OMG! Same here!! just to smile. even get a little choked up. lol

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Same! And if I ever feel the need to get out an ugly cry I just watch the press conference of Mike Smith after the 2010 race...

Yeah me too

Yep me too :-)

I can only imagine the surge of emotion when she crossed the line in first. You are very fortunate to have witnessed such greatness!

Sure u were kid

Wow lucky you. I will never forget that race!!!

I was homeless and watched it in a Sports bar! I bet the Breeders Cup every year since 87' I would have had at least $200 on Zenyatta at 5/2, considering I picked 3 other winners that day, I bet $500 on the Cup last year, got shut out! Gotta love horse racing..♥️🙏👉🇺🇸

​@chrisp.9172 lol homeless and betting hundreds on horse racing. Explains quite a bit haha

One of the best calls in racing history

She overtakes like she should be wearing a cape.

I tear up every time. I was there to see it in 2009.

I was there to I was bursting tears

It's the way he was commenting about her throughout the race too..."Zenyatta is DEAD last!" He just kept saying it making things seem hopeless. :)

@curragh 42 nope Zenyatta

curragh 42 Ruffian was not in Zenyatta’s time.

@curragh 42 Ruffian didn't even racw against male horses...smh

@curragh 42 i disagree. How can you say she the best if she didn't race against the boys

@curragh 42 Rachel Alexandra lost to females in her career how many females did Zenyatta lose to? Ruffian Never raced outaide the state of New York and you gonna say she the best. Sure🙄🙄

She had already made up 5 lengths and split the field, before he could spit the words out of his mouth!!♥️🙏👉🇺🇸

Being a runner of course during the race. Your out of breath & tired, it gives you that extra needed inspiration to pick it up & find that gear you thought never existed. Best time to kick it in is probably the last 1600m

As a groom, I used to jog the turf courses at SA and DMR, bare foot. Man, that backstretch looms LONG when you only have 2 legs. I was cheap speed, slowed to a walk by the 1/8 pole.

Haha not for us humans indeed mate! But for them majestic beings, it is but a breeze!

One of the greatest calls Ive ever heard tbh. This guy has to be the best horse race caller Ive ever heard.

@@gutzzgutzz6795 Trevor an all time great, and now we have the insufferable Collmus butchering call after call.

It's like Ali and Howard Cosell ,Trevor and Zenyatta...unbeeleevable!

Agreed. This call is one of a few I regularly like to listen to; the 1995 BC Classic race which Cigar won to tie Citation's 16 win streak by Tom Durkin (which to me is the all-time best race call); and the 1997 Kentucky Derby call of Silver Charm, Freehouse, and Captain Bodgit by Dave Johnson ("and here comes the Captain"; "Captain Bodgit is flying"; and of course the usual "And down the stretch they come") -Dave Johnson, Tom Durkin, and Trevor Denman would be on any Mount Rushmore of Horse Racing Announcers...

Trevor Denman and Zenyatta attached at the hip like Cosell and Ali

A complete difference when you look at Rachel Alexandra who got burnt out from her 3 year old campaign and was never the same horse again. She lost to nobodies during her 4 year old campaign, including Zardana, Zenny's stablemate. Zenyatta proved that she could best any competition, and if not for a few factors conspiring against her at Churchill, she would've retired a back to back Classic champion. She was still the best horse on that day, regardless of whether or not Blame barely held on.

@@mamabear160 Zenyatta was a late bloomer and Rachel peaked early. Rachel's owners/trainer took advantage of this and allowed her to compete in tough races because they believed she could win and would likely level out at the age of 4. Zenyatta on the other hand could never handle the rigors of a 3 year old campaign so she was carefully managed. No problem in doing that but it isn't fair to say Rachel got burnt out or for anyone else to state Zenyatta was handled with gloves.

That is why I think Zenyatta was so special and something we will never see again or for at least a very long time. I mean look at American Pharoah, what he did was incredible and something that the horse racing community thought couldn't be done again, but would he have kept his top form if he raced as a four year old? Look at Arrogate, the richest horse in North America, but sadly strongly disliked the surface at Del Mar and lost his final three races and to be a champion, that's just something he had to overcome but couldn't. Even Justify, though his time was short, it was an amazing ride to watch, but would he have faired against the older males? And I'm not trying to diminish any of these horses and their accomplishments but Zenyatta kept her form for three full seasons, and that's why I think she was so special, consistently racing in the top races against the top competition and retired 100% sound. Her connections could have retired her after her 2008 Ladies Classic win but kept her racing and I'm so thankful for that.

@@Laura-nx5cl would Zenyatta have been a 2 and 3 year old champion winning classic races and breeders cups at those ages? Her trainer didnt feel she was ready to take on that challenge and he has said as much. Arrogate, Pharoah and Rachel did those things. Zenyatta did great things also but they were different things. She didnt really start racing until age 4 and lost 1 of the only 2 races she ever ran against male opponents. Zenyatta is visually impressive but her depth is questionable.

@@joecommie4890 I don't think she would have been a successful 2 and 3 year old, because like you said, her trainer didn't think she was ready. But I was pointing out what makes her impressive, was how she was able to keep her form for so long when so many horses have shown time and time again that they aren't able to do so.

+HorseCrazieGirl15 Me too....Even after all this time...

Each time I watch it I keep thinking: how on earth is Mike Smith going to get her out of there. I still have to remind myself that she routinely ran sub 24 and even sub 23 final quarters without seeming to extend herself.

