Crisp fall air always means change for mares and foals at Lane’s End. Zenyatta’s Medaglia d’Oro filly has recently been weaned. As 17Z and her herd playfully enter a new stage in life, Zenyatta enjoys some quiet time with her fellow mares.
Ann visited the farm in late September to spend some time with Zenyatta and her filly. We’re happy to share these photos from her trip. Scroll all the way to the bottom for videos too! Next week we’ll post a recent photo update from Alys.
Mary McLeod
Ann & Queen Zenyatta look like they could eat one another with a spoon!! Our PrinZess is stunning, but I must admit bubblewrap comes to mind for her!!!!!
Thank you Ann, Team Z, and Lane’s End for keeping us informed about Our Queen.
xoxo to ALL,
Mary in Boone
Diane
Ann and her girls, beautiful !!
Thank you.
sheena.davies(wales)
Dear Judy.Good to see you back.A very stormy day in Ireland and most of the UK A red sun in England today the wind blew in sand from the sahara.We saved from the bad weather in Carmarthen.Hope it stays dry for the weekend.Goodnight God bless you LM PC HT and all the sweeties.Love and hugs SheenaX
judy berube
Dear Sheena:
Hope the weather clears for the weekend races. Love and Hugs, JB
Myra and Madalaine Stanway
Hi Sheena
Have you bought Zenyatta’s DVD at all if so does it work in the UK, I live in Yorkshire. Look forward to hearing from you.
Regards Myra & Madalaine Stanway
sheena.davies(wales)
Hi someone from God’s own country.I haven’t decided whether to get the DVD yet but Christmas is coming!Great to get to know you.Hugs
sheena.davies(wales)
Kissed by Angels a full sister to Minding has had a colt by Deep Impact this year.Galileo x Deep Impact.
judy berube
Dear Sheena:
Wow, Royal pedigree. Love and Hugs, JB
Darlene Daniels
Dear Ann, Team Z, Zenyatta and Z baby girl.
After watching these videos and looking at the photos for the umpteenth time I have found myself calling this filly Annz Love. Whatever her name, she is really something special. Love and hugz to all.
judy berube
Dear Darlene:
Cute name. Love and Hugs, JB
judy berube
Dear Sheena, Peggy, Ann, Marshall, Max, Shirlee, Sandy, Doris, Barb W and Z Fans:
Hudson has been have problems with her spine since the Spring; something called “Kissing Spine”. It’s equivalent to “slipped disc” in humans, which causes nerves to be pinched resulting in pain and discomfort. She has had two rounds of steroid shots in her spine, but they have acted as a temporary fix and the problem is not resolved. Hudson will be vanned to Tufts Veterinary Hospital in Boston on Wednesday. A scan will be done on Thursday and if the scan results permit, surgery will be done on Friday to alleviate the pinched nerves. Hopefully, all goes well and Hudson will be vanned back home on Saturday.
Please keep our beautiful girl in your prayers. Love and Hugs, JB
Marshall (NC Broad)
Dear Judy B.,
Certainly will do! I sincerely hope things go well, and HT will be back home recovering on Saturday with diminishing pain/discomfort.
(I responded to your email.)
Hugs, Love and Prayers ?
judy berube
My Dear Marshall:
Thank you for your prayers for H. love and Hugs, JB
Ann NC
Praying for the beautiful Hudson. Safe journey. Love to all. ?
judy berube
My Dear Sheena:
Thank you for your prayers. Have a good night. Love and Hugs, JB, LM and all the Sweeties
judy berube
My Dear Ann:
Thank you so much. Love Ya Back, JB
sheena.davies(wales)
Dear Judy.Poor Hudson.I have heard of kissing spine.I pray all goes well for her and she will soon be pain free.Keeping her in my thoughts.Love and hugs SheenaX
judy berube
My Dear Sheena:
Thank you for your prayers. Have a good night. Love and Hugs, JB, LM and all the Sweeties
judy berube
Dear Sheena:
Don’t know how I managed to send you the same post twice. Sorry about that. Love and Hugs, JB
Celeste_in_TX
Prayers and good wishes for an easy surgery and successful recovery for Hudson. I had heard of kissing spine but was not aware there was a surgery to help the horse so that is wonderful! As we keep her and you in our hearts, please keep us posted on the progress.
