Below is an excerpt from the 9/25/09 DRF article suggesting she could race again in 2010 before being bred. However, I cannot see her running again in California.
http://www.drf.com/drfNewsArticle.do...0&subs=0&arc=1
Zenyatta's racing career may not end in the Breeders' Cup at Santa Anita in November.
On Thursday, trainer John Shirreffs said owners Jerry and Ann Moss are considering starting Zenyatta in early 2010 before sending her to Kentucky to be bred.
"I think she'll continue to race until that decision is made," Shirreffs said. "She's doing so well. I hope that would be the case. She's just rounding into form now."
The champion older female of 2008, Zenyatta has won 12 races and earned $2,594,580. She has won three stakes this year and retains her leadership role in the older female division.
A 5-year-old by Street Cry, Zenyatta is expected to have two starts at the Oak Tree at Santa Anita meeting which begins Wednesday - the $300,000 Lady's Secret Stakes for fillies and mares over 1 1/16 miles on Oct. 10 and a race on Breeders' Cup weekend, Nov. 6-7. The Breeders' Cup options include the $2 million Ladies' Classic over 1 1/8 miles, which she won last year, on Nov. 6, or the $5 million Classic over 1 1/4 miles against males on Nov. 7.
"I think all options are open," Shrreffs said of the Breeders' Cup.
Shirreffs said plans for 2010 are contingent on how Zenyatta performs for the remainder of this year.
If Zenyatta races in 2010, there remains a chance for a long-awaited matchup with Rachel Alexandra, the star 3-year-old filly. Rachel Alexandra has been taken out of training for the rest of this year, and owner Jess Jackson has said he does not want to run her in the Breeders' Cup on Santa Anita's synthetic track.
Shirreffs did not mention any specific goals for Zenyatta in 2010, although Santa Anita does have two Grade 1 stakes for older females around two turns early in the year - the Santa Maria Handicap over 1 1/16 miles in February and the Santa Margarita Handicap over 1 1/8 miles in March.