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Old 05-01-2009, 05:49 PM
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Old 05-01-2009, 05:49 PM
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Rachel?!?!?!? the best since when???


goosebumps...
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Old 05-01-2009, 10:10 PM
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Rachel?!?!?!? the best since when???


goosebumps...
how soon we forget Rags to Riches? and 8 Belles
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how soon we forget Rags to Riches? and 8 Belles
Are you serious? Neither of them could compare to Rachel. I might be missing someone but I think she's the best I've seen since Go for Wand and Bayakoa.
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Are you serious? Neither of them could compare to Rachel. I might be missing someone but I think she's the best I've seen since Go for Wand and Bayakoa.
Rags won her Oaks by 4 1/2 and was 1.12 seconds slower..... in the rain and mud.
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Old 05-01-2009, 11:29 PM
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Are you serious? Neither of them could compare to Rachel. I might be missing someone but I think she's the best I've seen since Go for Wand and Bayakoa.
agreed... I still think that Ouija Board best filly of this decade, but RA is gaining ground...
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Old 05-01-2009, 11:43 PM
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agreed... I still think that Ouija Board best filly of this decade, but RA is gaining ground...
She was very good, but aren't you forgetting about a filly that won the Arc last year?
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Old 05-01-2009, 10:13 PM
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how soon we forget Rags to Riches? and 8 Belles
eight belles, rest her soul, had nothing on this filly. as for rags...i'd take rachel over rags to riches.
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Old 05-01-2009, 10:25 PM
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eight belles, rest her soul, had nothing on this filly. as for rags...i'd take rachel over rags to riches.
had 8 Belles run the Oaks last year instead of the derby how many would she have won by? i'm sure not 25 but it would have been open lengths and i'm a fan of Proud Spell. Rags had great determination.
i'm not knocking RA, she was impressive.
I'm just saying the last 5-10 years, a number of 3y/o fillies have been more impressive than the colts.
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had 8 Belles run the Oaks last year instead of the derby how many would she have won by? i'm sure not 25 but it would have been open lengths and i'm a fan of Proud Spell. Rags had great determination.
i'm not knocking RA, she was impressive.
I'm just saying the last 5-10 years, a number of 3y/o fillies have been more impressive than the colts.
i can't argue with that.
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Nasty good.
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That was just beautiful!
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she is just too good
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Old 05-01-2009, 05:52 PM
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What a gentle MONSTER! She's incredible!
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That was great. I'm happy for Wiggins.
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She's a badass, but we knew she was winning by open lengths as soon as JWD scratched.
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Calvin Borel needs to start performing
tricks up on her back during the stretch.

Hand stands, use her as a pommel horse.
Ridiculous.
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Borel says she is the best horse he has ever been on and he didnt retract from it when he was reminded of STREET SENSE.
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Borel says she is the best horse he has ever been on and he didnt retract from it when he was reminded of STREET SENSE.
street sense couldn't carry her bra...
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Old 05-01-2009, 05:56 PM
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The "Queen of Churchill Downs" indeed. I called my dad to make him watch because she was obviously gonna put on a show to behold, but I didn't expect that. 20 1/4 holy cow.
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