Zensational Backgrounds

Zensational is a Gray or Roan Colt born on Apr. 26, 2006, bred in Kentucky he was sired by Unbridled's Song

Unbridled's Song

Unbridled's Song is an American thoroughbred stallion racehorse. He was sired by 1990 Kentucky Derby winner Unbridled out of the Caro mare, Trolley Song....

 out of the Phone Trick mare Joke

Joke

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. Like her son, Joke was also a speedster, winning the Vallejo Stakes. Zensational's dam Joke was a stakes winner and she is a half-sister to the stakes winners Trip (Lord at War) and Laity (Pulpit).

A $700,00 yearling purchase at the Fasig-Tipton Florida select sale of 2-year-olds in training in 2008, Zensational was bred by Claiborne Farm in Kentucky.

Racing Career

Owned by Zayat Stables, trained by Bob Baffert

Bob Baffert

Robert A. "Bob" Baffert is an American horse owner and trainer, whose horses have won three Kentucky Derbies, five Preakness Stakes, one Belmont Stakes and two Kentucky Oaks. He graduated from the University of Arizona's with a Bachelor of Science degree. -Early career:Bob Baffert began his...

 and ridden by Garrett K. Gomez

Garrett K. Gomez

Garrett Keith Gomez is an American thoroughbred jockey.-Early career:Gomez learned to ride by watching his father, Louie, who was a jockey at many tracks in the Southwest United States...

, the Roan almost Gray Colt swept all three major sprints in Southern California this summer, beating older horses in the Triple Bend Invitational, then in the Bing Crosby Handicap and the Pat O'Brien Handicap

Pat O'Brien Handicap

The Pat O'Brien Handicap is an American Thoroughbred horse race held annually at Del Mar Racetrack in Del Mar, California. In 2009, this race will become a Grade I event..The race was named in honor of actor and Del Mar Racetrack co-founder, Pat O'Brien...

 the victory in the Pat O'Brien Handicap earned Zensational a spot in the BC Sprint on Nov. 7 at Santa Anita's Oak Tree meeting through the Win and You're In.

2009 Breeders Cup Sprint

Zensational will face a heavy field of sprint horses at their best, the $2 million Sentient Jet Breeders' Cup Sprint at the Oak Tree Meeting at Santa Anita Park will include Kentucky Cup Sprint winner, El Brujo

El Brujo

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, Forego Handicap

Forego Handicap

The Forego Stakes is an American Thoroughbred horse race held annually at Saratoga Race Course in Saratoga Springs, New York. Open to horses three years old and up, it is run at a distance of seven furlongs on the dirt...

 winner Pyro

Pyro (horse)

Pyro is an American Thoroughbred Stallion Racehorse. His sire is Pulpit, a son of the 1992 Eclipse Award Winner for American Horse of the Year, A.P. Indy...

 and winner of the 2009 Ancient Title Stake going 6 furlongs, Gayego

Gayego

Gayego, , is an American Thoroughbred Stallion Racehorse. A descendant of the great Nearco, his sire is the 1992 Breeders' Cup Juvenile winner and Eclipse Award winner for American Champion Two-Year-Old Colt, Gilded Time...

, hold a spot also.

Retired following an unplaced finish in the 2009 Breeders' Cup Sprint.
Enters stud in 2010 at Hill 'N' Dale Farms, Lexington KY.