You’d have to have a heart of stone not to be moved by her. I visited her when she was at Hollywood Park and was lucky enough to put my arms around her. You just knew you were in the presence of something very, very special. She touched a lot of peoples hearts and was a true inspiration. Horse of a lifetime! ❤️
I love the way Mike Smith touches her.So many riders smack their mounts on the neck to praise them as if they aren't capable of feeling a gentler touch.I'm NOT saying they are being abusive,at all! They aren't fragile flowers and they know it's praise.But if they can feel a tiny fly land on their skin,they can feel a human hand gently stroking them,and that's how Mike touches her.So loving.You can see how much he really loves her.What an amazing girl she is!
I love you ZENYATTA my favorite horse ever even though I never really made money on you til the Classic your my favorite horse of all time you gave me so many thrills and love watching you dance in the post parade you truly are the best ever THE HORSE OF THE CENTURY...girl power baby
This was by far one of the best races ive ever seen. This video never gets old. I had the oppurtunity to see her in the stables before this day.. a memory i will never ever forget. Queen Z and Mike will always be my favorite of all times..
What a magnificent creature she is. A miracle! Someone said about Secreteriat that 'the sight of him in motion is one of the things we can present to the aliens when they come in judgement, asking why they should spare our world'. The same goes for Zenyatta.
God bless John Shirreffs for not putting her into the game at 2!! Her big frame needed that extra growth time. I wish more trainers would hold back on running horses at 2.
Any body that knows racing can really appreciate the fact that most horses that have huge or unbeaten streaks in their career like Zenyatta are mostly speed and front of the pac runners but that's what just blows me away about zenyatta she is dead last in every race and somehow with her huge strides seems to catch the pack in one stride on the final turn amazing to watch
You should check out Silky Sullivan’s races. He was once 41 lengths back in a race & still won it by 3 lenths, running the last quarter mile in 22 seconds.
It's october 2017......this is the FIRSt time I've seen this particular video, which has unique commentary, and Tv angles...THANK YOU. I've shared this with my facebook group.
Hands down my favorite race of all time, along with Secretariat's 1973 Belmont, but this filly is absolutely incredible. Her name will forever be remembered and in the history books as not just one of the greatest fillies or mares, but one of the greatest racehorses of all time! ♥♥♥
She’s so massive....bigger than most males........She’s a rockstar, and she knows it.....BIG HAM!! LOL.... and gentle as a lamb. Loves having visitors. Certainly the Greatest female horse of all time. LONG LIVE THE QUEEN!
What I love about Jerry and Ann Moss as owners is that to them Zenyatta has never been just an investment or money-earner. To them, she's their daughter, and they absolutely adore her and only want what's best for her.
@Vickie Hadd yeah its all about money, thats why they waited until Zenyatta was almost 4 to race her because she wasnt ready. Shes 15 now and still in perfect health. You have no clue what you're talking about.
The dancing queen does it again.... I saw this race when it happened, and it still brings tears to my eyes.... Long live the queen. The great, great, Zenyatta....and what a cool ride by Smith...
I recently met col. john at windstar farm... what a fine horse he is!! Einstein is in canada at adena springs north..... alot of great horses in that run.
Horses run for love and so this speaks volumes about Jerry and Ann Moss John Sherriff and all the people around Zenyatta The Grooms,etc....when a horse is loved they will run to parts unknown and the love shows......Zenyatta was loved by so many people she returned that love by winning....awesome horse and a show of awesome love....!
What are you talking about? Mike won this race on Zenyatta. You're thinking about the 2010 Breeder's Cup where Z lost by a nose to Blame. Mike Smith did take the blame for that and was devastated. He got caught in traffic. One more stride and Z would have had that BCC, too, and been undefeated at retirement.
Rachel Alexandra more than earned her Horse of the Year award & her spot in the Hall of Fame. She will go down as one of the greatest racehorses But Zenyatta had the same talent & charisma. She earned her place in the Hall of Fame & 2010 Horse of the Year & one of the greatest racehorses as well as our hearts. As well as Goldikova (may she Rest in Peace January 5, 2021.) We were lucky to witness such greatness.
