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Photos: The Boys of Summer

Happy Wednesday!

We’re quite excited about the upcoming Breeders’ Cup Zenyatta Celebration. Have you purchased your tickets yet?

Alys sent us a great new batch of photos of 12Z of the boys having fun, so we thought we’d share them with all of you.

Team Z is headed to Lane’s End, so we’ll be posting more photos and fun updates in the coming days. As of today, we’re also on Instagram! Follow us (@teamzenyatta) for updates throughout our trip. Even if you don’t use Instagram, you can see every photo we post through our Twitter feed. Our most recents tweets are always on the right side of the blog.

Enjoy!
-Team Z

Photo courtesy of Alys Emson/Lane’s End


Photo courtesy of Alys Emson/Lane’s End


Photo courtesy of Alys Emson/Lane’s End


Photo courtesy of Alys Emson/Lane’s End


Photo courtesy of Alys Emson/Lane’s End


Photo courtesy of Alys Emson/Lane’s End


Photo courtesy of Alys Emson/Lane’s End

Reader Interactions

644 Comments

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    I have a feeling that it’s definitely weaning time. I would venture a guess that Ann wants to be with the Queen when her “little” boy goes off to “boarding school” with his buddies… It will be interesting to see how she reacts. My guess is that she’ll worry about how Ann’s feeling. I love that about Zenny- she knows what people need, and I think Ann will be pretty emotional about this next step in their lives.

    He’s a gorgeous colt, as I would expect, and I just love to see the “halter biting” game that the boys always love to do. (even my 2 geldings at 21 and 25 yrs were still playing it)

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      Dear Lanes End,

      So love these photos of the boys playing, Mom is not even in sight.
      Time to become a weanling. So glad 12 Z has a great buddy or two.
      I am sure he will miss is great mom, but he know that he is destine
      to be a great race horse like his mom and dad.

      Good luck to you and to Team Z in the weaning and weanling manners.

      Look forward to twitter updates, photos and new updates. Thanks so much
      for keeping us in the loop. It is August 8, 2012; five months after birth, to become
      a young boy soon. He is soooo very cute. !!!!

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      I think you’re right…12Z is beginning to step out without mom. I have no doubt Zenny and 12Z will be just fine. Poor Ann, I’m thinking she will be an emotional mess.

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    “horsing around”?……… sorry, just had to say it. Thanks for the great photos. Enjoyed them very much!

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    Thanks for the pictures of the darlin’ baby boys… although they’re not really babies anymore. I hope Zenyatta isn’t too sad to see him go and I’m glad Team Z will be there for her. Give her lots of kisses from us!

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    Thank you for showing us these adorable pictures of Baby Z and his friend. I think he will be fine and so will she. How nice that Zenyatta’s family is coming in to see her and the little one. She has such special people in her life. Zenyatta is so intelligent and just seems to be able to figure things out. I think she passed on her intelligence to him. I love them both and always will. I will be sharing her agian with my new Homeroom this school year. I am glad they will be part of her new pregnancy while still being part of her first born. Love you Zenny and Baby Z. Hugs and Kisses, Shari XXXOOO

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    Kisses to Zenyatta and Z12. Hope the weaning process goes well. I know Lane’s End will take good care of them both. Thank you for keeping us up to date. Hope when Z12 is apart from his Mom you will still keep us updated with pictures of both of them, especially how Z12 is settling in and learing how to be a “big boy”
    And of course Zenny. Always want to know about her!
    Thank you to the Moss’s for allowing us a peek into their lives.

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    Just remember 12Z, NOT during a race, and NOT to your groom! And is Mario going to be visiting soon? When did he last see Zenyatta, and has he seen the baby in person?

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    I agree with others who think 12Z is going to be weaned any day now and perhaps that’s why Team Z is paying a visit to Lanes End. I love Casey’s thought that Ann wants to be with Zenny when the separation occurs. Regarding a name for 12Z, if as mentioned by signofthetimes, the Mosses don’t name their horses until they complete their two-year old training, then I hope the extra months in contemplation results in a really wonderful name; please no Jerry’s Dream or Ann’s Dream for 12Z. I agree with C.W. Anderson “Give a Boy a Good Name”.

    The new photos are wonderful and fun. Thank you Alys.

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    This is my least favorite part…the weaning process. I hate the fact that they may never see each other. I hope that in the future they may meet again. I really do hope that this isn’t goodbye. :'(

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    Great photos, 12 Z is getting so big. Seems like only yesterday we were all sitting up waiting every night to hear the news that he was born. It will be a sad and happy day when he is separated from Zenyatta. Sad because he is growing up and won’t be with her any more, but happy because we will still get to watch him grow into a great horse. Thank you so much for keeping us informed. It means a lot to all of us.

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    Eblouissante (3-Year-Old Filly)

    Date: August 8, 2012
    Track: BETFAIR HOLLYWOOD PARK
    Distance: Three Furlongs
    Time: 38:00 Handily
    Track Condition: Fast
    Surface: All Weather Track
    Rank: 20/27

    I predict a November debut at Hollywood Park.

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    WOW!! Looks like “Monday Night Raw. ” Boys will be boys! Thanks LE & Alys, the pics are really great. Give our Zenny a big kiss. xoxo.

  17. / Reply

    Dear Team Z and Lane’s End – this makes my day! Who is 12Z’s paddock mate? He looks like quite the character as well. 12Z is just like Zenny’s Mini-Me!!! And those ears :0

    We love you and look forward to hearing about your trip; safe travels!

