Track, music world revered Jerry Moss. Jerry Moss, co-founder of A & M Records in 1962, was known as a big horse racing fan and owner of the great mare Zenyatta, the only female to win Breeders' Cup Classic in 2009 at Santa Anita Park. He was also a member of the California Horse Racing Board. He was 88 when he died on August 16 in his Bel Air home.
Zenyatta, a filly and the kind of sensational race horse that comes along only once in a generation, scored perhaps the greatest victory in the history of the Breeders' Cup Classic at Santa Anita Park. With jockey Mike Smith (in photo), Zenyatta wins the $5 million Breeders' Cup Classic by one length. Other winners are listed.
Race horse "Zenyatta" carries jockey Mike Smith to victory at yesterday's Grade I $250,000 Santa Margarita Handicap at Santa Anita Park. Ann and Jerry Moss own Zenyatta.
A life-size bronze statue of race horse Zenyatta was unveiled at Santa Anita Park yesterday. Zenyatta owners Jerry and Ann Moss were present. Photos and captions only.
Recap of Breeders' Cup World Championships at Santa Anita Park, by Art Wilson and Kevin Modesti. Yesterday's winners were Ria Antonia, Dank, Groupie Doll, Mizdirection, New Year's Day, Magician, Secret Circle, Wise Dan and Mucho Macho Man. Jockeys pictured: Gary Stevens, Mike Smith, and Javier Castellano. Jockey Gary Stevens rode Mucho Macho Man to victory in the Breeders' Cup Classic.
Life is Sweet (race horse) was the winner of the Grade I $2 million Ladies' Classic at the Breeders' Cup XXVI. Rider Garrett Gomez and Life is Sweet are shown in a photo. More recap and news is in an accompanying article "Europeans seek another Classic performance."
Two articles describe this coming weekend's Breeders' Cup race at Santa Anita Park. "Unbeaten Zenyatta already looks like a Classic choice," p. B1 and "Smart money may be on Einstein," p. B3.
Two articles describe the Breeders' Cup XXVI, 2009, and the race horse Zenyatta. The Breeders' Cup drew a 2-day total of 96,496 attendees, but the 41st Oak Tree meet at Santa Anita Park showed significant declines in attendance and handle when its 31 days of racing ended yesterday.
Breeders' Cup: Derby winner horse named Practical Move dies. Another horse, Geaux Rocket Ride, that was scheduled to run in next weekend's Breeders' Cup classic was seriously injured during a workout at Santa Anita Park.
Breeders' Cup World Championships the "Super Bowl of horse racing" took place at at Santa Anita Park yesterday and Friday. Attendance was 55,123 on Saturday. Jockey Brian Hernandez, Jr., on horse Fort Larned, won the $5 million Breeders' Cup Classic on Saturday, and horse Wise Dan won the $2 million Breeders' Cup Mile.
Santa Anita Park hosts Breeders' Cup World Championships. Coverage by Art Wilson (p. B1) and Kevin Modesti (p. B6). Goldencents, Beholder, and Fort Larned are some of the race horses mentioned. See also Pasadena Star News, p. B6, November 1, 2013.
The Breeders' Cup, known as the world championship of horse racing, was held at Santa Anita Park last Friday and Saturday. The event has helped the local economy in Arcadia, with an estimated $50 million spent on restaurants, hotels, wagering, taxis, etc.
30th annual Breeders' Cup World Championships brings exciting racing to Santa Anita Park. Record crowds filled the stands. Sierra Madre jockey Gary Stevens came out of retirement to win the Breeders' Cup Classic aboard horse Mucho Macho Man.