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July at Lane’s End

Zenyatta and 13Z. Photo by Kyle Acebo
Zenyatta and 13Z. Photo by Kyle Acebo

Happy Wednesday!

Last week was a special one for the web team. We packed our cameras and muck boots and headed to Lane’s End to catch up with Zenyatta and her boys.

We roamed around the paddock with Zenny and 13Z (with pockets full of peppermints), spent a day with Coz to observe his new routine, and took a lot of photos. In the coming weeks we’ll put up photo galleries and add new prints to the Zenyatta Shop. Also in the works is a video interview with Assistant Yearling Manager Cooper Sawyer—he’ll explain how Coz is being prepped for the next stage in his career.

Since it’s that time of year where we begin to make plans for the Breeders’ Cup, we’d like to announce that there will not be an official Zenyatta Celebration at the Breeders’ Cup this year. Instead, we’ll hold a special event online that everyone can take part in, from the races or from home. Details will be announced at a later date.

Enjoy!
-The Web Team and Team Z

All photos by Kyle Acebo

Cozmic One
Cozmic One
We spotted great blue herons early one morning.
We spotted Great Blue Herons early one morning.

13Z
13Z
Zenyatta & 13Z
Zenyatta & 13Z

Cozmic One
Cozmic One

Remember Z's barn cat, Mr. Scraggles?
Remember Z’s barn cat, Mr. Scraggles?
Linda lives in Yearling Barn 1 with Coz.
Linda lives in Yearling Barn 1 with Coz.

13Z
13Z
13Z playing with his paddock mate
13Z playing with his paddock mate

13Z
13Z

Cozmic One racing around the paddock
Cozmic One racing around the paddock
13Z out at sunset
13Z out at sunset

Zenyatta
Zenyatta
13Z
13Z

Reader Interactions

1,187 Comments

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    Made my day……………….. big smiles and BIG THANK YOU to everyone for posting. Z13 is getting big sooooo fast. Coz still has mama’s ears. LOVE the pcts. Thank you

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    Made my day……………….. big smiles and BIG THANK YOU to everyone for posting. Z13 is getting big sooooo fast. Coz still has mama’s ears. LOVE the pcts. Thank you

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    Dear Team Z and Lanes End Thank you so much as always for letting us be part of Z’s life and also her ever growing family and aren’t those boys just shooting up!! the photos were stunning lovely to see the farm kitties too!Thanks also to Ann and Jerry for sharing their queen and her princes with her lowly subjects!!! love and hugs Sheena

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    The three most beautiful horses in the world. What else could come from Zen but perfection. Now for a little girl would be great!!1 Can’t wait.

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    13Z is so cute, handsome and already powerful looking. What a mature colt! Bcz Zenny is the best at everything she does. She is a GREAT mom. Thank you for the pictures!

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    dear Max Laura is on her way home our prayers were answered.Kauto and Supersteve are arranging a party but having a lot of trouble putting the bunting up!!!Am sure they will be happy to see her. She has been a lucky girl! hugs Sheena

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    Dear Web Team and Z Team:

    Thank you so very much for these beautiful photos of Z, COZ and Red Prince. Can’t get over how much confidence and poise the Red Prince has, how absolutely stunning COZ is and how wonderful Z looks.

    Thank you again and can’t wait to see the video and the rest of the photos. So much appreciate them. Hugs, JB

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    To my fellow Cappers. I just got the email and had no problem getting on. August 4th is when you need to sign back in. Yay!

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    Dear Z, COZ, Red Prince and Baby Z:

    Goodnight, Sweet Dreams. Love you all so much. Hugs, JB

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    so so wonderful, thank you with a big heart felt smile! ahhh,, a Zenyatta and babes fix for the week!!!

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    These pictures are just beautiful . . . . made my day that’s for sure! Can’t believe how Coz and 13Z have changed. And, Zenyatta. . . amazing as always!! Thanks for the cute photos of the barn kitties and the Great Blue Herons. Thanks Web Team, Team Z and LE for all that do — much appreciated!!

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    Oh my Goodness!! You have just made my day, Team Z!!! Kyle, your photos are so amazing and I am so grateful to you for taking and posting every one of them. What treasures for my eyes to enjoy – wow!! Thank you, thank you, thank you!!! I will be looking forward to seeing more great photos and learning about Cozmic One’s new routines when y’all can get all of that posted, too. We are so truly spoiled by the generosity of the Mosses and Lane’s End, Team Zenyattta and the web team. Awesome!!!!

