Filly Rachel Alexander Peaks At Preakness
For the first time since 1924, a filly has ended up in the money at the Preakness Stakes. Rachel Alexandra held off a late surge by Kentucky Derby winner Mine that Bird to win the second leg in horse racing's triple crown.
Rachel Alexandra's jockey, Calvin Boren, who rode Mine that Bird in the Derby, said of the filly, "I think she's the greatest horse in the country."
If Rachel Alexandra goes on to race in the Belmont Stakes in three weeks, Boren would have a chance to win his own personal racing triple crown.
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