Good Morning Everyone!
What a fun day! I have so many wonderful things going on in my life that I want to share with you! Firstly, HERE I AM…in the above photo…DANCING! It is a photo of my BRONZE. YEAH! Dottie was able to request #19/100 for the contest. Bet you can’t guess why she wanted this particular number? We thought it would have a great deal of meaning and significance, for sure! So, 19 is the NUMBERED BRONZE being reserved for our LUCKY WINNER.
Also, she met with the postal people again yesterday afternoon and this is the address to use when mailing your post cards for the contest. Please address the cards exactly as follows:
ZENYATTA John Shirreffs 511 S. First Ave #230 Arcadia, CA 91006
Each day, they are going to place the cards that arrive in large carrying containers for John to pick up. He will then take them to the barn for the drawing. It is getting very, very exciting!
In relation to the timeframe for the draw, we want to give you time for your cards to arrive from all over the country etc. Thus, we will do the DRAWING for the 64 contestants on Monday, APRIL 4, 2011. Technically, the last day for mail delivery is Saturday, April 2nd. The DRAWING will take place on the following Monday, the 4th, after training hours at BARN 55!
Please have fun with all of this and drive carefully as you go to the Post Office to mail your cards. GOOD LUCK TO ALL!
Just heard that LIFE IS SWEET is in the foaling barn! Hooves Crossed for her today! I’ll keep you posted.
Another very cute thing is happening today! It is my BERNIE’S BIRTHDAY! He was born on March 23, 2003. I hope he has a fabulous day! My BIRTHDAY is coming up soon as well, April 1st. Bernie is a year older than I am…but this is TOO CUTE…we are both ARIES. I guess I’m going to have to read about all of the fabulous qualities of an ARIES and see how much we are alike. John’s MOM, Mary Jane, is an ARIES as is Dottie’s sister, Fran. From my personal experiences, this is a great sign! HAPPY BIRTHDAY, BERNIE!
Enjoy your day!
With Love,
Hugs to ALL~ (And a special BIRTHDAY HUG for my BERNIE!)
Z
Gloria Jeanne
WOW Zenny, this is all such great news!!! I can’t wait to hear about Life Is Sweet, I wish her luck and can’t wait to see her new foal- best wishes.
Also- I can’t wait to hear about your in foal status later this week – best wishes of course.
With Love and Hugs- I miss you.
DJ
CONTEST INFORMATION IS ON DIARY POST #205, (the St. Patrick’s Post)
Maureen Feely
Good luck to Life Is Sweet and Happy Birthday wishes to Bernie. And early Happy Birthday wishes to you as well Zenyatta as I’ll be on vacation when you celebrate.
DJ
Dearest Sweet “Z”,
Beautiful picture of mini Y.O.U.! Good luck today to your Team at the races today: Race #3, Go Sarbonne and Savion!
Astrid
# 19 – that is just so special! Good luck everyone on the contest! Happy bday Bernie and hugs to you Zenny!
georgia
What a beautiful statue, someone will receive a fabulous gift. Thanks so much for the info on Life is Sweet all fingers and toes crossed for a safe birth, thanks so much for keeping us in the know. Happy B’day to the Bernie Man!!
Elaine
How cute! Two more Aries: my daughter (April 1…same as you) and my best friend (March 23….same as Bernie)! How great!
Especially Horses
From Post #205 Here are the guidelines for the CONTEST:
1) So many of you have been so kind to ME and commented OFTEN that I have meant something special to YOU in YOUR LIFE, to RACING, to a FRIEND. You have had so much FUN following all of the different moments in my life.
2) Based upon this thought, I would like for you to write on a postcard in one paragraph…why you feel this way. (Special to YOU, to RACING, to a friend of yours, or an impact I have made in another way.)
3) Please put your thoughts on a postcard.
4) Your NAME, ADDRESS, and PHONE NUMBER must be included on the card.
NEXT WEEK, I will give you the address to mail the postcard or cards to for your participation in the contest. You may send in more than one.
By submitting the card for the Contest, you are also granting permission to ME to use your words in my Diary or anything else I might do in the future.
The cards will all be put into a big container. Then they will be drawn out in a timely fashion (dates will be given on the web-site) in the same type of format as March Madness.
64 cards will be drawn from the entire group. Then from this 64, we will draw the SWEET SIXTEEN….next the ELITE EIGHT CARDS….and ultimately the FINAL 4.
From these 4, we will post the comments on the Web-site, for ALL OF YOU TO SHARE IN WHAT WAS WRITTEN. The WINNER will be selected from the FINAL FOUR cards.
Helen
Your posts Zenny (Dottie) brighten every day for me! Only your Team could think of giving your likeness in bronze and NO#19 at that to a worthy contestant. Talk about class!!! I am so wordy, I’m sure I could not fit my thoughts into one paragraph on one postcard but I will be rooting for the winner to be one of your fans on this site. Bernie is a sterling stud but oh, so lucky to have met you, my girl! Yes indeed you are Greatest! Good luck to LIS. I used to check the 2011 Foals List for Lane’s End until they changed their website yesterday and took it down (darn).
Please post info on her foaling once you know. By the way, as others have asked, have Alys, PQ and SG been bred yet? Will you all remain together through the year – kind of nice to have permanent girlfriends. Anxiously await news of how you are doing with the little one. Won’t be long, and yes, hooves (fingers) crossed. Thanks for the love you spread around just by being here!!!
Linda
Hope Bernie has a great birthday and will be a father next year.
Hernan Tovar
Zenyatta,please tell Berni,happy birthday!
Good luck to life is sweet!You look so bautiful in bronze…I can’t wait to win!!
We all really love you…Number 19 is great!!!
