Good Morning to all of my friends,
I am still basking in the glow of yesterday’s article in the NEW YORK TIMES! When I wrote to you yesterday, I’d read Joe Drape’s wonderful piece and loved the slide-show of the photos…but at that time, I did not know I was on the FRONT PAGE of the paper. Suddenly, all of the calls and emails started to flow into the office. Just think……THE FRONT PAGE OF THE NEW YORK TIMES. This is a WOW MOMENT! The New York Jets are playing in the playoffs this weekend…and I’M ON THE FRONT PAGE of the whole paper! I am so pleased…and proud! This is fabulous!
Also, it is so cute! I love all of your sweet comments about how the tours can take place. You are a very creative and industrious group! I am so proud to know all of you!
Yesterday, when Dottie was reviewing the article and the Team’s travel schedule, (my CA FAMILY will be here tomorrow morning to visit with me), she also mentioned that she had to pack for the trip! That is the beauty of MY SITUATION…..I don’t need to worry about my wardrobe. My coat is always FABULOUS and LOOKS PERFECT FOR ALL OCCASIONS. I have a full wardrobe of blankets…so I’m always ready to go at a moment’s notice. All of my human friends, on the other hand, always need to think of ‘what to wear’.
Dottie also commented that she wanted to get a new pair of shoes for Monday’s event. She and I wear the same size…7…so I suggested she call one of my guys, Tom Halpenny or John Collins, to see if they could help her out in this situation. She laughed at my thinking….appreciated the kind gesture…but said she needed something with a ‘higher heel than what I have worn’.
Oh, this girl stuff is really something! When I was an athlete…I focused on my training every single day. Now that I have so much more free time….my thoughts do tend to wander a bit. For now, since I will start dating soon…………………HMMMMM!
I do know that there is a great deal of discussion going on in my family about my FIRST DATE! This is really fun. Dottie called it kinda’ a DATING GAME. I have some thoughts…she has some very interesting ideas…and we are really having so much fun blending and sharing all of them!
Such choices! Lucky me!
Have a great Saturday…and a fun Weekend! Enjoy all of the great sporting events and racing around the country. Take a peek at the JETS GAME as well…since they are my NY TIMES Buddies. They play on Sunday afternoon!
Cute…I was on the FRONT PAGE. I still can’t believe this! WOW!!
With Love,
Hugs to All~
Z
jeanie langford
HOY, HOY, HOY. Win loose or draw you are the Queen. You have had more influence on your sport and people than any horse since the wonderful Cigar. Your are loved and that is what matters. If your fans want to send you a present do we just send it to the farm? I am sure they check everything carefully before you and your friends are allowed to have it. Love you big girl, enjoy the time with the CA Connection. HUGS AND KISSES
suew
@Jenna ….you certainly make valid points regarding HOY. How can only 200 or so writers get to make the selection when millions of people have grown to love a certain horse and learn so much about the game of racing because of her? I tend to agree with Mr. Moss….let the fans SPEAK. All the rest seems like nonsense when it comes right down to it.
Sunny Farm
ZENYATTA : WHAT an honor to be on the FRONT page of the N.Y. Times ,thanks for mentioning this !
I didn’t know what size shoe you used to wear-a size seven is a good sized foot !-
Have a wonderful visit with your family, it is great that everyone is coming to visit you on a regular basis- this is so important for a horse , the last photos I saw of you when your family came-and your BIG smile and joy in your eyes just shows me how much you love them as they also love you !
Happy Sunday !
CAM : Your first sentence on your above comment was a good one & made me laugh, thanks !
Janet Cutting
Hi Zenyatta: Hey Z- did I just hear you say “GO TEAM Z !!!!! GO TEAM Z!!!! AND
“GO GREEN BAY PACKERS!!!!!! (Just having fun w/everyone.)— Monday night -ECLIPSE AWARDS. YEAH!!!! Janet C
Carolyn Caswell-Brown
Good Morning to the next star of the Bachelorette! Don’t fall for the first available guy that comes to your door and don’t believe everything they try to sell you. Not all horses hold the sincerity and love inside that you do – some when opened are nothing more than a Trojan Horse. For those of us here that can’t swim . .CLAP – CLAP – CLAP – CLAP – CLAP – A n d with all due respect, – at least for the moment, – to your new chums in NY that you are forced to share the spotlight with this week may I offer you some advice; HERE WE GO STEELERS, HERE WE GO!!! Sleep tight and don’t let the horsefly’s bite.. LOVE YA
Linda B
Morning Your Majesty Queen Z and NYT star.
I know that there is a vote taken to name HOTY but who are the voters? Sorry horse need to know question…lol
Joan
The NYT, wow, your the one!!!! Have a great visit with your peeps, good luck tomorrow night.
