Originally Posted by DerbyCat

So, are you saying you don't want a bottle of Rachel wine for Christmas this year? :p

Originally Posted by freddymo

It's 300 cases it isn't about money.. 3600 bottles of wine isn't a making money.. let's put it this way 300 cases of Petrus 47 isn't a big deal for Jess money wise so how is 300 cases of his low rent swill mean anything monetarily.. It's funny you guys must all think I love the guy, when in all honesty I basically have opinion eitherway. I just think he is a older sick man playing up 18.. I feel sorry for him in a way.

Originally Posted by freddymo

Oh I get it it's the scorecard.. Chuck in case nobody told you if they looked at the score card they would never buy a friggin horse again. These folks lose huge money each and every year. There are those in the business of breeding and racing and those that are in the hobby of racing.. You want me to accept that Zayat is keeping score.. Uh how about Hobby 100 mil your winnings 3 mil.. BTW they may try and represent that they are making BUSINESS decisions but in all candor that is truly impossible as it is a hobby.

Originally Posted by freddymo

How does unestimating a persons insensitivy to his animals suggest that I can't understand the concept of were Rachel should run??

I never said she shouldn't run I repped that why would she run on a 3rd surface type that is suppose to equate to dirt but clearly doesn't. So you think that now its a good idea to expose the fringe viewer to Championship day on a third surface and market to them that Rachel should be just as good on this stuff they know nothing about. Ok this is brilliant stuff. People who are new to the game (fringe viewers) are going to tune in expecting a super dirt filly only to be baited and switched to a Poly race that clearly she will not be the same on. But the good news is we got them to watch and not understand the complexity of the situation or have them frustrated that she really is no big deal as some never was no name beats her. That should get them back.. What you don't see is the harm that you could do by hyping speed and greatness and only to have it bit you in the marketing face.

Look your a tad jealous, no you are a lot jealous. AS AM I.. I want a horse like Rachel, as you I want to call her my own. It's ok admitted you are frustrated as she is not yours and anything these folks do you will be scornful of..Its human nature I get it.

You know the Moss's while wonderful people in the game and truly charitable people by all accounts really are standing behind this BC Classic loyalty a bit to firmly for my palate. I think you can wag your I Hate Jess flag all you want the guy races his horses all ove ..The by product is fans get to see them and they try things that most other trainers wouldn't.

Trust me we all know if you owned/trained Rachel, and I hope you do get such a horse, that you would have had her racing against fillies on 4 weeks rest on dirt and or would have sold her to a Jess/Shiek type and basked in a big pay day.. I figure that is just the way things are for the folks who still have to keep some score.

Rachel doesn't need to run on Pro Ride to prove herself.. Look what are you going to moan about if she won the Classic on Pro Ride? Why Jess is breeding her on March 1 to Curlin or How could he not run her as a 4 year old? Please already the guy bought a great horse whatever he paid it doesn't matter he isn't keeping friggin score. He is living out the balance of his life exactly the way he wants becasue I guess he was a fcukin lucky guy or a great score keeper..Eitherway thank you Jess.. Thx for buying her and not letting hal wiggins run her against her own every 4 weeks till we all got bored to death. Thx for sending her to the Preakness where she kicked ass.. Thx for not sending her to the Belmont and having the good sense not to over extend her. Thx for a smart prep in a historic race..Thx for sending her to the Haskell and inviting all that is standing to come and try and catch my girl.. And finally thx for exposing NTRA and there ridiculous decision to force dirt horses to compete on a surface which is not there best on a what is suppose to be a proving ground for American Turf and dirt racing..

Maybe just maybe NTRA gets a clue and alters there incompetience immediately.

Originally Posted by Cannon Shell

I never said she has to prove herself. I said if Jackson really was acting in the best interests of horseracing as he says he is he would run her in the BC. Too many of you believe for some reason that her not running is going to somehow make the powers that be suddenly wake up and do a 180 on the BC, synthetic surfaces, etc. I hate to tell you but it wont do a damn thing. But not running will make it a less than sucessful event simply because the horse everyone wants to see and would make the BC relevant on the national scene is sitting at home. Perhaps the cynics will enjoy that as it gives them more ammo but it isnt a positive.

And for your info the NTRA is a totally empty group with no authority or say in any of the matters so stop blaming them.



And Freddy, anyone who would defend Ernie paragallo on anything is forever suspect on any topic going forward.

Originally Posted by King Glorious

I think that not running her in the BC is acting in the best interests of racing. Awarding the BC two years in a row to SA and a synthetic track was in the best interests of California but not in the best interests of the sport as a whole. Perhaps by not only voicing his displeasure but by keeping the star attraction out, the powers that be will think twice about doing something this stupid again and that would be in the best interests of the sport.

Originally Posted by Cannon Shell

there may not be another chance to showcase a RA,

Originally Posted by Cannon Shell

I understand what you are saying but you are assuming that this will change anything. It wont. There is no doubt that the Breeders Cup board will make stupid mistakes again and the thing will be held at a synthetic track but there may not be another chance to showcase a RA, who is not only growing into a star attraction but a legitimate one.

Originally Posted by Scav

Yep!! It isn't about the money....

Originally Posted by The Indomitable DrugS

Showcase her as the horse who finishes a bad 4th of 7 in the Distaff - or a bad 11th of 14 in the Classic?

