17 May 2009

Top U.S. filly takes out second leg of Triple Crown in Baltimore

12:39 pm on 17 May 2009

Rachel Alexandra, ridden by Calvin Borel, has won the Preakness Stakes, the second leg of United States horse racing's Triple Crown.

The champion filly held off by a length a late charge by the winner of the first leg, Kentucky Derby champion Mine That Bird.

Rachel Alexandra is the first filly to win the Preakness since 1924.