Zenyatta's half-brother wins again

Live Oak Plantation's SOUPER SPECTACULAR (Giant's Causeway), a half-brother to dual champion Zenyatta (Street Cry [Ire]) who sold for $1.15 million at the 2008 Keeneland September Yearling Sale, made his Keeneland debut a winning one in Sunday's 5th race, an allowance at 1 1/8 miles on the turf.

Tracking the pace three wide, the chestnut grabbed a narrow advantage entering the stretch, pulling off to be 1 1/2 lengths clear on the wire. The three-year-old colt finished up in 1:49 1/5 on the firm turf under John Velazquez.

Souper Spectacular broke his maiden at a mile on the turf in his last start on September 4 at Saratoga, scoring by two lengths on that day. He made his racing debut a fourth-place run at Belmont and then finished sixth in a Monmouth Park maiden special weight on July 17. Like Zenyatta, Souper Spectacular began his racing career at age three.