Rachel Alexandra (116 Beyer for Haskell)

[freddymo]

Originally Posted by Cannon Shell

No that isnt the biggest issue. The biggest issue is that the sports biggest star and probably best horse should run in its biggest non triple crown race. Horseracing will again get slammed because unlike you guys the general public and sportwriters dont understand or care about the internal issues. They want to know why we cant get our **** straight especially with a horse who has already handled the artificial surfaces before. Regardless of Sightseeks assertions the fact that Lukas ran Winning Colors in the Derby and Preakness never earned him the "sportsmans" praise. He just wasn't afraid to run fillies against colts in spots that they fit in. And yes I'm sure she did garner a lot of eextra attention because she was a filly. While I am a believer that we have larger issues in the treatment of our core customers than any "sporting" related issue, saying that the tv coverage of the BC isnt a positive or that the public wouldnt turn on to see a super filly is stupid.

Jackson skipping the BC isnt going to change anything.

Oh the scary sports writers who focus on racing 20 minutes a year are going to write nasty uninformed and mostly unread editorials.. Imagine that.. Come on bro if you are going to rep something can you get a little more into it then Bill Rhoden is going to tell America racing sucks!
The real reason trainers don't run fillies against colts is because 99% of the time they aren't good enough to beat them and financially it doesn't make sense. When the sport does have a filly that truly is extraordinary we do tend to see them against colts. There just isn't a SUPER filly every year. If you had a colts like Easy Goer and Sunday Silience or maybe even Hard Spun, Street Sense, and Curlin you might not even have seen Rachel against those types..

The sport needs Zenyatta vs. Rachel on dirt at 9f's period. This Breeders Cup is a dead issue..The b team from Europe is going to win whatever it needs to. You are trying to make chicken salad from Chicken sheat.. Poly is a third surface..It shouldn't be treated as dirt. Dirt horses shouldn't be forced to run on it.. Why not just run all the races on grass?

Running Rachel on Pro ride is not in the best interest of Rachel and running her on it doesn't prove or help anything.. You want some half assed grass horse that is 6 and a Group 2 winner to come her and beat Rachel on the line?? For what to prove it isn't her best surface?