Zenyatta at yearling sale

[jognlope]

Just a kid, aww.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MP8VFLO25Q4

[Bettowin]

I would have bid $65K :)

[DeanT]

That is hilarious to watch. Near the end of the video it shows the people in the crowd, most not even paying attention to her. Fast forward a few years and now people can not stop paying attention to her :)

Awesome find Joanie!

[Grits]

She was smart from babyhood--her ears wheeling around, continuously moving, they're perked straight up when not wheeling. LOL Not to even mention the whinnying.

Now and then, one will walk into the ring and whinny, a bit nervous, but its unusual for a filly to be this vocal in the ring, this curious and sassy.

The wallflower that had to be heard to be seen--she turned into the star that is seen and heard all over.

Life can be funny that way sometime, in horses and in humans.

[bane]

heh, my first sale I ever worked.

[JustRalph]

who was the buyer at 65k ?

[classhandicapper]

Listening to that was hilarious. :lol:

[tbwinner]

Someone "in the back" declined $65k...man are they wanting to shoot themselves now.

Amazing...I love these stories of "low-priced" horses going on to make millions with the right care and attention. Certainly makes wonder why people still pay millions for yearlings that never make it to the track or past allowances (ehmm...A.P. Indy colt United States still racing in allowances cost $2m at the keeneland sale a few years ago).

[Jasonm921]

She was a huge yearling.

[PaceAdvantage]

Thanks for the vid...always love to see what they looked like back then....

[joanied]

That is hilarious to watch. Near the end of the video it shows the people in the crowd, most not even paying attention to her. Fast forward a few years and now people can not stop paying attention to her :)

Awesome find Joanie!

Dean T...the credit for this awesome find has to go to jognlope :) ...

it is awesome though... she was a gorgeous yearling...and I adore vocal horses...love it when my own horses talk to me...I wonder what she 'tuned into' that made her whinny so much...I just loved that video...
thanks for posting it, jog:ThmbUp:

I think maybe at least one reason for her selling so low was her size...they looked at her, figured her size meant you'd have to go slow with her, and the majority of buyers want that quick return...
the right people did end up with her, though!!

[OntheRail]

who was the buyer at 65k ?
At the end of the video it sounds like the Auctioneer said Rick Dale $60.000

[jognlope]

She's licking her lips at the end, showing she's a quick study. She's adorable.

[Zippy Chippy]

This is one of the best things ive seen on PA

[cpitt84]

Interesting blog review on zenyatta:

http://pullthepocket.blogspot.com/2010/09/zenyatta-phenomenon.html

[my_nameaintearl]

mr paulick tweeted me and said

raypaulick

@my_nameaintearl I should have gone just one more bid!

[nijinski]

The vid has been passed around facebook , it's wonderfult to view ,and lot's
of comments about her sale price,what a steal.

[toussaud]

rotfl @ the guy that turned down the 65k bid

[Audioslavery]

The Mosses have gone on record saying they were prepared to go substantially higher than $60k. So the $65k buyer probably wouldn't have mattered.

Thanks for this video, this is way cool to see!

[jognlope]

Your welcome, got on Facebook.

[Zippy Chippy]

Just wanna bump to make sure everyone gets to see this. What a great video

[Grits]

Just wanna bump to make sure everyone gets to see this. What a great video

It is. I've enjoyed it--having watched it several times.