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2010 Horse of the Year Fan Voting - Blame, Goldikova, or Zenyatta

We've put the 2010 Horse of the Year voting in your hands. Nomintated this year are Blame, Goldikova, and Zenyatta. We provided all their race videos for the year for you to watch (Blame, Goldikova, and Zenyatta) and voting can be done at the bottom of the page.

Blame - 4yo Bay Colt
	Trainer: Albert M. Stall, Jr.
	Jockey: Garrett K. Gomez
	Owner: Claiborne Farm and Dilschneider, Adele B.
	Breeder: Claiborne Farm & Adele B. Dilschneider

Date	Race	Dist.	Jockey	1st	2nd	Time
Nov. 6	Breeders' Cup Classic-G1	1 1/4 m	G Gomez	Blame	Zenyatta	02:02.3
Oct. 2	Jockey Club Gold Cup-G1	1 1/4 m	G Gomez	Haynesfield	Blame	02:02.5
Aug. 7	Whitney Handicap-G1	1 1/8 m	G Gomez	Blame	Quality Road	01:48.9
June 12	Stephen Foster Hcp-G1	1 1/8 m	G Gomez	Blame	Battle Plan	01:49.4
May 15	Schaefer Hcp-G3	1 1/16 m	G Gomez	Blame	No Advantage	01:43.4

Reasons for Blame: Four-year-old colt won four of five starts in 2010, three in Grade 1 company, including a victory over Zenyatta by a head in the Breeders’ Cup Classic. Defeated Quality Road by a head in the Grade 1 Whitney while in receipt of five pounds. Those victories gave him wins over both main American rivals. 2010 Race Videos for Blame

Goldikova (IRE) - 5yo Bay Filly
	Trainer: Frederic Head
	Jockey: Olivier Peslier
	Owner: Wertheimer and Frere
	Breeder: Wertheimer Et Frere

Date	Race	Dist.	Jockey	1st	2nd	Time
Nov. 6	Breeders' Cup Mile-G1	1 1/4 m	O Peslier	Goldikova	Gio Ponti	01:35.2
Oct. 3	Prix de la Foret-G1	7 f	O Peslier	Goldikova	Paco Boy	01:22.1
Aug. 15	Prix Jacques le Marois -G1	1 mile	O Peslier	Makfi	Goldikova	01:39.4
Aug. 1	Prix Rothschild -G1	1 mile	O Peslier	Goldikova	Music Show	01:37.5
June 15	Queen Anne-G1	1 mile	O Peslier	Goldikova	Paco Boy	01:37.7
May 23	Prix D'Ispahan-G1	1 1/8 m	O Peslier	Goldikova	Byword	01:49.4

Reasons for Goldikova: Five-year-old mare won five of six starts in 2010, all in Grade 1 company, all over males, and became the first horse in Breeders’ Cup history to win an event for the third consecutive year via her comprehensive victory in the Breeders’ Cup Mile. 2010 Race Videos for Goldikova.

Zenyatta- 6yo Dark Bay or Brown Filly
	Trainer: John A. Shirreffs
	Jockey: Mike E. Smith
	Owner: Moss, Mr. and Mrs. Jerome S.
	Breeder: Maverick Productions, Ltd.

Date	Race	Dist.	Jockey	1st	2nd	Time
Nov 6	Breeders' Cup Classic-G1	1 1/4 m	M Smith	Blame	Zenyatta	02:02.3
Oct. 2	Lady's Secret-G1	1 1/16 m	M Smith	Zenyatta	Switch	01:43.0
Aug. 7	Clement L. Hirsch-G1	1 1/16 m	M Smith	Zenyatta	Rinterval	01:45.0
June 13	Vanity Hcp-G1	1 1/8 m	M Smith	Zenyatta	St Trinians	01:49.0
Apr. 9	Apple Blossom-G1	1 1/8 m	M Smith	Zenyatta	Taptam	01:50.7
Mar. 13	Santa Margarita-G1	1 1/8 m	M Smith	Zenyatta	Dance To My Tune	01:48.2

Reasons for Zenyatta: Six-year-old mare won five of six starts in 2010, all in Grade 1 company, finishing second by a head to male Blame in the Breeders’ Cup Classic. She became a national sports figure, putting Thoroughbred racing on America’s radar screen in 2010 via a host of network television feature stories. 2010 Race Videos for Zenyatta.