judy berube
Dear Celeste:
Thank you for your prayers for H. The scan on Thursday will determine if surgery is the way to go in H’s case. If so, they’ll do it on Friday. Will keep my wonderful Z Family updated. Love and Hugs, JB
Sandy (Northeast Ohio)
Dear Judy,
I continue to be amazed at all of the problems that can happen to our beloved horses. Sending prayers and good wishes for the beautiful Hudson T. and all of her connections. I’m sure that she remembers me :-)
judy berube
Dear Sandy,
I’m sure she does too. Your adorable birthday card was pinned to the wall of her stall for months. Went to visit her today and told her all of her Aunties are thinking of her. Love and Hugs, JB
The Kennedys in San Diego
Absolutely beautiful photos and great video-we so enjoyed it all! Thank you for posting it.
Delrene from Carlsbad
Thank you Lane’s End , Mrs. Moss and all who contributed to this enchanting update on our beautiful girls. It is such a treat. I love all the antics but please be careful in your antics
Precious babies having fun.
Prayers and good vibes to Hudson
Zenyatta you are so happy when your “Mom” is with you
judy berube
Dear Delrene:
Thank you for your prayers and good wishes for H. She looked comfortable today and enjoyed her treats. Love and Hugs, JB
Kalar Walters
I’m beside myself with glee! ^_^ ♥ Thank you, thank you, thank you!
As my grandmother might say, lil Z is full of spit and vinegar….full of herself like her Mom was. What a little beauty!!
judy berube
Dear Mama Z, COZ, ZI, BBG and DC:
Stay comfy and cozy. Happy Dreams all. Godspeed COZ on Friday. Love and Hugs, JB
Z Princess, Dubai, Baby Z, will always love you.
judy berube
Dear Max:
Missing your posts; hope all is well. Love and Hugs, JB
Marshall (NC Broad)
Dear Max,
Joining Judy in missing your posts and hoping you are well.
Hugs and Love
Ann NC
Hello, Max. Hope you are well, maybe Bisquits has hired you with some PR work or sales.
Ann Segrest
After experiencing the amazing solar eclipse in August, when I saw 17Z’s unusual “star” formation, I thought that a good name for this lovely filly could be Z’clipse (or Zeeclipse or Z’eclipse).
Whenever I need a smile, I load the blog and watch Zenyatta and her baby.
Ann
judy berube
Dear Ann:
Clever name and cute. Love and Hugs, JB
Marshall (NC Broad)
Dear Ann Segrest,
I like that name, too. Very cute and timely, too. Will be interesting to see what they choose.
Hugs and Love
sheena.davies(wales)
Dear Judy.So glad to got to visit Hudson and keeping her in my thoughts.Goodnight God bless you LM PC HT and all the sweeties Love and hugs SheenaX
judy berube
Dear Sheena:
Love and Hugs, JB
Marshall (NC Broad)
Dear Ann NC,
Well neighbor, I had a lovely day today at the NC State Fair! I usually stay for about 3 hours, but since the weather was so fantastic, I was there from 10AM to 4PM. As usual, I found several things for Christmas gifts at the Village of Yesteryear. Was impressed as always with the artwork in the Kerr Scott Building. There is an oil painting by Janice Warren in Pittsboro of a horse which I have named “Study in Black” — it is gorgeous. Looks as though you can touch the hairs of the horse. It isn’t very large, but it is quite well done, I think.
