Successful Females Against Males Quiz

Answer: No

Although there have been numerous fillies that have raced in individual Triple Crown races, no filly ever ran in all three in either the 19th or 20th centuries, thus none were able to win the Triple Crown. Fillies have been spoilers however and won one leg of the three races.

Answer: Ruthless

And ruthless she was! She won the Belmont Stakes in 1867. Her dam was Barbarity who also gave birth to other award-winning fillies, all full sisters of Ruthless: Remorseless, Relentless, Regardless, and Merciless. Their father was the great Eclipse for which the American Thoroughbred horse racing Eclipse Awards were named.

Answer: Rachel Alexandra

Frontrunner Rachel Alexandra, wearing #13 silks with jockey Calvin Borel on-board, beat Mine That Bird (winner of the Kentucky Derby that year) handily, by one length. That race day she became the first filly to win the Preakness in 85 years. Rachel Alexandra is described as a beautiful 16 hands bay mare with a white blaze.

Answer: Yes

The Eclipse Award is an American Thoroughbred horse racing award. It is so-named after an 18th-century British racehorse and sire, Eclipse. An Eclipse Award Trophy is presented in 17 categories. Rachel Alexandra won the Eclipse Award in the Horse of the Year category in 2009.

Answer: Yes

In 2010, Rachel's rival Zenyatta won the prestigious Horse of the Year Eclipse Award that Rachel had won the previous year. Rachel Alexandra and Zenyatta never raced against each other.

It was "The Rivalry That Never Was." Jerry Ross, owner of Zenyatta said, "I haven't seen anything else like what we saw in those years and the interest those two horses created. We always thought Zenyatta would face Rachel Alexandra but sadly [they] never did."

Rachel Alexandra and Zenyatta entered the Racing Hall of Fame together in 2016.

Answer: Ruffian

Which horse was better became which sex was better, colts or fillies? Ruffian was entered in a match race because she lacked competition amongst the fillies. Secretariat's trainer was Lucien Laurin. He said of Ruffian, "As God is my judgment, this filly may be better than Secretariat!" Others touted that they believed Ruffian could have won "either division of that year's Hopeful Stakes, Saratoga's most prestigious race for colts, by twenty lengths." In the match race with Foolish Pleasure, Ruffian was ahead by a half-length when she broke her leg.

This was a reminder to all athletes and spectators, that sometimes the price for greatness is one's life.

Answer: The Kentucky Derby

Regret was the first filly to win the Kentucky Derby. She accomplished this is in 1915. Genuine Risk was the second filly to win the Kentucky Derby in 1980, and Winning Colors was the third to win in 1988.

Answer: Rags to Riches

Rags to Riches fought hard, neck-and-neck with Curlin, who had won the Preakness three weeks earlier. Rags to Riches is one of three-generations of Belmont Stakes winners in Belmont Stakes history. Her father was the 1992 winner (A.P. Indy), and her grandpa won in 1977 (Seattle Slew).

Answer: Secretariat

Lady's Secret was Horse of the Year in 1986, a rare honor for a filly. This was due to beating America's top colts that year in Grade races four times. 'The Blood-Horse' magazine ranked her number 76 in its Top 100 U.S. Racehorses of the 20th Century. She was also inducted into the National Museum of Racing Hall of Fame.

Answer: False

There have been failed attempts to develop a triple crown for fillies but the suggested series of three races has not been created as a "Triple Tiara". These failures to form a tiara for talented fillies were either not recognized by the racing press or not recognized by the New York Racing Association.