Poor bastards. You couldn't have got much satisfaction out of disliking Zenyatta. Because only once this horse didn't finish first across the line. "SHE WAS NOT BEATEN BY A BETTER HORSE ON THE DAY"
Read most comments. Never fails to amuse me when I see people knock champions. Yes, I am a fan. I am programmed to love champions. Knockers are simply programmed to hate champions. Simple as that.
And yes, there is an N in Zenyatta. Sorry for the typo. Oh! By the way, we have a horse in Australia called Black Caviar who is undefeated in 19 races. Fingers crossed for her 20th!
I accidentally came across Zenyatta on YouTube this morning and please accept my apology for not knowing about her earlier. " I'm from AustraIia" and after watching this video I instantly fell in love with her. I don't care what country you're from or what you you think is the best horse you've ever seen, I can safely bet that you have never, ever, and I mean ever, seen a horse have to fight to the line so many times in its career as this lovely horse. Not enough adjectives to describe Zeyatta
Mike Smith's arrogance on this horse finally caught up to him in the 2010 Breeders Cup, but he was incredibly lucky that it didn't happen in the 2009 Clement Hirsch.
She had a great stretch run, but in all honesty, who did she really beat? Majority of time she ran against her own sex, in the same races, year after year. But the Moss's are great at that, trying to run their horses only in races they think they are sure to win. And to then go on and claim what champions they are.
@MrDraven37 She beat the better females around and she would have beaten the better males twice had Smith realized he had close to a 7 year old mare under him while asking her to do something that was un-do-able for a horse a bit past her prime. And remember she ran all of her races exactly the same way. And in each race the opposition tried the same tactic-slow it way, way down and try to beat her to the wire. Her closing speed was without peer.
im impressed but some races she barley won i mean i watch tvg all the time and im 11 if secretariat raced zenyatta big red would win by a an amazing victory she may have stanima but she would be no match for big red
@MsSophia97 Sec lost more races than she- considering that we didn't build horses like cars- they are a mystery yet- to truly train a champion is simply to not ruin him/her. I credit Mr. Sherrifs for keeping her whole and healthy- and saying another horse would win goes against the very purpose of horseracing- to find out who is faster.
@ArchDandy1134 I was lucky enough to have seen her win 6 of her races in person and she may be my favorite horse of all time. But remember, she ran 20 races in a little over 3 years. Secretariat ran 21 races in a 16 month period and cranked out some of the most mind-boggling performances in history. I love Zen but Secretariat occupies a whole other level all by his onesy.
@MsSophia97 That was the genius of how she ran. If you look closely, she is not being asked to run. It came instinctively. She ran as hard as she needed to while leaving plenty in reserve. She possessed the longest stride of any horse in the history of the sport. A foot and a half longer than Secretariat's. When you consider that she weighed close to 1300 lbs, she truly was poetry in motion. A true example of working smarter as opposed to harder.
Es una yegua formidable, aqui no hay nada que cuestionar es una yegua con un gran corazon de guerrera, sin dudas ella impuso sus grandes dotes de corredora.
Zenyatta haters make me so mad, it's not the amount of wins she had, it's her sweetnes, her charisma, her crowd pleasing personality, her dance moves, any Zen fan would agree with me, im sure of it!
ALL THE PEOPLE WHO POST ABOUT GOLDIKOVA AND TIZNOW AND GIO PONTI WHY THE F*** ARE YOU TALKING CRAP ABOUT (THE QUEEN)(ZENYATTA) IF YOU ARENT EVEN A FAN?!?!?!
P.S F*** OFF ALL OF YOU HATERS.. I WATCHED ALL OF HER RACES AND IM 12
when they retired her i cried because i loved watching her dance onto the field and just fly by everyone. im only 19 so i never got to see Secretariat,Ruffian, Affirmed or any of the other greats, and i so wanted to see a racehorse that was once in a lifetime. I did and her name is ZENYATTA!! even though she lost her last race it was amazing to watch. my heart never beated to fast as it did watching her race that evening. :') i hope her foal is just as amazing!!
@3ponypals She was much the best in that race, regardless of where she finished. If she had not spotted the leaders 20+ lengths due to her not being prepared properly for the kickback she'd get on that surface, that epic stretch run she put in would have put her in front by daylight.
I'm sure a lot of people will think I'm an asshole for making this comment. But I'm not that impressed with what Rapid Redux has done. Simply because, imagine if Zenyatta, and or Citation and Cigar's connections just decided one day to keep all 3 of them in the same low level allowance class, beating up on the same level of horses over and over without ever stepping up in grade? I'd say all 3 of them could've won a good 40 to 50 races without defeat at the level that Rapid Redux is racing. TJMO.
@GBeret83 He's raced the way he is because that is where he belongs, talent wise. This is not a stakes horse by any stretch of the imagination. It's a good trainer who knows where his horse can be competitive and where it can't be. The other horses you have mentioned also ran at the levels they belonged for the same reasons. I love the Rapid Redux story, because he's a stone cold racehorse, an iron horse that seems like a throwback to the old days. Long may he run, and continue to win.
Wow this is the one of the only zenyatta vids with out anything about rachel. It's about time. There's a resin they didn't race Rachel with the queen. The Queen is in a class of champions rachel is just good not great. Great video by the way.
Wheres race 20, from way last to come second very good effort. I think they did the right thing & retire her then, seriously I think she had enough & just wanted to breed. Her dance moves said abit on her behaviour lol.
She didn't know how to run a bad race. NEVER failed to deliver an exciting race. Always giving a LOT of weight and carrying it like it had no effect on her. Such a sound horse, greatest personality and she runs a helluva race. EVERY. TIME. OUT. All heart and it's MASSIVE! Can't wait to see her foal running around.
There will never, never be another horse quite like Zenyatta. In watching this clip, by the time I get to her 2009 BC win, I am in tears. She's just incredible. Even the best racehorse shouldn't be able to do what SHE could do on the track. Long live the Queen!
Zenyatta's personality, and the way she interacted with her fans had almost as much to do with what made her so great as her natural ability, IMO. What she accomplished is probably on a higher plain because she was a filly/mare and not a colt. But whether she was male or female really doesn't matter in my eyes. Because for either sex, she's had an incredible career!! Definitely one of the greatest American thoroughbreds of all time!! JMO.
Zenyatta was the "Silky Sullivan" of our era of racing!! Not since the days of Silky Sullivan in the mid-1950's have I ever seen another horse, male or female, able to come from behind and make up so much ground to win at the graded stakes level the way she did. Silky Sullivan made up 27 length's to win the Golden Gate Futurity in 1957, and he made up 28 length's to win the Santa Anita Derby in 1958.
Every time I have a bad day or I get discouraged about the world all I have to do is watch this video and I remember the pure joy that Zenyatta brought to all of us. Her years on the track were the best that I've ever seen horse racing. The fans, the cheering, the friendships made....I'll never forget it!!! What a horse! Zen forever!
Zenyatta was the best mare to ever live, there is no horse that could perform like that, it is unbelievable, and she didn't just beat garbage horses she beat looking at lucky and a bunch of good horses, she beat all of the boys in the breeders cup, she should not have lost race 20
I dont know where I was during all these races, but I found out about her late in her winning streak. But I have NEVER seen a horse that HAS to get to the finish line first like this horse, She smelled it every race. NO DOUBT Zenyatta is the BEST come from behind horse I have EVER seen and will EVER see. Absolutely phenomenal!!!!
