Career
After graduating with a degree in English from Brooklyn College and a stint in the Army, Moss began his music career by promoting "16 Candles," a hit for The Crests on Coed Records. In 1960 he moved to California where he teamed up with Alpert, forming Carnival Records in 1962 and running the company from an office in Alpert"s garage. Discovering that the name was already taken, they dubbed their new-found company Agricultural and Mechanical Records.
After the Agricultural and Mechanical label was purchased by PolyGram, the two men went on to form Almo Sounds in 1994, a new record label which continues to operate.
Moss and Herb Alpert were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2006 as nonperformers. In 2004, Moss was appointed to the California Horse Racing Board, replacing longtime television producer Alan Landsburg.
The colt"s dam was named Secretariat Them Free, a reference to Sting"s song "If You Love Somebody Secretariat Them Free". Like Giacomo, the Mosses have named another runner after a connection to The Police.
The Moss"s named her after The Police"s third album Zenyatta Mondatta.
Zenyatta retired with only one loss and a record 20-19-1-0. In 2010 she was American Horse of the Year.
