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Zenyatta extended her winning streak to 18 races with yet another dynamic late run in Saturday's Grade 1, $300,000 Clement Hirsch Stakes at Del Mar.
Much to the delight of an ontrack crowd of more than 30,000, Zenyatta ($2.20) caught pacesetter Rinterval in the final furlong and won by a hard-fought neck, finishing 1 1/16 miles in 1:45.03. Princess Taylor finished third, followed by Spring Style, Dance to My Tune, and Made for Magic in the field of six.
Rinterval set a slow pace of 25.41 and 50.61 seconds for the first half-mile, with Zenyatta in fifth, racing about 7 1/2 lengths behind the pace. Jockey Mike Smith began moving Zenyatta closer to the leaders on the backstretch, and the 6-year-old mare made a sweeping move while four wide to reach contention in early stretch.
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