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'Rachel' beating the best

By Bill Finley
Special to ESPN.com

Wednesday, September 2, 2009

Rachel Alexandra never left her stall Saturday afternoon at Saratoga, and still her legend grew. When Summer Bird won the Travers and Sara Louise won the Victory Ride, it only further proved that Rachel is not only pummeling her competition, she is pummeling very good horses. Often, the critics will argue that certain star horses have been beating up on soft competition. The refrain is: "but who did she beat?" In Rachel Alexandra's case, she has been continually beating horses that have gone ...

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