wow this made my night
http://www.usatoday.com/sports/horses/2011-01-17-zenyatta-horse-of-the-year_N.htm
She will go down in history as perhaps the greatest female Thoroughbred race horse of all time, coming within a nose of being undefeated for her career.
And now, Zenyatta (19-1) can add the biggest honor of her career to her bulging résumé— Horse of the Year for 2010. It marks the second consecutive year a female horse has won the industry's top award — Rachel Alexandra edged Zenyatta for the honor last year.
Her owners, Jerry and Ann Moss, accepted the Eclipse Award on Monday night during ceremonies at the Fontainebleau Hotel in Miami Beach.
"She did it all, and we're thrilled to be in her company," said Jerry Moss.
Zenyatta edged out the 4-year-old colt Blame, who defeated the hard-charging mare by a nose in the Breeders' Cup Classic at Churchill Downs last November, in the final race for both horses.
Zenyatta and Blame are both retired — Zenyatta at Lane's End Farms in Kentucky and Blame at Claiborne Farm, also in Kentucky. Other Eclipse winners:
•Two-year-old male: Uncle Mo, the highly regarded winner of the Breeders' Cup Juvenile, and the overwhelming early favorite for the Kentucky Derby on May 7.
Mike Repole, who purchased Uncle Mo for $220,000, said he was "overwhelmed by winning an award that was won by the likes of Secretariat, Seattle Slew … and Uncle Mo is now in that company." Uncle Mo received 236 of the 238 votes cast.
•Two-year filly: Awesome Feather. She won the BC Juvenile Fillies on Nov. 5, then was sold at auction for $2.3 million.
•Three-year-old male: Lookin at Lucky, the hard-luck colt who won the Preakness Stakes after finishing sixth in the 2010 Kentucky Derby (224 votes).
•Three-year-old filly: Blind Luck (237 votes).
•Older male: Blame, got all 238 votes.
•Older female: Zenyatta, receiving 237 of the 238 votes. The Irish horse Goldikova, who won her record third consecutive Breeders' Cup Mile in November, got the other vote.
•Female Sprinter: Dubai Majesty (232 votes).
•Male Sprinter: Big Drama (170 votes).
•Male Turf Horse: Gio Ponti (199 votes).
•Female Turf Horse: Goldikova (212 votes).
•Steeplechase Horse: Slip Away (175 votes).
•Outstanding Owner: Winstar Farm (100); Mr. And Mrs. Jerome S. Moss (81).
•Outstanding Breeder: Adena Springs (69); Claiborne Farm, Adele Dilschneider (55).
•Outstanding Trainer: Todd Pletcher (168); John Schireffs (28).
•Outstanding Jockey: Ramon Dominguez (124); Garrett Gomez (60).
•Outstanding Apprentice Jockey: Omar Moreno (197).
•Other winners: Photography: Michael Clevenger, Louisville Courier-Journal; Writing (feature/commentary): Wright Thompson, ESPN.com; Writing (news-enterprise): Bill Finley, Thoroughbred Daily News; Television (live racing); ESPN, The Breeders' Cup World Championships; Television (feature): HRTV, Inside Information: Swale; Audio and Multi-media Internet: Horse-Racing Radio Network, Breeders' Cup.
The awards are voted on and presented by the NTRA, Daily Racing Form, and National Turf Writers and Broadcasters.
http://www.usatoday.com/sports/horses/2011-01-17-zenyatta-horse-of-the-year_N.htm
She will go down in history as perhaps the greatest female Thoroughbred race horse of all time, coming within a nose of being undefeated for her career.
And now, Zenyatta (19-1) can add the biggest honor of her career to her bulging résumé— Horse of the Year for 2010. It marks the second consecutive year a female horse has won the industry's top award — Rachel Alexandra edged Zenyatta for the honor last year.
Her owners, Jerry and Ann Moss, accepted the Eclipse Award on Monday night during ceremonies at the Fontainebleau Hotel in Miami Beach.
"She did it all, and we're thrilled to be in her company," said Jerry Moss.
Zenyatta edged out the 4-year-old colt Blame, who defeated the hard-charging mare by a nose in the Breeders' Cup Classic at Churchill Downs last November, in the final race for both horses.
Zenyatta and Blame are both retired — Zenyatta at Lane's End Farms in Kentucky and Blame at Claiborne Farm, also in Kentucky. Other Eclipse winners:
•Two-year-old male: Uncle Mo, the highly regarded winner of the Breeders' Cup Juvenile, and the overwhelming early favorite for the Kentucky Derby on May 7.
Mike Repole, who purchased Uncle Mo for $220,000, said he was "overwhelmed by winning an award that was won by the likes of Secretariat, Seattle Slew … and Uncle Mo is now in that company." Uncle Mo received 236 of the 238 votes cast.
•Two-year filly: Awesome Feather. She won the BC Juvenile Fillies on Nov. 5, then was sold at auction for $2.3 million.
•Three-year-old male: Lookin at Lucky, the hard-luck colt who won the Preakness Stakes after finishing sixth in the 2010 Kentucky Derby (224 votes).
•Three-year-old filly: Blind Luck (237 votes).
•Older male: Blame, got all 238 votes.
•Older female: Zenyatta, receiving 237 of the 238 votes. The Irish horse Goldikova, who won her record third consecutive Breeders' Cup Mile in November, got the other vote.
•Female Sprinter: Dubai Majesty (232 votes).
•Male Sprinter: Big Drama (170 votes).
•Male Turf Horse: Gio Ponti (199 votes).
•Female Turf Horse: Goldikova (212 votes).
•Steeplechase Horse: Slip Away (175 votes).
•Outstanding Owner: Winstar Farm (100); Mr. And Mrs. Jerome S. Moss (81).
•Outstanding Breeder: Adena Springs (69); Claiborne Farm, Adele Dilschneider (55).
•Outstanding Trainer: Todd Pletcher (168); John Schireffs (28).
•Outstanding Jockey: Ramon Dominguez (124); Garrett Gomez (60).
•Outstanding Apprentice Jockey: Omar Moreno (197).
•Other winners: Photography: Michael Clevenger, Louisville Courier-Journal; Writing (feature/commentary): Wright Thompson, ESPN.com; Writing (news-enterprise): Bill Finley, Thoroughbred Daily News; Television (live racing); ESPN, The Breeders' Cup World Championships; Television (feature): HRTV, Inside Information: Swale; Audio and Multi-media Internet: Horse-Racing Radio Network, Breeders' Cup.
The awards are voted on and presented by the NTRA, Daily Racing Form, and National Turf Writers and Broadcasters.
