Jay Hovdey rains on the Rapid Redux win parade

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Bottom Line for me.....

Rapid Redux winning 20 in a row was a major marketing opportunity for our sport and we/they blew it big time. Instead, we/they turned it into "hey but he did not run in grade 1 races like Zenyatta so let's not bring this up" type of thing.

Many, many kudos to those that did write positively about Rapid Redux and did bring it up and out into the media.

Yes I know the story of Rapid Redux getting out to the masses might cheapen the Queen in some minds. But listen Zen fans, the Queen is happy. Trust me on this. She's out in a big pasture being a horse. She's grazing on grass with her girlfriends. She's wondering what's going on in her "belly". That's what really matters most. She made it to the top by being where she is now. That's what is important to Zen. (I know you real fans will understand what I'm getting at here)

Rapid Redux's #20 race was not shown on HRTV or TVG. Plain stupid.

This story could have been spun in many positive ways. "Rapid Redux, America's Blue Collar Horse, Claimed for $6,500 Runs Monday Night for Win Number 20 In A Row" followed by an article or segment on how to go about getting involved in Thoroughbred ownership through partnerships for a reasonable amount of money.

We/they could not get out of our/their own way on this one.