Rachel Alexandra sale pending; Preakness possible?

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Originally Posted by NTamm1215

Maybe I'm in the minority but I thought Jess Jackson did everything perfectly from a fan perspective. We wanted to see Curlin as a 4YO- he did it. We wanted to see him try turf- he did it. We wanted to see him go back to dirt- he did it. We wanted to see him in the BC Classic- he did it. Why is Jess Jackson buying Rachel Alexandra so bad, especially if he's gonna do exactly what MOST racing fans want, to run her against males?

NT

Well put. I don't get the outrage over this. The old connections made out , she is going to race against the boys, and we get hilarious Jess Jackson quotes for the next year. What is not to like?