Rachel Alexandra fires bullet; next target to be decided

At Churchill Downs on Monday, Preakness S. (G1) and Kentucky Oaks (G1)

heroine RACHEL ALEXANDRA (Medaglia d'Oro) drilled six furlongs in a bullet 1:13

4/5 as her team considers her next start. Rachel Alexandra's move easily ranked

as the fastest of five works at the distance on the fast track, a full two

seconds faster than the next-best clocking.

Regular exercise rider Dominic Terry was in the saddle as Churchill Downs

clockers caught her in fractions of :13, :25 3/5, :37 3/5, :49 2/5 and 1:01 1/5.

She galloped out seven furlongs in 1:28.

Trainer Steve Asmussen was happy with the move, but said there's no decision

yet from majority owner Jess Jackson of Stonestreet Stables regarding Rachel

Alexandra's next start.

"She went a nice, smooth three quarters," Asmussen said. "She went beautiful,

like she always does. She's in a nice rhythm and seems very happy right now.

We'll report back to Jess and the gang and see what we do next."

Jackson had earlier mentioned the 1 1/8-mile Mother Goose S. (G1) at Belmont

Park on June 27 as one option.

Rachel Alexandra has won six consecutive races, with her victory over

Kentucky Derby (G1) winner Mine That Bird (Birdstone) in the Preakness being her

latest triumph. She has a career record of 11-8-2-0, $1,618,354.