Rachel Alexandra's two-turn campaign

[NTamm1215]

Originally Posted by CrossfireHurricane

Rachel is much like her daddy. An exceptional horse up to 9f but just like her daddy she is vulnerable at 10f.

I don't think Rachel would have finished ahead of Icon Project or CJ this weekend in the 10f Beldame and her connections know it. There really was no excuse to not run her this weekend. It is a dirt race. Fans want to see the best against the best and clearly Icon Project is the best 10f dirt animal in the country. Rachel's connections did racing no favors by ending her racing season before the best racing begins.

First of all, Careless Jewel isn't even running in the Beldame and it's not even 10 furlongs! Second of all, if you had any ability to judge pace you'd have an entirely different opinion of Rachel Alexandra's ability to get 10 furlongs. It's very easy to take 9f and 9.5f races that were run in a very peculiar way where she was understandably tired late and say that she wouldn't get the extra furlong.

NT

P.S. Here's a video of MDO getting vulnerable at 10fs: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hDl6LmeQgiY