11-24-2009, 03:09 PM
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Churchill Downs
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Join Date: Jun 2006
Location: San Carlos, CA
Posts: 1,772
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Originally Posted by NTamm1215
“At first, Jerry was reluctant to accept our offer of renaming the race, because he was a personal friend of Gene Klein,” said Chillingworth. “But after he and Ann thought about it for a couple of days, he called back and said they thought Zenyatta would be flattered by the comparison and to know that she was held in such high esteem.”
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Really? 
I love when people apply human emotions and feelings to animals... I can just hear it now:
Shirreffs: "Hey Zenyatta, guess what? They named that race you won, you know, the "Lady's Secret, well, yep, they named it after you. Isn't that wonderful?"
Zenyatta: "Really? Oh My God! I am just so flattered! Lady's Secret was, like, such an amazing horse! I was such a big fan of hers! That is, like, so totally cool and amazing! The Zenyatta! That will be, like, so totally a great race! Can I run in it next year?! I'd so stay a virgin to win a race named after me! OH MY GOD!"
Yep, I'm pretty sure that's the way that conversation would go. 
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