Rachel ran a good race, but...

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Originally Posted by copying

Rachel ran a good race, but in victory, she was exposed as a good filly with distance limitations. MTB in defeat, found validation in his being a serious racehorse. If they go in the Belmont, I would think MTB would be favored over Rachel.

my vote for insane post of the year!!!

Yeah Rachel was really exposed with having distance limitations when she ran the first half in 46 and change and still won the preakness...

And MTB showed he's a better horse than her since he finished 2nd right??

I seriously wonder who had the better trip... Rachel going 4 wide the first turn out of post 13 and setting fractions of 23, 46 and change, 111 and winning the darn race...

Or MTB who loped around easily made one run, experienced a little trouble on the far turn but was pretty clear for the majority of the stretch...

The bolded part is a serious question... am I crazy for thinking Rachels trip was more taxing than MTB's??

Also, if anyone who thinks Rachel, if she runs, would not be the favorite at Belmont is ABSOLUTELY insane.