Zenyatta Has Earned Horse of the Year

[Duvalier]

Originally Posted by slotdirt

I guarantee you Big Brown's Belmont loss got significantly more national coverage than Zenyatta's BCC second, and Big Brown was probably the least noticed of the Derby-Preakness doubles of the last decade.

That will happen when a huge favorite gets pulled up and eased when going for a Triple Crown.

[slotdirt]

Originally Posted by Duvalier

That will happen when any horse ever is going for a Triple Crown.

Fixed that for you.

[Duvalier]

Originally Posted by slotdirt

Fixed that for you.

The lead up to the race maybe...but his loss got significantly more coverage because of the circumstances surrounding it.

[slotdirt]

I'm not sure what your point is other than Zenyatta is probably less known to the average, casual fan of horse racing than Big Brown.