    Love, Linda and George

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    Thank you, LE, for these marvelous pictures of “the boys”. I love watching horses play together without a care in the world. I too noticed that Z. was nowhere near, so that’s a good thing for both of them. She would be worn out trying to stop every “fight”, and she knows that.
    I am clueless about Instagram, but I figure everything I need to see will wind up here eventually.
    Everyone going to BC 2012–don’t forget to wear your Dumpling tags! Diana will strangle me for this because she may be behind in making them. Diastu–get to work, or put the elves in your workshop to work! It will be here before we know it.
    Hugs and love to all, especially Big and LittleZs.

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      Worry not. The elves (funny, all with four legs and fur) are well-fed and gearing up for the next big batch production of Z Dumpling tags. It probably will be the last time, so if you haven’t gotten one, and are coming to BC2012 – better ask for one soon. To borrow an old phrase: Wear or be Square!

      diastu in tempe
      diastu46@gmail.com

  20. / Reply

    Dear Keta,

    Wow you are so very lucky to have such a talented daughter and I am sure you have
    been a wonderful mother to her helper her grow and develop her talent in the
    horse world. And to see McLain as a teen and your daughter train with George
    Morse the guru of jumping. Thanks so much for sharing your wonderful horse filled
    story. And to think Zenny brought us all together.

  21. / Reply

    TC, GP,

    Did you realize that you grew up during the Civil War, now that is old !!!
    Love the sharing the lyric idea
    Waiting for Vicki B and her jokes
    Hope you CALI folk have all your feet on the ground after the quake !!
    EARLY DEMENTIA, TC or Brain Infart ????

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      Oh sign: In SoCal, a 4.4 is barely a bump – “oh, earthquake – let’s see if I need to get up from the couch and stand in a doorway – oh, nope – a small one”. :-)

      Those of us who lived through the “moderate ones” like the Simi Valley and Northridge and Loma Prieta quakes, now those were note worthy. :-) And of course, Grand Poobah can tell us all about the great San Francisco quake – – – . :-)

      dia-quivering-stu in tempe

  22. / Reply

    OH YES, OH Great one !!!

    Great jokes on the last 2 pages of the last blog.

    Busy at work so unable to address individually.

    But the one that really cracked me up and had me crying was:

    My teeth are “a” swiviling like a swinging door.

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    Laura J.

    Yes, I also read that more Dressage riders were wearing helmets during this Olympics,
    because one of the Grand Prix Dressage riders fell and had a head injury. They do look nice in the helmets.

    Do you get HRTV, there is a weekly segment on Carl Hester’s Yard and it has shown the development of Charlotte as a rider and his Olympic horses. Very facinating. Not sure who Carl was riding. I did see Charlotte on Valegro. Not sure if it was Lenny or who.

    Thanks for all of the great updates on the Fastig-Tipton “beauty pagent” and
    millionaire buying sprees. IF ONLY ……….. $$$$$$ ONE CAN DREAM !!!!

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      No, unfortunaltey I don’t get HRTV. I keep thinking I should upgrade my cable package, but I don’t want to pay more than I am now. :-(

      KWYM about dreaming…maybe if I win the lottery. There was one colt early on the first day that only fetched $30K. I looked at his page, I bet he turns out to be a successful race horse.

      I’m hoping to go to the Keeneland Setember sale, but I had better be careful or I’ll come home with a horse. I will have to go early enough that I won’t be able to afford anything.

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        That should really be fun going to Keenland !!

        $30,000 is a very reasonable price for one of these gorgeous babies.

        Please let us know how the sale goes.

        Carl Hester was on Utopian (might be the wrong spelling), I did not see him
        on the show, or missed it.

        • I think it’s Uthopian if we are talking of the Grand Prox horse in the Olympics. I had to re-read his name too! I thought it was the Moss racer too!

  24. / Reply

    Thanks for the video on IHA,

    I felt very sad watching it, our AMERICAN TREASURE is gone. Sound like the Japanese
    really love him, but he really is OUR BABY !!!!!!

  25. / Reply

    Can’t wait to see the Team Z reactions & photo.
    I’m thinking Military School, not Boarding School. :)
    Photos are great–thank you Alys.
    And, a big Thank You to Lane’s End team who does such a terrific job of
    educating us & keeping us informed
    Good Job!!
    Keta

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      You are right Keta,

      Military school is better, those boys look like they are having TOOO MUCH FUN and not learning their lessons !!!!! Ha Ha Ha !!!!!

  27. / Reply

    Thanks for the great pictures. Doesn’t Zee’s Little One look already very athletic, strong hind legs? Just imagine him as a fully grown stallion. Why he’ll be the next “machine”. Thanks again for some great pics.

  28. / Reply

    Wow, such great pictures! 12Z is quite the young colt…strong and intelligent like his fabulous mom. Zenny, we’re sending many cyber hugs to you as both you and 12Z start on yet another life journey. We love you, our Queen.

  29. / Reply

    The Queen is beautiful as always and 12Z is truly a reflection of her beauty. My prayers for continued good health and happiness for the both of them. I’m READY for BC 2012 at Santa Anita Park, to include the Annual Zenyatta Celebration! Hope to see all of the thousands of my family and friends there!

  30. / Reply

    Thanks so-o-o-o much for the updated photos. Z12 is really looking grown up. All that “horsin’ around” in his paddock with his buddies has conditioned him beautifully! Best wishes to all at Lane’s End. And a HIGH HOOF to Dottie for her birthday coming up on the 10th! Hugs to all. Ann Maree

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