DEAR BARN 55 AND MY FANS,
WE DID IT!
YOU ARE TRULY MY DEAR FRIENDS! THANK YOU FOR BEING PART OF MY TEAM AND HELPING ME AND SUPPORTING ME EVERY SINGLE STEP OF THE WAY!
I COULD NOT BE MORE PROUD AT THIS MOMENT!
THANK YOU FOR EVERYTHING!
WITH LOVE,
HUGS TO ALL!
Z
myrna miller
I’m so excited for you sweet Zenyatta, and for your family and your team. The powers got it right this time.It warms my heart that racing was listening, and that there still is justice and caring in this world!
NorCalFan#1
For those of us who don’t have TVG, NTRA has video of each of the awards. Here’s HOY:
http://www.ntra.com/videos/index/view/Njc5
Tom Rush
Dear Zenyatta and all your wonderful connections: Tears are streaming down my cheeks. I am so proud of all of you. What you all gave the sport is beyond measure. It’s nice that the industry recoginzed it. But whether or not you had won we, your fans, always knew who the greatest horse on the planet is. From my whole family, THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU for being so unbelievable and unforgettable. Zenyatta, you are the horse of my lifetime. Connections all, you have done the best work possible. And as you bask in this well deserved glory remember all of us out here who love her and appreciate what she and you have given us. Tom, Mary, and Jamie Rush in Orange, California.
Linda Craig
My best wishes for Zenyatta & her people continued success. You got your just deserve. Bless you.
suemar
Congrats!!!! HOY!!!! I just knew they would do you right!! You bring out tears of happumess. Now stop partying and get to bed girlfriend.
Ashley
Z you showed everyone what you are made of! I am so proud of you! Congrats on Horse of the Year & Older Champion Mare! You truly are “The Queen”! Love ya Queen Z!
Donna Frost
We need a party Zenny!!….Congratulations to you & all of TEAM Z!!!!
Lorraine
Finally! 3 times is a charm. I am so happy for you and the team. I got the pleasure of seeing you win at the 2008 and 2009 breeder’s cup in Santa Anita but hearing you name on the eclipse award was the icing on the cake. Congraulations! you truly deserved it.
Monica Horn
Tears flowing watching the announcement…..actually every time your name was mentioned during the entire show. So happy for you!! OK……so sky’s the limit now right? So my friend and I were thinking that maybe your next achievement could be to give birth to the next Triple Crown winner. Nothing is impossible for the Queen!
Shay
Congratulations Girl!! Thank you Team Zenyatta for sharing this thrilling ride with all of us!
Elena Erdman
Wow still smiling. It was so thrilling my gorgeous Zenyatta. congrats to you and your fantastic team. I love all of you so much. You got the gold award. I got an email from Hootie, a very very happy horse. I was honored by his email.
Rhonda
Woo Hoo….Congratulations Queen Z you won HOY (and two others)! Your fans are so proud and happy for you. And a BIG THANK YOU to The Mosses, Dottie and John, Mike Smith, Mario, Steve and the rest of Team Zenyatta for making this all possible and sharing YOU with us. (I’ve never been a groupie before but I’m proud to be a Zenyatta Groupie).
Words are not enough to express how special you are to us Z and how you touch our hearts. Not a dry eye in this house.
We LOVE you. My God Bless you and your Team always. Hugs and Kisses.
Now go celebrate!!!!!!!!!!!!
Adrianne
Congrats!!! You deserved it Z! You are amazing and I feel so special to have watched you race and I can’t wait to visit you in person one of these days. Love you!
Diana_NV
Hallelujah! Finally! Finally! Finally! There is intelligent life in the horse racing universe. I hope they ordered up a couple of your favorite G-brews for you, so you can join in the celebration, Z girl! Yahoo!!!!! And John, you may well be the trainer of the century, especially if you train Zenny’s foals, and maybe a nice 2-year old filly I’d like to send you. Let’s celebrate!!!!
Carmela Bozulich
Lady Z, you truly are everyone’s Horse!!! What an honor, much deserved and truly earned!!
Sue
AMEN…FOR A MOMENT THE WORLD GOT IT RIGHT!!!!
