Undefeated Zenyatta and her owners, trainer and jockey will be honored with the Big Sport of Turfdom award from the Turf Publicists of America. Owners Jerry and Ann Moss, trainer John Shirreffs and his wife, Dottie, and Hall of Fame jockey Mike Smith will receive the 44th annual award on Dec. 8 at the Race Track Industry Program Symposium on Racing & Gaming in Tucson, Ariz.

TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) -- Undefeated Zenyatta and her owners, trainer and jockey will be honored with the Big Sport of Turfdom award from the Turf Publicists of America.

ARCADIA, Calif. (AP) — The much anticipated race between Rachel Alexandra and Zenyatta? Well, it’s on, but only on paper. Horse racing’s top two ladies will duke it out among voters for Horse of the Year honors after never meeting on the track.

Let the Horse of the Year debate begin. Saturday was a day to savor a brilliant performance by Zenyatta, who defeated 11 males with her explosive finishing speed to win a thrilling edition of the Breeders’ Cup Classic (G1) ( video ). Less than 24 hours later, the wave of opinions began to mount as to which gifted female—unbeaten Zenyatta or three-year-old classic winner Rachel Alexandra—deserves ...

The Turf Publicists of America named “Team Zenyatta” its 2009 Big Sport of Turfdom Award winner for its willingness to cooperate with the media and racing publicists.

EDITORS: It's time for members of The Associated Press to vote on the top sport stories of 2009 and the athletes of the year. This year, we've added another title for you to determine -- athlete of the decade. The AP's suggestions for each category follow in random order. We're asking you to make one choice each for the athlete of the decade, male athlete of the year and female...

Undefeated Zenyatta is getting her own day at Hollywood Park to celebrate the mare who ended her career with a 14-0 record and a victory over the boys in the $5 million Breeders' Cup Classic. She will be saluted at her home track on Nov. 29. She is set to start her breeding career next year in Kentucky.

LITTLE ROCK — The quiet celebration was a first — enthusiasm for a thoroughbred race result and nary a dollar at stake.

Undefeated Zenyatta is getting her own day at Hollywood Park to celebrate the mare who ended her career with a 14-0 record and a victory over male horses in the $5 million Breeders' Cup Classic.

Undefeated Zenyatta is getting her own day at Hollywood Park to celebrate the mare who ended her career with a 14-0 record and a victory over the boys in the $5 million Breeders' Cup Classic.