Mother Goose Legends Race (Part 1)

Welcome everyone to the first annual Mother Goose Legends Race! We have 8 former Mother Goose winners in today's Mile and Eighth race over a fast track. Lets meet these eight accomplished fillies!

Note: The jockeys that each horse has on her back is the jockey that she won the Mother Goose with


In Post 1 we have 1969 winner Shuvee with Jesse Davidson. The only filly to win the Jockey Club Gold Cup twice at the distance of 2 miles!

In Post 2 it's the great 1975 winner Ruffian with Jacinto Vasquez. A two time Eclipse Award winner, she'll be part of the early speed today.

In Post 3 2007 winner Octave with John Velezquez in the irons. She'll be coming off the pace.

In Post 4 it's 1995 winner Serena's Song and Gary Stevens. She's faced the big boys before, she'll have to come up big against these leading ladies.

In Post 5, it's the other speed horse in the field, it's 2009 winner and Horse of the Year Rachel Alexandra with Calvin Borel. Look for her to be up front early with Ruffian.

In Post 6, it's all girl power with 1985 winner Mom's Command and her jock Abby Fuller. They will be a force to be reckoned with.

In Post 7, 2005 winner Smuggler with Edgar Prado. Could be a dark horse in the field.

Last, but not least in Post 8 it's the newest Hall of Famer 1993 winner Sky Beauty with Mike Smith. She'll be up there with Ruffian and Rachel Alexandra.

That's the field for the 1st Mother Goose Legends Race!

Part 2 will be tomorrow with the actual call of the race! For now, leave a comment in the comment section for who you are rooting for in this race!

Now as to why these horses where chosen, of course being a big Rachel fan I had to include her. I'm also a big Mom fan thanks to her son Jonesboro. I wasn't the biggest Smuggler fan as I think she waltzed her way into Eclipse honors after Round Pond got injured. Ruffian has held the stakes record until Lakeway broke it (it has since been broken again by Rachel). Sky Beauty's nephew Tale of Ekati will always hold a place in my heart, I was debating on either Chris Evert (since the human Chrissy is making a return to TV this week) or Shuvee and went with Shuvee since she's cool! Serena well she and Rachel are the only Haskell winners who are female and Octave was overshadowed by her stablemate Rags to Riches. I was debating on Devil May Care, but then I would have had to make a jockey up for her since Johnny V was on Octave and I really didn't want to do that.

I hope you enjoy the call tomorrow!