She was great, no doubt about that. But why do fans always have to make such outrageous claims like 'best horse ever'?! You just lose all credibility with a comment like that and look nothing more than a rabid fanboy...
When the yelling commentator was getting super crazy, my goosebumps popped out 4 inches. That guy is so awesome when it comes to being the official commentator of awesome horse races. "ZENYATTA, TRYING TO RUN HER DOWN ON THE MONEY!!!!!!" THAT WAS AWESOME DUDE! I love your voice and your devotion to Zenyatta.
@moviesforrandy if you become a fan of her page on facebook you'll be able to read her diary entries, which are updated daily. she's doing extremely well and loves Kentucky, and her owners, trainer, and jockey visit her all the time :)
Zenyatta is really big for a female (17.2 hands and 1200 pounds), and that's why she won 18 in a row against much smaller mares - Ruffian had similar height and had the same success against fillies. But for all her size, Zenyatta was not extraordinary, barely beating an average turf specialist in 2009 and losing to another mediocre horse (compared to the likes of Tiz and Zapp) in 2010. The mare Goldikova has won 13 G1 races, inlcuding three Breeders, all against males - that's way better imo.
There's a reason why the Breeders Cup Classic is worth 5 million dollars and the Breeders Cup Mile is worth 2 million. Come on back when you have it figured out.
@DBJKAJ Yes, but Zenyatta is not even among the best US TBs of this century. She beat garbage fillies in her first 18 wins, and then beat a turf horse, Gio Ponti (Gio who?!), to win no.19. In her last race she lost to a decent horse, but who's no Tiznow, Ghostzapper, Curlin, Smarty Jones or Barbaro - these are the greats of the 21st century. The likes of Goldikova and Zarkava would have buried her in a race over 1 1/4 miles, as they won G1's against males on a regular basis.
Are you a rookie? How long have you been a fan of this sport?
"Smarty Jones and Barbaro....greats of the 21st century"????
Are you on dope?
The only two horses on that "list of yours" that were exceptional are: "Ghostzapper" and "Tiznow".
Anymore questions you have for me?
PS: When Freddy Head moves "Goldikova" out of her comfort zone and runs her in the 5 million dollar "Breeders Cup Classic", come see me and we'll chat, otherwise shut the f_ck up because you know nothing.
@DBJKAJ Eat shit you piece of garbage. Zenyatta was pure hyped up crap. She raced shit in both BCC races. Anymore questions you have for me? Good, now fuck off.
@rcschumann I have a question... can you run faster than any horse that stands on 4 legs? Can you reply to anything without using the word 'shit'? Is it possible for you to grow up??
@rainyrose23 I know size doesn't guarantee greatness. Northern Dancer at 15.2 hands is a great example. He won both the Kentucky Derby and Preakness Stakes in 1964. The horse who came 2nd to him at the Derby, Hill Rise, was 17 hands. Dancer's time at the Derby was 2:00 flat, WAY faster than Zenyatta's time at the same track and distance for Breeders Cup 2010. His Derby record stood until Secretariat broke it with 1:59.4, but Dancer's time is still one of the fasterst ever on that track.
Rags to Riches' win over the great Curlin (Preakness and future BCC champion), to become the first filly to win Belmont in 102 years, is one of the greatest single feats by a female, and better than what Zenyatta did at the Breeders. The great mare Goldikova has beaten a lot more males than Zen, and has so far won THREE Breeders Cup races in a row, all against males. Zenyatta was fantastic, but there have been greater TBs in the last ten years who achieved more on the track.
Where was Zenyatta in the TC races of 07? - hiding in California racing fillies half her size. That's how she got 18 in a row. Then she barely beat Gio Ponti (Gio who?!) in 09 and lost to Blame in 2010, another average horse compared to 21st century greats like Tiznow and Ghostzapper. Tiznow is the true American hero of the Breeders Cup, fighting off the best Europe had to offer in 2000 and 2001.That horse, along with Smarty Jones, Curlin and Ghostzapper are the best of this century.
I personally think they should have went ahead and added Zenyatta's second classic to this clip. Because there was certainly nothing for her to be ashamed of that day in that loss by inches to Blame!! JMO.
I dearly love looking back on the body of work that Zenyatta accomplished in her career. No knock at Ruffian whatsoever, because I'm old enough that I got to see the fireball race in my lifetime. But what other American filly or mare ever faced 22 of the world's best colt's on synthetics and conventional dirt and beat 21 of them? Falling by mere inches to only one. Certainly not Rachel Alexandra, or Ruffian.
We all should write a bucket list for ourselves. Whether we are dying or not, a bucket list can be a plan on how to truly live.
A couple of them for me was...
- To witness one of the greatest horses of all-time in person.
- To witness a historical horse race.
^^ Thanks, Zenyatta. Checkmarked on both accounts. ;) She made my love for horses feel so complete. I can always die happy knowing that aspect is already fulfilled in my heart.
@ForeverHoofbeats awwwwe....that's beautiful! It's truth! She is and always has been a naturally happy horse. Look at how she "performs" for everyone! She's happy to do it!!
They sent the best filly, probably top 5 in the world now, in the Lady's Secret against Zenyatta, in Switch. Beside the second BCC Zen ran in, this Lady's Secret should have showed all the doubters how WRONG they were about Zenyatta. Switch was FLYING to the wire. Zenyatta ran her down. In the second BCC, she just, simply, had too much to do, but, again, showed you what her heart was about. HUGE! Huge runs in EVERY race she was nearly beat in. HUGE!!!
@TheKcat1999 That race, is a close third to the two BCCs she ran in. The first BCC her and Mike were just amazing in that last move to the outside to get clear for the wire. The second BCC, it's amazing she was there at the wire at all! This Lady's SEcret was just amazing! Especially considering what Switch is doing to competition these days. Switch is a str8 up BEAST! Just like Zenyatta.
People who criticize this horse have no idea about what makes a champion. It isn't about which horses you beat, or what times you run, or which races you run in. It is about being in a position from which it isn't possible to win - and winning.
I had Gio Ponti singled in a pick 3 that would have paid $1800 in the 09 BC Classic, and lost to Zenyatta .I was watching Zenyatta the whole race because I knew her,and I knew she was the one to beat..It was a honor to lose to her.
ok listen everyone knows that she is a one in a million mare. And so what if she raced mares mostly she raced males to and she still beat them. She is and always will be my favorite racehorse ever. I luv zenyatta:)
The most amazing aspect of Zenyatta's record is the fact that I can't find a time where her odds were less than even money (in other words 'odds-on').
If a horse like that existed in Australia, bookies would have her at $1.20 return for a $1 stake. Can anyone explain how punters were still able to get odds of between $2.20 and $3 (for $1) about her even when she was at the peak of her powers and racing in such small fields? I would be a rich man if I was in the US betting on her.
Zenyatta deserved HOY at least once in her career. She faced a host of class fillies and mares. Ginger Punch, Life is Sweet, St Trinians, Switch, Music Note, and Lethal Heat to name a few. She raced 22 of the very best colt's in the world in two B.C. Classic's as well. Even if Zenyatta had faced males more than twice? I truly believe she would've remained just as dominant in her division as Goldikova has been in hers. Her closing onslaught was truly a gift from the racing God's!! JMO.
Your right about her beating classy mares, but those are mares. If she wanted to stretch far and beyond, she would have had to face males often, not just Twice. Her career is pretty much built off 3 races, the rest of her races where merely preps for those 3. And the sad thing is, she only won 2/3. Closing gift from the gods? Go watch a Silky Sullivan video.
