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Posted on Monday, June 22nd, 2009
Stonestreet Stables and Harold McCormick’s Rachel Alexandra, winner of the Kentucky Oaks and the Preakness, worked 4 furlongs in :49.80 at Churchill Downs to prep for Saturday’s $300,000 Mother Goose (G1) at Belmont Park June 27.
Exercise rider Dominic Terry was in the saddle as the 3-year-old daughter of Medaglia d’Oro covered the distance over a “fast” track in fractional times of :13, :25 and :37.40. Filly Rachel Alexandra’s half-mile work ranked as the 17th fastest of 51 at the distance and the Steve Asmussen-trained filly galloped out 5 furlongs in 1:03.40.
“The filly went beautiful this morning,” said race horse trainer Steve Asmussen. “She looked very happy. Scott (assistant trainer Scott Blasi) and Dominic have done a great job keeping her happy.”
Filly Rachel Alexandra will face 3-year-old fillies in the 1 1/8-mile Mother Goose, which will be her first race since her win over Kentucky Derby winner Mine That Bird and 11 other males in the Preakness Stakes on May 16 at Baltimore’s Pimlico Race Course.
The filly Rachel Alexandra will ship to New York on Tuesday for Saturday’s race. Rachel Alexandra, with a record of 8-2-0 in 11 starts and earnings of $1,618,354, figures to be an overwhelming favorite in the Mother Goose.
Joining filly Rachel Alexandra in the Mother Goose field are graded stakes winners Justwhistledixie and Don’t Forget Gil.
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