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Originally Posted by Danzig
i don't recall anyone calling mtb's connections 'chicken' when they didn't go in the haskell, which contained two of the classic winners... she's already beaten the top colts twice, and now she's doing something that is seldom done these days-taking on older males when she's still 3. i can't believe that anyone is complaining considering the route she could be taking...a safe one like a certain other top female.
as for the contention that 10f is why they're skipping the travers....um, yeah-sure. had these guys owned her sooner, she'd have gone in the ky derby.
and it will mean something for her legacy, or whatever you want to call it, should she win the woodward. down the road, when she's long retired, people will bring up this race should she win-not the ones she skipped.
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Contrary to belief I would never say Rachel Alexandra's connections are 'chicken'. I actually commend the approach they have taken, that is until now. While I do understand the legacy argument of facing older horses, I do think they are taking the road of less resistence and rather conveniently and are using Kensai who would be hard pressed to win either race as the reason why they chose the Woodward for RA. I would never assume Jess Jackson as dumb, we know who the top dog in that barn is and I am suggesting that he probably looked at both races and determined where RA would fit better in, not where Kensai would. As he should.