Silverbulletday Stakes
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The Rachel Alexandra Stakes formerly known as the Silverbulletday Stakes, is an American
Thoroughbred
horse race run annually at Fair Grounds Race Course
in New Orleans, Louisiana
in early February. An important prep for developing fillies
, the Grade III
event is for three-year-olds and set at a distance of one and one-sixteenth miles on the dirt on the main track. It offers a purse of $200,000 added.
Inaugurated in 1982, the race was first named for the U.S. Racing Hall of Fame
filly, Davona Dale
who also has the Davona Dale Stakes
at Florida's Gulfstream Park
named for her.
In 2001, it was renamed in honor of Silverbulletday
, the American Champion Two-Year-Old Filly of 1998, and the American Champion Three-Year-Old Filly of 1999. However, on September 28, 2010, the Fair Grounds Race Course
renamed the race again to honor the filly and 2009 American Horse of the Year, Rachel Alexandra
.
United States
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Thoroughbred
Thoroughbred
The Thoroughbred is a horse breed best known for its use in horse racing. Although the word thoroughbred is sometimes used to refer to any breed of purebred horse, it technically refers only to the Thoroughbred breed...
horse race run annually at Fair Grounds Race Course
Fair Grounds Race Course
Fair Grounds Race Course, often known as New Orleans Fair Grounds, is a thoroughbred racetrack and racino in New Orleans, Louisiana. It is operated by Churchill Downs Louisiana Horseracing Company, LLC....
in New Orleans, Louisiana
New Orleans, Louisiana
New Orleans is a major United States port and the largest city and metropolitan area in the state of Louisiana. The New Orleans metropolitan area has a population of 1,235,650 as of 2009, the 46th largest in the USA. The New Orleans – Metairie – Bogalusa combined statistical area has a population...
in early February. An important prep for developing fillies
Filly
A filly is a young female horse too young to be called a mare. There are several specific definitions in use.*In most cases filly is a female horse under the age of four years old....
, the Grade III
Graded stakes race
A graded stakes race is a term applied since 1973 by the American Graded Stakes Committee of the Thoroughbred Owners and Breeders Association to thoroughbred horse races in the United States and Canada to describe races that derive their name from the stake, or entry fee, owners must pay...
event is for three-year-olds and set at a distance of one and one-sixteenth miles on the dirt on the main track. It offers a purse of $200,000 added.
Inaugurated in 1982, the race was first named for the U.S. Racing Hall of Fame
National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame
The National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame was founded in 1950 in Saratoga Springs, New York, to honor the achievements of American thoroughbred race horses, jockeys, and trainers...
filly, Davona Dale
Davona Dale
Davona Dale is an American Hall of Fame Champion Thoroughbred filly racehorse. Owned and bred by Calumet Farm, her sire descends from Nearco and her damsire is Hall of Famer Tim Tam who won the Kentucky Derby and Preakness Stakes....
who also has the Davona Dale Stakes
Davona Dale Stakes
The Davona Dale Stakes is an American Thoroughbred horse race held annually at Gulfstream Park in Hallandale Beach, Florida. It is open to fillies, age three, willing to race one and one-eighth miles on the dirt...
at Florida's Gulfstream Park
Gulfstream Park
Gulfstream Park Racing & Casino is a racetrack and county-approved racino in Hallandale Beach, Florida, in the United States. During its annual meet, which spans December through April, it is one of the most important venues for horse racing in America....
named for her.
In 2001, it was renamed in honor of Silverbulletday
Silverbulletday
Silverbulletday is an American Thoroughbred Champion Filly racehorse. Bred in Kentucky, she was sired by Silver Deputy and out of the GII winning mare Rokeby Rose. Her damsire was Tom Rolfe, the 1965 Preakness Stakes winner and that year's U.S. Champion 3-Yr-Old Colt...
, the American Champion Two-Year-Old Filly of 1998, and the American Champion Three-Year-Old Filly of 1999. However, on September 28, 2010, the Fair Grounds Race Course
Fair Grounds Race Course
Fair Grounds Race Course, often known as New Orleans Fair Grounds, is a thoroughbred racetrack and racino in New Orleans, Louisiana. It is operated by Churchill Downs Louisiana Horseracing Company, LLC....
renamed the race again to honor the filly and 2009 American Horse of the Year, Rachel Alexandra
Rachel Alexandra
Rachel Alexandra is a retired American Thoroughbred filly racehorse and the 2009 Horse of the Year. She is renowned as the May 16, 2009 Preakness Stakes winner, the second jewel of the Triple Crown, the first filly to win the race in 85 years history...
.