@queenluciaa, I don't need a Silky Sullivan video to know that that closing kick was good enough to beat every filly and mare she ever faced. And it was good enough to beat 21 out of 22 of the very best colt's racing anywhere in the world. The only one it wasn't good enough to beat had dominated every other G1 winning colt he'd ever faced at Churchill Downs. But he was only able to beat Zenyatta by 6 inches. That's hardly dominating. Especially on his home track.
@GBeret83 It was good enough to beat the 22nd colt too, but as is often the case with horse racing, the best horse does not always win, and did not last November. Blame was most fortunate that damned closer's luck finally caught up to the Queen.
@Venckman, Couldn't agree more. I think Zenyatta started the race spinning her wheels a bit, and she wasn't really used to all of the dirt blow back in her face either. I think both of those factors had a lot to do with why she was so far back early in the race. I think it was more her own doing than Smith's. I think Smith knew she needed to be closer to the pace. But it just took him 2 or 3f to get Zenyatta to cooperate with the plan. JMO.
Resistance is futile, but you deep down inside know I am right. You just wish that the Mosses didn't campaign her like a coward. Its really sad, I know.
You'd be correct if the best closers back then had the synthetic playground she had. 16/20 races where on Synthetic, a surface that pretty much ALWAYS favors the closers. Most of the horses she ran against where Dirt specialists, trying to look for a G1 in California. But sadly most of them are on Synthetic. Well, at least the Vanity,Clement Hirsch, and the Lady's Secret. 3 races she hasn't missed once in her career.
Hi Queen, by what facts do you base your statement 'synthetic tracks pretty much ALWAYS favors the closers'?
I'm curious because the synthetic tracks here in Australia have a reputation for favouring leaders. In fact, at the last race meet I attended with a synthetic track, seven of the eight winners were either on or near the speed. There was only one swooper.
The greatest American race-mare ever, and one of the greatest American thoroughbred's ever, male or female, bar none. Unheard of for a deep closer to finish her career beaten only one time by 6 inches. In the toughest conventional dirt field assembled all year on the planet. Beaten by a horse in Blame who had dominated every field he'd ever faced at Churchill Downs. Zenyatta lost nothing in defeat in the 2010 B.C. Classic. If anything, she solidified her greatness by never quitting. JMO.
@GBeret83 Absolutely. No doubt. I'm so happy they built her sound and kept her sound. It's bittersweet because I know that TB horse racing is full of evil money hungry CUNTS and the animals suffer because of this fact. Shirreffs is a great trainer. He's got a good heart on him.
Zenyatta is the Best we will ever see....she will make a wonderfull broodmare and produce amazing foals for all of us to root for, we will be adding another great line to the charts of pedigrees, all the best come from the broodmares side :) and she is THE BEST :)
She was the greatest and she knew it more than anybody. You think Vic Stauffer wanted her to win or what? Some great calls by Trevor and Vic...awesome
Photographer, Barbara Livingston, wrote a beautiful piece called "Zenyatta a reminder to celebrate life." Check it out at DRF. Quotes like "I wanted this to last forever" & "When I was around her, it seemed as if everything was right with the world." Zen touched the soul. Barbara's final words are EXACTLY how alot of us FEEL when we are around her. Great photos too. My loyalty is with royalty. Long live The Queen, baby...
When we have nothing, we appreciate everything. When we get everything, we appreciate nothing. C'est la vie. Before I go on my vacation, I just want thank Zenyatta for giving us three wonderful seasons while most other horses can only be great in one. She started her career on Thanksgiving weekend in 2007. Toast to a fun 2010 season! Happy Thanksgiving to a horse who kept on giving...
Yup, Sarabi. I see Zenyatta as a bookmark of the decade. The way people think of Secretariat, Forego, Seattle Slew, Affirmed, and Spectacular Bid when they think of the 1970's. Zenyatta is probably the greatest American horse since Cigar and most popular since Secretariat. She is our time capsule in this era. One of the first superstars for Generation Y - The YouTube generation. Years from now, we will sit back to reminisce about her and just smile.
Zenyatta made me fall in love with racing at a time at a time when I stopped caring about it with all the cheating, drugs, breakdowns, premature retirements. Racing can give ten Quality Roads and Blames for the next few years, and it still will never replace and match the anticipation and excitement I felt watching Zenyatta race everytime. Track records can feel hollow to me sometimes, but Zenyatta touched a true horse fan's purest soul.
everytime i see the queen she takes my breath away! whether it be a photo or her walking out on the track with her fancy walk she never seezes to amaze me. she is capable of anything and its truelly a shame blame beat her. he had nothing left and was getting beaten, and if the queen had a little more track she would have won. suer blame is the only horse to ever have beaten her but she has more heart then 10 blame's. Queen Zenyatta for horse of the year!!!!!!!!
...Queen. With dignity. The only thing I look forward to is the future. Does she run one more time to go out on top? Does she retire and spend the rest of her life in a farm in CA next to her buddy, Mario? I don't feel discouraged from yesterday because I love her beyond the race results. She didn't lose to a bum. She lost to a G1 horse with homecourt advantage and a cleaner trip, and still went down fighting.
I'm not sure if you watched the race correctly, but Blame was boxed in nearly the whole race. Zenyatta was never more than 4 lengths off of him at the first turn. You may not like this, but her narrow loss shows that a Female in such an equalized field needs the perfect trp to win it. Last year Zenny had a home advantage easily, but no one raves about it. I knew it would be her down fall since, she never raced at Churchill. She might've won if they gave her more experience.
I was hard at Mike, but life is bigger than this game. We could have had another Eight Belles tragedy yesterday. They risk their life out there. Zen's loss was one of the most noble efforts in defeat. Perhaps her lone loss showed more of her character than any of her wins. Like losing a Game 7 on the road by 1 pt. They made the shot, but the clock ran out a split second before the shot attempt. Blame had more advantages and Zen still fired every single time to barely lose. She went down like a
Zenyatta's loss doesn't do anything to tarnish her reputation. She's still the greatest I've ever seen.
I cried when she lost, but I would still have cried if she won- just out of happiness instead of sadness. That's what makes Zenyatta a champion; she tugs your heartstrings winning, and she tugs them losing. She tugs them just walking through the paddock.
I guess it's only appropriate that she's named after the Police, because every little thing she does is magic.
I can still stitch a jersey with the number #19 on it with her name. The #19 was a number for one of my fav players. I have this video on my phone, and it looks like I don't need to upgrade to "all 20 wins" anymore. Her appeal goes beyond her racing career anyway. Her charisma will always make me a lifelong fan. Some horses may be more talented or accomplished, but they may not have the charisma and beauty like her. She is still the total package.
I'm going to miss her dearly and why I probably wouldn't care too much of horse racing now that she is gone. Zenyatta will leave a huge void in my life. I felt numb about it because while I love Zen, I still got to cash in on the ticket with a better payout. The gambler in me was happy, but the Z fan in me was a bit down. But I would trade the cash in a minute if the result had her winning.
@sweetepnoy I agree , we will have more horses like Blame, and QR but it may be a long time before we get another one like Zen if we even do. Like now what...kinda that dull numb feeling you explained about.