The Percheron mare in the exposition hall was a stunning dapple gray with a very cute brown mule offspring. The sign said it was a mule colt, but I really think it is a female. Perhaps they re-used the sign? Looked like a little girl to me — there was no “ornamentation” visible. :-)
Had my annual State Fair hotdog and a really delicious vanilla bean frozen cappuccino — bad diet day! Rejuvenated myself by watching the draft horses do their thing at the Horse Complex which is my refuge after mixing with the crowds in the main fair areas. Felt so good that I went back to the Village of Yesteryear (or is it Yesterday?) and bought more pottery for gifts. Walked back to the car which was in a very good spot and thought “What a fine day!”. Also, heard some good acoustic blues and some bluegrass music — Great!
Yay! Cheers for the State Fair!!
Hugs and Love
judy berube
Dear Marshall:
Love your post and the witty description of the “colt” and all the Fair has to offer. Fun day. Thanks for sharing with us. Love and Hugs, JB
Marshall (NC Broad)
Dear Judy, Sandy and Ann,
:-) Hugs and Love
Sandy (Northeast Ohio)
Sure sounds like a fun day, Marshall. The Ohio State fair is too far away and much too large for one of my vintage to even think about going. Glad you had such a nice time!
Sandy
Ann NC
Dear Neighbor- sounds like a perfect day! Happy you had picture perfect weather and fantastic sights, sounds, smells … ahhhhh! Yes, the horse complex is a good way to rest and enjoy our beautiful equines. Thanks for your Fair observations. Luv ya!
Barbara Wood
Just finished watching my dvd of Zenny. What a fabulous recap of her life and her story! Brought tears of joys and wonderful memories, many of which are still to be made in the future. Thank you so much, Team Z. Well done! Hugs to all.
Sue
I just love Zenyatta and Z17! Thank you again Ann and Team Z. The videos are the best. Z17 is such a beautiful filly. I love watching her run around.
Sue
sheena.davies(wales)
On this day in 1995 our beloved Red Rum was euthanised at 8am.He was 30yrs old.A few hours later he was laid to rest at the place he called home.His record at Aintree(3 wins 2 2nds) will never be equalled.He raced from the age of 2(in fact his first race ironically at Liverpool was just short of his 2nd birthday) 5 trainers nearly 2 dozen jockeys hard races in his early career he was one of the most courageous horses I have ever had the pleasure to watch.The legend lives on…Enjoy your rest Red no horse deserves it more.Forever in my heart.With love alwaysX
judy berube
RIP RR; brave warrior. Love and Hugs, JB
Marshall (NC Broad)
Dear Sheena,
Nice tribute post to Red Rum. He was one of a kind!
RIP Red Rum, brave and tough boy.
Hugs and Love
shirleeinindy
Judy,
Healing prayers sent up for Hudson. So hope surgery can be done and will be successful. Keep us informed.
judy berube
My Dear Shirlee:
Thank you for your prayers for H. Will post when I know if she is having surgery tomorrow or not. Love and Hugs, JB
judy berube
Dear Shirlee:
I’m getting mixed up with my days. Hudson’s Scan is tomorrow; possible surgery on Friday. Love and Hugs, JB
sheena.davies(wales)
Faugheen may make his long awaited return in the Morgiana.Safe and sound always.
judy berube
Dear Z Fans:
COZ is No. 1 in Race 1 on Friday at SA in a Field of 9 runners. Post Time: 1:00 PM Pacific and 4:00 PM Eastern.
Godspeed beautiful Prince; safe and sound. Love and Hugs, JB
sheena.davies(wales)
Earlier for me thank goodness.Hugs
Marshall (NC Broad)
Godspeed indeed, Coz!
Good luck and safe racing handsome boy. Maybe No. 1 in Race 1 is a good sign! :-)
Thanks for the race details, Judy B.
Hugs and Love
Bluegrass Girl
Classic Empire Retired to Coolmore’s Ashford Stud
TDN Wednesday, October 18, 2017
Classic Empire (Pioneerof the Nile–Sambuca Classica, by Cat Thief), champion 2-year-old colt of 2016, has been retired from racing and will stand at Coolmore America’s Ashford Stud in 2018
http://www.thoroughbreddailynews.com/classic-empire-retired-to-coolmores-ashford-stud
Bluegrass Girl
sdhorserace @sdhorserace tweet – Oct 18, 2017
BREAKING NEWS: Classic Empire has been retired from racing.
