What is the record of Zenyatta the mare after the race at Del Mar?”
Zenyatta stays perfect with Del Mar victory DEL MAR, Calif. — Zenyatta stayed perfect, but just barely. The sensational mare improved her record to 12-0 with a narrow victory in Sunday’s Clement L. Hirsch Stakes at Del Mar. Zenyatta dropped back to last in her usual fashion, then ran four horses wide into the stretch and rallied to win by a head under strong urging from Hall of Fame jockey Mike Smith. “Wasn’t that something!” he said. Zenyatta covered 1 1-16 miles in 1:43.24 and paid $2.40, $2.20 and $2.10 as the 1-5 wagering favorite. Heavy betting on her by the crowd of 20,335 created a minus show pool of $95,010. Anabaa’s Creation returned $7.60 and $5.80, while Lethal Heat was another three-quarters of a length back in third and paid $5.20 to show. Three horses were scratched, leaving Zenyatta to face six rivals in the Grade 1 race on the synthetic surface. “I thought I won it,” said Tyler Baze, who rode Anabaa’s Creation. “She ran her fanny off. We got beat by a champion. I didn’
The undefeated Zenyatta wins the Grade 1 Clement L. Hirsch Stakes for fillies and mares at Del Mar on Aug. 9, 2009. DEL MAR, Calif. — Sensational mare Zenyatta improved her record to 12-0 with a narrow victory in Sunday’s Clement L. Hirsch Stakes at Del Mar. She ran four horses wide into the stretch and rallied to win by a head under strong urging from Hall of Fame jockey Mike Smith. “Wasn’t that something!” he said. Zenyatta covered 1 1-16 miles in 1:43.24 and paid $2.40, $2.20 and $2.10 as the 1-5 wagering favorite. Heavy betting on her created a minus show pool of $95,010. Anabaa’s Creation returned $7.60 and $5.80, while Lethal Heat was another three-quarters of a length back in third and paid $5.20 to show. Three horses were scratched, leaving Zenyatta to face six rivals in the Grade 1 race on the synthetic surface. “I thought I won it,” said Tyler Baze, who rode Anabaa’s Creation. “She ran her fanny off. We got beat by a champion. I didn’t know where she (Zenyatta) was, but I kn
