How Do You Spell Perfection? Zenyatta!

Nobody's perfect.

Well, except if you're the equine phenom that is Zenyatta.

The six-year-old mare captured her 17^th win in as many career starts, with the last seven coming against Grade 1 competition, by using her patented closing style to storm down the center of the track at Hollywood Park and win the Vanity Handicap for the third time. Sent off as the 1-to-2 favorite, Zenyatta had to call on all her greatness to run down the game St. Trinians, who was bet down to the 2-to-1 second choice in the field of six.

Click here to watch coverage of Zenyatta’s historic 17^th consecutive victory!

The win sent her career earnings over $6 million and placed her ahead of Cigar, Citation, Hallowed Dreams and Mister Frisky, North American horses who all won 16 races in a row.  Pepper’s Pride holds the record with 19 consecutive victories; however those were all accomplished against inferior New Mexico breds.

If all goes to plan, Zenyatta could be on track to close out her career with a 20^th consecutive victory as she attempts to repeat in the Breeders’ Cup Classic at Churchill Downs in November.

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