Please, he's got over 5,000 career wins and a spot he very much deserved in the Jockey Hall of Fame. Did he make a mistake? Yes. Does that make him a bad jockey? No. It makes him human. He knew what he did wrong, and he never once put the blame on anyone but himself for that lose. He piloted Zenyatta through 16 career wins; if he were a "bad jock" he never would have been able to do that in the first place.
GBeret 83, you are so right! She still gives us goose bumps in this race. I think alot of people do not understand how hard it is for a deep closer to win 19 consecutive races. Nice to see that someone gets that concept.
I did and this is one of them: Lucian Lauren, who was Secretariat's trainer once said that Ruffian may be even better than Secretariat. She was undefeated in her first ten starts over distances from 5.5 furlongs to 1.5 miles with an average winning margin of 8 1/3.. she won her maiden race by 15 lengths and in record time. She was always on the lead in every race. She also set new stakes records in each of the eight stakes races she won.
This still was one of the best races I have ever seen before. Zenyatta was over 16 lengths back half way through the race and it was just flying in the stretch to beat these. Just an amazing horse that won 19 of 20 in her career. Yes the Zenyatta babies are running next year. You better look out!
You may be right. ALthough in Ruffians final race, she sprinted an incredible mile and a half just to prove everybody wrong...look up her last complete race on you tube. Watch the horses catch up to her and then she just turns it on and leave them in the dust when she feels them coming close. What a heart that horse had. Zenyattas 14th race when she comes out way wide to get around everybody on the back stretch is one of the greatest showings of heart ive ever seen in a race horse.
Zenyatta (April 1, 2004 - ) * Sire: Street Cry * Grandsire: Machaivellian * Dam: Vertigineux * Damsire: Kris S * Sex: Mare * Breeder: Maverick Productions, Limited * Owners: Jerry & Ann Moss * Trainer: John Shirreffs * Jockeys: David Flores (3 for 3) Mike Smith (16 for 17) * 20 Starts * 19 Wins * 1 Second * $ 7,304,580 earned (Current $ 8,810,569) * 2008, 2009 & 2010 American Champion Older Female Horse * 2010 United States Horse of the Year * 2010 Secretariat Vox Populi Award * Inducted to The National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame in 2016 * Zenyatta Stakes since 2010 * 2008 & 2009 NTRA "Moment of the Year" * Lifesize statue at Santa Anita Park since 2012 * Greetings from Venezuela Zenyatta (1ro de Abril, 2004 - ) * Padre: Street Cry * Abuelo paterno: Machaivellian * Madre: Vertigineux * Abuelo materno: Kris S * Sexo: Yegua * Criador: Maverick Productions, Limited * Propietarios: Jerry & Ann Moss * Entrenador: John Shirreffs * Jinetes: David Flores (De 3-3) Mike Smith (De 17-16) * 20 Salidas * 19 Primeros * 1 Segundo * $ 7,304,580 producidos ($ 8,810,659 actuales) * Yegua Campeona Madura en Estados Unidos 2008, 2009 & 2010 * Caballo del Año en Estados Unidos 2010 United States * Premio Secretariat Vox Populi 2010 * Exaltada al Museo Nacional de las Carreras y Salón de la Fama en 2016 * Clásico Zenyatta desde 2010 * "Mometo del Año" NTRA 2008 & 2009 * Estatua en tamaño natural en Santa Anita Park desde 2012 * Saludos desde Venezuela
I think one thing Zenyatta had was box office appeal.... she knew how to woo a crowd... and her racing style was proper edge of your seat stuff (as per her Breeders Cup classic) .... she was absolutely fantastic for racing .. as was Rachel Alex... as is Frankel and Black Cavair now... we need these superstars in the sport and long may it continue... Racing was better for having her do her dance!
I have a dvd of all of Zenyatta's 19 wins...what a horse. I love Trevor Denmans voice....A Nice guy too. I love Santa Anita Park..hope to go there and get my free t shirt April 6th
I always get a laugh out of Trevor Denman's "Zenyatta is dead last early", LOL. Where else did Trevor expect her to be? Every race she ever ran she broke dead last out of the gate and then eventually circled the entire field to victory save her last run in the 2010 BC Classic.
