HAPPY # 300 to ALL OF YOU!
I truly can’t believe that this is Diary Entry # 300! I guess I must be one very chatty female….with so many things to say! I can’t thank Dottie enough for expressing all of my personal thoughts, hopes, dreams, feelings, and achievements in such a way as ALL OF YOU….my dear friends….can also take part in my life and share so many things with ME!
Racing is an amazing sport! I truly feel deeply blessed for what I was able to achieve ON THE RACE TRACK. Yet, I feel equally as appreciative for the things I have been able to do FOR MY SPORT…and most importantly FOR THE FANS!
Yesterday, in a news article discussing the final statistics for the Hollywood Park Meet, they noted that the on-track attendance was down this season. Per the article, “he partially attributed this to the absence of a big draw such as Zenyatta, who raced at the 2010 spring-summer meeting”. Jack Liebau, the track President, commented…”Last year, we had a big day on account of ZENYATTA that we didn’t have this year.” (Thank you, Jack! Blush, Blush)
I know all of the numbers were up in the BREEDERS’ CUP attendance figures each of the year’s that I raced. My goodness, over 20,000 people came to see ME walk on track and say ‘good-bye’. For this, I am so, so proud!
In life, you hope to do things to make people feel good. You hope to achieve and make some type of mark. You strive to do your best and TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE! But…to make history, to make people feel good about a sport again, to bring fans closer together, and to have people love ME so much not only for what I achieved as an athlete…but for ME, my personal qualities,….is truly something one DREAMS could happen to them!
One of the FACE BOOK responses yesterday by Marie Stoyles-Moura was very touching to ME. She said, “I don’t think your pedigree should read Champion–See Record—–It should read “QUEEN–See Record.”
Upon reflection, having a racing career which spanned 4 years, to have statements like the ones written above said about YOU…is so, so rewarding and extremely appreciated. MY TEAM and I can’t thank you enough.
I am one very, very grateful HORSE….for all of the gifts I have been given…which totally includes the LOVE, HONOR, AND RESPECT I HAVE BEEN GIVEN FROM ALL OF YOU!
Again, THANK YOU from the bottom of MY HEART!
With Love,
Hugs to ALL~
Z
d. scott
Zenyatta, wow, you look so beautiful! what a great way to end the day reading all these friendly posts, thank you Team Z, amazing effort with #300, onward, good night all, sweet dreams Queen Z and little Z.
delon scott
Becky
I miss you so much Zenny. Kind of depressed about not seeing you strut your stuff at Bing’s place this year. Will have to live off the memories. I have a bracelet with a Z and a diamond for your birth month engraved on the back is “the time of my life” You gave me the ride and time of my life over the past years. I am so grateful for the blessing of you.
Holly Zemba
I agree – Yes you are the Queen!!! The queen of my heart!!
DJ
For those who would like an evening hymn/prayer:
…………………………………..
All Are Welcome
Let us build a house where love can dwell and all can safely live,
a place where all God’s children tell how hearts learn to forgive.
Built of hopes and dreams and visions, rock of faith and vault of grace;
here the love of Love shall end divisions:
All are welcome, all are welcome, all are welcome in this place.
Let us build a house where hands will reach beyond the wood and stone
to heal and strengthen, serve and teach, and live the faith they’ve known.
Here the outcast and the stranger bear the image of God’s face;
let us bring an end to fear and danger:
All are welcome, all are welcome, all are welcome in this place.
Let us build a house where all are named, their songs and visions heard
and loved and treasured, taught and claimed as words within the Word.
Built of tears and cries and laughter, prayers of faith and songs of grace,
let this house proclaim from floor to rafter:
All are welcome, all are welcome, all are welcome in this place.
………………………………….
