Bodog Beat

Super filly Rachel Alexandra has beaten the boys once again. She won the $1,250,000 Haskell Invitational on Saturday on a sloppy track with relative ease, finishing six lengths ahead of Belmont Stakes winner Summer Bird. She ran the 1 1/8-mile track in 1:47:21, just two ticks off the track mark. Rachel Alexandra carried 117 pounds, five less than top-weighted Summer Bird, and paid $3, $2.20, and $2.10, while topping a $2 exacta of $10.40.

Owner Jess Jackson has indicated that he would like to run her once more against males this season in the Travers Stakes at Saratoga. He has also stated that she will not run in the Breeders’ Cup because she does not like the Synthetic surface at Santa Anita. Rachel Alexandra earned $700,000 for her Haskell win and pushed her lifetime earnings to $2,498,354. Along the way she’s compiled a record of 10-2-0 in 13 starts.

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