I've been harboring this one for a while. Rachel Alexandra is a great horse, I'm not going to dispute that. But when put up against Zenyatta? She should not have gotten her Horse of the Year title. I'm not telling you Zenyatta's better, or that Zenyatta would have beaten her if they'd raced each other. But how the panel could overlook Zenyatta's perfect record and Breeder's Cup Classic win, among now nine other G1 victories--I was shocked. And for Rachel Alexandra who beat a suspicious field in the Preakness, and a better one later in the year? So what if Rachel raced the boys twice? Her record wasn't perfect then, and certainly isn't now. In fact, she has yet to win a race since "earning" that title. Don't get me wrong, I love Rachel Alexandra. I think she's a great horse. I just also happen to think that Zenyatta is a once in a lifetime horse. It's a shame, and I hope she sticks out the rest of this year and gets the title she deserves.
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