In narrow victory for the Lady Secret unprecedented third time and bring home the $ 150,000 fee for first place in the purse of $ 250,000, the first purchase of $ 60,000 a year old beat Ouija Board as the leader of income women with $ 6,404,580. Ouija Board retired at the end of 2006 with $ 6,312,552.
"She has that ability to dig. His heart must be huge," trainer John Shirreffs rejoiced. "She never gives up."
At one point the top of the stretch when it seemed that the daughter of 6 years old, Street Cry eventually fall short of what is expected to be his last appearance in California who takes his title defense $ 5 million Breeders' Cup Classic Nov. 6 at Churchill Downs.
But never his rider, Mike Smith, he felt that way.
"The 3-year-old ran dynamite," he said, quickly adding: "I was starting to hit an art."
It was not considered the "Queen of thoroughbred racing" top speed reached until near the end of the secret of the Lady of 1/16-mile. Shirreffs acknowledged that the distance could have represented a greater danger to your horse can not be beaten any of his four opponents.
"Obviously, as she has grown and developed with age that she is better at longer distances," said the coach.
Zenyatta perfect to put in perspective, the legendary cigar and reference each had winning streaks halted at 16 years in a row. Personal Ensign, who is celebrated as one of the great fillies in the history of the sport, called it a career after winning blameless for the 13th time by defeating Kentucky Derby winner Winning Colors in 1988 in the Breeders' Cup Distaff.
Racing massive heroin, which is over 17 hands tall and weighs over 1,200 pounds, we can only hope secret of the Lady, who scored his 13 th Grade 1 score, serve and fall of this as it did in the past.
She used the competition as a preparation before swept the Breeders' Cup Ladies Classic in 2008. She took the same path last year when it emerged as the first woman to beat the boys in the Classic of the 26-year history that the race is when they passed at full speed by Gio Ponti length last November.
Both successes occurred Breeders' Cup at Santa Anita in Arcadia, California, which raises the question of how we go against men when confronted for the first time in the traditional dirt track at Churchill Downs.
All but two of the hits came Zenyatta in synthetic surfaces. Twice he ventured to Oaklawn Park in Hot Springs, Arkansas, for Grade 1 Apple Blossom. Every time that led to two of his compositions more compelling.
She hit the largest margin of victory of his career when he was shot in the Apple Blossom 4 ½ lengths on April 5, 2008. She made a sweeping motion to cross the finish line in first place by 4 ¼ lengths at Oaklawn in April.
Shirreffs is optimistic that Zenyatta is well positioned to put the exclamation point in his career that prevails in the Classic.
"She's better. She is stronger. She is more mature. She's very focused," he said.
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