First Filly to Win the Belmont in 102 Years

United States
June 9, 2007 5:36pm CST
Rags to Riches, who stumbled out of the starting gate, won the Belmont beating all the colts! It was a great race. The Belmont is actually a pretty long race for a horse race, so this is quite an achievement.
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Teresa W.
@horsesrule (1957)
• United States
10 Jun 07
I was so pleased to read the article about Rags to Riches winning the Belmont! What a great day for the fillies of the world! LOL. Seriously though, it really is. And isn't her name just perfect for this situation and win?
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desertdarlene
@desertdarlene (8910)
• United States
10 Jun 07
Thanks! I was also thinking "you go girl!". You probably know that this is a hard race to win, especially for a filly, because of the length.
Deelema
@Deelema (10)
• United States
10 Jun 07
That was an awesome race!! My brother told me right before the race started that there was only one Filly in the race, and I said that's the horse that's going to win. My all male family had a good laugh, with one of my other brothers saying that a "female" could never keep up. Rags to Riches showed them...lol
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desertdarlene
@desertdarlene (8910)
• United States
10 Jun 07
I didn't know there was going to be a filly in the race until just before it started, also. I didn't know that any filly had won it before, even 102 years ago. She was also a lot smaller than the other horses, so I'd bet she was working her behind off.
inked4life
@inked4life (4224)
• United States
9 Jun 07
I'm having a little celebration beverage as I has a bit of money on her to win and also cashed the exacta and tri....woohoo...love playin the ponies
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