The night of the Eclipse Awards belonged to two old broads--Marylou
Whitney, a latter-day unsinkable Molly Brown, and Zenyatta, who in case
you haven't been paying attention is a horse. Marylou, probably richer
than the Queen of England, was 85 the day before Christmas, and
Zenyatta, who has a few bucks herself, turned 7 on New Year's day, which
is getting up there in the hippic world. They both got Eclipse Awards
that were a long time coming, Zenyatta's for Horse of the Year and
Whitney's for lifetime contributions to the sport. Tears of joy followed
the woman and the horse's handlers around a banquet room in the
fancy-schmancy Miami Beach hotel.
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