Maybe it's because of the AP show, Jockeys, but that track announcer (Trevor something) annoys me....both the voice and the comments- "ZENYATTA IS DEAD LAST!! ZENYATTA IS DEAD LAST!!" hmmm, okay, keep stating the obvious, as this is the filly's racing style in every single one of her 14 starts.

What a race that was! I'm not one to yell at the TV set, but I was doing just that last night, after Quality Road started acting up, before they decided to blindfold him, I was yelling "he's not going in that gate today, scratch him already and get the show on the road", I was, I think, mostly concerned that his temper tantrum was going to screw with Zenyatta's head and affect her race, then when he went nuts after they got him in the gate, I swear I thought disaster was about to strike. Then she was on the wrong lead, and I thought maybe something was wrong with her, but once she/Smith got that fixed, I knew the race was on....as she blew past horses down the stretch, I was no only screaming like a banshee, sending my dogs into hiding, I realized after it was over that my heart was pounding, something I've never experienced while watching a horse race.

I'm a huge fan of both Zenyatta and Rachel Alexandra, but Zenyatta should get the HOTY title this year.

Yeah, Trevor Denman. I'm not a fan.

I'm the first person to admit that I don't know the first thing about racing, despite having followed both RA and Zenyatta this year. But I thought the starter that held onto a blindfolded Quality Road the way he did deserved a fucking medal. That's a job you couldn't pay me enough to do- and I can't even imagine what the outcome would have been if they hadn't managed to hold on like that. Seriously, kudos to that guy.

Concur in spades.