Please consider that the Delaware Oaks and Delaware Handicap (Pending the outcome of the Personal Ensign), to become Grade 1's next year. If you have watched the past 3 years, you would know that the winners of the Delaware Oaks have had a 4th (Moon Catcher) and 2 wins (Proud Spell and today, Careless Jewel) in the Alabama. The Delaware Handicap, the past four years has had 3 G1 wins after for the winner of the DelCap (This includes a Personal Ensign win (Fleet Indian) and two Beladme wins (Fleet Indian and Unbridled Belle), this year's winner Swift Temper will try to add on to this history in next Sunday's Personal Ensign.
Sincerely,
Rachel A. Levine
fan
Now of course I know that the AGS will not listen to just me, and will look at more factors then just the winners. However, Malibu Prayer who ran second in this year's DE Oaks was second again last weekend in the Monmouth Oaks to Just Jenda (I should note that the defending champ was last year's DE Oaks 4th place finisher Maren's Meadow). Also DelCap runner-up Icon Project could upset Swift Temper IF Rachel Alexandra is not in the race (I should note Icon has a very simliar running style as her nephew Munnings, if you don't know what happend to him when he faced Rachel go see Invatational, Haskell, but I think you have already seen that.)
All kidding aside, Careless Jewel put away a very nice filly in Milwaukee Appeal, Funny Moon looked like the fluke and not CJ. With that being said, I'm not sure she can beat Rachel yet. The reason being is like Rachel, she has been beating up on a very weak 3yo divideson. Stardom Bound, War Echo, Sara Louise, Mani Bhavan, and Garden District all have either not started this year (Sara Louise), injured (War Echo), or just haven't shown their 2yo form (Stardom Bound, Mani Bhavan and Garden District). Now the other thing is Careless Jewel did not make a start until this year, and apprently she had a fit before today's race. What would happen if she faces Rachel or Zenyatta? Those will be about twice the size crowds that she saw today just for the fact of who it is. Last and but not least, Rachel has almost broken 2 track records and I don't think Careless Jewel has been close. Nothing to take away from her, since I've seen her in person, but as of right now she's the #2 3yo filly, where as Rachel is clearly #1. Although, Canada is bringing some nice horses to the US (Mine That Bird, Careless Jewel) this year. Here is a vid of Careless Jewel's Alabama.
Now lets hope that tomorrow, Barbaro runner up It Happend Again does well in his Canadian debut for his new connections. Next weekend is a huge weekend with Quality Road vs Summer Bird vs Warrior's Reward vs Kensei/Rachel? vs Our Edge (Who I think could be the best Barbaro/Lenoard Richards winner in awhile... well since Sun King that is). We will find out on Monday or Tuesday (hopefully) where Rachel is going next. More then likely the Woodward.
I do appologize for not having Part 2 of this weekend's preview up, some shit (pardon my French) came up, and I had to take care of that. Starting tomorrow, I will be going back in time and posting videos of past Travers, among those that will be posted include: Ten Most Wanted, Alydar (if I can find it), Street Sense, among others. So look for those everyday except Friday where I will do the actual preview. I may throw in Hard Spun and Visonaire's King Bishop wins since I'm a huge fan of those two horses as well. But we'll see!
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