tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2000505714543202206.post1732725261282298946..comments2023-03-26T02:23:43.274-05:00Comments on Zipse at the Track: Remembering ... Serena's SongBrian Zipsehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08592017304873334271noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2000505714543202206.post-12229001734425798032010-02-16T16:47:23.790-06:002010-02-16T16:47:23.790-06:00I miss the days when the great horses like Serena&...I miss the days when the great horses like Serena's Song would run over ten races a year.Mike Vlachhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11901564537165580259noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2000505714543202206.post-51287402424290065742010-02-16T13:32:24.228-06:002010-02-16T13:32:24.228-06:00Jack Straw,
It would have been very interesting t...Jack Straw,<br /><br />It would have been very interesting to see them both at three...who knows what would have happened. By the way, I like your taste in music.Brian Zipsehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08592017304873334271noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2000505714543202206.post-17001372932293824472010-02-16T11:17:02.883-06:002010-02-16T11:17:02.883-06:00Flanders raced in the BC Juvenile Filly on only Th...Flanders raced in the BC Juvenile Filly on only Three good legs. That was the only reason for it being such a close race.<br /><br />Having seen Flanders in person break her maiden and then win the Spinaway at Saratoga, she was a stone cold freak - I would have loved to see them tussle again as 3 yr olds - but Flanders was retired. <br /><br />Just a different perspective as I remember the race for different reasons and couldn't believe Flanders didn't draw off until learning of her injury.Zenyatta Johnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00323296077292497518noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2000505714543202206.post-62270278734542765842010-02-15T20:20:44.833-06:002010-02-15T20:20:44.833-06:00When I mentioned this filly in a post I wrote on m...When I mentioned this filly in a post I wrote on my blog, comparing her and RA, I remember reading about how frequently Serena's Song would run and how often she finished in the top three. Ten Starts at two today is unthinkable, especially when you consider that the juvenile champion himself LAL race a little more than half that much, and that Zenyatta, who was five, raced half that much. Just from reading I could tell what a great horse she was.<br /><br />Then, before you posted today I watch the video of her Haskell, and that race, up until the final sixteenth of a mile was as close to a carbon copy as a person will see of RA's own Haskell. It's such a shame she is not talked about or given as much respect as others, because she definitely deserves it.NetworkEmpowermenthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09053022764177401200noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2000505714543202206.post-78653007449020531772010-02-15T19:57:22.787-06:002010-02-15T19:57:22.787-06:00Great mare. At her best, Serena's Song would ...Great mare. At her best, Serena's Song would have given Zenyatta and Rachel Alexandra all they could handle.Dannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2000505714543202206.post-54004316543812873902010-02-15T19:45:52.189-06:002010-02-15T19:45:52.189-06:00Thank you Anonymous.
Samantha,
Thanks so much f...Thank you Anonymous.<br /><br />Samantha, <br /><br />Thanks so much for your interesting memories. I actually was a big fan of Urbane and her sire Citidancer, beautiful horses. She will be a feature on my site sometime soon. I will send you a copy when I do. It is great to see her offspring doing well...I was at Arlington when Suave overpowered the field.<br /><br />Good luck on Saturday with Worldly.Brian Zipsehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08592017304873334271noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2000505714543202206.post-8577471019315707542010-02-15T19:19:02.118-06:002010-02-15T19:19:02.118-06:00Brian,
I remember her very well. Loved her as a y...Brian,<br /><br />I remember her very well. Loved her as a yearling, the only thing I wrote on my page was "A". Unfortunately, I had limits on spending.<br /><br />The race in the starlet was a heartbreak. It was Urbane's first race going 2 turns and she was very green. When Corey Black (yes, corey black) asked her in the stretch, she took off and came up the tiniest of noses short. If you can find the race anywhere to watch, do.<br /><br />Eddie D rode her for the first time in the SA oaks and we came up a neck short in another thriller. Eddie told us after the race that if he had ridden her before he wouldn't have lost. That really helped.<br /><br />Personally, I think D. Wayne decided to run in the derby when we won the Ashland in a gallop. I watched him watch her coming back and I knew he thought "how am I going to explain it when she beats me in the Oaks." He had nothing to lose and everything to gain in the Derby.<br /><br />Urbane got hurt in the Oaks when Eddie was waiting to move. when we got her back to the races, she remembered and was scared of being in close quarters. We put her in a few easy spots to get her confidence back. As long as she was in front and could see everybody she was happy. We were going to run against Serena the day before the Preakness that next year, but the weight was stupid, we were only getting one pound. We then won the Delaware Handicap and the now Personal Ensign. <br /><br />~Samantha SiegelSamanthanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2000505714543202206.post-1399044782380149022010-02-15T18:49:13.771-06:002010-02-15T18:49:13.771-06:00hey brian...couldnt agree with you more..she was j...hey brian...couldnt agree with you more..she was just a pleasure to watch run....i remember that derby with the fractions she ran, you would think that knocked her out but she came back stronger...great article...keep up the good workAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com