Rachel Alexandra Stakes

Rachel Alexandra Stakes
Grade II race
Location Fair Grounds Race Course
New Orleans, Louisiana, United States
Inaugurated 1982
Race type ThoroughbredFlat racing
Website www.fairgroundsracecourse.com
Race information
Distance 1 116 (8.5 furlongs)
Surface Dirt
Track left-handed
Qualification Three-year-old fillies
Weight Assigned
Purse $200,000

The Rachel Alexandra Stakes, is an American Thoroughbred horse race run annually at Fair Grounds Race Course in New Orleans, Louisiana in February. An important prep for developing three-year-old fillies, in 2016 the race was upgraded from a Grade III event to a Grade II with a current purse of $200,000 and continues to be a prep race to the Triple Tiara of Thoroughbred Racing, including the Kentucky Oaks, the Black-Eyed Susan Stakes and Mother Goose Stakes. It is set at a distance of one and one sixteenth miles on the dirt on the main track.

Inaugurated in 1982, the race was first named for the U.S. Racing Hall of Fame filly, Davona Dale who also has the Davona Dale Stakes at Florida's Gulfstream Park named for her.

In 2001, it was renamed in honor of Silverbulletday, the American Champion Two-Year-Old Filly of 1998, and the American Champion Three-Year-Old Filly of 1999. However, on September 28, 2010, the Fair Grounds Race Course renamed the race again to honor the filly and 2009 American Horse of the Year, Rachel Alexandra. In order to continue to honor Silverbulletday Fair Grounds renamed the Tiffany Lass Stakes the Silverbulletday Stakes in 2012. That race is run at the end of January each year at a distance 1 mile and 70 yards.

Records

Speed record:

Winners of the Rachel Alexandra Stakes since 1987

Year
Winner
Age
Jockey
Trainer
Owner
Dist.
Time
Grade
2016 Venus Valentine 3 Corey J. Lanerie Thomas M. Amoss Rosemont Farm 1 116 1:45.24 II
2015 I'm a Chatterbox 3 Florent Geroux J. Larry Jones Carolyn & Fletcher Gray 1 116 1:44.10 III
2014 Untapable 3 Rosie Napravnik Steven Asmussen Winchell Thoroughbreds 1 116 1:43.64 III
2013 Unlimited Budget 3 Rosie Napravnik Todd Pletcher Repole Stable 1 116 1:45.38 III
2012 Summer Applause 3 Robby Albarado Bret Calhoun Campbell/R Group Manage/
Greenwood Lodge Farm
1 116 1:43.30 III
2011 Kathmanblu 3 Julien R. Leparoux Kenneth G. McPeek Five D Thbds/Wind River St. 1 116 1:45.13 III
2010 Jody Slew 3 Miguel Mena Bret Calhoun Martin Racing St./Dan Morgan 1 116 1:45.80 III
2009 War Echo 3 Shaun Bridgmohan Steve Asmussen Winchell Thoroughbreds 1 116 1:45.20 III
2008 Indian Blessing 3 Garrett Gomez Bob Baffert Patti & Hal J. Earnhardt III 1 116 1:43.75 III
2007 Appealing Zophie 3 John R. Velazquez Steve Asmussen Heiligbrodt Racing Stable 1 116 1:44.13 III
2006 Baghdaria 3 Cliff Berry Bret Calhoun Wayne Sanders & Larry Hirsch 1 116 1:46.07 III
2005 Summerly 3 Donnie Meche Steve Asmussen Winchell Thoroughbreds LLC 1 116 1:43.79 III
2004 Shadow Cast 3 Robby Albarado Neil J. Howard William S. Farish III 1 116 1:46.82 III
2003 Belle of Perintown 3 Calvin Borel Eddie Kenneally Ken Mahler & Jamie Schloss 1 116 1:44.48 III
2002 Take Charge Lady 3 Jon Court Kenneth McPeek Select Stable 1 116 1:42.09 III
2001 Lakenheath 3 Corey Lanerie Gene Cilio James B. Tafel 1 116 1:46.09 III
2000 Shawnee Country 3 Donnie Meche D. Wayne Lukas Overbrook Farm 1 116 1:45.11 III
1999 Silverbulletday 3 Gary L. Stevens Bob Baffert Michael E. Pegram 1 116 1:44.36 III
1998 Cool Dixie 3 Ronald Ardoin Louie J. Roussel III Louie J. Roussel III 1 116 1:43.38
1997 Blushing K. D. 3 Lonnie Meche Sam David, Jr. James & Sue Burns 1 116 1:42.48
1996 Up Dip 3 Curt Bourque Albert M. Stall, Jr. Mike G. Rutherford 1 116 1:44.61
1995 Legendary Priness 3 Christopher Emigh LOUIE ROUSSEL III LOUIE ROUSSEL III 1 116 1:44.42
1994 Playcaller 3 Ronald Ardoin Thomas M. Amoss Mike G. Rutherford 1 116 1:44.31
1993 Bright Penny 3 Ronald Ardoin William Badgett, Jr. Arthur I. Appleton 1 116 1:44.80
1992 Prospectors Delite 3 B. Walker Neil J. Howard William Stamps Farish III 1 116 1:43.80
1991 Nalees Pin 3 Kurt Bourque Larry Robideaux, Jr. George Waggoner 1 116 1:46.50
1990 Windansea 3 Randy Romero Steven L. Morguelan Warren Rosenthal & Morton Fink 1 116 1:46.40
1989 Exquisite Mistress 3 Calvin Borel Joseph E. Broussard Harry W. Cagle 1 116 1:46.80
1988 False Glitter 3 Shane Romero Louie Roussel III Louie Roussel III 1 116 1:47.40
1987 Out of the Bid 3 Kurt Bourque Grover Delp Hawksworth Farm 1 116 1:47.20

Earlier winners

See also

References

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