1751 Gentilly Boulevard
Contact: Jim Mulvihill, Communications & Pari-Mutuel Marketing Manager, (504) 948-1233, james.mulvihill@fgno.com
MEDIA ALERT
Rachel Alexandra’s Last Timed Work Early Monday Morning
WHAT: Rachel Alexandra, the superstar filly that defeated male horses three times in 2009 en route to being named Horse of the Year, will have her final timed workout before her 2010 debut in Saturday’s $200,000 New Orleans Ladies at Fair Grounds
WHO: Rachel Alexandra, racing legend, first Horse of the Year to run in
Steve Asmussen,
Fair Grounds officials
WHEN: Monday, March 8, 6:15-6:45 a.m.
WHERE: Fair Grounds Race Course & Slots
1751 Gentilly Boulevard,
Rachel Alexandra will have her final serious workout before the March 13 New
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 set a new standard for excellence by a female racehorse in the modern era.
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 work 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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