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  • Paul Moran (ESPN) re RA winning Woodward: "No one present at Saratoga .. will ever forget .. Rachel Alexandra ..first female of any age to win the 56-year-old Woodward, and the first 3-year-old female ever to win a Grade 1 against older males on dirt since the system of grading races began in 1973." I love Zenyatta too but she has never raced against males, and always races against the same mares. RA has beaten fillies and males in and out of her age group, on 7 or 8 different tracks.

  • Actually RAchel has won at least once on synthetic. But her new owner won't run her on synthetic - more and more reports of injuries from that surface.

  • damn wmg sucks i cant even here the music.

  • Rachel won on the Keeneland track at 6 F last year, And won by 4 lengths and done it easy . Jackson just won't budge on the synthetics tho.

  • haha ya that was my bad I just found out about that. I think it's just because they don't want what happened to Curlin happen to her

  • If Rachel is not running in the classic I think it's because of the surface, maybe she's a better dirt horse than a synthetic one

  • That's exactly it. She's run on synthetic before and lost(Keenland I think) , so they already know she won't do well with that . And they made that mistake with Curlin, so it seems like a smart idea to keep her away from the breeders cup.=] I hope she runs in the Woodword at saratoga. that would prove she could beat the older boys and probebly win her horse of the year.

  • I think it's sad that fillies and mares have to run against colts to prove themselves. It's not like this 3 year old crop is super impressive. Zenyatta beat a high quality distaff field last year. Rachel and Zenyatta are better than a vast majority of colts, except maybe Sea the Stars ;)

  • I think it has more to do with the colt's strength and size "superiority" than anything else. What I love is people's insistance that a race - that hasn't been run yet, btw - is going to go a certain way. Can't they just be happy for a horse, instead of tearing them down? Unfortunately, no. I feel sorry for them, but we'll see how everything comes out in the end.

  • True, but I think it doesn't matter as much as people like to think. I agree with you though, we need to enjoy all this great racing and be happy her and Zenyatta are around now and at the same time. This is much more interesting to me than last year with Big Brown and Curlin...

  • I can't wait!!!

    I hope RA blows them all away!!!

    (To prove that the Preakness was no fluke)

  • Go Rachel beat the boys again

  • Papa Clem isn't the same horse that he was earlier this year. And Summer Bird, while he has a chance, it's a speed favoring track.

  • I don't care who wins as long as it Rachel Alexabdra... I don't know why I don't like her, I just don't.

  • your fucking weird.

  • i don't care what you think, i don't like Jess Jackson and i think that he is stupid for not running Rachel Alexandra in the Breeders Cup because she'll be beat by great horses like Zenyatta

  • well just because you don't like Jackson doesn't mean you can't like the horse he owns. we all know Rachel is absolutely AMAZING and that she could kick Zenyatta's ass. Zen hasn't even been put up to a real challange because her connections are too scared that she'll fuckn loose.

  • well Jess knows that Rachel will get her ass beat in the breeders cup thats why shes not going in my opinion. Rachel hasn't beaten anyone good other then Mine That Bird. Zenyatta is undefeated and will kill Rachel in any race that they face each other in, if they ever do. I think Rachel is WAY overrated.

  • Rachel has ran a lot this year,and i don't blame him for skipping the breeders cup if she's coming back for a strong 4yo campaign. haha funny. i think Zenyatta is WAY overrated! :D until she runs against colts,she hasn't proven anything to me.

  • who says she won't run in the Classic? I think she should

  • well i think she should too. and actually prove herself.(: if she does,and she wins the race. then i'll agree she is business.

  • I see your point, but you can't know that. Rachel has already lost on a synthetic track and that's why they arn't racing her in the breeders cup because she hates that type of surface. Now on the other hand Zenyatta has run on both and won on both so if she comes on the dirt we can see then. Would you call Curlin a bad racehorse and overrated cause he lost the breeders cup on synthetic? And if you havn't noticed, Zenyatta JUST barely won her last race by a nose against a not very talented feild.

  • no I don't think Curlin was bad, I just don't think he was great. Mike Smith admitted that he had underestimated the rest of the field and thought it would be an easy win, it was his fault. Zenyatta SHOULD face the colts, I would love to see it, but I can't control what her owners do

  • Actually I agree with Curlin, I think he was good, but he wasn't great. And I would also like to see Zenyatta face the boys, but the match race between Zenyatta and Rachel should be good if they both decide to race in it.

  • I agree, they're both great horses but for me Zenyatta is better, she only wins by just enough and seems like an honest racehorse

  • Mine That Bird is going to the West Virgina Derby. THE race of the year will be the Travers.

  • Totally agree, that will for sure be THE midsummer derby.

  • Only if Rachel, SUmmer Bird, Dunkirk or Munnings is in it. Or Kensei. Kensei looks pretty impressive.

    Mine That bird is a good colt and it takes a lot to beat him.

  • Please don't forget about Warrior's Reward. That horse is serious stuff

  • He msut be if Borel would give up the ride on the Derby winner to race him today. Him and Kensei will be rivals this year I think.

  • who is MTB jockey now?

  • Mike Smith

  • Mike Smith I think

  • Is MTB in it now? Ah, if he is, it will be harder for me to choose who I want to win xD

    RA and MTB, may the best win =]

    Great vid btw, shame the music was taken out though xP

  • MINE THAT BIRD ALL THE WAY BABY!

  • I Dont Think Hes Running

  • I absolutely can't wait for the Haskell! I'll be rooting for Rachel Alexandra; it's hard not to! Musket Man will be my second choice, with Summer Bird as my third choice. Wow, this is going to be a great race!!

    Great vid! It's too bad youtube took away the music...

  • Musket Man Is Done This Season He Was INjured And He Will Be Back Nxt Year

    Soo It Is Pretty Sad

  • Oh goodness. I totally forgot about that. Thanks, I remember reading that now! Bone bruise, grrr.

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