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HORSE OF THE YEAR. In a hotly contested two-horse race, the voters chose Rachel Alexandra as Horse of the Year at the Eclipse Awards on Monday night at the Beverly Wilshire Hotel. The first filly to win the Preakness Stakes in 85 years (pictured) received 130 votes to 99 for undefeated Breeders Cup Classic winner Zenyatta in one of the tightest, most widely debated competitions in years.