Zenyatta withdrawn from Breeders Cup Classic

Posted on Saturday, October 18th, 2008 at 11:55 am and is filed under Uncategorized.

 Top ranked filly Zenyatta will not run in the Breeders Cup Classic next weekend.

Trainer John Shirreffs had previously suggested that his unbeaten filly would be given the chance to take on some of the world’s finest thoroughbreds in the Breeders Cup Classic, but decided Zenyatta was better suited to the Breeders Cup Ladies Classic.

Zenyatta is now the outright favourite to take a Breeders Cup win in the $2 million Breeders Cup Ladies Classic that will be run on Friday. The filly has won eight out of eight starts, and has 3 group one titles to her credit.

Meanwhile, the final field for the Breeders Cup Classic has been confirmed, with the maximum 14 entries participating in the race.

With Big Brown out of the Breeders Cup Classic, the final field includes Curlin, Go Between, Well Armed, Tiago, Colonel John, Smooth Air, Pyro, Casino Drive, Student Council, Raven’s Pass, Champs Elysee, Duke of Marmalade, Mast Track and Henrythenavigator.

A record 180 racehorses have been confirmed as entries in this years Breeders Cup series. This total includes 35 European entries - the record for non-American runners in the Breeders Cup. Tuesday is the final deadline for entries into a single race.