Zenyatta loves to run, and she enjoys winning. The difference between her and the other horses is she really wants it and she loves it. She understands why she's running,
That beautiful mare is the most competitive athlete alive today. There is a moment that is quite visible when she sees that final horse and she just explodes. Absolutely amazing and a joy to watch.
I think, and hope your wrong schardy, she may be dour, but, she still shows a great turn of foot when required for a furlong or so. That is what makes her so great. She still had it at her last few wins.
I have watched racing for over 30 years in Australia that takes our racing more seriously than the states. Win 14 and 15 were just about the best I have ever seen.
That Lady's Secret final 16th was pure heart and absolute greatness. Switch is not to be taken lightly. She ran her tail off in this one. Although, if the boys are that far ahead with a 1/16th to go, I'm afraid the results might differ. :( That would suck so bad to go out with a loss. She'll still be regarded as the top filly/mare, IMO.
I worry that Zen is becoming a bit dour as she gets older. I can see her motoring home but running out of ground and running 2nd or 3rd beaten half a length. I hope I am wrong. I wish they had have tried her on turf over 12 f. Her turfy pedigree and scope to improve the further the races go will remain unknown quantities.
I don't think I have ever wanted a horse to win anything more than I want Zen to win on Saturday. Good luck you wonderful mare!
i've been in racing 40 years shes the greatest female i ever saw and that includes Ruffian
renduke 6 days ago
Poor bastards. You couldn't have got much satisfaction out of disliking Zenyatta. Because only once this horse didn't finish first across the line. "SHE WAS NOT BEATEN BY A BETTER HORSE ON THE DAY"
MrSeanTerri23 1 week ago
Read most comments. Never fails to amuse me when I see people knock champions. Yes, I am a fan. I am programmed to love champions. Knockers are simply programmed to hate champions. Simple as that.
MrSeanTerri23 1 week ago
And yes, there is an N in Zenyatta. Sorry for the typo. Oh! By the way, we have a horse in Australia called Black Caviar who is undefeated in 19 races. Fingers crossed for her 20th!
MrSeanTerri23 1 week ago
I accidentally came across Zenyatta on YouTube this morning and please accept my apology for not knowing about her earlier. " I'm from AustraIia" and after watching this video I instantly fell in love with her. I don't care what country you're from or what you you think is the best horse you've ever seen, I can safely bet that you have never, ever, and I mean ever, seen a horse have to fight to the line so many times in its career as this lovely horse. Not enough adjectives to describe Zeyatta
MrSeanTerri23 1 week ago
wow , sie überholt gerne
spannend aber manchmal total zu aufregend wenn sie erst ne weile hinten ist aber dann nach vorne geht :D tolle stute!♥ zenyatta!! ♥♥
of course big red or ruffian ran in other levels but shes also a great filly!
AmiundKeith 1 week ago
Wow... what a brilliant montage!!
Thanks for doing this... will be stuck on my favs' for a long long time.... happy retirement you superstar
NorthernSold1 1 week ago
didn't he (or she) win 20 in a row?
planetX15 2 weeks ago
"How do you describe perfection? Why try, just watch her run!"
haehaeslugs 2 weeks ago
Mike Smith's arrogance on this horse finally caught up to him in the 2010 Breeders Cup, but he was incredibly lucky that it didn't happen in the 2009 Clement Hirsch.
She had a great stretch run, but in all honesty, who did she really beat? Majority of time she ran against her own sex, in the same races, year after year. But the Moss's are great at that, trying to run their horses only in races they think they are sure to win. And to then go on and claim what champions they are.
MrDraven37 3 weeks ago
@MrDraven37 She beat the better females around and she would have beaten the better males twice had Smith realized he had close to a 7 year old mare under him while asking her to do something that was un-do-able for a horse a bit past her prime. And remember she ran all of her races exactly the same way. And in each race the opposition tried the same tactic-slow it way, way down and try to beat her to the wire. Her closing speed was without peer.
escrowrick 1 week ago
race 2 "heres a future superstar". Vic got that one right
MaDkOrNfLaKeS 3 weeks ago
#14 and #19 always send shivers down my spine. So did the one she lost. That was, ironically, her best performance of her career.
wolfpup233 1 month ago
@TheKcat1999 if your 12 then why are you cussing?
MsSophia97 1 month ago
im impressed but some races she barley won i mean i watch tvg all the time and im 11 if secretariat raced zenyatta big red would win by a an amazing victory she may have stanima but she would be no match for big red
MsSophia97 1 month ago
@MsSophia97 Sec lost more races than she- considering that we didn't build horses like cars- they are a mystery yet- to truly train a champion is simply to not ruin him/her. I credit Mr. Sherrifs for keeping her whole and healthy- and saying another horse would win goes against the very purpose of horseracing- to find out who is faster.
ArchDandy1134 1 month ago
@ArchDandy1134 I was lucky enough to have seen her win 6 of her races in person and she may be my favorite horse of all time. But remember, she ran 20 races in a little over 3 years. Secretariat ran 21 races in a 16 month period and cranked out some of the most mind-boggling performances in history. I love Zen but Secretariat occupies a whole other level all by his onesy.
escrowrick 1 week ago
@MsSophia97 That was the genius of how she ran. If you look closely, she is not being asked to run. It came instinctively. She ran as hard as she needed to while leaving plenty in reserve. She possessed the longest stride of any horse in the history of the sport. A foot and a half longer than Secretariat's. When you consider that she weighed close to 1300 lbs, she truly was poetry in motion. A true example of working smarter as opposed to harder.
AAndrews1968 3 weeks ago
Es una yegua formidable, aqui no hay nada que cuestionar es una yegua con un gran corazon de guerrera, sin dudas ella impuso sus grandes dotes de corredora.
socalo100 1 month ago
Zenyatta haters make me so mad, it's not the amount of wins she had, it's her sweetnes, her charisma, her crowd pleasing personality, her dance moves, any Zen fan would agree with me, im sure of it!
LukeBryanLover123 1 month ago
ALL THE PEOPLE WHO POST ABOUT GOLDIKOVA AND TIZNOW AND GIO PONTI WHY THE F*** ARE YOU TALKING CRAP ABOUT (THE QUEEN)(ZENYATTA) IF YOU ARENT EVEN A FAN?!?!?!
P.S F*** OFF ALL OF YOU HATERS.. I WATCHED ALL OF HER RACES AND IM 12
TheKcat1999 1 month ago
@TheKcat1999 Zenyatta isn't a queen .
johnofohu123 1 month ago
when they retired her i cried because i loved watching her dance onto the field and just fly by everyone. im only 19 so i never got to see Secretariat,Ruffian, Affirmed or any of the other greats, and i so wanted to see a racehorse that was once in a lifetime. I did and her name is ZENYATTA!! even though she lost her last race it was amazing to watch. my heart never beated to fast as it did watching her race that evening. :') i hope her foal is just as amazing!!
2138red 2 months ago
@3ponypals She was much the best in that race, regardless of where she finished. If she had not spotted the leaders 20+ lengths due to her not being prepared properly for the kickback she'd get on that surface, that epic stretch run she put in would have put her in front by daylight.
Venckman 2 months ago
Boy do I miss the big mare!! Would've certainly enjoyed one more year of her dominance!!
GBeret83 2 months ago in playlist Sea The Stars-Zenyatta File
I'm sure a lot of people will think I'm an asshole for making this comment. But I'm not that impressed with what Rapid Redux has done. Simply because, imagine if Zenyatta, and or Citation and Cigar's connections just decided one day to keep all 3 of them in the same low level allowance class, beating up on the same level of horses over and over without ever stepping up in grade? I'd say all 3 of them could've won a good 40 to 50 races without defeat at the level that Rapid Redux is racing. TJMO.
