The unbeaten mare rallies from second-to-last place on the final turn in her first race against males.
She'll try to extend her record to 14-0 in the Breeders' Cup Classic on Saturday.
Results from the six championship races held on Friday at Santa Anita Park.
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Looking just at the Breeders' Cup races Friday, four of them had no winners and three had just one.
There is no consensus on whether the synthetic tracks have helped with injuries, and California tracks could go back to dirt.
Trainer brings charisma and charm to the sport, and he also brings three good horses to the Breeders' Cup this weekend.
The 74-year-old golfer, who owns a stud farm in South Africa, says he comes for Breeders' Cup festivities every year and 'All the best horses are here.'
This weekend's races at Arcadia are particularly challenging to predict; we break down who has the best track record among handicappers.
The Times has put together a U.S. vs. Europe showdown, Ryder Cup style.
Dodgers manager's Safe at Home program will benefit from a pool of money set aside by Breeders' Cup Charities and TVG if he can make the correct selections.
Trainer won't enter a horse in the Breeders' Cup because of Santa Anita's synthetic track. He also points several areas in which the struggling sport needs to make changes to improve its status.
Several horses from the old continent might win races Friday and Saturday at Santa Anita.
Her legacy already secure, the unbeaten mare will go against the boys in the Breeders' Cup Classic
As it now stands, she will race against the boys in Saturday's Classic. It was a quietly made decision. Now, the hoopla can begin.
Behind the glitz and glory of the racetrack, most thoroughbred owners are struggling with an economic model that doesn't make sense.
Breeders' Cup officials and the Oak Tree Racing Assn. have dropped prices and spruced up Santa Anita in hopes of luring fans out for the two-day championship.
With Rachel Alexandra taking the rest of the year off, Zenyatta is now the unanimous first lady of horse racing. She extends her record to 13-0 with a victory at Santa Anita.
Lightly raced 3-year-old Gitano Hernando shows up from England and defeats Kentucky Derby winner Mine That Bird and top older horses in the Grade I, $350,000 Goodwood Stakes at Santa Anita.
Four major races are on the card, with popular 3-year-olds Zenyatta and Mine That Bird scheduled to run and Breeders' Cup and horse-of-the-year implications in the air.
Hall of Fame trainer's unbeaten 2-year-old colt Lookin At Lucky wins the Norfolk Stakes at Santa Anita and could be Kentucky Derby material.
Down the stretch, favored Grazen pulls up lame in the Classic. The tendon injury ends his career.
The stakes-winning gelding was retired last year as bone deterioration weakened his ankles. His connections say stem cell treatment has rejuvenated the horse, but some observers fear another tragedy.
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