Rachel Alexandra will face four on Saturday


Horse of the Year Rachel Alexandra drew post position two in a field of five for Saturday’s $200,000 New Orleans Ladies Handicap at Fair Grounds, her first start since winning the Woodward at Saratoga last summer.

She will no doubt be a heavy favorite in the race, which also drew names like Fighter Wing, Zardana (who is trained by John Shirreffs, who also trains Zenyatta), Unforgottten and Clear Sailing.

Categories: General
Tim Wilkin

8 Responses

  1. James Fallon says:

    The New Orleans Ladies In Waiting Stakes?
    RA’s handlers are getting even more dainty and timid than they were last year.
    Let’s see some muscle races!

  2. aldavis says:

    What is the distance of the New Orleans Ladies Handicap?? My guess is a mile and 1/16 or 1/8. Does it seem there has been a move to shorter races or shorten races?? Anyway good luck Rachel A.

  3. John says:

    Has anyone posted odds yet?

  4. Bill says:


    How about an article about Zenyatta facing five others in the Grade 1 Santa Margarita and carrying 127 lbs!

  5. ds says:

    james, welcome back…..I wonder if you are kicking yourself with all of your knocking of the weather in TOGA during the summer with what you have experienced this year at SA and all of their cancelled cards???

    as far as her comeback race, she has been training at the F.G. so might as well race her there and get her feet wet…hopefully not literally

  6. jpsbman says:

    The NTRA has announced today that they will host live streaming video of the seasonal debuts of both Rachel Alexandra and Zenyatta on their website, http://www.ntra.com.

  7. James Fallon says:

    Oh my, SoCal’s second stringer whoops RA.

  8. James Fallon says:

    Di Z look scary [again] today, or what? What a gal.