Zenyatta's first defeat in 20 races might cost her Horse of the Year honors, but her gallant performance in losing by a head to Blame in Saturday's $5 million Breeders' Cup Classic should secure her prominence in Thoroughbred racing history.
"Her legend was enhanced in defeat," says Bill Nack of ESPN. "I don't know how she made up all of that ground."
Churchill Downs announcer Trevor Denman estimated the 6-year-old mare, who starts so slowly it's as if she is spotting her competitors a lead, fell so far back she had as many as 20 lengths to make up. Her tremendous charge will surely become Hall of Fame footage.
"For her to do what she did, I put her on a higher plateau than ... before," says Steve Haskin, senior correspondent for The Blood-Horse who's covered the sport for four decades. "She's the greatest filly I've ever seen. She may be the greatest of all time."
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