Happy Friday!
As you all know, Zenyatta delivered her first filly on Easter Sunday. She was born at 12:03 am, weighing in at 151 lbs! Zenyatta’s lifetime friend and current paddock mate, Life Is Sweet, delivered an adorable colt not an hour before, just as across the aisle from Zenyatta.
Earlier this month we held a contest asking fans to guess 14Z’s birthday, and we received over 2,500 entries. As usual, we couldn’t pick just one winner! Serena Riecken of Ashland, Nebraska is the official winner, guessing April 19 at 11:53 pm. Don Krueger entered April 20 at 12:04 am. He went over by just one minute, so we think he’s a winner too.
Serena and Don will each receive an 11″ x 14″ print of the above photo signed by the photographer and Zenyatta’s owners, Jerry and Ann Moss. If you would like to order a print of this image for yourself, it is now available here at the Zenyatta Shop.
In the coming days we will share more images from the night of the foaling, our trip, and Zenyatta with her darling filly. For now, we’ll leave you with just a few new photos.
Enjoy!
-Team Z
Lynn Martin
She is adorable! And I love the curls in her mane! Good name idea.
Peepz
Jo
Absolutely wonderful and beautiful! The princess is stunning! And mom looks fantastic.
Sarah Powell, Clemson, SC
I thought the ‘boys” were beautiful but this baby is stunning!! What a looker and such an air of royalty!! Those ears and legs – can’t wait to see video of her running around. Thanks to all for the pics and information. Just never get enough. LOL
Lori Stein
What a STUNNER❤️
Sue MacPhee-Gray
Oh my, she is just beautiful!! Gorgeous little filly. Well done Zennie (and your whole team at Lane’s End) and connections. She’s perfect.
Rebecca Garcia
She is just adorable. What a little beauty like her Mom. Thank you so much for sharing the photos and giving an update on Zenyatta. Have a great Friday and weekend.
Audrey C
All I can say is “Wow” !!! Z’s little (actually not so little) filly is superb! Beautiful conformation – and the muscles at her tender age – plus she has an adorable face……
suew/Va
What a glorious surprise to visit the site and find a new blog complete with new pics of our Princess and Queen. Zenny, you have the most beautiful foals in the world!
I continue to be amazed that all of us may continue on your life journey with you and your offspring.
Your boys are super, Queen Z, but right now it’s all about the girls! She is gorgeous like her mother. Thanks to the Mosses and LE for providing these photos. Team Z is amazing.
Bonnie Cantrell
I swear her blaze looks like a bird! Too cute! So happy for a little princess.
Harmoni Hodges
isn’t she just gorgeous. that one where she looks like she’s doing a saddlebred stance is amazing. and she’s about to run in the one above it. God Bless,Team Z.
Lilbunnyfoofoo
Everything she does is perfect and in her own sweet time! Thanks for the photos! Can never get enough!! God bless Zenyatta always!!
Cathleen
She is the most adorable thing I’ve ever seen! She’s beautiful. A princess indeed. The third shot of her standing alone in the paddock is just gorgeous. And the last one on the right, the close up of her face, is precious. Love her expression. And 151 pounds. That sounds big! She’s very leggy, like a Rockette! LOL!
sue and tony
Our Queen has outdone herself with this filly! She has the “look” and such confidence!
It must be amazing to have Zenny as a mom…
Thanks Team Z for this new blog and photos…we can never get enough of Z and her offspring.
Nancy Osmundsen
Just stunning! This little filly is just stamped…SPECIAL! Zenyatta looks so fantastic
in her role as doting Queen Mother! Thank you for sharing these great photographs
and for all that the Team does to share this amazing experience. Please continue to bless and be blessed.
Kimberly Potter
Can this precious Prinzess be any more adorable? I think not. THANK YOU Team Z for sharing Zenyatta and her sweet filly with us! Just the sight of them bring me to tears!
tony
Talk about a royal family…Zenny’s really is with a capital R.
This filly already has that special look and Zenny is…well she’s still the most magnificient horse I’ve ever seem.
Thanks for the blog and photos…thousands have been waiting for them!
Stella Bagwell in South Texas
Love, love, love the new pics! The Queen’s new filly is incredible. So beautiful and perfect. She’s going to be impressive—just like her doting mother. Absolutely breathtaking!
So happy for Zenyatta and all those who love and care for her.
God Bless,
Stel
Deb E.
151 POUNDS!!!! Princess Z is even bigger than Ziconic was at birth!
Sandy (Northeast Ohio)
OMG!!! She is just gorgeous! And 151 lbs!!!! Holy Moly – SO glad to know that everyone is OK. Great news about LIS and her colt too. Now they can all be out together. THANK YOU to Team Z and everyone at Lane’s End for this wonderful treat. ♥♥♥♥
sue and tony
We forgot to add congrats to LIS on her colt! John and Mario must be very excited for both Zenny and LIS…they were such a huge part of their racing lives.
Kathleen Rosing
Congratulations Queen Z on the birth of your beautiful Princess! She is a beauty just like her Momma!
Karen
Thank your for posting! She is so gorgeous. So happy to Zenyatta and the Princess enjoying the sunshine. Thank you for letting us know about Life is Sweet too. Can’t wait for more photos!
Mary
Princess Z is beautiful just like her mother!!! She has Z’s hips and ears…..so cute. Zenyatta is so sweet and beautiful……I miss the excitement she gave us on the track….but so happy she is retired….never got hurt…..and is having a happy life. Z looks so content. Love her!!! I am one of those silly crazy about Z fans!!! God knew who to give this “very special” mare to….Ann and Jerry are so kind….happy they share Z with us. I love to see the bond between Z and Ann….very sweet. In these days when the news is filled with so much loss and sadness…….it is wonderful to sign on and see the sweetness of Z….her colts…and now her filly. Thank you Ann and Jerry!!!
Patty Mongan
The Mosses are so generous with their beautiful Queen. To let us all be a part of their family is wonderful. Zenyatta is looking so healthy and that is so important. Her foals have all been healthy and different from one another. This filly is my personal favorite only because she’s a filly. Love to see her follow in Mom’s footsteps. We shall see. As long as they are all healthy! The Mosses are GREAT people.
Sue
So sweet…Thank you so much for sharing!!
Robin
I have been anxiously waiting for pictures to be posted of Z’s filly. What a stunning and compact filly!! I thought Z’s sons were gorgeous, but I believe this filly has them beat. Z produces incredible looking foals and soon we will see Cozmic One on the track. Thanks to Team Z!
Patricia Hershey
I, like many, was hoping for a filly ….but to get one who looks just like her mom….that’s the proverbial “cherry” and whipped cream! I’ll add my thank you to the long list of people who appreciate that you continue to share Z with us. I breed thoroughbreds, and have beautiful foals, yet still get so excited about news and pics from the Z team. Thank you.
Mary Margaret of Georgia
Zenyatta you are looking fantastic after it all. Ditto everything said by all the Zter’s. She is one beautifully filly. Sounds like she’ll be big like her beautiful Mom. I wonder how much Zenyatta weighed at birth. Thanks so much for the wonderful pic. I love you Zenyatta.
Beth Alexancer
OMG – she is absolutely beautiful – just like her Mother! I am already in love with her!
Deborah Richman
Team Z, thank you so much for sharing these photos with all of us!!!! The princess couldn’t be more beautiful and adorable, and seeing Zenny in full mom mode is beyond amazing.
Joy!!!!!!!!!!