Happy Thursday!
We went to see Cozmic One on his last day at Belmont for the year. We were impressed by how much he’s grown up in the past couple months! On Tuesday he flew to California with the rest of John’s barn, and we hear he’s settling in nicely.
Scroll down for photos from Monday’s visit.
Enjoy!
-Team Z
Kimberly
Coz looks magnificent !! Nice to have him with us in California.
Pat
Welcome to California Coz. You are beautiful.
Rita
Looking like his beautiful Mom!!
Faithful Z Supporter
What is it about Z and her sweet family that causes instant tears of joy without warning. This post showing Ann and John with our now regal and muscular big man, no longer a boy, was wonderful. Echo the comments how he has taken on the best attributes of both his parents as well as grandparents. What a lineage to pass on years from now. The Mosses certainly did their homework. He really does look like Vertigineux with the same star between the eyes and large like her and Z. Just find a pic and you’ll see. If Ann does not keep Coz’s shoes for herself, which I might do, she may share them with a few lucky fans in a contest or auction I bet. I still feel so blessed and honored to have Z’s family trust us continually to share as they do. Now Coz is with big sis Ebby. Hmm…wonder if they met if they would sense a connection. All in the family for sure!
sheena.davies(wales)
Dear Judy.Goodnight God bless you LM PC HT Little Cap Hercules Frank Boo and all the Sweeties.Love and hugs SheenaX
Judy Berube From Rhode Island
Dear Sheena:
Goodnight. Love and Hugs, JB, LM, PC, HT, Cap, Herc, Frank, Boo and all the Sweeties
Faithful Z Supporter
Oops, my last post meant to refer to Ebby as his aunt. Right?
Linda Shull
He looks great!!!
Judy Berube From Rhode Island
Dear Z, COZ, ZI, V and Montey:
Goodnight. Happy Dreams. Love you. Hugs, JB
Z Princess, Dubai, will always love you.
Kalar Walters
He looks fabulous!! ^_^ ♥
sheena.davies(wales)
Dear Marshall.Hope Reilly and Huey are keeping well and are all ready for Christmas.I read your post about the generation we lost in the war,they were the greatest!We,baby boomers have so much to be grateful for.
There’s a Christmas special on the BBC with Judi Dench and Dustin Hoffman based on Roald Dahl’s Esio Trot.Should be good.Love and hugs to you,woofs and kisses for the pups!Sheena.
Marshall (NC Broad)
Dear Sheena,
Reilly and Huey are hanging in there. Huey limps some after walks, but seems to feel okay. Reilly still loves food (his and mine!) and enjoys walks. He is now having the Pimobendan and Lasix three times a day instead of twice daily since his coughing had increased. So far, so good. I wish they could cure him, but we treasure every day!
Woofs, Wags, Wiggles and Kisses from my canines to you!
Love and Hugs from me to you, too
Alene
Coz looks outstanding! I think he has Zenny`s expression on his handsome face. What a guy you are! Ann looks lovely as always and very PROUD…God bless you Ann…And God bless our next star…Cozmic One!! Lots of big hugs and kisses, Alene
Marty R / Colorado
It’s so cold where Coz has been, yet he looks so sleek. Hoofray for horse blankets. I bet Mama Zenyatta has a fuzzier coat of her own making by just getting to be a horse.
SallyB.(AuntiecherishesZandheryoung)
Cozmic One is amazingly handsome and looks already so strong and fit. I love each picture. I am so happy to see Coz as there has been something very special about him since he was born. Perhaps he was the first from Zenyatta and looks much like her!?
Thank you! God speed our dear Coz. Stay safe.
Love to Coz, Auntie Sally B
olga lidia rubi
welcome to what is normally sunny California….
Donna H
Such a delight whenever there are new pictures. And love to see Ann with our precious one. He looks absolutely marvelous. Glad he is in California so they can see him more often.
Thanks for sharing. God bless Zenny and her gorgeous sons. We’ll never forget Z Princess. So much like her mom.
Janet Newman
Looking at Coz, I just think Wow, Look what Queen Z has produced.
I was watching a you-tube that Lane’s End put out on Noble Mission.
He is a nice looking brother of Frankel. I think it will be good to have
a son of Galileo here in the US and it can’t hurt being a full to Frankel.
I wonder if our Z might have a future date with him some point in the future.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mpFRdAuEcfs&list=UUP7yZE7jXv2LKXwhPFVq3Ewthis guy.
Julie from Kokomo
Thank you, thank you! The saga continues…;)
sheena.davies(wales)
Frankel’s younger brother,as yet unnamed(hoping for a tribute to Sir Henry) will be trained by Andre Fabre in France and he’s a chestnut.CDA must pass a late fitness test before racing in Hong Kong tomorrow.Go,Moosie,go!!!Sheena.
Barbara Wood
2pamhomeier–Congratulations on your big anniversary. We hope to have that special on in ’16. Where have the years gone?
@Coz–no matter how gorgeous you are becoming , I will never erase from my mind that glorious footage of your early days, running around the paddock and snorting, with Mama Z dutifully chasing after you. As our Kari and Ashton would say, “Pure joy!”
pamhomeier
Thank you, Barbara! Don’t really feel lot older – congratulations on your 48 and that 50 will be here before you know it!
sheena.davies(wales)
Have just seen Moosie!!!Nigel says he’s behaving at home!We won’t get to see Sprinter Sacre at the Kempton Christmas meeting.I am worried about him although Nicky says he is very well.Sheena.
