Her birthdate is January 29, 2006, making her an Aquarius. The distinctive markings on her face are a curved star and a separate, triangular stripe. She is believed to be the first filly ever to have posed for Vogue (she will appear in the August 2009 edition). When she won the Preakness on May 16, she became the first filly since Nellie Morse in 1924 to win the middle jewel of the Triple Crown. She sported a new hairstyle for the Preakness – a tightly braided mane instead of loose locks. She eats 4 quarts of sweet feed for breakfast at 3:30 a.m., 6 quarts for lunch at 11 a.m., and 10 quarts for dinner at 5 p.m. Rachel also gets 4 quarts of cooked oats at dinner. Part of her earnings in 2009 are going toward the “Susan G. Komen for the Cure” foundation for breast cancer research. A $2 win wager on each of Rachel Alexandra’s 14 starts would have yielded a profit of $37.70. Her record is 11-2-0 from 14 starts with earnings of $2,948,354. Her average win margin is 6 3/4 lengths. She weighs 1100 pounds and stands a shade over 16 hands tall. Her favorite treats are peppermints and butterscotch. Her sire, Medaglia d’Oro, won the Grade 2 Jim Dandy and the Grade 1 Travers Stakes at Saratoga Race course in 2002 and the Grade 1 Whitney in 2003. Rachel’s early training came at Diamond D Ranch in Lone Oak, Texas. She wears a size 6 Silver Queen horseshoe. Rachel’s only off-the-board performance came in her very first start, when she finished sixth at 26-1 in a 4½ furlong race at Churchill Downs. She is the only living foal of the mare Lotta Kim, and was raised by a nurse mare. She was purchased by Jess Jackson and Harold McCormick five days after winning the Kentucky Oaks for a reported $10 million. She is named for one of breeder Dolphus Morrison’s granddaughters.