[Danzig]

excerpt from a drf article:


Earlier in the day, Zayat said he had received a call from Allen, who suggested that Allen and Zayat each enter a second horse. Allen told HRTV he planned on entering the 0-for-9 maiden Indy Express in the race.

When asked about the uproar that plan might create if it meant keeping out Rachel Alexandra, Allen said, "I don't think we caused the uproar. I think that this filly being bought and them supplementing her into this race caused the uproar."


i disagree about who caused the uproar. had allen gotten a hefty offer for his horse, he may well have sold MTB-can't help but wonder what kind of offers he'd be entertaining if the colt were intact. jackson did nothing wrong in buying the filly, and did what many wanted when he subsequently announced a try at the preakness. jackson isn't my favorite person, and certainly neither is asmussen, but we get to see what we too often don't anymore-a top filly facing off vs colts. due to the fact that a couple of fillies had their life end too soon while facing off vs males, some folks have decided that any racing outside the distaff ranks would be an automatic kiss of death---an absoutely ridiculous assumption. but perception is reality i suppose...