Originally Posted by freddymo

I guess its unsporting for her not to run in the Turf Classic then as well..12f's on the grass 3 turns males sounds like a plan..She may lose BUT if she could win we finally could say she won on Poly, Dirt and finally grass routing long...A TRUE CHAMPION..What's next off to Sheppard for some jumping or perhaps we give her a shot trotting, toss on some trotting hobbles and a cant see back bridle and away she goes.....

Originally Posted by Cannon Shell

Assman has been doing very well on the AP poly 42 9 8 5

Originally Posted by Cannon Shell

I understand what you are saying but you are assuming that this will change anything. It wont. There is no doubt that the Breeders Cup board will make stupid mistakes again and the thing will be held at a synthetic track but there may not be another chance to showcase a RA, who is not only growing into a star attraction but a legitimate one.

Originally Posted by Danzig

i don't know that jess is trying to change anything, he just doesn't want to see another of his best possibly get beaten on a surface he detests. and i don't remember seeing all this furor over mineshaft when he didn't go.

Originally Posted by parsixfarms

Mineshaft was hurt. He didn't just pass the race.

Originally Posted by Danzig

news to me. they passed up the race because of the rock hard surface. he had chips, but it didn't keep him from running all year.

Originally Posted by Cannon Shell

I never said she has to prove herself. I said if Jackson really was acting in the best interests of horseracing as he says he is he would run her in the BC. Too many of you believe for some reason that her not running is going to somehow make the powers that be suddenly wake up and do a 180 on the BC, synthetic surfaces, etc. I hate to tell you but it wont do a damn thing. But not running will make it a less than sucessful event simply because the horse everyone wants to see and would make the BC relevant on the national scene is sitting at home. Perhaps the cynics will enjoy that as it gives them more ammo but it isnt a positive.

And for your info the NTRA is a totally empty group with no authority or say in any of the matters so stop blaming them.



And Freddy, anyone who would defend Ernie paragallo on anything is forever suspect on any topic going forward.

Originally Posted by freddymo

Apparently Crist doesn't concurr. I don't know his thoughts about Enrie but I know he loves the sport wants racing to be successful and thinks that Rachel doesn't have to run in the BC.


You have to come to your senses at some point and recognize that Poly,Cushion, Tapeta, or Pro ride are not dirt and by having races on it were horses are not equipped to succeed doesn't make sense. You shouldn't have your star attraction race 7 straight times on dirt and then insta switch to Pro- Ride.. What do you want Jess to do tell Assumen head 3 weeks early to SA and start training her and see how she does? Why she is a dirt horse?

Look I made a human mistake with Pags because I couldn't believe that a man could be inhumane to animals when he had the money to be responsible. This is far different.

Originally Posted by Sightseek

Chuck,
I'm curious, I know you don't run any in California, but do you find your horses run the same on all synthetics?

Originally Posted by rpncaine

Do you think the flood at CD will affect the track this Fall?

Originally Posted by Cannon Shell

I havent made this into a pro poly thing. Jackson wants to be lauded for "doing the best thing for racing". Not running in the BC (or Travers for that matter) regardless of surface isn't the best thing. The history of racing is full of top horses trying different surfaces (and she has already run on a synthetic track so it isnt exactly new). Dr Fager and Secretariat are both good examples. John Henry is another. If he were to run her in the Travers (lets face it the Woodward against class C types like Macho Uno is hardly a marquee event) against the other TC winners and the hot horse of the day it would be phenomonal for the sport and its fans. A true classic race with all the legitimate top horses in it. And if she were to win that and another tuneup along the way, a matchup against older horses and an undefeated Zenyatta in the Classic (I know you have need Moss to grow a set to make this happen) would be a huge event.

Denying this is true is silly and as Steve would say myopic. For RA would have already wrapped up HoY going into that race and really have nothing to lose. If she wins? Jackson really does have himself a true legend (Then maybe he will stop insisting that Curlin is some great of the sport) and he can take on the world in Dubai (on that middle eastern "plastic")

Originally Posted by King Glorious

It's sort of like with Tiger Woods. Before him, I didn't watch golf. Now, I do. Only when he's playing. When he missed the cut at the British Open, I didn't watch the weekend. When there's no Tiger, there's no me. And the ratings show that I'm not alone in this.

Originally Posted by Travis Stone

The ratings for the Buick Open over the past weekend were up 167%... that's insane. Tiger has power. Stars have power. No stars = less power. It's pretty basic.

The debate whether or not Rachel Alexandra running in the Breeders' Cup is good/bad for horse racing is a moot point. No one in a million years can argue that Rachel Alexandra in the gate would have a negative impact on the success of the Breeders' Cup, whether you define success as viewers, fans on the rail, programs sold or handle dollars.

The bottom line in all of this is racing has created, through various evolutions of its racing calendar and schedule, a distorted and lopsided approach to promoting its racing on a daily/weekly basis, and in turn, has eroded the ability to market the basics of our game to the general public.

Back on point, the best thing for racing is Rachel Alexandra in the starting gate for the Classic. But the Classic is on synthetics, and right now, she's a superstar on dirt. So therefore the best thing for racing is not to have the Classic on synthetics, but unfortunately it is. So therefore the best thing... this is all a slippery slope.