The Strub series is restricted to four-year-olds.
Unless she faces Rachel Alexandra, I don’t see the point in keeping her in training. If she wins another Breeders’ Cup race, anything she wins in Jan/Feb won’t add much to her resume. If she loses at the Breeders’ Cup, she’s not going to make up for it by racing in more California stakes races. Unless they point for the Santa Anita Handicap.
I could see her going in the Santa Maria and then the Santa Anita (open) or Santa Margarita.
Zenyatta attempts to win her 13th consecutive race when she goes to the post in Oak Tree’s $300,000 Lady’s Secret Stakes (gr. I) Oct. 10 at Santa Anita.
For the whole story:
Some might dismiss the race but I think it will be tough for Zenyatta and unlikely a run-away victory.
Hired gunslinger from the East Coast, Richard “The Mig” Migliore, is now assigned to Cocoa Beach. That 5-year-old Chilean-bred mare owned by Godolphin Racing and trained by Saeed bin Suroor, finished second to Zenyatta in the Ladies’ Classic, beaten 1 1/2 lengths. However that was a year ago and time catches up to all.
Ramon Dominguez has been aboard Cocoa Beach in all her US starts until now. The change with The Mig might just be the adjustment required …
Worth noting is that Zenyatta’s trainer the respected John Shirreffs bashed synthetic surfaces on Tuesday (Oct 6) when asked his view about them:
“I personally hate synthetics,” Shirreffs said. "I’m more into developing young horses and I find that young horses really don’t like training on synthetics. I don’t know if you can imagine training on Velcro. When the foot lands, it doesn’t slide, it sticks to the ground. Depending on how synthetic the surface is, the horse can’t rotate the foot into the track and push off.
Shirreffs thinks Zenyatta is far better (performance wise) on dirt. So it begs the hypothetical - if for some reason she comes up empty on synthetics in her next effort(s) would they switch to dirt for her last race?
I agree. She will have to work for this one.
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Zenyatta attempts to win her 13th consecutive race when she goes to the post in Oak Tree’s $300,000 Lady’s Secret Stakes (gr. I) Oct. 10 at Santa Anita.
For the whole story:
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Is it being televised? What is post-time?
Thanks!
Come on Zenyatta!!!
Woo Hoo!!!
Lucky 13!!!
:):):):):):):):):):)
Run she did! LOVE Zenyatta!!!
This is the first time I’ve ever seen this filly run. There are no words. :yes: :eek:
I hope the run her against the boys in the classic. She is just INTENSE. Even watching her in the paddock, there’s something about her that is indescribable.
Yep, she did that very efficiently!
It’s so weird: I don’t know why I can’t warm to her “as a horse” (as opposed to “as a RACE horse”) but I just can’t. Yesyes I realize I’m witnessing greatness as well as racing history, but… shrug She just leaves me cold for some reason.
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Yep, she did that very efficiently!
It’s so weird: I don’t know why I can’t warm to her “as a horse” (as opposed to “as a RACE horse”) but I just can’t. Yesyes I realize I’m witnessing greatness as well as racing history, but… shrug She just leaves me cold for some reason.[/QUOTE]
Funny, I kind of feel the same way towards Rachel. 
She ran a great race, but it does leave me a little cold. Sort of like watching the big fish in a small pond. It’s hard to say how great she is or isn’t when she isn’t facing horses of the same caliber as herself.
I wish they would take her out of that small pond and let that big girl run, rather than keep her where it’s safe. They can lay claims to greatness, but always with a qualifier or a question mark after it. Sure she raced well in CA against the girls… but…
Is there a replay somewhere? I couldn’t see it live…
Wow… for those of you who say she leaves you cold… have you ever trained, ridden or worked around one of these horses? What Zenyatta has achieved is awesome, not an easy feat, and has beaten some of the best mares in the country. She definetley deserves her props.
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Work? :lol: Nah, that was like a walk in the park. 
I was with you guys before the race thinking the same thing. My impression on watching Mike Smith right before the race and also in the gate (TVG really focused on him), he was thinking the same thing. My goodness, he looked nervous. All for naught.
She proved us all wrong. Walk in the park I tell ya, walk in the park.
I LOVE her.
I still LOVE her ears. That closeup of her finish at the Youtube replay, just galloping along with ears pricked and still passing them.
Rachel is awesome. But Zenyatta moves me more. Not saying she’s better necessarily, but she moves me more. Hard to define it.
Ditto. While RA may be the better racehorse, she’s homely and unfeminine looking, IMO. I just can’t get into her.
Zenyatta, on the other hand, is magnificent in every way! Just wish her connections would take her out of her comfort zone. Just once.
I love them both. :yes: I’d almost hate to find out which one is ‘better’.
I would love to see them race against each other just like Personal Ensign and Winning Colors…Both fantastic fillies but there is only one winner…I wish they would take Zenyatta out of her comfort zone…I understand protecting her record but let’s take her out for a spin!
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