won't risk meeting QR in the 2010 BC Classic. She'll be in the BC Ladies Classic this year. · 97 days ago

podduenas · WHAT???---a sorry bunch of males?--what horses are better than the ones she beat in the · 97 days ago

podduenas · (OOPS--hit the wrong button)--Please name a better horse than the ones she beat at the BC?---Ill make it easy for you---NONE!!!!---Again, until proven otherwise Zenyatta is the best horse in the country-----Let me ask you guys a question WHO HAS QUALITY ROAD BEATEN IN HIS CAREER THAT IS WORTH MENTIONING? · 97 days ago

mshutty · Well, he beat me on Monday and as my wife can attest, I am hardly worth mentioning! Seriously, you are right Zenyatta wins the BC Classic and Quality Road goes home with his tail tucked between his legs. It is certainly safe to say they are the top two horses in the country right now until another horse emerges from the pack. Don't see one right now. · 96 days ago

cugel the clever · podduenas - That's my exact point. I can't name a better active male horse than the ones she beat in the BC because it's such a pathetic crop of older horses at the moment. She beat nobodies in the BC. Anytime a mare and a turf specialist finish 1-2 in the BC Classic, it proves that the crop of older male dirt specialists is poor. QR will reverse that trend for this year when he scares Zeny out of the BC Classic and he wins it in a cakewalk. · 96 days ago

amfuller · QR is the best older male right now. Hopefully he will stay healthy and he and Z will meet at Churchill. I really hope after the Vanity that Z travels more or at least she goes to the Hollywood Gold Cup and then puts in some frequent flyer miles. She's only facing 3 in the Vanity. I kind of understand her running in the Vainty because it's Zenyatta bobble head day :o) but was kind of hoping she would just show up for the SF. · 96 days ago

mdracing69 · Versatile 6-time Graded winner Quality Road has won at distances ranging from 6.5f to a mile and an eighth. He beat five Graded winners in the Met Mile. If he runs like he did in the Donn then Zenyatta would hard a hard time catching him. Ten furlongs could swing the pendulum in Zenyatta's favor in the BC Classic. For the record, Quality Road has beaten multiple proven Graded sprinters/routers including but not limited to Capt. Candyman Can, This Ones For Phil, Dunkirk, Custom For Carlos, Charitable Man, Warrior's Reward, Kensei, Macho Again, Asiatic Boy, Dry Martini, You And I Forever, Congressional Page, Harlem Rocker, Mambo Meister, and Musket Man. Zenyatta beat a solid international cast in the Synthetic BC Classic, and she hardly faced monsters in the majority of her other wins. I would like to see Rachel get back on the beam, and maybe Blame enters the conversation in the near future. Lookin At Lucky officially turned 3 at the end of May and should continue to progress. As for the beating nobody arguments, Zenyatta and Quality Road can only beat the horses that line up against them. 'Road has run in five Grade 1s in his 10-race career. The best horses available signed on and he certainly is not ducking anybody. Also, it is not fair to compare competition. Zenyatta always routes and mostly runs on synthetic. Quality Road is a conventional dirt specialist with only four two-turn races under his belt...apples and oranges! · 96 days ago

ponyup · Quality Road has broken three track records. Zenyatta hasn't broken any - please correct me if I'm wrong. Not taking anything away from her, she's a phenomenal race mare. I don't remember what her Beyers were for any of her races. As far as the BC and Quality Road, take away the bull whips and the blind folds, let him stand for a moment before loading, and it looks like he does just fine. He seems to have a gate crew problem, not a loading problem. · 88 days ago

podduenas · Zenyatta had her workout at Oaklawn when she won the Apple Blossom(yes, workout)--We all know she can handle dirt surfaces--The owners are trying to keep her in shape winning here on synthetic tracks. She will probably run at Del Mar in her next race (by the way, she does not like that track)---they will ship her east for a prep race sometime in September to Churchill Downs---and then she will face anyone that shows up at the Breeders Cup Classic. Then after that race we will decide who is the best horse. Remeber horse racing is not about braking records, its about winning races and Zenyatta has never lost-----I repeat ZENYATTA IS THE BEST HORSE UNTIL PROVEN OTHERWISE · 88 days ago

humphrey · This horse, if managed properly, could well be on his way to horse of the year....THAT IS if the showdown is a victoroius one unlike last year when scratched. · 102 days ago

bellesforever · I would not dismiss Musket Man..he is always there.Remember he lost a shoe right before his last race..I do wish coa would be in the seat though. · 102 days ago

Tiz_A_Cal_ Bred · Im going to build my tickets around 3 horses. I plan on spending $40 A) Quality Road B) Warrior's Reward C) Tizway I plan on keeping Kensei and Musket Man in the 3rd and 4th spots. · 102 days ago

cigar · Quality Road is definitely the horse to beat, but Harlem Rocker is really interesting as well in these one turn mile situations. · 251 days ago

cigar · I just handicapped this race and there is no way he loses. Well, yeah there are.... but he is dead lone speed and can do what he wants from start to finish. Send it in! · 249 days ago

Rossington · Quality Road loves this distance. He also loves Gulfstream Park. I very handily agree with Cigar's assessment that there's no way that Quality Road loses this race. Frankly, I think his only competition in the race will come from Harlem Rocker. JMO. · 249 days ago