#ThrowbackThursday to May 16, 2009... when Rachel Alexandra became the 5th filly in history to win the Preakness Stakes!! 🏆🏇 Rachel Alexandra won by a length over Kentucky Derby winner Mine That Bird for trainer Steve Asmussen with Calvin Borel aboard! At the time, she was the first filly to win the Preakness in 85 years. In 2020, Swiss Skydiver became the 6th filly to win the Preakness. | Equibase Company

🏇 Race of the Week – Relived 2007 Belmont Stakes – Rags to Riches vs. Curlin ⸻ The Field The 139th Belmont Stakes (June 9, 2007) brought together a powerful cast, but two stars shined brightest: • Curlin – fresh off his victory in the Preakness, the chestnut colt had already shown grit in tight finishes. His relentless drive made him the horse to beat. • Rags to Riches – the Kentucky Oaks heroine, a filly bred for distance by A.P. Indy out of Better Than Honour (dam of 2006 Belmont winner Jazil