Happy Birthday, Z!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY, SWEET GIRL!

On April 1, 2004, "Little Tige" was born, by Street Cry out of Vertigineux by Kris S

You lit up the sky with your brilliance! You set all our hearts to dancing! You brought beauty, talent, accomplishment to a sport starved for some good news! You blew the doors off in every race you ever ran (even your last one was so spectacular as to melt the hearts of even the most jaded of minds)! You raised the handle, you raised the roof, and you danced your way into the hearts of millions.

As YOUR DOTTIE always said: "Every time she crossed the finish line, she carried all that is good about the sport with her."

And, as YOUR JOHN said: "There's not one thing about you that isn't exceptional....not one!"

Here's to you, Queen Z and your new career as a Mom! You continue to bless us with your presence in the universe. You continue to dance and spread joy just by being who you are: "The best main track filly or mare we've ever seen." (Ellen Parker)



And, she lived happily ever after!
Zenyatta and her foal, Z12

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"Little Tige" by Street Cry, out of Vertigineux by Kris S.

           

And, Happy Birthday Z13, born on Mom's birthday, 2013!





Zenny and Z13





The following tribute by Priscilla Clark was read at the 2010 Horse of the Year ceremony by Jerry Moss:

 

Zenyatta embodies all that is good about the sport. When she came onto the racing scene, the mountain top was revealed through the clouds. From Priscilla Clark, president of Tranquility Farm, a Thoroughbred retirement facility:

"If you love Thoroughbred horses you go through life hoping that you can see just one more in whose presence the clouds fall away to reveal the mountaintop. It can take a generation or infinitely longer for such a horse to arrive, a horse that is capable of carrying the human heart. For the last one hundred years we know them all by name, but Zenyatta brought to us a beauty that was a tonic for the soul. She allowed us to believe in the impossible, and it was the light of her being as much as the thrill of her races that got us dancing. Zenyatta was transformative."