2009 winner Rachel Alexandra better after life-threatening infection.
Oxbow gallops at Pimlico in Baltimore on Friday. (Patrick Semansky/AP)
She’s been featured in Vogue, is considered racing royalty, and beat all the boys at Preakness back in 2009. Rachel Alexandra won’t be participating in this year’s race, but she’s on the mend after suffering a life-threatening, post-birth infection.