Good Morning,
You are ALL TOO CUTE! I love your comments wanting to assist as NANNIES and the requests to help ‘foal sit’ on a voluntary basis. One never knows…..this MOM-to BE thing is very new to ME. I’ll keep you posted, for sure!
Yesterday afternoon when David called Dottie, it was about 50ish degrees here. In our quest to be healthy and fit….TASTY and I do get our proper amount of exercise each day. Weather permitting, we take laps around the paddock. I don’t go 40 miles an hour like a did when I was racing…but I still get all 4 feet off the ground and get ready to stride right out….ears forward….and mane blowing! I must say, this is all part of my background and heritage of being a thoroughbred. The DESIRE and LOVE TO RUN is definitely a part of my being!
Hmm…they say when MOMS are expecting, the babies can sense the tone of the day, the music that is being heard and the stories that are being read. I wonder if my baby can feel the sense of timing and the length of stride I utilize as I’m romping about in the paddock? Just a thought!
Several of you made a reference yesterday to TASTY’S family. She is owned by Woodford Racing. My pals at Lane’s End wanted ME to have a dear friend who they felt would be ‘in the family’ for some time. It was a great idea and terrific planning on their part. As you know, WE are dear friends.
Tasty’s sire is Medaglia D’Oro. When you are following the pedigree, heritage, and family lines of a thoroughbred, the female side is the one that is the most important and determines more of the full-brother or sister type of family lineage. Sires have many, many foals each year. A mare has just one. So on the pedigree page, the female side is what is traced and noted.
By MOM, VERTIGINEUX, is the MOTHER of WHERE’S BAILEY, BALANCE, and ME to name a few of her foals. On our pedigree pages, these are the family lines that are followed. The sires are definitely prominently noted and very important, of course, but the actual family tree is traced via the female side of the pedigree. Whenever you read a sales catalog or a pedigree page, you will see this in complete detail.
Congratulations to RAPID REDUX…on #22. It is a very admirable accomplishment! It is also very rewarding to see that he is being honored by our industry this year with a SPECIAL ECLIPSE AWARD! I’d like to add my sincere congratulations to those of others and send him an ‘elated’ HIGH HOOF on this achievement! I’ve also heard that he is going to continue racing during 2012. Here’s wishing the best to RR in each of his future races!
With Love,
Hugs to All~(Thank you for thinking of Louie Cenicola and Humberto Ascanio!)
Z
carol in utah
good day beautiful….looks like you are on top of the situation as usual…take care of yourself and your special cargo….also, keep an eye on tasty too…kisses for your soft nose…some for tasty too
Alia Abu-Bakr
Queen Z, if you want a FREE nanny for Baby Z, I’m ready. Your mom has to be VERY special and beautiful to have had such an AMAZING, SPECIAL & BEAUTIFUL girl. I love you Queen Z. XO
LouAnn Cingel of Union, Missouri
That is a great pic of you Zenyatta along with your dear close friend, Tasty. You both look like you are truly enjoying yourselves.
Thanks so much for the info on the pedigree and etc. of horses. I always learn so much from your diary here, always has something of interest too.
Glad that you and Tasty are doing so well and it was truly fantastic that Rapid Redux won his 22nd race in a row. From what I hear, he will be receiving a few special awards soon, and he truly deserves them too!
Wishing you and Tasty and nice weekend and hope that you two keep on sharing good times together.
I love you lots Zenyatta and thankyou for helping me to get through each and every day. Just thinking of you makes me smile!
Love & Blessings always!
Liz Carlin
You are such a beautiful mom-to-be, Lady Z. You and Tasty look so healthy and happy. Enjoy your retirement! Thanks for posting! I love reading your thoughts.
Hugs and kisses from Tennessee!
Nancy
You and Tasty are looking wonderful !
Sandra
Zenyatta, glad to know you still got it! Wish i could of been there taking pictures of you! Can’t wait for your foal to be born! its whats pushing me through the past few months. (gotta love college lol)
Oh whose you favorite football team? hope you say Green Bay Packers lol
Maryp (New York)
My husband and I are Packer backers from way back!!!
Susie Cartwright
Oh my gosh I can’t believe I’m one of the first to write t you!! Z your the most wonderful horses I ever met!! I can hardly wait to see your litle baby! Hugs to you and your team!! Love you. SC
Sue/Florida
Hi Z, Will you post a photo of your Mom please? I have never seen her. thanks a bunch XOXO BB xoxo
suew/Va
Hi…if you click on bio at the top of this page and then click on pedigree you’ll see a nice pic of Zen’s mom and dad. She certainly looks like mom…it’s all about those ears and sweet face.
Sue/Florida
Thank you for the information on Z’s Mom. They do look so much like each other. Those ears and the kind sweet face. The new site is very cool. I am still figuring out all of the new links. Thanks again Sue form VA stay warm.