GBeret83 2 months ago in playlist Sea The Stars-Zenyatta File
@GBeret83 He's raced the way he is because that is where he belongs, talent wise. This is not a stakes horse by any stretch of the imagination. It's a good trainer who knows where his horse can be competitive and where it can't be. The other horses you have mentioned also ran at the levels they belonged for the same reasons. I love the Rapid Redux story, because he's a stone cold racehorse, an iron horse that seems like a throwback to the old days. Long may he run, and continue to win.
Venckman 2 months ago
Wow this is the one of the only zenyatta vids with out anything about rachel. It's about time. There's a resin they didn't race Rachel with the queen. The Queen is in a class of champions rachel is just good not great. Great video by the way.
MrMapleleaf77 2 months ago
Zenyatta retired because she had fillies/foals :(. Love yeah Zenyatta!!!
Thehorse3201 2 months ago
@Thehorse3201 well, in a good way i suppose, she is a mum now :)
planetX15 2 weeks ago
Zenyatta = Chuck Norris
Jean0987654321 2 months ago
I searched for best race horse on the Net. The result was a photo of Zenyatta.
bra35486 3 months ago
amazing montage best time spent watching this. certainly one hell of a horse and 1 of the best in history !!
MrSparxx23 3 months ago
"how do you describe perfection? why try? let's just watch her run!" <3
kikiiimarieexx 3 months ago
omg... put on transcribe audio... "here once young, i dropped on hiroshima desperate outside"
HoovesToHeart 3 months ago
Wheres race 20, from way last to come second very good effort. I think they did the right thing & retire her then, seriously I think she had enough & just wanted to breed. Her dance moves said abit on her behaviour lol.
taykyl001 4 months ago
"You better take a look at Zenyatta! (from her maiden win). Now that was a prophetic call.
redbrian3655 4 months ago
She didn't know how to run a bad race. NEVER failed to deliver an exciting race. Always giving a LOT of weight and carrying it like it had no effect on her. Such a sound horse, greatest personality and she runs a helluva race. EVERY. TIME. OUT. All heart and it's MASSIVE! Can't wait to see her foal running around.
Kostly 4 months ago
There will never, never be another horse quite like Zenyatta. In watching this clip, by the time I get to her 2009 BC win, I am in tears. She's just incredible. Even the best racehorse shouldn't be able to do what SHE could do on the track. Long live the Queen!
ronnogold 4 months ago
Wow !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Ducknbob8 5 months ago
This generic rock n roll music is funny!
o0xst 5 months ago
Zenyatta's personality, and the way she interacted with her fans had almost as much to do with what made her so great as her natural ability, IMO. What she accomplished is probably on a higher plain because she was a filly/mare and not a colt. But whether she was male or female really doesn't matter in my eyes. Because for either sex, she's had an incredible career!! Definitely one of the greatest American thoroughbreds of all time!! JMO.
GBeret83 5 months ago 3
Zenyatta was the "Silky Sullivan" of our era of racing!! Not since the days of Silky Sullivan in the mid-1950's have I ever seen another horse, male or female, able to come from behind and make up so much ground to win at the graded stakes level the way she did. Silky Sullivan made up 27 length's to win the Golden Gate Futurity in 1957, and he made up 28 length's to win the Santa Anita Derby in 1958.
GBeret83 5 months ago
Every time I have a bad day or I get discouraged about the world all I have to do is watch this video and I remember the pure joy that Zenyatta brought to all of us. Her years on the track were the best that I've ever seen horse racing. The fans, the cheering, the friendships made....I'll never forget it!!! What a horse! Zen forever!
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GBeret83 5 months ago
That's guts @ 7:13. What a move going to the rail in traffic. Great riding!
jermaineonealnumber7 6 months ago
Great video! I hope all record and footage of the 2010 Classic is somehow lost forever :)
caviar1127 6 months ago
EVERYTHING ABOUT THIS VID IS GREAT!!!!! EXCEPT FOR THE MUSIC, IT IS ABSOLUTELY HORRIBLE!!!!!
caliwaters88 6 months ago
"She's gonna have to fly again" hail to the queen
Trelaf53 6 months ago
You left off her greatest race of all.
eringobragh915 6 months ago
I can repeat all of her races by myself and I'm not even 15
mmbower5 6 months ago 2
Zenyatta was the best mare to ever live, there is no horse that could perform like that, it is unbelievable, and she didn't just beat garbage horses she beat looking at lucky and a bunch of good horses, she beat all of the boys in the breeders cup, she should not have lost race 20
jdoggy39 6 months ago
Best 10 minutes I spent in ages.
Bax7a 7 months ago 25
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See you at peelers makes this horse look like a joke
DemonChinChilla355 7 months ago
one of the coolest videos on youtube!
stivo1975 7 months ago
I dont know where I was during all these races, but I found out about her late in her winning streak. But I have NEVER seen a horse that HAS to get to the finish line first like this horse, She smelled it every race. NO DOUBT Zenyatta is the BEST come from behind horse I have EVER seen and will EVER see. Absolutely phenomenal!!!!
newdistbear 8 months ago 2
THIS-IS-UN-BA-LEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEVABLE!
cavalierfan1995 8 months ago 2
You can only love the swagger she puts on.
wakeboardadict8956 8 months ago
Man, you gotta love those announcers. They make the races more exciting.
mshobohorse 8 months ago
@mshobohorse No.. The announcers loved Zenyatta because she gave them something to be excited about...
horshooer 8 months ago 2
Poetry in Motionnnn!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! The Best Horse ever without a shadow of a doubt
classactzWaY 8 months ago 43
@classactzWaY,
ever heard of "Black Caviar"?
johnnytheprick 4 months ago
@classactzWaY
She was great, no doubt about that. But why do fans always have to make such outrageous claims like 'best horse ever'?! You just lose all credibility with a comment like that and look nothing more than a rabid fanboy...
MrDraven37 3 weeks ago
8:26 "IT'S ZENYATTAAAAA YEEEEEEEEEEEEEAH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!" sounded like the handicapped guy from Family Guy.
MangoRoX87 8 months ago
"If you don't have goosebumps right now, you don't like horse racing!"
haha
mugs11889 8 months ago 3
she sooo could have gone 20 for 20 had the jockey not messed up X-(
barboro1 9 months ago
@barboro1
he didnt mess up.. Zenyatta got to relaxed in the gate.. She got a bad break too!!
TheKcat1999 3 months ago
Chills.
kenneth2951 9 months ago
8:04 to 8:27 is inspiration like an injection right into my heart. chills. she makes me think of God
eliaspratt 9 months ago
When the yelling commentator was getting super crazy, my goosebumps popped out 4 inches. That guy is so awesome when it comes to being the official commentator of awesome horse races. "ZENYATTA, TRYING TO RUN HER DOWN ON THE MONEY!!!!!!" THAT WAS AWESOME DUDE! I love your voice and your devotion to Zenyatta.
