Soak this race up Rachel fans, for it is the only one of her three races against the boys where she managed to beat any colt of any noteworthy praise, in Summer Bird, in 2009. The other 2 wins over males were wins in races with "prestigious names" by certainly not with any "prestigious competition. IMO.
She was drifting and not paying attention, looking around, he simply gave her a wake up.... She is fine and well kept, if only all horses were as well kept life would be good at all tracks
10 counted whips, but I guarantee you if he hurt this horse in any way, broke skin ,scratched her or displaced one hair on her mane , he would be fired and horsewhipped himself. there are a lot of jockies out there that are very hard with the whip that break skin and are fined, Borel is not one of them, he truly loves this horse
so scared running against the boys? how many races do you see where the winner is coming home under a hand ride? obviously running against allowance fillies is easier then running against G1 colts. Zenyetta has never and will never run the speed figures this 3 yo filly has already posted. RA has won at Churchill, Monmouth, Keeneland, oaklawn, pimlico, belmont, etc. Zenyetta has only left her west coast circuit one time. and the BC just happens to be there this year. you will see soonenough
amueller- do you even WATCH the other finishing horses? no matter what the winner is doing, the losing horses get the worst. See how bad Munnings and Summer Bird are getting it
The only handride this overrated filly gets is against the fillies. Against the boys BOREL FKING BEAT THE CRAP OUT OF HER. Yeah, you morons are totally blind. LMFAO!!
I don't think RA is overrated. I am also tired of this crap that she beat nobodies. SO I guess Citation and Ruffian beat nobodies since they kept going on there winning streak. please.
This dude talkin bout no hand ride and thats the best she have... sorry lolololol this dude is a f moron she almost broke the track record on a sloppy track hahaha how many records she broke this year "think" oh 3 records and almost break the oaks and the haskell who established grade 1 males run at fast track and she have a better time on a sloppy track ha ha ha ha
kalandro14, I agree! One has to bear in mind that Calvin really loves this lady and is hesitent to push her to the max --period.
His customary pre finish line easing off and celebration probably accounted for the .2 secs by which she missed breaking the record on slop. We still do not know how good she is. That said, I also emphatically believe that Zenyatta is also one incredible lady, albeit 2 yr older and that she might well be able to surpass RA at a distance of 11/4 or longer.
Jess says he plans to run her as a 4yo, what curlin needed to prove at a 3yo???
Nothing and they run him as a 4yo, what curlin needed tu run in the BBC as a 4 yo been america richest race horse ever??? Nothing and they run him pffff u dont know nothing dude
RA horse of the year with more G1 wins races this year and with more purse money in her 3yo carrer than zen in 5 loool see now the type of grade 1 races that zen runs lol
Rachel cam win the BCC ,beat Zen,QR, and be HOY and ppl still says she is overrated, and u cannot compare her with ruffian loooool but she is goin to shut a lot of big mouths , and dont worry bout zen she is not goin to finish this year with a perfect season if they run her in the BBC
You can post all these sht but the bottom line is Rachel's handler is scared of going to the breeders and that is because of Zenyatta. All these horssht crap about her beating Zenyatta is all fantasy. You morons could post that all day long but the fact remains Rachel is ducking the Breeders and Zenyatta. Jezzus what idiots!!
Their connections are not going to risk their meal tickets because a bunch of people want to see a match. These are animals and worth a lot of money. I haven't even heard of the other horse,
and I am sure the owner isn't going to risk anything happening to their horses when they plan to breed from them. They don't care what you think, you don't work with horses on a day to day basis, just armchair quarterbacks.
and apparently RA can't win unless it's on dirt. like i said before, the onus is on RA to bring it. if her connections think she's the best then she needs to go to the BC and beat the best.
