I'm not so sure that Birdy would have won; Rachel probably has another gear, and Calvin did say that she wasn't handling the track well, which sounds to me like she DID have more, much more, to give. The time for the race wasn't very impressive and it is obvious that she can, and has, gone faster. JMHO. Paula, 148 days and counting ---------- Original Message ---------- From: Gsdjudge@xxxxxxx Date: Sun, 17 May 2009 08:16:29 EDT Subject: Re: OT - Preakness In a message dated 5/17/2009 4:36:50 AM Pacific Daylight Time, Bokenkampgsd1@xxxxxxx writes: She knocked my socks of......but if the race had been 10 yards longer, the 2nd place Derby winner would have had her. Did you see his comeback? --------------------- I agree! He was closing on her as if she were standing still. The Belmont is a longer race. Lets see what happens there. . . Bud ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2008. All material remains the property of the original author and of GSD Communication, Inc. NO REPRODUCTIONS or FORWARDS of any kind are permitted without prior permission of the original author AND of the Showgsd-l Management. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. ALL PERSONS ARE ON NOTICE THAT THE FORWARDING, REPRODUCTION OR USE IN ANY MANNER OF ANY MATERIAL WHICH APPEARS ON SHOWGSD-L WITHOUT THE EXPRESS PERMISSION OF ALL PARTIES TO THE POST AND THE LIST MANAGEMENT IS EXPRESSLY FORBIDDEN, AND IS A VIOLATION OF LAW. VIOLATORS OF THIS PROHIBITION WILL BE PROSECUTED. For assistance, please contact the List Management at admin@xxxxxxxxxxxx VISIT OUR WEBSITE - http://showgsd.org NATIONAL BLOG - http://gsdnational.blogspot.com/ ============================================================================