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.
[1] 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.
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.
"[7][8] On March 14, she faced her biggest test yet in the Grade 1 Santa Margarita Invitational, where she was the even money favorite.
[9] Life Is Sweet's next start was the Milady Handicap on May 23, in which her stablemate Zenyatta was making her season debut.
"[13] Life is Sweet finished second to Zenyatta in the Eclipse Award voting for champion older mare of 2009.
[14] On March 13, she was preparing for a run in the Dubai World Cup; however, after the workout, she suffered muscle cramps and owner Marty Wygod decided to retire her.