Rachel Alexandra vs. Zenyatta Matchup is Off

Rachel Alexandra's loss on Saturday prompts owner Jesse Jackson to pull the plug on her competing against Zenyatta in the Apple Blossom Invitational next month. (AP Images)

After finishing second to Zardana in Saturday's New Orleans Ladies at the Fair Grounds, Rachel Alexandra's owner Jesse Jackson has decided not to run his 2009 Horse of the Year in the $5 million Apple Blossom Invitational on April 9 at Oaklawn Park in Hot Springs, Ark.

"Yesterday's race while a disappointment, helped us define Rachel Alexandra's racing condition," Jackson said in a statement on Sunday. "While she is healthy, just as I had anticipated, she is not in top form. Therefore, I decided today she will not be going to the Oaklawn Invitational on April 9."

Zenyatta, on the other hand, won her 2010 racing debut at the $250,000 Santa Margarita Invitational on Saturday and maintains her perfect record. She's still off to Oaklawn Park in Arkansas for the Grade I Apple Blossom, but with the highly anticipated matchup between Zenyatta and Rachel Alexandra called off, the $5 million purse will be replaced by the race's original purse of $500,000.

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