Borel needs to reel it in. Celebrating ~5 seconds before even crossing the line. Have some class. Now RA's connections need to step up and take on Zenyatta out in CA if they think they are good enough.
i'm glad someone else sees their it. zenyatta has nothing to prove, the onus is on the rookie to prove something to the veteran, not the other way around.
jdreg...too many people here wearing rose colored glasses...rachel is good but she is beating a mediocre bunch of 3 year old..as one good horsemen said...this crop of male 3 year old was beaten by a 50-1 blue collar worker from the southwest!! lol
I thought she was becoming a legend in the making...scratch that...she is a legend! I just feel fortunate enough to have seen her run at Churchill at the Oaks. I remember thinking to myself "you've just seen one of the all time greats"!!!
gunloc...she is a legend in YOUR OWN MIND..other than that she is just a good filly...when she starts beating established grade 1 horses in open competition then you may start calling her very good...
she is only racing mediocre 3 year olds...nothing special about that...
6deerhunter5 , "I have tremendous respect for the filly, she's a phenomenon," said Pletcher, whose colt Munnings finished third to Rachel Alexandra the previous afternoon in the Haskell."
But I guess Pletcher doesn't know what he's talking about, but you do. He's not the expert, but your are. Just shut your mouth, sit down, and enjoy the ride! You're an idiot if you don't believe Rachel Alexandra is a "phenomenon" or "legend". Simply put, JUST FOR YOU, R.A. IS FREAKING AWESOME!!!
gunloc...you are another wannabe...some of best colts were injured before the TC...jess jackson saw an opportunity to run a good filly against the 2nd tier colts...but with quality road back...rachels easy time with the 3 year old colts is over...she will be back racing fillies...there is no way rachel can beat quality road...sorry
6deer, You and I have agreed on a number of points, but yes there is way that Queen Rachel can beat QR. No one knows how good QR may be beyond 11/8 whereas we know that Rachel can probably get 11/4, though that may be pushing it a bit.
I do concur that the present crop of 3y/o colts she has faced is not all that impressive though SB has proved he is here to stay. Rachel is indeed a phenom, though folks are a bit too quick as always to compare her to Ruffian, much less Secretariat.
gunloc...you are delirious with hype...rachel is way overrated no matter what you have heard...pletcher has to hype this horse because the industry needs it...other than that she is nothing more than a good 3 yeard old..now stop being a total wannabe idiot...
6deerhunter5, come on boy, you must admit(even using your little mind) after todays convincing win against a lot of the BEST OLDER MALES in the world, RACHEL ALEXANDRA is LEGEND!
YOU'RE AN IDIOT!!! And Rachel backs up my assumption about you every time she races or whenever you decide to type away...you really need to put the keyboard away! Come on fool...
gunloc..dont be ridiculous...even your little mind knows the best males were in the PACIFIC classic..eisntein..and even these males are not even close to the top males of the past cuz most of them are taken to breeding early..
6queerhunter5, I'm starting to believe you're anti-female! Maybe you have some pent up anger towards females in general, human or equine. Thus the reason you can't show any respect to such a phenominal filly as Rachel Alexandra.
duhru4real, "Only idiots like you think this are grade 1 males"....it's "these" are not grade 1 males...come on numbnut, don't be calling someone else an idiot when you can't even complete a sentence without butchering it! You make yourself look like a moron....which you probably are!
And didn't Macho Again win the Stephen Foster earlier this year? A Grade 1 contest for 3 yr olds and up. And didn't Bullsbay win the Whitney, another Grade 1contest?
@gunloc26 yes sir!! After watching that 2010 New Orleans Ladies, I'd certainly say she's a "Legend in her spare time," and a legend in Jess Jackson's mind. LOL.
really? this was my 4th haskell in a row. me and my dad are headed to saratoga for the alabama stakes and we went to the preakness this year and saw her win :)
She does put Summer Bird away....The Belmont winner....
Nucleo85Torino 10 months ago
1:47.1 on a muddy track. Just missing the track, and record setting a stakes record. Who needs Competition when you brake, or tie records???.
Nucleo85Torino 10 months ago
"Here's a filly for the ages, a Haskell Legend" <3
RidingWithRuffian 1 year ago
Soak this race up Rachel fans, for it is the only one of her three races against the boys where she managed to beat any colt of any noteworthy praise, in Summer Bird, in 2009. The other 2 wins over males were wins in races with "prestigious names" by certainly not with any "prestigious competition. IMO.
