Rachel Alexandra's two-turn campaign

[Danzig]

Originally Posted by slotdirt

You know what is funny about this Lava Man sidebar? Rachel Alexandra has run on seven different tracks this year and won on all of them: Oaklawn, Churchill, Pimlico, Fair Grounds, Belmont, Monmouth, and Saratoga.

she's so overrated...

[Danzig]

Originally Posted by CrossfireHurricane

I never said Icon Project was great. I said I think she can be great. She has no distance limitations and I think she is capable of a 120 type beyer at 10f.

Now if you can't provide facts and figures showing how Rachel is any different than your Street Sense, Curlin, Big Brown types than how can you say she is great and they are not. Clearly they were very good horses but far from great.

for starters, how many of those three year olds you mentioned all went undefeated at three? at multiple tracks, on anything from fast to sloppy? how many of them set records for time (her martha washington) or for margin (her oaks, largest ever). how many of them came two ticks from a record while going wide in the slop? how many showed her consistency? how many of them were shoo-in for HOY by mid-september, if not before?

and i find it hilarious that you're able to give icon project so much praise, but somehow just can't for rachel. i can't understand how you can rave about the one, but not the other-that makes no sense.

[Indian Charlie]

Originally Posted by CrossfireHurricane

I never said Icon Project was great. I said I think she can be great. She has no distance limitations and I think she is capable of a 120 type beyer at 10f.

I don't see Icon Project winning the BC filly sprint, or any good mile races anytime soon, but ok.