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Fans Come Out Early to See Zenyatta Statue

Fans Come Out Early to See Zenyatta Statue

Proving that Zenyatta is far from forgotten, many of her fans arrived at Santa Anita early Sept. 29 in order to see her statue unveiled at noon, an hour before the first race.

 Saturday, September 29, 2012
Team Zenyatta Wins Special Eclipse Award

Team Zenyatta Wins Special Eclipse Award

Team Zenyatta, consisting of the individuals who helped 6-year-old Zenyatta become one of the most recognizable sports stars of 2010, will be honored with the Special Eclipse Award.

 Wednesday, January 05, 2011
All Zenyatta All the Time at Churchill

All Zenyatta All the Time at Churchill

With only two workouts by Breeders' Cup World Championship entrants, the scene on the backside of Churchill Downs the morning of Nov. 3 was all about Zenyatta.

 Wednesday, November 03, 2010
Zenyatta Gallops; Set for Oct. 30 Work

Zenyatta Gallops; Set for Oct. 30 Work

Zenyatta galloped 1 1/4 miles on the Hollywood Park Cushion Track Oct. 29 a day before her last work prior to the Nov. 6 Breeders' Cup Classic (gr. I) at Churchill Downs.

 Friday, October 29, 2010
Zenyatta May Start Training on Dirt This Week

Zenyatta May Start Training on Dirt This Week

Trainer John Shirreffs may start training Zenyatta on the dirt this week in preparation for the upcoming Breeders' Cup Classic.

 Tuesday, October 26, 2010
Shirreffs, Moss: Zenyatta is Still Retired

Shirreffs, Moss: Zenyatta is Still Retired

When Zenyatta worked a half-mile in :48 Jan. 6 at Hollywood Park, speculation continued that she may race again. The more mundane explanation revolved around cold weather in Kentucky and an injured exercise rider.

 Saturday, January 09, 2010
Haskin's BC Wrapup:  Z One and Only

Haskin's BC Wrapup: Z One and Only

Over the course of the next week, we'll have several wrapups, going over different aspects of Breeders' Cup 2009, but let's face it; this year's event will forever belong to Zenyatta.

 Tuesday, November 10, 2009
Inside Track: Yatta Yatta Yatta

Inside Track: Yatta Yatta Yatta

Exercise riders have a special trash talk all their own, usually along the lines of how the horse they are aboard can trounce anything on four legs in this century or last. That's why few people paid any attention in 2007 when Steve Willard, riding a huge unraced filly from John Shirreffs' barn, told a Hollywood Park outrider, "This is the second coming of Ruffian."

 Monday, January 05, 2009