Zenyatta voted Horse of the Meet at Hollypark
The great unbeaten mare Zenyatta, who ran her unbeaten streak to 11 with victories in the Grade 1 Vanity and Grade 2 Milady handicaps this meet, was voted Horse of the Meet in the media poll as Hollywood Park closed up shop on its 55-day summer/spring meet Sunday.
Zenyatta, scheduled to race next in the Clement L. Hirsch Stakes at Del Mar on Aug. 9, received eight of the 10 votes. She was a unanimous choice as top older female.
Other unanimous winners included Hollywood Juvenile Championship victor Necessary Evil as 2-year-old filly, Hollywood Gold Cup champ Rail Trip as older male, Doug O'Neill as top trainer, Joel Rosario as best jockey and Christian Santiago Reyes as top apprentice jockey.
Gozzip Girl, winner of the American Oaks, was voted outstanding 3-year-old and 3-year-old filly and shared top female turf horse honors with Tuscan Evening.
Other meet winners: Necessary Evil, top 2-year-old; Classical Slew, 2-year-old male; Swaps winner Misremembered, 3-year-old male; Whittingham Handicap winner Midships, turf horse; Triple Bend winner Zensational, sprinter; and Roi Charmant, claiming horse.
Well, as a huge Zenyatta and Rail Trip fan am thinking they got that right!! and gozzip girl and tuscan evening were outstanding and necessary evil too. thanks for the info!!