Rachel Alexandra

Recognition for a job well done is always much appreciated by anyone who cares about their work. At this time of year lists are being churned out for the best in almost every endeavor.  

While many racing fans were hoping Rachel Alexandra and Zenyatta would square off in the Breeders' Cup World Championships, prominent equine surgeon Larry Bramlage, DVM, Dipl. ACVS, said recently that Rachel Alexandra's connections did the...  

GARY WEST The golden Eclipse isn’t a hairy paramecium. Some people might wish it were so that it could divide and replicate, with one statuette being awarded to Rachel Alexandra and another to Zenyatta. But that won’t happen. One golden Eclipse Award for one Horse of the Year — that’s the way it works.Either Zenyatta or Rachel Alexandra will be 2009’s Horse of the Year, but not both. And so for more than a month now, horse racing’s engrossing...  

SANTA ROSA, Calif., Dec. 9 /PRNewswire/ -- Kendall-Jackson Winery today sent a check for $20,000 to The V Foundation for Cancer Research, concluding its five-month-long, online auction of items donated by winery owner and co-founder Jess Jackson, from champion racehorse Rachel Alexandra's historic 2009 racing season. New items were introduced from June through October.  

Stonestreet Stables and Harold McCormick's Rachel Alexandra arrived in Louisiana Nov. 27 but probably won't race until March or April. Rachel Alexandra shipped by van from Churchill Downs to Fair Grounds Race Course & Slots without...  

Superstar filly Rachel Alexandra jogged lightly once around the track at Churchill Downs at the end of training hours Nov. 23 with regular exercise rider Dominic Terry up, accompanied by assistant trainer Scott Blasi on a pony. Undefeated in...  

A personal visit with superstar filly Rachel Alexandra goes on the auction block tomorrow as the grand final item in Kendall-Jackson's "Rachel Alexandra Running Auction," benefiting The V Foundation for Cancer Research. The auction will end after seven days at noon, Nov. 4.  

There are so many wonderful memories of Rachel Alexandra's 2009 campaign. Racing eight times at seven different tracks, the darling daughter of Medaglia d'Oro took racing fans on an exhilarating journey  

ARCADIA, Calif. — The much anticipated race between Rachel Alexandra and Zenyatta? Well, it’s on, but only on paper. Horse racing’s top two ladies will duke it out among voters for Horse of the Year honors after never meeting on the track.  

Bodog BeatHorse of the Year: Rachel Alexandra or Zenyatta?Bodog BeatRachel Alexandra went 8 for 8 this year, posted three wins over the boys — including her impressive win in the Preakness Stakes. For that victory she became ...and more »  

SANTA ROSA, Calif., Oct. 28 /PRNewswire/ -- A personal visit with champion thoroughbred filly Rachel Alexandra goes on the auction block tomorrow--the grand final item in Kendall-Jackson's "Rachel Alexandra Running Auction," benefiting The V Foundation for Cancer Research. The auction will end after seven days; at noon, Wednesday, November 4.  

Telegraph.co.ukGulfstream Park wants Rachel Alexandra vs. ZenyattaAlbany Times UnionGulfstream Park in Florida, the winter playland of the best horses in training, wants to see the two big ladies slug it out on the racetrack. ...Zenyatta noses out 'Rachel' in final NTRA pollMiamiHerald.comall 116 news articles »  

Zenyatta or Rachel Alexandra?Business Mirror“I never in my life said I'm not going to play against [Jack] Nicklaus or [Arnold] Palmer because the course is too long or is too windy or doesn't suit me. ...and more »  

Popular Churchill Downs-based jockey Calvin Borel, who swept this year's Kentucky Oaks and Kentucky Derby aboard Rachel Alexandra and Mine That Bird, respectively, will be honored at Churchill Downs Nov. 21 and 22 with a bobblehead giveaway, autograph...  

Los Angeles TimesRachel Alexandra, top horses pass on Breeders' Cup due to synthetic trackNew York Daily News"It's not a good race track," said Lukas, who tops the Breeders' Cup in winners and purses won. "It makes good horses average and average horses good. ...Breeders' Cup getting track flak back-to-backLouisville Courier-JournalBreeders' Cup Preview, Part 2: Sprinting For GloryNewOrleans.ComOn the wrong trackNew York PostPress-Enterprise...