Zenyatta

Keeneland Barn Notes: Routine Morning for Nyquist, Final Breeze Scheduled for Friday

All remains well with Reddam Racing’s undefeated champion and Kentucky Derby Presented by Yum! Brands (G1) favorite Nyquist on Tuesday morning, reported Jack Sisterson, assistant to trainer Doug O’Neill. About 7:40 a.m., […]

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National Museum of Racing Announces 2016 Hall of Fame Inductees

SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. — Champion racehorses Rachel Alexandra and Zenyatta, multiple Eclipse Award-winning jockey Ramon Dominguez and multiple Eclipse Award-winning trainer Steve Asmussen have been elected to the National Museum […] Read More

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Breeders’ Cup to Return to Churchill Downs in 2018

LEXINGTON, Ky. (April 25, 2016) – The Breeders’ Cup, one of Thoroughbred horseracing’s most prestigious international events, has today announced that it will return to Churchill Downs in Louisville, Kentucky in […] Read More

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Santa Anita Stable Notes: Songbird Lowest Morning Line Choice Since Zenyatta

ALL SYSTEMS GO FOR SONGBIRD ON SATURDAY The fact that nine three-year-old fillies were entered to run against undefeated champion Songbird in the Santa Ysabel Stakes on Saturday was surprising, […] Read More

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Santa Anita Stable Notes: Songbird and Smokey Image Work Sunday

SONGBIRD IN ‘BRILLIANT’ DRILL; COULD GO IN SANTA YSABEL Champion filly Songbird could make her next start in the Grade III Santa Ysabel Stakes for three-year-old fillies at a mile […] Read More

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Zenyatta’s Second Foal, Ziconic, Rallies From Far Back to Finish Third in Debut

ARCADIA, Calif. (Feb. 20, 2016)—Whenever the legendary mare Zenyatta’s name is mentioned, expectations run high. And so was the case leading into Saturday’s third race at Santa Anita, a $56,000 […] Read More

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Santa Anita Stable Notes: Exaggerator Stays Home, Zenyatta’s Son Debuts Saturday

NYQUIST GOING TO FLORIDA, EXAGGERATOR STAYS HOME Keenly competitive on the track, both Doug O’Neill and Keith Desormeaux were uncommonly gracious and magnanimous after O’Neill’s unbeaten champion two-year-old colt of […] Read More

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American Pharoah’s Triple Crown Win in Belmont Stakes Voted NTRA Moment of the Year

HALLANDALE BEACH, Fla. (Friday, January 15, 2016) – Based on a vote of nearly 1,000 racing fans on Twitter, American Pharoah’s win in the Belmont Stakes that ended a 37-year […] Read More

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Oaklawn Preview Part 3 of 6: The Older Females

While the Arkansas Derby will always get the most attention at Oaklawn, the Apple Blossom Handicap actually has been just as productive over the years. It serves as the main […] Read More

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American Pharoah Bobblehorse Giveaway Tops 2016 Promotions

Hot Springs, Ark. (Tuesday, Dec. 8, 2015) – On the day Oaklawn kicks off its rich 3-year-old stakes series with the $150,000 Smarty Jones Stakes, the track will pay tribute […] Read More