Possible attempts to keep Rachel Alexandra out of Preakness....

[Wabash Wonders]

Been hearing on HRTV that its possible the owners of Mine That Bird and possibly Pioneerof the Nile will both enter other entries to the Preakness in an attempt to keep Rachel Alexandra out. The question is what actually qualifies a horse for the Preakness. Since Rachel Alexandra was not nominated for the Triple Crown, a $100,000 supplement fee must be paid. The question is do nominated horses still get preference over her. More to come...

[Chris46139]

They are saying on TVG the nominated horses would get the spot over her. Dirty business being done with this IMO. Makes me think they know she could beat them...

[gdog]

Originally Posted by Wabash Wonders

Been hearing on HRTV that its possible the owners of Mine That Bird and possibly Pioneerof the Nile will both enter other entries to the Preakness in an attempt to keep Rachel Alexandra out. The question is what actually qualifies a horse for the Preakness. Since Rachel Alexandra was not nominated for the Triple Crown, a $100,000 supplement fee must be paid. The question is do nominated horses still get preference over her. More to come...

Let RA run in the preakness , wont matter !!! Is Mine that bird even runin in this race ?? I thought owner was skipin it????

[joeyp]

Fillies in the Preakness Stakes

Excellent Meeting in 1999 was the last
filly to run in the Preakness
Date: 05/09/09

Since 2009 Kentucky Oaks winner Rachel Alexandra may be supplemented to the Preakness Stakes this year, here is a look at the history of fillies in the Preakness. If Rachel Alexandra does run, she will become the first Kentucky Oaks winner to start in the Preakness.

So far only four fillies have won the Preakness Stakes: Nellie Morse (1924), Rhine Maiden (1915), Whimsical (1906), and Flocarline (1903). In total, there have been 52 fillies to start in the Preakness with 4 winning, 5 finishing second, and 8 finishing third. It is interesting to note that a filly, Regret, also won the Kentucky Derby in 1915, however she did not start in the Preakness.

The last filly to enter the Preakness was Excellent Meeting in 1999. She did not have much luck and pulled up after after 6 furlongs, but she did come back to race again and retired after her 4-year-old season. The most recent filly prior to her was Kentucky Derby winning filly Winning Colors who finished 3rd in the Preakness.

Here is a chart of all the fillies in the Preakness Stakes with their odds (* indicates the post time favorite) and finish position with winners in bold. There are no odds available for the races before 1900 and a few charts from 1900-1906 did not have odds for all horses so some will be missing if they were not listed.

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You may also be interested in fillies in the Kentucky Derby and fillies in the Belmont Stakes.

Year Name Odds Finish
Position
1999 Excellent Meeting 7-1 pulled up
1988 Winning Colors 9-5 * 3rd
1980 Genuine Risk 2-1 * 2nd
1939 Cinencia 7-1 6th
1937 Jewell Dorsett 119-1 8th
1935 Nellie Flag 5-1 7th
1930 Snowflake 9-1 3rd
1928 Bateau 25-1 8th
1927 Fair Star 20-1 6th
1925 Maid At Arms 5-1 11th
1924 Nellie Morse 12-1 1st
1923 Sally's Alley 16-1 11th
1922 Miss Joy 3-2 * 10th
1921 Polly Ann 10-1 2nd
1921 Careful 8-1 12th
1921 Lough Storm 58-1 13th
1919 Milkmaid (part of an entry with Triple Crown winner Sir Barton) 7-5 * 8th
1918 Kate Bright 40-1 3rd
(2nd div.)
1918 Mary Maud 16-1 6th
(1st div.)
1918 Quietude 26-1 9th
(1st div.)
1917 Fruit Cake 4-1 4th
1917 Fox Trot 21-1 14th
1915 Rhine Maiden 6-1 1st
1913 Cadeau 26-1 5th
1912 Jeannette B. 7-1 5th
1911 Heatherbroom 7-1 6th
1909 Hill Top 15-1 3rd
1909 Arondack 12-1 6th
1909 Sans Souci II 7-2 7th
1909 Grania 40-1 8th
1906 Whimsical 8-5 * 1st
1906 Content 40-1 2nd
1906 Flip Flap 2-1 7th
1906 Fatinitza - 8th
1905 Kiamesha 8-1 2nd
1905 Coin Maid 6-1 3rd
1905 Bohemia - 5th
1905 Iota - 9th
1904 Possession 60-1 7th
1904 Flammula 5-1 8th
1903 Flocarline 8-1 1st
1902 Barouche - 6th
1902 Sun Shower - 7th
1901 Sadie S. 8-1 2nd
1896 Intermission - 3rd
1896 Cassette - 4th
1895 Sue Kittie - 3rd
1895 Bombazette - 7th
1894 Flirt - 13th
1881 Aella - 6th
1880 Emily F. - 3rd
1875 Australind - 7th