Ready-For-Hollywood maiden win by Jess's Dream

[GenuineRisk]

Originally Posted by Merlinsky

That said, I was impressed by how he dug in and got that last quarter. What a shame we only got 2 foals from Rachel.

Yeah. I totally think Barbara Banke has made the right call; Rachel means too much to her to risk, but after watching JD's race, I thought, "Well, Curlin and Bernardini are both kind of big, right? What about one of the little guys?"

[Clip-Clop]

Originally Posted by GenuineRisk

Yeah. I totally think Barbara Banke has made the right call; Rachel means too much to her to risk, but after watching JD's race, I thought, "Well, Curlin and Bernardini are both kind of big, right? What about one of the little guys?"

English Channel!

[Danzig]

Originally Posted by GenuineRisk

Yeah. I totally think Barbara Banke has made the right call; Rachel means too much to her to risk, but after watching JD's race, I thought, "Well, Curlin and Bernardini are both kind of big, right? What about one of the little guys?"

i thought that too. go with a smaller horse.
all depends on what the vets say. life is full of risks. obviously, if they say no, you don't risk it. but if they say give it a go, i'd do that.

[freddymo]

Originally Posted by Danzig

i thought that too. go with a smaller horse.
all depends on what the vets say. life is full of risks. obviously, if they say no, you don't risk it. but if they say give it a go, i'd do that.

Apparently (as heard on Steve's show) Rachel has been cleared to be bred. They said Rachel was kicked by the foal during the birthing process and healed. They should breed her again I would assume it's more an emotional decision at this point then science. She has proven to be a producer let her reproduce.

Go look at the Oaks winners of past and see how hard it is to produce a graded winner from a graded winner.. The fillies that competed are basically as likely as the winners to reproduce good runners.

[Danzig]

Originally Posted by freddymo

Apparently (as heard on Steve's show) Rachel has been cleared to be bred. They said Rachel was kicked by the foal during the birthing process and healed. They should breed her again I would assume it's more an emotional decision at this point then science. She has proven to be a producer let her reproduce.

Go look at the Oaks winners of past and see how hard it is to produce a graded winner from a graded winner.. The fillies that competed are basically as likely as the winners to reproduce good runners.

with the two she's had, i'd sure want to give it another go.

[GenuineRisk]

Originally Posted by freddymo

Apparently (as heard on Steve's show) Rachel has been cleared to be bred. They said Rachel was kicked by the foal during the birthing process and healed. They should breed her again I would assume it's more an emotional decision at this point then science. She has proven to be a producer let her reproduce.

Here's an NYTimes article from April 2015 about Barbara Banke:

http://www.nytimes.com/2015/05/01/sp...reds.html?_r=0

The equine surgeons did not give Rachel Alexandra much of a chance to survive, but she recovered as Banke spent night after night in a chair outside her stall at Rood & Riddle Equine Hospital in Lexington.

Rachel Alexandra’s breeding days are over, but she is perhaps the farm’s most beloved horse. “It was the worst winter I’ve ever had,” Banke said. “All because of bad luck on her last foaling.”

It's quite possible that she'd be fine in a third pregnancy, but having a foal is riskier than not having a foal (mares die every year foaling) so I totally get Barbara Banke not wanting to chance it again.

But yeah, it's a shame, as clearly she has good babies.

[richard burch]

great video and a great race call too.