SHE DID IT! RAGS TO RICHES just won the Belmont Stakes. The FIRST filly to win this race in 105 years! OMG... I was rooting for her all the way!
Way to go, Rags to Riches! I didn't bet on the race, but I won all the same. Congrats to her trainer, Todd Pletcher and her rider, John Valazquez, congrats to the world of horse racing - the ladies can do it, can't they? Why, because, ""Arguably, she has the best pedigree for this race any horse could ever have," from Pletcher. [pic of Secretariat from 1973]
History is made today - by a girl. The most valuable winning race horse today...
You go girl!
Posted by: Karin | June 10, 2007 at 11:35 AM
It's really exciting! Proves that taking risks--putting a good filly in a race usually run by colts--can pay off. I'm glad that her owners took the chance!
Posted by: Katie Konrath | June 10, 2007 at 02:04 AM