DebraZ
But Zenyatta definitely has her daddy’s nose!
signofthetimes
Here are some photos of “V” and her most recent foals:
http://www.bloodhorse.com/horse-racing/slideshows/slideshow/TTL_CatchingUp/catching-up-with-silverbulletday-and-vertigineux#NzExMjc2MTUy
Celeste in TX
Thank you for the link back to those photos. I had forgotten all about them so it was great to see them again. Thanks! :)
signofthetimes
I just love those photos of Zenny’s mom,
Zenny will look just like that running with her
Baby.
Stephanie in San Diego
Love the photos. Z looks more like her Mom then any of the girls. Balance is a beauty and love her expression, but you can almost see Zenny looking almost identical to her Mom years from now. One thing is for sure…V is broodmare royalty.
The Kennedys in San Diego
Zenyatta, Vertigineux and Eblouissante all have the “Kris S ears.” Kris S is the sire of Vertigineux.
Ann Maree / Tennessee
Another place to look for lots of photos of Z and also her mom are Z’s Facebook page in the photos section.
Allen
Queen Z I hope you and Tasty enjoy the warm weather. Today should be a good day to take a couple of laps around your paddock, and then just relax and enjoy the sunshine. Love from Tn .
Janie (in L.A.)
Another beautiful photo of you two pretty girls enjoying life together. Thanks for filling us in on Tasty’s heritage and how the mother’s side is so important. Of course, you are about to be a mother yourself and we know how everyone will cherish Zenyatta’s baby!
Kathy B. (SoCal, FL)
Wonderful picture! Will there be a “nanny party” when the time gets closer? I hope so! I’m glad your new year is off to a good start!
Gloria
And, following in Zenyatta’s footsteps, Rapid Redux won this year’s Vox Populi award! I was very glad to see this as I voted for him. Loved the explanation of the female side of the family, Big Mama Z. I also love that picture of you and Tasty Temptation running free. Have a great day to Zenyatta and all of your connections!
Gloria Jeanne in the "O.C." SO CAL
Hi Zenny-
Glad you running around in your paddock with your pal TT. I think it’s cool that RR won his 22nd – however he will never be YOU!! You are TOO CUTE!!! Counting down the days and minutes to your foal date. It will be so much fun.
Enjoy your day – Hugs
Trina garner
Just a suggestion…. So many fans of Zenyatta are anxiously waiting to watch her become a mommy. Wonder if you would consider a foal cam and website. We would all live to watch the mommy to be and her baby after arrival. Please consider us!! Maybe even find a way to have a monetary gain for a charitable cause through the viewing.
Thank you,
Trina garner
(race horse rescue)
Sharon in Atlanta, GA
Hey, Trina. This has been suggested many times. Honestly, many of us don’t think this is going to happen, however, you never know. We all would love to have this advantage, however, I guess it’s up to Lane’s End and the Mosses to make that decision.
Trina Nagele in So Cal
Hi, Trina Garner, my namesake (for the first name, anyway)! What fun to see another Trina! And I second your wish for a foal cam–what fun that would be! And certainly it could raise funds for a charity…
signofthetimes
Dear Zenny,
You are both “TOO CUTE”; “racing around” the paddock.
We always see the stallions run around their paddocks; we are so luck to see
two broodmares have a “ball”. Have a great day.
Shannon From Cool
Only 83 more days until your possible due date. Then the foal fireworks begin.
Ronni
I really love this pic of you and Tasty! I can see that all 4 of your feet are off the ground!! My OTTB still very much loves to run around in his field and it really is a beautiful sight to see him running for the sheer pleasure of it. Like you, he has a good friend as well to keep him company. I’d love to share his picture with you (now, if I could only figure out how to do that! LOL!)
Congrats to Rapid Redoux and his connections on his win and the special Eclipse award!!
Sharon in Atlanta, GA
Hey, Ronni. Can you post his picture on Z’s facebook page? A lot of people have been doing that. We’d all love to see it.
dunie
Gorgeous photo, Zenny. HIGH HOOF to you both!
JAG ~ Queen Zen's Auntie Judy ~ So. California
RAPID REDUX WINS VOX POPULI AWARD
JAG ~ Queen Zen's Auntie Judy ~ So. California
Mrs. Chenery said on HRTV interview: “The award is to give recognition to these wonderful, durable horses!”
Vox Populi: Awarded Annually “The industry is long overdue in annually acknowledging the star horse who brings the most excitement and attention to the sport. It is my hope that the Secretariat “Vox Populi” Award will be an honor that reflects the heart and soul.
Ann Maree / Tennessee
Spot on, JAG….rare that we see the industry “do the right thing” and in such a timely manner.
Joanna from TX
Another lovely picture of you girls!
