Rachel Alexandra, Calumet Farm, Kent Desormeaux - June 27th

6/29/2011 1:55 PM
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Rachel Alexandra won the Mother Goose Stakes(G1) at Belmont Park by 19 1/4 lengths over Malibu Prayer. ~2009
 
Calumet Farm recorded its first victory in a Thoroughbred race with two-year-old Warren Jr., who won by a nose at Arlington Park to earn $850. ~1932
 
Jockey Kent Desormeaux rode in his first race ever, finishing third aboard a $2,500 claimer named Ducknest Coal Mine, at odds of 35-1, in the second race at Evangeline Downs. ~1986
 
The Queen's Plate, the oldest continuously run stakes race in North America, was first run. Don Juan was the winner, after winning two of the three heats that comprised the event. ~1860

 

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One of my favorite Rachel races ... 1:46 and change under a hand ride!