GBeret83 1 year ago
I was there when that happened omg it was an awesome race best race of the day
Dressagegirl9316 2 years ago
Haha, exactly, lovedbysweetie-- RA's just too good she got a little bored at the end ;D
GpLdiiBaNsHeE 2 years ago
at 1.43 she starts to take a look around, that is when he gets into her to pay attention to the task at hand.
lovedbysweetie 2 years ago
She was drifting and not paying attention, looking around, he simply gave her a wake up.... She is fine and well kept, if only all horses were as well kept life would be good at all tracks
lovedbysweetie 2 years ago
10 counted whips, but I guarantee you if he hurt this horse in any way, broke skin ,scratched her or displaced one hair on her mane , he would be fired and horsewhipped himself. there are a lot of jockies out there that are very hard with the whip that break skin and are fined, Borel is not one of them, he truly loves this horse
lovedbysweetie 2 years ago
p.s. amueller you need to chill the eff out whips are an unfortunate part of racing. zenyatta's never won a race without one.
GpLdiiBaNsHeE 2 years ago
besides rachel had them beat before borel ever touched the whip.
GpLdiiBaNsHeE 2 years ago
People need to stop assuming things. We don't know what they are going to do next.
Queenuru21 2 years ago
8 HARD SLASHES TO RACHELS SIDE. That is how Borel is so scared running against the boys.
PATHETIC. But against allowance fillies he hand rides her. HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA
amueller1957 2 years ago
you are a moron
Willyrooster 2 years ago
u r in denial moron...borel was whipping her hard..get over it...
amueller1957 2 years ago
so scared running against the boys? how many races do you see where the winner is coming home under a hand ride? obviously running against allowance fillies is easier then running against G1 colts. Zenyetta has never and will never run the speed figures this 3 yo filly has already posted. RA has won at Churchill, Monmouth, Keeneland, oaklawn, pimlico, belmont, etc. Zenyetta has only left her west coast circuit one time. and the BC just happens to be there this year. you will see soonenough
Willyrooster 2 years ago
amueller- do you even WATCH the other finishing horses? no matter what the winner is doing, the losing horses get the worst. See how bad Munnings and Summer Bird are getting it
GpLdiiBaNsHeE 2 years ago
The only handride this overrated filly gets is against the fillies. Against the boys BOREL FKING BEAT THE CRAP OUT OF HER. Yeah, you morons are totally blind. LMFAO!!
amueller1957 2 years ago
Lovely, lovely filly....She does what she needs to do to win, then just floats to the finish line. Not sure she can get a mile & 1/2, but so what?
pattyharb 2 years ago
I was being sarcastic.
ashado19 2 years ago
I don't think RA is overrated. I am also tired of this crap that she beat nobodies. SO I guess Citation and Ruffian beat nobodies since they kept going on there winning streak. please.
ashado19 2 years ago
yeah, ruffian i guees was overrated because shes only beat 3yo fillies at least RA has beaten 3yo males so .... o_O
kalandro14 2 years ago
This dude talkin bout no hand ride and thats the best she have... sorry lolololol this dude is a f moron she almost broke the track record on a sloppy track hahaha how many records she broke this year "think" oh 3 records and almost break the oaks and the haskell who established grade 1 males run at fast track and she have a better time on a sloppy track ha ha ha ha
kalandro14 2 years ago
kalandro14, I agree! One has to bear in mind that Calvin really loves this lady and is hesitent to push her to the max --period.
His customary pre finish line easing off and celebration probably accounted for the .2 secs by which she missed breaking the record on slop. We still do not know how good she is. That said, I also emphatically believe that Zenyatta is also one incredible lady, albeit 2 yr older and that she might well be able to surpass RA at a distance of 11/4 or longer.
sangtube2 2 years ago
i agree with u now!
kalandro14 2 years ago
And what is this horsesht about hand rides? Here and in the Preakness, BOREL BEAT THE CRAP OUT OF HER! there are blogs written about this.
amueller1957 2 years ago
Jess says he plans to run her as a 4yo, what curlin needed to prove at a 3yo???
