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Old 06-01-2010, 02:17 PM
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According to Jackson, Rachel Alexandra is being considered for two races at Churchill Downs - the Stephen Foster and the Fleur de Lis - as well as the Ogden Phipps at Belmont Park and the Obeah at Delaware Park.
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Old 06-01-2010, 02:18 PM
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Who will be riding her?
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Old 06-01-2010, 02:18 PM
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I hope they go the Zenyatta route.
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Old 06-01-2010, 02:19 PM
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I hope they go the Zenyatta route.
Poly?
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Old 06-01-2010, 02:19 PM
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I think Rachel should be ridden by Chantal setting up a stretch duel with 5 wide Smith.
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Old 06-01-2010, 02:23 PM
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Poly?
No go the restricted route and just stay in Kentucky all year. Hell...run at Ellis Park.

We don't want these two to meet until the Breeders Cup. This sport thrives on what ifs. Lets not actually have them race each other until the majority of fans are to the point of not giving a s.hit.
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Old 06-01-2010, 02:30 PM
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Glad to hear Jackson say "We are getting her back to her fitness level of last year" I wonder how much more time they'll need to get her fit? Probably have to wait for the next press release immediately after the race on June 12th to see if she's finally there depending on the result.
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Old 06-01-2010, 02:37 PM
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I doubt it would be the Foster, but here's hoping she goes there. The two losses have probably lowered their expectations, so the only way to restore it is to go out and beat the boys. Actually, a loss in open company probably wouldn't hurt at this point, whereas another loss to girls would be another big mark against her. Nothing to lose and without Quality Road, the other boys don't look intimidating anyway.
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Old 06-03-2010, 02:04 PM
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Glad to hear Jackson say "We are getting her back to her fitness level of last year" I wonder how much more time they'll need to get her fit? Probably have to wait for the next press release immediately after the race on June 12th to see if she's finally there depending on the result.
He forgot the 'all options are open' comment. It's a broken record we know...
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Old 06-03-2010, 11:46 AM
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No go the restricted route and just stay in Kentucky all year. Hell...run at Ellis Park.

We don't want these two to meet until the Breeders Cup. This sport thrives on what ifs. Lets not actually have them race each other until the majority of fans are to the point of not giving a s.hit.
how did you guess?(who cares) as if she even has a shot right now against zenyatta or the other males. breeders cup classic when you can't even win a simple prep....when pigs fly....if she does not win one soon she won't even be entered come fall. shes losing against zardana and unrivaled belle.....lets move her up....good luck!
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Old 06-03-2010, 11:47 AM
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how did you guess?(who cares) as if she even has a shot right now against zenyatta or the other males. breeders cup classic when you can't even win a simple prep....when pigs fly....if she does not win one soon she won't even be entered come fall.
How in the f.uck does anyone know if she can when they've never raced each other? It's not like Zenyatta is some kind of murderer on dirt.
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Old 06-03-2010, 11:54 AM
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How in the f.uck does anyone know if she can when they've never raced each other? It's not like Zenyatta is some kind of murderer on dirt.
yeah, she has not been able to beat the second stringers...apparently they knew it when they withdrew her from oaklawn....you know the race that zenyatta laughed around the track and won for the second time on dirt. where was rachel?? june 12 is soon enough for me to bet against her again...lol
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Old 06-01-2010, 03:02 PM
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According to Jackson, Rachel Alexandra is being considered for two races at Churchill Downs - the Stephen Foster and the Fleur de Lis - as well as the Ogden Phipps at Belmont Park and the Obeah at Delaware Park.
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Old 06-01-2010, 03:05 PM
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She is the dam of Go for Wand.
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Old 06-01-2010, 03:15 PM
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She is the dam of Go for Wand.
That doesnt make the race named after her any less laughable for the great Rachael Alexanda's next spot. I recall a certain owner saying that the only races he was interested in were grade 1's. Imagine the answer you would have gotten from him had you asked if the Obeah was on the radar screen for RA a few months back?
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Old 06-01-2010, 03:37 PM
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That doesnt make the race named after her any less laughable for the great Rachael Alexanda's next spot. I recall a certain owner saying that the only races he was interested in were grade 1's. Imagine the answer you would have gotten from him had you asked if the Obeah was on the radar screen for RA a few months back?
Rachel Alexandra hasn't run in Grade 1 yet this year, so at this stage the Obeah isn't as laughable as it might have been at the beginning of the year.

Being a prep for the Delaware Handicap, if Rachel Alexandra were to run and win the Obeah, it might renew interest in the main event as a possible showdown with Zenyatta.

Then we could have at least 3 or 4 good weeks of publicity, posters, trading cards, hotel reservations, ticket scalping, Steve Haskin diaries, etc. before one of them inevitably backs out.
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Old 06-01-2010, 04:17 PM
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Rachel Alexandra hasn't run in Grade 1 yet this year, so at this stage the Obeah isn't as laughable as it might have been at the beginning of the year.

Being a prep for the Delaware Handicap, if Rachel Alexandra were to run and win the Obeah, it might renew interest in the main event as a possible showdown with Zenyatta.

Then we could have at least 3 or 4 good weeks of publicity, posters, trading cards, hotel reservations, ticket scalping, Steve Haskin diaries, etc. before one of them inevitably backs out.
All of her races this year are seemingly preps
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Old 06-01-2010, 04:27 PM
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All of her races this year are seemingly preps
Strangely enough, both of her races this year were faster than Zenyatta's this year....Who'd have thunk it.
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Old 06-01-2010, 04:32 PM
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All of her races this year are seemingly preps
Fair enough, but given her first couple of starts this year, if you were campaigning her would you be looking for tougher competition or the proverbial "confidence builder"?

Anyways, the Obeah is the most "ideal" spot on all fronts (and is the perfect fodder for more "RA is ducking" threads) as its 8.5f I believe (distance possibly being an important consideration for her connections), its technically a drop in class, its a direct prep over the same track for a more important contest, and it avoids Urivaled Belle at CD and Zardana at Belmont both of whom beat her previously.

That said, I presume she'll go for the Fleur De Lis. Do they still run the Molly Pitcher at Monmouth?
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Old 06-03-2010, 02:01 PM
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Rachel Alexandra hasn't run in Grade 1 yet this year, so at this stage the Obeah isn't as laughable as it might have been at the beginning of the year.
Strage comment coming from a critic of Zenyatta, yes Obeah is quite laughbable for the great Rachel Alexandra.
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