Rachel Alexandra was a shock loser to Shug McGaughey’s Persistently in the Personal Ensign Stakes at Saratoga.
Steve Asmussen’s filly, racing over 10 furlongs for the first time, was facing only four rivals, all of whom were considered inferior. The main threat was expected to be Life At Ten, winner of her last six starts, but she had achieved only one three-figure Beyer Speed Figure while Rachel Alexandra came to the race having run a dozen of those in a row, which had included her last victory Grade One victory in the Woodward Stakes at Saratoga last year.
To read the full blog: http://blogs.bettor.com/Rachel-Alexandra-beaten-in-Personal-Ensign-Stakes-a24226
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