Rachel Alexandra Named Horse of the Year

[tonysam]

Boy, is this ever wrongheaded. Zenyatta should have won that for being undefeated in some 14 starts in her career, plus winning the Breeders' Cup Classic, a first for a female horse.

Don't get me wrong, I like Rachel Alexandra, but this is wrong.

In one of the most highly anticipated announcements in Thoroughbred racing history, Rachel Alexandra was named 2009 Horse of the Year at the Eclipse Awards Jan. 18 in Beverly Hills, Calif.

The announcement was made just before 10:30 p.m. EST by Alex Waldrop, head of the National Thoroughbred Racing Association in front of a packed house at the Beverly Wilshire Hotel and on live television on TVG and ESPN News. Before opening the envelope that held the winner, Waldrop asked for the audience to give them one last round of applause. The crowd gave both participants a standing ovation.

Rachel Alexandra was the first filly in 85 years to win the Preakness Stakes (gr. I) and she was the first filly in history to beat males in the Woodward Stakes (gr. I). She won all eight of her starts, dominating her own division with victories in the Fair Grounds Oaks (gr. II), Fantasy Stakes (gr. II), Kentucky Oaks (gr. I), and Mother Goose (gr. I). Against the boys, she added a victory in the Haskell Invitational (gr. I) between the Preakness and Woodward.

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[Rapanui1]

1. But Ann Coulter dresses better

But Ann Coulter dresses better

[Tansy_Gold]

2. Keep the clothes on, Annie

She really and truly doesn't wanta compete with a naked horse. The horse'll win every time. :evilgrin: