Love and Pride, who shipped from the east coast to contest the $250,000 Zenyatta Stakes (gr. I) on Saturday at Santa Anita, made the trip worthwhile by coasting to an easy 3 1/4-length victory.
With Martin Garcia aboard, the Todd Pletcher-trained filly got off to an excellent start and soon took command of the early lead while setting moderate fractions of :23.98 and :48.47 seconds. Via Villaggio, Joyful Victory, and Star Billing were closest to the pace, followed by Switch, Miss Mittagong, Include Me Out, Amani, and Love Theway Youare.
Rounding the final turn, Joyful Victory shifted to the outside and made a run at Love and Pride, but the latter filly responded by finding another gear and extending her lead. From there, the results were never in doubt, as Love and Pride coasted to an easy victory in the very sharp time of 1:43.09 seconds for 1 1/16th miles.
Joyful Victory outfinished Include Me Out by a half-length for second, while the latter filly edged out Via Villaggio by a nose for the show. Amani, Star Billing, Switch, Love Theway Youare, and Miss Mittagong completed the order of finish.
The winner, a daughter of A.P. Indy out of the Storm Cat mare Ile de France, is owned by Green Hills Farm Inc. She has now won two consecutive grade I races, having taken the Personal Ensign Handicap (gr. I) at Saratoga in her previous start.
-Keelerman
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Wednesday, September 26, 2012
Zenyatta Stakes Entries: Six grade I winners to face off
Grade I winners Amani, Love Theway Youare, Switch, Star Billing, Include Me Out, and Love and Pride are among the nine fillies and mares entered in the $250,000 Zenyatta Stakes (gr. I), to be run on Saturday at Santa Anita Park.
The 1 1/16th miles race -- which is a "Win and You're In" for the Breeders' Cup Ladies Classic (gr. I) -- is named for the magnificent champion Zenyatta, who won the race on three straight occasions back when it was known as the Lady's Secret Stakes. Coincidentally, the runner-up to Zenyatta in 2010 -- Switch -- is back again for the 2012 running.
Post Positions
-Keelerman
The 1 1/16th miles race -- which is a "Win and You're In" for the Breeders' Cup Ladies Classic (gr. I) -- is named for the magnificent champion Zenyatta, who won the race on three straight occasions back when it was known as the Lady's Secret Stakes. Coincidentally, the runner-up to Zenyatta in 2010 -- Switch -- is back again for the 2012 running.
Post Positions
| PP | Horse | Weight | Jockey | Trainer |
| 1 | Amani | 121 | Rafael Bejarano | Neil Drysdale |
| 2 | Love Theway Youare | 124 | David Flores | Myung Kwon Cho |
| 3 | Switch | 119 | Garrett Gomez | John Sadler |
| 4 | Joyful Victory | 119 | Rosie Napravnik | Larry Jones |
| 5 | Star Billing | 121 | Victor Espinoza | John Shirreffs |
| 6 | Include Me Out | 124 | Joe Talamo | Ron Ellis |
| 7 | Love and Pride | 124 | Martin Garcia | Todd Pletcher |
| 8 | Via Villaggio | 116 | Martin Pedroza | Jerry Hollendorfer |
| 9 | Miss Mittagong | 119 | Mario Gutierrez | Ben Cecil |
-Keelerman
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