ECLIPSE AWARDS
THEY SAID IT
JANUARY 17, 2011
“We always think positive, and we believe in her. She is one in a million. We
are just so thrilled for her.”
Jerry
Moss after receiving the Horse of the Year trophy for ZENYATTA
“You always hope. We always hoped. We hoped last year and the year before
that. We’re just so happy. She’s such a gift.”
—co-owner
Ann Moss
“This makes it all okay after getting beat last time. She’s never had any
quit in her.”
—jockey Mike
Smith
“We’re fine. We did all we could and tried as hard as we could. That’s just
the way things fell. It’s absolutely no disgrace for us.”
—Al
Stall Jr., trainer of BLAME, following the Horse of the Year announcement
“Not really. We’re happy with what he did this year, but I don’t think he
could have done anything more. Obviously he could have won every race he ran in,
but I’m not sure that would have made a difference anyway.”
—Stall
on whether Blame’s connections were disappointed