I would argue that. There are some AMAZING fillies. Though they do not contain winning records like Zenyatta, they had incredible speed and heart, yet so did Zenyatta Some of these horses include Ruthless, Rachel Alexandra, Serena's Song, Mariah's Storm, and Havre de Grace.
She's literally running like the book "the black stallion" except she's even better as it's real life. The amount of ground she covers in just a couple strides. She seems to care less about the other horses, & is brimming with confidence runs as if she expects everyone to just get out of her way, and obviously LOVES the crowd and their cheers when she's allowed to let her rip all her jockey must do is hang on for let her do her thing and not panic at the slow start, apparently it takes a bit more time to get moving when your THAT big, furthermore she KNOWS that she's that big and obviously is a prima donna, as she knows she's a winner, expects everyone else to move, and doesn't give the other horses one iota of thought, she only cares about the cheering crowd egging her on, thus LOVING the spotlight.
This may have been the greatest call of all time. It’s as if the announcer foresaw the outcome before the race even began immediately identifying the leader out of the gate and Zenyattas position in dead last
I am a big Zenyatta fan. I also happen to be a huge Secretariat fan. Both are very good examples of a superb equine athlete. Secretariat could do it all, run several different types of races and win. Zenyatta is a stalker. It bothers me when people say she didn't run against a good field in the Breeders Cup because she did. To say otherwise is demeaning a lot of good horses. Do I think she could beat BigRed, no probably not. What bothers me more is the name calling. Just disagree and be adult.
Bless that 5 year old filly- Zenyatta ran and beat the male horses. Wow. Mike Smith loves her very much and was even surprised that she had the will to come from that far back.
Did you see the faces on mike smith dotty and ann when he said "tell us why zenyatta is the horse of the year? Priceless they were so shocked...like duh what? it gives me a chuckle everytime...they were speechless....cute
Blame's jockey, Garrett Gomez, said he would not want a rematch because he knew how unbelievably lucky he was that day. Dale Romans, one of the trainers (I forget which horse) said in a pre-race interview that whoever beat Zenyatta would have to run the race of their lives and that's exactly what Gomez said about Blame, that he ran the race of his life that day.
Jockey Mike Smith pointed the finger at himself in her loss to Blame..... I mean it..... he really threw himself under the bus. We’re all human.... but Zenyatta ran her heart out. In spite of that loss, she still won Horse of the Year.
Very interesting, heartfelt oriented, opinions being expressed about Zenyatta. Especially those concerning Ruffian. Seems like some do not understand that Ruffian ran at 2YO and just part of the way through her 3YO season before breaking down. This race has Zenyatta at 5YO. One can only attempt to fathom what a fully mature Ruffian would have been capable of. Zenyatta was also a very carefully managed horse running the CA circuit on poly tracks at very specific distances. (con)
A little bit like Sham in the 1973 Derby if you watch Gio Ponti, he makes a great move through the field on the turn to grab a clear lead - until Zenyatta sweeps on by. Zenyatta's super performance does not detract from the fact that Gio Ponti still ran a great race here.
Yes, Ruffian was pure speed. A truly great horse. I hate match races because they are so dangerous. I wish they had never agreed to it. She might be alive today. Yes, Zenyatta's 14th race and her last race showed just how great Zenyatta is. No horse on the planet could have come from 18-20 back and then inhaled the field at the end the way she did. Win or lose, she was the best horse there at the 2010 BCC.
Although Zenyatta won the race --I think the Jockey is mismanaging her pace, and letting her get to far back. She obviously has the speed and power, so he should crank her up a little more in the first half of the race, so she wouldn't get to far behind. It's a lot of stress on the horse to make up a lot of ground, with very little time and distance to do it in. Secretariat often ran from behind, but not that far back--and the Jockey would rev her up about 1/3 into the race and he'd start to make up ground, and then start to close in This is what should have been done with this Superstar female horse. This Zenyatta is by far the best female horse I've seen. Incredible.
They said in an interview that they never asked more of her than they needed, that's why they turned her loose so late. Honestly if she was trained different I think she would've made a good front runner too.
