Nostalgic Horse

by: Elizabeth Rancani
And the award goes to…..
A month ago, I would have said Rachel Alexandra deserves Horse of the Year no matter what happens in the Classic. Now I may just have to eat those words.
I just read Bill Finley’s take on the situation, and he is firmly for Rachel Alexandra. If one views the [...]

Zenyatta became the first filly to capture the Breeders Cup Classic, and what a performance! After being a little fractious entering the gate, and then having to unload because of Quality Road’s antics, the five year old mare proved what a pro she is, as she powered down the stretch and passed a gritty Gio [...]

Rachel Alexandra added the Woodward to her list of achievements yesterday, and if the comparisons to Ruffian weren’t plentiful before, they are now. Randy Moss even put Rachel ahead of Ruffian in his own greatest fillies of all time list. That is certainly valid. Rachel’s campaign includes accomplishments the ill fated Ruffian never attempted.
But, back [...]

It seems like the ESPN writers just love to pick on Jackson, and we aren’t talking Michael! Now, I have taken shots at his decision to run Rachel off little rest in the Preakness, but for the most part, I see him for what he is…a sportsman.
He is not ducking Zenyatta by choosing to bypass [...]

Saturday featured cakewalks for two of the best fillies of our time, but it was a mere blip on the radar screen. It seems pointless that these two greats keep beating up on some poor lesser fillies and mares. Rachel faced just two horses and they were brave indeed. Apparently the Preakness did not take [...]

by: Elizabeth Rancani
Now it is announced that Jess Jackson who we all adored last year for bringing Curlin back at four, owns super filly Rachel Alexandra, and may run her in the Preakness Stakes. That should be a good thing for the sport, but for some reason I am getting visions of a man who [...]

After four major defections this week, including race day favorite, I Want Revenge, a race that seemed wide open was won in convincing fashion by a relative unknown. Coming down the stretch it appeared as though Pioneer of the Nile, Musket Man and Papa Clem were going to hammer it out to the wire. It [...]

I Want Revenge will be scratched from The Kentucky Derby. Thankfully, the trainers this year are being cautious and realize that one race, does not a career make. It is better to withdraw and be around another day, than to run in the slop against a calvary charge of horses, some green, and risk a [...]

The Kentucky Derby is now six days away, and certainly this group seems far superior than last year’s bunch. Many have run a beyer number over 100 (an absolute essential for a Derby winner) in a prep. This year’s betting will be tough, as there is a case to be made for a number of [...]

Good for the game:
Peppers Pride-any time a horse wins 19 in a row, it is good for the game, even if it is in New Mexico. Her appearances there helped to attract old and new race goers alike, and it proves that people will come out to see hometown heroes. The only negative is there [...]