Rachel Alexandra (116 Beyer for Haskell) - Page 2

Slewbopper · #21 08-02-2009, 06:34 PM

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Originally Posted by boswd

WOW is all you can say about her performance.

She does have three options for Saratoga :

1. Alabama ( shocked if she goes to that one)
2. Travers ( With Kensie winning yesterday, I don't know, they may feel she has nothing else to prove in the 3 yr old division)
3. Personal Ensign ( Tackle Older Females for the First time in one of the top G1 for Filly's and Mares)

She has three options at Saratoga and the Alabama is not one of them. Rather than go in the Travers or PE, I would give her the extra week off and take on the older boys in the Woodward. No female has ever won the Woodward. 9 furlongs would be the right distance for her to try them also. If Commentator runs in the Whitney, it is very doubtful you would see him in the Woodward three weeks later.

PPerfectfan · #22 08-02-2009, 06:45 PM

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Originally Posted by Slewbopper

She has three options at Saratoga and the Alabama is not one of them. Rather than go in the Travers or PE, I would give her the extra week off and take on the older boys in the Woodward. No female has ever won the Woodward. 9 furlongs would be the right distance for her to try them also. If Commentator runs in the Whitney, it is very doubtful you would see him in the Woodward three weeks later.

The Woodward....I like it!!

Arletta · #23 08-02-2009, 06:53 PM

Just watched the replay.. Missed the race live.

Wow! She just keeps getting better and better!! Tick off the track record as well.... To think that one day we will be able to look back and say "I remember this great filly names Rachel" to our kids/grand kids

freddymo · #24 08-02-2009, 07:35 PM

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Originally Posted by PPerfectfan

The Woodward....I like it!!

Commentator only runs on 8 to 12 weeks rest. He is still comatose 3 weeks after a race..

westcoastinvader · #25 08-02-2009, 07:40 PM

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Originally Posted by DerbyCat

Awesome!

Horse of the Year?

If I caught the details correctly, she was 2/5 of a second off the track record in THAT slop??

And Calvin didn't get the inside until she was free and clear in the stretch??

Superb performance!

Thunder Gulch · #26 08-02-2009, 07:46 PM

She is simply amazing. The best filly I've ever seen since I've been watching, and one of the best 3yo's period. The Travers seems like the most likely and a relatively "safe" spot if ever there was for a filly in the Travers, but WOW, if she tries the Woodward....now that's really pushing the envelope. Too darned bad the BC is on fake stuff again and the memory of Curlin is still fresh in their mind, because right now I just don't know what it will take to beat this filly.

RockHardTen1985 · #27 08-02-2009, 07:57 PM

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Originally Posted by 10 pnt move up

Its pretty hard to imagine her losing, she is lengths better than anything in training and her style is also an advantage.

Quality Road was really good before the problems.
Its easy to forget about him now, but hes a runner. His style is also the same as her.

freddymo · #28 08-02-2009, 08:08 PM

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Originally Posted by RockHardTen1985

Quality Road was really good before the problems.
Its easy to forget about him now, but hes a runner. His style is also the same as her.

Ok agreed he was a nice colt who looked like he could have a nice future..Aren't there 4 or 5 of these types every year that we all try and spectulate how good they could have been.. I am sure we can all think of countless nice colts that never became what we thought they should have become..

RockHardTen1985 · #29 08-02-2009, 08:11 PM

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Originally Posted by freddymo

Ok agreed he was a nice colt who looked like he could have a nice future..Aren't there 4 or 5 of these types every year that we all try and spectulate how good they could have been.. I am sure we can all think of countless nice colts that never became what we thought they should have become..

I think Quality Road is a little more then that. Im just saying its easy to forget a really good horse who has not raced in months, especially with how good she is.

If he comes back the same or better, I would love to see them hook up in The Travers.

boswd · #30 08-02-2009, 08:18 PM

Kensei is a very interesting horse. Looked really nice and solid, seems to be peaking at the right time, wouldn't mind see how RA and her stablmate lock horns

GBBob · #31 08-02-2009, 08:35 PM

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Originally Posted by randallscott35

I love Jess Jackson. Good for him.

Wrong answer Randall.

I don't hate Jess Jackson, but his stubborness won't change anything except keep horse racing from having another chance at good pub.

Sightseek · #32 08-02-2009, 08:36 PM

Grening's article said the preliminary figure for Rachel is a 116.

Scav · #33 08-02-2009, 08:38 PM

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Originally Posted by GBBob

Wrong answer Randall.

I don't hate Jess Jackson, but his stubborness won't change anything except keep horse racing from having another chance at good pub.

She will run at the BC, it is part of the story.....(Oh I didn't want to run but I just had to, I didn't want the public to hate me, so I did, she romped, and I am the greatest)

Sightseek · #34 08-02-2009, 08:38 PM

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Originally Posted by GBBob

Wrong answer Randall.

I don't hate Jess Jackson, but his stubborness won't change anything except keep horse racing from having another chance at good pub.

Stubborness? It's their horse for goodness sakes. How is it good publicity to run your horse on a surface she may not show how good she really is?

Scav · #35 08-02-2009, 08:41 PM

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Originally Posted by Sightseek

Stubborness? It's their horse for goodness sakes. How is it good publicity to run your horse on a surface she may not show how good she really is?

She has won over a synthetic before, pretty impressively, if she is healthy, she should run in the BC, and quite possibly in the Classic.

GBBob · #36 08-02-2009, 08:43 PM

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Originally Posted by Sightseek

Stubborness? It's their horse for goodness sakes. How is it good publicity to run your horse on a surface she may not show how good she really is?

Why should they be afraid of a surface? They are being stubborn dirt lovers with an agenda. You have the best freakin' horse in the country...run her. It's not like she's being asked to be a polo pony or something.

Sightseek · #37 08-02-2009, 08:49 PM

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Originally Posted by GBBob

Why should they be afraid of a surface? They are being stubborn dirt lovers with an agenda. You have the best freakin' horse in the country...run her. It's not like she's being asked to be a polo pony or something.

The same could be said of those who think the Breeder's Cup is the be all end all.

The Indomitable DrugS · #38 08-02-2009, 08:50 PM

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Originally Posted by Scav

She has won over a synthetic before, pretty impressively, if she is healthy, she should run in the BC, and quite possibly in the Classic.

Steve Asmussen horses don't run on synthetics.

I don't care what she did on synthetic tracks for other trainers - I will do cart wheels to bet against her on a synthetic track right now.

GBBob · #39 08-02-2009, 08:54 PM

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Originally Posted by Sightseek

The same could be said of those who think the Breeder's Cup is the be all end all.

Who said one has anything to do with the other?

GBBob · #40 08-02-2009, 08:57 PM

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Originally Posted by The Indomitable DrugS

Steve Asmussen horses don't run on synthetics.

I don't care what she did on synthetic tracks for other trainers - I will do cart wheels to bet against her on a synthetic track right now.

You mean Asmussen de-Polyd her in 3 months? How does that work?