Amazing sweet magnificent mare. i cry every time! Mosses, please don't overbreed her. Her womb needs to retire, she's elderly now 16, and you don't want to lose her to hemorrhage cuz her womb is too old to come back to tone after birth of foal and placenta. She's given enough and earned enough.
This was an absolutely brilliant race. The jockey did a splendid job throughout the race and when it mattered most, Z responded accordingly. Good thing the rail opened up when it did because otherwise I am not certain Z could have gotten out from behind the pack.
Such a love affair with her fans. When has a horse touched our hearts. Coming from dead last adds to her mystique. Add in her incredible size and spirit- and your end up with the Queen!!
Ten years later and I still cry when Zenyatta coming flying on the grandstand side.
"This is un....be...lievable!" That call will go do with "He's moving like a tremendous machine!" - An iconic moment, a great champion.
She’s the only racehorse I follow who I look for at the back of the early stages of a race😬 truly a performance I’ll never forget
5-10-23. Yes we all still cry when she runs this race! No horse has ever matched her since this race! True Greatness!
You’d have to have a heart of stone not to be moved by her. I visited her when she was at Hollywood Park and was lucky enough to put my arms around her. You just knew you were in the presence of something very, very special. She touched a lot of peoples hearts and was a true inspiration. Horse of a lifetime! ❤️
I had the wonderful opportunity to see her race at Oaklawn Park the year after the BC classic win. She won, of course. I was so very thrilled!
Even in her only defeat, she showed the horseworld what she was. A bonafied GREAT.
She's seen a lot of ass in competition.
I don't think there's anybody better then Zenyatta
I WAS AT SANTA ANITA RACETRACK for BREEDERS CUP 2009 AND 2010
UNBELIEVABLY EXCITING TO WATCH ZENYATTA!!!
I WAS AT SANTA ANITA RACETRACK FOR BREEDERS CUP 2009 AND 2010.
EXCITING TO WATCH QUEEN ZENYATTA RUN THOSE STALLIONS AND GELDINGS DOWN!!!!!
I love the way Mike Smith touches her.So many riders smack their mounts on the neck to praise them as if they aren't capable of feeling a gentler touch.I'm NOT saying they are being abusive,at all! They aren't fragile flowers and they know it's praise.But if they can feel a tiny fly land on their skin,they can feel a human hand gently stroking them,and that's how Mike touches her.So loving.You can see how much he really loves her.What an amazing girl she is!
I only have cried for one other winning performance... Secretariat's Belmont. And I still cry for each of those great performances
I love you ZENYATTA my favorite horse ever even though I never really made money on you til the Classic your my favorite horse of all time you gave me so many thrills and love watching you dance in the post parade you truly are the best ever THE HORSE OF THE CENTURY...girl power baby
I LOVE WATCHING HER TILL THIS DAY.
I miss Zenyatta I my beautiful Zenyatta.
This was by far one of the best races ive ever seen. This video never gets old. I had the oppurtunity to see her in the stables before this day.. a memory i will never ever forget. Queen Z and Mike will always be my favorite of all times..
Oscar Rivera
Trevor Denman, the race announcer, said that as far as he was concerned it was the best BCC ever.
What a magnificent creature she is. A miracle! Someone said about Secreteriat that 'the sight of him in motion is one of the things we can present to the aliens when they come in judgement, asking why they should spare our world'. The same goes for Zenyatta.
“I got the boy. You got the girl.” Mrs. Penny Cheney
God bless John Shirreffs for not putting her into the game at 2!! Her big frame needed that extra growth time. I wish more trainers would hold back on running horses at 2.
Actually, studies show that horses who run at 2 tend to be sounder.
Any body that knows racing can really appreciate the fact that most horses that have huge or unbeaten streaks in their career like Zenyatta are mostly speed and front of the pac runners but that's what just blows me away about zenyatta she is dead last in every race and somehow with her huge strides seems to catch the pack in one stride on the final turn amazing to watch
Zenyatta had size & length of stride over competitors. She may not have been technically any faster, but her stride gave her the edge.
If you look closely at her stride she covers more ground when shes in her sprint then other horses.
Amazing. I will never forget this horse.