@markecasse saying he could never get the Champion 2-YO over a foot abscess
judy berube
Dear BGG:
Oh, poor baby. Abscesses can be really a recurring problem that can lead to so much worse, as we know too well. I hope he can have a long, healthy and happy retirement. Love and Hugs, JB
sheena.davies(wales)
Wishing Classic Empire a long and happy retirement.Love and hugs
Marshall (NC Broad)
Dear BGG, Judy and Sheena,
Me, too! Have a healthy happy retirement, CE! Hope the abscess problem is history!
Hugs and Love
vicki
I miss keeping up with everyone. There are problems with the internet provider and there are fewer computers in the lab. The summer saw me with some health setbacks which meant more doc visits. The sight of Zenyatta, Ann and baby Z makes me glad all over. Baby girl is certainly full of energy. My neighbor is doing hurricane relief work in Puerto Rico. He is an EMT. He also wields a mean chain saw. Praying for the people there.
judy berube
Dear Vicki:
Sorry to hear you had some health setbacks. Hope you’re doing better now. Yes, the people of Puerto Rico are in my nightly prayers. God Bless your neighbor and all the others who are volunteering to help there.
Beautiful Baby Girl is a spitfire! Love and Hugs, JB
Marshall (NC Broad)
Dear Vicki,
Hope you are much improved now. Best Wishes always!
Good to have a post from you.
Bless your neighbor and all who are working to help the people of Puerto Rico and other places, too. They are true heroes.
Hugs and Love
sheena.davies(wales)
On Saturday he will be crowned champion British trainer fot the 7th time his 21st Irish title is assured.He is so far clear at the top of the world’s trainers ranking s he has almost disappeared into the next horizon.He will celebrate his 48th birthday on Monday and this weekend just maybe he will break the record for group one wins in a calendar yearHis name is Aidan’OBrien.Only the beautiful British weather may turn against him Storm Brian arrives this weekend and those horses who love soft going will be the happiest.
Winx is having a racecourse gallop at Moonee Valley next week ‘Breakfast with the stars’Her big day is the 28th.
sheena.davies(wales)
Dear Judy.Such a shame about the weather this weekend.Keeping Hudson in my prayers.Goodnight God bless you LM PC HT and all the sweeties.Love and hugs SheenaX
judy berube
Dear Sheena:
Yes, the weather isn’t cooperating. As you said, some of the horses will find it to their liking. Congrats to A’OB. Goodnight. Love and Hugs, JB
judy berube
Dear Sheena:
Goodnight. Love and Hugs, JB, LM and all the Sweeties.
Stacey
the foals are running laps around the mares. This foal is stunning. such a sweet filly.
Anne from Paramount
These photos and videos are fantastic!!! Thanks so much, Ann and Team Z. “Reviewed” them twice already and of course must do it again!!! :-) Love to see Z’s “little” girl’s boundless energy. Hooves crossed that this will translate to the track later on. Right now she is just adorable. Thanks again!!!
judy berube
Dear Mama Z, COZ, ZI, BBG and DC:
Have a pleasant, restful evening. Happy Dreams. Love You. Hugs, JB
Z Princess, Dubai, Baby Z, will always love you.
patti
Love the photos and the great videos. Have watched them several times; so nice to be able to come here and get updates on our beautiful girls. Zenyatta has it all going on; she is awesome to see. Her baby is a joy to see running around being spunky and full of energy. I ordered my Zenyatta CD and will cherish it always.
Donna Z
Dear Judy,
Prayers for Hudson. Hope the scan shows good news that they will be able to help her. I’ll be watching for your updates.
Marshall (NC Broad)
Dear Patti,
Great to see a post from you!
Hope you are well and happy.
Hugs and Love