Preakness Recap: Remarkable Rachel

by: Steve Haskin
Rachel Carson, author of "Silent Spring," wrote: "One way to open your eyes is to ask yourself, 'What if I had never seen this before? What if I knew I would never see it again?'" Although Carson was referring to the beauties of the Earth, in the world of Thoroughbred racing she could have been alluding to another Rachel, who in her own way gives new meaning to Carson's words. Have ...