Goodness, I was there. Just got home, it was such a thrill to watch Zenyatta race. I feel so lucky to be there! She's awesome, she's beautiful!!! TEAM ZENYATTA!!! And, now, I have a bobble head of Zenyatta, too. :)

That reminds me of Forgo in the Marlboro Cup, I was always a Rachael fan but now I am a believer in Zenyatta!

This video makes me wanna cry like I did at the Classic :) CONGRATS ZENYATTA AND MIKEY!!! I LOVE YOU BOTH!!!

Zenyatta is incredible! What spirit. YOU GO GIRL ...!!!!

Amazing announcing. This guy kicks ass at his job. Needless to say Zenyatta is remarkable!

Thanks so much for posting ~ It's a little befuddling that this history-making event does not make local news atleast --- God bless Zen and her extended family ~ Looking forward to seeing Trin again!

Thanks for posting this and all of the horse racing pieces you post. Zenyatta is just in a league of her own and it's a joy to watch over and over again!!

All I can say is that ZENYATTA is GREAT for the sport. She is the people horse. Let's embraced this beautiful horse and wish her the best in any future races. She's amazing to watch live.

Woooooo Zenyatta Yeess! Love it!!!

OMG! that was a sik call

@getcreamed Amen! She's great for the sport. It was awesome being there today. :)

Awesome!

What a horse. Best of our time.

St. Trinians ran a helluva race!

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The best part was when Vic asked the crowd to applause St. TRIANIANS. she paddled out , but she was a serious mare.

wow im not into horse racing but, that commentary made a fan out of me instantly.

Zenyatta is the Reigning Queen! She is destined to Reign in Horse Heaven along with the Emperor, Secretariat!!!

On to the Gold Cup, I say!! I was watching this live on NTRA and of course the feed had to stop right as they got onto the stretch haha Great job Zenyatta!

¡QUE CLASE LA DE ZEN!.

@Virtie333, Agreed!!!!! Sometimes it only takes a single word like "AWESOME" to describe perfection and greatness!!!!!

@lawgdawg14 definately. she was flying down the stretch but it seems like zenyatta knows where the wire is

Incredible! Fodder for Hollywood! Oh! That's right, they were in Hollywood Park. Wonder who'll buy the Movie Rights cuz it sure would be a hit!

And we all thought Citation's record of 16 for 16 would stand forever...wow

Nice to hear the announcer also acknowledge St. Trinian who is also an outstanding horse. But Zenyatta really is in a class almost all by herself. (Rachel Alexandra is in her class as well)

Make no mistake about it. St Trinians is one of the very best mares that Zenyatta has raced in her career. But this race is an excellent example of Zenyatta's talent. Giving up 9 lbs. to St Trinians, and going about 7 or 8 wide around the final turn. Unbelievable. Zenyatta know's where the wire is, and simply refuses to lose. She now stands atop the racing history book alone. Having surpassed the immortal Citation amd legendary Cigar for most consecutive wins without a loss in open class company

@barrydan75, amen to that!!! St Trinians is a very good synthetic surface mare herself. But Zenyatta was carrying 9 lbs. more than St Trinians in this race. As for the rest of the field, the usual. Zenyatta carries a boulder, while the rest carry a brick. There's nothing in racing like this mare!!! Always has the gears to dig down, and find what's needed to get to the wire first!! Just amazing!!!

@BeasTxMode2000, You're 100% correct my friend. St Trinians is absolutely no joke, at all. Before coming to America, St Trinians was winning her races on the all-weather at Wolverhampton in the UK. She's won the Paseana Handicap and the Santa Maria Handicap since coming to America. Beating 09' B.C. Ladies Classic champion Life is Sweet, pretty convincingly in the Santa Maria Handicap. What's so amazing is that once again Mike Smith went about 7 or 8 wide and still beat St Trinians. Unbelievable.

@kerkhoff1: Excellent question.

@crazy4horses11 : Don't forget about the Zenyatta Stakes. They might meet in that one also.

