BLAME - 2010 Breeders Cup Classic + Pre & Post Race

There is no joy in Louisville. Mighty Zenyatta got beat in her last at bat.

The storybook finish did not include a photo. Zenyatta, seeking her 20th victory without a defeat, came up just short of catching Blame in a dramatic running of the $5 million Breeders' Cup Classic on Saturday at Churchill Downs, falling short by a head after closing furiously from far back.

Zenyatta, a badly trailing last in the field of 12 during the early going -- officially 15 lengths behind after a half-mile -- came with a powerful late surge after knifing through traffic a quarter-mile out, but Blame ($12.40) stubbornly held her off, ending her unbeaten career, breaking the hearts of the thousands of fans who packed this track to support her, and likely deciding the Horse of the Year title by the length of his head.

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