Horse Racing News by David Grening

For both the filly herself, and the New Jersey racing industry as a whole, Rachel Alexandra's appearance at Monmouth Park couldn't come at a better time.

Judging by the entry box, horsemen are excited about the upcoming Saratoga meet.

Hall of Fame jockey Kent Desormeaux has begun counseling sessions to address issues involving his alcohol use.

Belmont Stakes winner Drosselmeyer could be sidelined the remainder of the year due to ankle issues that have prompted his connections to take him out of training, trainer Bill Mott said Sunday.

Trainer Christophe Clement admitted to having some trepidation regarding Gio Ponti entering the Manhattan Handicap on June 5.

As a deputy of sorts when California-based trainer Bob Baffert ships horses to New York, John Terranova has been around some extremely talented runners.

Rightly So, beaten one-half length by Hour Glass in the Grade 2 Vagrancy Handicap last out, tries again for her first graded stakes score when she meets seven fillies and mares entered in Monday's Grade 3, $150,000 Bed o' Roses Handicap.

The defection of four horses in a 48-hour span left the racing office scrambling to fill Saturday's $300,000 Suburban Handicap at Belmont Park.

Regal Ransom, who at 3 won the UAE Derby, defeating Desert Party, in Dubai and the Super Derby in Louisiana, has not run since finishing eighth behind Zenyatta in the Breeders' Cup Classic last Nov. 7 at Santa Anita.

Since shipping back to North America from Dubai in April, Sheikh Mohammed al-Maktoum's Godolphin Stable has yet to run any of its stakes performers from a year ago.