| Grade I race | |
|---|---|
| Lady's Secret Stakes (Zenyatta Stakes) | |
| Location | Santa Anita Park Arcadia, California, United States |
| Inaugurated | 1993 |
| Race type | Thoroughbred - Flat racing |
| Website | www.oaktreeracing.com |
| Race information | |
| Distance | 11/16 miles (8.5 furlongs) |
| Track | Dirt, left-handed |
| Qualification | Fillies & Mares, three-years-old & up |
| Weight | Assigned |
| Purse | $250,000 |
The Lady's Secret Stakes (formally the Lady's Secret Breeders' Cup Handicap) is an American Thoroughbred horse race run annually near the end of September during the Oak Tree Racing Association 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. There is also an east coast version run at Monmouth 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 carries a purse of $250,000.
In November 2010, 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 the great Hall of Famer Lady's Secret. In the top 100 U.S. thoroughbred champions of the 20th Century, Lady's Secret is ranked #76.
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Although the name of the race was changed to the Zenyatta Stakes, that change was held off for 2010 at the behest of the connections of Zenyatta.[1] 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.
Speed record:
Most wins:
Most wins by a jockey:
Most wins by a trainer:
Most wins by an owner:
| 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 E. Smith | John Shirreffs | Ann & Jerry Moss | 1:42.97 |
| 2009 | Zenyatta | 5 | Mike E. Smith | John Shirreffs | Ann & Jerry Moss | 1:42.89 |
| 2008 | Zenyatta | 4 | Mike E. Smith | John Shirreffs | Ann & Jerry Moss | 1:40.30 |
| 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 E. 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 |
‡ In 2010 run at Hollywood Park.