Happy Thursday!
We’re so happy to announce that the 2015 Zenyatta.com Celebration raised over $23,000 for Thoroughbred Rehab Center Inc! Thank you to everyone who made a donation of any size.
The winners of our auctions and prizes are as follows:
Grand Prize: An Invitation to Meet Zenyatta
Barbara Spencer—Tarzana, CA
Brian Helton—Scottsboro, AL
Taylor Wyss—Golden, CO
Wendy Slater—Puyallup, WA
Don Lindburg—San Diego, CA
Auction Lot 1: Zenyatta’s Halter
Pam—Florida
Auction Lots 2, 3: Zenyatta’s Shoe
Debbi—Virgina
Cheryl—Wyoming
Auction Lot 4: Breeders’ Cup Classic Saddlecloth
Ashley—Texas
Auction Lots 5, 6, 7: Collector’s Magazines
Ann—Califorinia
Jennifer—Colorado
Rita—Kentucky
Auction Lots 8, 9, 10: Signed Photograph
Wendy—Washington
Sandra—Minnesota
Catherine—Florida
Bonus Auction: An Afternoon with Zenyatta
Pam—Florida
Zenyatta Shop gift certificate: Our favorite fan photo
Karen Klein—Califorina
Zenyatta Shop gift certificate: Celebration participant from our mailing list
Kimberly Butscher—California
Thanks fans, we couldn’t have done this without you!
Team Z
Sophia Gates
Yay! Congratulations to the winners, especially the lucky person who gets to spend an afternoon with The Queen.
Karen Lawrence
Congratulations to All the Winners!! Thanks to Team Z!
JoAnne Lingo
Congrats to all! Long live the Queen!!! ?
sheena.davies(wales)
Huge congratulations to the very lucky winners.Enjoy your time with the Queen.Great to see the amount of $ raised to help our beloved thoroughbreds.Hugs SheenaX
Sue Fredrick Happy as a lark
Congrats to all the winners and especially to the Zenyatta team for raising all that money for the Thoroughbred Rehab Center!!
Guess I’ll have to wait for that visit and try again next year. Kisses to Zenny and the gang.
Janie in L.A.
Congrats to all the winners! For the rest of us, there’s always next year… love you Zenyatta!
Maryp NY
Isn’t it grand how Zenyatta’s spirit inspires many to help those wonderful thoroughbreds! It’s such a great way for Team Z to present it to the fans of the great mare, a Celebration!
Hearty congratulations to all who participated and those who will cherish their visits and treasures!
Love to you Zenyatta, Coz and Ziconic-kisses on those soft noses.
Love to Team Z and all Zsters/dumplings.
Maryp
Lise from Maine
Bonjour Zenyatta!
You are a great fundraiser.
Lots of love to you, and I am eager to hear about the
birth of your child.
Lise from Maine
Debbi M
My husband and I were so excited to win one of her shoes. Can’t wait to put it in a shadowbox on a wall of honor for our Queen. Thanks, Team Z, for creating this auction to make Z’s fans happy while helping out the other horses. It’s just awesome for you all to do this.
♥ Auntie Judy aka JAG / So. CA ♥
Lucky shoe!! I couldn’t bid this year. Congrats!!!!
Judy
♥ Auntie Judy aka JAG / So. CA ♥
The amount raised is wonderful!! Zenyatta fans prove, once again, how generous and loving we are. Thanks to Zenny of course!
♥ I’m curious to know if Barbara, and Don (who are from California), ever saw Zenyatta race live?
Perhaps next year I will be able to bid on a shoe….I so want one of those Big Shoes!!! I want to place it next to my Beloved John Henry’s tiny shoe :-)
This Thanksgiving I once again give thanks to Team Z and Lane’s End for sharing Queen Zenyatta XO I don’t know what we would do without this blog.
HugZ to Zenny, CoZmic One, and Ziconic ♥
Auntie Judy
Terry Crow
If they had Judy they will never forget it.
Cathleen
RIP Tiago
Diane
Congratulations to all the winners !! Thank you Team Z.
Celeste/Massachusetts
Congratulations to all the winners. Looking forward to next year to try again to win a date with Zenyatta!
How wonderful to have raised so much money for such a great cause.
Thank you Team Z for all you do.
Sharyn
That is great, such a good cause and Congratulations to all the winners!!
Pattie
Congratulations to all of the lucky winners!
Abigail1849
CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL THE WINNERS!
And a very HAPPY THANKSGIVING to TEAM Z, Zenny, the boys and all of my American cousins!!!!
Sorry to have been a stranger here but I’ve been pretty busy saving horses from slaughter and taking a course in Chinese landscape painting. My print of American Pharoah that I donated to OLD FRIENDS raised $400 USD at their BC Barbecue & Auction. I also sold four prints and used the funds to rescue two mustang mares, both of whom were named in honour of Lady’s Secret’s son, Bear Witness, who was pulled out of a feedlot by a young couple but was just too broken down to save. They are heartbroken. So Maya Littlebear and her BFF, Felicitas Witness, will be running free in Bear Witness’ memory at Black Hills Wild Horse Sanctuary.
