Happy Friday!
A big stack of Zenyatta Stickers are in the mail and on their way to you! We’d like to thank all of the fans who continue to support Zenyatta and this site by visiting, taking part in the discussion, and shopping with us.
We’d love to see how you are using your stickers. Send photos of Celebration Stickers and Zenyatta Stickers in action to fans@zenyatta.com. We’ll feature our favorites in a blog post.
A note on holiday orders from the Zenyatta Shop:
Orders must by placed by December 18 in order to qualify for holiday delivery. Orders placed after this date will ship after January 1st.
Here are a few new photos of Zenyatta and 13Z to finish off the week.
Enjoy!
-Team Z
Photos by Kyle Acebo.
sheena.davies(wales)
Dear Vicki B Indeed I hope the BHA will see sense. Moosie has an unique personality all of his own and we love for it.Hugs Sheena
sheena.davies(wales)
Should have put “we love him for it” Is getting very late over here!!! Sheena
sheena.davies(wales)
Dear Max I thought Sam was using the whip a lot he was very determined to win after leading all the way. Let’s hope Moose will just get a suspension and not an end to his “racing” career.Hugs Sheena
Max
Sheena. I agree. I cannot see how anything would be gained for UK racing by ending Moosie’s career. In many ways, it has yet to begin. And Moosie is attracting a very loyal following. I for one always look forward to these events. Wise Dan got a rare standing ovation at Woodbine for setting a race and course record. Moose now gets applause and cheers just for being seen in a hood on a race track. I say – give the Moosester a chance. Neigh!
sheena.davies(wales)
Dear Judy Goodnight God bless you Lola Mae, Charlie,Hudson and all the Sweeties. Love and hugs SheenaX
judy berube from Rhode Island
Dear Sheena:
Love and Hugs, JB, LM, PC, HT and all the Sweeties
Sally Blank (cherish Z for my lifetime)
Abilgail, I really enjoyed your article on Imp. They seemed to have run so often back then. So far and in between a great filly/mare appears. I am just so blessed I was involved with Zenyatta, the greatest race horse mare of my lifetime.
hugs, Sally B.
Sally Blank (cherish Z for my lifetime)
Max, gotta find Hovis!! I will look tomorrow.
Sally B
Sally Blank (cherish Z for my lifetime)
Busy day with grandchildren, had to wish you sweet dreams Zenyatta!!
I love and cherish everything about you Z!!
lovenkisses on your soft nose, and to your two boys
Auntie Sally B
Isabella Alexander
Wow! Those would be cool to have… I love Zenyatta! 13z is getting so big… I love getting on the website and looking at the progress both of her colts have achieved… or grown… Thanks for putting a blog up to tell how she is doing! I love you Zenyatta! I hope you have a great night big Z! I love you… as I said already… 2 times… well three… ;)
-Belle
P.S. I have both zenyatta and her foal in breyer horses…. I have more than 300 breyer horses
judy berube from Rhode Island
Dear Z, COZ, Red Prince and Baby Z:
Sweet Dreams. Love You. Hugs, JB
*Zenyatta Lover Mystery Person*
I love you Z!
Z fan forever!
I wish you the best of luck with your foals and the new foal on the way!
-ZLMP
Belle
I love you! Hugs and kisses *xoxoxoxoxo*
-Belle
Lou in Tx
I love you Zenyatta. So glad you are happy and healthy. Ann and Jerry make sure you are treated like the Queen you are. Hope you and your precious boys have a wonderful Christmas!
Darlene Daniels
Oh my! I love these photos. Thank you Team Z. Hope the snow didnt upset the apple cart to much. Love to all.
judy berube from Rhode Island
Dear Z Fans:
Barbara Livingston’s latest Blog. Enjoy. Love and Hugs, JB
http://www.drf.com/blogs/photographs-and-history-photographer-john-c-wyatt
Peggy (N) South Georgia
Dear Judy
Thank You so much. Just love seeing these old pictures.
