Comments on: Rachel Alexandra and Marylou Whitney. Horse Racing Heroines. http://womensvoicesforchange.org/rachel-alexandra-and-marylou-whitney-horse-racing-heroines.htm Fri, 12 Mar 2010 23:40:09 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Dr Patricia Allen http://womensvoicesforchange.org/rachel-alexandra-and-marylou-whitney-horse-racing-heroines.htm/comment-page-1#comment-4185 Dr Patricia Allen Mon, 18 May 2009 00:45:11 +0000 http://womensvoicesforchange.org/?p=6621#comment-4185 This season has really been about the romance of the big horse races: Mind That Bird and his intense, nothing left to lose jockey, Claude Borel,winning from a last place after pushing through that eye in the needle next to the rail. A 9500.00 horse and an insane jockey who knew what a horse he had been given to ride. But when Rachel Alexander got her chance to run in the Preakness Stakes, that same jockey, Calvin Borel,jumped at the chance to ride the best horse of his life. What a race! Mind That Bird did come from behind again and we all held our breath for just a moment. Then, Rachel Alexander proved her worth, stayed in front and her jockey had the second dream race of this season's big ones. I think many of us want to be at the Belmont to see the last of the big races of the season. I haven't felt that way for years. Horse racing and romance do belong together. And the paying public love the drama. This season has really been about the romance of the big horse races:

Mind That Bird and his intense, nothing left to lose jockey, Claude Borel,winning from a last place after pushing through that eye in the needle next to the rail. A 9500.00 horse and an insane jockey who knew what a horse he had been given to ride.

But when Rachel Alexander got her chance to run in the Preakness Stakes, that same jockey, Calvin Borel,jumped at the chance to ride the best horse of his life. What a race! Mind That Bird did come from behind again and we all held our breath for just a moment. Then, Rachel Alexander proved her worth, stayed in front and her jockey had the second dream race of this season’s big ones.

I think many of us want to be at the Belmont to see the last of the big races of the season. I haven’t felt that way for years. Horse racing and romance do belong together. And the paying public love the drama.

]]> By: Willse Elizabeth http://womensvoicesforchange.org/rachel-alexandra-and-marylou-whitney-horse-racing-heroines.htm/comment-page-1#comment-4122 Willse Elizabeth Sat, 16 May 2009 14:06:04 +0000 http://womensvoicesforchange.org/?p=6621#comment-4122 Reading and editing this post helped me in my weekly pub trivia contest. I got a question right about Luv Gov and the Preakness, which wouldn't have been on my radar without Laura. Reading and editing this post helped me in my weekly pub trivia contest. I got a question right about Luv Gov and the Preakness, which wouldn’t have been on my radar without Laura.

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