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Rachel to face two in Mother Goose following Scratches
ELMONT, N.Y. – The field for today’s 53rd edition of the Grade 1, $300,000 Mother Goose Stakes was reduced to three Saturday morning with the scratches of Don’t Forget Gil and Hopeful Image, leaving Preakness heroine Rachel Alexandra to face only Fla ... Read the full article

No Fairy Tale- Rachel Alexandra best in Mother Goose
ELMONT, N.Y. – For a brief second, it looked like Preakness winner Rachel Alexandra might be in for a tough race, but on the far turn jockey Calvin Borel asked his filly for run and with an explosive move she quickly opened up for an authoritative 19 ... Read the full article

Free Admission for Women, Bracelet Giveaway for 'Rachel's' Belmont Debut
ELMONT, N.Y. – In honor of Preakness-winning filly Rachel Alexandra’s Belmont Park debut in the 53rd renewal of the Grade 1, $300,000 Mother Goose Stakes on Saturday, June 27, the New York Racing Association, Inc. will give away pink bracelets emboss ... Read the full article

Rachel Alexandra arrives at Belmont Park
ELMONT, N.Y. – Following an uneventful flight from Louisville, Ky., Preakness winner Rachel Alexandra arrived safely at Belmont Park late Tuesday afternoon for her next start, Saturday’s Grade 1, $300,000 Mother Goose Stakes for 3-year-old fillies. ... Read the full article

Rachel Alexandra to "Race for a Cure"
LEXINGTON, KY—Rachel Alexandra, who last month became the first filly in 85 years to win the Preakness, will “race for a cure” in the remainder of her 2009 campaign. A $20,000 donation to a breast cancer nonprofit, the Susan G. Komen Race for a Cure ... Read the full article

Rachel Alexandra Website launches at NYRA.com
ELMONT, N.Y. – Fans of Rachel Alexandra can connect with the star 3-year-old filly on her own website, “Rachel’s Sandbox” (www.nyra.com/rachel), set up by The New York Racing Association, Inc., as she prepares for a summer campaign beginning with Sat ... Read the full article

Calvin Borel Autograph signing Saturday at Belmont Park
ELMONT, N.Y. – Jockey Calvin Borel, regular rider of Preakness and Mother Goose winner Rachel Alexandra, will autograph photos at Belmont Park on Saturday, July 4 from 2-2:45 p.m. Borel will sign 8x10 glossy, color copies of Rachel Alexandra from ... Read the full article

"Rachel" takes up Summer Residence in Saratoga Springs
ELMONT, N.Y. – Scarcely 12 hours after her record-setting victory in Saturday’s Grade 1, $300,000 Mother Goose at Belmont Park, Rachel Alexandra stepped onto a van that carried her up the Northway to Saratoga Race Course, which will be the base for h ... Read the full article

It's Time for the Rachel Alexandra Show!
ELMONT, N.Y. – She walks like a supermodel and runs like an Olympic champion, and Saturday afternoon, Rachel Alexandra will make her New York debut when she puts her six-race winning streak on the line in the 53rd running of the Grade 1, $300,000 Mot ... Read the full article

NYRA matches money raised during Calvin Borel Autograph Signing
ELMONT, N.Y. – Fans lined up at Belmont Park Saturday afternoon to get autographs from jockey Calvin Borel, resulting in more than $4,000 being raised for the Permanently Disabled Jockeys Fund (PDJF). The proceeds from the signing, with autographs ... Read the full article

Kensei powers away impressively in Dwyer
ELMONT, N.Y. – Kensei, ridden by Edgar Prado and trained by Steve Asmussen, made a powerful move on the far turn en route to an impressive 3-1/4 length victory in the 92nd running of the Grade 2, $200,000 Dwyer at Belmont Park on Saturday, July 4. Th ... Read the full article

"Rachel" out of Belmont Stakes; Borel to ride "Bird"
ELMONT, N.Y. – Preakness heroine Rachel Alexandra will skip the 141st running of the Grade 1, $1 million Belmont Stakes on Saturday, June 6, freeing jockey Calvin Borel to ride Kentucky Derby winner Mine That Bird in the 1½-mile “Test of the Champio ... Read the full article

2007 Coaching Club American Oaks Results
The $300,000 Coaching Club American Oaks (G1) wraps up the Triple Tiara, which began with the Acorn and the Mother Goose. A crowd of 7,758 was on hand for the last graded stakes race of the Belmont spring meet, with New York racing moving to Saratoga ... Read the full article

Belmont Park
ELMONT, N.Y. -- William K. Warren’s Charitable Man, winner of the Grade 2 Peter Pan, will start in the 141st running of the Grade 1, $1 million Belmont Stakes on Saturday, June 6, trainer Kiaran McLaughlin confirmed Wednesday. “I spoke with Mr. Wa ... Read the full article

Fans Gather for “Calvin Borel Day” at Old Friends
GEORGETOWN, KY—July 1, 2009—Calvin Borel, the affable Kentucky Derby and Kentucky Oaks-winning jockey, paid a visit yesterday to Old Friends, the Thoroughbred Retirement Facility, and was met by nearly 200 admiring fans. Borel made the trip from L ... Read the full article

Not-Too-Shabby 'Gabby' wires Acorn
ELMONT, N.Y. – Although she was the early pacesetter in the Kentucky Oaks before Rachel Alexandra chewed the scenery, Arnold Zetcher’s Gabby’s Golden Gal was virtually ignored Saturday afternoon at Belmont Park in the 79th running of the Grade 1, $30 ... Read the full article

Small Junior Hunters 16-17 Years Start at WEF
The Small Junior Hunters 16-17 years started Saturday at the CN Winter Equestrian Festival presented by Zimmerman Advertising in the Grand Hunter Field at the Palm Beach International Equestrian Center. Rachel Koggan and Farewell had a great ... Read the full article

2007 Suburban Handicap and Mother Goose Stakes Results
It was a "grey" day on Saturday at Belmont Park but not because of the weather. Grey horses swept the two Grade 1 stakes races under sunny skies, before an on-track crowd of just 7,116. The main event was the $400,000 Suburban Handicap (G1) for older ... Read the full article

Alexandra Thornton Excels with Tobasco at Country Heir Horse Show
Wellington, FL - June 21, 2006 – After recovering from a broken wrist she suffered while trail riding in April, Alexandra Thornton of Bedminster, NJ, returned to the show arena at the top of her game. Thornton, who trains with renowned judge and hors ... Read the full article

Stathis and Thornton Take the Lead in Junior Hunters at Monmouth
Freehold, NJ – August 18, 2006 – The Junior Hunter divisions kicked off today at the 111th Annual Monmouth County Horse Show at East Freehold Park in Freehold, NJ. The Small and Large Juniors were split into two groups based upon the age of the rider ... Read the full article