Zenyatta had just completed a six-furlong workout at Hollywood Park on
Friday morning when trainer John Shirreffs looked at his stopwatch and
grinned.
"I had her in 11 and change," he said. "I don't think I had it right. The poles are kind of tough."
As he said that, Shirreffs reached for a telephone to confer
with Hollywood Park clocker Russ Hudak. It turns out that Shirreffs's
watch was spot on. Zenyatta had an official time of six furlongs in
1:11.80, with a final quarter-mile in 23.60 seconds.
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