Pan Zareta
Pan Zareta, was an American thoroughbred racehorse.A chestnut mare born in 1910, racing at small out-of-the way tracks meant her purses were small—on average less than $300, as she competed from Mexico to Canada, as well as in eight US states. The largest purse she ever earned amounted to $1,050, she never won a significant race, and only once beat a top-level horse, yet she was still called "Queen of the Turf."
Owned by J. Marrone (until E.T. Colton bought her for $10,000 at the age of seven when her owners faced financial problems), and bred by J. F. Newman, she was born in Sweetwater, Texas, her lineage tracing back to Hanover and Hindoo on her multiple stakes-winning sire's side (Abe Frank), and to Leamington on her dam's side (Caddie Griffith). It was Pan Zareta's third dam on her mother's side, a certain 1869 Texas born Mittie Stephens, that caused her a problem. Mittie was listed in the American Stud Book as a "non-thoroughbred." (See Panzy's pedigree in References.) Still, due to some complexities in the rulings, Pan Zareta was considered a thoroughbred...yet remained suspect as a horse of "quality." Neither Pan Zareta's dam, Caddie Griffith, nor Pan Zareta herself appear in the American Stud Book.
Known as "Panzy" (she was named for Panzy Zareta, the daughter of the once mayor of Cd. Juárez, Chihuahua), she traveled the country, appearing virtually anywhere, constantly competing against males, ridden by anyone handy and trained by an assortment of available conditioners: H.S. Newman, E. Foucon, and E.T. Colton are most frequently credited as trainers. She ran an astounding 151 races and won 76 of them. No mare in US racing history has ever won, or even started in, so many races. She also placed 31 times and came in third 21 times. Considering the size of the purses which averaged $300, her career earnings of $39,082 was a very respectable sum. On 24 different tracks, she also always carried higher weights than any of her rivals, males as well as females, often up to 140 pounds...once even an unheard of 146 pounds, giving away 46 pounds to the runner up. She carried 126 pounds or more 48 times, 21 of those times when she won. Pan Zareta finished in the top three 128 times, which means she was in the money in 85 percent of her starts.
Her most important wins, considering those she was entered in, were the Senoritas Stakes, the Rio Grande Stakes, the Chihuahua Stakes, the Chapultepec Handicap, the Juarez Handicap, and the Katonah Handicap. In 1914, against all the odds and against all the classy runners running in classy races, Pan Zareta was the Champion Older Female.
At the age of five on February 10, 1915, she set the world record for five furlongs at Juarez that went unbeaten for 31 years. She was up against Joe Blair who carried ten pounds less than she did, and she was left at the post. Joe Blair set furlong splits of :21 3/5, :33 2/5, and :44 4/5, which is very very fast, but Panzy caught him at the eighth pole and drew off to win by two lengths. Her victory also lowered the track record by a full second, establishing a new World record of :57 1/5. Pan Zareta equaled or set eleven track records, including a few in New York when her new owner entered her in slightly more prestigious races.
In 1917, Old Rosebud who'd won the 1914 Kentucky Derby was running at Oaklawn Park. These two great horses met on March 24 when Pan Zareta beat a horse called Colonel Vennie. Old Rosebud finished third. When they met a second time on April 6, Old Rosebud won and Panzy came in third.
Panzy was retired in 1918, but failed to conceive a foal. She was sent back to the races. While in training in 1918 at only eight years of age, Pan Zareta contracted pneumonia and died on Christmas day in her stall at the Fair Grounds Race Course in New Orleans. Panzy was buried in the infield of the Fair Grounds next to Kentucky Derby winner Black Gold, the son of U-See-it, a good racing mare who could never beat Pan Zareta.
In 1972, Pan Zareta was elected to the National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame. Panzy has a sprint race run in her name, the Pan Zareta Handicap, run at the Fair Grounds each year.From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Keeneland president Nick Nicholson
Fan-friendly Keeneland opens spring meet today
Group named it No. 1 racetrack
By Jennie Rees
jrees@courier-journal.com
Keeneland has a powerful endorsement as its spring meet begins today: It was voted the country's No. 1 racetrack by the Horseplayers Association of North America.
