Post by Sunny Acres Ranch on Nov 24, 2009 14:57:23 GMT -8
The race that Zenyatta won two years in a row, "The Lady's Secret", Will now be called, "The Zenyatta" starting next year at Santa Anita...
Quoting from The Bloodhorse Article:
"When the history books are written, we feel that what Zenyatta accomplished here Nov. 7 will go down as one of the all-time great achievements in American racing,” said Sherwood Chillingworth, Oak Tree’s director and executive vice president, in a release.
“Lady’s Secret was a great mare herself. She won the (Breeders’ Cup) Distaff (gr. I) here in 1986 and went on to be named Horse of the Year, but what Zenyatta did here against the best horses in the world is something none of us who witnessed it will ever forget."
“At first, Jerry was reluctant to accept our offer of renaming the race, because he was a personal friend of Gene Klein,” said Chillingworth. “But after he and Ann thought about it for a couple of days, he called back and said they thought Zenyatta would be flattered by the comparison and to know that she was held in such high esteem.”
Rest of Article at Bloodhorse:
www.bloodhorse.com/horse-racing/articles/53584/oak-tree-honors-zenyatta-with-grade-i-race
For those of you that aren't familiar with Zenyatta, she has raced 14 times and is unbeaten. Her last race was the Breeder's Cup Classic at Santa Anita on Nov. 7th. For those of you that missed the race, she was absolutely astounding!! She beat all of the best horses in the world, including the Kentucky Derby and Belmont winners.....and she made it look easy.
Quoting from The Bloodhorse Article:
"When the history books are written, we feel that what Zenyatta accomplished here Nov. 7 will go down as one of the all-time great achievements in American racing,” said Sherwood Chillingworth, Oak Tree’s director and executive vice president, in a release.
“Lady’s Secret was a great mare herself. She won the (Breeders’ Cup) Distaff (gr. I) here in 1986 and went on to be named Horse of the Year, but what Zenyatta did here against the best horses in the world is something none of us who witnessed it will ever forget."
“At first, Jerry was reluctant to accept our offer of renaming the race, because he was a personal friend of Gene Klein,” said Chillingworth. “But after he and Ann thought about it for a couple of days, he called back and said they thought Zenyatta would be flattered by the comparison and to know that she was held in such high esteem.”
Rest of Article at Bloodhorse:
www.bloodhorse.com/horse-racing/articles/53584/oak-tree-honors-zenyatta-with-grade-i-race
For those of you that aren't familiar with Zenyatta, she has raced 14 times and is unbeaten. Her last race was the Breeder's Cup Classic at Santa Anita on Nov. 7th. For those of you that missed the race, she was absolutely astounding!! She beat all of the best horses in the world, including the Kentucky Derby and Belmont winners.....and she made it look easy.