The state of racing in California is just so bad. Cheap horses filling graded races. It still amazes me how a plodder like Zenyatta is still talked about with one of the all-time greats..


Guffaw

Originally Posted by Guffaw

The state of racing in California is just so bad. Cheap horses filling graded races. It still amazes me how a plodder like Zenyatta is still talked about with one of the all-time greats..


Guffaw

Maybe the greatest ever. Big difference between "a plodder" and a mare with electrifying turn of foot. She's bred to be amazing. I know it's hard for you fathom how deep of a BC she beat, but at least you aren't still touting Rachel.

Zenyatta won 17 Graded stakes races including 13 Grade I events and defeated 4 champions of 8 different awards: Gio Ponti (2009 American Champion Older Male Horse and 2009, 2010 American Champion Male Turf Horse), Sealy Hill (Canadian Horse of the Year, Canadian Champion 3 Year Old Filly and Canadian Champion Female Turf Horse) Summer Bird (2009 American Champion Three-Year-Old Male Horse) and Ginger Punch (2007 American Champion Older Female Horse).
In Zenyatta's 20:19–1–0 racing record she defeated multiple Grade I winners including: Colonel John ; Richard's Kid; Einstein; Ginger Punch; Tough Tiz's Sis; Cocoa Beach; Music Note, Life Is Sweet, Switch, Lookin at Lucky and Summer Bird. She also defeated European Multiple Group I winners Rip Van Winkle and Twice Over.
Grade 1 winners: Awesome Gem (2010 Hollywood Gold Cup); Girolamo (2010 Vosburgh Stakes); Mine That Bird (2009 Kentucky Derby); Hystericalady (2007 Humana Distaff Handicap), Romance Is Diane (2006 Hollywood Starlet Stakes), Double Trouble (2008 Santa Maria Handicap), Santa Teresita (2009 Santa Maria Handicap), and Carriage Trail (2008 Spinster Stakes).


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2009 Breeders' Cup Classic - YouTube