Nothing and they run him as a 4yo, what curlin needed tu run in the BBC as a 4 yo been america richest race horse ever??? Nothing and they run him pffff u dont know nothing dude
kalandro14 2 years ago
RA horse of the year with more G1 wins races this year and with more purse money in her 3yo carrer than zen in 5 loool see now the type of grade 1 races that zen runs lol
kalandro14 2 years ago
Rachel cam win the BCC ,beat Zen,QR, and be HOY and ppl still says she is overrated, and u cannot compare her with ruffian loooool but she is goin to shut a lot of big mouths , and dont worry bout zen she is not goin to finish this year with a perfect season if they run her in the BBC
kalandro14 2 years ago
You can post all these sht but the bottom line is Rachel's handler is scared of going to the breeders and that is because of Zenyatta. All these horssht crap about her beating Zenyatta is all fantasy. You morons could post that all day long but the fact remains Rachel is ducking the Breeders and Zenyatta. Jezzus what idiots!!
amueller1957 2 years ago
Horse of the year. Breeders Cup or not. Raced the top Americans and never lost. Undeniable. "Great" is for another time.
qvetch 2 years ago
Their connections are not going to risk their meal tickets because a bunch of people want to see a match. These are animals and worth a lot of money. I haven't even heard of the other horse,
and I am sure the owner isn't going to risk anything happening to their horses when they plan to breed from them. They don't care what you think, you don't work with horses on a day to day basis, just armchair quarterbacks.
quetzal3598 2 years ago
zenyatta can't win unless it's a synthetic track. screw california....california isn't anything special. send zenyatta to churchill...then she and rachel can race there.
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jdregula 2 years ago
and apparently RA can't win unless it's on dirt. like i said before, the onus is on RA to bring it. if her connections think she's the best then she needs to go to the BC and beat the best.
jdregula 2 years ago
You idiot, you obviously dont follow horse racing regularly. Zenyatta has raced Grade 1 mares and WON on DIRT
Ruffian4Ever 2 years ago
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whateverusay111 2 years ago
WHAT?? BOREL HIT HER HARD!!
no hand ride...and thats the best she had...
sorry !!
6deerhunter5 2 years ago
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jdregula 2 years ago
Borel needs to reel it in. Celebrating ~5 seconds before even crossing the line. Have some class. Now RA's connections need to step up and take on Zenyatta out in CA if they think they are good enough.
jdregula 2 years ago
jdregula...RA handlers know they cannot beat zenyatta that is why they keep ducking the breeders...lol
6deerhunter5 2 years ago
i'm glad someone else sees their it. zenyatta has nothing to prove, the onus is on the rookie to prove something to the veteran, not the other way around.
jdregula 2 years ago
jdreg...too many people here wearing rose colored glasses...rachel is good but she is beating a mediocre bunch of 3 year old..as one good horsemen said...this crop of male 3 year old was beaten by a 50-1 blue collar worker from the southwest!! lol
6deerhunter5 2 years ago
She is an awesome philly!
du8n2 2 years ago
I thought she was becoming a legend in the making...scratch that...she is a legend! I just feel fortunate enough to have seen her run at Churchill at the Oaks. I remember thinking to myself "you've just seen one of the all time greats"!!!
gunloc26 2 years ago 2
gunloc...she is a legend in YOUR OWN MIND..other than that she is just a good filly...when she starts beating established grade 1 horses in open competition then you may start calling her very good...
she is only racing mediocre 3 year olds...nothing special about that...
get a dose of reality!!!!
6deerhunter5 2 years ago
6deerhunter5 , "I have tremendous respect for the filly, she's a phenomenon," said Pletcher, whose colt Munnings finished third to Rachel Alexandra the previous afternoon in the Haskell."
But I guess Pletcher doesn't know what he's talking about, but you do. He's not the expert, but your are. Just shut your mouth, sit down, and enjoy the ride! You're an idiot if you don't believe Rachel Alexandra is a "phenomenon" or "legend". Simply put, JUST FOR YOU, R.A. IS FREAKING AWESOME!!!
gunloc26 2 years ago 2
gunloc...you are another wannabe...some of best colts were injured before the TC...jess jackson saw an opportunity to run a good filly against the 2nd tier colts...but with quality road back...rachels easy time with the 3 year old colts is over...she will be back racing fillies...there is no way rachel can beat quality road...sorry
6deerhunter5 2 years ago
6deer, You and I have agreed on a number of points, but yes there is way that Queen Rachel can beat QR. No one knows how good QR may be beyond 11/8 whereas we know that Rachel can probably get 11/4, though that may be pushing it a bit.
