Sunday, October 17, 2010

Bengals' Owens pays a visit to Zenyatta

Zenyatta's fan club added another member on Sunday, as NFL player Terrell Owens stopped by to visit the unbeaten champion.

The Cincinnati Bengals wide receiver was in California for the weekend as his team had a bye week, and visited the big mare at Hollywood Park on Sunday.

According to a Hollywood press release, Owens could relate when he was told that Zenyatta is highly competitive on the track, but very relaxed around the barn.

"So she's like me, kind off the field, but someone who shows a lot of passion on it," he said. "She's a beautiful horse. She is a big girl."

Owens is hoping that some of Zenyatta's other attributes will run off on him as well.

"She's 19-0, hoping she brings me luck [for] the rest of the season!" he wrote on his Twitter page.

Owens is well known for his frequent use of Twitter - he was recently hit with a $5,000 fine for tweeting too close to last week's game against Tampa Bay. He didn't disappoint his followers on Sunday, posting several photos of himself with Zenyatta, as well as with jockey Mike Smith.

This isn't the first time Owens has made a point of checking out one of racing's stars. He posted photos earlier this year when he stopped at Three Chimneys Farm in Kentucky to visit Derby winner Big Brown.

Zenyatta will attempt to go 20-0 when she defends her title in the Breeders' Cup Classic on Nov. 6. Last year, she became the first female to win the race.

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