What a priceless piece of history. Thank you so very much for sharing this. I think what she is trying to communicate is "Hey is this all you silly humans think I'm worth...I'll show YOU!"....and she has.... Thank God Dottie Shirreffs and her son recognized how special she is. God only knows how much I love her! This is a must-see for all her loyal adoring fans.
qhsperson Haha, certainly. Although, he should realize that even if he had offered $65,000 it wouldn't have mattered - the Mosses would've kept outbidding anyone else, they reeeally wanted her.
I want to thank you so much for this, this beautiful creature has given me so much hope, joy and love in a year I lost my Mother. She has given me joy and happiness. Great to see where she started, Michele
As I see it, Ruffian was the previous queen of racing, with Zenyatta being the current reining queen. Once a queen, always a queen, but like every hierarchy the torch gets passed down. Eventually there will be a new queen of racing added, but it doesn't take away the titles from the previous queens.
@@raygordonteacheschess5501 Put together he says better than Ruffian and zenyatta put together. Sorry chump you lost any chance of convincing with the put together part because you put em together you git the best horse period male or female. And don't forget a short nose away from being considered o e of the best any gender. Now you say add ruffian well best ever male or female. You sir are wrong
No horse is stupid and beautiful!!! They are beautiful built or they are not!!! She has some quirks! They are not represented here! Dance moves are anxiety to get on with the program!!!!!!!
She has got to be one of the "bargains" of the century, her and Seattle Slew. Can you imagine?? I am grateful just to have been able to see her with my own eyes, I know I will never see another even close to her.......they come along so very, very rarely!! And such a sweet, sweet horse, I will sure miss her when she retires,
@ChoKolateNUPE Shirreffs said it was after her fifth race or so, when she came out all hot and bothered and did some pawing gesture or something, and people applauded her. He said something to the effect that it was like a light bulb going off over her head, and from then on she had positive associations with the crowd giving her attention. She used to get very bothered and upset before her races but now channels that energy into her pre-race flirtation with the crowd. :)
Best example is Danedream. As far as I know. Nobody wanted her at the auction and she was sold later for only 9.000 €. Then she won the prix arc de triomphe and even broke the record.
Simply breath taking. Thanks for posting doesn't begin to cover it. What a treasure. It was meant to be the right people ended up with her. That made my whole week.
It's crazy unbelievable how she got the swag already , she was so alert and just ready for anything , she stood there like she knew she was the Queen , like a beauty pageant , she looked like she don't need that guy to hold her , she would have been turning around by herself with no problem , she knew what was going on , what a girl
What a gorgeous horse and what tremendous races she gave us I had no idea she sold for $60,000 cash at the auction untill i saw this video and for her to be sold for $60,000 at the auction was a steal. because the last I remember she earned over $2,700,000.00 Plus on the race track. I know she made her owners proud. I believe she was undefeated her 1st 19 races straight in a row. and the first race that she lost she lost it by a nose or a head and she won the Breeders cup classic in 2009 and the ladies breeders cup classic in 2008 as well on top of that she was the only filly to accomplish and win the Breeders cup classic she was in a league of her own all by herself !!!!!!! WHAT A REMARKABLE STORY AND HISTORY AND LEGACY!!! I hope that will encourage other horse owners and trainers to look and buy these horses that go for a cheaper price we would have never known her capabilities if she would have never been bought and given a chance to prove herself , And the greatness she had in-store fir us her FAN'S!! she is a true champion and up there in the ranks with Secretariat and American pharoah she is most definitely in the top three best horses ever to step on a race track in horse racing history she will forever be the queen that ever stepped onto the race track thank you Zenyatta for all of the races that you gave us and your wonderful career you are the best and may you enjoy your retirement to the upmost!! AND MAY YOU ENJOY AND LIVE A LONG AND HEALTHY LIFE!!!!! AND A VERY HAPPY RETIREMENT THE REST OF YOUR LIFE!!! It is so sad to watch the races now day's and you not be part of them any longer but I enjoyed every single one of your races and I won a lot of money off of your races through out your career and that's why I made a $110,369.69 donation in your name and this was 3 years ago!! Because of your greatness and competitiveness and you're winning streak you allowed me to actually win over $1,000,000.00 throughout your career and your races and yes I paid my taxes for those that are wondering it was all legal and I had some side bets with trainers and other horse owners but yes I made and won a million dollars plus total. a little bit over $1,000,000.00 it was $1,010,369.69 to be exact and that's why I donated $110,369.69 in your name Zenyatta!! You will always be our Queen and no other Filly or Mare will come near your achievements and Records that you put in place in your legacy throughout your racing career!! Because you were always on🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥 and you are always very happy the way that you PRANCED and danced and showed off before each race what's remarkable you knew that all eyes where are you and you always stole the show and you love the attention that you always receive from your fans and you accepted our cheers and applauses and you knew we were cheering and Applause Ian for you and happy in our hands for you and you let us know that you knew that by prancing and dancing and being a big and flirty Philly!!
The Goddess has arrived! Glorious! She shows interest in the people even then. She has earned her selling price and then some!! Thanks to Dottie Shirreffs and her son for buying The Queen for Jerry & Ann Moss. Thanks to John S for training her so well... the rest, as they say, his history!
Ruffian was a great one and I still feel sad when I think of the way she left this earth, the only good thing, was that she was doing what she loved, on that day.
As a surprise birthday gift for me, my wife got us on list to tour Lanes End Farm in Versailles, Ky. a few months ago so I could see Zenyatta. She was still about 3 months away from having the Bernardini foal at the time. What physical specimen this mare is to see up close and personal. Looked like she could've saddled up that day and went out and won the Hollywood Gold Cup or Pacific Classic. As big as any colt or gelding. The tour manager told me that day she dwarfs most of their stallions.
Anyone else who sat in that room and didn't bid at all or stopped bidding: ha HA! She showed you! The right people won the privilege of escorting her into the history books. God bless them for their great care of Her Majesty!
Curlin is arguably an even better bargain at $57K. He went on to win over $10 million in a distinguished career that included victories in the Preakness, Breeders Cup Classic,and Dubai World Cup. Now at stud, he stands to make millions for his owners. The biggest bargain of all has to be Seattle Slew, though. He was purchased as a yearling for $17,500. He went on to win the Triple Crown and later became a leading sire.
LauraJdogmom you are wrong about Curlin's prize money. Only this year 2017 has a race horse won in total more that Z's $ 7 Million. Also American Phar. wasn't big big money at $ 300,000
Both of Zenyatta's colts are descendants of Secretariat. One of Secretariat's most important descendants, AP Indy, is the son of Seattle Slew and Secretariat's daughter Weekend Surprise. The sire of Zenyatta's 2012 colt is Bernardini, who is the son of AP Indy and thus Secretariat's great grandson. Her 2013 colt is sired by Tapit, who is a grandson of AP Indy and thus the great-great grandson of Secretariat.
No matter if you should have bid 65.000 or 70.000 , the owner said in an interview that he was planning stop bid at 500,000 . So he knew what he was doing , he knew from where this mare came from ( the family )
@farleyfarkle, of all the $1M+ horses at that sale, the best by far was Rags to Riches, 3-year-old champion flly and winner of the Belmont. She sold as hip # 423 for $1.9 million. Besides Zenyatta, another huge bargain at that sale was Curlin. He sold for even less--$55,000. Not bad for a horse that won over $10 million and still makes money standing at stud.
@Barbaro1, Pepper9873 is right. The Mosses will never sell her. They've already been offered millions for her. They love Zenyatta almost like a daughter. They talk to her on the phone almost every day. For real!
Awww baby, she was yelling for her companions, in that auction area which must've been very wierd to her. Am i right that she went on to become a superstar multi winning mare.... Boy she was a beauty as a yearling..those long, powerful shoulders, and streamlined outline built for speed. Equine poetry in motion even while faffing about at the auction. 😊
@pitzforlife74, the sale took place at Keeneland in Lexington, Kentucky. The Keeneland complex includes a beautiful racetrack, the usual backside facilities, and a sales facility. The sale occurred in September 2005. The September sale is one of the most important sales of yearlings in the world. It attracts some of the best-bred stock and some of the richest bidders. Curlin and Rags to Riches were also sold at the 2005 Keeneland sale. Curlin was a $55K bargain.
