Derby Winner vs. Oaks Winner

[Port Conway Lane]

Originally Posted by Danzig

plugged nickel was an incredibly bred horse.


regardless of what else rachel does, there isn't a filly out there currently, or in the past, that has accomplished what risk did in her tc run. alydar will live on in our minds forever, and even he didn't accomplish what the firestone filly did. first in the derby, second in the preakness (a race comparable to the 'fighting finish') and belmont. no filly has ever come close to that. will one do that? that remains to be seen. rachel has gotten a lot of buzz-i'm enjoying the hell out of her. but like i said the other day, let's not get ahead of ourselves.....


as for why she ran, risk ran a credible third in the wood memorial, which lead to her owners (but not her trainer initially) to think she could handle the opposite sex in the derby...

I take nothing away from what she did but was responding to a statement declaring that she beat better horses. I'm not sure that can be determined this early in this year's crop but adding Plugged Nickel to the list of '80 grads certainly completes the top of the list for that group.