Horse Racing: Zenyatta Stakes Revert to Original Name
Zenyatta won’t get a chance to run in a race named after her.
The Lady’s Secret Stakes, which had briefly been renamed the Zenyatta Stakes in tribute to the 6-year-old mare’s popular 2008 and 2009 wins at the race, has reverted back to its original name, due largely to the fact that Zenyatta will be appearing in the race.
At the time of the renaming, Zenyatta had been retired; however, with the news that Zenyatta would continue to race and not be bred, her owners and trainer preferred that the race name be switched back.
The Oak Tree Racing Association, which operates the Lady’s Secret Stakes, will be holding their meeting at Hollywood Park for the first time since the race’s inception. The meeting, which this year features 22 days of racing, had previously been held at Santa Anita, who had hosted it since 1969.
However, both the Thoroughbred Owners of California and the California Thoroughbred Trainers expressed worries about Santa Anita’s degrading synthetic track, concerns that are causing Santa Anita to install a dirt track in time for next year’s meeting. It still might not be enough to return the meeting to Santa Anita though; race officials are considering holding the 2011 meeting at Del Mar.
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