Ra Sold
rayphil
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They are reporting that RA is being bought by Jess Jackson, for 10 Million...and may send her to the Preakness...
rayphil
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Jess Jackson’s Stonestreet Stables and Harold T. McCormick have purchased spectacular Kentucky Oaks (gr. I) winner Rachel Alexandra from Dolphus Morrison and Mike Lauffer.
“Rachel Alexandra is one of the best horses in racing today,” Jess Jackson said in a news release. “She is fast, strong and durable -- the traits we should all be breeding into all future generations of race horses. Her beauty and athleticism will thrill thousands of fans. ”
McCormick, the release said, is from Birmingham, Ala.
Rachel Alexandra, by Medaglia d'Oro , won the May 1 Oaks at Churchill Downs in spectacular fashion, drawing away from the field under jockey Calvin Borel to win by 20 ¼ lengths.
The release makes no mention of who will train Rachel Alexandra, but Daily Racing Form reported she likely will be transfered from Hal Wiggins to Steve Asmussen.
Jackson is the majority owner of two-time Horse of the Year Curlin, who was trained by Asmussen. Curlin now stands at Lane's End Farm near Versailles, Ky., and Jackson said following her retirement, Rachel Alexandra will be bred to Curlin .
In addition to the Oaks win, Rachel Alexandra’s graded stakes victories include the 2008 Golden Rod Stakes (gr. II), 2009 Fair Grounds Oaks (gr. II), and 2009 Fantasy Stakes (gr. II). Bred in Kentucky by Morrison from the Roar mare Lotta Kim, the 3-year-old filly has won five of seven starts and has earnings $958,354.
I feel bad for Hal Wiggins.
im with you barbar0Fan Hal is such a nice guy.
Here are some excerpts from his reaction - from Bloodhorse.com.
“Being the trainer, I have mixed emotions,” said Wiggins of the filly, who was transported to stall 24 of her new conditioner Steve Asmussen’s barn at around 5:15 a.m. May 7 at Churchill Downs. “I know she’ll make her new owners happy. We had her for a year and she never left our barn, so it’s tough, but we’ll get back into our same routine. My wife was upset, but I told her we could have sold her before the Oaks. We were fortunate to have had her as long as we did.”
In spite of the sadness that has come in Rachel’s absence, Wiggins said he has confidence the filly is in capable hands.
“There’s no question in my mind—Steve has handled champions before, and he knows how to train a horse, and I have no doubt she’s going to be well taken care of,” he said. “He knows what to do with a good horse, so I feel confident about where she is.”
Calvin would have to be high on crack if he chose Mine that Bird over RA
Your not kidding......:laugh:
They jumped the gun for that 10 million, I think as the year went on they could of doubled it or more. My least favorite trainer the ASS man, is given another champion. We has he taken a 2 yo and made a champion out of them from every step with him. I was never a big believer in Curlin as he beat no one in his 4 you campaign. We still don't have a good group of handicap horses to date. Ra and Zen are probably the two best horses in training. This will be the second year for a BC Cup winner to run on the sticky stuff.
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Do they leave Borel on her or go to Robbyobbie?
Agreed, just curios to see if they leave Borail or go to Robbyobbie. She is something special and he will keep her running if she stays sound.