Mattress Mack - 2 milly for Rachel/Zenyatta...AT SAM HOUSTON!!

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Originally Posted by freddymo

If you are going to go 10f's why not the Alabama the week before.Plus there is that all important extra 200k in purse money. Perhaps its the extra week, maybe they want to add older mares to the resume or maybe the race sets her for the Beldame better? What's the difference at this point. If Zenyatta was in the race she would still be 3/5.

Sherriffs took a supstar mare out of Ca. once. I really think that is a shame.

I wouldn't criticize that move at all. RA just won a very big race, The Alabama would allow her to stretch out to 1 1/4 without any threats, She grabs a very Prestigous Race in what would be a $450,000 public workout.

They would then know where she stands at a 1 1/4 and look forward to the Beldame or the Jockey Club Gold Cup.

Personally I want to see her in The Travers but if they went to the Alabama, that actually would be not a bad decision.