2009 Alabama (G1)

Date/Track:
8/22/2009, Saratoga
Distance:
1 1/4 m (Dirt)
Age/Sex:
3 F
Time:
2:03.24

What the Nation is saying about the 2009 Alabama (G1)...

As the 2009 Saratoga meet neared its climax there was one question on everyone’s mind: When is Rachel running here?  The Alabama was considered a possibility but once it became clear that she was not headed here a new lady was the biggest story. Read More
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  • arazi · It would have been great to see Rachel, Jewel and Zenyatta at their peak in September... · 260 days ago
  • Rossington · I love Careless Jewel. I lost money on her in the Ladies Classic. I even went across the board on her, because I thought "no way she finishes out of the money." But what I found out watching her in that race is that she has what I call the "Pressious Passion Syndrome." Just like P.P., if the right Careless Jewel show's up, she'll take it wire to wire. If the wrong one show's up, forget it. Also, IMO, I'll still take Zenyatta to beat Rachel or Careless Jewel on any surface at any distance. · 257 days ago
I must confess that when the Animal Planet series “Jockeys” debuted last season, I was dubious about how the reality concept would work. I shouldn’t have been. Read More
Careless Jewel turned the Alabama into a complete one-sided affair with a decisive win over he fellow fillies, a win so decisive it can't help but make you wonder if Rachel Alexandra were in the race as well, what the result would have been. Regardless, Careless Jewel is a filly on the rise and she ...Read More
  • cigar · I think Rachel would have needed to dig deep today... who knows the result, but it would not have been a walkover. · 379 days ago
  • arazi · As I said before the race, by the time BC is here, people will be talking about Zenyatta vs. Careless Jewel... · 379 days ago
Jason, Evan, and James Scully of twinspires.com preview the Del Mar Oaks (gr. IT). Plus picks for the Alabama (gr. I).Read More
Rachel Alexandra passed on the Alabama, which led for fillies to jump-in in what is a rather competitive renewal of the ten furlong race for fillies. Careless Jewel, who won the Delaware Oaks, is the morning line favorite.Read More
Looking ahead to a possible start on the grass in the fall, trainer Tim Ice had Belmont Stakes (gr. I) winner Summer Bird galloped the morning of Aug. 12 over the Oklahoma turf course as part of his preparations for the $1 million Shadwell Travers (gr. I) Aug. 29 at Saratoga Race Course.Read More
Across the blogosphere racing fans are lauding the brilliance of two American fillies. Everyone is talking about Rachel and Zenyatta. Rightly so, they're both fantastic horses. However, at Woodbine, the locals talk about Milwaukee Appeal who bravely took on the boys in two of the Canadian Triple Cro...Read More
I'll be surprised if Gozzip Girl even actually stays entered if Rachael's going to run. She's great, but she's beatable. But no one will ever see that happen until they quit running and hiding from her or until she races Zenyatta. If that ever happens, she's beat. jmo
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