Curlin ,I sure hope not, JJ owns him. There has to be a better date than Curlin.
@ Catherine, great you got to visit the horses ,, that’s wonderful. Good luck, I’ll be thinking good thoughts for you.
Love you Zen
Ginger
@ jeanie langford – you can send gifts and cards to Lane’s End, c/o Zenyatta.
WOW! Front page of NY Times! You so deserve it!!!
Someone mentioned the note Rachel Alexandra wrote to you before the BC Cup – I read it too and thought it was very sweet.
Have fun visiting with your family and running with your buddies. Make the ground rumble!!!
Lots of good wishes for tomorrow to you and your Team and hope Dottie found some fabulous shoes:)
Rosemarie Cola
Don’t worry Zenny, we won’t think any less of you if you give it up on the first date!:)
Good luck on Monday night. I’m sure you’ll come out with the big prize you were robbed of so many times before.
LotusG
trying to keep it alive to… The ZENYATTA WAVE!!:„ø¤º°¨ ¨°º¤KEEP THE WAVE GOING¸„ø¤º°¨¨°º¤øºLET’S GO Z!¤¤º°¨¨°º¤øº¤ø„¸¸ø¤º°¨„ø¤º°¨¨°ºHOTY Z¤º°¨¨°º¤LET’S GO Z!¸„ø¤º°¨¨°º¤øº¤º°¨¨°º¤øº¤ø„¸¸ø¤º°¨„ø¤º°¨¨°ºHOTY Z¤¤º°¨……¨°¤øº¤ø„¸¸ø¤º°¨The ZENYATTA WAVE:„ø¤º°¨¨°º¤KEEP THE WAVE GOING¸„ø¤º°¨The ZENYATTA WAVE!!:„ø¤º°¨ ¨°º¤KEEP THE WAVE GOING¸„ø¤º°¨¨°º¤øºLET’S GO Z!¤º°¨¨°º¤øº¤ø„¸¸ø¤º°¨„ø¤º°¨¨°º¤¤º°¨¨°º¤øº¤ø„¸¸ø¤º°¨„ø¤º°¨¨°ºHOTY Z¤º°¨¨°º¤LET’S GO Z!¸„ø¤º°¨¨°º¤øºHOTY Z¤¤º°¨……¨°¤øº¤ø„¸¸ø¤º°¨The ZENYATTA WAVE:„ø¤º°¨¨°º¤KEEP THE WAVE GOING¸„ø¤º°¨¤º°¨¨°º¤øº¤ø„¸¸ø¤º°¨„ø¤º°¨¨°ºHOTY Zø¤º°¨¨°º¤KEEP THE WAVE GOING¸„ø¤º°¨¤º° Best to all–go Team Z–
Carolyn Caswell-Brown
If he was still around I would breed her to Mr. Ed – at least once. “Oh, oh Wilbur, I like fast fillys, and she’s just soo beautiful, and smart, we would have much to talk about, and TALL. . . Wilbur, mmaybe you could get me some lifts for my shoes so she would have to look up to me. I wouldn’t want to disappoint her on our first date”.
Fran
Hi Z! Didn’t get to respond to your post on Saturday. We were so busy as Kate hung up her riding britches yesterday to go to the Winter Formal at school. It was hair, nails, makeup and lots of noise. All the kids and their parents came here first to take pictures before the Limo picked them up. House had to be cleaned, patio cleaned, fountains in the pool and yard turned on-and Kate and her best friend came home and decided it was Boring!! They would rather ride their horses! The front page is really something Z. I am sure your family is visiting you as we speak! Have a wonderful time with your family today Z. You are such a lucky girl!
Sunny Farm
Suew : The Turf writers follow the horses and really delve into each race & all the statistics throughout the year. These writers are based all over the USA. This writing is what they do & about all that they study. I have a feeling that they will have a hard time this year grappling with the ultimate outcome…ZENYATTA ?BLAME ? GOLDIKOVA ? ALL of these horses have left thier mark of greatness. If I had to vote, I’d be about crazy right now-it is a tough choice-despite my love for QUEEN Z. IF you look at the statistics as well AS emotion. This has been one of THE most exciting Eclipse Awards ever.
I will congratulate the winner of HOY , no matter what the outcome, they are ALL GREAT HORSES and maybe a Dead -heat is possible ?..an Eclipse Triple Crown !
(If wishes were horses then everyone would ride !)
P.S. I am pretty sure that many of the Turf writers also have “Emotion” and do realize what ZENYATTA has done & love and respect her like all of us !
I think each horse has a good chance to win HOY & this sure makes things exciting ! It is a high honor to “make the cut” for any Eclipse award.