Love & hugs to all and to my little Princess who is loved forever
Abigail1849
FYI: Felicitas was named by Bear Witness’ rescuers. If you’re on FB, Bear Witness has a page and if you scroll down, you’ll see Maya’s picture there. The Kunz’s have been comforted by people’s support & compassion.
sheena.davies(wales)
Dear Abigail.I have seen Maya on Bear’s FB.He lives on.Hugs Sheena
Doris McQuiddy
Thank you Team Z for continuing to allow us access to Zenyatta, who will reign forever with her fans. We love seeing and hearing what generous things happen on her behalf.
Abigail, thank you for all you have done for our wild ones. They are deep in my heart and as part of our nations’s heritage I want them to survive and be free on our public lands. I am always grateful for those who step up and rescue any in jeopardy.
I sign off with “Z3z hugs” to forever remember where we all met on Zenyatta’s wonderful blog.
Terry Crow
I add my congrats to the winners. @Sandy–Going to see Jim Curry tonight. I will give you a report tomorrow.
Abigail1849
Terry: So pleased to see you here!!! Sending you all my very best.
Terry Crow
Abigail–It is always a pleasure when you post. The blog is enriched by your presence. I was gone for a while but I am back now.
Terry Crow
@Sandy–Jim Curry was in fine voice last night. He sang Matthew at my request as I also had an uncle by that name.
sheena.davies(wales)
RIP Do One Dance aka Francis who has passed away at the age of 31yrs Old friends announced.At peace now.SheenaX
Marshall (NC Broad)
RIP Francis (Do One Dance)
Glad you got to live out your days at Old Friends — must be the best place next to heaven to be. The angels have you now, and you are safe at home.
Hugs and Love
Marshall (NC Broad)
Big Congratulations to all winners!
Thank you to Team Z for the great work you do for the Thoroughbred Rehab Center and also for the love you have for horses. Endless gratitude for Zenyatta and for this blog, too.
Hugs and Love
sue/Va
Congrats to all the lucky winners! To those who have the honor of meeting The Queen, give her hugs and smoochies from all of us!
sue and tony
Zenny is still a beauty…inside and out. One day we HOPE to be fortunate to see her nose to nose and show this great gal some love. A huge congratulations to all the winners.
Linda in NJ
Congratulations to all the winners. I look forward to reading about your visits with Zenyatta. I am sure she will enjoy all the attention too.
All of you are so very lucky.
Linda
Linda in NJ
Thank you Team Z for all the time and work it took to put this fundraising event together. So many horses that are not as fortunate as Zenny thank you too.
shirleeinindy
Condolences to Ann and Jerry on the loss of Tiago. From the article on Bloodhorse.com it seems Adena did everything possible to save him. So sorry for Ann & Jerry’s loss of this nice boy.
Ingrid Arnone
I will do anything for my adorable Zenny,
I love you.
You welcome Team Z.
Ann NC
Congrats to all winners. Enjoy visits and all special things Zenny.
Will look forward to the visit reports and photos. Enjoy!
Thanks Team Z.
Stephanie Quilichini
Congrats to the Winners. I will try again next year???
LauraJ (Cincinnati, OH)
Interesting article:
http://www.thehorse.com/articles/36759/thoroughbred-trainer-buys-former-trainee-out-of-auction?utm_source=Newsletter&utm_medium=welfare-industry&utm_campaign=11-19-2015
Judy Berube from Rhode Island
Dear Laura J:
Thanks so much for posting this article. God Bless Mr. Contessa for following up on this horse and for bringing this, sadly, too often recurring plight of TBs once they stop racing. Too many end up needing rescuing. Love and Hugs, JB
Debbie G
Congratulations to all the lucky winners and a big high hoof to Team Z for raising so much money for the Thoroughbred Rehab Center. Hoofray!!
RIP Francis and Tiago. I saw Tiago earlier this year and I know how hard Bill and the folks at Adena worked to take care of him. He couldn’t have been in better hands.
♥ Auntie Judy aka JAG / So. CA ♥
Debbie
I think you were with me 2 years ago when I saw Tiago. So sad.
Judy Berube from Rhode Island
Dear Debbie and AJ:
Didn’t know about Tiago until I read your posts. RIP beautiful boy. Love and Hugs, JB
Terry Crow
@JAG-Tiago was a champion in his own right. This is a loss for all who love horse racing.
The Kennedys in San Diego
A champ indeed, Terry. So very nice to see your recent posts. We were fortunate to spend a little time with Tiago while visiting Zenyatta at John Shirreffs’ barn at HP. He was handsome as well as an excellent race horse.
Terry Crow
Always good to hear from the Kennedys, a class act indeed.
sheena.davies(wales)
Dear Judy.The peep has recorded another episode of Nerissa!Goodnight God bless you LM PC HT Cap Frank Hercules Bentley and all the sweeties.Love and hugs.SheenaX
Judy Berube from Rhode Island
Dear Sheena:
Left you a Goodnight Post on the next page of the Blog. Love and Hugs, JB