Zenyatta, the eight-year-old iconic racemare and 2010 Eclipse Horse of the Year, delivered a strapping 130 pound baby boy.
Liz O'Connell | Posted 05.07.2012
Zenyatta is due to foal today. A maiden mare giving birth for the first time hasn't read What to Expect When You Are Expecting, gone to a Lamaze class or consulted with a doula.
Liz O'Connell | Posted 12.12.2011
A year has gone by since we were all on edge - was Zenyatta going to make it three Breeders' Cup victories in a row? It wasn't to be.
Liz O'Connell | Posted 10.01.2011
If my bank account wasn't so laughable, I could do all my holiday and birthday shopping for... me, starting with the painting of Zenyatta, at the Equi...
Liz O'Connell | Posted 09.11.2011
It's been a while since 2010 Horse of the Year Zenyatta has been center stage. These days Zenyatta spends time out in the pastures with her posse of broodmare pals.
Liz O'Connell | Posted 05.25.2011
Zenyatta is having a baby. Fifteen days after her last trip to the breeding shed with her consort, Bernardini, racing icon and Eclipse Horse of the Year Zenyatta is in foal.
Len Berman | Posted 05.25.2011
It's way too long between the championship games and the Super Bowl, so who would you rather have for entertainment value, Mum Bill or Blabberhouth Ryan? No contest.
AP | STEVEN WINE | Posted 05.25.2011
MIAMI BEACH, Fla. — Moments after the Eclipse Awards ended Monday night, Zenyatta owner Ann Moss came off the stage eager to call her mare in Ke...
Liz O'Connell | Posted 05.25.2011
The racing community is in the final moments of debating the merits of the finalists for the Eclipse Horse of the Year Award. Who will be the MVP of horse racing in the United States?
Liz O'Connell | Posted 05.25.2011
This year, advocates for the welfare of horses stepped up their game. And as for the sport? Some relatively new, relatively young race horse owners' commitment to the sport paid off.
Liz O'Connell | Posted 05.25.2011
Over 1500 fans turned out on a blustery winter night to both greet and say farewell to the great champion race mare, Zenyatta. This would be the final gig of this rock star's farewell tour.
Liz O'Connell | Posted 05.25.2011
It's just a month since Zenyatta ran her final race -- the Breeders' Cup Classic. We all know she lost by a nose. When Blame edged her out of the win, the race was over, the horses galloped out unharmed and the crowd was not ready to let Zenyatta go.
Liz O'Connell | Posted 05.25.2011
Where to start when giving thanks? Do I bring it in personal or spin it out to the universe?
AP | Posted 05.25.2011
VERSAILLES, Ky. — Zenyatta is headed off to retirement in Kentucky. The 6-year-old mare whose narrow loss in the Breeders' Cup Classic left her...
Liz O'Connell | Posted 05.25.2011
With hand held video camera, Frances J. Karon joined Zenyatta's entourage, covering the big mare's race prep and the race -- from on the race track!
Liz O'Connell | Posted 05.25.2011
Zenyatta gallops under the fabled twin spires of Churchill Downs, preparing for the 2010 Breeders' Cup Classic on Saturday.
Len Berman | Posted 05.25.2011
The Mets suspend their long-time clubhouse manager Charlie Samuels in an illegal gambling investigation. It reportedly doesn't include betting on baseball.
fanhouse.com | Posted 05.25.2011
Zenyatta will try to end her career a perfect 20-0 at the Breeders' Cup Classic, and oddsmakers like her chances. The mare was installed as an early ...
Liz O'Connell | Posted 05.25.2011
She dances. She guzzles Guinness. She is a premier athlete. She is... Zenyatta.
Liz O'Connell | Posted 05.25.2011
A total of $25.5 million will be disbursed as winnings, earning the Breeders' Cup (BC) the distinction of being the world's richest prize money event.
Liz O'Connell | Posted 05.25.2011
What could be so special about the pretty but plain brown four year old placing second in her initial outing in a Belmont maiden claiming? If your name is Little Larky, plenty.
Jay Weston | Posted 05.25.2011
The best bet in poker is the delicious food at the Hollywood Park Casino.
AP | ANDREW DALTON | Posted 05.25.2011
BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. — Rachel Alexandra won the first matchup between racing's leading ladies, beating out Zenyatta for Horse of the Year. May...
AP | BETH HARRIS | Posted 05.25.2011
ARCADIA, Calif. — What a gal! Zenyatta overcame early trouble to beat the boys in the $5 million Breeders' Cup Classic on Saturday, running her...
AP | ANDREW DALTON | Posted 05.25.2011
ARCADIA, Calif. — She's a mare set to race against a dozen of the world's most daunting male horses for the first time in her career, but Zenyat...
Liz O'Connell | Posted 05.15.2012