2009 Preakness (G1)

I was there
Date/Track:
5/16/2009, Pimlico Race Course
Distance:
1 3/16 m (Dirt)
Age/Sex:
3 M
Time:
1:55.08

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

Brian Zipse explains why Rachel Alexandra will always be his favorite ... Read More
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  • KathyHunter · Beautiful Brian and oh how I remember all her 3 yo races too. Really don't think I missed a single race, from the time she won the Oaks. · 245 days ago ·
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  • DonVeronneau · Thanks Brian, for the wonderful words and the great tribute to one of Thoroughbred's finest fillies. I first saw her at Belmont in the Mother Goose, and from there on I was hooked on this champion. I tried to attend every race she entered in the East, the Lady's Secret at Monmouth, the Woodward at Saratoga, and what was to be her final competition at the Spa, the Personal Ensign. I loved this horse so much I was willing to travel almost any distance to see her. No human could make me do that, except maybe the Pope. Thanks for the wonderful memories and helping me to relive the excitement and the awe of Rachel's Woodward win. · 242 days ago ·
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I know my blog is late this week, but I was waiting for my niece to visit from Cleveland. While she was here, I took her to a place where magic can happen. The place adults have been taking children to experience a bit of this magic for years. I took her to Churchill Downs. Read More
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  • buckeyeeddy@yahoo.com · i love remebering with u. nieces and nephs are cool peop-le. ur stepdad is a good man. love ur mother and especially u. uncle eddie. go go go moocho macho man to place. · 262 days ago ·
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  • CarlaPredovich · Honored that I got to also re-experience this with you and my little Angel. That was the best track and the most wonderful experience I have ever had. Love you sister! Great blog as always! · 260 days ago ·
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There was onsite coverage from Gulfstream Park the whole weekend of the Florida Derby and I couldn’t wait to get home from work to watch. I sped home from work and started watching the taped races from the beginning. I have never been to Gulfstream, but I know they did a remodel since the last time ...Read More
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  • mshutty · I'm just glad God is an equal opportunity creator! Always good to point out when any of us, men or women, stray from that plan. · 296 days ago ·
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  • TraciPatrick · nicely put. · 296 days ago ·
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My horseracing journey and my quest to learn more about it has brought me to the University of Louisville Equine Program, but it began before I was born. My parents met when their parents shared ownership in a few racehorses. Although they did not own any horses when I was growing up, my grandfather...Read More
  • CharlesClark · I too liked Rachel Alexandria, I won the 2 dollar superfecta in the preakness ! · 327 days ago ·
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  • RaTalk_Girl · Hope you got a chance to read my blog about Rachel. SHe is my favorite horse. · 327 days ago ·
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I used to think that horseracing was nothing more than a substitute for real gambling. I would watch but only enjoy it if I had cash riding on it. My family owned racehorses but that was long before I was in the picture so I was never bit by the racetrack bug until the summer of 2009. I can remember...Read More
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  • luvzenyatta · Me too Angela, I have been around the tracks and horses all my life. I just wanted to see them and always had to bet on someone because everyone else was. I have and do read everything I can find about them..past greats, claimers, foals...all of them. But I never had that "special" feeling until I met Zenyatta. All of a sudden I felt like I was breathing the sport. She truly changed my life too. I feel about Z the way you feel about RA. It's the best feeling in the world and I had never had it until Z. Thanks for a great article, hope to see many more:) · 345 days ago ·
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  • blooy · that is awesome. see everyone has their specail horse. · 345 days ago ·
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Pimlico Race Course today announced the winners of this year’s Preakness media awards. Honorees will be recognized and awards presented at the May 13 Alibi Breakfast in the Terrace Dining Room at Pimlico Race Course. The ceremony is scheduled for 9:30 a.m. two days prior to the middle jewel of the T...Read More
