Happy Monday!
Our first ever Zenyatta.com Celebration happened over Breeders’ Cup weekend in November 2013. Through the sales of our limited edition Celebration Sticker and the auction of Zenyatta memorabilia, we raised money for Thoroughbred Rehab Center, Inc. The final donation totaled $12,000, and we have all of you to thank for your support and generosity!
As our Grand Prize, we picked five fans in a random drawing to win an invitation to visit Zenyatta at Lane’s End Farm. Each winner was able to travel with their friend of choice and meet Zenyatta, 13Z and receive a tour of Lane’s End. These photos by Alys Emson document their visits.
View the complete set of photos from these visits in our Zenyatta.com Celebration Photo Gallery.
Enjoy!
-Team Z
amy cota
Zenyatta is just the most AMAZING horse to me since Secretariat! I just love her!!
Kathy
Thank you, Team Z! And thank you, Alys for the gorgeous photography.
Gloria
Awesome news! You raised a ton of money and fans got to meet their hero, and junior, who is getting so big! Congrats to everyone all around on such a great success! Zenyatta is truly something special.
Cheryl
How awesome for those that got to meet her and 13z. Lucky people!
Zennie is the queen forever ‘
Maryp NY
Wow, am I first to post? T
Love these photos. Zenyatta looks as though she really liked having company from these loving people who were so lucky to win a visit with her and her red prince.
Alys took some great photos. Love Linda Daly giving the foal to come a little love in advance. Moma Z didn’t seem to mind.
I am very happy for all those who won a visit (but wish I was one of them).
Thanks to Team Z as always.
Love and hugs to them and all Zsters.
Maryp
Maryp NY
HA! When I began to write there were no other posts!!
Sue FL CPRC
They where quicker than you. :-)
Linda Daly
I am forever grateful to Team Zenyatta, Lane’s End and the Mosses for continuing to share Zenyatta with her fans. You make dreams come true for so many….
Sandy (Northeast Ohio)
Your pictures were wonderful too Linda. Hope you told that foal that all the aunties and uncles out here are on pins and needles waiting for its safe arrival. Did it tell you whether it was a filly or a colt? :-)
Suz TXCA
There is a lot of love out there for Queen Z and Z13. So enjoy the pictures.
William Henry
Such a beautiful girl. :( I would have loved to meet her. Those eyes look so wise.
tony
If the eyes are indeed the window to the soul our Zenny is more than exceptional…she is truly one of a kind.
Marion Ambler
Wow what a thrill that must have been. I’ve sometimes fantasized about meeting Zenyatta and realized if I did it would probably be verrry hard to walk away from her. She’s just that kind of girl!!!!
Kim Rockefeller
These pictures just prove what a great Queen Zen truly is…look at how nicely she allows strangers to get so up close and personal w/ her. And Z13 is becoming a complete gentleman…so well behaved. The temperament of these horses is amazing! Truly regal!!!!!!
Thanks for sharing such a priceless moment!
Mark
I can even begin to imagine standing in her presence. I would be so honored. And to see 13Z I would be so excited I would fall apart as I would if I was 15yrs old again. It may sound silly to some but not to me. I would be so honored! One Day Maybe I will get the chance. For a 55 year Old Man from North Louisiana to be in the Presence of such Greatness would be overwhelming!
Celeste/Massachusetts
My sentiments exactly, Mark!! I hope there are other contests.
sue and tony
You expressed our sentiments beautifully!
Vicki B. near Hollywood Park
Ditto, Mark!
Rita
My Lord, she is so beautiful. And we forget how TALL she is! Unless she decides to put her head down, everyone has to look WAAAAY up at her….(as it should be…heeehee).
Linda
Thank you for sharing these beautiful pictures with us. I look forward to any updates on Zenyatta and her growing family. She is gift.
♥ Auntie Judy aka JAG / So. CA ♥
♥ Good morning Queen Zenyatta and Prince 13Z! ♥
Heart be still!!!
Awesome photos… I’m so happy that she still gets hands on “love” from her adoring fans! She needs it! I see Red adores the attention, too :-)
God bless you Zenny and “Red”. I look forward to updates (and photos/videos) of CoZmic One….
Love and {{hugs}} Auntie Judy
Martha Lemert
13 Z needs to be named Zynchronicity since he’s out of Tapit and Z.
Nancy Freeman
Such a kind face and lovely eye! She’s not only beautiful, but sociable and seems to genuinely enjoy people. She also looks like she will be foaling soon. When is she due?
