If you called the shots on Rags to Riches.......

[gamblin4ever]

Give her small break, then 1st race back against fillies/mares, 2nd back -males
then breeders classic,breather until 4yr old season -point to Dubai classic.
LET'S SEE HOW GOOD SHE REALLY IS!!!!!

[letswastemoney]

Originally Posted by gamblin4ever

Give her small break, then 1st race back against fillies/mares, 2nd back -males
then breeders classic,breather until 4yr old season -point to Dubai classic.
LET'S SEE HOW GOOD SHE REALLY IS!!!!!

Nooo....I don't like the Dubai classic or Dubai anything....Aiming for the Breeder's Cup Classic is fine. Just keep her in the States

[ateamstupid]

If I owned her? I'd sell her right away.

If I were Tabor though, I'd go CCA Oaks, Travers, Beldame and BC Classic.

[_ed_]

Surprised to see people saying they'd sell her. If I owned a horse that good there'd be no amount of money big enough to sell her.

I'd sell her to the top slaughterhouse in France on the condition that I get first dibs on her hind quarter.

[letswastemoney]

Her name doesn't make sense. She cost $1,900,000, yet she's called Rags to Riches lol.

[Zaf]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hdu96Karizs

[hi_im_god]

Originally Posted by _ed_

Surprised to see people saying they'd sell her. If I owned a horse that good there'd be no amount of money big enough to sell her.

if i owned her she'd be the largest asset i had by at least 40x and i'd want to diversify.

you only think you'd keep her. you'd live far beyond your present means for the rest of your life or...

have the pride of running her again.

as marsellus says to butch, "you'll feel a small twinge...that's pride"

the next line from that movie is how i feel.

[_ed_]

But she's already won $1.2 million, that's plenty of money in my opinion.

It's not just the pride of seeing her run, if I had a horse who won even one of those great races the horse would become more than just an asset. I'd feel strongly attached to the horse, who would almost be part of the family.

I'd keep her. I guess it's understandable to feel otherwise, but I'd rather have $1 million and one of the best horses of her generation than lose her in exchange for more money than I'd ever need.

[RolloTomasi]

Test-Alabama-Ruffian-Jockey Club Gold Cup-BC Distaff-retire.

The way Pletcher's barn is holding together, the gut-wrenching stretch duel with Curlin, the ominous stumble at the start, and the probable presence of solid fillies with equally stamina-laden pedigrees (Christmas Kid and Boca Grande), all make her somewhat vulnerable in the 10f CCA Oaks. And if she loses that, she's likely to be retired immediately.

Losing the Test won't mean anything, would showcase her versatility if she won, and at the very least would be a great tune-up for the late season campaign.

[Sightseek]

Originally Posted by _ed_

But she's already won $1.2 million, that's plenty of money in my opinion.

It's not just the pride of seeing her run, if I had a horse who won even one of those great races the horse would become more than just an asset. I'd feel strongly attached to the horse, who would almost be part of the family.

I'd keep her. I guess it's understandable to feel otherwise, but I'd rather have $1 million and one of the best horses of her generation than lose her in exchange for more money than I'd ever need.

I'd feel the same. In order to purchase a horse like that you have to figure you already have a lot of money so I'd want to chase after the record books. I guess fame means more to me than fortune.