Triple Crown
Whats diffrence between Triple Crown Races and breeders cup ones?
I was watching Zanyatta and was wondering why didn’t she try for the triple crown.
The Triple Crown of Thoroughbred Racing (although sometimes shortened to Triple Crown, the full name is used to avoid possible confusion with other sports) consists of three races for three-year-old Thoroughbred horses. Winning all three of these Thoroughbred horse races is considered the greatest accomplishment of a Thoroughbred racehorse. Different nations where thoroughbred racing is popular each have their own Triple Crown series. In recent years, winning a Triple Crown has become a very rare achievement, with most horses specializing on a limited range of distances.
Breeder’s Cup-
This event was created as a year-end championship for North American thoroughbred racing, and also attracts top horses from other parts of the world, especially Europe. The Breeders’ Cup was founded in 1982 by John R. Gaines, a leading thoroughbred owner and breeder.
Simply put Zenyatta wasn’t ready to run then..and it’s very smart that her connections didn’t force her, many great’s have not run in all 3 Triple Crown races. Zenyatta had a segment on 60 Minutes last Sunday, and if you didn’t see it you can watch it on line at this link http://www.cbsnews.com/video/watch/?id=7009219n&tag=mncol;lst;2 I enjoyed the Zenyatta segment so much I watched it three times, plus the overtime footage on line, it was awesome, as well as, en-lighting. Everyone who spent time with her fell in love with her. One of the questions asked was as yours, “Why didn’t Zenyatta run in the Kentucky Derby?” She wasn’t ready, so she didn’t race until late in her 3-year-old season. “You just had to wait for her to fill in and handle her size,” Shirreffs her trainer said. Not being ready the connections where right not to race her, a very smart move, and look at her size and you’ll see why it was a long wait. At 17.2 hands tall, 1,217 pounds, Zenyatta is bigger than some draft horses. She’s bigger than the legendary Secretariat, the one they called “Big Red” at 16.2 hands. She’s bigger than Forego (17 hands) or Man o’ War (16.2).
That size not only gave her a late start in racing, but it has dictated a late-running style. In every one of her 19 victories, Zenyatta has come from off the lead, most of the time circling the field on the far outside from well off the pace. It’s a style that makes her perfect record even more improbable because of all the complications that can arise.
Despite traffic, slower-than-expected fractions from leaders, even at shorter distances than her preference, she always has managed to catch her competitors before the wire. Her style is very close finishes. Mike Smith her Jockey says she the best horse he has ever rode, and said she has another gear that he has never had the chance to use (yet)..but if needed it’s there..watch 60 Minutes at the link above, you be happy you did..it will leave you smiling.. 
Facts – Before 2010 Breeder’s Cup
ZENYATTA
Age: 6 (foaled April 1, 2004)
Dam: Vertigineux by Kris S.
Sire: Street Cry by Machiavellian
Owners: Jerry and Ann Moss
Trainer: John Shirreffs
Breeder: Maverick Production Limited
Jockey: Mike Smith (in her last 16 races)
Record: 19-19-0-0
Earnings: $6,404,580
Career highlights: Winner of 13 Grade I stakes, including 2009 Breeders’ Cup Classic, 2008 Breeders’ Cup Ladies’ Classic, two-time winner of the Grade I Apple Blossom Handicap at Oaklawn Park.
Eclipse Awards: American Champion Older Female Horse, 2008, 2009
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