second in the Grade 1 Ashland Stakes. She was then made the favorite for the 2016 Kentucky Oaks after Songbird was scratched. Rachel Alexandra had won the Kentucky Oaks by over 20 lengths but Rachel's Valentina ran close to the pace before fading to sixth. She followed this up with a fifth-place finish in the Mother Goose Stakes. On July 24, 2016, Stonestreet Stable announced that Rachel's Valentina "will now retire from racing, sound and injury-free." Rachel's Valentina was bred to Curlin in 2017. Retirement Even though Rachel Alexandra fully recovered from the difficult delivery of Rachel's Valentina, she has not been bred in the succeeding years. "There's always a chance she could be bred again, you can never say never, but I don't think my nerves could take it," said Barbara Banke. Two times per year, usually in June and September/October, Stonestreet Farm hosts "See Rachel Day" where contest winners can visit with the mare. Honors and awards On January 18, 2010, Rachel Alexandra won the most prestigious of the Eclipse Awards, the Horse of the Year award, with 130 votes, beating out rival mare Zenyatta's 99 votes. She also won the Eclipse Award for Champion Three-Year-Old Filly. Following a widely publicized vote, all three voting blocs ultimately went for Rachel Alexandra for Horse of the Year. The National Turf Writers Association by 71 votes to 51, the Daily Racing Form by a 31 to 23, and the National Thoroughbred Racing Association 28 to 25. Rachel Alexandra was the only 3-year-old filly to receive the Eclipse Horse of the Year Award since the Eclipse Awards began in 1971. All 232 ballots were cast for her. Prior to the advent of the Eclipse Awards, there was just the Horse of the Year Award without the rest of the Eclipse Awards. Four other 3-year-old fillies won this, Busher, Twilight Tear, Regret, and Beldame, and one 2-year-old filly (Moccasin). On September 29, 2010, just days after Rachel Alexandra's retirement was announced, Fair Grounds Race Course renamed the Silverbulletday Stakes to the Rachel Alexandra Stakes to honor her. On April 25, 2016, Rachel Alexandra's induction into the National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame was announced. The mare was joined by her trainer Steve Asmussen and Zenyatta in the class of 2016. Race record Pedigree See also List of historical horses References External links Rachel Alexandra's pedigree and partial racing stats Bloodhorse.com