Rachel Alexandra workout - August 31, 2009 [02:57]
), and Affirmed (1979). Its great to have an opportunity to run her on the stage that is Saratoga, one I think she is deserving of, said Asmussen. To run her in a race that Curlin was fortunate enough to win last year, we realize what a tall order it is for her. Most likely Saturday, it will take a career effort for her. A throng of onlookers, some wearing Rachel Alexandra T-shirts and caps, was on hand for the work, among them Barbara Banke, wife of Stonestreet Stable owner Jess Jackson. ...
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Rachel Alexandra workout 8/24 [01:26]
seeking to become the first ever female to win the Woodward warranted an increase in purse." Asmussen, accompanied by Jacksons wife, Barbara Banke, made the announcement after Rachel Alexandra worked six furlongs in 1:11.84 over a muddy main track at Saratoga, ending speculation she would face 3-year-old colts again in the Grade 1, $1 million Shadwell Travers on Saturday or older fillies in the Grade 1, $400000 Personal Ensign the following day. Instead, her stablemate, Jacksons Grade 2 ...
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