Breeders’ Cup Classic winner Zenyatta to return to track in 2010; could face Rachel Alexandra

Unbeaten mare Zenyatta to run in 2010

ARCADIA, Calif. — Zenyatta will return to the track this year, creating the possibility of a long-awaited showdown with fellow unbeaten Rachel Alexandra.

Owners Jerry and Ann Moss had said Zenyatta would retire after becoming the first female to win the Breeders’ Cup Classic with a dramatic last-to-first charge on Nov. 7 at Santa Anita.

After watching Zenyatta gallop at Hollywood Park on Saturday, Moss announced that the 6-year-old daughter of Street Cry will run at some point in 2010.

Moss did not say where Zenyatta will make her return, although she’s run exclusively in Southern California. There’s a chance she may run in the Apple Blossom at Oaklawn Park in Arkansas, which could mean a showdown with Rachel Alexandra.