There is a reason that the owners of the boys was afreaid of the girl!
Congrats to Rachel Alexandra for winning the Preakness! (I'm not slighting Mine that Bird, who ran a great race - just not great enough).
Congrats to to her jockey, Calvin Borel, who had the faith and foresight to switch from the Kentucky Derby Winner:
"There's also been an intriguing, unprecedented switcheroo. Jockey Calvin Borel left Mine That Bird to ride Rachel Alexandra, marking the first time a jockey surrendered a shot at the Triple Crown by switching from the Derby winner to a different horse in the Preakness.
What a story. I hadn't yet heard the ending. Woohoo!
Posted by: Cop Car | May 17, 2009 at 08:06 AM