The Horse Race Story of 2009:

Some might even say that six-horse photo finish on turf at Saratoga. Rachel Alexandra was a marvel at Pimlico; Zenyatta was mighty as the Great Race Place, but I’ll remember the view of the blimp shot of Borel winning the Kentucky Derby after nearly getting put over the rail at Churchill Downs? Do they have an editor’s choice category here?

Calvin Borel	Rachel Alexandra	Zenyatta
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