The New York Racing
Association, Inc. (NYRA) has released the second video in its “Time
Machine” video series: a profile of Rachel Alexandra’s
unprecedented victory over older males in last year’s Grade 1 Woodward
Stakes at Saratoga Race Course.
The episode includes footage of the thrilling stretch drive in which
Rachel Alexandra, then a 3-year-old filly, held off a hard-charging Macho Again
to win by a head after setting a torrid pace. Jockey Calvin Borel – who
was aboard Rachel Alexandra for all eight of her starts during her undefeated, Horse
of the Year campaign in 2009– offers his perspectives of last
year’s Woodward in an interview. To watch the video, click here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q0980TFwixU
Rachel Alexandra will try to make more history at the Spa on Sunday,
August 29 when she competes in the Grade 1 Personal Ensign, a 1 ¼-mile race for
fillies and mares.
The “NYRA Time Machine” series documents some of the most
historic moments in New York
racing history, and additional episodes will be unveiled during the upcoming
weeks. Racing fans can find each “NYRA Time Machine” video on the
NYRA YouTube channel or on the NYRA homepage, located at www.nyra.com.