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Rachel Alexandra Romps Convincingly in the Kentucky Oaks

Topic Categories: Horses
Posted on: May 2, 2009 7:59 AM, by "GrrlScientist"

tags: Kentucky Oaks, horse racing, Rachel Alexandra, streaming video

This is the video of yesterday's Grade-I Kentucky Oaks, a major race that is limited to fillies and is the "companion" race to today's Kentucky Derby. After watching the astonishingly talented filly, Rachel Alexandra, run away with this race, I think the colts running in today's Derby are very lucky she isn't in the Derby with them [2:33]