You should check out Silky Sullivan’s races. He was once 41 lengths back in a race & still won it by 3 lenths, running the last quarter mile in 22 seconds.
Still makes me cry- beautiful Horse, amazing ride! She’s awesome!!!
It's october 2017......this is the FIRSt time I've seen this particular video, which has unique commentary, and Tv angles...THANK YOU. I've shared this with my facebook group.
It's one thing to teach a horse to run and want to win, it's another for them to want it for themselves.
Absolutely; a horse either has a "racing heart" or not, it can't be taught.
One of the best quotes I have ever read. Well done.
I was their😂thanks JERRY JOHN & MIKE
I just love her... I miss seeing her race but happy she is enjoying retirement and motherhood
Hands down my favorite race of all time, along with Secretariat's 1973 Belmont, but this filly is absolutely incredible. Her name will forever be remembered and in the history books as not just one of the greatest fillies or mares, but one of the greatest racehorses of all time! ♥♥♥
Zenyatta has been the only horse since the great Secretariat that has brought me to tears!
She was truly a remarkable race horse to say the least. Helped gain thousands of new fans to this great sport.
She’s so massive....bigger than most males........She’s a rockstar, and she knows it.....BIG HAM!! LOL.... and gentle as a lamb. Loves having visitors.
Certainly the Greatest female horse of all time.
LONG LIVE THE QUEEN!
The fact that we had two lifetimer fillies in one year was so incredibly special. We were blessed.
Once she's in gear she cant be beat. She's like a freight train coming down the stretch when she wants to run.
zen you are on this old ladies bucket list.....!! Love you sweet Zen..!
Thank you for good moments jockeys sport and good luck Mike Smith and horse Zenyatta, USA
ZENYATTA is maybe the most amazing horse ever.
Amazing horse but then there is secretariat!
The single greatest race I have ever seen a horse race.
The "If she wins this she'll be a superhorse" gives me chills everytime. What a mare.
What I love about Jerry and Ann Moss as owners is that to them Zenyatta has never been just an investment or money-earner. To them, she's their daughter, and they absolutely adore her and only want what's best for her.
@Vickie Hadd yeah its all about money, thats why they waited until Zenyatta was almost 4 to race her because she wasnt ready. Shes 15 now and still in perfect health. You have no clue what you're talking about.
One of the greatest horses to look through a bridle, this horse still gives me goose bumps when I watch her run!!
The dancing queen does it again.... I saw this race when it happened, and it still brings tears to my eyes.... Long live the queen. The great, great, Zenyatta....and what a cool ride by Smith...
Greatest horse zenyata in the all time
Zenyatta was the biggest horse PERIOD ON THE TRACK :)
Still get chills no matter how many times i watch it
I still get butterflies in my stomach when I watch this race. The magic will always remain.
"Not how you start but how you finish!" :D The Dancing Queen!!
I recently met col. john at windstar farm... what a fine horse he is!! Einstein is in canada at adena springs north..... alot of great horses in that run.
I'm so glad to have a horse like Zenyatta in my lifetime, it's like an honor to say, I remeber watching Zenyatta on T.V.
The greatest horse to ever look through a bridle, two and a half years later and this race still brings me goose bumps!!
She is an AMAZON, barely fit into the gate! Mike Smith sure knew his horse, and it was a fantastic call!
Horses run for love and so this speaks volumes about Jerry and Ann Moss John Sherriff and all the people around Zenyatta The Grooms,etc....when a horse is loved they will run to parts unknown and the love shows......Zenyatta was loved by so many people she returned that love by winning....awesome horse and a show of awesome love....!
What are you talking about? Mike won this race on Zenyatta. You're thinking about the 2010 Breeder's Cup where Z lost by a nose to Blame. Mike Smith did take the blame for that and was devastated. He got caught in traffic. One more stride and Z would have had that BCC, too, and been undefeated at retirement.
La bombeo.
Wrong and right. Caught in traffic only cuz Mike had he way too far off pace. Had her moved her sooner Zenyatta would've remained undefeated
Rachel Alexandra more than earned her Horse of the Year award & her spot in the Hall of Fame. She will go down as one of the greatest racehorses But Zenyatta had the same talent & charisma. She earned her place in the Hall of Fame & 2010 Horse of the Year & one of the greatest racehorses as well as our hearts. As well as Goldikova (may she Rest in Peace January 5, 2021.) We were lucky to witness such greatness.
