1751 Gentilly Boulevard
Contact: Jim Mulvihill, Communications & Pari-Mutuel Marketing Manager, (504) 948-1233, james.mulvihill@fgno.com
MEDIA ALERT
Rachel Alexandra to School in Paddock Today at 3:20 p.m.
WHAT: Rachel Alexandra, the superstar filly that defeated male horses three times in 2009 en route to being named Horse of the Year, will “school” in the paddock before and during today’s seventh race, beginning at about 3:20 p.m.
WHO: Rachel Alexandra, racing legend, scheduled to be the first reigning Horse of the Year to race at Fair Grounds since the great Whirlaway in 1942 when she makes here 2010 debut in next Saturday’s $200,000 New Orleans Ladies.
Fair Grounds horsemen and officials, available for interviews
WHEN: Tuesday, March 2, 10:30 a.m.
WHERE: Fair Grounds Race Course & Slots
1751 Gentilly Boulevard,
Rachel Alexandra established herself as one of the all-time great fillies last year with historic wins in the Grade I Kentucky Oaks and Grade I Preakness, as well as six other stakes races, including the Grade II Fair Grounds Oaks. Her three Grade I victories against male horses—in the Preakness, the Haskell Invitational and the Woodward—helped to establish a new standard for excellence by a female racehorse in the modern era.
This afternoon, Rachel Alexandra will “school” in the paddock. In racing parlance, “schooling” refers to the process meant to familiarize a horse with the surroundings he or she will encounter on race day. Rachel Alexandra will come to the paddock with the horses in the seventh race and will stand in a stall just as she will next Saturday, remaining there while the horses in the race head to the track. She also will be led around the walking ring before leaving the paddock following the seventh race.
Contact Jim Mulvihill (mobile 504-481-8770 or james.mulvihill@fgno.com) for information on accessing the secure Fair Grounds stable area. Fair Grounds will provide footage of the schooling available for download within a few hours.
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James J. Mulvihill
Communications & Pari-Mutuel Marketing Manager
Fair Grounds Race Course & Slots
A Churchill Downs Incorporated Company
1751 Gentilly Boulevard,
504.948.1233 [office]
504.481.8770 [cell]
504.944.7853 [fax]
Rachel Alexandra in the
Starlight Racing Returns March 19
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