Comments on: Rachel Alexandra makes history; defeats older males in the Woodward

By: Monte 76er's

Monte 76er's — Mon, 27 Jun 2011 10:51:02 +0000

I do a lot of number gathering for these types of games because I feel that history will usually give us an insight of what will happen in the future. As you know more often than not its really hard to know the winning team in professional football. This is the main reason why I consider using statistics for football.

By: The Stars Attempt to Shine « THE ASPIRING HORSEPLAYER

The Stars Attempt to Shine « THE ASPIRING HORSEPLAYER — Sat, 03 Oct 2009 04:55:24 +0000

[...] AGAIN will rightly take quite a bit of consideration here coming off a defeat by only a head in Rachel Alexandra’s historic Woodward victory. We all know how this angle works; horses who have run competitively against Rachel Alexandra are [...]

By: Horse of the Year; the case for Rachel Alexandra « THE ASPIRING HORSEPLAYER

Horse of the Year; the case for Rachel Alexandra « THE ASPIRING HORSEPLAYER — Mon, 07 Sep 2009 12:47:35 +0000

[...] this on Twitter, placed it in recent articles, and feel very strongly about the matter. Following Rachel Alexandra’s victory against older males in the Woodward on Saturday at Saratoga, the race for Horse of the Year would appear to be over. I realize that [...]

By: Kevin Stafford

Kevin Stafford — Sun, 06 Sep 2009 16:00:44 +0000

That’s a great question. Seems many horses have to learn to stalk and pounce, but then again it would seem logical that many horses would enjoy a more relaxed trip stalking behind the speed. Wonder if it’s just a matter of teaching the horse to be patient until asked, but no so disinterested that they become a too far away from the pace? Must be where the jockeys earn their keep: Timing.

By: Sally C

Sally C — Sun, 06 Sep 2009 14:22:35 +0000

Gets me to thinking about horses who stalk and then win- is it more in the breeding or in the training?