Zenyatta Stakes

Zenyatta Stakes

Grade I race
Location	Santa Anita Park Arcadia, California, United States
Inaugurated	1993
Race type	Thoroughbred - Flat racing
Website	Santa Anita Park
Race information
Distance	1+1⁄16 miles (8.5 furlongs)
Surface	Dirt
Track	Left-handed
Qualification	Fillies & Mares, three-years-old & up
Weight	Assigned
Purse	$300,000

The Zenyatta Stakes (formally the Lady's Secret Stakes and Lady's Secret Breeders' Cup Handicap) is an American Thoroughbred horse race run annually near the end of September during the fall meet at Santa Anita Park in Arcadia, California. The race was run at Hollywood Park in 2010 due to impending work at Santa Anita Park.

A Grade I event since 2007, it is open to fillies and mares, age three and older, willing to race one and one-sixteenth miles. It currently carries a purse of $300,000.

In 2012, the race was renamed after the 2009 Breeders' Cup Classic winner and 2010 American Horse of the Year Zenyatta, who won the race in 2008, 2009 and 2010. The race was previously named after Hall of Famer Lady's Secret.

Proposed name change

After the 2009 running, it was announced that the race would be renamed the Zenyatta Stakes. That change, however, was held off for 2010 at the behest of the connections of Zenyatta. For 2010, it was again run as the Lady's Secret Stakes because Zenyatta was in the field. The Mosses and Zenyatta’s trainer, John Shirreffs, requested that the race be changed back to its original name for this running.

The race name change was done on the assumption that Zenyatta would retire at the end of 2009. The Hollywood Park officials did not anticipate that she might again race in the Lady's Secret in 2010. The race was again run as the Lady's Secret Stakes in 2011 but will be run under its new name in 2012.

Records

Speed record:

• 1:40.30 - Zenyatta (2008)

Most wins:

• 3 - Zenyatta (2008, 2009, 2010)
• 3 - Beholder (2013, 2014, 2015)

Most wins by a jockey:

• 5 - Mike E. Smith (2002, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2014)

Most wins by a trainer:

• 4 - John Shirreffs (1999, 2008, 2009, 2010)
• 4 - John W. Sadler (2005, 2006, 2011, 2016)
• 4 - Richard Mandella (2013), (2014), (2015), (2017)

Most wins by an owner:

• 4 - Ann & Jerry Moss (2008, 2009, 2010, 2011)

Winners

Zenyatta Stakes

Year	Winner	Age	Jockey	Trainer	Owner	Time
2017	Paradise Woods	3	Flavien Prat	Richard Mandella	Sarkowsky, Steven, Wygod, Martin J. and Wygod, Pam	1:44.34
2016	Stellar Wind	4	Victor Espinoza	John W. Sadler	Hronis Racing	1:41.80
2015	Beholder	5	Gary Stevens	Richard Mandella	Spendthrift Farm	1:42.83
2014	Beholder	4	Mike Smith	Richard Mandella	Spendthrift Farm	1:42.19
2013	Beholder	3	Gary Stevens	Richard Mandella	Spendthrift Farm	1:42.11
2012	Love and Pride	4	Martin Garcia	Todd Pletcher	Green Hills Farm	1:43.09

Lady's Secret Stakes

Year	Winner	Age	Jockey	Trainer	Owner	Time
2011	Zazu	3	Joel Rosario	John W. Sadler	Ann & Jerry Moss	1:41.59
2010‡	Zenyatta	6	Mike Smith	John Shirreffs	Ann & Jerry Moss	1:42.97
2009	Zenyatta	5	Mike Smith	John Shirreffs	Ann & Jerry Moss	1:42.89
2008	Zenyatta	4	Mike Smith	John Shirreffs	Ann & Jerry Moss	1:40.30

‡ In 2010 run at Hollywood Park.

Lady's Secret BC Handicap

Year	Winner	Age	Jockey	Trainer	Owner	Time
2007	Tough Tiz's Sis	3	Victor Espinoza	Bob Baffert	Watson & Weitman Perf.	1:41.64
2006	Healthy Addiction	5	Victor Espinoza	John W. Sadler	Pamela C. Ziebarth	1:43.60
2005	Healthy Addiction	4	Garrett Gomez	John W. Sadler	Pamela C. Ziebarth	1:43.23
2004	Island Fashion	4	Kerwin John	Marcelo Polanco	Everest Stables	1:43.43
2003	Got Koko	4	Alex Solis	Bruce Headley	A. Headley & P. Leung	1:42.92
2002	Azeri	4	Mike Smith	Laura de Seroux	Allen E. Paulson Trust	1:41.10
2001	Queenie Belle	4	Brice Blanc	Ben D. A. Cecil	Gary Seidler	1:43.64
2000	Smooth Player	4	Ed Delahoussaye	Dan L. Hendricks	Spohler & Wygod	1:42.27
1999	Manistique	4	Corey Nakatani	John Shirreffs	505 Farms	1:42.39
1998	Magical Allure	3	David Flores	Bob Baffert	Golden Eagle Farm	1:42.55
1997	Sharp Cat	3	Alex Solis	D. Wayne Lukas	The Thoroughbred Corp.	1:41.45
1996	Top Rung	5	Earlie Fires	Willard L. Proctor	Glen Hill Farm	1:41.84
1995	Borodislew	5	Gary Stevens	Eduardo Inda	505 Farms	1:41.61
1994	Hollywood Wildcat	4	Ed Delahoussaye	Neil D. Drysdale	Irving & Marjorie Cowan	1:40.61
1993	Hollywood Wildcat	3	Ed Delahoussaye	Neil D. Drysdale	Irving & Marjorie Cowan	1:41.05

External links

• The Lady's Secret Stakes at Pedigree Query
• Oak Tree Honors Zeyatta with Grade 1 race
• BloodHorse Sep. 2, 2010 Zenyatta Stakes Changed Back to the Lady's Secret