AwesomeSeanable 9 months ago
she loves to race. i wonder how she is doing in her retirement. i hope the people that she grew up with visits her.
moviesforrandy 9 months ago
@moviesforrandy if you become a fan of her page on facebook you'll be able to read her diary entries, which are updated daily. she's doing extremely well and loves Kentucky, and her owners, trainer, and jockey visit her all the time :)
rainyrose23 9 months ago
@rainyrose23 thanks
moviesforrandy 7 months ago
Zenyatta is really big for a female (17.2 hands and 1200 pounds), and that's why she won 18 in a row against much smaller mares - Ruffian had similar height and had the same success against fillies. But for all her size, Zenyatta was not extraordinary, barely beating an average turf specialist in 2009 and losing to another mediocre horse (compared to the likes of Tiz and Zapp) in 2010. The mare Goldikova has won 13 G1 races, inlcuding three Breeders, all against males - that's way better imo.
rcschumann 10 months ago
@rcschumann ....Goldikova all on turf too....you can't compare these 2. Both are GREAT
Beachrunner333 9 months ago
@rcschumann
There's a reason why the Breeders Cup Classic is worth 5 million dollars and the Breeders Cup Mile is worth 2 million. Come on back when you have it figured out.
DBJKAJ 9 months ago
@DBJKAJ Yes, but Zenyatta is not even among the best US TBs of this century. She beat garbage fillies in her first 18 wins, and then beat a turf horse, Gio Ponti (Gio who?!), to win no.19. In her last race she lost to a decent horse, but who's no Tiznow, Ghostzapper, Curlin, Smarty Jones or Barbaro - these are the greats of the 21st century. The likes of Goldikova and Zarkava would have buried her in a race over 1 1/4 miles, as they won G1's against males on a regular basis.
rcschumann 8 months ago
@rcschumann
Are you a rookie? How long have you been a fan of this sport?
"Smarty Jones and Barbaro....greats of the 21st century"????
Are you on dope?
The only two horses on that "list of yours" that were exceptional are: "Ghostzapper" and "Tiznow".
Anymore questions you have for me?
PS: When Freddy Head moves "Goldikova" out of her comfort zone and runs her in the 5 million dollar "Breeders Cup Classic", come see me and we'll chat, otherwise shut the f_ck up because you know nothing.
DBJKAJ 8 months ago
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@DBJKAJ Eat shit you piece of garbage. Zenyatta was pure hyped up crap. She raced shit in both BCC races. Anymore questions you have for me? Good, now fuck off.
rcschumann 8 months ago
@rcschumann I have a question... can you run faster than any horse that stands on 4 legs? Can you reply to anything without using the word 'shit'? Is it possible for you to grow up??
horshooer 8 months ago
@rcschumann *size does not guarantee greatness. just look at seabiscuit and john henry.
rainyrose23 9 months ago
@rainyrose23 I know size doesn't guarantee greatness. Northern Dancer at 15.2 hands is a great example. He won both the Kentucky Derby and Preakness Stakes in 1964. The horse who came 2nd to him at the Derby, Hill Rise, was 17 hands. Dancer's time at the Derby was 2:00 flat, WAY faster than Zenyatta's time at the same track and distance for Breeders Cup 2010. His Derby record stood until Secretariat broke it with 1:59.4, but Dancer's time is still one of the fasterst ever on that track.
rcschumann 8 months ago
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Rags to Riches' win over the great Curlin (Preakness and future BCC champion), to become the first filly to win Belmont in 102 years, is one of the greatest single feats by a female, and better than what Zenyatta did at the Breeders. The great mare Goldikova has beaten a lot more males than Zen, and has so far won THREE Breeders Cup races in a row, all against males. Zenyatta was fantastic, but there have been greater TBs in the last ten years who achieved more on the track.
SECby31 10 months ago
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Where was Zenyatta in the TC races of 07? - hiding in California racing fillies half her size. That's how she got 18 in a row. Then she barely beat Gio Ponti (Gio who?!) in 09 and lost to Blame in 2010, another average horse compared to 21st century greats like Tiznow and Ghostzapper. Tiznow is the true American hero of the Breeders Cup, fighting off the best Europe had to offer in 2000 and 2001.That horse, along with Smarty Jones, Curlin and Ghostzapper are the best of this century.
SECby31 10 months ago
I personally think they should have went ahead and added Zenyatta's second classic to this clip. Because there was certainly nothing for her to be ashamed of that day in that loss by inches to Blame!! JMO.
GBeret83 10 months ago 3
I dearly love looking back on the body of work that Zenyatta accomplished in her career. No knock at Ruffian whatsoever, because I'm old enough that I got to see the fireball race in my lifetime. But what other American filly or mare ever faced 22 of the world's best colt's on synthetics and conventional dirt and beat 21 of them? Falling by mere inches to only one. Certainly not Rachel Alexandra, or Ruffian.
GBeret83 10 months ago
'how do you describe perfection why try lets just watch her run this is zenyatta!!!!!'
TheKcat1999 10 months ago 2
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We all should write a bucket list for ourselves. Whether we are dying or not, a bucket list can be a plan on how to truly live.
A couple of them for me was...
- To witness one of the greatest horses of all-time in person.
- To witness a historical horse race.
^^ Thanks, Zenyatta. Checkmarked on both accounts. ;) She made my love for horses feel so complete. I can always die happy knowing that aspect is already fulfilled in my heart.
*raises fist in the air*
sweetepnoy 10 months ago
@ForeverHoofbeats awwwwe....that's beautiful! It's truth! She is and always has been a naturally happy horse. Look at how she "performs" for everyone! She's happy to do it!!
Kostly 10 months ago
They sent the best filly, probably top 5 in the world now, in the Lady's Secret against Zenyatta, in Switch. Beside the second BCC Zen ran in, this Lady's Secret should have showed all the doubters how WRONG they were about Zenyatta. Switch was FLYING to the wire. Zenyatta ran her down. In the second BCC, she just, simply, had too much to do, but, again, showed you what her heart was about. HUGE! Huge runs in EVERY race she was nearly beat in. HUGE!!!
Kostly 10 months ago
i almost died on her 19th race!!!! i literally had a heart attack!!!! I would also rather have mike smith as a jockey than david flores!!!! :)
TheKcat1999 11 months ago
@TheKcat1999 That race, is a close third to the two BCCs she ran in. The first BCC her and Mike were just amazing in that last move to the outside to get clear for the wire. The second BCC, it's amazing she was there at the wire at all! This Lady's SEcret was just amazing! Especially considering what Switch is doing to competition these days. Switch is a str8 up BEAST! Just like Zenyatta.
Kostly 10 months ago
"how do you describe perfection? Why try? Let's just watch her run"
rockmyworld2011 1 year ago
People who criticize this horse have no idea about what makes a champion. It isn't about which horses you beat, or what times you run, or which races you run in. It is about being in a position from which it isn't possible to win - and winning.
Gabrienb 1 year ago 4
UNBELIEBABLE…she reminds me (more than anything over the past 10 years) why we love sports so much!
ded2u 1 year ago
Gives me goosebumps every time and puts a smile on my face. : ) Can't wait to see her first baby on the track.
zenyatta19 1 year ago 2
Vic....I hope you read this....win 17 brings tears to my eyes....best call, EVER...even better than your earthquake call!
wallyszabo 1 year ago 4
I had Gio Ponti singled in a pick 3 that would have paid $1800 in the 09 BC Classic, and lost to Zenyatta .I was watching Zenyatta the whole race because I knew her,and I knew she was the one to beat..It was a honor to lose to her.
mattstein70 1 year ago
ok listen everyone knows that she is a one in a million mare. And so what if she raced mares mostly she raced males to and she still beat them. She is and always will be my favorite racehorse ever. I luv zenyatta:)
taylorlautnersexy123 1 year ago
The most amazing aspect of Zenyatta's record is the fact that I can't find a time where her odds were less than even money (in other words 'odds-on').
