Rachel Alexandra (116 Beyer for Haskell)

[MaTH716]

Originally Posted by GBBob

They won't do that again...guaranteed..so..next? Sorry Matt..but everyone needs to look at the big picture here and get rid of their hard ons for poly and the BC.

I personally don't hate poly. I understand that it's here to stay, so you just adapt. My problem with it, is the way it was jammed down everyones throat. One day out of nowhere it was deemed to be better and safer than dirt and every track in California was getting it.
Of course it would be great for the game if Rachel ran in the BC (especially the classic). And the BC people should do whatever they can to get her there. But unfortunately Assmussen is the guy holding all the cards here. Maybe he is holding out for another track such as Monmouth/Meadowlands or Mountaineer to create a stakes race (like they did for Big Brown) and give him and Jackson a blank check to run her at their track BC weekend. If that doesn't materialize he could always decide to go to Santa Anita. Or then again he could just take his ball and go home, in that case everyone loses.