For anyone who missed it, Rachel trounced the $1.25mil Haskell field today by 6 lengths (including Belmont Winner Summer Bird, Papa Clem, Atomic Rain, Munnings, etc.). She was only 1/5 second off the stakes record and 2/5 off the track record for 9 furlongs over a very sloppy track and was under wraps for the last sixteenth.
Thanks so much for posting!
That girl is simply AMAZING!
I got goosebumps watching that…
Yes, Awesome clip. Thanks.
Also, Mine That Bird raced on Saturday right near me in Wheeling,WV. I think he finished 3rd. I so would have been there but was already on the work schedule when I found out. My parents got to go though.
Here’s the West Virginia Derby: youtube.com/watch?v=DUK5oNbF9sw
MTB was third. Soul Warrior won.
Kensai picked up the Jim Dandy at Saratoga: youtube.com/watch?v=7P8ek9DnXZM to give Steve Asmussen a sweep of the big three races last weekend. Kensai is also owned by Jess Jackson (a la Rachel Alexandra) so good weekend for that pair!
And Quality Road set a blazing track record in the Amsterdam at Saratoga in his first race back since the quarter cracks and the Florida Derby: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3gY0m2OHTM0
Awesome horse racing weekend! And Zenyatta races on Sunday!
YES!! Zenyatta WON! I am so glad she’s back! Lets see a Zenyatta/Rachel match up now please