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Reunion at Santa Anita

Mario, Ann, John and Mike pose with Zenyatta's Hall of Fame plaque.
Mario, Ann, John and Mike pose with Zenyatta’s Hall of Fame plaque.

We held a special gathering at John Sherriffs’ Santa Anita barn to share and sign copies of Zenyatta’s Hall of Fame plaque. It was a wonderful reunion of Zenyatta’s human family—Ann, John, Dottie, jockey Mike Smith, and groom Mario Espinoza were among those in attendance. Each person received a plaque signed by the rest of the team, and Coz and Ziconic whinnied in approval.

Enjoy!
Team Z

Ann presents a plaque to Mario.
Ann presents a plaque to Mario.


Mike Smith and Ann Moss.
Mike Smith and Ann Moss.


Dottie, John and Ann pose for a photo.
Dottie, John and Ann pose for a photo.


John signs Mario's plaque.
John signs Mario’s plaque.


Ann signs a plaque for John.
Ann signs a plaque for John.


Ann and Mario spend some time with Ziconic.
Ann and Mario spend some time with Ziconic.


Ann with Cozmic One.
Cozmic One sniffs Ann’s bracelet, made from Zenyatta’s tail.

Reader Interactions

157 Comments

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    Special Day having Team Z together in one location. Great to see Coz and Ziconic, would love to get a update on any future racing plans. Thanks for keeping us updated, Team Z you are the best.

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    Wow, that’s awesome that Z’s connections get a plaque from her Hall of Fame induction. It’s beautiful! Love the pictures, including Zenyatta’s boys! Good luck to the Mosses and John with Gormley. Thanks for always sharing Zenyatta with us! I still get emotional watching her races. I think I always will.

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    Thank you, thank you, thank you for sharing these great photos of a grand occasion!! How nice to see Z’s peeps – and her boys, too, of course!!! Congratulations to all!! ♥♥♥

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    How special! Our girl is the best! I am loving all the pictures of her that keep popping up on facebook from her loving fans. We were use to seeing her on TV, and now that a few years have passed since her retirement, when those pictures of her pop up it really reminds me of how very impressive and fantastic and extraordinary she looked. She’s fabulous now, of course, and I would LOVE to be able to see her, but the pictures of her while she was in John’s barn make me look at her in awe every time. Enjoy all your moments and memories given by your special-special horse.

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    How beautiful!! This warmed my heart and brought back such wonderful memories of Zenyatta’s racing days! I would love to see bracelets made out of Zenyatta’s tail in the shop (hint, hint)! Or as an auction item at the event for Breeders Cup weekend! (I hope you are doing that again!!)

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    Thank you team Z for sharing these great photos.
    What a happy reunion & great reason to celebrate!
    Zenyatta, you have left us and your human family with so many memories-on and off the track!
    Proud to be a Z Dumpling.
    Proud to be a fan of each one of you/
    BGG

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    Oh how special to see Z’s famous team together. I am glad Z is retired, is happy, and never was hurt when racing. But, I have not felt such excitement in racing since her. Now she brings happiness in her retirement. I love to see or hear anything about Zenyatta. Ann and Jerry Moss are wonderful to share her with us. That is awesome the bracelet made from her tail.

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    Hello to Ann, John & Dottie, Mario and Mike:
    Wow, what a wonderful surprise to see all these great pictures. All of you look exactly the same as you did when Zenny was at Barn 55. All of you look wonderful!!! Great photos of Zenny’s kids too!!

    I was up at Saratoga over the summer and saw Zenny’s plaque, and the flag outside the museum with her name on it. It was awesome. What a proud moment for all us fans. Reading her plaque brought back so many wonderful memories of the thrills she gave us during her racing days.

    I hope to see some of you, if not all of you, at the Breeder’s Cup.

    Ann, and Team Z: I really appreciate all that you do with keeping us fans informed for all these many years. Thank you! I don’t come to the site as often as I would like, but when I do, I always enjoy catching up on the news of how Zenny is doing and the goings on at the farm. It is so wonderful that we can feel like we are a part of her life.

    With so much love to all of you.

    Love,
    Linda in NJ

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    Thank you so much for the great pictures. What an honor to share these moments with you. I just love seeing Coz & Ziconic too. Thanks again.

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    Thank you so much for sharing these lovely pictures of the whole gang and Zenyatta’s two handsome and precious boys!

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    Those were the days. Zenyatta delivered a ride of a lifetime. Wonderful memories evoked seeing her family. Loved the pictures of her boys. Thanks for sharing!
    Carol

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    Thank You Ann, John & Dottie, Mario and Mike, what a memorable special time together, and more importantly to us fans, for sharing these moments with us! Coz and Ziconic both are looking particularly beautiful and have matured into 2 gorgeous stallions, giving their mother such an honor. We are all hoping and praying each colt finds his niche and garners a few wins to their credit, both are so very, very capable. Thank you again Team Z, it truly brought out much emotion for me. Blessings, Mary.

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    Can’t make the Wednesday event, but plan to be at Santa Anita for the Friday Breeder’s Cup races. Hope I can see some of you hanging out there. I’m going to wear my Zenyatta cap. Thanks for all the pictures.

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    Dear Team Z,

    Many, many thanks for these excellent photos! You all look so wonderful — such a happy group. Zenyatta’s boys look gorgeous, as usual.

    You give us the very best of gifts by sharing these lovely moments with us and by sharing the exquisite Queen Z with us via this incredible blog. Thank you, thank you, thank you a million times over! ? ❤️ ?

    Hugs and Love to All

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    Love, love, these fabulous photos. Seeing Zenyatts’s family altogether brings back warm, wonderful memories. Thank you so much for letting us share this special moment. And what a treat to see Ziconic and Coz! They’re gorgeous like their incredible mother.

    Love to all,
    Stel

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    Heart warming to see Zenyattas’ team together again, so many happy memories and they all look so proud. It was great to see Zi and Coz, the boys are looking wonderful.
    Thank-you for sharing, it means so much.

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    OMG my Queen with her family is so beautiful to see! Just seeing all of you brought back the precious and exciting moments I will always cherish in my heart. You gave to us the greatest gift of all, Zenyatta!! She will always be the ONE to me. I can not thank you enough and I love the photos!
    Love with kisses to Zenyatta and to every beautiful foal she has had
    special hugs to you,
    Auntie Sally B

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    A once in a lifetime horse with a once in a lifetime team…such a God sent connection.
    Zenny had wings, as Ann always said and she still takes us on a beautiful journey.
    Thanks for the photos …all of you look wonderful.

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    October 27 Cherokee Devotional

    Be quiet and refuse to talk about your trouble. Stop and be grateful-just say how grateful you are and there will be more for which to be grateful.
    We were given the ability to count our blessings or good fortunes, but instead we count all the wrong things. Sure, there are experiences in life that aren’t the best, but we are not supposed to give them glory. Bad experiences, hurts, and all the feelings that go with them will diminish us if we let them. When we keep telling everyone about them, we leave no room for happiness or contentment. If all the space is taken up with what is wrong, how can we grow and become good? How can we see beauty? How can we see anything to love?
    Stop thinking about trouble. Start giving thanks and rest easily knowing that any pain you have is being dissolved.

    [The Spirit] sang its spiritual song for the child to memorize and use when calling upon the spirit guardian as an adult.
    -Mourning Dove, Salish

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      Dear Kathy,

      Outstanding devotional! Thank you so much for posting these uplifting and inspirational
      words.
      We must remember to count the blessings and be grateful — the glass is half full, not half empty.

      Hugs and Love

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