It’s wonderful to know that you realize how really important the female line is in breeding programs. When I started getting interested again in TB racing etc, I was SO dismayed that dams of horses were (and still are) virtually ignored by commentators and most people in the industry. I am sort of excited to think about how your foal and Rachel’s too, will be talked about by the general media. Especially a couple of years down the road when these awaited babies are maybe racing. I have the utmost respect for most Breeder/Owners who take such amazing care to produce really good ‘kids’ to carry on.
Take good care Z and TT…we know about how you guys love to run, so please remember where those fences are!
LaurieK
That is one beautiful picture.
dan
Dear Dottie & Zenny,
Thanks to you today and I think Shannon who posted yesterday much of the info about Tasty. Very impressive to see that she was trained by Mark Casse. She is truly a very accomplished race mare as well. Counting down the days until March 9th!
JAG ~ Queen Zen's Auntie Judy ~ So. California
Yea! I love March 9th LOL :-D
Edie Dickenson
You are so classy, Zenny! In 2010 I saw Tasty Temptation train at Saratoga and liked her so much that I bet on her in her race. She is one very gorgeous horse! Glad you are best buds! Happy New Year, Zenyatta!
JAG ~ Queen Zen's Auntie Judy ~ So. California
I posted this link at the end of yesterday’s blog :-)
List of Eclipse Awards Finalists Announced
http://www.bloodhorse.com/horse-racing/articles/66829/list-of-eclipse-awards-finalists-announced
Linda M
Thanks so much for posting again!
Zenny – look at you with TAIL UP! So glad you girls are off to a good start with your 2012 xercise program. May it be an inspiration to ME!
Ann Maree / Tennessee
The other link that is really a great tool is at Brisnet. In the list at the following link are each of the nominees, as well as a link to each horse’s PPs in pdf format. Super visual, I found. http://www.brisnet.com/cgi-bin/editorial/article.cgi?id=25956
JAG ~ Queen Zen's Auntie Judy ~ So. California
TAKE THIS SURVEY, PLEASE!
TTimes Survey: Vote for the Eclipse Awards
http://www.thoroughbredtimes.com/racing-news/2012/01/05/ttimes-survey-eclipse-awards.aspx
Stephanie in San Diego
Took the survey but this was one year where you could make a case for almost eveyone…or I guess you could say…no one really stood out heads above the group. Everyone had moments of briliance…
I so hoped Stay Thirsty would make the list…but who knows what the 4 years old will do this year.
Sally B. (cherish Z- Wi.)
I really did to Stephanie.
Trisha
Look at you big girl with all four hoofs off the ground and having fun with Tasty. The weather is a bit warmer today and hopefully will be until next week. Stay safe, warm and healthy. High hoofs to RR. I hope he stays healthy for the coming year..
I like the ideal of a web cam to document the delivery of the most anticipated arrival of 2012.
Love hugs and kisses
Robin Ventura Ca
I totally agree with you about the web cam! PLEASE DOTTIE!!!!!!!!!
Merrily Fantus
John Shirreffs, what a great picture of the ladys. Look how big the gray is in belly! Pretty horses. That web camera idea is interesting. We would all like to see the foal struggle to it hopefully sturdy feet. Thanks for the story.
signofthetimes
It is do cute to see the grey “baby bump” grow,
It seems to be clearer in a lighter color.
Diana Hanson
You both look fabulous and in shape ready for the coming events! Hope you have a great day Zen and Tasty!
Neva Rae Powers
Love the picture and the update. Maybe some of your human friends might also be interested in a race horse named “Reckless” who served in the Marines during the Korean War. Hers is a wonderful story and I recommend it.
Sue Fredrick - Wisconsin
Neva Powers, it sure is a wonderful story, I have joined her fan club as they are trying to collect funds for a statue for her.
carol in utah
hi sue…i was born in wisc…read the great article about sgt reckless….and could not believe how great she was….deserves a statue…….
also—i did not take enough tissues to War Horse…..figures
and…although i am from wisc….i have NO interest in mud wrestling…
LOVE THIS SITE….THANKS TO ZENNY
Eveline / Maryland.
Trina N made a beautiful poem for sergeant Reckless, maybe she can repost it.
Maryp (New York)
I love to see you both in action,,,,, with you, Zen, and your high flying tail and those ears perked right straight up and Tasty right beside you. It’s eye candy for sure! I love you lots & lots.
Cheryl Smith
Love the photos of you and Tasty, you can really see how much you two love each other. Everyone needs a BFF!
Keta
Dottie, I have a suggestion for the web site.
On Facebook when you post, there is an option to “Remove” or delete.
Speaking for myself, there are times when you read something that you wrote and submtted and you go “Oops” or “say what”.
It would be great to be able to delete those after they post.
So, a Remove option on the Reply would be very helpful.
Glad that you are having spring-like weather in Kentucky.
And, Z & TT, you both are looking marvelous.