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Rachel Alexandra; Don'y YOU LOVE IT WHEN A GIRL WINS???
Topic Started: May 16 2009, 05:29 PM (575 Views)
headlesshorseman	May 16 2009, 05:29 PM Post #1
You're BANNED! Posts: 4,750 Group: Members Member #871 Joined: March 8, 2007	I missed the LIVE race....was STUCK in a car .....anyway...what a race...I don't think anyone was gonna beat her today!!!!! IN THE LEAD the whole time?????? Mine That Bird gave it his best shot...BUT NO!!!!! You gotta LOVE her blaze.. HH



FlashGordon	May 16 2009, 06:07 PM Post #2
Is the meadow on fire? Posts: 1,959 Group: Members Member #2,251 Joined: December 3, 2007	We were very happy to see the little girlie win today!!! Can't help but wonder tho, if Mine That Bird would have caught her if it were just a wee bit longer! She is a pretty impressive filly!



headlesshorseman	May 16 2009, 06:14 PM Post #3
You're BANNED! Posts: 4,750 Group: Members Member #871 Joined: March 8, 2007	IF they are both running the BELMONT..we'll see in 3 weeks... HH



jillintexas	May 16 2009, 07:04 PM Post #4
You're BANNED! Posts: 7,610 Group: Members Member #96 Joined: January 6, 2007	She reminds me very much...of Ruffian!! I think Mine That Bird ran an INCREDIBLE race...from dead last...again... to second!! Edited by jillintexas, May 16 2009, 07:04 PM.



FlashGordon	May 16 2009, 07:14 PM Post #5
Is the meadow on fire? Posts: 1,959 Group: Members Member #2,251 Joined: December 3, 2007	I know J it is so hard to choose I love them both, what an exciting season it has been.



Indy	May 16 2009, 07:25 PM Post #6
You're BANNED! Posts: 3,059 Group: Members Member #326 Joined: January 10, 2007	That was a great race. I was cheering for both of them. Both horses are such opposites (big filly who leads the race, little gelding who comes from behind) that it was very cool to see them so close at the end. Belmont will be interesting if they both run!



tarragon	May 17 2009, 01:18 PM Post #7
Is the meadow on fire? Posts: 1,532 Group: Members Member #1,122 Joined: June 9, 2007	It was a very exciting race! I couldn't believe it when I saw Calvin ask the filly to move out and got nothing, then he went to his stick. I really thought she was done, but she managed to hang on to the lead. Borel said she was struggling with the footing. I really think if Mind That Bird would have had a better trip he could have caught her. He's just such a game little guy! Did any of you see the aerial replay? When MTB nears RA in the stretch he looks like a pony compared to her, just so tiny



Smiles	May 18 2009, 07:06 AM Post #8
Off visiting Candy Cave, be right back. Posts: 1,480 Group: Members Member #356 Joined: January 12, 2007	Though it was a great race. I knew when she took the lead at the begining of the race it was hers. I sort of wish she had run in the derby because maybe we would be still in the hunt for a triple crown? Does anyone else think she would make one nice hunter? Edited by Smiles, May 18 2009, 07:07 AM.



LaBonnieBon	May 18 2009, 07:44 AM Post #9
Thomas H. Cruise! Posts: 515 Group: Members Member #58 Joined: January 4, 2007	I celebrated with a bottle of Dog House Wine (one of Jess Jackson's labels)... yum! Rachel Alexandra is a beauty and from what RNB has heard from Stonestreet.... she is a sweet, loving girl... .well until she hits the track. Then she's all business! My kinda girl!!



jillintexas	May 18 2009, 11:22 AM Post #10
You're BANNED! Posts: 7,610 Group: Members Member #96 Joined: January 6, 2007	I worry about them running her in the Belmont, if they choose to do so.



Witchy	May 19 2009, 03:05 PM Post #11
Is the meadow on fire? Posts: 1,675 Group: Members Member #547 Joined: January 22, 2007	Here's the youtube video for those who missed the race. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gTJUTJJCmR0&feature=topvideos



SnackPack	May 19 2009, 03:28 PM Post #12
It'll be an adventure! We're going on an adventure! Posts: 2,126 Group: Members Member #238 Joined: January 8, 2007	Witchy May 19 2009, 03:05 PM Here's the youtube video for those who missed the race. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gTJUTJJCmR0&feature=topvideos Wow. I'm just so impressed with Mine That Bird. It's great that a filly won, but to me, MTB is the story. The racing fanatic at our barn keeps saying his win was a fluke: the pace helped him, the track conditions, the jockey, etc. My answer is that EVERY race has those variables. I just wonder if he could've caught RA. He was definitely on his way.



RNB	May 21 2009, 07:28 AM Post #13
It'll be an adventure! We're going on an adventure! Posts: 2,079 Group: Members Member #59 Joined: January 4, 2007	Not sure if you guys watched the KY Oaks (the Derby for the Girls) but this is unbelievably impressive and one reason she ended up in the Preakness! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U8b8lmbwVnA JIT....I think most people watching/following racing, even if it's just a little bit, are very concerned about the industry/breed as a whole. But one thing I can say for certain, Jess will NOT race Rachel in the Belmont if she is not 110% ready or if he is not 110% comfortable doing so. One of his goals is and has been to get back to stronger, more bone dense, etc. type race horses and his breeding farm in KY reflects just that. LBB.....save some of that wine!!! The gang will be at Upperville soon!! Edited by RNB, May 21 2009, 07:41 AM.



LaBonnieBon	May 21 2009, 10:59 AM Post #14
Thomas H. Cruise! Posts: 515 Group: Members Member #58 Joined: January 4, 2007	RNB May 21 2009, 07:28 AM LBB.....save some of that wine!!! The gang will be at Upperville soon!! What wine????



jillintexas	May 21 2009, 03:39 PM Post #15
You're BANNED! Posts: 7,610 Group: Members Member #96 Joined: January 6, 2007	RNB May 21 2009, 07:28 AM JIT....I think most people watching/following racing, even if it's just a little bit, are very concerned about the industry/breed as a whole. But one thing I can say for certain, Jess will NOT race Rachel in the Belmont if she is not 110% ready or if he is not 110% comfortable doing so. One of his goals is and has been to get back to stronger, more bone dense, etc. type race horses and his breeding farm in KY reflects just that. GOOD to know!! That is PRECISELY what I am concerned about. Too many flashes of Ruffian for me. They are very similar in type. I'd be hard pressed to pick between MtB and RA. I like them both for different reasons!!!



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