A Grande Dame Rescues a Damsel in Distress

If not for the intervention of Marylou Whitney, Rachel Alexandra’s entry in tomorrow’s Preakness Stakes would have been a study in unsportsmanlike conduct. Instead, it is an illuminating lesson in grace and generosity.

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The greatest horse in the world will get to stretch her legs in the Preakness

News Source: Rick Reilly/Life of Reilly/sports.espn.go.com/espnmag: If you love to see a strong female take on the boys, if you think fillies should be given every chance to compete with studs, if you despise sleazy efforts by rich men to keep girls off the field, we have a heroine for you. Her name is Rachel [...]

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Preakness Looks Possible for Rachel After All

News Source: LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — The filly Rachel Alexandra apparently will get her shot to run with the boys in the Preakness. Mine That Bird owner Mark Allen said Monday he wouldn’t enter colt Indy Express into the second jewel of the Triple Crown. That clears the way for the Kentucky Oaks winner to [...]

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Mine That Bird Owners Offer Derby Roses as Tribute to Barbaro

Posted by Brisnet Editorial on May 03, 2009 Kentucky Derby (G1) fans who visited Churchill Downs and the Kentucky Derby Museum on the day after the 135th Run for the Roses got a surprise gift from the team behind MINE THAT BIRD (Birdstone), the 50-1 longshot that won the 1 1/4-mile classic on Saturday. Trainer [...]

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