You go, girl!

Congratulations to Preakness Stakes winner Rachel Alexandra and rider Calvin Borel and runner-up Mine That Bird and rider Mike Smith. Rachel is the first filly to win the race since 1924, and Borel is the first jockey ever to abandon a Derby winner who was running in the Preakness to ride another horse. Click here to see the exciting race: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gTJUTJJCmR0

Can't believe that was the smallest in-person audience in 25 years to watch the Preakness - in the struggling Pimlico (Maryland) track. We'll see about the size of the TV audience. Did the Rachel-Mine drama - that continued for the past two weeks and into the last few inches of this race - overcome any of the bad taste in people's mouths about recent horse injuries (Barbaro, Eight Belles)?

Would Mine have won if Borel had chosen him instead of Rachel? Would Borel have been able to maneuver Mine into contention without going wide around the final turn? Will Rachel be able to hold off Mine in the longer (1 1/2 miles) Belmont Stakes? We'll likely find out in three weeks.

-- Perry