Monthly Archives: November 2010

Notable news from Hollywood Park

* Zenyatta will be flown to Kentucky on Dec. 6 to begin a breeding career at Lane’s End Farm, one day after Hollywood Park honors the two-time Eclipse Award champion between races. The 6-year-old Street Cry mare grazed outside her … Continue reading

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Where does Zenyatta rank among your all-time greats?

Now that it’s official, that Zenyatta will be retired and sent to Lane’s End Farm in Kentucky to begin the 2011 breeding season, it’s time to begin debating where the 6-year-old Street Cry mare ranks among the all-time greats. Certainly, … Continue reading

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Zenyatta pictures are worth a million words

Think maybe Zenyatta’s loss in last Saturday’s Breeders’ Cup Classic diminished her legacy any? Well, think again. These three photos, taken by Churchill Downs photographers the morning after her defeat, show that, if anything, Zenyatta mania was alive and well … Continue reading

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God sent Zenyatta to the perfect trainer

Horse racing owes a great deal of gratitude to Zenyatta, who’s captured a nation’s heart like few race horses before her. There were few dry eyes at Churchill Downs on Saturday when she lost by a head to Blame in … Continue reading

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Zenyatta will get first-class treatment

Befitting the queen of racing that she is, Zenyatta will have a private escort to her Churchill Downs quarters when she arrives this morning at Louisville International Airport at approximately 11:45 a.m., EDT. Zenyatta is scheduled to leave Hollywood Park … Continue reading

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Zenyatta goes against all-time greats

A computer simulation, matching all-time greats like Zenyatta, Affirmed, Citation, Ruffian, Seabiscuit, Smarty Jones and Barbaro, is available for our viewing pleasure. Whether you agree with the end result or not, this is pretty cool:

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