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  • Smoke Glacken sire of Walker Bay 1st Alw (May 24, 8th CD). Owner, Hammersmith, Dennis L. and Paden Racing, Inc.; Breeder, Brian O'Rourke & Derry Meeting Farm...
  • Tribal Rule sire of Italian Rules 1st Alw (May 24, 7th BHP). Owner, Barber, Gary and Cecil; Breeder, Nick Cafarchia...
  • Wando sire of Deb's Girly Girl 1st Alw (May 24, 6th RD). Owner, Deborah F. Metz; Breeder, Deborah F. Metz...
  • Latent Heat sire of Heated Troubles 1st Mdn (May 24, 5th RD). Owner, Ashleigh Stud; Breeder, Ashleigh Stud, Frank Ramos & JackieRamos...
  • Chapel Royal sire of Mr Rodriguez 1st Mdn (May 24, 2nd BEL). Owner, Imperio, Michael and Loftus, Elizabeth; Breeder, Jill Imperio & Daniella Corian...
  • First Samurai sire of Nakano 1st Alw (May 24, 8th CRC). Owner, Thoroughbred Futures Racing; Breeder, Hubert Vester...
  • Successful Appeal sire of Warning Song 1st Alw (May 24, 6th PRM). Owner, Maggi Moss; Breeder, Bloodstock Holdings LLC...
  • Benchmark sire of Planet Sunshine 1st Alw (May 24, 5th GG). Owner, Thomas A. Shapiro; Breeder, Thomas Shapiro...
  • Flower Alley sire of Bouquet Booth 1st Alw (May 24, 7th CD). Owner, Right Time Racing LLC; Breeder, Brookdale & Dr. Ted Folkerth...
  • Canadian Frontier sire of Golden Frontier 1st Alw (May 24, 3rd CD). Owner, George Fister; Breeder, Brereton C. Jones...
  • Holy Bull sire of Catalan 1st Alw (May 24, 8th BEL). Owner, Elizabeth Loftus; Breeder, B. P. Walden & Dr. S. Marcum...
  • Arch sire of Wiki 1st Alw (May 24, 2nd PID). Owner, Midwest Thoroughbreds, Inc.; Breeder, Stuart S. Janney, III LLC....
  • Tapit sire of Quail Hollow 1st Alw (May 24, 8th CT). Owner, Stevark Stable, Inc.; Breeder, Dr. O. M. Patrick...

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Rachel Alexandra looks strong at Fair Grounds

Posted: Sunday, March 21, 2010 6:22 PM

Horse of the Year Rachel Alexandra appears to have bounced out of a runner-up finish in the New Orleans Ladies Stakes on March 13 (video) in good order after a series of strong gallops at Fair Grounds.

“Rachel Alexandra has been galloping along pretty good in the last couple of days,” Fair Grounds clocker Billy Pettingill said Sunday morning. “This morning she went along in about a mile-and-a-half gallop and they let her run along pretty good through traffic. They haven't backed off on her a bit.

“[Trainer] Steve [Asmussen] brought her to the track himself today.”

Rachel Alexandra defeated males three times during a run of five straight Grade 1 wins to close her three-year-old season. The Medaglia d’Oro filly won eight times in as many starts in 2009, including a classic win in the BlackBerry Preakness Stakes (G1) en route to Eclipse Awards as Horse of the Year and champion three-year-old filly.

Owned by Jess Jackson and Harold McCormick, Rachel Alexandra was taken out of consideration for the Apple Blossom Invitational Stakes (G1) and a showdown with unbeaten two-time champion Zenyatta after the New Orleans Ladies Stakes, which was her first start in more than six months.

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