Records
Speed record:- 1:42.09 – Take Charge Lady (2002) equaled track record http://www.fairgroundsracecourse.com/news/racing_news/racing_news_02092008.html
Winners of the Rachel Alexandra Stakes since 1999
| Year |
Winner |
Jockey |
Trainer |
Owner |
Time |
| 2011 | Kathmanblu | Julien R. Leparoux | Kenneth G. McPeek | Five D Thbds. & Wind River Stables | 1:45.13 |
| 2010 | Jody Slew | Miguel Mena | Bret Calhoun | Martin Racing Stable/Dan Morgan | 1:45.80 |
| 2009 | War Echo | Shaun Bridgmohan Shaun Bridgmohan Shaun X. Bridgmohan is a jockey in American Thoroughbred horse racing.At age thirteen, Bridgmohan's family emigrated to the United States, settling in South Florida where he developed an interest in horse racing... |
Steve Asmussen Steve Asmussen Steven Mark Asmussen is an American Thoroughbred racehorse trainer. Born into a horse racing family, his parents, Keith and Marilyn "Sis" Asmussen, are both trainers who operate El Primero Training Center off the Mines Road in Laredo, the seat of Webb County in south Texas... |
Winchell Thoroughbreds | 1:45.20 |
| 2008 | Indian Blessing Indian Blessing Indian Blessing is an American Champion Thoroughbred filly racehorse.Out of the mare Shameful, a descendant of the very influential sire Mr... |
Garrett Gomez | Bob Baffert Bob Baffert Robert A. "Bob" Baffert is an American horse owner and trainer, whose horses have won three Kentucky Derbies, five Preakness Stakes, one Belmont Stakes and two Kentucky Oaks. He graduated from the University of Arizona's with a Bachelor of Science degree. -Early career:Bob Baffert began his... |
Patti & Hal J. Earnhardt III | 1:43.75 |
| 2007 | Appealing Zophie | John R. Velazquez | Steve Asmussen Steve Asmussen Steven Mark Asmussen is an American Thoroughbred racehorse trainer. Born into a horse racing family, his parents, Keith and Marilyn "Sis" Asmussen, are both trainers who operate El Primero Training Center off the Mines Road in Laredo, the seat of Webb County in south Texas... |
Heiligbrodt Racing Stable | 1:44.13 |
| 2006 | Baghdaria | Cliff Berry | Bret Calhoun | Wayne Sanders & Larry Hirsch | 1:46.07 |
| 2005 | Summerly Summerly (horse) Summerly is an American Thoroughbred fillyracehorse best known for winning the Grade 1 Kentucky Oaks in 2005. She was sired by 1990 Preakness Stakes winner, Summer Squall and out of the Mr. Prospector mare, Here I Go.... |
Donnie Meche Donnie Meche Donnie James Meche is an American jockey in Thoroughbred horse racing.Donnie Meche won his first race at Evangeline Downs in May 1993... |
Steve Asmussen Steve Asmussen Steven Mark Asmussen is an American Thoroughbred racehorse trainer. Born into a horse racing family, his parents, Keith and Marilyn "Sis" Asmussen, are both trainers who operate El Primero Training Center off the Mines Road in Laredo, the seat of Webb County in south Texas... |
Winchell Thoroughbreds LLC Verne Winchell Vernon Hedges "Verne" Winchell was the founder of Winchell's Donuts.On October 8, 1948 he opened his first donut shop in Temple City, California and earned the nickname "The Donut King" while making a fortune with a chain of Winchell's-branded donut shops in the western United States during the... |
1:43.79 |
| 2004 | Shadow Cast | Robby Albarado Robby Albarado Robby J. Albarado is an American Thoroughbred horse racing jockey. He began riding at the age of 12 at bush tracks in his native Louisiana and after turning professional, earned his first win at Evangeline Downs in 1990... |
Neil J. Howard Neil J. Howard Neil J. Howard is an American Thoroughbred horse racing trainer.Howard began working for a racing stable in 1969 and went on to spend seven years as an assistant and stable foreman to future Hall of Fame trainer MacKenzie Miller before going out on his own in 1979.With Summer Squall, in 1990 Neil... |
William S. Farish III | 1:46.82 |
| 2003 | Belle of Perintown | Calvin Borel Calvin Borel Calvin H. Borel is an American jockey in thoroughbred horse racing and rode the victorious mount in the 2007 Kentucky Derby, the 2009 Kentucky Derby and the 2010 Kentucky Derby... |
Eddie Kenneally | Ken Mahler & Jamie Schloss | 1:44.48 |
| 2002 | Take Charge Lady | Jon Court Jon Court Jon Kenton Court is an American jockey in Thoroughbred horse racing.Having grown up in Florida, Jon Court began riding in Colorado at the now closed Centennial Park in 1980.... |
Kenneth McPeek Kenneth McPeek Kenneth G. McPeek is an American Thoroughbred racehorse trainer.Kenneth G. McPeek was born August 2, 1962 in Fort Chaffee, Arkansas and raised in Lexington, Kentucky. He graduated from Tates Creek High School and then the University of Kentucky with a Bachelor of Arts in Business Administration... |
Select Stable | 1:42.09 |
| 2001 | Lakenheath | Corey Lanerie | Gene Cilio | James B. Tafel | 1:46.09 |
| 2000 | Shawnee Country | Donnie Meche Donnie Meche Donnie James Meche is an American jockey in Thoroughbred horse racing.Donnie Meche won his first race at Evangeline Downs in May 1993... |
D. Wayne Lukas D. Wayne Lukas Darrell Wayne Lukas is a former educator who became one of the most successful horse trainers in American Thoroughbred horse racing history and a U.S... |
Overbrook Farm | 1:45.11 |
| 1999 | Silverbulletday Silverbulletday Silverbulletday is an American Thoroughbred Champion Filly racehorse. Bred in Kentucky, she was sired by Silver Deputy and out of the GII winning mare Rokeby Rose. Her damsire was Tom Rolfe, the 1965 Preakness Stakes winner and that year's U.S. Champion 3-Yr-Old Colt... |
Gary L. Stevens | Bob Baffert Bob Baffert Robert A. "Bob" Baffert is an American horse owner and trainer, whose horses have won three Kentucky Derbies, five Preakness Stakes, one Belmont Stakes and two Kentucky Oaks. He graduated from the University of Arizona's with a Bachelor of Science degree. -Early career:Bob Baffert began his... |
Michael E. Pegram | 1:44.36 |