Heartbreak for Zenyatta as Blame hold on

JOCKEY Mike Smith was left inconsolable as Zenyatta lost her 19-race unbeaten record in heartbreaking fashion to Blame in the Breeders’ Cup Classic on Saturday night.

America’s darling was chasing a second Classic at Churchill Downs – but failed by the narrowest of margins in an epic renewal.

It was an extraordinary performance from the John Shirreffs-trained Zenyatta, who was tailed off completely at one point and was around 10 lengths detached from the main body of the field.