The Rachel Alexandra Diary
Saratoga Race Course, Monday, June 29, 2009:
Ladies and gentlemen, I told you last week how excited I was to be racing in the Mother Goose Stakes at Belmont Park, a chapter in the legacy of so many of my filly heroines. This week, I am so honored to announce that I, Rachel Alexandra, have added the Mother Goose Stakes to my repertoire!
It was a tiny field of three this time around, and what a vaulting pace the very talented duo of Malibu Prayer and Flashing set. But once my jockey Calvin Borel let me go, away I flew with verve! Read the full diary entry.
The Rachel Alexandra Auction
Benefiting the V Foundation for Cancer Research
Rachel Alexandra is the focus of a five-month-long charity auction that will feature items related to her already-historic thoroughbred racing season. All of the proceeds from the auction will benefit the V Foundation for Cancer Research.
Bidders can go to kj.com to place bids on the First Auction Item: The Halter worn by Rachel Alexandra during her Preakness Stakes victory pre-race workouts.
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