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Zenyatta Delivers a Candy Ride Filly

Zenyatta and her Candy Ride filly. Alys Emson

VERSAILLES, KY — (May 17, 2020) Zenyatta gave birth to a chestnut filly by Candy Ride this morning at Lane’s End Farm. The foal, Zenyatta’s sixth, arrived at 5:40 a.m. ET, weighing 148 lbs. She has one hind sock and a star.

Zenyatta and her filly are both in excellent health following an easy delivery. It brings us such joy to see them bonding in their paddock on this beautiful day.

We would like to express a sincere thank you to Zenyatta’s veterinary team and staff at Lane’s End for their dedication to the wellbeing of Zenyatta and her new foal.

Photo by Alys Emson/Lane’s End Farm
Photo by Alys Emson/Lane’s End Farm
Photo by Alys Emson/Lane’s End Farm
Photo by Alys Emson/Lane’s End Farm
Photo by Alys Emson/Lane’s End Farm
Photo by Alys Emson/Lane’s End Farm
Photo by Alys Emson/Lane’s End Farm
Zenyatta, dancing, with her new filly shorty after sunrise. Photo by Mike Cline/Lane’s End Farm
Video by Alys Emson/Lane’s End Farm

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      Dear Judy,

      Stradivarius is one formidable horse — he is magnificent!! Our dear Sheena would be so proud of him now. Impossible to chose between Enable or Stradi in the Arc.
      Best of Luck to him forever! Congrats, Champ❣️

      Hugs and Love

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    Dear Shirlee and Z Fans:

    Just read in Bloodhorse that Maxi’s next race, per BB, will be the Pacific Classic at Del Mar on August 22nd. Godspeed; safe and sound all.

    Wonder if there will be another matchup with Midcourt. Love and Hugs, JB

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    Judy, thanks for the pictures. They do grow fast, don’t they?

    Is there film of the Goodwood?

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      Dear Barbara:

      They do grow fast. Z20’s going to be a stunner.

      I’ll see if I can find the Goodwood replay. Love and Hugs, JB

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      Dear Judy,

      Woo-Hoo!
      Thanks for posting the Goodwood. That really was exciting — they had Stradi and Frankie penned in, didn’t they? What a champ!! His 4th Goodwood, Yay!

      Big Congrats to Stradivarius, Frankie, John Gosden and all connections!

      Hugs and Love

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      Oh my gosh. What a race!
      Congrats to Stradi (snowplow)varius. Imagine what Frankie was saying…haha!
      Incredible.
      Thanks for posting the race, JB. Gave me the goosebumps.

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        Dear Ann,

        You have me laughing again! “Stradi (snowplow)varius”, indeed❣️
        He really cleared a path didn’t he? Love it!

        Goosebumps for sure!!

        Hugs and Love

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      Dear Judy,

      Thanks for the link to the article about River Deep — he is very handsome. It’s good to know there are races being run at Colonial Downs — Yay for Virginia! My almost native state. ❤︎

      I noticed some sad news on the Bloodhorse site:

      https://www.bloodhorse.com/horse-racing/articles/242580/group-1-winner-defoe-suffers-fatal-injury

      Condolences to Roger Varian and all who loved this wonderful boy. RIP Defoe.
      He was a beautiful gray and apparently a very nice horse — sweet that they had made a rocking horse in his likeness for Roger Varian’s children.

      Hugs and Love

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        Yay, Colonial Downs. So happy that track is hanging in there and with some good horses, trainers and jockeys!
        The jockey for RD is F Boyce and he is a good one.
        Thanks for sharing. Very exciting.

        Marshall, hope you and pups made it through storms OK. One of my pups was in bed with me all night…..me be so tired today..BOOM!!!!

        • Dear Marshall and Ann:

          Yes, beautiful win by Stradi and Frankie D. Both Warriors!

          River Deep is gorgeous. Godspeed.

          Ann, would be exciting to see Maxi and Midcourt meet again in the Pacific Classic.

          Love and Hugs, JB

        • Dear Neighbor Ann,

          We had BIG booms late this afternoon. Bailey and Fenn were very uneasy with all the fireworks from Mother Nature. We got a fair amount of rain, too. There was more booming this afternoon than last night. I guess the grass will take off growing again now!

          Hope you got a nap today. ?

          Hugs and Love

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      Dear Judy,

      Thank you for posting this nice article regarding Maxi and Steve H. Evan Hammon did a very fine job. Looking forward to a new site for SH articles wherever/whatever that will be.

