Posted on 11/06/2010 5:19:05 PM PDT by Holen1
Zenyatta's history-making winning streak ends by a nose to Blame in a thrilling $5 million Breeders' Cup Classic (gr. I) (VIDEO) under the lights at Churchill Downs Nov. 6. Blame is a homebred son of Arch for Claiborne Farm and Adele Dilschneider.
“To be filled with anticipation and see it come through is a feeling can’t describe,” said Seth Hancock, president of Claiborne Farm, which celebrated its 100th anniversary this year.
With the Classic, Blame won his third grade I race of the year. Earlier he won the Stephen Foster Handicap and Whitney Handicap, and he finished second in the grade I Jockey Club Gold Cup. Blame will now be retired to stud at Claiborne with a lifetime record of nine wins in 13 starts, six of the wins in graded stakes.
The final time was 2:02.28.
More to come...
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I’ll say that the surest bet in racing/breeding is that she WON’T go to Curlin. :-)
A fine pick. Mr. Prospector, Seattle Slew and Northern plus Secretariat and Spectacular Bid. And two crosses of Dr. Fager. Fairway Flyer, Magnolia, etc. I considered him for about 30 minute.
I would like to see her be the dam of the best horse alive.
Nice to see you.
Pretty spirited Horse of the Year debate over at The Blood-Horse.
Jason Shandler blog.
I don’t Jason’s way of discussing it. It’s “I’m right and you don’t know what you’re talking about.”
I like Blame but he’s only got the Classic and the Whitney to brag about.
If Zenyatta won, that it, she’s the HOF. Goldikova has the three BC Mile wins and 5 G1s this year.
I think I would pick Zenyatta but I wouldn’t get in a bar fight over it.
Has anybody seen her birth certificate?
Not I, but both her parents were born in this country so she’s ok.
Yea, that's me.......been four years now and my phone still hasn't rung.
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