Started by Zenyatta, July 24, 2016, 07:03:40 AM
Previous topic - Next topicQuote from: curtis on July 24, 2016, 08:22:24 AM
They can't breed her until next year so the timing is strange. Pletcher probably doesn't think she's able to be competitive with the top fillies going forward.
Quote from: BaroqueAgain1 on July 24, 2016, 12:13:34 PM
My (purely amateur) take on the decision is that her connections could see that her heart wasn't in the game anymore.
She's a talented filly but she seemed to have shown a growing disinclination to run all out in her last couple of races. I've observed that when a filly or mare decides that they no longer want to go along with all the aggravation of being a racehorse, there is very little a trainer can do about it.
They could have given her more time off but, even if her works were good, I suspect that when she broke from the gate in an actual race, she would have been putting in a half-hearted effort. So, her connections probably saw no point in risking injury to a filly whose pedigree is one-of-a-kind.
Quote from: Zenyatta on July 24, 2016, 10:11:53 AMShe had not worked since before the Mother Goose.
I wonder if she may have had some subpar workouts and the decision was made to retire her. If anyone follows her please fill us in.