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09-02-2009, 11:34 PM
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While it appears that Rachel Alexandra is the most talented runner in this field, am I the one one who thinks that this morning's post draw did her no favors? With likely pace-setter Past the Point probably a dead-send from his outside post draw, and the two Zito runners drawn to her inside and immediate outside, it's conceivable that the run into the first turn could be very interesting. As a "marked" horse in this race, I can envision a trip for her somewhat similar to the one "enjoyed" by Ginger Punch in the Go For Wand here last summer. If It's a Bird runs his "A" race, and she can't get to the outside in the first 3/8 of a mile, this could really turn into quite a test for her.
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09-02-2009, 11:42 PM
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Big boys ain't gunna let her steal this thing.
Just hope she comes out of it in one piece...
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09-02-2009, 11:48 PM
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I'm going to go sharpen my knives up now and skillfully separate each of my fingernails away from my skin. I'll be able to take my mind off such exquisite pain by first printing out a random sampling of your posts and reading them every time I feel like crying out in agony.
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09-02-2009, 11:50 PM
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09-02-2009, 11:59 PM
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Wouldn't run a 3yo filly against older males...
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09-03-2009, 12:03 AM
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09-03-2009, 12:16 AM
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It's a bird is ok. I might bet him.
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09-03-2009, 02:34 AM
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09-03-2009, 07:09 AM
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As for whether or not this race is tougher than the Travers, they aren't being judged the same. You can't look at the results of the Travers and then say this race is tougher. Going into the Travers, as much as everyone wants to say now that Quality Road wasn't ready for it (and yes, there were some that said it beforehand), the truth is that nobody was sure just how good he was or if he just might be able to pull it off. He was the one member of his class that had run numbers in Rachel's stratosphere and the one that she hadn't beaten. There was also the 10f question for her to answer for the first time. If QR had won off by five, this question wouldn't be asked. In hindsight though, seeing how easily Summer Bird won and knowing how she dominated him, it's easy to say how she would have dominated that field. At 1-2, she's being expected to dominate this field too and people are saying this is a tougher race but what would you say if she wins by 10 against these? Judge it after the race like you are doing the Travers.
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09-03-2009, 09:15 AM
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