I do concur that the present crop of 3y/o colts she has faced is not all that impressive though SB has proved he is here to stay. Rachel is indeed a phenom, though folks are a bit too quick as always to compare her to Ruffian, much less Secretariat.
sangtube2 2 years ago
gunloc...you are delirious with hype...rachel is way overrated no matter what you have heard...pletcher has to hype this horse because the industry needs it...other than that she is nothing more than a good 3 yeard old..now stop being a total wannabe idiot...
6deerhunter5 2 years ago
6deerhunter5, come on boy, you must admit(even using your little mind) after todays convincing win against a lot of the BEST OLDER MALES in the world, RACHEL ALEXANDRA is LEGEND!
YOU'RE AN IDIOT!!! And Rachel backs up my assumption about you every time she races or whenever you decide to type away...you really need to put the keyboard away! Come on fool...
gunloc26 2 years ago
gunloc..dont be ridiculous...even your little mind knows the best males were in the PACIFIC classic..eisntein..and even these males are not even close to the top males of the past cuz most of them are taken to breeding early..
at least make some sense..man..
6deerhunter5 2 years ago
guntoyourhead..the pied piper blew his horn and you followed like a lemming..youre kinda like borel..
oh i only tap her a little..he fking beat the crap out of her..macho just got hit 8 times while poor rachel was beaten 21 times..come on fool..
6deerhunter5 2 years ago
6queerhunter5, I'm starting to believe you're anti-female! Maybe you have some pent up anger towards females in general, human or equine. Thus the reason you can't show any respect to such a phenominal filly as Rachel Alexandra.
Or maybe you're just a moron...
gunloc26 2 years ago
This overhyped overrated filly beat who? DeTara, Macho and Bullsbay! wow top rated grade 1 older males. NOT!!!!!!!!!!!!
Only idiots like you think this are grade 1 males! HAHAHAHAHAHAHA
duhru4real 2 years ago
duhru4real, "Only idiots like you think this are grade 1 males"....it's "these" are not grade 1 males...come on numbnut, don't be calling someone else an idiot when you can't even complete a sentence without butchering it! You make yourself look like a moron....which you probably are!
And didn't Macho Again win the Stephen Foster earlier this year? A Grade 1 contest for 3 yr olds and up. And didn't Bullsbay win the Whitney, another Grade 1contest?
And who's the idiot again???
gunloc26 2 years ago 4
@gunloc26 yes sir!! After watching that 2010 New Orleans Ladies, I'd certainly say she's a "Legend in her spare time," and a legend in Jess Jackson's mind. LOL.
GBeret83 1 year ago
I get teary eyed watching that. What an amazing horse.
lockerti 2 years ago 6
And miss Rachel Alexandra does it again!
ffaqueen08 2 years ago 3
wow shes the next Ruffian!
redneckracehorse01 2 years ago 7
ditto! i was there 2day! in fact i just got home!
Horsiegirl913 2 years ago
omg your sooo lucky! ive never even been to a race
redneckracehorse01 2 years ago
really? this was my 4th haskell in a row. me and my dad are headed to saratoga for the alabama stakes and we went to the preakness this year and saw her win :)
Horsiegirl913 2 years ago
I knew she could do it!
serbellam 2 years ago 3
the most awesome filly ever
mineshaft0127 2 years ago
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jdregula 2 years ago
jdreg...i dont even think this filly can beat cocoa beach or life is sweet!!....there's hype now that rachel will run against older horses..
BWAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA
yeah..right..sure...LMFAO!!!!!
jess is very smart business man..that will never happen..and oh that rumor she will run as a 4 year old...ummm..NO..she will be retired
and hype that she has nothing else to prove..
lol
6deerhunter5 2 years ago