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Remembering … Rachel Alexandra

Brian Zipse explains why Rachel Alexandra will always be his favorite ... Read More

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TimSmith · One thing is for sure, Maybe she wasnt the GREATEST of alltime but she did have one of the GREATEST SEASONS by a filly EVER · 360 days ago ·

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waya · No need to qualify that with the word filly, Tim. It was one of the greatest seasons ever! · 360 days ago ·

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bellesforever1 · My eyes are tearing up Brian..thank you for the beautiful Rachel tribute..she won my heart early too..I remember wayching and waiting to see if she was as good as she looked..she proved that yes she was Rachel Alexandra the Great! · 360 days ago ·

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ctunstill · I'm in tears, and you expressed my personal feelings exactly. I will always love Rachel. Great article Brian, well worth waiting for. · 360 days ago ·

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AndyScoggin · I, too, huge fan of Rachel and the amazing campaign that Team Rachel blazed in her 3YO season. We need more horses that go out and take on all comers all over the country. · 360 days ago ·

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jpinkertoncook · The highs and lows! It's amazing to remember and it still kinda hurts thinking about the day she was retired. What a dark day! I relish and fear loving another one as much as her. Thanks Brian! For letting us remember again. · 360 days ago ·

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MichaelPavelick · Rachel was my favorite to. She mesmerized me. She was the complete package. So endearing. I'm thrulled to see such a detailed article written about her. I was such a fan of Rachels that I started a myspace page dedicated to her. I thought she was going to be the savior of racing. Chalk another blunder up to the egos of the owners. · 360 days ago ·

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RaTalk_Girl · I love Rachel, she is not the reason I write about the sport, she is the reason I watch the sport. When I saw her I fell in love with her and with racing. I saw it in a different way, not just a 2 minute gamble. Love the trip down memory road. Thanks for sharing Brian!! She will always be my favorite. · 360 days ago ·

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dreamingofanna · The most incredible filly I've ever had the pleasure of seeing. Absolute magic to watch, nothing could compare to seeing Rachel A. nonchalantly roll home on the Belmont stretch 20 lengths away from the rest of the field. Ahh, those where the days. · 360 days ago ·

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sharon234 · Well worth the wait, Brian. There will never be another year like 2009, just like there has never been another year like 1973 for the great Secretariat. I'm not comparing the two, just making a point. They were both one in a million in their own unique ways. I was shocked when they retired Rachel so abruptly especially after that bullet work she ran, along with many others. The continued silence and lack of any kind of a farewell ceremony in the months afterward was especially bitter. When they finally announced the first "Visit Rachel" day, like so many I was eager to attend with the help of a friend who put me on her visitation list. Meeting Rachel, petting her, being photographed with her put all those bitter feeling to rest at last. I've seen first hand how well loved and cared for she is. They call her the Queen of Stonestreet and I have no doubt as long as she lives she always will be. · 360 days ago ·

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zatt · Thank you for the kind words, everyone! Writing about Rachel is truly a labor of love. · 360 days ago ·

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icyhotboo · I was at Saratoga for the Woodward.That was the most brutal ,precise ,assault on any horse I have ever witnessed.It seemed everything fell into place for every other horse in the race to take their best shot at their best time.I was with a large group of friends which included two trainers and to a man we all agreed it would take her a full year to recover if at all.In my mind she was just magnificent. · 360 days ago ·

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Calgirl · Very nice article, and thank you for reminding us what we loved about · 360 days ago ·

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Calgirl · Cut me off...Anyway, as I was saying, thanks for reminding us what we loved about Rachael. I always found it sad how people wanted to pit her against Zenyatta. They are both special horses in their own right, and each has their own special accomplishments. Again, good article. · 360 days ago ·

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DonnaPlatt · Thank you, Brian! This is a beautiful testament to the most beautiful and talented of fillies. I saw Rachel in person at FG. She came in 2nd. that day, but it didn't matter. It was a privilege just to watch her run. Your article brought me to tears, as did Rachel every time she raced... · 360 days ago ·

