Alexandra the Great: The Story of the Record-Breaking Filly Who Ruled the Racetrack
Alexandra the great The Story of the Record Breaking Filly Who Ruled the Racetrack Deb Aronson
To my husband Ben Williams who is the light of my life And to the late Jo Hooker whose bright smile and endless enthusiasm about Rachel Alexandra made this project even more fun She is deeply missed
1 A Nobody Lotta Kim sweated and paced restlessly in her dark stall on a late January night in 2006 Her hooves rustled the deep straw Her baby was coming whether she liked it or not At midnight Jim the night watchman at Heaven Trees Farm in Lexington Kentucky walked through the foaling barn checking on those expectant mares he couldn’t see from his office As he walked down the aisle the scent of sweet fresh hay with a musty undertone of manure filled the air When he got to Lotta Kim’s stall he saw her walking around and around and back and forth unable to settle She would give birth tonight Jim stayed with Lotta Kim watching as she tossed her black mane Her cinnamon-colored hide glistened 314