Zenyatta knows EXACTLY where the wire is and how fast to run to get there first. She ran the last 1/8 in 11 & change-practically flying -and did it with her ears pricked again. When she hit the outside at the top of the stretch, she stopped to pose for the roaring crowd just like she did in the BCC, so Mike had to remind her she wasn't done yet. Z only runs as fast as she needs to, but remember, she ran the last mile of the BCC faster than the WINNING time in the BCmile. She's fast enough...

@cmcgarth10 thank you for removing your hateful comments. This is about watching a really cool mare run races.

Before coming to America to race. St Trinians had raced 7 times in the UK in 2008. Of her 7 races, 6 of those were on the all-weather tracks at Wolverhampton, Lingfield, ans Southwell. She also had 1 start on turf at Ripon. St Trinians record in the UK was 7-3-0-3. St Trinians is a very good mare herself. Especially on synthetic surfaces. If the two meet again at Del Mar, Zenyatta had better be prepared for a test again. Because Del Mar isn't Zenyatta's favorite surface anyway. JMO.

@duhru4real Amen, that's the only word that comes to mind, Amen

@GBeret83 Rachel Alexandra is back. Zenyatta never left :)

@AcesIced I believe "open company" refers not to races classified by gender but by state-bred or non-state bred.

wo nellie

@happyfilly If you check out the portion of the video where they are galloping out past the wire, you can see all four shiny shoes in place. Perhaps she lost it on the gallop out, but it sure looks like she crossed the wire fully shod.

@hegy4480 Amen! Well said!

I've never been so proud to run 2nd. Our little Trinians ran her heart out. She got beat by the greatest mare I have ever seen run. ...not making excuses but Trin lost a shoe turning for home.

No one is fabricating excuses. Mitchell was quoted that she lost a shoe in the race but did not use that as an excuse. St Trianian jogged fine after the race and was not off at all. (no excuses) It is possible that she lost it in the gallop out but trainer, assistant trainer and jockey thought she lost in the race... Mitchell camp was incredibly happy with St. Trianians race and in awe of Zenyatta.

Rail Trip's trainer was asked if he'd be running against Z any time soon and basically said no way. It'll take a LOT of weight to get fields for her to run against now. She made the 129 look SO easy...esp. when the other handicap "high" weights lately are 124 and less...

St Trinians definitely stole the break for the wire on Zenyatta in this race, and was really flying herself for the wire. She's an awfully good all-weather surface mare herself. But that's what sets Zenyatta apart in my mind. She seems to understand she's expected to win. And seems to always produce whatever speed needed, as late as it's needed to propel herself past the wire first. There's no other filly or mare in racing that could've gone this wide around St Trinians and beat her to the wire.

@hegy4480 St Trinians is a little pit bull.

@kijuuki, my NTRA feed also stopped, LOL, I was about to kill my computer... it also kept pausing randomly down the backstretch, how annoying when the Queen herself is racing, xD,

@hegy4480 I feel exactly as you do. Some of these people just do not seem to grasp the impact of winning 17 of 17 races. Funny how people cannot understand that of all those horses she has beaten,there is a good chance many of them were pretty damn good. But the fact that ZEN is great kinda hides that fact. The old adage is Great horses make very good horses look very bad. I think thats what is going on with ZEN!

Yea Mike Smith for waiting until Queen Z was ready to make her move from last place😬

@1DinkyDiva Not sure this is what you want, but by accident I let the video just keep rolling & it does show her parading up the track Let the video roll all the way to the end.

If Zenyatta, even giving up 9 lbs. to a very high quality mare like St Trinians. Plus, coming from 12 lengths off of the lead, has enough gears to run her down and go by her. There's NO WAY you can convince me that she couldn't run Rachel Alexandra down and go right on by her too. It's all about that "refuse to lose" attitude.