Maryp NY
Thanks Judy. A really nice compilation of Mr Wyatt’s photos of the past. I have to think that there are many old, historic chronicles and photos are out there…..somewhere. Barbara Livingston is certainly on the “A” list of those who capture our sport today for posterity. She is a historian as well as an artist with the lens.
Sally Blank (cherish Z for my lifetime)
Judy B., I really enjoy looking back into the past and loved the fact Livingston was doing her work back then. There are so many pictures she has taken of Zenyatta and others and I am sure of A.P. Indy, but I have never been able to find any prints of her work with these above beautiful animals for sale to us. I wonder why?
Thanks so much dear Judy!
Sally B
judy berube from Rhode Island
Dear Sally, Mary and Peggy:
Glad you enjoyed the memories from the photos too. So many great ones. BL really does capture the heart of horses and racing, both through her commentary and photos. Always love her work. Love and Hugs, JB
judy berube from Rhode Island
Dear Kathy and Z Fans:
Kathy, thought of you when I watched this video of the filly, Lakotadreamcatcher, win at Hawthorne today. Click on the date Saturday, the 7th and then click on Race 7. She won in Zenyatta style. She’s number 4. Beautiful Gray; a granddaughter of Smoke Glaken. Love and Hugs, JB
http://www.hawthorneracecourse.com/live_racing/replays.php
Kathy
She’s gorgeous, Judy! Love the name and love the come-from-behind Zenyatta style win!
Hugs,
Kathy
Celeste_in_TX
Thanks for that replay! She really did pull some Zenyatta moves in her moving up to the win – good race!! She is a very pretty filly, too. Will enjoy watching her – thanks to you!
Ingrid Arnone
Dear Judy,
Thank you for the link.
Hugs Ingrid.
Maryp NY
Thanks Judy, loved that race. She ran a good one. Adding her to my virtual stable and hoping she has much success.
judy berube from Rhode Island
Dear Kathy, Celest, Ingrid, Mary and Barb W.:
You’re so welcome. Glad you enjoyed the video. She’s a real beauty too. Love and Hugs, JB
Andrea Weicht
Such a pitty that goods can’t be shipped to Germany.
Love you Zenny.
sheena.davies(wales)
RIP Jwala A sad night for Europeans in Hong Kong last night Hugs Sheena
Ann NC
I am so sorry.
Kathy
I’m sorry, Sheena.
Hugs, Kathy
Janet Newman
RIP Jwala
Such a lovely filly and a terrible loss.
Peggy (N) South Georgia
So Sorry Sheena
Max
Sheena. Horrible news.
judy berube from Rhode Island
RIP Jwala. So sad. Hugs, JB
Kathy
December 8 Cherokee Devotional
When we are really secure, we can let someone else have the credit for a success and not complain. Sooner or later the truth will surface, and when the truth is known, life balances the accounts. Sometimes it appears that someone is getting something for nothing, but Emerson said there is always compensation for good or for bad. We never do anything in secret for which we are not rewarded, nor do we escape the effect in our own lives. It is reciprocal law of life that we get back what we send out to others. This requires us to do the best we can and leave the judgments and the balancing to that which works out all things to perfection.
Do you know who I am that you speak of me so?
-Sitting Bull, Sioux
Ann NC
Happy Belated Birthday, Dawn. Hope you are enjoying your birthday week!
I enjoyed seeing you with Zenny. Thank you, Trina for sharing the poems and link.
Moosie Fans, oh my, hope our MM Batman is not being sent into the doghouse? Please, say it isn’t so. Anyway, Moosie loves to soak up the cheers and how clever of him to stay back and then be the only horse to gallop by his adoring fans, hmmm, smart horse! The show ring is calling you Mister.
Thanks to all for the great links, info, photos, playing catch up and trying to stay warm.
13Z and pal, CMG-2…..glad youhave warm fuzzy coats. Brrrrr
Kathy
Happy belated birthday, Dawn. Make this your birthday month. Go out to dinner a bunch of times with different friends.
