Zenyatta came up just short in her bid for perfection.The six year old mare, with Mike Smith aboard, came up short by a nose in the $5 million Breeders' Cup Classic Saturday at Churchill Downs, her first and only defeat in a 20 race career. The winner of the Classic, Blame, held on to his lead despite a furious stretch run by Zenyatta, who now goes into retirement. Fly Down was third.Zenyatta was attempting to become the first thoroughbred in North America to go undefeated in 20 attempts.
Rick Howlett was midday host and the host of LPM's weekly talk show, "In Conversation." He was with LPM from 2001-2023 and held many different titles, including Morning Edition host, Assignment Editor and Interim News Director. He died in August 2023. Read a remembrance of Rick here.