Star filly Rachel Alexandra is finished racing for the year, co-owner Jess Jackson announced Oct. 9.

Jackson, who said Rachel Alexandra would not run in the Breeders’ Cup Classic on Nov. 7 at Santa Anita because he did not want to run his horses on a synthetic surface, indicated the 3-year-old daughter of Medaglia d’Oro would return to racing in 2010.

Rachel Alexandra completed her year with a perfect 8-for-8 record, including wins against males in the Preakness, Haskell Invitational, and the Woodward Stakes against older horses. The bay filly is a leading contender for Horse of the Year. She will spend the rest of the year at Churchill Downs.

Rachel Alexandra

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