Marty Hauger
Joan
Hard to type with a broken wrist but thank you to Dottie and Queen Z for 300 wonderful diary entries. It means so much to come here each day to still be a small part of your life, Zennie. Love always…
Dottie Combest
Hi Beautiful Girl ~ how are you and Zendini doing ~ love all your beautiful posts, enjoy reading about ALL your aventures. Now that it’s summertime, try to stay cool in the shade of a huge tree with lots of breeze ….. love ya, take good care of yourself …. :)
Donna
What a bright spot you are in my life, Zenny! Sometimes when I’ve had a rough day, I read the dairy looking back at special ones like the one of you and Ann hugging. Then I go to your facebook page and then to youTube to watch you dance. I also have a copy of the 60 Minutes segments. You are a joy! Bless you.
kim
Dear Zenyatta,
Boy do I miss you!!Life is not the same without you!Stay well!
Love and hugs,Kim
Diana S
@JAG: Your seat at the posters’ dais is saved with a “reserved” sign, glass of wine ready, tissues, DRF, backside passes – all just as you left them. :-) We eagerly await your return from sorrowful duty.
@Terry Crow: Please email me “The” joke, forgot to ask before.
@Khc, DJ, JSmith: Still want my Guinness! Cold. (I said I was a heathen!)
@All: Full-sized sedan has space for three more for all or part of Noor’s Final Stretch Drive. If tempted, email me at diastu46@gmail.com (I may put you to work!)
road trippin’ diastu
Elizabeth
Thanks again, Queen Z and Dottie for another great post and photos. It’s wonderful to see you looking a little so well and a little “rounder.” Thanks also, Lil in KY for the post about Old Friends and to Judy Berube for the link to Barbara Livingston’s wonderful story and photos. Hope to see some of Z’s fans at Del Mar next month!
Sarah Powell
@JAG glad to see you back – still sending prayers for you and your family – especially your mom. You do have lots of reading to catch up on – safe travels back home.
Sarah Powell
@DJ what a beautiful hymn – could be the theme for this site. Thanks.
monica
WE LOVE YOU ZENYATTA!! A MORE SERENE AND GENTLE BEING THERE HAS NOT BEEN… ITS ALL YOU DEAR ZENYATTA – YOU CARRY WITH YOU A PEACEFUL AND JOYOUS AURA – ITS TRULY BEEN OUR PLEASURE TO KNOW YOU AND LOVE YOU!!! THANK YOU ZENYATTA FOR ALL THE SMILES AND FEELINGS OF GOODNESS YOU BRING TO US – WE APPRECIATE YOU SO MUCH!!! love, a friend in calif… monica
Lil from KY
@Z-sters—Gee, this site is soooo additive! I feel like you are all my friends, & I haven’t even met you!
@Nicholas Newmannt—What a great video of OF, thank you! Commentator was one of my favorites, he was a distance away from us, but after a little coaxing from the guide, he came up & when he saw we had carrots, he decided he’d stay awhile.
@BRENDA–Were you at OF yesterday? Maybe we just missed each other-darn! We were there for a morning tour.
@SARAH—-I am keeping hooves crossed that you will one day get to visit OF!
@BARBARA WOOD——Yes, the ladies in the gift shop, let me know that Little Silver Charm has a crush on Zen. Mornings at Keeneland & the track kitchen sound wonderful, I’ve heard about the good food & the ambiance at the track kitchen & hope to go there one of these days.
Two of the horses we were shown, the guide said, you’ll notice they don’t wear halters of fly masks, the reason being he said, they rip them off one another.
Lil from KY
correction—–or fly masks
DebraZ
@judy berube: Thank you for the link to TimTam’s profile. I was 8 that Derby year (not Presented by Yum!) and my grandpa had just gotten a television so we all went to watch. I thought Silky Sullivan had a fascinating name. I loved the post parade and the exciting race. Have loved horse racing ever since! Every time I hear TimTam’s name I think of that day.
Marion
Zenyatta your are really amazing….tooooo cute to thank us all for loving you…How can we not love you…you are the best racehorse I have seen in my lifetime sofar.Keep it up and take good care of
Your biggest fan from Germany
Brenda S
Good morning Zenny – it’s a beautiful morning so I hope it stays good for the day. We’ve decided to go to Louisville today, I’ve never seen Churchill Downs and I own ONE share (Mother’s Day gift from my daughter and son-in-law) so I should go and inspect the bit that I own.
@ Lil from Ky – We were at OF in the afternoon, so sad that we missed each other. If you see us driving around, Plate is NANA BS, beige Caravan, give a blast on the horn.