Ingrid from SoBe.
sherry drish
zenyatta, i am so excited about all the going ons. i know everyone will be cleaning the post cards out. you were mentioning you are an aries, it reminded me of a race horse, i was his groom, his name was, STAR OF ARIES, HE RACED HERE IN WV.. how close things seem. i guess lots of horses will have birthdays in the following months. your bronze is so lovely. we hope all goes well with LIFE IS SWEET and foal. LOVE TO ALL, SHERRY D…WV
sue w
Zenny! Love all the great news. The bronze is beautiful, just like YOU! Thanks for the update on Life is Sweet…hopefully she will be a proud mom today. And, best wished to your Bernie. May he get lots of goodies to enjoy. Can’t wait to get my postcard in the mail.
Maybe I’ll get lucky and win. :-)
Kathy Kimber
I already wished Bernie Happy Birthday on facebook. Isn’t he sweet? I hope John has a strong back to carry all that mail this is so exciting. Have a beautiful day Lady Z. I hope Life is Sweet is OK an that she has a beautiful, healthy baby. Again Thanks for all you do Dottie you just think of everything. Zenyatta you are absolutely the greatest ever. Happy Day.
Andrea from Germany
Zenny, I am sending a Happy Birthday to Bernie, a lot of energy to Life Is Sweet and my card to you. It will have to make the way across the ocean to you , hope it will reach you in time. Love you Zenny.
Gloria
Hi Big Mama Z.! Ooooh, I can’t wait to hear about Life Is Sweet’s little baby! You ARE an Aries, aren’t you? I didn’t realize that. Two of my very favorite singers are also Aries. Elton John (March 25) and Brian Setzer from Stray Cats (April 10), so your birthday falls right between them. I love me a good Aries! All right girl, you and your buddies take care. XOXO!
Karen Line
Zennie, it’s my birthday today too! So we Aries are mightily represented!!
Your bronze statue exudes life and joy — just like you!
Patti in Carlsbad
MY POSITVIE HAPPY THOUGHTS ARE WITH LIFE IS SWEET. AS YOU KNOW, ZENNY, SHE WAS ALWAYS ONE OF MY OTHER FAVORITE MARES. WISH HER AND HER FOAL WELL.
#19…THAT IS A SPECIAL NUMBER FOR YOU, LADY Z. IT IS THE MOST MAGICAL NUMBER OF ALL…19 CONSECUTIVE WINS…AWESOME!
I AM COMPOSING MY POST CARDS AS WE SPEAK. HOOVES CROSSED FOR LIFE IS SWEET…HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO BERNIE (WHAT IS HIS FACE BOOK ADDRESS?) ANXIOUSLY AWAITING THE RESULTS OF YOUR 28 DAY SCAN.
Diana
You do seem extra special happy today, must be your because it’s your main man’s birthday! We hope to see pictures of Life is Sweet’s foal and we wish her all the best. Have fun! Love and kisses.
Margaret-Rose Batterman
Wow, thank you Zenyatta and TEAM Z for giving those that love and adore you a chance to have such a treasure of your likeness!!
We love you Zenyatta! You were the best April Fools Day gift yet!:)
Margaret-Rose
Margaret-Rose Batterman
PS….And Happy Birthday Bernie!!
Charlotte A. Farmer
Your birthday is April 1st. What a special day that will be and you are an Aries. Strong minded, and a go-getter. I love your daily posts and look forward each day to reading them.
Joanna
Many greats were born/foaled on this date. Today marks the anniversary of ALYDAR’s birth in 1975 and my mom’s (year withheld!)
So happy birthday to Bernie as well as those departed and my mom! Hoping to hear good news for LIFE IS SWEET and better news on Z’s next check-up! Has Pirate Queen or the other paddock buddies been bred? Just wondering…..
Mary Stanford
It was great to hear all the fun things today Z… I thought about you today and your dancing….and was wondering if you have been doing any dancing there lately. I was wondering if those steps were just for the track and your fans. One thing for sure now is you are being a horse, having fun, and you are doing that all to “perfection”….just like you did on the track…everything to perfection. Hugs to you Z….
leslie lynn burghart
go zenny
Lisa g
Ms Zenyatta, all to wonderful news. When I get home I will go to Your Bernie’s FB, and wish him Happy Birthday. I am so happy for Life is Sweet, I know that she will have an easy time…she is a strong girl…and have a happy, healthy, beautiful, baby….Let us know, as soon as you hear…I will have to go back to I think 205, to get all the details on the contest…I love you, Big Girl…Lisa g.
Sharon in Seattle
It’s only fitting that Aries is the first sign of the Zodiac – first=queen=Zenyatta!!best wishes to Bernie and Life is Sweet. I’d love to see a picture of John carrying all those cards in a giant Santa bag every day!
alene
Hi Zenny. The bronze is awesome. Its #19 because you won 19 races. Happy B-day Bernie. Your birthday and my grandsons is the same. He dances just like you. His baby sister has a pink and white rocking horse. Guess what her name is….”ZENYATTA”… Please let us know about your sonogram and whats happening with Life is Sweet. I think she will have a beautiful COLT!! I`m getting ready to try and condense everything I wrote about you for the post cards. Its not easy for me. I have some much to say.. Lots of Hugs and Kisses, Alene :-)
Sue Fredrick
Hi Zen, guess what, I’m an ARIES too…….yeah, yes we are very special beings, leaders not followers, and that’s you alright. Happy birthday to your handsome man I went to his website…too cute…he has some darling babies. I hope all goes well for LIS and she has a quick and easy delivery…say that will make you an “auntie” won’t it? I am trying to compose a paragraph of how much I luv you….very hard to do, but I will keep refining it and send it out. Luv and kisses on your nose.
Victoria
#19 for the Bronze! yes, another momentously perfect choice picked out by your Team!