Happy Wednesday! Here’s a brand new set of photos from Alys. Zenyatta’s War Front filly is pictured in many of these photos with her paddock mate, a colt out of Life is Sweet.
We’ll be back on Friday with an update on Coz.
Enjoy!
-Team Z
Queen of Racing
Happy Wednesday! Here’s a brand new set of photos from Alys. Zenyatta’s War Front filly is pictured in many of these photos with her paddock mate, a colt out of Life is Sweet.
We’ll be back on Friday with an update on Coz.
Enjoy!
-Team Z
Els
I think her best buddy is going to turn into a grey :)
Angela
yup.
♥ Auntie Judy aka JAG / So. Calif. ♥
Wow! How sweet are these pictures! Z Princess is so tall and she sure has Mommy’s ears! :-)
I look forward to the CoZ update on Friday! Thanks for sharing Zen’s family with us.
Auntie Judy XO
Tabi
Who is the chestnut with the big blaze? Pedigree?
Deb E.
That is Zennie’s BFF’s Life is Sweet’s colt by Tapit. It looks like he’s going to be the same gray as his dad!
Andrea Klassen
Looks like she has a BFF…
Stephanie
Is it just me or is she quite big for her age??
Deborah Pesa
Who is her friend? That’s a cool blaze on her face.
hairdoctor90277
It’s always a day maker, a Z update. Z14 is lovely, and such interesting markings on her Bff’s face! I’d be interested in hearing what makes for such wonderful markings.
C in Ca.
Andrea Klassen
She is shedding out. She’s obviously a red roan and she’s now losing her baby fuzz.
Susan Campbell
Has there always been red roan thoroughbreds? Looks like she has pink skin on her eye. Am I seeing that correctly?
NRD
She’s a bay. Roan is extremely rare in thoroughbreds.
NRD
Excuse me, I misspoke… thought you were talking about Z’s filly, who is bay. The Life is Sweet colt is going gray.
Candice B
Actually it looks like he’s greying out. Since there is no such thing as roan in thoroughbred’s (the gene doesn’t exist) Since his sire is Tapit he’s simply greying out like his sire.
Andrea Klassen
Actually, grays can have red tinges to them (ergo Red Roan) and blue tinges (blue roan). Yes, they are called GRAYS in the thoroughbred world but this guy looks like he’ll have the red tinge.
Bronwyn
A roan is actually a completely different genetic make-up than a gray.
NRD
Correct… a roan is not a grey. Life is Sweet’s Coat is going gray.
Andrea Klassen
Sorry HE is shedding out :)
Erica
I think he is just greying out like his sire, not a red roan. :)
diastu in tempe
It looks to me like they shaved his face to see what was underneath. I sure wouldn’t expect the little guy to completely grey out this early. Either way, he’s a cutie!
As for roan – the gene doesn’t exist in TBs, however a grey which started out chestnut (as LIS’s baby) will often be called “red roan” as the greying process starts, and a grey from a black or bay will often be called a “blue roan”. With Tapit being a grey that started out as a chestnut baby, we know he carries the red (chestnut) gene so can sire chestnuts from mares with that gene, bays from mares with that gene, and foals that can become grey regardless of how they start out. Someone let me know, but I have yet to find a bay offspring from a chestnut mare (which would show Tapit to be heterozygous for red/bay). He has so many offspring now it’s hard to wade through Equibase to find one.
As for Z Princess, she came into the world at a whopping 151 pounds – she was “big for her age” before her hooves hit the ground LOL!
Love these baby pictures! Thank you LE Team and Team Z for continuing to make our day by sharing them. Wish I could jump through the computer to hug and kiss them! Baby horsie slobbers to all!
diastu in tempe
LauraJ (Cincinnati, OH)
He’s a Tapit. Some of them gray out very early. There’s a picture of Hansen, still young enough to be at his mother’s side, in which he is white except for his mane, which is orange.
MaryfromMichigan
She’s getting so big! I’m glad you are also giving us updates on Coz, but I’d LOVE to see new pictures of Little Red, too!
Bobbie --- Elkhorn WI
Mary, I’m with you. We’ve had great updates on Coz and the filly but total silence on Ziconic. What’s up? He should be beginning his training now in KY.
