VERSAILLES, KY — (June 10, 2023) It’s a girl! There was great joy last night in welcoming ZENYATTA‘s eighth foal, a beautiful filly by War Front. She arrived during sunset, 9:18 PM, at Lanes End Farm. The foaling was filled with ease and elegance and both mom and baby are in excellent health and exude happiness. Zeny’s new filly has legs for days and sports a blaze to match her mother’s.
In attendance were Zenyatta’s co-owner, Ann Holbrook (Moss) as well as Farm Manager Todd Claunch, Broodmare Manager Jenn Laidlaw, and with Tremendous gratitude to the veterinarians from both Rudd and Riddle and Hagyard and the entire farm staff at Lanes End Farm for their beyond ordinary incredible love and caring! Ann is overjoyed to welcome this beautiful filly to Zenyatta’s family. This will be Zenyatta’s last foal as she is being retired as a broodmare.
Big Thank Yous to All the Zenyatta fans who have kept watch, posted comments, and sent all their good wishes!
Rebecca
Foaling news:
KARIN WITH AN I, first daughter (second foal) of Beholder, dropped a colt by Authentic on January 28; this foal is bred 3×3 Leslie’s Lady as she is the dam of the grandsire (Into Mischief) and the second dam (Beholder).
SHEDARESTHEDEVIL dropped a filly by Gun Runner on January 29.
MALATHAAT dropped a filly by Into Mischief on Feb 1.
Anghaam, a daughter of Serena’s Harmony (half to HONOR CODE), dropped a filly by War of Will on Jan 29 for Shadwell. Interestingly, this filly shares the same birthday as Anghaam’s 2023 foal, a colt by Street Sense.
If you follow Thoroughbred Daily News, you know they like to survey different farms’ breeding plans.
At Denali, they are going to breed Canadian-bred G1W Hard Not to Like to none other than CODY’S WISH, after she drops her foal by Life Is Good.
Last year’s G1 La Troienne winner, PLAYED HARD, is going to Gun Runner.
G1W DREAM TREE is going to Constitution.
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Another mare going to Cody’s Wish is Mulholland Springs’ Midnight Union, the dam of Awake At Midnyte.
They are also sending the winning mare Blame It On Alphie, dam of multiple six-figure sales horses, to Cody’s Wish.
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Legacy Farm is sending Allwewantforxmas, the dam of G3W Spun Glass, to Cody’s Wish. Spun Glass is going to Medaglia d’Oro.
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Machmer Hall is sending the dam of SW Steal Sunshine, Warm Sunshine, to Cody’s Wish.
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Dixiana Farms is sending SW Sold It to the new Horse of the Year.
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Seeking Gabrielle, the dam of Nyquist, is going to Gun Runner.
Remembered, dam of G1W Bowies Hero, goes to Not This Time.
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Mademoiselle Coco, half-sister to Horse of the Year Havre de Grace, goes to Cody’s Wish.
Wild Silk, dam of Red Carpet Ready (and bred beautifully, being a Street Sense mare out of an A.P. Indy mare – DROOL!!), goes to Cody’s Wish.
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He’s getting a good book; I wonder what it will look like in August when the books get released! Here’s to a bunch of baby Codys.
judy berube
Dear Rebecca:
Thanks for all of this breeding info. Safe deliveries for all. Long, healthy lives.
Love and Hugs, JB
judy berube
Dear Z, COZ, ZI, ZEL, ZIL, NYM and DC:
Always in my heart. Love and Hugs, JB❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
judy berube
Dear Z Fans:
Scroll down; right after the third photo is a side by side of Z and Nymue. NYM looks so much like Mama. She’s 8 months old and already has beautiful conformation. Z looks like she had fun in the mud.
Our Sandy emailed me the photo and then I found it myself on Lane’s End Facebook and want to share it here in case you missed it.
https://m.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=794662519354929&set=a.563213272499856&type=3
Love and Hugs, JB
Donna Heim
Nymue is the spitting image of her mom. Thanks so much for the link to those pictures.
judy berube
Dear Donna:
She is a Mini Z. ❤️ Maybe she will be on the track too!
Love and Hugs, JB
judy berube
Dear Z, COZ, ZI, ZEL, ZIL, NYM and DC:
Goodnight and Happy Dreams. Love You. Hugs, JB🏇🏻🏇🏻🏇🏻🏇🏻🏇🏻🏇🏻🏇🏻🏇🏻
Sally Blank
LOVE YOU ZENYATTA AND ALL YOUR FOALS!!!
