Zenyatta making her winning move 
Benoit and Associates photo

INGLEWOOD, Calif. (June 27, 2009) — One fan held a sign which said it all Saturday afternoon: “Bo Derek a Perfect 10, Zenyatta a Perfect 11.” Zenyatta, the champion distaffer with a perfect 10-for-10 record, notched career victory No. 11 as she came from off the pace to score a 2 ½-length victory while being geared down in the closing yards by Hall of Fame jockey Mike Smith in the G1 $300,000 Vanity Handicap . A spot in the Hall of Fame is being held for the dynamic 5-year-old mare who spotted five rivals from 13 to 16 pounds while toting an almost unheard of 129 — the most a winner has carried at Hollywood Park since Cascapedia won the 1977 Vanity in an era when carrying weight was the norm. more....

3rd Running of the $50,000 Pink Ribbon Stake
at Stockton was won by Carbonite 
Vassar Photography

BLACK MAMBA SUCCESSFULLY DEFENDS BEVERLY HILLS TITLE
Defending champion Black Mamba, third at the head of the stretch, gradually wore down the leaders and caught Charming Legacy just before the wire to win the G2 $150,000 Beverly Hills Handicap by a head under jockey Garrett Gomez on Sunday at Hollywood Park. Black Mamba, a 6-year-old New Zealand-bred mare, covered 1 ¼ miles on the Lakeside Turf Course in 1:59.72 under high weight of 120 pounds while snapping a five-race winless streak dating to last summer.  "She didn't make anything easy for me today,” Gomez said. “The fractions were honest enough, but she's a little one-paced. She's just kind of steady and long-striding— she just keeps coming. Today I thought she would take it to 'em somewhere along the way, but she really wouldn't help out too much. She made my job a little more difficult. But she got the job done and hopefully she'll get some confidence back from this race." more...

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