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MarilynMiller · Thank you Brian!!! I felt like I was reading my own words! I remember being at many of her races and my hands were shaking so much just from her presence that most of my pictures were blurred. She truly was the GREATEST of all time. Not the greatest FILLY, but the GREATEST. THANK YOU BRIAN for bringing me back to 2009!!!! · 359 days ago ·

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kstude · I loved Ruffian, and I love Rachel even more. I was compelled to see her Woodward race too, and knew I was witnessing history. What an awesome ride! · 359 days ago ·

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icyhotboo · Very nice article.She was one of the special ones to me. Thanks · 359 days ago ·

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CandaceServiss · I met Rachel and what an honor ..saw her at Saratoga right before she was retired..thank you Brain for writing what my heart feels about this great Lady! · 359 days ago ·

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mshutty · Outstanding account of one great filly and how she was able to inspire a terrific writer and racing fan · 359 days ago ·

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BrianAppleton · Excellent Brian, it brought me right back to 2009! That Woodward was beyond words...the entire season! · 359 days ago ·

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ErnieMunick · A very worthy tribute - long may she run. And keep keepin the flame alive... · 359 days ago ·

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DeadHeat · Hands down the greatest filly of the modern era IMO. She accomplished things most males could not do. My only regret is that I believe she was retired too soon. The PE was, as Brian called it an unjust result. Only three horses over the past several years have been able to wire a grade one rout race at Saratoga. One of them was Rachel and the other two were Fleet Indian and Commentator. Rachel almost did it again in the Personal Ensign, on a track that had become extremely deep and tiring over the last decade, producing progressively slower times. Had Rachel been allowed to run in the Beldame I think we would have seen the Rachel of old, crush her opposition with ease. Then I'm sure whatever race in the BC she would have entered would have been a show to witness as well. However, what she accomplished as a 3yr old will not be topped for generations, if ever. She was one in a million and we will be lucky to ever have one like her again. · 359 days ago ·

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cniema5 · Amazing story for an amazing horse. It was amazing to see her in person in action - loved every minute of it and never forget the roar of the crowd when she won. · 359 days ago ·

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joani.niemeyer · thanks for the memories · 359 days ago ·

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juststacey · My cousin and I drove down to Monmouth from Boston in a horrific rain storm to see Rachel at the Haskell. At one point the rain was coming down in a steady sheet and we had to pull over because I couldn't see the road. I had my cousin contact her buddy Larry Colmus to see if he'd heard if she'd been scratched, because I was ready to turn around and head home even though we were over half way there.. He texted back "She's running". So as soon as the rain let up enough, we were back on the road and headed for the Jersey Shore. And, man oh man, am I glad we finished that trip. I screamed like a crazy person, something I don't recall ever doing at the races before in my life. She was simply awesome. She won so easily it was crazy and her final time, in the slop, when Calvin stopped riding and started his "show boating" about 10 strides out, just a half a whisper short of both the track and stakes record - wow, just wow! After the race, up in the announcers booth, Larry Colmus was still buzzing. Not even the Yankee Fan heckling my · 359 days ago ·

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blooy · great article · 359 days ago ·

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KathyHunter · Beautiful Brian and oh how I remember all her 3 yo races too. Really don't think I missed a single race, from the time she won the Oaks. · 357 days ago ·

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DonVeronneau · Thanks Brian, for the wonderful words and the great tribute to one of Thoroughbred's finest fillies. I first saw her at Belmont in the Mother Goose, and from there on I was hooked on this champion. I tried to attend every race she entered in the East, the Lady's Secret at Monmouth, the Woodward at Saratoga, and what was to be her final competition at the Spa, the Personal Ensign. I loved this horse so much I was willing to travel almost any distance to see her. No human could make me do that, except maybe the Pope. Thanks for the wonderful memories and helping me to relive the excitement and the awe of Rachel's Woodward win. · 354 days ago ·

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