Saturday, November 6, 2010

Zenyatta Poised to Make History: 5 Things to Know About the Race Horse

Zenyatta is about to show Secretariat you can leave your mark on history without being so serious. 

Whether it's her hysterical pre-race dances or the fact she loves to wash down her favorite snack of carrots with a cold Guinness beer, Zenyatta has amassed an immense and diverse following ready to tune in Saturday – as the undefeated (19-0) mare hopes to capture the Breeders' Cup Classic in Kentucky.

Jerry Moss and his wife, Ann, purchased Zenyatta for only $60,000 at the 2005 Keeneland September Yearling Sale because she suffered a form of ringworm. Quite a bargain when you consider she's won purses totaling more than $6 million. 


According to huffingtonpost:
127 Hours' has gotten audiences fainting, vomiting and worse in numbers unseen since 'The Exorcist' - and the movie has not even hit theaters yet. 

James Franco plays real-life rock climber Aron Ralston who made headlines when he resorted to self-amputation to free himself from a boulder that pinned his arm to a canyon wall for five days in 2003. 

The scene has caused viewers numerous physical reactions, and Movieline.com has put together a time line. Here's what happened at just one screening:

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