I think of you so very often and have my memories in my heart and on my wall.
Love and kisses,
Auntie Sally B.
judy berube
Dear Z, COZ, ZI, ZEL, ZIL, NYM and DC:
Have a peaceful night. Love and Big Hugs, JB🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰
judy berube
Dear Z Fans:
Chromie’s beautiful boy headed to Dubai World Cup. Godspeed; safe and sound.
https://www.bloodhorse.com/horse-racing/articles/275006/kazakhstan-star-kabirkhan-takes-aim-at-dubai-world-cup
judy berube
Love and Hugs, JB
Rebecca
Breeders’ Cup winner Caravel has been sold and is off to visit Frankel (she was initially supposed to visit Justify before the sale).
https://www.thoroughbreddailynews.com/resolute-bloodstock-purchases-caravel-to-visit-frankel-in-2024/
Rebecca
A huge Mating Plans from Thoroughbred Daily News – Whisper Hill Farm!
Shedaresthedevil had a Gun Runner filly Jan 29 and now heads to Into Mischief; her 2025 mating is likely to be Gun Runner again.
Songbird —-> Gun Runner; she is in foal to Gun Runner now and due late spring (her 2023 foal was born May 1).
I’ll Take Charge —-> Tapit, Into Mischief, or Gun Runner; carrying an Into Mischief foal due probably June, as her 2023 foal was born May 27.
Graceful Princess —–> Curlin; carrying a Gun Runner foal due March or April (March 3 was her 2023 foaling date).
Magical World (dam of Guarana) —–> Good Magic. Not carrying for this year.
Hard Not to Love —–> Tapit. In foal to Curlin for a March/April baby (March 9/2023 foaling date).
Tap Gun (half to Gun Runner) —-> Justify. Due March/April by Quality Road, as her 2023 foal was born March 2.
Wicked Whisper ——> Curlin. Due March/April by Gun Runner; 2023 foal was born March 2.
Marshall (NC Broad)
Dear Judy and Rebecca,
Thanks for these updates, friends❣️
Very exciting prospects.
Best of luck to Kabirkhan in Dubai.
Smooth foaling in 2024 and a healthy term to each for the upcoming 2025
foals and dams. Best wishes!
Hugs and Love
Rebecca
ZILKHA
Feb 17
4f
49.60 handily
Fast dirt
Santa Anita
Rebecca
Beholder dropped a Jackie’s Warrior filly, born Feb 13!
Letruska’s first foal is a Feb 4 filly by Curlin!
https://www.instagram.com/thoroughbred_daily_news?igsh=MTQ4N2d1c3dvcnZkZQ==
judy berube
Dear Marshall , Rebecca and Z Fans:
Good health and long lives to all the
beautiful mamas and darling babies.
Love and Hugs, JB
judy berube
Dear Z, COZ, ZI, ZEL, ZIL, NYM and DC:
Have a wonderful day. Love You. Hugs, JB
Sally Blank
Goodnight Zenyatta and all your foals!! God bless you and protect you.
Luv and kisses,
Auntie Sally B
judy berube
Dear Z, COZ, ZI, ZEL, ZIL, NYM and DC:
Goodnight and Happy Dreams. Love and Hugs, JB❤️🏇🏻❤️🏇🏻❤️🏇🏻❤️🏇🏻❤️
judy berube
Dear Z, COZ, ZI, ZEL, ZIL, NYM and DC:
Love You. Hugs, JB💗💗💗💗💗💗💗💗
Marshall (NC Broad)
Dear Judy and Z-Fans,
It sure is getting pretty lonesome on Z’s Blog. I hope she is doing well in
her retirement now.
Looks as though we are unofficially “orphaned”, I guess. I keep hoping that someone on Team Z will communicate with us, but perhaps they are waiting for everyone left to give up before closing up. Very disappointing and sad.
I will keep checking though just in case there is a ray of sunshine again. 🙏
We love you, Zenny, so very much❣️
Hugs and Love 💕 🐎 💕
judy berube
Dear Marshall and Z Fans:
I too keep hoping Team Z will officially post that the Blog is ending, if in fact that is the case.
It would appear so. I guess we all knew it wouldn’t last forever. We have made treasured friends and have shared wonderful memories of Zenyatta and have had many sweet conversations on Z’s Blog over the years. So grateful for that.