Please, he's got over 5,000 career wins and a spot he very much deserved in the Jockey Hall of Fame. Did he make a mistake? Yes. Does that make him a bad jockey? No. It makes him human. He knew what he did wrong, and he never once put the blame on anyone but himself for that lose. He piloted Zenyatta through 16 career wins; if he were a "bad jock" he never would have been able to do that in the first place.
I never tire of watching this.
Her stretch runs are LEGEND!
GBeret 83, you are so right! She still gives us goose bumps in this race. I think alot of people do not understand how hard it is for a deep closer to win 19 consecutive races. Nice to see that someone gets that concept.
Zenyatta was always our angel with wings, always, Love, Michele.
I did and this is one of them: Lucian Lauren, who was Secretariat's trainer once said that Ruffian may be even better than Secretariat. She was undefeated in her first ten starts over distances from 5.5 furlongs to 1.5 miles with an average winning margin of 8 1/3.. she won her maiden race by 15 lengths and in record time. She was always on the lead in every race. She also set new stakes records in each of the eight stakes races she won.
She also broke Secretariats six furlong track record he set as a three year old, as a two year old. RUFFIAN Was incomparable....
This mare is right up there with the great Secretariat for me.❤❤❤❤
Zenyatta put down the fastest closing quarter in BCC history with this win. Get over yourself.
This still was one of the best races I have ever seen before. Zenyatta was over 16 lengths back half way through the race and it was just flying in the stretch to beat these. Just an amazing horse that won 19 of 20 in her career. Yes the Zenyatta babies are running next year. You better look out!
You may be right. ALthough in Ruffians final race, she sprinted an incredible mile and a half just to prove everybody wrong...look up her last complete race on you tube. Watch the horses catch up to her and then she just turns it on and leave them in the dust when she feels them coming close. What a heart that horse had. Zenyattas 14th race when she comes out way wide to get around everybody on the back stretch is one of the greatest showings of heart ive ever seen in a race horse.
La mejor narración ever ! This is unbelievable!
Zenyatta
(April 1, 2004 - )
* Sire: Street Cry
* Grandsire: Machaivellian
* Dam: Vertigineux
* Damsire: Kris S
* Sex: Mare
* Breeder: Maverick Productions, Limited
* Owners: Jerry & Ann Moss
* Trainer: John Shirreffs
* Jockeys: David Flores (3 for 3)
Mike Smith (16 for 17)
* 20 Starts
* 19 Wins
* 1 Second
* $ 7,304,580 earned (Current $ 8,810,569)
* 2008, 2009 & 2010 American Champion Older Female Horse
* 2010 United States Horse of the Year
* 2010 Secretariat Vox Populi Award
* Inducted to The National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame in 2016
* Zenyatta Stakes since 2010
* 2008 & 2009 NTRA "Moment of the Year"
* Lifesize statue at Santa Anita Park since 2012
* Greetings from Venezuela
Zenyatta
(1ro de Abril, 2004 - )
* Padre: Street Cry
* Abuelo paterno: Machaivellian
* Madre: Vertigineux
* Abuelo materno: Kris S
* Sexo: Yegua
* Criador: Maverick Productions, Limited
* Propietarios: Jerry & Ann Moss
* Entrenador: John Shirreffs
* Jinetes: David Flores (De 3-3)
Mike Smith (De 17-16)
* 20 Salidas
* 19 Primeros
* 1 Segundo
* $ 7,304,580 producidos ($ 8,810,659 actuales)
* Yegua Campeona Madura en Estados Unidos 2008, 2009 & 2010
* Caballo del Año en Estados Unidos 2010 United States
* Premio Secretariat Vox Populi 2010
* Exaltada al Museo Nacional de las Carreras y Salón de la Fama en 2016
* Clásico Zenyatta desde 2010
* "Mometo del Año" NTRA 2008 & 2009
* Estatua en tamaño natural en Santa Anita Park desde 2012
* Saludos desde Venezuela
Ugh!..omg SO exciting!..great announcing too!
