Filly Rachel Alexandra Clear For The Preakness Stakes 2009
Filly Rachel Alexandra will get her shot to run with the boys in the Preakness Stakes 2009.
Kentucky Derby winner Mine That Bird race horse owner Mark Allen said he wouldn’t enter colt Indy Express into the Preakness Stakes which clears the way for the Kentucky Oaks winner Rachel Alexandra to enter the Preakness on May 16 at Pimlico Race Course.
Mark Allen had considered entering Indy Express–winless in 9 career starts–over the weekend to take a spot from filly Rachel Alexandra, but he reconsidered after talking to Mine That Bird race horse trainer Bennie Woolley Jr. and co-owner Leonard Blach.
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Kentucky Oaks Winner Rachel Alexandra Doubtful For The Preakness Stakes 2009
Kentucky Oaks winner Rachel Alexandra turned in a strong workout Sunday morning at Churchill Downs, but a full field of 14 Triple Crown-nominated horses could stymie plans to enter the standout filly in Saturday’s the Preakness Stakes 2009.
Pimlico officials had been expecting a field of 13 Preakness starters–including Rachel Alexandra–to be entered in the Preakness Stakes, but late Sunday afternoon it appeared that the filly who captured the Kentucky Oaks by more than 20 lengths might be excluded from the Preakness entries list by the prospect of 2 new Preakness contenders being entered.
Rachel Alexandra was not nominated to the Triple Crown, but she could be eligible to compete in the Preakness if her new owner, Stonestreet Stables, owned by Jess Jackson, pays a $100,000 supplemental entry fee and one of the 14 positions in the Preakness field is available.
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The Preakness Stakes 2009 Contenders List Taking Shape
Thirteen race horses are expected for the Preakness Stakes on May 16 at Pimlico Race Course, but a decision on entering superstar filly Rachel Alexandra against the boys won’t be made until she works out.
That could happen Sunday or Monday at Churchill Downs, where she won the Kentucky Oaks by 20 lengths on May 1.
The Preakness field began taking shape Saturday, with race horse trainer William Komlo announcing that Tone It Down will run in the 1 3/16-mile Preakness Stakes 2009. Hall of Fame race horse trainer Shug McGaughey informed race officials that Conservative will not.
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Louisiana Derby Winner Friesan Fire Probable For The Preakness Stakes Field 2009
The 134th Preakness Stakes field continues to take shape as race horse trainer Larry Jones said he will ship Friesan Fire, the Kentucky Derby favorite, to Pimlico Monday, May 11.
Larry Jones plans to work the Louisiana Derby (gr. II) winner Friesan Fire 5-furlongs at Old Hilltop on Tuesday morning then decide if the son of A.P. Indy will run in the Preakness Stakes. The colt suffered cuts in his left front foot while getting bumped shortly after the start of the Kentucky Derby last May 2 at Churchill Downs.
The $1-million Preakness Stakes 2009 is the headline event of a 13-race card at historic Pimlico Race Course next Saturday, May 16. The Preakness field is limited to 14 Preakness Stakes starters.
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Tradition Doesn’t Take a Back Seat at Preakness
By GREG MELIKOV
Maryland’s chief executive and several friends visited Saratoga in 1868 several years after America’s oldest track opened. Gov. Oden Bowie and other prominent horse racing figures attended a dinner party where they pledged to build a track in their state if a special race for 3-year-old colts and fillies was run in two years.
In 1870, the Dinner Party Stakes was launched at Pimlico. Three years later, a new race was introduced for sophomore colts and geldings honoring the inaugural Dinner Stakes winner — Preakness.
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Illinois Derby Winner Musket Man Part of The Preakness Stakes Field
Race horse trainer Derek Ryan confirmed that Illinois Derby winner Musket Man will be one of the Preakness starters.
The third-place finisher in the Kentucky Derby Musket Man will run in the Preakness Stakes 2009, second leg of the Triple Crown at Baltimore’s Pimlico Race Course on May 16.
Musket Man will take on long shot Kentucky Derby winner Mine That Bird in the Preakness Stakes at 1 3/16 miles, with the rest of the Preakness field still to be determined.
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Kentucky Derby Winner Mine That Bird & Big Drama To Race In The Preakness Stakes 2009
Race horse trainer Bennie “Chip” Woolley Jr. said that Kentucky Derby winner Mine That Bird will run in the $1-million Preakness Stakes 2009 at historic Pimlico Race Course on May 16. The surprise winner the 2009 Kentucky Derby will leave Louisville next Monday or Tuesday morning by van and upon arrival will be stabled in Stall 40, reserved for the Kentucky Derby winner, in the Pimlico stakes barn.
“It is good for the sport,” Woolley said. “You cannot have a Triple Crown winner without having the Derby winner in the Preakness. That played into our decision but the horse looks super. I have never been to Baltimore, but it looks like I won’t be able to say that in a few days.”
The Preakness field is limited to 14. Fourteen of the last 17 years have seen double-digit Preakness entries.
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Undefeated Derby Trial Winner Hull To Be Part Of The Preakness Field 2009
Undefeated Derby Trial winner Hull has been added to the lineup for the 134th running of the Preakness Stakes 2009 on May 16 at Pimlico Race Course.
The son of Holy Bull, Hull, is perfect in 3 starts this year, breaking his maiden first time out at the Fair Grounds on February 7 then defeating allowance company at Turfway Park on April 2 before his Derby Trial victory at Churchill Downs on April 25.
Jockey Miguel Mena will have the Preakness mount for race horse trainer Dale Romans. Hull will arrive at Pimlico on Wednesday, May 13.
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Kentucky Derby Winner Mine That Bird May Run On The Preakness Stakes 2009
Race horse trainer Bennie “Chip” Woolley Jr. informed a Maryland Jockey Club official that a decision on Mine That Bird, the 50-1 Kentucky Derby winner, will be made in a day or 2.
“The Preakness was not on our radar leading up to the Derby but we are absolutely going to look at it,” Woolley said. “We are still trying to grasp what happened yesterday. First time in the Derby and to win it at 50-1, it is a humbling experience.”
Other possible Preakness starters out of yesterday’s Kentucky Derby field include runner-up Pioneerof the Nile, third place finisher Musket Man, Papa Clem (4th), Join in the Dance (7th), General Quarters (10th) and horse betting favorite Friesan Fire (18th).
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Musket Man Probable 2009 Preakness Stakes Contender
Musket Man, the third-place finisher in the Kentucky Derby, will likely run in the Preakness Stakes on May 16 at Pimlico Race Course.
Race horse trainer Derek Ryan said he expects to decide by Wednesday regarding Musket Man being part of the Preakness field, adding his colt will not run in the Belmont Stakes 2009.
Ryan said he likes the 1 3/16-mile distance for the May 16 Preakness Stakes 2009, 1/16-miles shorter than the first leg of the Triple Crown.
The Preakness Stakes is limited to 14 Preakness starters.
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