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Woodward Stakes Field at Saratoga Race Course September 5; Filly Rachel Alexandra Draws Post 3
Filly Rachel Alexandra races against 7 older males hoping to make horse racing history as the first filly to win the $750,000 Woodward Stakes at Saratoga Race Course on Saturday, September 5.
Raced at 1 1/8 miles, Saratoga’s Woodward Stakes field of race horses with jockeys, weight and morning line odds:
Da’ Tara ridden by jockey Jose Lezcano carries 126 lbs. with morning line odds of 12-1
Bullsbay ridden by jockey Jeremy Rose, 126 lbs., 6-1
Rachel Alexandra ridden by jockey Calvin Borel, 118 lbs., 1-2
Cool Coal Man ridden by jockey John Velazquez, 126 lbs., 12-1
Macho Again ridden by jockey Robby Albarado, 126 lbs., 8-1
It’s a Bird ridden by jockey Julien Leparoux, 126 lbs., 10-1
Asiatic Boy ridden by jockey Alan Garcia, 126 lbs., 10-1
Past the Point ridden by jockey Edgar Prado, 126 lbs., 15-1
Filly Rachel Alexandra was made the 1-2 favorite and will launch her attempt to win her ninth consecutive race from post position 3 starting gate.
Woodward Stakes entries include Bullsbay, 5-year-old winner of the Whitney Handicap on Aug. 8; 4-year-old Da’Tara, winner of the Belmont Stakes last year; 4-year-old Macho Again and 6-year-old Asiatic Boy, the winner and runner-up in the Stephen Foster Handicap in June at Churchill Downs, home of the Kentucky Derby; and 5-year-old Past the Point, runner-up to eventual Horse of the Year Curlin in last year’s Woodward.
“It’s going to be tough,” said jockey Calvin Borel, who has ridden Rachel Alexandra in each of her 8 consecutive victories including two, the Preakness and Haskell Invitational, over males her own age. “Put them in the gate and let’s see what happens.”
The Woodward Stakes is the 10th race in Saratoga’s September 5 horse racing program. Woodward Stakes post time is 5:52 pm.
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