G1 winners Black Mamba and Magical Fantasy. Starting as the favorite, Cocoa Beach won the race by three-quarters of a length. After the win, she was given a break, with plans to return in May of 2009. The win earned her the title of Horse of the Meet for the Hollywood Park Autumn Meet. Cocoa Beach was named the 2008 Chilean Horse of the Year and was rated at 119 (54 kilograms) in the World Thoroughbred Rankings for horses three-year-old and older. An injury delayed Cocoa Beach's first 2009 race until June, when she finished fourth of four as the overwhelming favorite in the Floral Park Heatherton Stakes, coming out of the race stiff. 2009: five-year-old season Officially turning five on August 1st, Cocoa Beach was entered in the G1 Go For Wand Handicap, but was scratched by trainer Saeed bin Suroor. Her five-year-old debut ended up instead being the ungraded De La Rose Stakes on the turf three days later, which she won by a neck. Coming out of the race well, Cocoa Beach next ran in the G2 Ballston Spa Handicap. She went off as the second choice and finished fourth after stalking a slow pace. Returning to Santa Anita Park for the G1 Lady's Secret Stakes and ridden by Richard Migliore for the first time, Cocoa Beach finished third to Zenyatta and Lethal Heat. Cocoa Beach trained well leading up to the G1 Breeders' Cup Ladies Classic, but weakened in the final stretch of the race to finish 6th. Racing Statistics An asterisk after the odds means Cocoa Beach was the post time favorite. Retirement and Broodmare Career After the 2009 Breeders' Cup Ladies Classic, Cocoa Beach was retired to join the Godolphin broodmare herd. She is the dam of Imperia, winner of the 2014 G3 Pilgrim Stakes, and the graded stakes placed mare Lido. Pedigree References 2004 racehorse births Racehorses bred in Chile Racehorses trained in Chile Thoroughbred family 2-f