YOU ARE SO LOVED AND SO DESERVING OF THAT LOVE
Hope you DANCE THE NIGHT AWAY
XXXXXOOOsue
Jan in WV
YOU DESERVED IT ZENNY !~!~!
WOOOOOHOOOOOOO QUEEN Z !~!
Jan Mitchell
Oh Happy Day! It was also fabulous to see Jerry, Ann, John, Dottie, David and Mike up on stage. They didn’t do a close up on David and I wanted to see him up close too. It was great to see everyone who had a key role in Z’s road too. What a good looking group you all are and such nice people! I thought Mario might be there too, so I was glad you posted the two thumbs up picture. Congratulations.
Robin A.B.
So many people have said that they cried when they hear you won. Zenyatta, you have touched so many people. We are so lucky to know you and your wonderful team.
It would be great to see the video of your name being announced and the roar of the crowd. I too would like to read the text of what Jerry Moss said tonight. What a privilege it is to feel so good about a horse and her people at a time such as this!!
ACE
Way to go, girl!!!! You absolutely deserved it!!! We are so proud of you!!!!
Truly Splendid
Congratulations to Team Z for this richly deserved and overdue honor! Although I will so miss watching her race, it is comforting to know her legacy in horse racing is now etched in stone. Thank you so much for sharing her with all of us. Zenyatta embodies everything that is good about horse racing. Long Live the Queen!
Kathy Osborn
In my 40+ years in horse racing, there will not be another horse who has done so much for the industry. I know I will never see another horse as great has Zenyatta in my lifetime…You so deserve this award and more. Thank you for all the pleasure you brought to me in watching you race.
Mary H.
Lady Z and Team Zenyatta — well deserved. Thanks so much for brightening our lives Z with your thrilling races and your very sweet personality and your beautiful dance moves. Thank you Team Z for sharing this outstanding mare with all of her fans. I’m a huge Secretariat fan and thought that I would never see another superhorse in my lifetime. Z — you are right up there next to Big Red in my eyes. Thanks for the memories. I can’t wait to find out who your 1st date will be. Would be cool if you and A.P. Indy hooked up. Your “kids” would have some Big Red in their blood. Love all of you for sharing Z — all of you are very special people. There should be more like you. God Bless and CONGRATULATIONS!
Krista McClellan
ZEN!!!!!!! Congratulations, darling!!! YOU DID IT!!!!!!!!!!
Lindsey
YEAH!!! I knew you would win Queen Z!! You are truely one incredible horse!! I’m glad that I got to see you at Keeneland when you arrived! Your presence is awe-inspiring! I am moved to tears with every step you take! I hope your retirement continues to be a peaceful one, and that you become a great mommy! My fingers are crossed that I will get to see you again when Lanes End lets visitors through their gates!!
Kathryn Cogswell
“If you love Thoroughbred horses, you go through life hoping that you can just see one more in whose presence the clouds fall away to reveal the mountaintop. It can take a generation, or infinitely longer, for such a horse to arrive; a horse that is capable of carrying the human heart. For the last one hundred years, we know them all by name, but Zenyatta brought to us a beauty that was a tonic for the soul. She allowed us to believe in the impossible. And it was the light of her being, the thrill of her races, that got us dancing. Zenyatta was transformative.” ‘Thank you, Priscilla, for lending us this.’ — Jerry Moss, in his acceptance, quoting Priscilla Clark, President of Tranquility Farm, off their calendar.
jennifer
You deserved it last year, but you deserved it even more this year! Congratulations to you and your team! You represent the best of the sport of kings…or queens!
Mary
CONGRATULATIONS! Way to go Zenyatta! You finally were acknowledged officially,with the title all of us have given you the last 3 years; HORSE OF THE YEAR! I cried along with your team when the winner was announced. My heart goes out to you and your entire team, including your Barn 55 family, of course. I love the picture of Mario with the thumbs up. Thank you John for sharing it with us on this night. Hugs and Prayers, sleep sweetly tonight.
Lollipop
All hail Queen Z!
LisaGood
Congratulations Queen Z! You are the best. You deserve so much more! We love you and you will be dearly missed on the race track, but this is a fantastic ending to a race horses career and a great begininng to your life as a mother. Congratulations! Love you!