Rachel Alexandra
grrlscientist | September 6, 2009
Jockey Calvin Borel rides Rachel Alexandra to victory in the Grade-I Woodward Stakes
at Saratoga Race Course in Saratoga Springs, NY, Saturday, 5 September 2009.
Image: Mike Groll (AP Photo) [larger view]
For those of you who, like me, love watching the phenomenal Rachel Alexandra run, you had a real treat yesterday when the 3-year-old filly beat the boys -- again -- in the $750,000 Woodward Stakes at Saratoga. The purse for this race, traditionally meant to test older male horses, was increased by $250,000 after her entry was announced.
In short, Rachel was tested yesterday, but after…
grrlscientist | June 28, 2009tags: Mother Goose Stakes, horse racing, Rachel Alexandra, streaming video
Rachel Alexandra (daughter of Medaglia d'Oro), running away with the
2009 Kentucky Oaks (Grade I; three-year-old fillies)
under the guidance of Jockey Calvin Borel.
Image: David J. Phillip [larger view].
I have been keeping my eye on the amazing filly, Rachel Alexandra, who wowed the public by beating the boys as she won the Preakness Stakes last month. Yesterday, at Belmont Park in New York, Rachel Alexandra did it again. This time, she won the Mother Goose Stakes for 3-year-old fillies, setting not one, but two…
grrlscientist | June 6, 2009tags: Belmont Stakes, horse racing, race horses, Rachel Alexandra, Mine That Bird, sports
Calvin Borel, 2009.
Jockey for Mine That Bird (2009 Kentucky Derby winner)
and Rachel Alexandra (2009 Preakness Stakes winner).
Image: Joe Schneid, Louisville, Kentucky (Wikipedia Commons).
Will the next Triple Crown Winner in American Horse Racing have only two legs?
Just one week from today In just a few hours, Calvin Borel could make history by becoming the first jockey to ever win the Triple Crown in American horse racing -- riding different horses. He won the Kentucky Derby while riding the 50…
grrlscientist | May 30, 2009tags: Belmont Stakes, horse racing, Rachel Alexandra, streaming video
Rachel Alexandra (Medaglia d'Oro), running away with the 2009 Kentucky Oaks
under the guidance of Jockey Calvin Borel.
Image: David J. Phillip [larger view].
To the disappointment of her many fans, the amazing filly, Rachel Alexandra, will not be running in the upcoming mile-and-one-half Belmont Stakes, the third jewel in the Triple Crown of American horse racing. Jess Jackson, the co-owner of the three-year-old daughter of Medaglia d'Oro, cited the filly's "need for a vacation" as the reason she was not entered in the…
grrlscientist | May 16, 2009tags: Preakness Stakes, horse racing, race horses, Rachel Alexandra, Mine That Bird, sports, streaming video
Even though I don't own a television, I managed to watch the Preakness Stakes live in a pub in NYC. To say the least, I was so excited to watch the wonderful superfilly, Rachel Alexandra, win the Preakness Stakes from the far outside post by running wire-to-wire and holding off the fast-closing Mine That BIrd, who won the Kentucky Derby just two weeks ago [3:34]
grrlscientist | May 2, 2009tags: 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]
Here she is, back at the barn after winning the race [0:50]
And this video provides a wonderful look at her action while training on the track; long, smooth strides [3:29]
Does she…