      Thanks also for the wonderful photos of the past week’s winners — all the horses are gorgeous!

      Hugs and Love

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        Dear Marshall:

        I hope SH has a blog set up soon so we can continue enjoying his wonderful insight on horses and racing. Love and Hugs, JB

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    Dear Zenny:
    Just thinking about you and your filly and wondering how you both are doing. I bet your little grows more beautiful each day.

    You take care Zenny. I hope to see Zellda on the track soon.

    Love you!!

    Love
    Linda in NJ

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    Judy,
    Thanks for the news about River Deep. Hope he did well and returned safely.
    Enable is a real star. Thank goodness they are letting the mares race past 3 and
    getting a real fan following. How old is she now?
    Tomorrow is going to be so exciting. Gosh, there are so many good stakes races. Know what I am going to be doing all afternoon. So happy to be able to see Midnight B!

    Everyone be safe and have a great weekend.

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      Dear Shirlee:

      River finished 4th out of 4. In his defense, he may have needed that one as it was his first race since November last year. Will be rooting for him when he goes again.

      Yes, Enable is amazing. She’s six years old now.

      Looking for big efforts from Code of Honor and McKinzie tomorrow. Godspeed all; safe and sound. Love and Hugs, JB

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    Happy Friday everyone!
    A little late to the party here, but I with all of you who thought that Stradi’s race was just outstanding! I was so excited (and nervous) watching it. Seemed to me like there was a concerted effort to box him in! I am not at all happy to hear, however, that his owners have their eye on the Arc. I just can’t imagine having Enable and Stradi in the same race (I believe that Frankie is going with Enable no matter what, but where does that leave our beautiful boy?). This is not good. On top of that, Price from Mill Ridge was telling us that a filly named Love (trained by guess who) will have a distinct advantage as far as assigned weights are concerned!

    OK – Hovey earned some “good horse” points this week although I found it a little hard to follow. Upon posting an inquiry to his scribe, the bottom line is that he had to save Bob twice from the same terror (maybe you will figure that out faster than I did!). Bob apparently has a short memory :-)

    https://www.horseandhound.co.uk/blog/hovis-friday-diary-hacking-heros-720970

    Lots of racing this weekend – hope everyone enjoys and does well.

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      Dear Sandy,

      Our week is now complete since Hovis has shared his adventures with us, LOL❣️
      Thanks again for providing us with the link! Much appreciated indeed.

      Have a wonderful weekend and enjoy the racing!
      Hugs and Love

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        Dear Marshall,

        I totally agree! Our Sheena is smiling down from on high. I ALWAYS think of her when I read Hovis updates. I miss her so…I communicated with her every day on FB…

        Hugs, Kathy

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      Dear Sandy:

      I think that’s gonna be a really tough decision for Frankie D. I think he truly loves both horses.

      Thank you for our Hovis update. Will enjoy reading it. Love and Hugs, JB

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      Dear Sandy and Z Fans:

      Was curious about Love, the filly you mentioned who is to go up against Enable and Stradi, so I checked out her pedigree. She is a three year old daughter of Galileo out of Pikaboo, who has Danehill and Danzig in her line. Yes, she’s trained by A O’B.

      Should be quite a race. Love and Hugs, JB

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    Wow!

    Exciting Whitney! I am not going to be a spoiler, just in case. I came up with 0.

    Meanwhile in an earlier race:
    Kudos to Mystery Banker who was 0-7 until Race 8 at Saratoga today! Beautiful grey who held off the favorite to win by a head. Well done! Congrats to all connections!

    Cheers, Hugs and Love,

  15. / Reply

    Dear Marshall and Z Fans:

    Yes, nice win by Mystery Banker and Joe Ortiz.

    I think Midnight Bisou missed her “smooches” from Mikey today. Nice effort though and valiant win by Vexatious and Jose Lezcano.

    Improbable was brilliant today in his Whitney win. The favorite, Tom’s d’Etat, stumbled at the start and finished fourth. Hope Code of Honor is OK; he finished third.

    Also nice win by Everfast today and Joel Rosario. Congrats to all of them and hope they all came back safe and sound. Love and Hugs, JB

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    Dear Shirlee:

    Lexitonian, one of Calumet’s boys ran a great second today in the Bing Crosby. What a warrior he is. He’s shipped to at least nine different tracks in his 13 starts.

    Mckinzie was scratched, so the race was pretty much wide open.
    Love and Hugs, JB

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      Dear Judy and Shirley,

      Lexitonian did a fine job — I thought he might make it! Alas, it was so close.
      Congrats to him and connections.

