Happy Friday!
We close off a quiet week with a few fun photos, courtesy of Alys. Zenyatta and her boys are delighting in the final days of spring. Break out the fly masks, here come the dog days of summer. As you can see, Coz has found a new way to keep himself entertained, it’s called a Jolly Ball. The farm likes to give them to horses that like to stay busy. Coz loves his!
Best of luck to all those participating in the Belmont Stakes. Have a great weekend.
Enjoy!
-Team Z
Bobbie --- Elkhorn WI
Coz is a character and Zenny is full of dapples and Z13 is looking awesome. Thanks, you made my weekend! Now if Oxbox can win the Belmont it would be perfect!
Jen
My 2 stallions love these. They both play with theirs by throwing it around their stalls and kicking it around. They also both love the giant exercise balls.
Gloria
So cute of Cozmic playing with his Jolly ball. Thanks for the update and photos. Zenyatta’s still got her dapples! Looking forward, soon I hope, to news of Zenyatta’s latest date!
Molly
Coz you are just adorable. Always wanted to see a horse play with one of these toys. Thank you Lanes End.
♥ Auntie Judy aka JAG / So. Calif. ♥
♥ OMGosh he is too cute and too funny! How often do you fetch his ball for him? LOL
Thanks for the new photos and video. I can’t get enough of Zenny or CoZmic One or Prince Red.
♥ All my love XO Auntie Judy
p.s. I will be visiting Lexington this month…
Diana Stuart - Breathing Zenny's Air!
@ JAG:
Breathe deep while you are there – some of those Zenny, Coz, and Little Red molecules might come home with you! PLEASE take lots of pictures and video!
diastu in tempe
♥ Auntie Judy aka JAG / So. Calif. ♥
HUH?
Diana Stuart - Breathing Zenny's Air!
@JAG: Well – if you are in Lexington, you’re breathing some of the same air as the Queen. Heck, just ask Debbie G to alter her mail route, take you along, and you can get even closer! I’d get arrested for stalking the pasture fence if I got that close! :-)
Linda R. Moss
Dear Zenny and Team Z – what a great way to end the week! Coz looks like he is turning into quite the character nad looking very much like a horse vs. a baby colt. Time flies so quickly.
And 13Z is GROWING!! What a striking foal he is! No Zenny is looking tip-top and, dare I say, in Foal???
Enjoy the weekend of racing and being together. Sending Love and hugs, George, Linda, and Milyone
Pam
I agree; Coz is a character. I bet he dropped that ball on purpose, so someone would pick it up. LOL! Z13 is growing like a weed, and Zen looks terrific. Do we know if she was bred for next season?
HeidiK Vallejo,Ca (In Awe)
Ha ha ha, Coz, looks like he’s having a ball!! Zapit what can you say? Zenny, you gorgeous mare you!
Amanda
Love it. That first picture of 13 Z and Zenyatta. He’s shed out more on his face, I seen NO grey defiantly will stay chestnut.
Vicky O'Connor
I agree.
Molly
Amanda, could find no verification about Zenyatta being bred on May 8th to War Front, so I guess it is back to the waiting game. But thanks for sharing the info as you never know. I kinda thought silence meant she was being bred again, though.
Vicky O'Connor
Coz is teaching L. E.ers to fetch!
Andrea
Well if she was bred, it wouldn’t have happened until about mid-May so I’m sure we won’t hear any pregnancy news until mid-July probably (maybe at 30 days in a week or so if we’re lucky!).
Nice pics as usual. I always give our cheeky 2 year olds (and some 3 year olds) jolly balls and/or pylons to play with while at the track.
Donna Edwards
LOL! We used to give our “busy” horses traffic cones. We had one stud that would toss his cone up and over the stall wall into the stall next door and scare the bejeezus out of his neighbor.
sue and tony
Oh, we can just picture this. He must have been a rascal.
Jackie in Maryland
Awww….it’s great to see how happy they all are <3
Pati-8 days to graduation
COZ!! How handsome and entertained you look! Oh, I’m so happy to see him growing and thriving.
Z13 looks mysterious with the dark hairs on his face going over his eyes. *play James Bond music*
Momma Z, you look happy and plump and shiny and all those wonderful superlatives.
Mary Margaret in Georgia
Coz is having a great time. When I had my horses in their stalls I would hang gallon milk jugs. When they all start scraping across the bars we called them The Milk Jug Band. It kept them occupied too.
Zenyatta looks ravishing. Both her boys look terrific. Love the pics. Thank you so much.
I hope everyone has a safe trip at Belmont.
Chris Balmes
Thanks so much for sharing!!! Beautiful – all 3 of them! That was fun; I always love the surprise when it is posted and can’t pull it up quick enough.
