When Rachel Alexandra was a foal, Morrison visited her (at Dr Dede McGehee Heaven Trees Farm in Lexington Kentucky) and was not impressed at all by her appearance. To him, she looked bony and scruffy-looking. It was his usual procedure to keep the first foal out of his broodmares and race them (and hopefully win some races) so that the broodmare could have a good broodmare resume and increase sale value on future foals. But with Rachel, who was the "ugly duckling", he decided to make an exception and sell her...get rid of her as soon as possible. He entered Rachel Alexandra in the 2006 Keeneland November sale as a weanling. When x-rays revealed a minor defect, Morrison took her out of the sale because he felt he could not get what he wanted for her. He felt like she was worth at least $125,000, but that no one would pay that amount.
Keeneland 2006, Storm Cat colt sold for $8.2 million
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