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      Yes, I do know that Zenyatta only has two ts in it, but guess I just got carried away. It happens with my exclamation points, too. :)

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    Hi Zenny and a hello to all Zsters
    Oh my goodness–these photos are beautiful!! We always get to see nice pictures but these are really magnificant!!!! Zenny your first boy will not need much training, helooks like a race horse already . Wow he is gorgeous

    And for little 13Z, who is not so little anymore looks like he doesn’t let anyone boss him around.

    Your family is beautiful Zenny. I can hardly wait to see Coz race.

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    Thank you Mr. & Mrs. Moss, Team Z, Web Team, Team Lane’s End for giving us the gift of these photos. My day became a GREAT day when I got online and saw these.

    Zenyatta, your regal self looks stunning. You carry yourself so well, dear one. CoZ, look at you!!! I can hardly wait to learn more about the new phase of your life. You are so very handsome! My prayers and heart are with you as you grow and mature. PrinZling, WOW! You look so grown-up!! You are certainly a handsome spare who seems to be a scamp, much like PrinZ Harry!

    I realize it is impossible to have the 3 of you in one shot; however, perhaps the Web Team could create some magic for Zenyatta Nation.

    Love to All,
    Mary in Boone

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    Big Thank You to My Zenny pals

    As Sandy says WE ARE OFF
    Zentastic is working
    We are a team of 8 currently.
    If you where on the team ly you got an email from me today around 3:30pm est.
    The capping people gave me some further instruction. It’s amazing when you get the correct directions that things work …
    Anyway I hope the rest of you will join.
    I think Sandy is testing a new person joining and we will help you with that soon.
    I just love Zenny world so many great people and good works.
    It’s my pleasure and privilege to be the Zentastic commissioner .
    HUF HUF HUF
    love Sue
    Coz I Can 2015

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    It need not matter which day, any day to see pictures and updates of Z and Z13 and Coz iz a GREAT day :-)

    I love that pic of Z13 with the sunset!!! Both colts are developing into handsome individuals! Coz looks like he loves racing around on those legs of his as does Z13.

    Z13 is especially striking while both colts are I love the rich copper penny chestnut. He reminds me of of my favorite fictional horse characters in the Thoroughbred series that were portrayed as chestnuts that gleamed like brand new copper pennies (I was a Thoroughbred series addict particularly of Ashleigh’s Wonder, Wonder’s Pride, Wonder’s Champion, etc.)

    Z13 = Zenyatta’s Pride? (Still like Zenergy too!)

    Happy Wednesday everyone! Thank you to Lanes End and everyone who continues to share Zenyatta with us. It is not every day that we get updates on the mares; fact I was just looking through a list that I had of some of my favorites and many have gone on to broodmares, you don’t hear about them as much. They include; Octave, Mauralakana, Folklore, Bushfire, Ermine, Rags to Riches, Wait a While, Balance, Wonder Lady Anne L, Stardom Bound, Ashado, Sightseek, Dreaming of Anna, Ginger Punch, Hystericalady, Panty Raid, Stellar Jayne, Bare Necessities, Behaving Badly, Blind Luck, Havre de Grace, Plum Pretty, Indian Blessing, Awesome Maria, Balletto, Swap Fliparoo, Sweet Catomine, Life is Sweet, Film Maker, Island Fashion, Six Perfections, Ouija Board, Forever Together, Healthy Addiction, Honey Ryder, Jewel, Round Pond, Proud Spell… this list can go forever as I have lots of mares and fillies whom I watch through pedigree query etc to see how their progeny are.

    Thank you for sharing Zenyatta and her boys with us! Can’t wait to see the photos of Coz in his new stage of the journey to becoming a racehorse.

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    THANK YOU!! Everyone looks FABULOUS!! I have had one busy day today and what a nice Surprise to come home and see these Pics!! Thank You Team Z and LEF and Mr & Mrs Moss. Coz has really Grown Up! What a Beautiful head he has and Little Red and Z look Great and all so HAPPY! HUGS TO ALL

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    Zenyatta, it seems as though both of your boys are doing great. They grow so fast, don’t they? Humans say that about their kids as well. They will both be adult horses before you know it. They will do their mother proud.

