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Rachel Alexandra romps to victory in Mother Goose

08:05 PM CDT on Sunday, June 28, 2009

Associated Press

NEW YORK – Intimidation may have kept most of Rachel Alexandra's competition away, and a couple of late scratches made the Mother Goose Stakes a three-horse race. The Preakness winner might as well have been running alone.

Rachel Alexandra romped to a 19¼-length victory Saturday, making a dazzling move on the far turn at Belmont Park and pulling away from Malibu Prayer and Flashing to finish the 11/8-mile race in a stakes record 1:46.33.

"Believe me, she's not normal," jockey Calvin Borel said. "She's unbelievable."

Rachel Alexandra hardly looked like she broke a sweat, strutting through the winner's circle just as she had the paddock. The first filly to win the Preakness since 1924 was the overwhelming 1-9 favorite and did absolutely nothing to dispute it, paying $2.10 to win.

She's won seven straight races dating to last year, including her rousing victory against Kentucky Derby winner Mine That Bird at Pimlico. Malibu Prayer finished second and Flashing was third.

"I felt she could win by 10 lengths," said co-owner Jess Jackson, who bought the filly after her 20 ¼-length win in the Kentucky Oaks. "She's something special, one for the ages."

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