She finished the year with five wins from seven starts,[1] including setting a new track record of 1:20.86 for the seven furlong distance on the polytrack surface at Keeneland in the Grade II Raven Run Stakes.

On November 6, 2009, she entered the Breeders' Cup Filly & Mare Sprint, where she was the second betting choice behind defending champion Ventura.

Informed Decision got the early jump on her rival, then withstood Ventura's late charge to win by over a length.

[1][3] For her performances in 2009, Informed Decision was voted the Eclipse Award as the American Champion Female Sprint Horse.

The highlights were wins in the Grade III Chicago Handicap and Presque Isle Downs Masters Stakes.