Rachel Alexandra's Achievements for 2009

In 2009 Rachel Alexandra ...


1) Broke 2 stakes records for time (Martha Washington and Mother Goose)
2) Broke 2 stakes records for winning margin (Kentucky Oaks and Mother Goose)
3) Came within 1 second of breaking 2 Track Records (Mother Goose and Haskell)
4) Came within 1 second of breaking 2 stakes records (Kentucky Oaks and Haskell)
5) Had the Highest Beyer Speed Figure of any horse in North America (116 at Haskell)
6) Raced and won in 8 races, on 7 different tracks, in 6 different states
7) Raced and won against males 3 times.
8) Was the first filly in 85 years to win the Preakness
9) Was the only horse ever to win from the 13th post in the Preakness
10) Was one of only 2 fillies ever to win the Haskell
11) Was the only filly ever to win the Woodward
12) Was the only filly to win a Grade 1 route race on dirt in NY since 1887
13) Won her races in 2009 by a total combined winning margin of 64 1/2 and a head.
14) Was the only 3-year-old filly ever to win the Eclipse Horse of the Year since it began in 1971


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