Rachel Alexandra gets honor, and the potential to face rival But by Monday night, when Rachel Alexandra was announced as horse of the year over Zenyatta at the Eclipse Awards ceremony in Beverly Hills, the sport was abuzz on several different fronts. The only surprising element of Rachel Alexandra's victory, in a vote of media members, was the 130-99 margin. She had won the Preakness, the first filly in 85 years to do so, just two weeks after blowing away the field in the Kentucky Oaks by 20 lengths. Later in the year, she won impressively against male horses. Any other year, there would have been no question. But her competitor, the celebrated Zenyatta, had been equally impressive, finishing her 5-year-old career with 14...

UA freshman guard Whyte named Pac-10 woman of the week Rachel Alexandra for the year-end honor at the Eclipse Awards on Monday night at the Beverly Wilshire Hotel. The first filly to win the Preakness Stakes in 85 years received 130 votes to 99 for Zenyatta in one of the tightest, most widely debated competitions in years. The two have not raced against each other. • Jason Pominville scored his 12th and 13th goals of the season, and the Buffalo Sabres routed the Phoenix Coyotes 7-2 on Monday night in Glendale to move into a tie with Washington atop the Eastern Conference standings. • The Arizona Diamondbacks agreed to one-year contracts Monday with Chad Qualls and Aaron Heilman, avoiding arbitration with the two right...

Horse Racing News and Results Rachel Alexandra is also entered, though Jess Jackson never told anyone he planned to run in the race. The sport is agog over the dream match up, ...

Rachel Wins NYRA 'Story of the Year' By Blood-Horse Staff Rachel Alexandra's extraordinary victory in the Woodward Stakes (gr. I) at Saratoga has been voted by fans as NYRA's 2009 “Story of the ...

	Rachel Alexandra named horse of year A perfect 2009 campaign - a historic run of eight victories over seven racetracks - ended for Rachel Alexandra last night with an Eclipse Award for horse of the year. The 3-year-old filly's toughest race may have been with a horse she never faced. Undefeated Zenyatta, a 5-year-old mare, made the Eclipse decision into a debate within the sport after her stirring victory in November's Breeders' Cup Classic. That was generally considered the race of the year, over the toughest field of the year. But Rachel Alexandra had the more dominant overall year - with five victories considered more impressive than the rest of Zenyatta's 2009 performances - and got the nod from turf writers and racin... Mark McGuire on Capital Region sports Note: All comments are read and approved before they display. Comments with profanity or personal attacks will be rejected. ds: funny that even asst. ... 'Rachel' and Zenyatta top Eclipse finalists Rachel Alexandra and Zenyatta had shorter coattails than one might have imagined when the finalists for Eclipse Awards were announced on ... Login/Access Your Account OZONE PARK, NY - If Rachel Alexandra and the now unretired Zenyatta ever want to show up for a race against the boys on Aqueduct's inner ... Juddmonte Farms best breeder Juddmonte received 157 votes, Adena Springs was second with 44, Dolphus Morrison (who bred Rachel Alexandra) had 16, Maverick Productions Ltd. had third, ... No debate, Rachel Alexandra is Horse of the Year Somehow, they forgot the historic campaign of Rachel Alexandra.When you look at Rachel's achievements in 2009, there is no comparison.Zenyatta went five-for-five this year, never leaving her backyard, racing only on synthetic surfaces, on which she's undefeated. That shouldn't be held against her, but it certainly helped her, especially when many say she defeated one of the deepest Classic fields ever.Maybe that's true, but how much did the synthetic surface hinder the true top dirt horses in the Classic. Dirt horses are now 0-for-43 over Santa Anita's Pro-Ride surface. The horses that finished second and third in the Classic are grass horses.Rachel Alexandra's pe...