Zenyatta stays perfect, wins 13th straight race
ARCADIA, Calif. — Zenyatta has done it again, running her record to 13-0 with a victory in the $300,000 Lady’s Secret Stakes.
The stellar mare tied Personal Ensign’s streak of 13 consecutive wins set 20 years ago.
Ridden by Hall of Fame jockey Mike Smith, Zenyatta covered 1 1-16 miles on the synthetic Pro-Ride surface in 1:42.89 on Saturday at Santa Anita. Sent off as the 2-5 wagering favorite, she paid $2.80, $2.40 and $2.10.
Lethal Heat returned $7.40 and $4.20, while Cocoa Beach returned $3 to show. Zenyatta’s stablemate, Life Is Sweet, was fourth in the seven-horse field.
Zenyatta won the Lady’s Secret a year ago before going on to win the Breeders’ Cup Ladies’ Classic.
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ARCADIA, Calif. (AP) — Mine That Bird missed the winner’s circle again Saturday, finishing sixth behind upset winner Gitano Hernando in the $350,000 Goodwood Stakes at Santa Anita.
The Kentucky Derby champion is winless in four starts since his stunning 50-1 upset on the first Saturday in May.
Britain-bred Gitano Hernando won the 1 1-8-mile race, earning an automatic berth in the $5 million Breeders’ Cup Classic on Nov. 7 at Santa Anita.
Ridden by Kieren Fallon, Gitano Hernando covered the distance in 1:48.39 and paid $38, $14.40 and $9.40. The winner arrived from Europe with a 2-for-2 record on synthetic surfaces.
Colonel John, the 2008 Santa Anita Derby winner, was second and Richard’s Kid, the Pacific Classic winner, was third in the field of 10.
Mine That Bird again failed to fire on Santa Anita’s synthetic Pro-Ride surface in his second start on it. The 3-year-old gelding was last among 12 horses in the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile nearly a year ago, giving no hint of what was to come at Churchill Downs in May.
The Derby is Mine That Bird’s only win in seven starts this year. He had regular rider Calvin Borel back in the saddle Saturday. A good showing was expected to move Mine That Bird on to the BC Classic.
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