Tough call. I'd lean towards Rachel but not by a whole lot.
On a side note, when thinking of Rachel's Preakness effort vs. SBD's Belmont effort, it makes me think of Winning Colors' Preakness. That was one of the best performances I've ever seen from a filly. When you consider the quality of the horse (Forty Niner) that tried to take her out of her game and how she put him away and still held for third, it was very good.
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The real horses of the year (1986-2020)
Manila, Java Gold, Alysheba, Sunday Silence, Go for Wand, In Excess, Paseana, Kotashaan, Holy Bull, Cigar, Alphabet Soup, Formal Gold, Skip Away, Artax, Tiznow, Point Given, Azeri, Candy Ride, Smarty Jones, Ghostzapper, Invasor, Curlin, Zenyatta, Zenyatta, Goldikova, Havre de Grace, Wise Dan, Wise Dan, California Chrome, American Pharoah, Arrogate, Gun Runner, Accelerate, Maximum Security, Gamine
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