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Breeders’ Cup Ticket Giveaway!

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Happy Friday!

We have a special opportunity for Zenyatta’s fans today: we’re giving away 40 pairs of Breeders’ Cup race tickets! To enter, use the form below to tell us why you love Zenyatta.

The contest will be open for entries until 9 pm PDT, Monday October 15. Forty winners will be chosen to receive a pair of tickets to the Breeders’ Cup, Friday and Saturday November 2–3, in the Zenyatta section.

For more information about the Breeders’ Cup schedule and events, visit www.breederscup.com.

We can’t wait to hear from you!
-Team Z

Edit: Thank you to all who entered the contest! Winners will be notified soon.

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    Breeders’ Cup Finalizes Race Schedule
    By Blood-Horse Staff Updated: Wednesday, October 24, 2012 11:39 AM
    While all of the Nov. 2 races will remain in the same order when announced earlier this month, there were three changes made to the Nov. 3 program. The $1 million Breeders’ Cup Dirt Mile (formerly Race #8) will now be run as the sixth race Nov. 3. The $2 million Grey Goose Breeders’ Cup Juvenile (formerly Race #10) will now be run as the eighth race, and the $1.5 million Xpressbet Breeders’ Cup Sprint (formerly Race #6) will now be run as the 10th race.

    Friday, November 2
    1. Allowance 11:15 am
    2. Allowance 11:48 am
    3. Allowance 12:23 pm
    4. $500,000 Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Sprint 1:06 p.m.
    5. $500,000 Breeders’ Cup Marathon (gr. II) 1:48 p.m.
    6. $1 million Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Fillies Turf (gr. I) 2:28 p.m.
    7. $2 million Grey Goose Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Fillies (gr. I) 3:08 p.m
    8. $2 million Breeders’ Cup Filly & Mare Turf (gr. I) 3:48 p.m.
    9. $2 million Breeders’ Cup Ladies’ Classic (gr. I) 4:30 p.m.
    10. Twilight Derby (GII) 5:15 pm

    Saturday, November 3
    1. Damascus Stakes 10:05 am
    2. Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Turf Sprint Preview Stakes 10:35 a.m.
    3. Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Filly Sprint Preview Stakes 11:10 a.m.
    4. $1 million Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Turf (gr. I) 11:50 a.m.
    5. $1 million Breeders’ Cup Filly & Mare Sprint (gr. I) 12:35 p.m.
    6. $1 million Breeders’ Cup Dirt Mile (gr. I) 1:14 p.m.
    7. $1 million Breeders’ Cup Turf Sprint (gr. I) 1:57 p.m.
    8. $2 million Grey Goose Breeders’ Cup Juvenile (gr. I) 2:36 p.m.
    9. $3 million Breeders’ Cup Turf (gr. I) 3:18 p.m.
    10. $1.5 million Xpressbet Breeders’ Cup Sprint (gr. I) 3:58 p.m.
    11. $2 million Breeders’ Cup Mile (gr. I) 4:40 p.m.
    12. $5 million Breeders’ Cup Classic (gr. I) 5:30 p.m.

    http://www.bloodhorse.com/horse-racing/articles/73806/breeders-cup-finalizes-race-schedule?source=rss

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    Here is a good article that helps explain the naming of 12Z

    The tricky art of naming a racehorse
    Lot of requirmenets to be met before Jockey Club says ‘yes’
    By Leslie Wilson Jr, Racing & Special Features Writer
    Published: 17:36 October 24, 2012
    Ever wondered how thoroughbred race horses are given their sometimes incomprehensible names?
    Benny the Dip, Slip Anchor, I’ll Have Another, Mine That Bird, Makybe Diva. I wonder what their owners had in mind when they came up with these names for future Epsom Derby, Kentucky Derby and Melbourne Cup winners.
    Prior to writing this column, I did not have the luxury of picking up the phone to call the registrar of the Jockey Club to enquire if the upgrade of horse names was part of their overall commitment to the improvement of thoroughbred breeding and racing.
    Which perhaps in hindsight, was a good thing.
    I’m given to believe that he’s an extremely busy person as he has to sort out close to 40,000 racehorse names each year before he says ‘yes’ or ‘no’.
    Requirements
    Jockey Club rules maintain that all thoroughbred racehorses must be named by February of its two-year-old year or a late fee will be charged. Could that be one of the reasons for naming your future Kentucky Derby winner I’ll Have Another?
    Six names have to be submitted in order of preference for each horse and the Jockey Club will decide which name the horse can be given. Names can be up to 18 characters, including spaces and punctuation, but there are a lot of dos and don’ts.
    For example, you can’t name your horse 007, S.O.S. or Kentucky King. Yes you can’t call her Prettyfilly or Superstud as you can’t have names ending in filly, colt, stud, mare of stallion, or any similar horse-related term.
    Then you can’t give your would-be champion a name that will have commercial significance, such as Samsung Supreme or Blackberry Babe; that’s a definite no-no.
    Also forget presenting names with vulgar or obscene connotations which are considered in poor taste. The registrar will drop your application in the paper bin nearest to him, as he would do should you propose a name that may be offensive to religious, political or ethnic groups.
    List of don’ts
    The Jockey Club also stipulates that you should not borrow a name from their restricted list of Hall of Fame members, Eclipse Award winners, Classic winner et al.
    The list of DON’TS goes on.
    So, what choice do you have but to call your horse something like I Want to Win, My Backstreet Boy, or Bond Ed.
    As you can see now, there are a lot of requirements to be met when selecting a horse name. So try coming up with six names for every horse you want to give a moniker to. Having said that, I wonder what names will they give Frankel’s off-springs? Can’t Wait to Find Out… Wait a minute, that’s quite a nice-sounding name, or is it?
    http://gulfnews.com/sport/horse-racing/the-tricky-art-of-naming-a-racehorse-1.1093604

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    Zenyatta has always been my joy to follow from her first race to the last when she was taken into stud.She is really a blessing in disguise .I am just as proud as her owners .I have always been inspired to continue to cherise this remarkable horse and some day her new born son will be just as great if not stunning.The erection of a statue at Sanita Anita Park will forever speak greatness of this formidable horse.

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    Brown’s Beauties (Chad Brown)
    By Barbara Livingston DRF 10/24/2012 11:26AM

    If you haven’t been noticing Chad Brown’s name, you’re just not paying attention. The 33-year-old upstate New York native is on a serious roll. His horses are tearing up tracks in the Empire State and beyond. In just the past few weeks, for instance, he’s won the Queen Elizabeth (G1) and Bourbon Stakes (G3) at Keeneland and the Pilgrim (G3) and Miss Grillo (G3) at Belmont. Look up and down his shed rows and you’ll find a seemingly endless stream of stakes winners

    Below, meet some of Chad Brown’s top fillies and mares, from A (Awesome Feather) to Z (Zagora) – as seen through Brown’s eyes.
    http://www.drf.com/blogs/browns-beauties

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    Jerry Bossert‏ NY Daily News tweet
    Animal Kingdom breezed five furlongs in 1:02.60 this morning at Keeneland over the turf course for final Breeders’ Cup breeze

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    I just fell in love with zenyatta she is almost human. she real loved to perform I was raised with lots of horses and saw many personalities but her personality was precious

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