The $200,000 Zenyatta Stakes (G2) at Santa Anita on Sunday is a 1 1/16-mile dirt race for fillies and mares, with the winner earning an automatic berth in the Breeders’ Cup Distaff (G1) at Keeneland on Oct. 31.
Post time for the Zenyatta, race 8, is 7:30 p.m. ET.
The race began in 1993 as the Lady’s Secret Handicap, named for the 1986 Breeders’ Cup Distaff winner. It was renamed the Zenyatta Stakes after the legendary Hall of Fame mare who won it three straight years (2008–2010). Champion Beholder matched that three-peat from 2013–2015. Other standout winners include Hollywood Wildcat (1993–94) and Azeri (2002).
Hall of Famer Bob Baffert has trained seven winners, and Mike Smith has ridden five throughout his impressive career.
Seven fillies and mares were entered in the Sunday feature at the Great Race Place, all looking to qualify for the world championships in five weeks.
Rabeeba (5-2) is Baffert’s unbeaten 3-year-old Curlin filly for Michael Lund Petersen, a $750,000 yearling purchase who has looked exceptional in three starts, which include the Torrey Pines Stakes (G3) win last out.
She is still learning to settle and finish but has been able to push past her inexperience when asked. She is a later-running type, preferring to let the speedy types go and close when the pace backs up. This is her first try against older, but she absolutely has the credentials to pick up the win.
Majestic Oops (7-2) is a 6-year-old Majestic Harbor mare trained by Phil D’Amato with a long and honest résumé: 38 starts, nine wins, 11 seconds, six thirds and more than $1.1 million in earnings.
This year she won Oaklawn’s American Beauty sprint and then the Azeri Stakes (G2) at this distance, defeating champion Nitrogen in the process. She was also third in the Apple Blossom Stakes (G1) and Shawnee Stakes (G3) and then fourth in Del Mar’s Clement L. Hirsch (G1) last out.
She can sit just off the pace, drop back to sit mid-pack, and has proven she can handle the distance. She will carry Umberto Rispoli as a legit contender, so it’s a good bet to include her in all exotics tickets.
Champion and Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Fillies (G1) winner Super Corredora (10-1) has struggled in two starts this year. Off since March, she finds a deep field to jump back into the competition pool. The daughter of Gun Runner is trained by John Sadler, and when she wins, she’s spectacular.
She broke her maiden by more than eight lengths around two turns at Santa Anita, then wired the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Fillies at Del Mar. She is a confirmed two-turn dirt filly who prefers to control or sit close, but the layoff and poor showings as a 3-year-old this season so far are the questions. Joel Rosario, fresh off a Del Mar riding title, will be aboard.
Om N Joy is a 4-year-old Cal-bred by Om for trainer Aggie Ordonez and has had a good 2026, her most notable performance being a last-to-first effort in the Santa Margarita Stakes (G2) at 1 1/8 miles over this track in the spring.
She was then second in Clement L. Hirsch, and a respectable fourth in the Pacific Classic (G1) against males last out. She is a closer who needs a target and a pace to run at, which she will likely get, and a return to facing females again only helps. Hall of Famer Kent Desormeaux has the call.
Magnificat (4-1) is a 4-year-old Omaha Beach filly for Richard Mandella and owner/breeder Spendthrift Farm. She has mostly been a sprinter and won the Desert Stormer Stakes, was second in the Great Lady M Stakes (G2) at 6 ½ furlongs, and impressed with a recent win in the Tranquility Lake Stakes. She has tactical speed and will likely try to put her speed to use stretching out, though she may have some trouble going two turns on dirt against this tougher group.
Howin (12-1) was third in last year’s Zenyatta as a 3-year-old for Baffert and Baoma Corp. The Gun Runner filly has mixed graded form and has placings, but has yet to reel her own in. She typically races in the first flight or just behind it, and if she returns to the same race and trip, she is a strong candidate for exacta and trifectas, but will need another giant step forward against this deeper group for a win.
She’s No Quant (12-1) is a 3-year-old Cal-bred Pavel filly who has never finished worse than third in six career starts, including three wins for Reddam Racing and trainer Ed Freeman. She won the restricted Fleet Treat at Del Mar in July after overcoming early trouble, then finished second to Rabeeba in the Torrey Pines Stakes at a mile. She races forwardly and has tactical speed, but this is a jump in class and distance, and racing against older females may be tough.
| # | Horse | Jockey | Trainer | Odds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Majestic Oops (CA) | U Rispoli | P D'Amato | 7/2 |
| 2 | She's No Quant (CA) | H I Berrios | E R Freeman | 15/1 |
| 3 | Super Corredora (KY) | J Rosario | J W Sadler | 10/1 |
| 4 | Om N Joy (CA) | K J Desormeaux | A Ordonez | 2/1 |
| 5 | Howin (KY) | E Jaramillo | B Baffert | 12/1 |
| 6 | Rabeeba (KY) | J J Hernandez | B Baffert | 5/2 |
| 7 | Magnificat (KY) | M E Smith | R E Mandella | 4/1 |
Last Updated on 09/25/2026
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