For One Fan, Zenyatta Provided a ‘Light When There Was Darkness’
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As Zenyatta prepares to take her place among racing’s immortals when she is inducted into the Racing Hall of Fame on Friday, my thoughts turn to the late Beth Shimkin.
If Beth was not the most ardent among Zenyatta’s legion of fans, she was near the top of the list. Zenyatta represented far more than a legendary racehorse to Beth. She was a source of hope as Beth tried desperately to cope with obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD).