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Archive Home > 2009 > May > 17 > Filly takes Preakness, edges Derby winner

Filly takes Preakness, edges Derby winner

By Beth Harris / The Bulletin
May 17, 2009

BALTIMORE — Girls rule!

The best 3-year-old in the land just happens to be a filly named Rachel Alexandra.

Jockey Calvin Borel all but guaranteed victory in the Preakness Stakes and, boy, did she deliver, becoming the first filly in 85 years to win the second leg of the Triple Crown.

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