I WAS WR...!

I WAS WR...!

LETS TRY THIS ONE MORE TIME

I WAS WR...!

So that didn't work too well so I'll just fill you in on what happened if you don't already know. Rachel Alexandra went wire to wire in the Preakness this afternoon. She broke on top and improved her position from there. Granted if it had been another furlong or so then I think Mine That Bird would have run her down. He came close anyway finishing just a length back.

OK the excuse is he didn't get any breaks and no one would give him anywhere to run---Mike Smith rode a terrific race and brought Mine That Bird through a lot of traffic to give her a good run at the end but she was just too good today.

Eighty five years since a filly won the race - never before in history has a horse from the far outside pulled off a victory. Borel guarenteed a win when they did the final interview with him. He also said he had never (in 5 wins) had to ask her to give more than she was giving. He had to ask today - and she delivered. She is a great filly and will go down as one of the best in history. The price of her colts just went through the roof.

When we were playing with race horses my grand father always purchased colts based on the performance of the mother. He didn't care much what the father had done. He claimed that all of the athleticism in colts came from the mom.....take a look at all the human athletes you know and you'll find out they get it from their mom too. TAKE A LOOK!!!!

AND THE NEXT TIME YOU GO TO THE POMONA YEARLING SALE TAKE A LOOK AT THE COLT THAT BRINGS THE MOST MONEY AT THE SALE AND YOU'LL SEE THAT THE BIG BUYERS PURCHASE THEIR COLTS ON THE ATHLETICISM OF THE MARE TOO. I PICKED THE TOP MONEY COLT AT THAT SALE FOUR YEARS IN A ROW A FEW YEARS AGO......WISH I COULD HAVE BOUGHT ONE OF THEM.