Zenyatta gets a visit from Terrell Owens

Zenyatta gets a visit from Terrell

Owens

"Man, she's big!" he said.

Shirreffs answered a question from Owens as to why

Zenyatta was wearing standing bandages, then the six-time Pro Bowler fed the

19-for-19 superstar a couple of carrots.

Informed that Zenyatta is remarkably gentle around the

barn, a contrast to her being highly competitive on the track in the afternoon,

Owens smiled.

"So, she's like me: kind off the field, but somebody

who shows a lot of passion on it," he said.

"She's a beautiful horse. She is a big girl."

Owens also took some time to visit the jockeys' room

and was part of the winner's circle picture with trainer Barry Abrams, jockey

Matt Garcia and the owners (Madeline Auerbach LLC) after Butch Marino's (Marino

Marini) 11-1 upset victory in the 6TH race.

Earlier on Sunday, Zenyatta had galloped on the Hollywood Park training track

under exercise rider Steve Willard, and about 25 fans paid a visit to her stable

in the morning. 

Another

of her many rooters is Jimmy Duggan, who was responsible for a special saddle

that she has worn in her last 16 wins.

"She needed a special saddle because of her high withers," explained Duggan,

steeplechase analyst for TVG. "The old saddle was pinching her. I called

the Wicks Tack Shop in Lambourn, England, to have a special saddle made for

her."

The saddle made a circuitous route to the Shirreffs barn.

"The saddle was

sent to Newmarket, then to Dover, then to Calais, then to Luxemburg, and finally

to quarantine at Hollywood Park," Duggan said of the trip in 2008. "It got here

after her third start."

Zenyatta, who achieved a three-peat in the Lady's Secret S. (G1) on October 2,

is scheduled to work Friday. She is preparing for her title defense in the

November 6 Breeders' Cup Classic (G1) at Churchill Downs, her grand finale in

quest of her 20th victory.