Celeste/Massachusetts
Thank you so much Team Z for these pictures of Zenyatta and 13Z. The both of them are so beautiful and have such good manners. Zenyatta taught 13Z well. Since this was such a success, I hope there will be other contests to meet Zenyatta and maybe 14Z!! Then, maybe I will be one of the lucky winners. That would be a dream come true. Thank you again.
Abigail
I would die if I met her! She is the greatest racehorse in my eyes, and I am one of her biggest fans! My room is Zenyatta posters, Zenyatta pictures, quotes from her races, I have three books about her too! She is just an incredible animal! I would do anything to meet Queen Z! Hopefully, my dream will come true. Thanks again for sharing the pictures of 13z and Z. And congrats to all who got to meet her, you don’t know how lucky you truly are.
Sarah
That’s so wonderful people got to visit her & 13Z. I remember the kind and sociable demeanor she shows in these pics from getting to stand up close to her the morning after she ran in the BC Classic at Churchill Downs.Thanks for sharing the photos & I hope there will be more Zenyatta celebration days in the future. :)
Sandy (Northeast Ohio)
How nice to see the winners and put some faces to the names as well as Zenny and Red. Wonderful pictures – thanks so much Alys!!! Red seems to have an eye on the camera at one point – “are you getting my good side?” :-) At the risk of sounding like an echo here, I too hope there will be more chances in the future for up-close-and-personal meet and greets with the Queen and her family. Clearly this was a great fund-raising success, and I SO appreciated the “equal-opportunity” approach of a lottery rather than an auction even if I didn’t win.
♥ Auntie Judy aka JAG / So. Calif. ♥
I agree Sandy on their approach this time by drawing names for winners. Some of us cannot afford to “bid” on a visit – I for one!
♥ Auntie JAG
Neva Rae Powers
Thanks for the update!
Ann NC
Thanks for sharing the photos from the visits with Zenny and The 13. So sweet!
Love the photo of 13 with that little girl, so special. I see a future equestrain, hope so!
What memories.
Ann NC
Equestrian…right 13! Sweet boy!
Mary (raceon)
When God created horse, He had Zenyatta in mind the whole time. I would love to meet her one day and have the opportunity to touch perfection. Love her.
suewVa
Beautifully said.
Linda R. Moss
Team Z – Our continued thanks for letting Zenny’s fans have insight into her life and for making her accessible through these special events! What wonderful hearts you all have!! Zenny is looking fabulous as she awaits 14Z and 13Z could not be more handsome and developed as a 1 year old!!
We love you and look forward to the next post, Linda, George, and Milyone
Barbara Wood (Texas)
Thank you so much for these amazing pictures! We haven’t talked about 14Z so much lately. Are we thinking as late as May? 13Z is such a big boy–taking after Mama, no doubt. I’m looking forward to having the questions answered that were asked for earlier. Maybe Zenny will have the year off next year, as it will be late in the year after delivery. Wish she could resume her ambassador role then in some way.
Sandra Frey
Team Zenyatta,
Thank you so much for continuing to keep Zenyatta’s fanbase informed on her happenings and also the wonderful photographs of her and “the babies”.
Excited about what the future holds for her offspring and always have such a warm, happy feeling when you post news and photographs about her.
She has that “baby belly” going on – just a few short months till 14Zenyatta will make an appearance.
Blessings to all of you for a happy, joyous, successful 2014! Celebrate each day and know just how much Zenyatta, her babies, and her Team rock my world.
Much love,
Sandra
Debbie
Oh I wish I was in these photos, someday I pray! Congratulations to all who visited Z and 13Z! xoxoxoZ,Coz&13Z
Z13Rulz
The picture with Z13 and the little girl is the one that strikes me most.
It’s no surprise that I really think Z13 is something special and I noticed in his other pictures that while he is polite, he’s always looking off somewhere and appears restless. Just like a yearling thoroughbred stud colt is expected to be! They’re not known for their patience!
But in the picture with that little girl, I think that is where I’ve seen the most of Zenyatta in him. He’s still watching the camera but is lowering his head and engaging with the child, in a way he doesn’t quite appear to engage the adults.
I think we’ve seen Zenyatta loves children and I’ve known so many horses over my years who tolerate adults but really turn on the love and gentleness for children. And this is speculation of course, but it looks like while Z13 may be more on his toes with the adults, he may always have his mother’s temperament when it comes to his interactions with children.
Ann NC
It’s a beautiful thing!
Amen!
Rosana Jara
Hola buenas tardes, soy rosana de Uruguay……. Queria felecitarlos por Zenyatta….y por su pequeña Me encantaria recibir informacion sobre Zenyatta..y su bebe FELICITACIONES……