Roger Federer Is No ‘Casey At the Bat’ 7
Somewhere men are laughing, and somewhere children shout; but there is no joy in Mudville – mighty Casey has struck out.
At the start of the $5 million Breeder’s Cup Classic held at Churchill Downs on November 6, the track announcer kept repeating “And Zenyatta is dead last,” as the race continued.
It was her 20th and supposedly last career race for the finish line. The big girl had made her reputation running over the competition including all the boys for the past four years.
In fact, she had never lost a race. Now as the oldest in the field at age six, Zenyatta had one more hurdle––in order to allow her to go out as perhaps the greatest racehorse in the history of the sport.
Traditionally Zenyatta came out the gates slow and sat at the back of the pack until the final curve toward home. That’s when she turned on the afterburners launching her signature heart-stopping finish.
Zenyatta continuously left the competition panting and spent, wondering how this racing marvel had come so far so fast, beating them to the finish line.
During this race on November 6th, the track announcer at last began to report Zenyatta was moving forward, zigzagging in and out, squeezing her way past most of the pack.
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