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Originally Posted by copying
Horses staggering home at shorter distances don't inspire confidence when going longer. And all those people that keep touting her Mother Goose win, I hope they don't really think RA was 20 lengths better than the 2nd horse (even if it was only an allowance horse). Maybe if you know you're beaten, and there is only 1 other horse you have to beat (whopping 3-horse field), you might just try to beat that other horse for 2nd (which at 12 lengths further back--didn't really make you run hard. Biggest winning margin -- jeez, give me a break.
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The pace in a 10 furlong race will probably be softer, therefore Rachel will have something left for the finish.
I think the only way some other horse would beat Rachel in a 10 furlong race on dirt is if another horse went on a suicide mission, as what happened to Presious Passion last weekend when that gray horse decided to take him on early.
Even then, I believe Rachel would be professional enough to rate in 2nd or 3rd if such a horse were to put themself in a suicide mission.