Rachel Alexandra Stakes
| Grade II race | |
| Location |
Fair Grounds Race Course New Orleans, Louisiana, United States |
|---|---|
| Inaugurated | 1982 |
| Race type | Thoroughbred – Flat racing |
| Website |
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| Race information | |
| Distance | 1 1⁄16 (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:
- 1 1⁄16 - 1:42.09 – Take Charge Lady (2002) equaled track record[1]
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 1⁄16 | 1:45.24 | II |
| 2015 | I'm a Chatterbox | 3 | Florent Geroux | J. Larry Jones | Carolyn & Fletcher Gray | 1 1⁄16 | 1:44.10 | III |
| 2014 | Untapable | 3 | Rosie Napravnik | Steven Asmussen | Winchell Thoroughbreds | 1 1⁄16 | 1:43.64 | III |
| 2013 | Unlimited Budget | 3 | Rosie Napravnik | Todd Pletcher | Repole Stable | 1 1⁄16 | 1:45.38 | III |
| 2012 | Summer Applause | 3 | Robby Albarado | Bret Calhoun | Campbell/R Group Manage/ Greenwood Lodge Farm |
1 1⁄16 | 1:43.30 | III |
| 2011 | Kathmanblu | 3 | Julien R. Leparoux | Kenneth G. McPeek | Five D Thbds/Wind River St. | 1 1⁄16 | 1:45.13 | III |
| 2010 | Jody Slew | 3 | Miguel Mena | Bret Calhoun | Martin Racing St./Dan Morgan | 1 1⁄16 | 1:45.80 | III |
| 2009 | War Echo | 3 | Shaun Bridgmohan | Steve Asmussen | Winchell Thoroughbreds | 1 1⁄16 | 1:45.20 | III |
| 2008 | Indian Blessing | 3 | Garrett Gomez | Bob Baffert | Patti & Hal J. Earnhardt III | 1 1⁄16 | 1:43.75 | III |
| 2007 | Appealing Zophie | 3 | John R. Velazquez | Steve Asmussen | Heiligbrodt Racing Stable | 1 1⁄16 | 1:44.13 | III |
| 2006 | Baghdaria | 3 | Cliff Berry | Bret Calhoun | Wayne Sanders & Larry Hirsch | 1 1⁄16 | 1:46.07 | III |
| 2005 | Summerly | 3 | Donnie Meche | Steve Asmussen | Winchell Thoroughbreds LLC | 1 1⁄16 | 1:43.79 | III |
| 2004 | Shadow Cast | 3 | Robby Albarado | Neil J. Howard | William S. Farish III | 1 1⁄16 | 1:46.82 | III |
| 2003 | Belle of Perintown | 3 | Calvin Borel | Eddie Kenneally | Ken Mahler & Jamie Schloss | 1 1⁄16 | 1:44.48 | III |
| 2002 | Take Charge Lady | 3 | Jon Court | Kenneth McPeek | Select Stable | 1 1⁄16 | 1:42.09 | III |
| 2001 | Lakenheath | 3 | Corey Lanerie | Gene Cilio | James B. Tafel | 1 1⁄16 | 1:46.09 | III |
| 2000 | Shawnee Country | 3 | Donnie Meche | D. Wayne Lukas | Overbrook Farm | 1 1⁄16 | 1:45.11 | III |
| 1999 | Silverbulletday | 3 | Gary Stevens | Bob Baffert | Michael E. Pegram | 1 1⁄16 | 1:44.36 | III |
| 1998 | Cool Dixie | 3 | Ronald Ardoin | Louie J. Roussel III | Louie J. Roussel III | 1 1⁄16 | 1:43.38 | |
| 1997 | Blushing K. D. | 3 | Lonnie Meche | Sam David, Jr. | James & Sue Burns | 1 1⁄16 | 1:42.48 | |
| 1996 | Up Dip | 3 | Curt Bourque | Albert M. Stall, Jr. | Mike G. Rutherford | 1 1⁄16 | 1:44.61 | |
| 1995 | Legendary Priness | 3 | Christopher Emigh | LOUIE ROUSSEL III | LOUIE ROUSSEL III | 1 1⁄16 | 1:44.42 | |
| 1994 | Playcaller | 3 | Ronald Ardoin | Thomas M. Amoss | Mike G. Rutherford | 1 1⁄16 | 1:44.31 | |
| 1993 | Bright Penny | 3 | Ronald Ardoin | William Badgett, Jr. | Arthur I. Appleton | 1 1⁄16 | 1:44.80 | |
| 1992 | Prospectors Delite | 3 | B. Walker | Neil J. Howard | William Stamps Farish III | 1 1⁄16 | 1:43.80 | |
| 1991 | Nalees Pin | 3 | Kurt Bourque | Larry Robideaux, Jr. | George Waggoner | 1 1⁄16 | 1:46.50 | |
| 1990 | Windansea | 3 | Randy Romero | Steven L. Morguelan | Warren Rosenthal & Morton Fink | 1 1⁄16 | 1:46.40 | |
| 1989 | Exquisite Mistress | 3 | Calvin Borel | Joseph E. Broussard | Harry W. Cagle | 1 1⁄16 | 1:46.80 | |
| 1988 | False Glitter | 3 | Shane Romero | Louie Roussel III | Louie Roussel III | 1 1⁄16 | 1:47.40 | |
| 1987 | Out of the Bid | 3 | Kurt Bourque | Grover Delp | Hawksworth Farm | 1 1⁄16 | 1:47.20 | |
Earlier winners
- 1986 - Tiffany Lass
- 1985 - Marshuas Echelon
- 1984 - Texas Cowgirl Nite
- 1983 - Duped
- 1982 - Linda North