Godikova! Just what I wanted to hear......

I think Goldikova is nearly as special as Zenyatta, and if she wins the Breeders' Cup Mile this year she will become the first horse to go back-to-back-to-back....a three-peat....in the Breeders' Cup.  She was my "BEST" of the day last year at the BC and could be this year.  But I've been waiting to read what her connections say.  Yesterday when I watched "Pursuit of the Cup" online they did a segment on Goldikova and quoted her trainer Freddie Head (who won back-to-back Breeders' Cup Miles on Miesque!) as saying he was "thrilled" with her work.  THAT IS WHAT I WANT TO HEAR!

Today in the "Handicapper's Edge" the following appeared about her.....

Head expounds on Goldikova
Freddie Head said Tuesday that GOLDIKOVA's (Ire) (Anabaa) preparation for a record-breaking third successive victory in the Breeders' Cup Mile (G1) is going smoothly.
"Goldikova's work has been good and she seems in great form," said the trainer, speaking at his yard on the edge of Chantilly, France. "We haven't changed anything this year and had the same prep race. It was even better this year as we won the Prix de la Foret (Fr-G1) so for the moment all is well. I don't think she can do better than she is."
The five-year-old's two previous wins in the Mile came at the Santa Anita, whereas Churchill Downs hosts this year's Breeders' Cup. But Head is not worried by the change of venue, with Goldikova aiming to be the first horse to win three Breeders' Cup races.
"Going to Churchill Downs this year does not change much -- all the American tracks are about the same. “The weather may be a little cooler. I don't want too much rain. They have been having a very dry spell there and I hope it lasts. Even if it does rain, the ground is not going to be as soft as it was at Longchamp the other day (for the Prix de la Foret).
"She is traveling to America on Saturday -- it takes 12 hours -- she ships to Louisville or Lexington with a stop at (London) Stansted to put the English horses on the plane. She is a very good traveler and does not sweat much.
"We had a very bad draw last year -- we had ridden from the front in the Prix de la Foret and got beat and so I told Olivier (Peslier) to wait a bit with her -- he was a bit further back than we wanted but that is the way races turn out. I was a little worried for sure -- she was a long way behind the leaders in the back straight.  But Olivier knew what he was doing.
"This year we led again in the Prix de la Foret but she did not fight with him -- that was the big difference. She is very fast -- she loves the speed. There is no doubt that is why she is so brilliant in the States because they start fast which we do not do here -- the stalls open and everybody stops and holds back. The faster they go, the better she is and firm ground is good for her.