NEWS
Rachel Alexandra pointed
to La Troienne
Posted: Saturday, April 24, 2010 4:47 PM
RACHEL ALEXANDRA
Adam Coglianese/NYRA photo
Horse of the Year Rachel Alexandra will be pointed to the $400,000 La Troienne Stakes (G2) on the Kentucky Oaks (G1) undercard on Friday at Churchill Downs, majority owner Jess Jackson said on Saturday.
Depending on how her workout on Monday goes, the four-year-old Medaglia d’Oro filly will make her second start of the year. She finished second in the New Orleans Ladies Stakes, beaten by three-quarters of a length by Zardana (Brz), on March 13 at Fair Grounds in her season debut. The second-place finish snapped a nine-race winning streak.
“Right now, we’re pointing there,” Jackson said of the 1 1/16-mile La Troienne. “We’d like it to be. Her workout Monday will tell us a lot more. It’ll be light; it’s not going to be a bullet. We want to see that she stays on track and improves every time she goes out, and that’s what’s been happening the last two or three times. She’s getting ready.”
Rachel Alexandra, trained by Steve Asmussen, has been working regularly at Churchill Downs. She most recently breezed six furlongs in 1:11.40 on Monday.
“She’s happy at Churchill,” Jackson said. “Lexington is her home, but Churchill is her favorite track and she’s surely giving us every sign of being ready to run. She’s going to need another race before she really defines herself the way she did early last year but I think she’s 85% to 90%, maybe 95%, right now.”
The 2009 Horse of the Year delivered a dominant performance in her most recent start in Louisville, winning the Kentucky Oaks by a record 20¼ lengths.
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Posted by: Ida, Candler, NC on April 25, 2010 at 12:32 PM
Cannot wait to see Queen Rachel back on the track. It sounds like she's back to her Rachelesque form. Long live the Queen!!!
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Posted by: Janet, Mad River, CA on April 24, 2010 at 08:04 PM
Good to see you getting those running shoes hot, hot, hot. Good luck Rachel because Zenyatta wants to see you on the track with her on Breeders' Cup day
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Posted by: Andi, St. Louis, MO on April 24, 2010 at 07:21 PM
Good to hear it! Come on Rachel, we missed you!
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Posted by: Bob, St Charles, MO on April 24, 2010 at 06:12 PM
I'll see you on Friday Rachel.Go get em
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Posted by: Terry, Fallston, MD on April 24, 2010 at 05:45 PM
You Go Girl Awesome Filly..Zenyatta will wait till your ready
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