June 29,
2009 - Preakness winner Rachel Alexandra, ridden by Calvin Borel,
scored her seventh straight win Saturday at Belmont Park in the Grade I
$300,000 Mother Goose Stakes. The 3-year-old Medaglia d’Oro filly was
sent off as the overwhelming 1-20 favorite and proved the bettors
correct as she trounced her two rivals by 19 ¼ length winning margin.
Owned by Stonestreet Stables and Harold McCormick and trained by this
year’s leading trainer, Steve Asmussen, Rachel Alexandra set a new
stakes record of 1:46.33. The previous mark of 1:46.58 was set by
Lakeway in 1994.
Well Armed leads the equine standings with $3,649,000 in 2009 earnings.
Mine That Bird is second with $1,817,200 and Rachel Alexandra’s win
increased her earnings to $1,596,914 to remain in third.
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Julien Leparoux continues to dominate the jockeys’
standings with 2009 purse earnings of $8,706,510. Garrett Gomez is
second on the jockeys’ standings with $8,013,770 and Rafael Bejarano is
third with $7,820,564.
Steve Asmussen’s current purses are $9,603,899 as he continues to lead
the trainers’ standings, well ahead of Todd Pletcher in second with
$5,615,095 and Eoin Harty in third with $4,268,926.
Equine earnings are for all starters of at least one race in North
America and include earnings from all international races. Trainer and
jockey standings are for North American-based individuals but include
all international earnings.
For a listing of the weekly leaders for horses, trainers, and jockeys
through June 28, 2009, click here. 
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