It's On!

You want to see Zenyatta and Rachel Alexandra race each other, right?  Of course you do, and so do I. Sadly, I make it about a 50/50 shot. Read on, if you dare.

Labor Day, 2009 – The phenomenal 3yo filly Rachel Alexandra, in receipt of eight lbs., hangs on gamely to win a historic Woodward by a nose over older male Macho Again.  Owner Jess Jackson, who bought the ready-made super-filly just 4 months prior, announces soon after that Rachel is finished for the year and will not journey to California to race over the synthetic Pro-Ride surface at Santa Anita in the Breeders’ Cup, even though the season-ending championship event is a full two months away...