Comments on: The fairy tale continues; Rachel Alexandra heads to the Mother Goose http://theaspiringhorseplayer.com/2009/06/17/the-fairy-tale-continues-rachel-alexandra-heads-to-the-mother-goose/ THE ODYSSEY OF A HORSE RACING ENTHUSIAST AND AMATEUR HANDICAPPER Tue, 14 Feb 2012 15:18:28 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: Rachel Alexandra in the Woodward; Win one for the vintner! « THE ASPIRING HORSEPLAYER http://theaspiringhorseplayer.com/2009/06/17/the-fairy-tale-continues-rachel-alexandra-heads-to-the-mother-goose/#comment-5777 Fri, 04 Sep 2009 23:52:23 +0000 http://theaspiringhorseplayer.com/?p=1407#comment-5777 [...] by a blistering early pace set by Flashing and Malibu Prayer, it’s important to remember that she finished the final 1/16 “under wraps.”  Might she have been capable of a sub 1:46 final time?  Also note that she finished the [...]

]]> By: Walking with Rachel « THE ASPIRING HORSEPLAYER http://theaspiringhorseplayer.com/2009/06/17/the-fairy-tale-continues-rachel-alexandra-heads-to-the-mother-goose/#comment-5523 Sat, 01 Aug 2009 17:25:49 +0000 http://theaspiringhorseplayer.com/?p=1407#comment-5523 [...] her arsenal, it would seem Rachel Alexandra did so by proving she could rate and pounce during her “public workout” against 2 overmatched contenders in the Grade 1 Mother Goose on June 27 at Belmont Park.  We already knew she could wire the boys, but what was impressive [...]

]]> By: Saturday Stakes Selections – 6/20/09 « THE ASPIRING HORSEPLAYER http://theaspiringhorseplayer.com/2009/06/17/the-fairy-tale-continues-rachel-alexandra-heads-to-the-mother-goose/#comment-5305 Sat, 20 Jun 2009 12:09:27 +0000 http://theaspiringhorseplayer.com/?p=1407#comment-5305 [...] Colonial Downs, Belmont Park, and finally Hollywood Park.  Next week we’ll obviously be focused on Rachel Alexandra in the Mother Goose Stakes.  Along those lines,  Operation “Rachel Alexandra Facebook Fanclub Meetup“ is in [...]

]]> By: Zyskandar A. Jaimot http://theaspiringhorseplayer.com/2009/06/17/the-fairy-tale-continues-rachel-alexandra-heads-to-the-mother-goose/#comment-5300 Fri, 19 Jun 2009 14:28:50 +0000 http://theaspiringhorseplayer.com/?p=1407#comment-5300 BEWARE!!! Much has been taken out of RA in the previous races. RAGS-to-RICHES couldn’t do it after the BELMONT can RA come back winning ???

]]> By: Kevin Stafford http://theaspiringhorseplayer.com/2009/06/17/the-fairy-tale-continues-rachel-alexandra-heads-to-the-mother-goose/#comment-5297 Thu, 18 Jun 2009 23:27:59 +0000 http://theaspiringhorseplayer.com/?p=1407#comment-5297 Brian – let’s hope that this time our hero finishes on top. :)

Alpacafarmgirl – thanks! Always appreciate the kind comments. Don’t worry, you’ll be there in spirit, and we’ll be sure to cheer her on for you in person. :) \

Queen ‘O” Hearts – That’s actually my one down point of the day, as I’ll likely be on the road for the 5+ hour trip home by then. Zenyatta’s actually running at Hollywood…perhaps I’ll stick around and catch her on simulcast.

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