Okay, so today, Zenyatta danced past her competition to win her 13th-race in 13 starts and taking the Grade 1 Lady's Secret for a second time! She won the 2008 Eclipse Award for Champion older female and she truly deserved that award, oh boy! She's earned $2,774,580 racing dollars in her 5 short years, and she's been only a West Coast kind of gal! She was born on April 1, 2004! Her owners, the Moss family, are trying to decide whether she should go into the G1 Breeders Cup Ladies Classic or the G1 Breeders Cup Classic.
This year, chatter demanded a match race between Miss Thing, the beautiful Zenyatta, and the Kentucky Oaks and Preakness winning Rachel Alexandra. But yesterday, Jess Jackson, Rachel's dad said that she was taking the rest of the year off and going to Churchill Downs for a rest. She had won all 8 of her '09 races and needed a rest because she had been a busy baby, at 3!
So, we won't be able to see these two big-time girls face-off this year, but maybe down the road!
In other news, last night I took a long 3 hour nap, then dined at B-dubs and read the paper, and then slept for something like 12 hours more. Then I went to the stable and spent a leisurely day hand-grazing my herd, Parelliing with Hailee, goofing off with Renny, and riding the wonderful wonderful Violet. I really enjoyed so much the hand-grazing. The sun was beautiful, sky sharp bright blue, big white puffed clouds and yellowing rustling corn. My horses' coats looked so rich and glossy and bright! I am a lucky woman.