Like you Marshall, I will continue to keep checking and hoping.
Love and Hugs, JB
Marshall (NC Broad)
Dear Judy,
My feelings exactly. Something official would be a relief at this point although no less devastating.
I will keep on hoping. ❤️
Hugs and Love
judy berube
Dear Z, COZ, ZI, ZEL, ZIL, NYM and DC:
Love You. Goodnight. Hugs, JB🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰
Rebecca
2011 Oaks winner Plum Pretty has died, carrying an American Pharoah foal that would’ve been due within the next month according to the Jockey Club registry and Equineline. Her last foal is a Charlatan filly, born March 8 last year. Been a couple of rough years for Whisper Hill, losing Havre de Grace last year.
https://www.thoroughbreddailynews.com/oaks-winner-plum-pretty-dies-at-16/
judy berube
Dear Rebecca,
Oh, such sad news. 😓😓😓😓
RIP Beauty.
Love and Hugs, JB
Marshall (NC Broad)
Rebecca,
This is very sad, the loss of Plum Pretty and her foal. Condolences to all
connections. RIP Plum Pretty, gone too soon.
😔
Hugs and Love
judy berube
Dear Z, COZ, ZI, ZEL, ZIL, NYM and DC:
Sending Love and Hugs, JB🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰
Donna Heim
I feel pretty certain that they don’t intend to continue the blog which is very sad for all of us who are hungry for news of Z and family. Do hope Nymue has success on the track.
Marshall (NC Broad)
Yes Donna, I feel you are correct about the blog’s ending.
However, I keep hoping that they will give some sort of official
announcement. I know they don’t owe us anything, but it would
be the kind thing to do for Z’s faithful fans — a gracious farewell.
Oh well, it certainly has been a beautiful ride! Very grateful to
Team Z for the gift of these wonderful years and for many friendships.
HugZ
Nancy Stamp
In case I cannot get in again – thanks to all of you who have made my life more interesting for many years. I bought a computer in 2012 just to find out more about Z and found so many more to love. So sad to have it end. but thanks again for all the info sharing.
Marshall (NC Broad)
Dear Nancy,
Have enjoyed your posts here and share your feelings about this wonderful place and the friends here.
Will continue to be hopeful though. Z’s blog has given us joy and very special friendships. Many thanks!
Hugs and Love 💖
judy berube
Dear Donna, Marshall, Nancy and Z Fans:
Love and Hugs to all of you, JB❤️
Marshall (NC Broad)
Dear Judy,
Sending lots of ❤️ ❤️ ❤️ to you, too!
HugZ 🥰
judy berube
Dear Z, COZ, ZI, ZEL, ZIL, NYM and DC:
Hope all of you are well and thriving. Love and Hugs, JB💗💗💗💗💗💗💗💗
judy berube
Dear Z, COZ, ZI, ZEL, ZIL, NYM and DC:
Goodnight and Happy Dreams. Love You. Hugs, JB🏇🏻❤️🏇🏻❤️🏇🏻❤️🏇🏻❤️🏇🏻❤️🏇🏻❤️🏇🏻❤️🏇🏻❤️🏇🏻
Sally Blank
Hello beautiful Zenyatta! I saw on fb that you are going to have a 20th Birthday party. Tickets to see you would go on sale today, March 13th 2 p.m. E. time.
I called Lanes End who were very gracious at 9:45 my Wi. time to inquire.
I could not believe that of all days and an important time to contact via internet my computer would not start up. Tried and tried!! At Lanes End they were so kind to give me a phone no. I could call at the designated time. Unfortunately, when I called they were already sold out. I was devastated!! Perhaps it was not meant to be.
I hope we will see some pics of you on your 20th Birthday. I would have given you a BIG Birthday kiss! Now at 4ish pm I finally got my computer working. Maybe another time I will have the honor to see you Z..
All my love to you and your foals,
Auntie Sally B
Marshall (NC Broad)
Dear Sally B.,
So sorry that you couldn’t get tickets for Z’s birthday! I just found a new
entry on the blog which was quite a pleasant surprise. Hope you will check it out. There are some wonderful words from Z and a very fine article which was written by Mr. Dwyre on December 31, 2023 honoring Zenyatta’s 20th birthday. I was SO excited to see a new entry.
Hugs and Love
Donna Heim
I am on the blog but don’t see the entry you’re referring to. How did you get there?
Donna Heim
I found it. No brainer!