Since we are a little bit over a week away from Rachel Alexandra facing the boys again in the Haskell. I thought I would share a little bit about the last filly to win the Haskell. The Rahy mare, Serena's Song.
Owned by Bob and Beverly Lewis, Serena was trained by D. Wayne Lukas and had finished second behind her stablemate Flanders in the 1994 Breeder's Cup Juveinile Fillies by a nose. She had won that year's Oak Leaf S. and Hollywood Starlet S. (both G1's), as well as the Landalauce S.
Serena started 1995 against the girls. She won the Santa Anita Oaks which you can see here.
From there she preped against the boys in the Jim Beam Stakes (this is what is today the Lane's End Stakes).
After the Jim Beam, she went to face the boys again in the Kentucky Derby. Unfortanlly she did not finish in the top three that day. Ironcily the winner Thunder Gulch would start a historic Triple Crown for Wayne Lukas, as he also won the Belmont, but not the Preakness. That went to their stablemate Timber Country.
She would face the boys again and would not be denied.
Along the way she won the Mother Goose (in which Rachel is coming off a stakes record win), and older fillies and mares in the Beldame. That would be more then enough to earn her the 1995 Champion 3yo filly title. She would also win several G1's as a four year old, including the Ogden Phipps S.
Serena has done okay in the shed, but unfortanlly my favorite foal of her's was often injured. His name is Harlington. She's also the mother of Group 1 winner Sophisticat and Grade 2 winner Grand Reward. One of her son's Spark Candle raced in the US for one race, that was because he was possible for the Belmont S. along with his more highley regarded stablemate Casino Drive (the 3/4 brother to 07 winner Rags to Riches and 1/2 brother to 06 winner Jazil). However, niether of them made it to the race however as Casino Drive was scratched due to injury, and Spark Candle was not entered in the race.
Serena's Song had a Unbridled's Song filly this year (the filly is a 3/4 sister to the G2 winning Harlington who I mentioned before), I'm not sure who she's in foal to now however.
I hope you enjoyed this flashback on Serena's Song. I'll be doing these a little bit more often after the Breeder's Cup. :)
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