Comments on: Rachel Alexandra Gallops Home in the Mother Goose http://equineink.com/2009/06/27/rachel-alexandra-gallops-home-in-the-mother-goose/ My Soapbox for Equestrian Writings Mon, 06 Feb 2012 21:05:02 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: lizgoldsmith http://equineink.com/2009/06/27/rachel-alexandra-gallops-home-in-the-mother-goose/#comment-1399 Mon, 29 Jun 2009 01:22:24 +0000 http://equineink.wordpress.com/?p=2966#comment-1399 Thanks for the link to Zenyatta’s race. She’s also very impressive. I would love to see the two go head to head.

The polytrack issue is a very interesting one because it seems like horses the run well on dirt don’t necessarily find the polytrack to their liking whereas the opposite doesn’t always hold true.

]]> By: Emily Greene http://equineink.com/2009/06/27/rachel-alexandra-gallops-home-in-the-mother-goose/#comment-1398 Sun, 28 Jun 2009 20:24:36 +0000 http://equineink.wordpress.com/?p=2966#comment-1398 Zenyatta also won yesterday in the Vanity Handicap. If you watch the video you see a small filly, number six horse Briecat, really looks impressive. You can view the race at http://www.greenbutgame.org/.

Much buzz abounds about a possible Rachel Alexandra and Zenyatta match-up, but one big factor stands in the way: polytrack. Jess Jackson is on the record that he will not run his horse on “plastic.” A good compromise would be a turf race between the two mighty mares. Jackson tried Curlin on turf and horses that run on “plastic” tend to do well on turf also.

Have you seen Rachel Alexandra’s bloodlines? She’s about as classy as they come.

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