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06-24-2009, 02:21 PM
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No Breeders' Cup for Rachel...
Stonestreet Stables' Jess Jackson, majority owner of Kentucky Oaks (gr. I) and Preakness (gr. I) winner Rachel Alexandra, said in a wide-ranging media teleconference June 24 that the superb filly would not race in this year's Breeders' Cup at Santa Anita but that there is a good possibility that she would return in 2010 for a 4-year-old campaign.
http://www.bloodhorse.com/horse-raci...m_medium=email I guess Jess probably won't send to Dubai either, since they are going synthetic next year also. 2010 Classic at Churchill? 
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06-24-2009, 02:24 PM
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Felix Unger talking to Oscar Madison: "Your horse could finish third by 20 lengths and they still pay you? And you have been losing money for all these years?!"
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06-24-2009, 02:38 PM
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Actually think this is good news. Fucl< the Breeders Cup on fake dirt. Good for Jess... liking the man more and more every day.
Also if she is sound there is absolutely no reason for her not to race as a 4 year old and even a 5 year old... especially if Jess is as unhealthy as I've been hearing.. might as well get all the action in now while you're still around!
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06-24-2009, 03:50 PM
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06-24-2009, 09:08 PM
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How about "looking"? He looked like "The Terminal Case of Benjamin Button" in the Preakness winner's circle.
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06-24-2009, 11:04 PM
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I know, I felt so bad for him, I didnt realize who that was at first. Do we know what is wrong with him, have they said?
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06-24-2009, 11:11 PM
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Still trying to outsmart me, aren't you, mule-skinner? You want me to think that you don't want me to go down there, but the subtle truth is you really don't want me to go down there!
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06-24-2009, 11:38 PM
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06-25-2009, 12:21 AM
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Racing being as backwards as it is, I'm expecting the BC to announce any second now that Santa Anita is their new permanent home.
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06-25-2009, 01:11 AM
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I'm hoping for a win and you're in for the Malibu.
Better yet, how about win any BC race, and you are in for the next year!
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06-25-2009, 02:55 AM
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I don't think it would risk RA to run on synthetics anymore than it risks her to run on dirt. If I was 79 years old and owned her, I would run her in both this year's and next year's BC and see what happens.
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06-25-2009, 08:13 AM
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06-25-2009, 11:45 AM
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Sounds like he's affraid to face Zenyatta.
What happened to doing the "Sporting" thing? The sporting thing would be to run in the BC even if it's on Zenyatta's home track. If RA is that good she should have no problem running on synthetics.
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06-25-2009, 12:20 PM
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06-25-2009, 12:22 PM
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See how easily that works both ways? The fact is that Zenyatta's proven on synthetic and dirt and Rachel's proven only on dirt. So wouldn't it make more sense to match them up on something they are both proven on instead of one that is an unknown for one of them?
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06-25-2009, 12:30 PM
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06-25-2009, 12:34 PM
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I think its funny how everyone is on a Zenyatta versus RA kick when that is not even the issue at hand.
I don't see anyone critical of how screwed up a sport it is when the two best horses, who happen to both be female, can not even hook up on racings "championship" day, because of the surface. People keep talking about slots, is that really the issue that the sport has, or is it a complete ineptitude to put out the best product for the people that truly support the sport, not people pulling one armed bandits.
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06-25-2009, 01:00 PM
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