If a horse like that existed in Australia, bookies would have her at $1.20 return for a $1 stake. Can anyone explain how punters were still able to get odds of between $2.20 and $3 (for $1) about her even when she was at the peak of her powers and racing in such small fields? I would be a rich man if I was in the US betting on her.
robinaboy 1 year ago
Zenyatta deserved HOY at least once in her career. She faced a host of class fillies and mares. Ginger Punch, Life is Sweet, St Trinians, Switch, Music Note, and Lethal Heat to name a few. She raced 22 of the very best colt's in the world in two B.C. Classic's as well. Even if Zenyatta had faced males more than twice? I truly believe she would've remained just as dominant in her division as Goldikova has been in hers. Her closing onslaught was truly a gift from the racing God's!! JMO.
GBeret83 1 year ago 3
@GBeret83
Your right about her beating classy mares, but those are mares. If she wanted to stretch far and beyond, she would have had to face males often, not just Twice. Her career is pretty much built off 3 races, the rest of her races where merely preps for those 3. And the sad thing is, she only won 2/3. Closing gift from the gods? Go watch a Silky Sullivan video.
queenluciaa 1 year ago
@queenluciaa, I don't need a Silky Sullivan video to know that that closing kick was good enough to beat every filly and mare she ever faced. And it was good enough to beat 21 out of 22 of the very best colt's racing anywhere in the world. The only one it wasn't good enough to beat had dominated every other G1 winning colt he'd ever faced at Churchill Downs. But he was only able to beat Zenyatta by 6 inches. That's hardly dominating. Especially on his home track.
GBeret83 1 year ago 2
@GBeret83 It was good enough to beat the 22nd colt too, but as is often the case with horse racing, the best horse does not always win, and did not last November. Blame was most fortunate that damned closer's luck finally caught up to the Queen.
Venckman 11 months ago
@Venckman, Couldn't agree more. I think Zenyatta started the race spinning her wheels a bit, and she wasn't really used to all of the dirt blow back in her face either. I think both of those factors had a lot to do with why she was so far back early in the race. I think it was more her own doing than Smith's. I think Smith knew she needed to be closer to the pace. But it just took him 2 or 3f to get Zenyatta to cooperate with the plan. JMO.
GBeret83 11 months ago
@queenluciaa Whatever HATER!
Kostly 10 months ago
@Kostly
Thats your brilliant objection to my argument? Thats pretty sad.
queenluciaa 10 months ago
@queenluciaa You don't HAVE an argument in the first place. If you DO have an "Argument" it's pure GARBAGE.
Kostly 10 months ago
@Kostly
Resistance is futile, but you deep down inside know I am right. You just wish that the Mosses didn't campaign her like a coward. Its really sad, I know.
queenluciaa 10 months ago
Its really amazing horse in this generation !One of a kind ,unforgettable for all racing afficinados......
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GBeret83 1 year ago
@GBeret83
You'd be correct if the best closers back then had the synthetic playground she had. 16/20 races where on Synthetic, a surface that pretty much ALWAYS favors the closers. Most of the horses she ran against where Dirt specialists, trying to look for a G1 in California. But sadly most of them are on Synthetic. Well, at least the Vanity,Clement Hirsch, and the Lady's Secret. 3 races she hasn't missed once in her career.
queenluciaa 1 year ago
@queenluciaa
Hi Queen, by what facts do you base your statement 'synthetic tracks pretty much ALWAYS favors the closers'?
I'm curious because the synthetic tracks here in Australia have a reputation for favouring leaders. In fact, at the last race meet I attended with a synthetic track, seven of the eight winners were either on or near the speed. There was only one swooper.
Cheers.
robinaboy 1 year ago
The greatest American race-mare ever, and one of the greatest American thoroughbred's ever, male or female, bar none. Unheard of for a deep closer to finish her career beaten only one time by 6 inches. In the toughest conventional dirt field assembled all year on the planet. Beaten by a horse in Blame who had dominated every field he'd ever faced at Churchill Downs. Zenyatta lost nothing in defeat in the 2010 B.C. Classic. If anything, she solidified her greatness by never quitting. JMO.
GBeret83 1 year ago 4
@GBeret83 Absolutely. No doubt. I'm so happy they built her sound and kept her sound. It's bittersweet because I know that TB horse racing is full of evil money hungry CUNTS and the animals suffer because of this fact. Shirreffs is a great trainer. He's got a good heart on him.
Kostly 10 months ago
Its the same thing in every race. She runs on the outside....lookes at the leaders...gets into gear... and comes home to win!!!
wertydlv 1 year ago
"If you don't have goosebumps you don't like horseracing!"
DifferentlyDead 1 year ago
Zenyatta is the Best we will ever see....she will make a wonderfull broodmare and produce amazing foals for all of us to root for, we will be adding another great line to the charts of pedigrees, all the best come from the broodmares side :) and she is THE BEST :)
lovedbysweetie 1 year ago 2
"Here's a future superstar."
How right he was....
TBAYbarrelracer 1 year ago 4
She was the greatest and she knew it more than anybody. You think Vic Stauffer wanted her to win or what? Some great calls by Trevor and Vic...awesome
mattstein70 1 year ago 3
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Photographer, Barbara Livingston, wrote a beautiful piece called "Zenyatta a reminder to celebrate life." Check it out at DRF. Quotes like "I wanted this to last forever" & "When I was around her, it seemed as if everything was right with the world." Zen touched the soul. Barbara's final words are EXACTLY how alot of us FEEL when we are around her. Great photos too. My loyalty is with royalty. Long live The Queen, baby...
sweetepnoy 1 year ago
everytime she is running zenyatta seems to say "look what i can do!" and when she wins shes like "did ya see that? that was fun and i won!" ahahahaha
meganishamazing 1 year ago 4
When we have nothing, we appreciate everything. When we get everything, we appreciate nothing. C'est la vie. Before I go on my vacation, I just want thank Zenyatta for giving us three wonderful seasons while most other horses can only be great in one. She started her career on Thanksgiving weekend in 2007. Toast to a fun 2010 season! Happy Thanksgiving to a horse who kept on giving...
sweetepnoy 1 year ago 2
you Can always tell which one is zenyatta, she runs with the most heart
breyergirl606 1 year ago 15
Yup, Sarabi. I see Zenyatta as a bookmark of the decade. The way people think of Secretariat, Forego, Seattle Slew, Affirmed, and Spectacular Bid when they think of the 1970's. Zenyatta is probably the greatest American horse since Cigar and most popular since Secretariat. She is our time capsule in this era. One of the first superstars for Generation Y - The YouTube generation. Years from now, we will sit back to reminisce about her and just smile.
sweetepnoy 1 year ago 2
Zenyatta made me fall in love with racing at a time at a time when I stopped caring about it with all the cheating, drugs, breakdowns, premature retirements. Racing can give ten Quality Roads and Blames for the next few years, and it still will never replace and match the anticipation and excitement I felt watching Zenyatta race everytime. Track records can feel hollow to me sometimes, but Zenyatta touched a true horse fan's purest soul.
sweetepnoy 1 year ago 26
@sweetepnoy FUCK YEAH! Great comment Sweetpnoy!
Kostly 10 months ago
Amazing how Zenyatta thinks like a bullet, she stays in the cock and just shoots fast. Faster than a plane.