Barbara Wood (Texas)
@judy berube–thanks for sharing the old pictures. I love these historic shots. Hugs.
judy berube from Rhode Island
Dear Barb W.:
You’re so welcome. Love and Hugs, JB
sheena.davies(wales)
Dear Kathy Indeed,we reap what we sow. Am waiting for Ray to get up on his special day,as I’m not on FB I’ll wish him the greatest of birthdays here!He had a lovely new collar on last night to support the bwuins!Have a lovely Sabbath Hugs to you and kisses for Holly,Sugar and Nikko.Sheena. Very sad about Jwala she was due to retire.
Kathy
Dear Sheena,
Happy birthday to Ray!!! Boo and Buddy celebrated early by eating peanut butter. Good Sabbath to you. RIP Jwala. Heartbreaking.
Hugs from me, kisses from The Pack. Kathy
sheena.davies(wales)
Dear Kathy Ray and his bruddas are up and look so cute in their birthday hats.I wonder what surprise Daddy has in store!!! hugs Sheena
Kathy
Ray looks adorable!
Trisha Veazey
Thanks for the wonderful pics of Zenyatta and 13Z. thanks to Lanes End and team Zenyatta. Happy Holidays to all and sending love to all.
Love hugs and kisses
Bluegrass Girl
Laura Collett @CollettEventing tweet on Sunday Dec. 8 2013
Very sad to announce I’ve had to give up my share of ownership of Noble Bestman.
I’m totally heartbroken but I was left no choice. #gutted
Later tweet
I’m touched by all the kind words…I will miss Noble Bestman but have been hugely lucky…clear xc at Badminton & Burghley were highlights!
Max
Sheena. What is this news of Steve? He’s no longer with Laura? Last that we heard was that Steve was still recuperating in the Netherlands.
andrej
spare Jwala, beautyfull zenny lis 13z mate with crescent moon coz with mates stay warm and cozy, it is need to help to wild horses, scatter hay on field make light roof over heads of horses, youtube “horses having fun in the mud ” , “march 7, 2013 resque 001 illinois horse resque of will county ” , “horses arrive the barn for feeding time “
Rosemary McCauley
Thank you Team Z for the kind comment about fans and also for the photos. It is an understatement to say that Z’s fans love her and her present and future offspring.
Where would we be without her to love and without Team Z to allow us access to her life. Team Z has set the bar for all of racing’s owners and trainers. Nothing but the best for the Queen!
sue and tony
Love the photos and new shop offerings. We went through Ocala and saw the Mayberry Farm…then blew some kisses to Coz!
Max
For those who wish to see up close how UK jump races start, this video shows how it is done.
It also shows a dominating performance by one of the best hurdlers of all time, Istabraq. If he looks familiar like Frankel, there’s a reason. His father was Sadler’s Wells, Frankel’s grand sire. Interesting fact is his dam sire was Secretariat.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1rUaQaY_Lqw&feature=youtube_gdata_player
Ann NC
Thanks Max. Moosie would be proud of the straggler at the start.
Istabrag, what a champ! You could tell he loved those jumps, what endurance, wow!
Jumpers are some of the best athletes around!
sheena.davies(wales)
Dear Max Thanks for wonderful video of the mighty Istabraq my favourite hurdler, the irish certainly known how to cheer on a winner. They went crazy when he won his 3rd.It’s the first I’ve heard about Supersteve, wonder if it was something to do with her move??Kauto will miss his friend and Laura sounds upset as well.hugs Sheena.Moose is quiet today!
Max
Sheena. Knew that you would appreciate seeing Ista, so much like Frankel and Nijinsky in appearance. As you know, Ista’s mother, Betty’s Secret, was also dam to Secreto.
I’m concerned about Steve’s whereabouts. Let us know when you find out where he’s gone. Needless to say, thinking about Moosie too.
Sir Des Champs took a fall today, but he’s okay and should be back in action at the end of the month along with The Fly. Weeks are ticking down to the King George or The Bruce as well.