Kelli
I wonder how often Coz makes his caretakers pick that dumb ball up off the floor! I saw a video of the stallion Red Giant with a jolly ball – threw it straight up in an arc over the stall walls, into the foyer of his barn. Adorable!
Kalar Walters
Thank you, thank you, thank you! Can’t get enough of Z and the colts!! I have a feeling 13z is gonna be a really big boy!!! I hope he’s as fast and nimble as his mom. Looking forward to seeing how Coz does, too.
Thanks again!!
Jennifer
Coz is hilarious! And getting so big! What a handsome young man. And Z looks stunning with all of her dapples!!!!! Both of her boys are so happy!
Sally
Thanks again Alys!!! The pics are beautiful…absolutely love the black and white!!!! It’s been cold this past week in Michigan so fly mask were taken off for a few days but I’m hoping they have to go back on real soon because that at least means it has warmed up again…(trouble is the warm weather also brings back those nasty flies)
Diana Stuart - Wheee!
Dear Team Z, C, and 13Z; Alys these are just too fun and cute! I’ve been thinking about buying a big spirit ball for my boy “Hoot” to play with in his pasture and this just seals the deal. Too fun! At least in the pasture, he can go get his own – instead of me having to pick it up all the time! But that is fun too – train your human to retrieve your toys. Smart horses!
diastu in tempe
Diana Stuart - Zenny & Little Red
And I forgot to add how beautiful Zenny looks. Yikes! Her dapples have dapples! And that tummy – hummm, wonder what new joy is growing in there now? Little red is stunning. What a sturdy and correct colt. And – – – yeah, I guess he’s gonna be a dark chestnut afterall. S’okay – I’ll take him in any color!
Happy Belmont weekend to all the Dumplings and Zsters.
diastu in tempe
Joanna from TX
Zenny and her boys look fabulous! I guess the last goodie from LE staff is a video that I can’t get to from work, so will have to wait and see it at home later.
Thanks for sharing the pictures with us!
(I still just adore the little red-head kid).
Ronni
Love the video of Coz with his jolly ball!! Thanks for the new photos!! Have a great Belmont weekend all!
Terry McNamee
They look beautiful! And young 13 reminds me of a young Secretariat. So powerful for such a young guy. Keep the photos coming, please!
Celeste
Thank you so much for the great pictures and hilarious video of Coz! He is a riot… what a great personality. Zenyatta and 13Z are looking great too.
We appreciate the time and effort that goes into keeping us involved with Zenyatta’s life and babies.
Barbara Wood (Texas)
Thank you, Team Z, for these wonderful weekend surprises! Coz is hilarious, and all 3 look wonderful! I have been gone for a bit, and later I want to share with you all some notes about the Clydesdales that I took at Warm Springs Ranch, the Budweiser Clydesdale Farm. Even got to meet the foal who was in the Super Bowl commercial.
And Mine That Bird said to give you all his best. Just love him. He is so little and unassuming; it’s mind-boggling to think that little horse rode halfway across the country, won the Derby from WAY behind (a la Zenny), and then went on to be in the top 3 in the other TC races. What a guy. He will be at the KY Derby Museum through the end of the month.
Praying for safe travels for all who race this weekend.
Terry Crow
Barbara-Great to have you back.
Linda in NJ
Hi Barb:
Sounds like you had a wonderful time in Ky. I am also planning a trip to see Mind That Bird. I was at the Ky Derby the year he won. So seeing him will be real special to me.
judy berube from Rhode Island
Dear Barb W.:
Glad you had a great trip. Wonderful that you got to see MTB. Can’t wait to hear more about the Clydesdales. Love and Hugs, JB
Trina Nagele in So Cal
Good to see you here, and we look forward to your stories. Love and hugz.
Marilu Villanueva
Hello Barbara!
Great to hear you had a wonderful time. Lucky you, to see Mine that Bird
and the Clydesdales. Hugs to You!
Especially Horses / So Cal
Coz is lookin good. One handsome young dude. 13Z, in the first photo, it looks like I am seeing some dark chestnut around that gorgeous blaze. Zeny….lovely as always.
Sue MacGray
Love the new pictures and everyone looks splendid. Z is such a robust, gorgeous picture of health. And the new colt is built like a little brick house for sure. Love Coz and his jolly ball. He definitely needs something to play with! He has mom’s face :) Thanks for the updates, we all appreciate them so.
Wend;y
Z and her boys look amazing and so happy. Life is good at Lane’s End! Great pictures–thanks Alys! And, as always, we so appreciate how you all keep us in the loop on Zenny, considering how busy we know you are with all kinds of things at the farm. Thanks!