John Shirreffs two best mares before Zenyatta

[The Indomitable DrugS]

Originally Posted by Kasept

How many horses break their maidens in a Gr. I?

I think Sweet Catomine did as well.

[RolloTomasi]

Originally Posted by The Indomitable DrugS

I think Sweet Catomine did as well.

Starrer broke her's in a stakes race IIRC, while trained by David Hofmans. Might have been the Santa Paula Stakes.

[The Indomitable DrugS]

Originally Posted by RolloTomasi

Starrer broke her's in a stakes race IIRC, while trained by David Hofmans. Might have been the Santa Paula Stakes.

I think Starrer might be the last horse to ever lose the jockey at the start while an odds on favorite in a Grade 1 race.