Philadelphia, PA (My Sportsbook) - The track was sloppy, but not the performance of the filly Rachel Alexandra. The winner of this year's Preakness Stakes did not disappoint on Sunday in the Haskell Invitational at Monmouth Park.

Rachel Alexandra, who became just the second filly to ever win the Haskell, appeared to toy with the six colt's who were entered against her. Ridden by Calvin Borel, the three-year-old female sat close to front runner Munnings on the outside, while Belmont Stakes champ Summer Bird was on the inside prompting the pace.

On the turn for home the filly ranged up along the outside and took the lead with a little more than a quarter-mile to run. She quickly opened up coming into the stretch and eventually prevailed by six-lengths over Summer Bird.

She completed the 1 1/8 miles in a near-record time of 1:47.21.

"This filly is just unbelievable," Borel said following 'Rachel's eighth straight victory. "I can't say how good she is. I don't know. I gave her a few taps at the sixteenth pole. I just wanted to keep her focused with a couple taps. She started looking around at the crowd, so I just kept her busy to the wire."

The only other filly to win the Haskell was Serena's Song in 1995 on her way to being voted champion three-year-old filly. Rachel Alexandra already has that honor wrapped up, but right now she is the favorite to be named 2009 Horse of the Year.

"I felt very confident that she would be able to handle the surface today," said trainer Steve Asmussen. "The Haskell was our major goal, and we were happy with the way she ran today.

"I can't tell you how amazing it is that everybody everywhere asks me about Rachel. I think it's fantastic, and Rachel is very deserving of the admiration. To compare her three races from the Preakness to the Mother Goose to today, it's hard to determine her best effort. All of her races are very special for different reasons. She can handle the crowd, the weather, nothing surprises her."

The only surprise comes when she so easily defeats her rivals. 'Rachel' won the Kentucky Oaks by more than 20-lengths. She devastated two other fillies in the Mother Goose by better than 19-lengths, and now she has defeated male three-year-olds in two major stakes races.

"That was Rachel Alexandra. That's what everyone came to see," noted Tim Ice, trainer of Summer Bird.

Owned by Jess Jackson and Harold McCormick, Rachel Alexandra has an unknown date with some other horses on the horizon. If she remains in stakes restricted to three-year-olds, 'Rachel' might start in the Travers at her home base of Saratoga.

Another $1 million race is the Pennsylvania Derby at Philadelphia Park. The Alabama for three-year-old fillies at Saratoga is August 22. Also at Philly Park is the Cotillion Handicap for fillies in October.

The Travers would appear to offer her the best competition. Arch-rival Mine That Bird is already committed to the race and will be in Saratoga this week.

"We're really excited about coming to Saratoga," said Chip Woolley, trainer of Mine That Bird. "We think the 1 1/4 mile distance of the Travers will suit him much more (than the West Virginia Derby), and he should also get a much better set-up with a larger field likely."

Mine That Bird was third in Saturday's West Virginia Derby at 1 1/8 miles.

Coming out of the Jim Dandy Stakes are Kensei, who convincingly won the race, runner-up Warrior's Reward and third-place finisher Charitable Man.

"He ran well and came of the race in good shape," Charitable Man's trainer Kiaran McLaughlin said. "I thought Kensei was the logical favorite to me. We'll have to wait and see what happens. We'll see how things are going and who's going into the race. We have to look at our options."

Kensei is also trained by Asmussen for Jess Jackson. But the trainer doubts his two three-year-olds will meet in the Travers.

"That would be very improbable," Asmussen said, "but I am speaking out of turn."