Crowning glory for Zenyatta

ZENYATTA was finally crowned Horse Of The Year as the 40th annual Eclipse Awards took place in Miami Beach on Monday evening.

Crowning glory for Zenyatta
Wed, 19 Jan, 2011 - 00:00
Mike Ross

The seven-year-old notched up 19 successive victories before being edged into second by Blame in the final start of her career in the Breeders’ Cup Classic last November.

However, despite her lengthy winning streak, Zenyatta was beaten to the the title of Horse Of The Year by Rachel Alexandra in 2009 and Curlin the year before.

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