Last early, Stonestreet Stables LLC's homebred Clairiere rallied in the final sixteenth of a mile under Joe Talamo to edge favored Travel Column to win the Grade 2, $300,000 Rachel Alexandra Stakes at Fair Grounds in New Orleans on Saturday.
Moon Swag finished third, with Littlestitious fourth in the field of eight 3-year-old fillies. The race was the first of the 85 qualifying points races for the Kentucky Oaks, giving 50-20-10-5 points to the top four. Charlie's Penny, coming off a win in the Silverbulletday Stakes at Fair Grounds last out, was scratched from the Rachel Alexandra.
A daughter of Curlin out of the multiple G1-winning Bernardini mare Cavorting, Clairiere traveled 1 1/16 miles in 1:45.34 on a fast track. She was the 2-1 second choice behind Travel Column, the even-money favorite who beat Clairiere when the two met in their last start in the G2 Golden Rod Stakes at Churchill Downs last Nov. 28.
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