Fair Grounds plays musical races, names a G3 for Rachel

[DaTruth]

Originally Posted by Merlinsky

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The news barely out and FG is ready to go. They're renaming the Silverbulletday (G3) the Rachel Alexandra, renaming the Tiffany Lass the Silverbulletday. Tiffany Lass won the Kentucky Oaks. Not sure if they'll keep passing it down or if there will just be no more race named for her. I feel kinda bad, but it's not quite rivaling the La Troienne, Lady's Secret, etc fiascos.

I noticed that Rachel's dam, Lotta Kim, won the Tiffany Lass back in the day.

That is a shame. It was also a shame when the Davona Dale was renamed the Silverbulletday.

The Tiffany Lass was first run in 1992 and was named after the popular filly. After she won her debut at Hollywood in December, Laz Barrera thought he might have an Oaks filly on his hands, so he shipped her to his brother Angel at Fair Grounds to prepare her. At Fair Grounds, she won an allowance, the Thelma, Davona Dale, and Fair Grounds Oaks. In the FG Oaks, she beat Bonnie Miss winner Patricia JK and Las Virgenes winner Life At The Top. Although Silverbulletday won the Davona Dale and FG Oaks back when Baffert used to bring some serious firepower to FG for its stakes, Tiffany Lass is definitely more closely associated with Fair Grounds.