Zenyatta Wins Thriller Over St Trinians In Vanity

With a powerful closing kick she has never failed to deliver, Zenyatta remained perfect, running her way into history with a thrilling victory over St Trinians and four others in the $250,000 Vanity Handicap on Sunday at Hollywood Park.

The win was the 17th in a row for the 6-year-old daughter of Street Cry and the Kris S. mare Vertingineux, enabling her to surpass Cigar, Citation and Mister Frisky for the longest win streak by a modern day thoroughbred in races not restricted to state breds.

She also became the first three time winner of the Vanity, a Grade 1 which was run for the 69th time Sunday.

Owned by Jerry and Ann Moss and trained by John Shirreffs, who has won the Vanity a record five times, Zenyatta, the 1-2 favorite, was able to overtake a gallant St Trinians in the closing yards. The half-length win, accomplished in 1:49.01 for the 1 1/8 miles, increased Zenyatta's earnings to $6,074,580.

Spotting the runner-up nine pounds as she carried the same 129 she did in last year's Vanity, Zenyatta trailed for more than two-thirds of the race, came widest of all into the stretch, then had to run down St Trinians, who had gotten the jump on the two-time older female champion.

With about a sixteenth of a mile to go, it appeared Zenyatta's streak could be in jeopardy, but she was able to do what she's always done since beginning her career with a maiden victory at Hollywood Park on Nov. 22, 2007. She is 7-for-7 at the track she calls home.

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• ZENYATTA
• VANITY HANDICAP
• MIKE SMITH
• JERRY MOSS
• ANN MOSS
• JOHN SHIRREFFS
• HOLLYWOOD PARK
• ST TRINIANS

[AnimalsRock4Love]

I don't mean to be rude but I've had enough of people putting Mr. Sherriff's down...You people should celebrate the fact that we have ONE trainer in horse racing who actually.(novel idea) puts the HORSE first.....I thank god for him..furthermore one reason so many of us allowed ourselves to love her so is because we trust him to keep her safe...

Zenyatta...Champion of Champions.

Queen of ALL

The Best

[mlc520120]

I believe the "keep this in your minds and hearts" comment was about Zenyatta's 17 in a row achievement

[littledrawingfan]

Man:"...ZENYATTA, YESSSS!!!

[coolerpaul]

No, I dont think so mate, would have loved to have seen her race in the flesh.

[goodfella30]

@coolerpaul Has Zenyatta ever raced in Britain?

[roedel]

One of the greatest calls in all of sports!!

[coolerpaul]

I'm a big british racing fan, we currently have frankel, so I always think we have the best horses but my god that zenyatta is something else, what a horse

[wilsoncombatgrl]

The announcer cracked me up..lady Z's running and personality reminds me of Secretariat

[EducatedIdiot97]

LOL i love the guy announcing the race xD

[littledrawingfan]

"IS ZENYATTA YESSS!!!!!!"

[eagles01211]

i wonder who the announcer was rooting for...

[Kostly]

@wolfpup233 the second half of her career she was giving the field 12-18lbs?? Something like that ridiculous.  Her stretch runs are LEGEND.