Rachel Alexandra sale pending; Preakness possible?

[Antitrust32]

Originally Posted by Riot

I don't know about assuming Wiggins being taken care of by current (or future) owners. Jerry Brown of Thorograph posted publically on his site that he currently has a lawsuit pending against Rachel's ownership interest for not paying the fees after they hired him to find her for them for purchase. That obviously didn't encumber the current sale.

Rachel's owners are not any more impressive to me than her new connections.

you always look at things as glass half empty dont you??

This is a once in a lifetime opportunity for the owners, and I bet the trainer will be a-o-k also.

It would be stupid to replace Borel on this horse, i doubt it happens unless its Borels choice.

[Riot]

Originally Posted by Antitrust32

you always look at things as glass half empty dont you??

This is a once in a lifetime opportunity for the owners, and I bet the trainer will be a-o-k also.

It would be stupid to replace Borel on this horse, i doubt it happens unless its Borels choice.

LOL - no, I'm alot more optimistic and tolerant than many here. But jerks are jerks - having alot of money or making a good sale or having good luck doesn't change their spots.

I doubt the current owners made a deal to take care of Wiggins. I hope I'm wrong. Like you say, it'd be silly to mess with success, we don't know if Wiggins and Borel will be out yet - except Jackson has already hemmed and hawed and avoided answering the question. So they are not "in".

[philcski]

Originally Posted by Riot

LOL - no, I'm alot more optimistic and tolerant than many here. But jerks are jerks - having alot of money or making a good sale or having good luck doesn't change their spots.

I doubt the current owners made a deal to take care of Wiggins. I hope I'm wrong. Like you say, it'd be silly to mess with success, we don't know if Wiggins and Borel will be out yet - except Jackson has already hemmed and hawed and avoided answering the question. So they are not "in".

Chuck can probably fill us in on what the typical trainer cut is on a sale like this. I thought it was 5% or so.