Debbi M
Very cute post! We love you, Queen Z! Can’t wait for you to have your company and looking forward to hearing the results of Monday. (I don’t get TVG where I live….not on cable, anyway. :( so sad).
Debbie
you are sooo cute, Z! love you xo
Dorothy Hopper
It seems to me from cursory research that AP Indy or Blame would be a good match for you! Of course, nobody would blame you if you chose to not date Blame. However, his pedigree is a mirror of Zenyatta’s! You both are the product of careful breeding. A foal between you two would strengthen the lines that produced both Man O War and Secretariat! Zenyatta is truly the Horse of the Year, and the decade.
Abigail Anderson
Hi Zenny and Dottie. It was great seeing you on the front pages, Zenny! And how about Joe Drape? Not only a great story on you but a huge endorsement for you regarding HOTY. Good for him! (I’m very attached to the journalists who carry history as their ultimate criteria!) As for the tour idea, I say triple YES and would add the suggestion that the profits be turned over to horse rescues such as Old Friends who Team Z already supports and Our Mims Retirement home, where the feisty Jeanne Mirabito continues to do the impossible with limited resources.
CAM
I think it’s safe to say Zenyatta won’t be bred to any sires who are not already proven. Curlin, Blame, etc are not proven sires.
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A.P. Indy, Giant’s Causeway, Smart Strike, Medaglia D’Oro, Distorted Humour, etc. are all proven sires. Rumour has mentioned Bernardini, but he’s only proven with his 1st crop (2yr) old runners.
Linda
Wow. You are the best and deserve the front cover! Good luck with your “date”. Love you Queen Z.
Donkeyhotey
First it was all the delicious fun of looking forward to going to your races, then watching you thrill us on the track every time for years. I felt so sad when it was over, but now your daily diary posts are a thing I look forward to every day, a piece of solace and positive energy in difficult times. THANK YOU Team Zenyatta, you just never stop giving and it means the world to us all! Good luck Monday, YOU ALL DESERVE IT!!!
Jenna
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Mary Davies
We can hardly wait until Monday. You are a once in a lifetime horse. You are a super star in my eyes. You beautiful, strong, classy, Lady Z….Love, love, love, ,<3<3<3
Mary Davies
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John and Michelle Carter
Z you can be our calender girl anytime. You are so beautiful and we are very big fans.
Love,
John and Michelle
Kathy Kimber
Of course no other place but the front page for you Lady Z. How wonderful. I’m not good with PC’s so don’t know how to put that Wave out but I’m thinking it.
NancyJS
Just found out from Rerun that prints of Zenyatta’s moneigh
will be available for purchase next week for those of
us who are not able to purchase an original.
@Ken
Horses in general are dominated by females with the
exception of a few disciplines. Some of the western ones,
Grand Prix jumping, Olympics, breeding and racing.
Have a great Sunday Z. Have your band of merry
mares keep their hoofs crossed today and tomorrow.
Been watching HRTV lots of debate and you seem to
be on top. I think the good ole boys are going to
Hold true. They are all forgetting Blames loss a
at the Jockey Gold by 4 lengths. Hanesfield may
have been a more dominant player had he not had inside
post position. Glad for that.
Sunny Boyd
Top o’ the morning to you, Zenyatta!
What a great morning it is, a new funny post from Zetty/Dottie :)
Both of you share the same shoe size, 7, too funny!!
I hope you’re getting all spiffied, sleeked, & guzzied up for Monday night!! Be ready with mint dipped carrots & Guinness!!
I do hope it’ll be a great night for all of you!!!
GOZETTYGOTEAMZGOZETTYGOTEAMZGOZETTYGOTEAMZ
YEEEEEEEEEEEEEHAAAAAAAAAAAAA<3<3<3<3<3<3
Again the NYT article was swell and the pics were super!!
You always take great pics, no bad side to
you, you look good from both sides :)
Ha ha, hope your girly friends don't get themselves in a huff!! Wheehee
jim
@ken. i have been here from the start. i thought i was only male here. there are thousands of us who love Z also. i pray everynight and day for her. she is truly one of a kind. i think ap will be her mate. i am hoping for a win monday night but like most of you it really doesnt matter. Z is the horse of a lifetime. god be with you Z
Marian M.
You deserve to be on the front page of The New York Times, Z.
You are a class act!
Your conversations with Dottie make me chuckle. Thanks for bringing so much joy to your fans.
Sarah Powell
@ Sherpa – thanks for the link – I printed the article but it was neat to see the actual front page with her picture.
@ Queen Z – Where else do they put pictures of royalty?! Of course you would be on the front page. Love the article and the much deserved attention both you and your wonderful team are receiving. Hope it carries over to Monday night.!