Preakness Favorite: Rachel Alexandra
With the Preakness just a day away, filly Rachel Alexandra is an 8-5 favorite to take home the Woodlawn Vase. The Preakness will mark the first time that she challenged male horses.
According to a USA Today article, she “ran to a record 20¼-length margin in the May 1 Kentucky Oaks. She has dusted her opponents by a combined 43½ lengths since the unflappable Calvin Borel teamed with her five races ago”. Borel ran Mine That Bird to a Kentucky Derby victory. It is the first time ever that a jockey that won the Kentucky Derby switched horses for the Preakness.
Here’s a look at the field:
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| 1 | Big Drama | John Velazquez | David Fawkes |
10-1
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| 2 | Mine That Bird | Mike Smith | Bennie Woolley Jr. |
9-2
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| 3 | Musket Man | Eibar Coa | Derek Ryan |
10-1
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| 4 | Luv Gov | Jamie Theriot | D. Wayne Lukas |
50-1
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| 5 | Friesan Fire | Gabriel Saez | Larry Jones |
10-1
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| 6 | Terrain | Jeremy Rose | Al Stall Jr. |
30-1
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| 7 | Papa Clem | Rafael Bejarano | Gary Stute |
8-1
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| 8 | General Quarters | Julien Leparoux | Tom McCarthy |
20-1
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| 9 | Pioneerof the Nile | Garrett Gomez | Bob Baffert |
5-1
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| 10 | Flying Private | Alan Garcia | D. Wayne Lukas |
50-1
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| 11 | Take the Points | Edgar Prado | Todd Pletcher |
30-1
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| 12 | Tone It Down | Kent Desormeaux | William Komlo |
50-1
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| 13 | Rachel Alexandra | Calvin Borel | Steve Asmussen |
9-5
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