Breeders' Cup Classic winner Zenyatta has been voted the number-one thoroughbred racehorse of the year in the final NTRA Thoroughbred Poll of 2009. The undefeated mare jumped over Rachel Alexandra following the historic victory on Saturday.
The much anticipated race between Rachel Alexandra and Zenyatta? Well, it's on, but only on paper. Horse racing's top two ladies will duke it out among voters for Horse of the Year honors after never meeting on the track.
Dancing in Silks has pulled off a huge upset in the $2 million Breeders' Cup Sprint, winning a four-horse photo finish by a nose.
Furthest Land, ridden by Julien Leparoux, rushed past Midshipman down the stretch to win the $1 million Breeders' Cup Dirt Mile at Santa Anita on Saturday. The victory was the third of the weekend for Leparoux in the Breeders' Cup.
Champion mare Zenyatta came from last to win the 26th running of the Breeders' Cup Classic to conclude the two-day $25.5 million Breeders' Cup World Championships at Santa Anita Park on Saturday.
California Flag, ridden by Joe Talamo, led the entire way to win Saturday's $1 million Breeders' Cup Turf Sprint at Santa Anita. The time for the 6 1/2-furlongs was 1:11.28 on a firm course.
European runner Vale of York made a late rush down the stretch to capture Saturday's $2 million Breeders' Cup Juvenile at Santa Anita. The winner of the Juvenile is usually made the early Kentucky Derby favorite.
Odds-on favorite Conduit successfully defended his crown Saturday in the $3 million Breeders' Cup Turf at Santa Anita. The four-year-old colt covered the 1 1/2 miles in 2:23.75 on a firm course.
Champion mare Zenyatta came from last to win the 26th running of the Breeders' Cup Classic to conclude the two-day $25.5 million Breeders' Cup World Championships at Santa Anita Park on Saturday.
Dancing in Silks prevailed in a blanket finish to win Saturday's $2 million Breeders' Cup Sprint at Santa Anita. Ridden by Joel Rosario, the 25-1 longshot covered the six-furlongs in 1:08.14 on the synthetic track.
Defending champ Goldikova, ridden by Olivier Peslier, rallied down the stretch to capture Saturday's $2 million Breeders' Cup Mile at Santa Anita for the second straight year. Goldikova joins Miesque and Lure as back-to-back winners of the Mile.
Zenyatta has beaten the boys in the $5 million Breeders' Cup Classic, running her record to 14-0 in a race delayed briefly when Quality Road bucked violently in the starting gate.
The Breeders' Cup began in 1984 with longshot Wild Again winning the inaugural Breeders' Cup Classic. This will be the 26th running of the $5 million, 1 1/4-mile event and not a single female has crossed the finish line first.
Tapitsfly, ridden by Robby Albarado, defeated Rose Catherine to win the $1 million Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies Turf at Santa Anita.
Life Is Sweet led a parade of longshots to the winner's circle at the Breeders' Cup on Friday, with the stablemate of Zenyatta scoring a 2 1/2-length victory in the $2 million Ladies' Classic.
Life Is Sweet, stablemate of champion mare Zenyatta, came roaring down the stretch Friday to win the $2 million Ladies' Classic at Santa Anita to conclude the first day of the 26th Breeders' Cup World Championships. The remaining eight championship events will be conducted Saturday.
Man of Iron has won the $500,000 Breeders' Cup Marathon in a photo finish over 9-year-old gelding Cloudy's Knight.
She Be Wild rallied along the inside to win the second running of the $2 million Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies Friday at Santa Anita. The two-year-old filly was ridden by Julien Leparoux for owner Nancy Mazzoni.
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