As many have noted, Vodka's thrilling win in the Japan Cup put yet another stamp on the Year of the Filly. With Rachel Alexandra and Zenyatta Stateside, Goldikova in Europe and Vodka in Asia, it almost seems that the colts are an afterthought -...
Things are slowly getting back to normal here at Casa Superfecta, after a quick jaunt to the left coast for some soccer (but more on that later). The Breeders' Cup may be in the history books, but Thanksgiving weekend offers quite a variety of...
While Zenyatta's historic win in the Classic seems to eclipse the rest of the two-day event, there were many other interesting storylines - each race stood out in its own way this year. Marathon What a fascinating result - nine-year-old...
Memory plays a very particular role in horse racing, and the journey from historical statistic into the realm of myth necessitates some editing of that memory. We remember that Man o'War won twenty out of twenty-one races, but we give special...
Some early press reports - Racing Post : Zenyatta Makes Breeders' Cup Classic History The Age : Remarkable Zenyatta Takes Breeders' Cup Classic New York Times : Zenyatta Stuns Males to Win Breeders' Cup Classic New York Times : Zenyatta Wins...(read...