@ JAG – Glad to see you back and I hope you could feel all the love coming your way from this Zenny family.
Barbara Wood
@DJ–beautiful words. Definitely should be our theme here.
@Joan–prayers for your healing.
@Lil from KY–thanks for the travelogue–we want to hear it all!
@Debra Z– tv was new to us too during TimTam’s time. My parents didn’t buy one until they got me interested in reading–boy, did they succeed. I tell people I look like I live to eat, but I really live to read.
@Brenda S–we’ll want a full report. Be sure to not miss the new and improved KY Derby Museum and dear Eight Belles’ grave just outside.
@Diana S– be sure to let us know the date for “take off”.
@JAG, Karen Mitchell, and Gloria Jeanne–continued prayers for the day.
evy
You look so pregnant-ly beautiful, Ms. Zenyatta. A lovely photo…thanks to your team for posting it. Just love your “oh-so-positive” website…informative and interesting.
Allyn
Beautiful picture today ! I was at Keeneland to welcome you when you arrived in Lexington. I’ll never forget how you were so friendly to everyone that came out to meet you. You’re even more beautiful than in your pictures !
Sunny Boyd
Good morning Zetty,
@ Kathryn Cogswell
I left a response in the last diary post on the very bottom,
but I have a few more thoughts to add,
in your response you mentioned screen filtering your interest, and I presume you picking Mr. Moultons lead-in to the C. S. incident, as a women’s issue concern held by you, again, I am still puzzled by your lack of comment to another women’s issue that of Lara Logan.
Sutherland will hear a lot more trash talk once she starts really winning. That’s called trying to get sby off their game. And she better be up for it. And I think she will.
Just as Logan did what she had to do in order to continue working. There was no other way for her to accuse. It happened in public by a mob who thought she was jewish, she was rescued by Egyptian women whose laps she fell into. The mob disappeared into the night. Has aby in Egypt ever apologized to her & her peers?
Melissa
Zenny, you are so beautiful. My husband and I love you. I first saw you in your last race and now I can’t get enough of you. I now go back and watch all of your races-you are absolutely amazing to watch!! Hugs and kisses from sunny Florida. xoxoxo
Roberta Smith
Hello Pretty Girl! I LOVE this pic of you! Thank you Dottie for the daily posts – it is so wonderful to share some of Zenyatta with so many people who love her!
judy berube
Dear Debra Z.:
You’re welcome. I was 13 that year and I watched the race with my family too. Hugs, J.B.
judy berube
Dear Elizabeth:
You’re welcome. Thought the photos of this blog were gorgeous. They just gets better all the time. Hugs, J.B.
Terry Crow
@Kim S-Thank you. @JAG-Good to see you posting again.@Judy Berube-Thanks for the link to the Paddy O’Prado story. Prarie Meadows, for those who have not been there, is right outside of Des Moines on the grounds of what I believe is the state fair, but I could be wrong about that. It has been somewhat revived by having slot machines on the grounds and is a fine little track. That is the one thing that amazed me about Iowa. The state has gambling in all sorts of forms.
judy berube
Dear DJ:
Thank you for the beautiful hymn/prayer. It really describes this site very well. Hugs, J.B.
Anne
How proud you look in that bottom photo Z. It brought tears to my eyes.
You gave everyone a thrill just by walking onto the track. You didn’t even have to run. We love you for YOU. Dottie seems to always express postive and loving human traits that we should all strive for. You, my dear, by just being you, gave us all those feelings and now we must share them with our human counterparts.
Maybe one day, those of us that can, will be able to see you up close and personal as many did when you were at barn 55. That is my dream and I am sure I share it with other fans on your diary and Face Book.
Take care pretty girl.
Terry Crow
@Barbara Wood,Deborah Z and Judy Berube-Tim Tam came along at about the same time as may all-time favorite, Swaps. As Deborah Z mentioned, the reason that Tim Tam is not more well known is because Silky Sullivan was in that Kentucky Derby and it is more known for his failure rather than Tim Tam winning it. @Diana S-I sent you an e-mail at home.