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TVG-Betfair to add $400,000 to purse for Beldame Stakes if Rachel Alexandra, Zenyatta race SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. (AP) — Two online wagering businesses are offering to add $400,000 to the purse of the Beldame Stakes, hoping to entice Preakness winner Rachel Alexandra and Zenyatta into running against each other at Belmont Park. The pledge announced Friday by TVG and Betfair Ltd. would create a $1 million purse for the Oct. 3 race if the two female stars are in the starting gate. ------- With connections of Rachel Alexandra afraid to run on synthetic surfaces, the Breeders' Cup is out, so will the American racing public get to see the clash they are dying to see before these super female horses head to the breeding barn? We can only hope so....