Zenyatta News

[Curlin]

[quote author=Faith link=topic=35061.msg967777#msg967777 date=1276392037]
Zenyatta is more of a snuggler which seems very contrary to her diva ways. John's assistant said in the mornings when she goes in to check her legs she takes her nose and feels around in her pockets, up in her neck behind her hair, etc. Pretty cute.
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That's funny, because when I fed her carrots after the 2008 Lady's Secret, she was poking around in my handbag to see if I had anything more to eat in there. I guess a big mare needs a big after-race snack. :wink:

[luvsgeldings]

oh you lucky ladies who have gotten up close and personal with the lovely mare - i can only gaze adoringly at her from the rails... and i do it happily - hey its an honor just to meet her gaze for a beautiful moment - but oh to say you touched her and had that personal connection with her, well thats beyond special and a memory for a lifetime.

[Huaka]

I read on a forum that said she was making lots of noise when she had her last workout, which she's never done before. Is that true?

[Faith]

[quote author=Huaka link=topic=35061.msg968564#msg968564 date=1276462878]
I read on a forum that said she was making lots of noise when she had her last workout, which she's never done before. Is that true?
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Not a sound. That was a lie.

[Huaka]

Oh, okay. That's good! ^^;;. I think my nerves are shot getting so nervous waiting for her to race.

[halo]

I heard the same thing, from someone who would know.

[Faith]

[quote author=halo link=topic=35061.msg968575#msg968575 date=1276463603]
I heard the same thing, from someone who would know.
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Well, standing there I heard nothing. And neither did the six people standing next to me.

Some people reported the work right in this very thread, too, and funny how none mentioned it.

I say it 'cause it didn't happen.

[carbonite]

Yeah, that's the story going around now. Why do you say it's a lie, Faith?

Sorry, our posts crossed. You were there when she came off the track?

[halo]

This person was also there and also heard her making a bit of a sound that she hadnt made before.

[Faith]

[quote author=halo link=topic=35061.msg968581#msg968581 date=1276463788]
This person was also there and also heard her making a bit of a sound that she hadnt made before.
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I've seen her in person maybe, I don't know, 50 times? Several were for works. She sounded no different in this last work than the 20 or so before then. Or her 16 races of which I've been to 12.

I hate all this BS talk. I wouldn't stand for it for any horse. Ridiculous.

[Curlin]

[quote author=halo link=topic=35061.msg968581#msg968581 date=1276463788]
This person was also there and also heard her making a bit of a sound that she hadnt made before.
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The sound she was making was the blowing of raspberries at her upcoming competition. :wink:

[SecretariatForever]

[quote author=halo link=topic=35061.msg968575#msg968575 date=1276463603]
I heard the same thing, from someone who would know.
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Who is this someone?

I think Faith is a pretty reliable source and obviously knows Zenyatta as much as just a fan can considering she just said she has been to 12 of her races and has been to many of her workouts.

[Ruby 8.0]

I don't have cable or digital t.v.-is there a livestream link for seeing the race on computer? I found a link for 30 min. of sports, free, through ESPN.com, but it was broken. I am a little lost in the Hollywood Park website, looking for it there. Any help appreciated. Thanks.

[halo]

Well, I havent seen her, Im on the East Coast. But when I get a phone call from a friend of mine who is at the track every day, and he just mentions in passing that he saw Zenyatta work, and was making some noise, I have no reason not to believe him. Horses make noise all the time, Ive had horses make noise in the morning, put them in a race, and they are fine.

If he said it, Ill believe him.

[Huaka]

[quote author=Ruby 8.0 link=topic=35061.msg968596#msg968596 date=1276464603]
I don't have cable or digital t.v.-is there a livestream link for seeing the race on computer? I found a link for 30 min. of sports, free, through ESPN.com, but it was broken. I am a little lost in the Hollywood Park website, looking for it there. Any help appreciated. Thanks.
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You can try calracing and the NTRA website. They both have free streaming for her race.

[SecretariatForever]

[quote author=halo link=topic=35061.msg968597#msg968597 date=1276464629]
Well, I havent seen her, Im on the East Coast. But when I get a phone call from a friend of mine who is at the track every day, and he just mentions in passing that he saw Zenyatta work, and was making some noise, I have no reason not to believe him. Horses make noise all the time, Ive had horses make noise in the morning, put them in a race, and they are fine.

If he said it, Ill believe him.
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Just like you said, horses make all kinds of noises all the time. Zenyatta is known for snorting, and making noises actually as Mike Smith has said she does all the time.

If it was something major
A. I'm sure more than one person, and Faith would have heard it.
B. They would not be letting her race today.

[Faith]

[quote author=halo link=topic=35061.msg968597#msg968597 date=1276464629]
Well, I havent seen her, Im on the East Coast. But when I get a phone call from a friend of mine who is at the track every day, and he just mentions in passing that he saw Zenyatta work, and was making some noise, I have no reason not to believe him. Horses make noise all the time, Ive had horses make noise in the morning, put them in a race, and they are fine.

If he said it, Ill believe him.
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Dude, she barely took a deep breath. Funny noise? Hardly.

I've heard her grunt before, but no "funny noises" while at full speed.

Her work was on Monday. Today is Sunday. Wouldn't this big, bad noise have made ALL the boards several days ago?

If there was noise, it was coming from the sound as she whooshed by her workmate.

[carbonite]

I'm not sure, but I believe one of the clocker reports (Thoroughbred Digest?) made note of it.

[Faith]

[quote author=carbonite link=topic=35061.msg968620#msg968620 date=1276465426]
I'm not sure, but I believe one of the clocker reports (Thoroughbred Digest?) made note of it.
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Not on today's sheet apparently.

[Hermes]

The noise is going to be the deafening sound of silence if she loses today. And either way I predict this is her last race. Lets hope (as many of you always do) that I am wrong.

Z has never failed to overcome rumor and speculation that she is not at her best, though.