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  • Brittney92 · Theses pictures of her and Calvin are great they make a great team and the people that are around her make her happy · 654 days ago ·
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  • paceman · I agree! Congratualations Eclipse · 654 days ago ·
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Despite a sharp decrease in attendance at this year’s BlackBerry Preakness Stakes (G1) from the previous year, officials will not rescind a new policy that banned fans from bringing alcohol into the infield at Pimlico Race Course... Read More
A 16.4% increase in average daily handle from out-of-state wagering outlets fueled an 8.9% jump in average daily handle from all sources during the spring meet at Pimlico Race Course. The Maryland Jockey Club compared this year’s 20-day meet with the first 22 days of Pimlico’s 2008 meet (April 13-Ma...Read More
Tremendous television ratings, increased handle, a wonderful story, national attention to racing and a good race to boot make this scribe question the negativity saying, "And yet the media declared this Preakness a failure."Read More
NBC released national ratings numbers for its Preakness Stakes (gr. I) telecast from Pimlico May 16 indicating the nearly two-hour program attracted 21% more viewers than the 2008 coverage of the second jewel of the Triple Crown.Read More
Needless to say, Rachel Alexandra's victory in the Preakness on Saturday was breathtaking. Read More
In recent weeks, we have had the supposed worst Derby winner ever — reviled as if he were a pro wrestling villain spitting on the American flag, this interloper proving by his very existence the dismal state of American racing — facing off against a super-filly anointed as Secretariat-in-a-skirt, ca...Read More
The all-day infield party at the Preakness Stakes may have been a dud on Saturday because of a new ban on bring-your-own beer, but it turns out that Churchill Downs doesn't allow spectators to carry in booze either. And 60000 fans still cram the infield for the Kentucky Derby."We have never allowed ...Read More
After winning the Oaks by a wide margin, and now the Preakness, some are saying, "What if?" Trainer Larry Jones said: "That might have been our Triple Crown winner if they had run her in the Derby." What do you think?Read More
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  • horses · With Borel up, she would be 2 for 2 right now! · 993 days ago ·
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  • mshutty · With a soft pace and lone speed, Rachel wins the Belmont. Mine That Bird can make a sustained three furlong drive but wouldn't take her down if they are all running a sprint at the end. In the end it doesn't matter if Rachel runs or the pace is soft...Dunkirk is your easy winner. Charitable Man? The Belmont's Pioneerof Denile · 993 days ago ·
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What happens in the Triple Crown, stays in the Triple Crown. At least that's how the mainstream public views things. Keep that close in mind as racing fans clamor to hunt-and-peck that "Rachel saves racing" blog or message board posting.And, sadly, the mainstream public may not even care that much a...Read More
Wagering was up on several segments of the Preakness day card, according to data released May 18 by Maryland Jockey Club officials, fueled in part by the showdown between Kentucky Derby Presented By Yum! Brands (gr. I) winner Mine That Bird and Kentucky Oaks (gr. I) victress Rachel Alexandra.Read More
recall years ago watching Ken Burns’ BASEBALL series and an interview with the late Buck O’Neill, famed Negro League/Kansas City Monarchs baseball playerand manager. He noted that whatever travail baseball encountered, something came along to “bring it back.”And in racing’s case this past weekend, ...Read More
When RACHEL ALEXANDRA remained undefeated around two turns, chugging home a one length winner after opening up four lengths into the stretch of the 134th Preakness Stakes just two weeks after dominating in the Kentucky Oaks, emotion clouded my judgement. I was temporarily insane.One night later, rea...Read More
 An hour or so after Rachel Alexandra was loaded onto a van bound for Baltimore-Washington Airport at 6 a.m. yesterday morning, Mine That Bird was once again the undisputed star of the Preakness Stakes Barn. Trainer Chip Woolley sat back in a director’s chair, staring in the direction of Stall ...Read More
Rachel Alexandra's star turn in the Blackberry Preakness Stakes (gr. I) drove TV ratings of the race to their highest overnight ratings in five years.The race portion (6:00-6:45 p.m. ET) earned an overnight rating of 7.9 and an 18 share, a gain of 27 percent over last year's race (6.2/14) when Big B...Read More

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