Rachel Alexandra

sad to see.not that i want to see it.we should remember her for all those wonderful performances last season.time to retire her.

maybe one more chance....but if she loses, than yah. Retire her. No point in a horse like that coming 2nd.

SORRY......I have to say it..........I blame jackson/asmussen.

This horse didn't need or want a SIX month lay off - a few months, Yes for sure but not a life time (which is 6 months for a horse like this).

Rachel only knows one thing and that is racing - when it was taken away from her she probably thought she was retired and would never see a track again.

Like in humans, muscle/form degrades very quickly. It takes time to regain this - that said I did think she would be ready and would not race until she was ready - she clearly isn't but I would not jump on a 'retire her' band wagon. Give her another race and then I think we will see her (almost) back to her best. I don't think we will ever see the RA of last year - winning by big distances - but winning nonetheless.