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    Stunning as always,Coz is such a handsome young fellow. I really loved the head shot of him. And Z 13 is growing such a good looking boy also. Zenyatta always the CLASS lady.Thanks for the photos.

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    Wow! Coz and 13Z are growing up soooo fast. Zenyatta must be one proud Momma!!! Thank you for the beautiful pics!

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    To The Web Team and Team Z

    Thank you so much for these beautiful pictures. Love the cats too. I’m a Horse, Dog and Cat person. Love them all.

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    A little sad today. Just lost a family friend. He and my dad were real good friends.
    Just thought this man would always be around. He was a little bit of a JR Ewing type.
    I can just see my Dad showing him around heaven..
    Have to live each day to the fullest. Know they are shaking hands and glad to see each other. That helps my heart.

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      Sorry for your loss – it has definitely been a year for losses. My grandpa (my dad’s dad) who was 94 passed away in January just after New Year’s… then not even six weeks later his son, my uncle (my dad’s brother, the middle brother) who was 61 passed away unexpectedly and suddenly in March. Someone told me everything in threes and I guess it was the same for a close lady friend of my grandpa’s, whom I considered a surrogate grandmother (my dad’s mother, grandma, passed twenty years ago due to breast cancer, and gramps met his second kindred spirit two years after; the close friend was also widowed) passed and her memorial was just last week…

      Am still trying to reason through everything and remember the good times.

      Take care of yourself and am sorry again for your loss.

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        Dear Tizherself

        Thank You so much. I will sure miss John. Can’t believe he’s gone.
        I am so sorry for you loss too. And, the three’s thing that is definately true. I had a friend that use to be an EMT and he told me that when they’ld have one to pass lookout it was going to end up three. A cycle there.
        So sorry for your losses. I just have to look up and see them happy.

        I am pretty happy, though now I found my Gabby that I fell in love with at the sale last year. Lost track of her for a while and was frantic could not find her anywhere. She sold again, but with Judy’s help found her she’s at Del Mar. Now will just be sitting on pins and needles hoping she stays safe.

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        Thanks :) And again Peggy, sorry for yours. Always have the memories :-)

        My uncle who passed started the horse craze in me putting me on a kid’s pony as a small kiddie and leading the pony around… the western saddle that I still have as a keepsake in the horse room (full of all the Thoroughbred biographies that I can find and more to be added soon), a wall tributing my all time fav horse Skip Away (I love Z, too!!!) and Z has her own shrine too… as does Rachel, Barbaro, Bandini, Octave, Folklore, Secretariat, Rags to Riches… while my uncle was the Quarter Horse man, the Thoroughbred passion started with Skip Away and exploded from there and now is permanent staple… hope one day to be able to if not own one to do something where can analyze pedigrees (I am on pedigree query and bloodhorse, etc. more than anything)

        This year has put lots into perspective and they say that everything for a reason and in all the bad there can be good… next week is the start of the good as have four weddings this summer, one in which am a maid of honor (as one that was previously supposed to for my friend had to cancel with two weeks to the wedding – eeek) and then three more – in which will be accompanied by a friend that I haven’t seen in a while but he is a good friend of the family so ….

        and the never ending supply of Z photos and updates soothes one’s soul :-) I hope to one day meet that Z (and Rachel, too!!) (I would probably cry!) in 2010 had planned to see my first love in racing (Skip Away) and it was October 2010 that I was in the Bluegrass and unfortuantely Skip had passed that May… but Z was there to heal… even though she lost the Classic to Blame… I will never forget being in the presence (never got a good photo even though was the sixth row from the track, the crowd was very thick) when she ran by the first time by, it was silent and you could just hear her…

        anyways got carried away and I tend to ramble… thanks everyone :-)

        • Dear Tizherself

          You are not rambling at all. just loved reading the post. I got to see Zenyatta in 2010 as well. I might should say the top of her head. I saw the race but I went down to the saddling area before the race. I was about (oh gosh many rows back of people) waiting to see her.) So funny I was standing on my tippy toes and holding on to the guy in front of me. Total Stranger, oh my but everybody was kind of holding on as there were so many peopleclose together. Everybody I think understood. I was trying to peer over so many shoulders. Just too funny now. But wasn’t it cold that day. I was just freezing.
          Just could not get warm. So many great memories. Thanks so much for bringing that up.
          I rode my first pony at about age 6 and have been a horse lover ever since. I think sometimes its just in your blood. (That Love)

        • I wish I had seen her in the saddling area – however I was not thinking about it right and when went to see the situation was I believe after the Mile or the Sprint the paddock area was like 50,000 deep lol…
          was six rows from the track however there were people in their excitement and whom did not have the seatiing in that area rushed in to get a glimpse of her and ended up standing in front of all of us who did have the tickets to those areas so any chance of getting photos in the post parade or her going by was zilch….
          tried to convince my mom to be late on our flight back to Alberta the next day because I wanted to see her on that Sunday however we did have to get back… I hope I get to see her in person!

