Steve Asmussen and Rachel Alexandra, the great mare he trained to Horse of the Year honours, as well as Horse of the Year Zenyatta and jockey Ramon Dominguez will be inducted this year into the National Museum of Racing’s Hall of Fame
While the Dubai World Cup to be run on Saturday for a purse of $10 000 000, is a relatively new race –it was first run in 1996 –it is a race whose winners already include some breed shaping stallions
Zenyatta collected people, she brought them together and she connected people. That was her magic. And incredibly, after her racing career was over, her fans have kept that connection going. What I’d forgotten is that those connections run both ways.
Posters of Cozmic One as a foal with Zenyatta were given to the first 1000 people at Santa Anita. It also seemed like many people purchased souvenir betting tickets
We are deeply saddened to report the passing of Zenyatta’s filly, affectionately nicknamed Z Princess
SARAH WHITELAW: Does size count – theories regarding the height of successful racehorse; some Arc facts and Solemia’s win
SARAH WHITELAW: Black Caviar and Zenyatta are two of the greatest mares the racing world has ever known. Both champion females won their first 19 starts, and both defeated some of the best males of their generation.