Now this comment is 100% dead on. You are absolutely correct with your assessment of Zenyatta's career. Thank you for pointing out the obvious!
Me too. It's hard to believe that it has been four years since that wonderful day.
I think one thing Zenyatta had was box office appeal.... she knew how to woo a crowd... and her racing style was proper edge of your seat stuff (as per her Breeders Cup classic) .... she was absolutely fantastic for racing .. as was Rachel Alex... as is Frankel and Black Cavair now... we need these superstars in the sport and long may it continue... Racing was better for having her do her dance!
Don't forget Winx, Z's half sister from Street Cry!
Zenyatta reminds me of Secretariat
I have a dvd of all of Zenyatta's 19 wins...what a horse. I love Trevor Denmans voice....A Nice guy too. I love Santa Anita Park..hope to go there and get my free t shirt April 6th
She pulled a "Secretariat." :D
"I got the boy, You got the girl." Penny Chenery
I always get a laugh out of Trevor Denman's "Zenyatta is dead last early", LOL. Where else did Trevor expect her to be? Every race she ever ran she broke dead last out of the gate and then eventually circled the entire field to victory save her last run in the 2010 BC Classic.
I would argue that. There are some AMAZING fillies. Though they do not contain winning records like Zenyatta, they had incredible speed and heart, yet so did Zenyatta Some of these horses include Ruthless, Rachel Alexandra, Serena's Song, Mariah's Storm, and Havre de Grace.
Secretariat was just hittin' his prime. It's a crying shame we couldn't have seen him race at 4 and 5. :(
Zenyatta = The G.O.A.T---Greatest of all Time!!!!!!!!!!!
Only two horses in recent memory that would've had more than a tremendous shot at a Triple Crown: Barbaro and Zenyatta.
+Chad Lykins no Rachel?
Dunno about Rachel; Borel said she struggled in the Preakness. But I think Zenyatta could've won the Belmont.
Salice McCool Rachel is an amazing girl,but I'm inclined to agree with you.Zenyatta was a powerhouse with a helluva lot to give.Unplumbed depths.
She's literally running like the book "the black stallion" except she's even better as it's real life. The amount of ground she covers in just a couple strides. She seems to care less about the other horses, & is brimming with confidence runs as if she expects everyone to just get out of her way, and obviously LOVES the crowd and their cheers when she's allowed to let her rip all her jockey must do is hang on for let her do her thing and not panic at the slow start, apparently it takes a bit more time to get moving when your THAT big, furthermore she KNOWS that she's that big and obviously is a prima donna, as she knows she's a winner, expects everyone else to move, and doesn't give the other horses one iota of thought, she only cares about the cheering crowd egging her on, thus LOVING the spotlight.
This may have been the greatest call of all time. It’s as if the announcer foresaw the outcome before the race even began immediately identifying the leader out of the gate and Zenyattas position in dead last
Trevors call was so unbelievable the best announcer ever
i don't know how often I wachted this race this is awesome!!!
I am a big Zenyatta fan. I also happen to be a huge Secretariat fan. Both are very good examples of a superb equine athlete. Secretariat could do it all, run several different types of races and win. Zenyatta is a stalker. It bothers me when people say she didn't run against a good field in the Breeders Cup because she did. To say otherwise is demeaning a lot of good horses. Do I think she could beat BigRed, no probably not. What bothers me more is the name calling. Just disagree and be adult.
Yes, I saw that young man's video also ... as for my reply ... you said it all for me. Very spiteful and unnecessary.
Such an awesome race...look at that tall lady...mowing them doooowwwnnn ;)
Bless that 5 year old filly- Zenyatta ran and beat the male horses. Wow. Mike Smith loves her very much and was even surprised that she had the will to come from that far back.
the greatest zenyatta
Did you see the faces on mike smith dotty and ann when he said "tell us why zenyatta is the horse of the year? Priceless they were so shocked...like duh what? it gives me a chuckle everytime...they were speechless....cute
She should have beat Blame. The only reason she lost was bc she couldn't get free in time. Blame is NOT as good as Zenyatta
Blame's jockey, Garrett Gomez, said he would not want a rematch because he knew how unbelievably lucky he was that day. Dale Romans, one of the trainers (I forget which horse) said in a pre-race interview that whoever beat Zenyatta would have to run the race of their lives and that's exactly what Gomez said about Blame, that he ran the race of his life that day.