          That trip to Kentucky was able to see Rock Hard Ten (by Kris S) and he was also a 17 hh monster… absolutely wonderful big brute of a horse :-)… just putting a hand on his shoulder and feeling the power in him, the look in his eyes… I can only imagine being in Z’s orb.

          Cigar, A.P. Indy and Curlin were that, too… the power and the presence about them… I got to see Giacomo in the flesh and give him a mint :-) he was the one that got away as I was set in my first year to be able to bet to put a couple dollars on him in the 05 Derby. My dad teased me about him being 50-1 (I liked Giacomo because I liked Holy Bull) and so I went with my other choice Bandini. I believe Bandini was 19th that afternoon and Giacomo flew by all comers to win the Derby at 50-1… of course called dad after the race to tell him. Seeing Giacomo up close was pretty special.
          Seeing Monarchos was pretty special too… he was a clown with raising his head and moving his lips aorund.. Funny Cide, Da Hoss, and all the ones at KY Horse Park. My camera was not working the day we saw Old Friends and remember Wicked North, Marquetry, little Silver Charm, Commentator (he could not get enough mints!)

          Though he was not yet who he is now, Wise Dan was also on the track in the 2010 Breeders Cup… I believe it was the sprint. Saw Goldikova’s 3 peat, Uncle Mo crushing the juveniles, Awesome Feather rolling in the Juvenile Fillies. Blind Luck and Harve de Grace in the post parade under the lights (pictures didn’t turn out so good) Gio Ponti in the post parade… saw Grand Slam, Munnings, and Giant’s Causeway at Coolmore, Slew City Slew, Indian Charlie, Proud Citizen, Istan, Flashy Bull, Brother Derek, Divine Park and Badge of Silver at Airdrie.. Einstein, Awesome Again, Ghostzapper and GIacomo at Adena. Pauls Mill to see Bellamy Road, Summer Bird, Artie Schiller, etc. Bandini, Successful Appeal and Songandaprayer at Walmac… Tiznow, Colonel John, etc at WinStar… Smarty Jones, Point Given, Flower Alley, and the crew at Three Chimneys (Big Brown was shuttled but will see him maybe next time)

          At Nuckols Farm where Monarchos was, got to see a Canadian champion Home At Last (a real treat!! I did not know where he was)

          It was too bad and bittersweet that did not get to see Skip Away in the flesh however some things just were not meant to be – saw that Hopewell Farm was auctioned off the other day – the end of the era. They did let me go in and see where Skippy’s paddock was and it was great to see where he was.. when I return will make the trip back to Old Friends as they had his burial site moved there and a proper headstone, too…

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    Go…………………………..Gabby………………………………….

    Go…………………………….Ebby

    Both you girls many prayers for Good Luck sent your way.

    Prayers for all horses and Jockeys Best of Luck and God Speed.

    Gabby, So Glad I found you. Love Ya. Remember, I told you I would find you.
    (Thank You Judy for your help.)

    Gabby you show em at Del Mar how good you are.

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      Dear Peggy:

      You’re so welcome. Rooting for the girls. Safe and sound trips to them and all. Love and Hugs

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    Since the Omaha Project began on this site, thought I would point out that Omaha has finally been honored. Check out Steve Haskin’s “The Story of Mort and Omaha” at http://www.bloodhorse.com. It is a recent post. (Hangin’ with Haskin series). Zenyatta is distantly related to the third Triple Crown winner.

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      Dear Allie,
      Thanks for this link. Steve Haskin always does such an outstanding job. Omaha was a fine horse and deserves recognition and respect. Sure do wish his final resting place could be located so he wouldn’t be lost anymore. He certainly WAS the Horse of the Year even though he wasn’t given the title. A gorgeous legend!
      All the Best

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