Rachel Officially Done for 2009

The Indomitable DrugS · #1 10-09-2009, 06:13 PM

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Originally Posted by DaTruth

Dubai is publicly off the table now because otherwise that contradicts their position on the Cup this year. But if she doesn't run there, where will she run for the first four months of the year. Jackson isn't going to keep her in the barn for seven months if she is healthy. The Big Cap is out of the question, and I don't see her running in the Donn, NO Hcp, Oaklawn Hcp, or Apple Blossom. So that leaves slim pickings until maybe the Met Mile.

Running her in Dubai would be incredibly stupid because she has no chance.

She obviously would have run in this years Classic if on dirt - and she would have been a clear cut favorite.

She has all kinds of options all year long next year. Even in the winter there is GP, OP, and FG ... if they don't run in those spots it's because of the Frankel fad of conservative placement that has overtaken horse racing. Fewer starts a year, more time between starts, less time in training.

DaTruth · #2 10-09-2009, 08:44 PM

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Originally Posted by The Indomitable DrugS

Running her in Dubai would be incredibly stupid because she has no chance.

She obviously would have run in this years Classic if on dirt - and she would have been a clear cut favorite.

She has all kinds of options all year long next year. Even in the winter there is GP, OP, and FG ... if they don't run in those spots it's because of the Frankel fad of conservative placement that has overtaken horse racing. Fewer starts a year, more time between starts, less time in training.

It was stupid for the connections to consider Curlin for the Arc, but they did it and gave Curlin a test run in the Man O' War.

I'm not so certain that she would be a definite for the Classic this year if it was on dirt. If they were so interested in 10 furlongs against males, why didn't they run in the JCGC and then call it a year.

King Glorious · #3 10-09-2009, 09:00 PM

I won't consider believing she's done for the year until the announcement next week and then I won't really believe until the announcement the following week.

hurricanefrank · #4 10-09-2009, 09:07 PM

I'll bet she's run her last race.

Smooth Operator · #5 10-10-2009, 04:36 PM

Kinda like Usain Bolt just up and skipping the Olympics.............

King Glorious · #6 10-10-2009, 04:55 PM

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Originally Posted by Smooth Operator

Kinda like Usain Bolt just up and skipping the Olympics.............

Or just like Holy Bull and Mineshaft being held out of the BC.

chucklestheclown · #7 10-11-2009, 02:33 PM

Depressing. But closure.