Cyndy Searfoss
Voting for Z14 to be named Quizzical since her blaze looks like a question mark. Thanks for sharing these!
diastu in tempe
Too Cute!
Bronwyn
Love that name! Sadly I just searched The Jockey Club Registry and there is already one by that name born in 2009 :(
pamhomeier
How about QuiZZ?
Michelle Hatton
I don’t know but 14z’s pasture mate has some unique markings.
Deb E.
Princess is so TALL! And it’s so appropriate, given that she was born on Easter Sunday, that Princess has DEFINTELY inherited Zennie’s bunny ears! She’s such a beauty! And I can see from the pictures that Princess is the boss in her friendship with Life Is Sweet’s colt. He defers to her! It looks like he’ll be a gray like his daddy, Tapit.
Sandra Jakowpck
Thank you so much for sharing, back in calif. no chance of seeing these beautiful children of Qeen Z, I just call new baby , Z-Girle girl, just my name for her, Thank you again Mr. & mrs. Moss for all the pictures and being so caring, Take Care.
cheryl grau
I hope they name this filly a nam that suits her ! ” April Sky’Z i think this suits her <3
Deb E.
I like “E”-zter Lily!
cheryl gray
That COLT is going to be very Unique! LOVE his face <3
Barbara Ashby
She is going to have no trouble “looking down” on the boys. I LOVE that her mom left the stallions in her dust !!!!!!!
Bobbie
Too wild. Baby Z14 has a facial mark almost a combination of her mother and Rachel Alexandra (almost:) and the boy has what looks like a badger face marking though maybe it will all disappear as he grows older and greys. I never knew of a “badger” marking until the Peter Stone company featured it for their model horses. Then people posted pictures of it and here it looks like this LIS boy has something similar.
Look for blue and see blue everywhere!
bailey
Love the facial markings on that colt! So cute!
Candace
Awwwww…thank you so much for the pictures! They are both precious!
Kathy Baldwin
How darling! Too, too cute! Mama’s ears, for sure. ;) And her BFF is a handsome one!
Thanks for the wonderful photos, Alys and Team Z. They do make me smile. :)
Blessings to all in the Land of Zen!
Peace,
Kathy from SoCal xoxoxoxo
Ellen Brayshaw
Beautiful pics Alys. The filly looks like she has her mothers build, especially her shoulders. The colt is a handsome boy. Thank you for updates. El..
Janey Boyd
Just precious babies! Z looks great. What a good day to be out!
Maryp NY
Always a treat, making smiles seeing Z’s babies. Z Princess has grown some since last photo and they look so content together. Love seeing her under Z’s neck while mom’s getting some water. Zenyatta is such a great mom!
Can’t miss the family ears! Just love em!
What’s Zi doing these days? We haven’t seen him in awhile. Love to see the boy and the princess in actions. Please can we have some vids? Pulleeeez.
Thank you Alys for these fine pictures.
Can’t wait for update on that Coz and how he is coming along at the big boy track.
Love you Zenyatta and your wonderful babies.
regina holsinger
Absolutely pure heaven beautiful………Thanks for sharing
sonya graske
14Z has some sexy legs. ;-)
She’s beautiful, and has got much MUCH BIGGER, than the last pictures of her. I love seeing her grow♥
Bridget
How cute. LIS filly is beautiful! Thanks for the pictures!
Sally Wade
Always a smile maker when opening facebook and seeing new “Z” and “baby” pics :-)
Thanks so much for sharing!!!
Julie McWhirter
Definitely Princess Z has Tapit’s colt following her lead. She’ll be “Queen” soon enough to all those boys! I so love she looks like her mommy. Now if only she starts dancing like her…. ;) Thank you so much for the wonderful updates!!! They make my week….
Mary
They are both such cuties! Looks like the Tapit is going to be a roan. Beautiful babies, both of them.
Bluegrass Girl
Baby girl! You are so cute.
Made for a Happy Wednesday!
Thanks Team Z, Lane’s End, & Alys!
KathyR
Second that thought – though in my case it makes for a Happy Thursday!
Lisag in Texas
Wow, Z and LIS best buddies, and now their babies. They look so cute together. Looks like PRINCE LIS might be a gray. I like his face and eyes, but I think it will change…we’ll see.
Ms. Zenyatta, such a beautiful, Big girl you have. I miss you so, and am anxious to hear all about CoZZy,
Lisag