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The Rush

Updated: May 11, 2009, 6:10 PM ET
By Jay Cronley | Special to ESPN.com

Here's what I would do if I owned Rachel Alexandra, or a filly that could be the best ever.

I'd sell her.

Here's what I'd do if I just bought her, or couldn't find somebody who would pay what I wanted; or if I decided not to sell her after all.

I'd give her a carrot, some apples and a bed of rose petals.

I would not run her against males two weeks after a race against females, easy as that race might have been.

This isn't old people standing in a spot with tennis ...

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