      Hugs and Love

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    Coz has a lot of new pictures to view on DeSousa’s FB. Very nice with a professional photographer.

    Disappointed at MB’s loss but she is happily hamming it up this AM! No smooches from Mike and interference didn’t aid the race either. Jeff Bloom is a first-class owner though congratulating the winner and her connections last night. That’s why MB is so easy to love.

    I wish Hard Not to Love and her connections good wishes this evening. I felt empathy for JS and Mike in the loss of Honor AP. They had been talking about how he reminded them of Giacomo.

    Most of all, safe trips for one and all. Lindal

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    Dear Lindal:

    What happened to Honor AP. Can’t find anything on BloodHorse. I love that boy; he’s magnificent looking. Love and Hugs, JB

  20. / Reply

    Dear Z, COZ, ZI, ZEL, CK and DC:

    Stay cool and comfy and Happy Dreams. Love and Hugs, JB❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

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    Dear Z Fans:

    Congrats to Fighting Mad on her Hirsch win. Hard Not To Love just never fired today. Hope she and all of them came back OK. Love and Hugs, JB

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    Dear Z Fans:

    Haven’t heard from Z’s Ann in quite a while. Hope she’s well.

    Maybe there will be some news soon of her visiting Z and the new Redhead. Hope so. Love and Hugs, JB

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      Dear Judy,

      I agree and hope Z’s Ann is well, too. I do hope she can visit her beloved Z and 20Z, aka little Redhead. ?

      Hugs and Love

  25. / Reply

    Time is going by so quickly and weaning time will come soon. I hope there will be more pictures and articles about our Zenny and her beautiful filly before they are separated. We do appreciate all that is done and just love to hear of Zenyatta and all her babies.

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    Sandy,
    Thanks for another delightful Hovis! Nothing brightens up a day like he does.

    Very strange results from Saturday’s racing. Think MB needed her Mikey. Tom did so well to finish 3rd after going to his knees at the start. Just goes to show that anything can happen in a race. Such a blessing to have the races on TV all weekend.

    Hope all are doing well and y’all on the East Coast are safe from the storm. We are having wonderful weather here in Indy. A high of 73 today with some sun, and of course afternoon showers. Great change from high 80s and all the humidity.

    Safe trip to all the horses this weekend. And a special good luck wish for Tiz The Law.

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      Dear Shirlee:

      We’re under a storm warning this afternoon of high winds; hoping we don’t lose power. Very hot and humid here.
      Hope you’re doing well too. Join you in wishing all the horses Godspeed, safe and sound. Love and Hugs, JB

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        Dear Judy,

        Hope you don’t get battered by the storm and that the power stays on for you.
        It was hot and humid here before the storm, but today is quite pleasant for August in NC.

        My cable/internet went out yesterday afternoon (not storm related, I think) and finally came back around 10 last night. Very strange not to have TV or computer — thankfully my little radio provided musical background!

        Stay safe, my friend.
        Hugs and Love

        • Dear Marshall:

          Power went off and came right back on again. So far so good. Still very hot and humid. Have been doing without AC until the storm passes. Should be able to turn it back on soon. Sweltering!
          I always keep batteries for my radio too, just in case. Hope you and our Ann stay safe and cool. Love and Hugs, JB

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    Hi Neighbor Ann,

    How goes it in Raleigh? Hope you came through Isaias unscathed!
    Today is an exceptionally nice day considering this is North Carolina, and it IS August! Hope all is well with you and yours.

    Stay well.
    Hugs and Love ?

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      Hi neighbor,
      Extremely fortunate here in my neck of the woods.
      My heart goes out to the ones less fortunate. Bad tornadoes and the coast did take a hit.
      Enjoy the cooler temps. Now, no more hurricanes for the season….!!!
      Love to all.

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    Dear Z Fans:

    Was just browsing for photos of queen B’s 2020 filly by War Front, who was born in January. Found this one of her taken in May. Don’t know if you’ll agree, but the resemblance to Z Princess at that age took my breath away and brought tears. Even her conformation as a little tyke is so similar I think.

    God bless you little girl as you progress on your journey.

    Love and Hugs, JB

    https://share.icloud.com/photos/06umXXr80o59IoGWHnSCDV24w

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    I also wish we had some new photos of Zenyatta and her filly. Also, hope Ann and family are well and get to visit them.
    We Zenyatta fans never get enough.
    I’m trying to get used to this new website layout.
    Wish there was an easier, quick way to just get the latest news so I know I’m not missing something.
    hugs to all

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