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05-01-2009, 07:15 PM
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Does this become the female version of SECRETARIAT'S Belmont?
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05-01-2009, 07:18 PM
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05-02-2009, 02:05 AM
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05-02-2009, 07:29 AM
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A long telephoto lens makes the horses behind her appear much closer than they really are.
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05-02-2009, 08:21 AM
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altho i like rachel alexandra, comparing her to ouija board is an exercise in futility. i don't agree that OB was the 'best horse over three years'-but she did take on top competition throughout her career-something RA has yet to do. and ouija did that and won. too soon to say what rachel alexandra will accomplish. she has talent and ability; i'm very impressed with what she's done thus far.
the connections have big plans for her the rest of the year, including taking on older females in the delaware handicap. they plan to end the year in the bc-but no plans according to them to take on the opposite sex. enjoy her and her efforts, but let's not get too silly about it just yet.
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05-02-2009, 08:27 AM
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B. C. on poly proves nothing in my book.
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05-03-2009, 01:33 PM
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On the tgraph rotw Oaks/Derby seminar Dr. Brown said he was asked to identify a filly for purchase last year . It was Rachel Alexandra and the party did buy 50 % but failed to pay Brown his commission, he claims . He hopes that is settled in the Ky. courts.
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05-01-2009, 07:21 PM
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interesting question i guess. altho some would call it blasphemous. fact is tho-today's victory margin was the largest since 1910--and that's the earliest they have records on the Oaks....
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05-01-2009, 08:25 PM
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Part of what made Sec's Belmont so great was that Sham was a very good horse. The horses she destroyed today are nowhere close to being as good as Sham. Still, she is darn good. No question about that.
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05-01-2009, 08:35 PM
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http://www.stonewallstallions.com/ Check out the homepage for the Medaglia D'Oro folks. I'm gonna guess they didn't start prepping this graphic in the last four hours, but we'll give em credit for at least some degree of modesty.
 Congratulations guys, I hope you throw a big party. She's something special.
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05-01-2009, 08:37 PM
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Listen, I'm not trying to take anything away from this filly....she is very talented, and very good.
But if you look at the times from the Louisville Distaff, doesn't her race look a little less impressive than it did when you simply watch her demolish the opponents she faced today? Louisville Distaff: 1:36.68 (mile) - Last half furlong in 6.07 Kentucky Oaks: 1:36.71 (mile) - Last furlong in 12.16 For those that are good at calculating these things, any idea what the difference in speed figures will be for Miss Isella and One Caroline compared to RA?
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05-01-2009, 08:40 PM
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I'll just say WOW. I know she didn't beat much of anything at all, and the fact that nobody was going on flattered the stretch from visually....but still, wow. She does it so easily and all by herself.
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05-01-2009, 08:54 PM
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05-01-2009, 09:09 PM
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We often hear about how a horse could have gone faster if asked and more often than not, it's wrong. You'd have to think that in her case, it's true. She ran effortlessly down the lane. Looked like she wasn't even running as hard as she did in her last work. And she still went only .23 slower than the stakes record. Those fillies in the Louisville were doing it an all-out drive and also in a race that was 1/16th shorter.
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05-01-2009, 09:11 PM
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05-01-2009, 09:15 PM
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she came close to the record today, she took two seconds off at oaklawn in the martha washington. TWO seconds. how often these days do you see that? most of the time it seems to be measured in tenths or hundredths anymore.
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05-01-2009, 09:17 PM
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05-03-2009, 08:49 PM
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05-04-2009, 01:32 PM
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