He was that day ... it's called horse racing
Jockey Mike Smith pointed the finger at himself in her loss to Blame..... I mean it..... he really threw himself under the bus.
We’re all human.... but Zenyatta ran her heart out. In spite of that loss, she still won Horse of the Year.
thevmanvj I felt bad for him watching him crying after the loss. The best horse lost that day and It’s horse race.
Even after they crossed the line she wasn't getting pass blame that day. & This coming from a Huge Zenyatta fan
The greatest mare of all time and one of the greatest horses of all time, male or female.
Very interesting, heartfelt oriented, opinions being expressed about Zenyatta. Especially those concerning Ruffian. Seems like some do not understand that Ruffian ran at 2YO and just part of the way through her 3YO season before breaking down. This race has Zenyatta at 5YO. One can only attempt to fathom what a fully mature Ruffian would have been capable of. Zenyatta was also a very carefully managed horse running the CA circuit on poly tracks at very specific distances. (con)
A little bit like Sham in the 1973 Derby if you watch Gio Ponti, he makes a great move through the field on the turn to grab a clear lead - until Zenyatta sweeps on by. Zenyatta's super performance does not detract from the fact that Gio Ponti still ran a great race here.
Great jockey.....great horse......its pretty obvious they were the best couple out there.
One of racing's great wins.
Yes, Ruffian was pure speed. A truly great horse. I hate match races because they are so dangerous. I wish they had never agreed to it. She might be alive today. Yes, Zenyatta's 14th race and her last race showed just how great Zenyatta is. No horse on the planet could have come from 18-20 back and then inhaled the field at the end the way she did. Win or lose, she was the best horse there at the 2010 BCC.
Still gives me goosebumps!
Thank you partymanners3 for sharing
Rachel Alexander for Horse of the Year!!! Don't make me laugh. You're looking at the Queen herself!!!
Absolutely. Zenyatta is the Queen.
Amazing Win
You tell me brotha.....classic!
Although Zenyatta won the race --I think the Jockey is mismanaging
her pace, and letting her get to far back. She obviously has the speed
and power, so he should crank her up a little more in the first half of the
race, so she wouldn't get to far behind.
It's a lot of stress on the horse to make up a lot of ground, with very
little time and distance to do it in. Secretariat often ran from behind,
but not that far back--and the Jockey would rev her up about 1/3 into the race and he'd start to make up ground, and then start to close in
This is what should have been done with this Superstar female horse.
This Zenyatta is by far the best female horse I've seen. Incredible.
They said in an interview that they never asked more of her than they needed, that's why they turned her loose so late. Honestly if she was trained different I think she would've made a good front runner too.
Amazing sweet magnificent mare. i cry every time! Mosses, please don't overbreed her. Her womb needs to retire, she's elderly now 16, and you don't want to lose her to hemorrhage cuz her womb is too old to come back to tone after birth of foal and placenta. She's given enough and earned enough.
Shoulda had a mic on the crowd. It was awesome!
just got chills watching that!
Secretariat is Gods son Zenyatta is Gods daughter....enough said.....
No doubt about it. Her jockey would be the first to tell you she should have won that race. So close to perfection
For the whopping 2 years the failure of a surface was installed. Thanks for the good laugh! Nearly fell :-)
Zenyatta is the greatest filly or mare to ever set foot on a North American racetrack.
I've seen them all (including Ruffian four times - in person).
that is the best race i have ever seen :)
This was an absolutely brilliant race. The jockey did a splendid job throughout the race and when it mattered most, Z responded accordingly. Good thing the rail opened up when it did because otherwise I am not certain Z could have gotten out from behind the pack.
Such a love affair with her fans. When has a horse touched our hearts. Coming from dead last adds to her mystique.
Add in her incredible size and spirit- and your end up with the Queen!!
you can tell when a horse is loved by their owners because they will run to parts unknown for love......
Best Classic EVER!