AAndrews1968 always

Me too. EVERY TIME...

Trevor the best in the business!

She just seemed lost that day broke about 10 or 12 lengths slower than usual, she's usually just in touch with the back marker. Then Mike Smith tried to make up some ground early, ( said she actually learned to take the dirt all in the length of the backstretch) Got steadied, then she showed away from the whip, because he never had to use it before! If any one of these things doesn't happen, she wins. That's why Mike was Crying like a baby in the post race conference, saying " it was my fault"

My mum was always reminded of Silky Sullivan when we watched Zenyatta's races together!!!

When the world was running down, she made the best of what was still around!

Old-time Police fans here, such a great bunch!

+steven cooke Go on, Blame it on Blame, Lol, I had to get that in...But I know what you mean,Reather had seen her dead last than to lose a close one as her only lost..

keep in mind this was on the synthetic track too! Imagine how quick the time could have been if this race was on dirt!

@@mendonlezine4600 Abel Tasman finished her career that way in this year's Distaff. Blind Luck's last race was like that. I'd hate to see a 22 starts 21 wins, 0 seconds and 0 thirds on her record.

Not if you owned the horse that's a lot of cash@@stevencooke6451

steven cooke Me neither I still can’t watch that race I was in despair at the finish. My heart broke for Mike Smith during press conference the way he cried over the loss. I’m sure he still hasn’t forgiven himself.

Zenyatta would win of course

So is American Pharoah and look at him

Zenyatta is not related to Secretariat. Neither her sire nor dam are related to Secretariat. American Pharoah has Secretariat five generations back....

yea, i think has like man-o-war bloodline 6 generations back through war admiral, mmm maybe 7.

More like ten....Zenyatta has War Admiral and Man O'War much to far back in her pedigree to mean anything via Hoist the Flag

julie hertz I'm not trying to spoil the fun but so are about 5000 other horses aren't they?

+renduke Then you never appreciated Allez France, and Miesque? Oh So Sharp? Oh So Sharp at any trip would beat Zenyatta.

+Capo Capo You need to get a grip

+Capo Capo Oh So Sharp Raced a WHOLE 9 times and was beaten twice......Miesque isn't even in the same zip code as Zenyatta.......try to wrap your mind around this Zenyatta raced 20 times beaten ONCE BY A NOSE By an Older Male

+Capo Capo look at this video again she mowed down the best boys in the world it was almost like she was toying with them

+renduke oh I Forgot and the loss by a Nose to an Older male was a TOTAL BOTCH Job by Mike Smith or she is 20 for 20 beating older males twice

+Lauren VanD She's my Queen of horse racing also and gotta love Zenyatta as you say!!!!

I saw them all since 1971 Zenyatta was the greatest female ever period. She would have reeled Ruffian right in.

Mine That Bird didn't like synthetics, to top that off he wasn't the same horse after the Belmont.

she was five years old in 2009.

Sorry but Zenyatta would not have won the KY derby. She wasn't ready for racing until late in her 3 year old career. John Shireffs has said the same. The derby had extraordinary runners including street sense and curlin. While they were competing at the highest level of racing she was still being trained up to start racing.

Yeah you really dont know horse racing. Read what Brainy wrote. She seems to know a good deal.

+Carl P *(1) Most of the world hardly respects a synthetic track legacy.(2) Zenyatta is, unfortunately, another one of the USA's 'lasix champions', sad to say. Oh well...*

What about winning colors?

austin p Yes, although only as a three-year-old. Then there's Bayakoa, Go For Wand, Dance Smartly, Paseana, Hollywood Wildcat, One Dreamer, Inside Information, Serena's Song, Jewel Princess, Silverbulletday, Riboletta, Spain, Azeri, Ashado, Ginger Punch, Rachel Alexandra, Unrivaled Belle, Blind Luck, Royal Delta, Untapable, Beholder, Songbird, and more. This guy is an emotionally-blinded fan, that's all.

She beat Ginger Punch handily the first time she won the Apple Blossom, and Rachel Alexandra ran from her and a potential $5 million dollar payday the second time she won the Apple Blossom, so as far as I'm concerned you can scratch both of those as being compared to Zenyatta. I always said the only prayer Rachel Alexandra would've ever had of beating Zenyatta would've been on conventional dirt in a match race, and then maybe. But in a full field, I don't care if they would've raced on conventional dirt, synthetics, turf, or on asphalt across a Wall-Mart parking lot, Zenyatta would've ran her down and right on by her through the stretch just like she did every opponent she ever faced save Blame. And lest we forget the incredible amount of weight she always had to give away to the other fillies & mares she faced. None of the above the mentioned filly/mares you listed have ever had to give away remotely the same kind of weight Zenyatta did. Just sayin........

GBeret83 But many of them did things Zenyatta couldn't, and some of them had more grueling campaigns.than she did. Not to take anything away from her, though.

How is that?

"Fields sent on their way to the breeders cup classic to the roar of Santa Anita crowd " classic

Yeah she is a great horse but I think you wasted your tears bud. Greater things are going on in horse racing every year.

And they went about 1:11 4/5 which is pretty pedestrian for Santa Anita..

She came in 2nd in that 2nd Breeders Cup...lost by a nose hair, and would have definitely won with another leg to go...Her jockey messed that up...I got her with Secretariat

@@matttirado7661 She's one of his descendants :) His great great granddaughter.🐎

She is so big, she needs warm up time.