The call to the post...
It was Filly Friday today at The Breeders' Cup World Championships of Thoroughbred Racing.
This is the first time they have split the Breeders' Cup races up according to sex, and it is a nice way to give the fillies and mares their dues.
And it was a spectacular day of racing, no doubt!
Capped off by a win in the Ladies Classic by the absolute PHENOM, "Zenyatta"!
ZENYATTA!!!
photo by Charles Pravata/Horsephotos
Zenyatta is a perfect 9 for 9 after today's run, and has wrapped up year end honors for champion older fillies & mares (she's 4)... and quite possibly is a big candidate for Horse of the Year if Curlin doesn't fire tommorrow in the Breeders' Cup Classic.
She is a force to be reckoned with. She broke last, which is her norm.. and around the far turn and into the stretch, she opened up and started passing horses like they were standing still (also her norm!)... It was a sight to behold.
Awesome!
Of course there were four other races today and they were equally as thrilling (ok, well - nearly as exciting).
Some pics of the other winners:
Forever Together wins Breeders' Cup Filly & Mare Turf
Photo by Rick Samuels/BloodHorse
Maram (#3) wins Breeders' Cup Juvenille Fillies Turf
photo by Charles Pravata/Horsephotos
Stardom Bound wins Breeders' Cup Juvenille Fillies
photo by Rick Samuels/BloodHorse
Ventura wins Breeders' Cup Filly & Mare Sprint
photo by Z/Matt Barton (Thoroughbred Times)
And to finish, another photo of the brilliant Zenyatta, doing what she does best.
Photo by Rick Samuels/BloodHorse
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