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Rachel Alexandra proves critics wrong

By Pat Forde
ESPN.com

Saturday, May 16, 2009

BALTIMORE -- Calvin Borel and Jess Jackson made their decisions. Then a breathtaking filly made their decisions look brilliant. Jackson stuck out his 10-figure neck in buying Rachel Alexandra less than two weeks ago and immediately inserting her into the Preakness, racing against colts for the first time. It was reckless, the critics howled. It was an exercise in egomania, they grumbled. If anything happens to that filly ... they warned. Borel then did the unprecedented. He jumped off ...

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