Zensational Wraps Up Three Division Titles
Zensational Wraps Up Three Division Titles
It
was a three-division sweep for the super speedy Zensational in the
annual media poll to crown the season's champions conducted by Del Mar
Thoroughbred Club. Zensational, trained by new Hall of Famer Bob
Baffert, was a unanimous choice as top sprinter of the meet and runaway
choice as Horse of the Meet and top 3-year-old.
Zensational
captured the Bing Crosby and Pat O'Brien sprint stakes, both Grade I
events. Those dominating victories made the 3-year-old son of
Unbridled's Song a runaway winner in all three categories.
The
Z-factor triumphed on another front, also, as the undefeated Zenyatta
repeated as top older filly or mare. Her 2009 reprise of her 2008
victory in the Grade I Clement L. Hirsch Stakes was the key to her
unanimous choice.
Top older horse honors went to the upset
winner of the Pacific Classic, Richard's Kid, owned by Arnold Zetcher
and trained by Baffert. It was Richard's Kid's third start of the meet.
He was beaten a nose in his previous start at the seashore, the Cougar
II Handicap.
In one of the closest votes in the media poll,
Spring House, the repeat winner of the Grade II Del Mar Handicap, ruled
as the winner in the top grass horse category. Close to Spring House
were Global Hunter, who won the Grade I Eddie Read Stakes, and Magical
Fantasy, winner of the Grade I John C. Mabee Stakes.
In another
tight vote, Internallyflawless, winner of the Grade I Del Mar Oaks,
edged out Carlsbad, winner of the Grade III Rancho Bernardo Handicap,
for top 3-year-old filly honors.
Rating unanimous support, also,
were the winners of Del Mar's major races for 2-year-olds, the filly Mi
Sueno, who won the Sorrento Stakes prior to the Grade I Darley
Debutante and Lookin At Lucky, winner of both the Best Pal Stakes and
the Grade I Del Mar Futurity.
Horse of the Meet ............ Zensational
Top older horse ............... Richard's Kid
Top older filly or mare ...... Zenyatta
Top sprinter .................... Zensational
Top grass horse .............. Spring House
Top 3-year-old filly ...........Internallyflawless
Top 3-year-old ................ Zensational
Top 2-year-old filly ........... Mi Sueno
Top 2-year-old ................ Lookin At Lucky
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