Rachel Alexandra

Rachel Alexandra is an award-winning thoroughbred race horse owned by Jess Jackson and Harold T. McCormick, and trained by veteran horse trainer Steve Asmussen.

In a thrilling finish, Rachel Alexandra won the Preakness on May 16, 2009, beating the winner of the Kentucky Derby, Mine That Bird, by a length. The last filly to win the Preakness Stakes was Nellie Morse in 1924.New York Times: Rachel Alexandra Trying to Buck History (May 15, 2009) USA Today: Filly Rachel Alexandra wins Preakness Stakes (May 16, 2009) Baltimore Sun: Rachel Alexandra wins Preakness (May 16, 2009) On May 29, 2009, her owners announced that she would not run in the 2009 Belmont Stakes, saying she deserves a "well-earned vacation."ESPN.com: Rachel Alexandra Will Not Run in Belmont Stakes

• May 15, 2009: Preakness: Finished 1st
• May 1, 2009: Kentucky Oaks: Finished 1st
• April 5, 2009: Fantasy S.: Finished 1st
• March 14, 2009: Fair Grounds Oaks: Finished 1st
• February 15, 2009: Martha Washington S.: Finished 1st
• November 29, 2008: Golden Rod S.: Finished 1st
• November 1, 2008: Pocahontas S.: Finished 2nd
• October 17, 2008: Allowance: Finished 1st
• June 28, 2008: Debutante S.: Finished 2nd
• June 13, 2008: Maiden Special Weight: Finished 1st
• May 22, 2008: Maiden Special Weight: Finished 6thPreakness: Rachel Alexandra

In May 2009, Borel became only the seventh jockey to win both the Kentucky Oaks and Kentucky Derby on the same weekend. When told that both his Kentucky Oaks winner, Rachel Alexandra, and his Kentucky Derby winner, Mine That Bird, would race in the Preakness Stakes in Maryland, Borel was faced with the tough decision of choosing which horse to ride. In the end, Borel announced that he would be riding favored filly Rachel Alexandra in the 2009 Preakness Stakes.Preakness: Rachel Alexandra