Two Super Horses

Rachel E. S. Ziemba and William T. Ziemba
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Rachel E. S. Ziemba: Roubini Global Economics, UK
William T. Ziemba: University of British Columbia, Canada

Chapter 40 in Investing in the Modern Age, 2013, pp 499-505 from World Scientific Publishing Co. Pte. Ltd.

Abstract: AbstractThe two greatest racehorses in the US, and among the very best in the world, are Rachel Alexandra and Zenyatta, both females or mares as they are called. In 2009, Rachel, at three, was beating the best 3-year-olds by 20 lengths. I saw one race, the Kentucky Oaks, the derby for fillies in May. She was sired by Medaglia d'Oro, a very top runner who was a lot faster than any males running these days. He could run 82s on the scale of Equiform, see Figures 40.1 and 40.7. Much of his ability shows up in Rachel. So with female competition too easy, they ran Rachel against first 3-year-old males, then against older males. And she won all four of these races against males including the Preakness, the first female winner in 50 plus years. So it was a terrific year with all her races on the east coast and on dirt. Her past performances are in Figure 40.4…

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Date: 2013
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