Life Is Sweet (horse)
| Life Is Sweet | |
|---|---|
| Sire | Storm Cat |
| Grandsire | Storm Bird |
| Dam | Sweet Life |
| Damsire | Kris S. |
| Sex | Mare |
| Foaled | 2005 |
| Country | United States |
| Colour | Bay |
| Breeder | Pam & Martin Wygod |
| Owner | Pam & Martin Wygod |
| Trainer | John Shirreffs |
| Record | 16: 6-4-1 |
| Earnings | $1,820,810 |
| Major wins | |
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El Encino Stakes (2009) Breeders' Cup Ladies' Classic (2009) |
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| Honours | |
| Life Is Sweet Stakes at Hollywood Park | |
El Encino Stakes (2009)
La Cañada Stakes (2009)
Santa Margarita Handicap (2009)
Life Is Sweet (foaled March 5, 2005, in Kentucky) is an American Thoroughbred racehorse who in early 2009 was thought to be a threat to her unbeaten stablemate, Zenyatta, after winning three straight stakes races. Though beaten by Zenyatta in their subsequent encounters, Life Is Sweet would go on to win the 2009 Breeders' Cup Ladies' Classic.
Life Is Sweet was bred by her owners, Pam & Martin Wygod. By leading sire Storm Cat, she is out of the Kris S. mare Sweet Life, who is also the dam of champion juvenile filly Sweet Catomine. Sweet Life would be named the 2009 Kentucky Broodmare of the Year.
Life Is Sweet originally raced on the east coast with Hall of Fame trainer Bill Mott, but at age four was transferred to the California-based barn of John Shirreffs, best known as the trainer of Zenyatta.
Life Is Sweet made her debut as a two-year-old at Saratoga on August 30, 2007, finishing eighth. On October 7, she made her second start, this time at Belmont on the turf, and won by a commanding nine lengths. She was next entered in the Epitome Breeders' Cup Stakes on October 27 but finished sixth.
Life Is Sweet did not run again until an allowance race at Gulfstream Park on February 22, 2008, which she won. On April 5, she faced Grade 1 company for the first time in the Ashland Stakes, finishing fourth. She then ran second in both the Calder Oaks on April 26 and Sand Point Stakes on May 31.
Life Is Sweet did not return to racing until January 18, 2009 in the El Encino Stakes at Santa Anita. Now trained by Shirreffs, she settled behind horses for the first 3⁄4 miles, then swung four wide around the turn to get running room. In the stretch, she pulled to the lead and won by 2 1⁄2 lengths. Her next start was the La Canada Stakes on February 15, for which she was made the 6-5 favorite. She once again settled near the back of the field until swinging wide on the final turn, finally gaining the lead near the finish line to win by 3⁄4 lengths. Although the opening fractions were quite slow, Life Is Sweet ran the last eighth of a mile in a very quick 11.20 seconds. Jockey Garrett Gomez said, "She really showed a great turn of foot and to be able to overcome that slow pace like she did is amazing. You can see her stride gets longer as she gets closer to the wire."
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