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Old 07-29-2010, 04:15 PM   #1
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Talking Neat story on Zenyatta's personality...

It's a good read, very enjoyable, just like the great mare herself. It also states something about their plans for her the rest of the season...but I won't tell



Horse Racing Notebook: Zenyatta a star on, off track | Horse racing | Chron.com - Houston Chronicle
http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl...ce/7129349.html

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An autistic child comes to visit his "friend."
The child contentedly strokes and talks to her. She responds with head bobs and other affirmations. She can't talk to him.
Being a horse has its disadvantages.
Love of people and a buoyant personality are Zenyatta's second- and third-best qualities. No. 1? The 6-year-old mare hates to lose, though she has never tried it. Seventeen races, 17 wins. She will probably go for No. 18 in the next few weeks at Del Mar, outside San Diego.
Flighty types are found in thoroughbred barns. They'll kick or bite without cause. Zenyatta disclaims them as friends or relatives. She thinks she deserves your guest bedroom.
"I've never seen a horse like her," Dottie Ingordo said. Ingordo is the racing manager for Jerry and Ann Moss, who own Zenyatta. Ingordo's husband, John Shirreffs, trains Zenyatta.
The mare is regal, like Hepburn; wholesome looking, like Paltrow; warmly engaging, like Bullock. That last quality sets her apart from so many other Southern California stars.
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Old 07-29-2010, 04:22 PM   #2
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Zenyatta definitely has style and personality.
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andy...indeed she does...because of that, she's the one horse I'd love to spend a little time with...everyone associated with her should count their lucky stars...she's a true once in a lifetime horse!
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Nice mare wish they'd bring her East.

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Old 07-30-2010, 03:19 AM   #5
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Nice mare wish they'd bring her East.
Louisville is "sorta" East. Patience young man patience!
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Awwwwww!

She brought tears to my eyes when I watched her at Oaklawn. What a legend she is!
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Great story about Zen
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