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Old 08-04-2009, 05:29 PM
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Tough call. I'd lean towards Rachel but not by a whole lot.

On a side note, when thinking of Rachel's Preakness effort vs. SBD's Belmont effort, it makes me think of Winning Colors' Preakness. That was one of the best performances I've ever seen from a filly. When you consider the quality of the horse (Forty Niner) that tried to take her out of her game and how she put him away and still held for third, it was very good.
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Old 08-04-2009, 05:41 PM
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I actually was just thinking if you could say that the trio of Rachel, Zenyatta and Goldikova are the best group of fillies/mares that have ever been racing at the same time (I guess you could argue that the Zarkarva, Zenyatta and Goldikova trio is a push depending on how you weigh the Zarkarva v. Rachel debate) but have we ever seen the female division this loaded at the top?

Don't you have to go back to Miesque, Winning Colors and Personal Ensign to even find anything close?
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Old 08-04-2009, 08:50 PM
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I actually was just thinking if you could say that the trio of Rachel, Zenyatta and Goldikova are the best group of fillies/mares that have ever been racing at the same time (I guess you could argue that the Zarkarva, Zenyatta and Goldikova trio is a push depending on how you weigh the Zarkarva v. Rachel debate) but have we ever seen the female division this loaded at the top?

Don't you have to go back to Miesque, Winning Colors and Personal Ensign to even find anything close?
The crop of fillies that had Lakeway, Inside Information, Heavenly Prize, Sardula, and even Phone Chatter (who was never the same after the injuries she incurred during her BC Juvie filly win) was as good a group as I've ever seen.
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