Rachel to Monmouth on July 24...

[The Indomitable DrugS]

Originally Posted by the_fat_man

As for Z, as long as she shows up for the Classic, her connections have nothing to answer for.

She will not show up in the BC Classic - nor should she based her on dirt form.

The meeting between the two will eventually take place in the Distaff at least. An entire racing season for the two of highest profile horses pretty much wasted by the both of them.

At least Life Is Sweet got to face Rail Trip.

At least Curlin wasn't given an SEC non-confrence type schedule after he lost his turf race as a 4yo.

[smuthg]

Originally Posted by The Indomitable DrugS

She will not show up in the BC Classic - nor should she based her on dirt form.

The meeting between the two will eventually take place in the Distaff at least. An entire racing season for the two of highest profile horses pretty much wasted by the both of them.

At least Life Is Sweet got to face Rail Trip.

At least Curlin wasn't given an SEC non-confrence type schedule after he lost his turf race as a 4yo.

I have to disagree... I don't see anything short of injury that keeps Zenyatta out of the starting gate in the Breeders' Cup Classic. And Curlin's 2008 campaign was more like Vandy and Miss St. at home following his turf loss.

[Patrick333]

Another ungraded stake for RA. I'm really surprised. Imagine the outcry if Zenyatta was racing in an ungraded race.

[NTamm1215]

Originally Posted by Patrick333

Another ungraded stake for RA. I'm really surprised. Imagine the outcry if Zenyatta was racing in an ungraded race.

Rachel has run in two ungraded stakes during the last sixteen months, which did include five consecutive Grade Is in 2009. You kind of make it sound like she's repeatedly running in ungraded races.

Neither of these two deserve any notoriety in terms of seeking out strong competition in 2010.

NT

[Wayne Bertrand]

Let's see, NYRA has kissed Jackson's *ss for three years now, make this year's hat giveaway a Rachel Alexandra version in a poor copy-cat of Santa Anita's Zenyatta boosterism, and the local media and NYRA press ofice follow her arrival in Saratoga this week as if a "rock star" had arrived, and this is the thanks Jackson shows them. I guess he won't be in Saratoga on August 1 to give away the trophy for the Curlin Stakes (in yet another sop to this guy) on the Ruffian undercard. This is beyond weak.

[parsixfarms]

Originally Posted by Wayne Bertrand

Let's see, NYRA has kissed Jackson's *ss for three years now, make this year's hat giveaway a Rachel Alexandra version in a poor copy-cat of Santa Anita's Zenyatta boosterism, and the local media and NYRA press ofice follow her arrival in Saratoga this week as if a "rock star" had arrived, and this is the thanks Jackson shows them. I guess he won't be in Saratoga on August 1 to give away the trophy for the Curlin Stakes (in yet another sop to this guy) on the Ruffian undercard. This is beyond weak.

Maybe PJ Campo can tell Asmussen when he ships Rachel to Monmouth to not bring her back, as he'll need the stall at the Oklahoma for horses that support the Saratoga meet.

[Patrick333]

Originally Posted by NTamm1215

Rachel has run in two ungraded stakes during the last sixteen months, which did include five consecutive Grade Is in 2009. You kind of make it sound like she's repeatedly running in ungraded races.

Neither of these two deserve any notoriety in terms of seeking out strong competition in 2010.

NT

The point I was trying to make (and not very well I guess) is that the anti Zenyatta crowd would be having a field day with her connections if she was running in an ungraded race.

I have as much respect for both of these great horses as anybody. I love watching them both run.