==HQ== 134th preakness stakes rachel alexandra wins!

the filly, rachel alexandra ridden by calvin borel wins the 134th preakness stakes

Rachel Alexandra won the 134th running of the Preakness Stakes, becoming the first filly to win the second leg of The Triple crown since 1924.

The female horse took the early lead and held on at the end of the 1 3/16 miles at Pimlico Race Course in Baltimore.

Calvin Borel, who rode Mine That Bird in the Kentucky Derby, switched to Rachel Alexandra and guided her to a sixth straight victory.

Rachel Alexandra beat Mine That Bird, ridden by Hall of Fame jockey Mike Smith, by a length. Musket Man finished third.

She paid $5.60, $4.60 and $3.60.
Mine That Bird paid $6.60 and $4.80
Musket Man returned $5 on a show bet.
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Finish - Horse - Jockey - Trainer
1 - Rachel Alexandra - Calvin Borel - Steve Asmussen
2 - Mine That Bird - Mike Smith - Chip Woolley
3 Musket Man - Eibar Coa - Derek Ryan
4 Flying Private - Alan Garcia - D. Wayne Lukas
5 Big Drama - John Velazquez - David Fawkes
6 Papa Clem - Rafael Bejarano - Gary Stute
7 Terrain - Jeremy Rose Al Stall Jr.
8 Luv Gov - Jamie Theriot - D. Wayne Lukas
9 General Quarters - Julien Leparoux - Tom McCarthy
10 Friesan Fire - Gabriel Saez - Larry Jones
11 Pioneerof the Nile - Garrett Gomez - Bob Baffert
12 Tone It Down Kent - Desormeaux - William Komlo
13 Take the Points - Edgar Prado - Todd Pletcher
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