Rachel works 6f at Spa August 9, 2010

With jockey Shaun Bridgmohan in the irons, reigning Horse of the Year Rachel Alexandra continued preparations for the Grade 1, $300,000 Personal Ensign at Saratoga Race Course, breezing a strong six furlongs in 1:12.96 shortly after 6 a.m. Monday morning over the Oklahoma training track.

"I thought it was very good," said trainer Steve Asmussen of the move, the second of four scheduled for Rachel leading up to the 1 ¼-mile Personal Ensign on August 29. "Shaun did a great job with her. She was very strong to the pole, broke off at the three-quarters. Her first eighth of a mile was excellent, to get her to settle down. She came home the last quarter in :23 and change, which is what we were looking at, and galloped out strong."




The Personal Ensign will be Rachel Alexandra's first start at 1 ¼ miles, and also her first start in a Grade 1 race this year. With a record of 2-2-0 from four starts as a 4-year-old, the Stonestreet Stables color-bearer finished second in the New Orleans Ladies and the Grade 2 La Troienne, and won her last two starts, the Grade 2 Fleur de Lis and the Lady's Secret.

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[queenluciaa]

@205seeme

If your trying to prove something, Secretariat closed in his time to. He closed faster than any horse did, EVER. And did 1:59, a track record. She closes, she get 2:02. He ends up 14 lengths ahead at the wire.

[205seeme]

@gamesgreyhound LMFAO...you ARE funny as hell.I like it though....we'll see.Zenyatta and looking at lucky are Fav. overseas so far.Blind Luck is going to dust Rachel though....cant wait for the outcome...if what you say is true...I'll gladly take all you can dish out.I'm backing the Big Girl though:)~

[205seeme]

@gamesgreyhound So it doesnt matter she went 6 paths wide and AROUND the field and still did it in 2:00:62?

[205seeme]

@gamesgreyhound You are so fucking stupid....Zenyatta only runs as fast as she needs to win....if you knew anything about horse_racing you'd know that...Shes already signed up for the Breeders Cup Classic you dumbass.

[205seeme]

•No.12 --- 1995 -- Thunder Gulch --- 2:01.27....How in the hell do you think Zenyattas slow when compared to the 3 year old Kentucky Derbys fastest 12 times for 1 1/4.Zenyatta did it in 2:00:62 at age 5...I rest my case

[205seeme]

Zenyattas time for BCC at 1mile 1/4 was 2:00:62.The Kentucky derby top 12 times for the same length of distance.•No. 1 1973 Secretariat -1:59-2/5•No. 2 2001 -Monarchos 1:59/97 (or, 4/5)•No. 3 -1964 Northern Dancer - 2:00•No. 4 - 1985 Spend a Buck -2:00-1/5•No. 5 -1962 Decidedly - 2:00-2/5•No. 6 -1967 Proud Clarion - 2:00-3/5•No. 7 1996 -Grindstone -2:01.06•No. 8 -2000 Fusaichi Pegasus 2:01.12•No. 9 - 2002 -War Emblem -2:01.13•No.10 -1978 Affirmed 2:01-1/5•No.11 1965 Lucky Debonair 2:01-1/5

[205seeme]

The first mile of the race means absolutely NOTHING....Rachel A proved that herself in the Personal Ensign

[205seeme]

@gamesgreyhound Going to be funny as hell when she wins the BCC.Then what are you gonna say about her then?...that it doesnt matter that she won because she ran the first mile of the race so slow? Does it matter what she runs a mile in?I mean really dude,get a grip on reality...wtf does the first mile of the race mean as long as she dust them in the last 300 yards?

[205seeme]

@gamesgreyhound Undefeated mare Zenyatta worked five furlongs in a bullet 1:00 1/5 at Hollywood Park on Sept. 2 as she continues to prepare for her next start in the Oct. 2 Lady’s Secret Stakes (gr. I). The time was the fastest of 11 horses working the distance over the artificial Cushion Track surface

[205seeme]

@gamesgreyhound Zenyatta ran a bullet in 1:00 flat...maybe its you that needs to be scared:)~