Stakes-winning mare Zippit E retired at 5

Zippit E, a four-time stakes winner, has been retired, said trainer Bret Calhoun.

Zippit E was second by a nose in the $50,000 Fiesta Mile in her career finale Aug. 4 at Retama Park. She retires with a record of seven wins from 19 starts and earnings of $216,891. Zippit E, the reigning Texas-bred older filly or mare, raced for her breeders, Wayne Sanders and Larry Hirsch.

“Zippit E is retired, and we pretty much had that plan before the last race,” Calhoun said. “We felt like there weren’t going to be a lot of opportunities for her to run, so we thought this was a good stopping point.”

There is no racing in Texas until the Sam Houston meet opens in January, and the Texas Champions stakes have been pushed back two months to March. Zippit E won a pair of stakes this year, one on dirt at Sam Houston and the other on turf at Lone Star.

“She’s very consistent,” said Calhoun. “We asked her to do a lot of different things, and she was able to do a lot of different things. We ran her short, ran her long, on the dirt, on the grass. She won just about every place we put her. She was able to do all of it.”

Calhoun said breeding plans are being determined. Zippit E is a 5-year-old by My Golden Song.

Supermason being freshened

Supermason, the winner of the Assault Stakes in his last start July 15 at Lone Star, is being freshened, said Calhoun. He is turned out at owner Brad Grady’s farm in Ocala, Fla.

“There wasn’t a whole lot for him,” Calhoun said. “He hadn’t really ever gone home and enjoyed some green grass. He deserved a little break.”

Supermason is a seven-time stakes winner who has earned $408,125.