Mitchell was "Juicing" quite a bit and especially that meet.. Zenyatta beat a horse that was completely cranked up on steroids ,clem and probably other stuff as well..I was betting Mitchells horses BLIND that meet.. I didn't care how bad they looked on paper.. If he took over the training i was betting his horses and they were winning at a crazy win pct.... You knew something was up when you looked at the odds for the race.. St. Trinians got bet down to 2-1 against ZENYATTA! Your going to take only 2-1 against an undefeated breeders cup champion that looked like a million bucks on the track? Only if you know your trainer is cheating and the horse is juiced.......Zenyatta ran HUGE to beat that horse..

ALL she does is WIN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!..She beats EVRYBODY they put up against her..Give her,her due.....We all cry out for Superhorse..And ,we have one..and yet ,you miserable people want to dis her..Just sit back,and enjoy something we might not see for a long time..if ever

@ajbonney St Trinians didn't lose a shoe during the race. The one supposedly missing is perfectly visible on the gallop-out. She either lost it on the gallop out, or someone is fabricating excuses.

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

If she wasn't so far back, she would have won by a bigger margin, but a win is a win :) Score one for Zenyatta! Final Score (as of June 2010): Zenyatta: 3 Rachel: 1, I think my fellow youtubers can figure out the winner :D. ZENYATTA 4EVER!!!!

@lawgdawg14: Are you serious. No other horse would've ran down St. Trinians. THE IMMORTAL ST. TRINIANS HUH ??

@lawgdawg14 : Isn't this the same horse that flattened out & finished 6th last time out ??

@ajbonney, I agree. It's time for Zenyatta to go somewhere besides California and strut her stuff. But if you think for one minute that Zenyatta doesn't have the gears to run down, and right by, Rachel Alexandra as well? You're really fooling yourself, my friend!!!

@kerkhoff1 Let them carry 129 lbs against stakes winners and we will see.

What's the difference between a good filly/mare and a great filly/mare?? A good filly won the Fleur di Lis Handicap at Churchill Downs on Saturday. A great mare won the Vanity Handicap at Hollywood Park on Sunday. That's the difference. Zenyatta just keep's winning. No matter the horse, no matter the weight assignment, no matter the distance. She keeps on keeping on. Rachel Alexandra lost her first two races, and excuses started flying. No excuse needed if you cross the wire first every time out

@happyfilly No she didn't. Check the video.

@jamsid33 i am also a believer in Zenyatta! lol! being a jockey is not my dream,(my dream is being either a worldwide fashion designer, an artist, or an interior designer) but id like to try it one day.

Zenyatta has never faced a horse in this field. So don't say she faces the same horse over and over. BTW she did defeat the Rachel Slayer-Zardana.

@kerkhoff1 Do you honestly think QR could beat Zenyatta giving her 3 lbs?

Please tell veryone you know to watch this mare run!! You cannot be a sports fan if people are unaware of this spectacle. I had people over who knew nothing about horse racing and between the post parade and the history they were told about, they instantaneously said "when does she run again?" Thats the effect this horse has on people...

@bigfred3217, personally even as much as I like him, I don't think Quality Road can beat her in the Classic either. Because the Classic is 10 furlongs. Quality Road, time and again, has shown his best distance is 9 furlongs. But has lost both times at 10 furlongs to lesser opponent in Summer Bird than Zenyatta will be. I've seen one colt in the world that may have a shot at her in the Classic, if he comes? Fame and Glory winner of the Tattersalls Gold Cup and Coronation Cup. If he takes to dirt?

SIMPLY ZENSATIONAL - one more piece of unfinished business and then I think we can call it a career.

@RUSSADAMS53 Do you think her connections look for races with 4 or 5 horses? More horses can enter these races if they want. Not many want to run against her, henceforth the small fields. Learn the subtleties of the sport before you start calling this ridiculous.

@kerkhoff1 are you nuts? they flew down the stretch. St Trinians aint no joke and what the hell is blind luck doing on your list of breeders cup classic contenders lol

@kerkhoff1 she is much better on dirt.

this horse is good but race in bigger fields not 4 or 5 or 6 horse fields. ridicious

best ever, not likely, the horse she just beat was running in poor races at prehaps the worst track in the U.K. To be the best ever she'd have to get off drugs, travel to europe and race on something other than a glorified dog track!