Who should be 2010 Owner of the year?
 

In my opinion it's the Mosses! I hope they are awarded 2010 owner of the year at the eclipse awards. They do so much for the industry and this would be the perfect year to award them!

I feel they set such a good example for other owners to follow.

They always have their horses best interest in mind. For example, they did right by Zenyatta by not rushing her to the Races but allowing her to grow into herself. They showed others that you shouldn't retire horses when they still want to run! They could have retired Zenyatta last year but they didn't! And what a difference that extra year made! Her popularity reached new heights and she brought so many new fans to the game!

The Mosses were so wonderful about letting people have access to their superstar mare too! Allowing fans at Hollywood Park to pet her if they came to the backstretch. Having a great horse brings people to racing but I feel that the horses owners were also a big part of Zenyatta's appeal.

When I went to Kentucky I found out that The Mosses donate constantly to Old Friends, which most people don't know! They spare no cost in rescuing one of their horses if it breaks down. And they take care of all of their horses making sure they all find a place to live out their days.

They were at the center of the game this year and they were such great spokesman for horse racing. They deserve to be honored.

Really well said. Amazing read for any HR FAN.
I would go with Klervich.

Thanks RockHard:)

DrugS fed hobos at a casino buffet (or at least he considered it). He also befriended RHT. Not to be overlooked are his trivia questions and rankings compiled after considerable research. I think he merits serious consideration for 2010 Owner of the Year.

Wow, RockTardHen and IQof09 agree on something. It must be so.

Do not call me rocktardhen....

Wow!

Sorry. I was lazy and did not use your full name.

RockTardHen1985.

Please forgive me.

Don't be mad just because the horse you named yourself after was a HUGE let down on Derby day Charlie:)

Obviously you are joking right? Team Moss didn't ship her as promised and the east coast got one look at what could have been a special horse.

BTW tons of people spare no expense to care for there stock and most dont have 800 mil.

The owner of the year has to be Midwest TB's..CLEARLY

honorable mention
 

Dee Tee

Excellent choice freddy...how can anyone argue with that. To have over 1000 starters and win at over 28% with over 61% finishing in the money is just incredible.

:tro::tro:

:wf

I'm sure you're looking forward to seeing the operation firsthand in a few weeks...watching Ness and company making their way to the winner's circle day after day...with short priced favorites.

Winstar's prominence in the Triple Crown is worth a long look.

Michael Gill

Skipper Cheeseman

That's what I thought. :)

Frank Stronach

Burton Sipp

Repole.

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No Fool's Gold Stable

This is a joke, right? All the exclamation points in the world wouldn't make me root for those chickens.

Hater

Did you know that they donate to Old Friends? That is something a lot of people did not know! They are the only people in horse racing to ever donate to Old Friends! Donate! Zenyatta! YAY!

Rumor is shes going to Tiago, Giacomo, Bernardini or Giants Causeway.

My favorite part was they set a good example for owners to follow. I hope everyone likes greyhound racing because that is what we will be betting on if owners of the future campaign their horses like they did Zenyatta the last two years.

Hysterically funny!!!:tro::tro::tro:

If they don't send Zenyatta to AP Indy, they are even bigger Smooth Operators than I ever thought possible.

I second Frank . And I nominate HH Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum.

Can I ask why (and yes I know this is ironic but am curious) ?

ateamstupid I appologize but I didn't say something correctly. I said that old friends told me they donate to old friends. But what I meant to say is that old friends told me that the Mosses were the number 1 donators to old friends.

There are many thoroughbred charities and each has it's own #1 donator. Being the number 1 donator to a retirement home doesn't merit being owner of the year. However, the whole point of what I wrote was to make a case for awarding Jerry and Anne Moss the eclipse award for Owner of the Year.

Here it is again in a way that might be clearer to you.

The Mosses are amongst the elite owners in American Thoroughbred racing today.

This year they owned the sports superstar horse. Therefore they were at the center of racing. They were the owners who the media interacted with the most. They were the owners who the general public (who does not follow racing all year) got to know. Essentially, because the Mosses had the spotlight on them they became thoroughbred racing's biggest spokesman in 2010. It is a fact that not only were the Mosses great spokesman for racing but they were great at helping attract new fans to the sport of kings. (Something racing greatly needed after the breakdowns of Barbaro and Eightbelles). You can go back and read my original post where I go on to list all the Mosses merits. (Being the number one donator to thoroughbred racing's biggest charity is just one of those merits.)They are class acts (regardless of if you want to call them cowards for their handling of Zenyatta's Campaign). And since this year they were at the center of the racing world and since they do so much positive for the game I said it would be the perfect year for them to be recognized with an eclipse award as owners of the year.

Who should be 2010 Owner of the year?