Rachel Alexandra beaten again

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Rachel Alexandra beaten again. Perhaps it is the weight of the accolade that is holding her back but being voted Horse of the Year has clearly not agreed with Rachel Alexandra.

Running for the second race since winning that title in January, Rachel Alexandra was beaten again, this time by Unrivalled Belle in a hard-fought finish at Churchill Downs. In March she was beaten in the New Orleans Ladies at Fair Grounds but that did not stop her from being backed down to a 1-5 chance for the Grade Two La Troienne Stakes.

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