Max
Moose was retired by Middleham before the beak could ban him again. Nigel says that he will go to a good home and may have a second career.
Those comments about him by certain people on his Twitter are not fair to the horse. Show some respect to Moosie.
Moose, you are a great horse. Racing and winning isn’t everything. Horses are God’s own creatures. Live long and prosper, Mad Moose.
sheena.davies(wales)
Oh,Moosie ,you naughty boy he refused again!!!At least he got through the parade!Sheena.Sam and The New One an impressive winner!
Bluegrass Girl
Francis Keogh on Sat. Dec.13 2014
One stable – a tale of two Twiston-Davies horses
The New One brilliant at the finish
Mad Moose not having it at start
#hedoeswhathewants
Tania Kindersley on Sat. Dec.13 2014
The interesting thing about Mad Moose is he is not rude. No bronco tricks.
Just firmly and politely says: no thank you.
Bluegrass Girl
Francis Keogh · Dec 13
After 42 races, including seven wins, Mad Moose almost certain to be retired –
refused to start four times in last nine outings
nick bradley @Middlehampark1 on Sunday Dec. 14 2014
Have had over 50 enquiries regarding Mad Moose, going to talk to Nigel on Monday and come up with a plan.
LauraJ (Cincinnati, OH)
Hey all,
Some of you may remember my former horse, Better Step Aside. He ran second in his race yesterday and now has earnings in six figures for his career! He’s earned $100,510.
He tries hard every time.
pamhomeier
Hooray for Better Step Aside! Hope he has continued success!
Max
Congrats Laura. That’s really great. You must be proud of him.
Marty R / Colorado
Congratulations to Better Step Aside for his second place and his great earnings amount. Is he a dirt or turf horse? Where is he racing? Best wishes for more good success.
LauraJ (Cincinnati, OH)
He races exclusively at Charles Town Racetrack in West Virginia. Charles Town is dirt only. He is mostly a $5000 claimer. He usually runs in 7f races but can go longer. His trainer chooses his races based on availability more than anything else.
I used to own 10% of him, but sadly, I don’t any longer. He was sold to his current owners back when he was a 3-year-old. He needed some surgery that our managing partner didn’t want to do. The current owners bought him for $1000, did the surgery, and got a good horse out of the deal. He hits the board well over 50% of the time. He’s with his original trainer.
Sandy (Northeast Ohio)
Bravo Better Step Aside!!! It’s great that you can follow him Laura, but I wish you could actually see him. Best wishes for continued success.
LauraJ (Cincinnati, OH)
Me too. At least I can watch him on the computer. So glad Charles Town has live video.
Marshall (NC Broad)
YAY! Congratulations to Better Step Aside!! So glad that he is doing well. I know you are proud of him. It’s good that he has the same trainer, and I hope his owners continue to be good to him, too. I am glad that you can keep track of him.
Hugs and Love
sheena.davies(wales)
Congratulations Laura and Better Step Aside!!Hugs Sheena.
linda volk
another few pages in ‘Z story’. Thank you for sharing. Happy holidays to the ‘Z”s’.
sheena.davies(wales)
Dear Max.I have seen those remarks on Moose’s twitter and I am sickened!!!This wonderful horse brought us ALL such a lot of joy,He will have a great life and I wish him a long and very happy retirement.Thanks for the memories,Moose,we will ALWAYS love you!Sheena
Max
Moosie deserves better than these Twitter remarks. The problem may be that the Moose is just too smart. He knows when to call it. Irony is that Moosie may be more active if he gets a nice second career than he was when he was in racing or not in racing. At least now he can devote more time to pursuing Annie Power. Middleham are a first class racing stable. They’ve got contacts to set up a future starring role for the much loved Moosester
pamhomeier
I am going to miss all the Moose stories.
Max
Don’t count out the Moose yet. He rose to his greatest fame by not racing at all. Who knows what he might do next?
Rosie
Hi Sheena,
Love your updates, but sometimes you are a little off topic with your comments.
i think they would be more fitting in the forum under general interest news items.
just a thought… please take no offense
Peggy (N) South Georgia
Dear Laura
Congratulations on Better Step Aside, I watched one of his races a while ago. Wish him lots of good luck.
Peggy (N) South Georgia
Dear Judy
Left you a message on the shop update blog.
Max
Like the way Coz keeps his head held high in those photos, unless he lowers it for a good close up shot. Big D always walked with his head held very high. Big D also showed off his Roberto ears just like Cozzie. This force of his ancesters is strong in the young Coz.
sheena.davies(wales)
Dear Max.Did you see the number of twitter followers @danieljack had 208 Moosie has nearly 5,000 now!!Jealous me thinks!I hope Annie has found out he’s even got more free time now.What do you think of Frankel’s younger brother going to France.I do hope his name will be a tribute to Sir Henry.The Moose is free to do as he pleases!Sheena.
Max
Don’t really understand this. Speculation was that Stoute or Gosden would train him. Looks like Abdullah does not view his horses as British. Have not seen this Frankel brother since he was a very young foal. He was stunning as a baby chestnut, very much like Ziconic with a nice blaze. Hope that he does as well as his two brothers.