Brought2UbyTHEM 1 year ago
I love how Zenyatta's ears come forward as soon as she's in the lead! so cute:) Great horse!
TheBZs 1 year ago 2
everytime i see the queen she takes my breath away! whether it be a photo or her walking out on the track with her fancy walk she never seezes to amaze me. she is capable of anything and its truelly a shame blame beat her. he had nothing left and was getting beaten, and if the queen had a little more track she would have won. suer blame is the only horse to ever have beaten her but she has more heart then 10 blame's. Queen Zenyatta for horse of the year!!!!!!!!
TheBZs 1 year ago 3
How do you describe perfection? Why try, let's just watch her run, this is Zenyattaaaa!
mstrunn 1 year ago 4
is the number one, is beautiful, never be born a horse like Zenyatta
I love him.
89yoyi 1 year ago
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''@89yoyi is the number one, is beautiful, never be born a horse like Zenyatta
I love him.'' its a fill/mare/ FEMALE?LADY?GIRL
watelse2say 1 year ago
Thank you for the ride, Big Girl! You ARE one of the greats! Don't let anyone tell you different! Absolutely thrilling to watch!
ImagineThatFarm 1 year ago 2
...Queen. With dignity. The only thing I look forward to is the future. Does she run one more time to go out on top? Does she retire and spend the rest of her life in a farm in CA next to her buddy, Mario? I don't feel discouraged from yesterday because I love her beyond the race results. She didn't lose to a bum. She lost to a G1 horse with homecourt advantage and a cleaner trip, and still went down fighting.
sweetepnoy 1 year ago
@sweetepnoy
I'm not sure if you watched the race correctly, but Blame was boxed in nearly the whole race. Zenyatta was never more than 4 lengths off of him at the first turn. You may not like this, but her narrow loss shows that a Female in such an equalized field needs the perfect trp to win it. Last year Zenny had a home advantage easily, but no one raves about it. I knew it would be her down fall since, she never raced at Churchill. She might've won if they gave her more experience.
queenluciaa 1 year ago
I was hard at Mike, but life is bigger than this game. We could have had another Eight Belles tragedy yesterday. They risk their life out there. Zen's loss was one of the most noble efforts in defeat. Perhaps her lone loss showed more of her character than any of her wins. Like losing a Game 7 on the road by 1 pt. They made the shot, but the clock ran out a split second before the shot attempt. Blame had more advantages and Zen still fired every single time to barely lose. She went down like a
sweetepnoy 1 year ago 2
Zenyatta's loss doesn't do anything to tarnish her reputation. She's still the greatest I've ever seen.
I cried when she lost, but I would still have cried if she won- just out of happiness instead of sadness. That's what makes Zenyatta a champion; she tugs your heartstrings winning, and she tugs them losing. She tugs them just walking through the paddock.
I guess it's only appropriate that she's named after the Police, because every little thing she does is magic.
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MsLoosingFear 1 year ago
i really really like the commentary from the two on the last 3 races they were amazing!!!
IplayCODallDAY 1 year ago
I can still stitch a jersey with the number #19 on it with her name. The #19 was a number for one of my fav players. I have this video on my phone, and it looks like I don't need to upgrade to "all 20 wins" anymore. Her appeal goes beyond her racing career anyway. Her charisma will always make me a lifelong fan. Some horses may be more talented or accomplished, but they may not have the charisma and beauty like her. She is still the total package.
sweetepnoy 1 year ago
I'm going to miss her dearly and why I probably wouldn't care too much of horse racing now that she is gone. Zenyatta will leave a huge void in my life. I felt numb about it because while I love Zen, I still got to cash in on the ticket with a better payout. The gambler in me was happy, but the Z fan in me was a bit down. But I would trade the cash in a minute if the result had her winning.
sweetepnoy 1 year ago
@sweetepnoy I agree , we will have more horses like Blame, and QR but it may be a long time before we get another one like Zen if we even do. Like now what...kinda that dull numb feeling you explained about.
21Sarabi 1 year ago
She was SO far behind but I thought she'd do it one more time.
She almost seemed confused when she didn't go to the winner's circle today.....
I hope she's OK.
What a glorious creature.....the stuff legends are made of.
God Bless, beautiful girl! When we needed a 'HERO' we were given a "HEROINE"
bonsmom 1 year ago 2
DAm,...soooooooooooo close after making up like 12 strides,..2 more strides and it was hers. nice run and amazing horse!
josh604gt 1 year ago
THIS IS ZENNNYATTA
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rhetoricalparadox 1 year ago
Zenyatta loves to run, and she enjoys winning. The difference between her and the other horses is she really wants it and she loves it. She understands why she's running,
AbstractCoder 1 year ago
Safe trip Zen! Last time around, girl!
diandra128 1 year ago
Holy crow! Are you sure that's a real horse? I mean, her wings must be invisible.
Darienbeagle 1 year ago
OMG!
shalomormsby 1 year ago
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hahahhaha 9:32 shes saying "yes yes yes yes" lol shes a beuty!!!!!
kingkungu 1 year ago
OMG I just had to watch this before the race today.....ALL I HAVE TO SAY IS WOW...THIS IS THE BEST RACING I HAVE EVER SEEN..
GO ZENYATTA YOUR THE BEST AND I'M ROOTING FOR YOU.
xmarasweet 1 year ago
That beautiful mare is the most competitive athlete alive today. There is a moment that is quite visible when she sees that final horse and she just explodes. Absolutely amazing and a joy to watch.
mrfinn99 1 year ago
I think, and hope your wrong schardy, she may be dour, but, she still shows a great turn of foot when required for a furlong or so. That is what makes her so great. She still had it at her last few wins.
hatman1917 1 year ago
I have watched racing for over 30 years in Australia that takes our racing more seriously than the states. Win 14 and 15 were just about the best I have ever seen.
hatman1917 1 year ago
good luck today Zenyatta..you're in pretty tough...win or lose you are the one of the greatest of all time!!!
nowhereman2007 1 year ago
8:19 - 8:29 that dude tottally creamed his pants hahaha what a fag
TomMcburns 1 year ago
I had to watch these before tomorrow!!! GL Zenyatta!
eg6cvchatch 1 year ago
Unbelievable
orejitascalientes1 1 year ago
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Wow!!!!!! What an unbelievable horse. I get the impression that she knows exactly the environment she is in and she knows she needs to win.
1022jsentp 1 year ago
Wow!!!!!! What an unbelievable horse. I get the impression that she knows exactly the environment she is in and she knows she needs to win.
1022jsentp 1 year ago
Can you beleive he only used the whip in 3 races..? WOW
demccollum 1 year ago
That Lady's Secret final 16th was pure heart and absolute greatness. Switch is not to be taken lightly. She ran her tail off in this one. Although, if the boys are that far ahead with a 1/16th to go, I'm afraid the results might differ. :( That would suck so bad to go out with a loss. She'll still be regarded as the top filly/mare, IMO.
Kostly 1 year ago
I worry that Zen is becoming a bit dour as she gets older. I can see her motoring home but running out of ground and running 2nd or 3rd beaten half a length. I hope I am wrong. I wish they had have tried her on turf over 12 f. Her turfy pedigree and scope to improve the further the races go will remain unknown quantities.
I don't think I have ever wanted a horse to win anything more than I want Zen to win on Saturday. Good luck you wonderful mare!
schardy80 1 year ago