The fan-advocacy group's computerized track-rating system that factors in takeout, average field size, affordability of wagers and customer-friendly innovation and use of technology.
"More than any other track in North America, they made the effort to deliver what the player wants," HANA president Jeff Platt said in a news release announcing the inaugural rankings earlier this year.
Keeneland president Nick Nicholson said he was particularly excited about the objectivity of the ranking system.
"It's quite an honor," he said. "We've thrown a lot at horseplayers the last few years, like the new (synthetic) track. Keeneland used to have six-, seven-horse races. Now we have the largest field size of major tracks in North America. We were virtually tied with Evangeline Downs last year for the largest field size."
Keeneland averaged 10.12 horses per race last fall and 9.01 last spring, according the track's Web site. Evangeline Downs' Web site said the track averaged 10.19 horses for its 2008 meet, which runs most of the spring and all summer.
Keeneland has raised general admission from $3 to $5 this meet. But the track also is offering a season pass for the first time. Cost: $10.
Keeneland now has agreements that allow the four major account-wagering companies show its races live on the Internet, though TVG has exclusive rights for live television.
The economy has created challenging conditions for any racetrack. Keeneland had near-record attendance last fall, but on-track betting dropped almost 8 percent, with all-sources betting down 17 percent.
"These are uncertain times, so what we've tried to do is concentrate on what we can do something about," Nicholson said. " … I just met with some of our new staff. I told them, this has been such a long winter and I'm sick of bad news, and everybody else is sick of bad news, that I'm ready to have some fun. I hope everybody else is, too."
Average daily purses have dipped from $636,000 a day to $600,000 -- still among the highest in the country. The cuts were made by trimming some stakes purses.
Tomorrow's Grade I Ashland Stakes was reduced from $500,000 to $400,000, and the steeplechase stakes was canceled. Many allowance races will continue to have stakes-caliber fields.
With the addition of slot machines at Indiana Downs, Keeneland has added competition this spring for the cheaper horses necessary to fill out cards. For instance, today's card has a six-horse field for $25,000 claimers.
Today's feature is the Grade III Transylvania for 3-year-olds on grass; Darley Stable has the two favorites, Stormalory (2-1) and Florentino (3-1).
Stardom Bound, the 2-year-old filly champion who has won five straight Grade I stakes, headlines the Ashland as the 6-5 morning-line favorite.
The field of nine includes the top four finishers of the Santa Anita Oaks, which Third Dawn lost by a nose, Hooh Why by a head and Nan by a half-length to Stardom Bound.
Also entered is Dream Empress, winner of Keeneland's Alcibiades last fall and second to Stardom Bound in the Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies. What A Pear brings her 4-for-4 mark into the 11/16-mile race, a major Kentucky Oaks prep.
The $750,000 Toyota Blue Grass on April 11 has an interesting cast with Charitable Man, Hold Me Back, Terrain, General Quarters, Patena, Cliffy's Future, Mafaaz and maybe Take the Points.
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Ogygian is the last great surviving son of Damascus, one of the greatest horses of all time,ranking 16th on the list of greatest racehorses of all time. Ogygian is a Champion in his own right, winning the Jerome and Dwyer Grade 1 stakes. His name? OGYGIAN is the name of the remote island where Odysseus lives for seven years with the powerful Goddess Calypso in Homer's Odyssey.
Michael was kind enough to send me a snip of his mane( because he knows how much Ogie means to me, when I call Old Friends I don't ask how Michael, Diane or Sylvia are, I ask how Ogie is, how ignorant of me ), which I am posting here for a dear friend. Ogie is alive and kicking, go see him at Old Friends Equine.
Much sorrow at Old Friends as Stage Colony passed away Sunday. RIP Stage Colony
than x to a good friend
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Cheeseburger ,heads out for another victory.....
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Serpintine Laddie uly (9 1990..my friends ,have a blast Connie Curcio up R Deyotte as trainer ,,
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