Undefeated Zenyatta has won the Breeders' Cup Classic

[tonysam]

The five-year-old has won all 14 of her races. She is the first female to win this race.


From the article:

Zenyatta, the unbeaten 5-year-old mare, put together a performance for the ages Saturday before 58,845 at Santa Anita. She rallied from last place in a field of 12, went to the inside around the final turn, went to outside in the stretch and mowed down her male rivals to win the $5 million Breeders' Cup Classic, her 14th consecutive victory.

She becomes the first female horse to win the Breeders' Cup Classic in the 26-year history, and there were thousands of screaming fans rooting her home as the 5-2 favorite. Gio Ponti finished second, one length behind Zenyatta, and Twice Over was third.

She finished the 1 1/4 miles in 2:00.62, the longest race of her career, under jockey Mike Smith. And she helped ignite debate over who's the Horse of the Year, since the 3-year-old filly Rachael Alexandra did not race Saturday. She paid $7.60 for the victory.



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Since I don't have cable or dish, I can't wait to see it on YouTube.

[tonysam]

1. It'll be a horse race to see which horse wins Horse of the Year

Zenyatta or Rachel Alexandra, who is done running for the year.

[XOKCowboy]

2. Will she be put out to uhhhh "stud"??

It will be interesting to see if she passes her racing genes to her progeny.

[tonysam]

3. I almost think she would be

However, this report from Blood-Horse doesn't say anything about any retirement:

It's All Zenyatta in the BC Classic

[tonysam]

4. Here is a YouTube of today's race

Breeders' Cup Classic

[taterguy]

5. Those of us that were gonna watch it later appreciate the update

[tonysam]

6. A kick for Zenyatta n/t