@lilchi721 No, that's not true. Lane's End is a commercial boarding facility. Yes, they own mares, but Zenyatta is not one of them. The Mosses are still her owners; they pay Lane's End big bucks to take care of her. This is common practice in the Thoroughbred industry. The Mosses own Zenyatta, so therefore they own her foal.
@CrispinFlora I love, LOVE Zenyatta, but Rags has plenty of fans. I think you'd be surprised how many people remember her and her fierce stretch battle with Curlin. Durkin's call of the race is a classic as well.
So I watched this sale...looking for flaws.....! I watch her run....she runs differently than all others! She stretches out her neck and smoothes out her back! Different that all others....! On top of that...she always had her ears forward!!!! Big difference from most the line! Unusual at best!!! This horse was never pushed to the wall!
@rgarric2000 Zenyatta is a BIG filly/mare. Often is takes the larger ones more time to grow into their frame and for their muscles to catch up. Zenyatta's owners and trainers did the right thing by the filly by waiting and allowing her to mature. We'd have sounder horses and less traumatic injuries were all horses allowed to mature until 2-years before training to race at 3 and holding major stakes for 4-year-old and up only.
What a great video! I agree, a steal. But the greatest deal of all, IMHO, was Seattle Slew for $17,500. Although it was 1975, adjusted for inflation it comes out to about the same as Zenyatta. But Seattle Slew became only the 10th horse to win the triple crown, and since he was a male, was syndicated for $14 million in 1979 (later siring A.P. Indy), which would be about $50 million in today's dollars!
By all means I would have never expected that a class-horse like Zenyatta would be sold for only 60k. We have fail dressage horses over here that sell for more, lol?!
Yeah, but same down here. We start parading in December at the stud, a full two months before sales. Then we parade for about five or six days whilst at the sales, and there is an outdoor ring, then an indoor ring to parade around before they actually go into the main sale ring.
I HAVE REALLY BEEN CAPTIVATED BY WATCHING THESE VIDEOS OF ZENYATA. BUT THE QUESTION I HAVE IS WHY SHE DIDN'T RACE UNTIL SHE WAS FOUR AND MAYBE THE HORSE RACING INDUSTRY SHOULD DO THIS MORE OFTEN INSTEAD OF FOCUSING ON THE THREE YEAR OLDS.
Only 60K? Another great one out of 'Street Cry", let me correct myself she could be one of the greatest- Good Luck Queen Z- just let her run her race Mike
@TicinoParadise Yes, he was. When I mentioned Curlin, I meant horses sold at this particular sale. Skip Away was a great horse. Did you know that he is going to be reburied at Old Friends? They are starting a cemetery for Hall of Fame horses. He will rest beside another great, *Noor.. Seattle Slew was another bargain at $17,500. Of current horses, IIRC, Blind Luck was an $8000 yearling. I love it when "cheap" horses make good.
We mere mortals flinch at not spending 60,000 for her and I understand that considering her record! Lordy it's a different world when you're a billionaire....the horses we could buy would be amazing for breeding purposes. She was so impressive to me, wish I could have seen this. I can only watch Keeneland from home but I still enjoy it.
She achieved greatness because the right people bought her: Trainer John Sheriffs didn't push her too early, let her grow up some and develop, then let her show what she had.
Where did you find this? It's so amazing to see footage of the Queen when she was a Princess. She was an absolutely beautiful yearling. I wonder if the people who decided not to outbid the Mosses are regretting that decision now.
What a priceless piece of history. Thank you so very much for sharing this.
I think what she is trying to communicate is "Hey is this all you silly humans think I'm worth...I'll show YOU!"....and she has.... Thank God Dottie Shirreffs and her son recognized how special she is. God only knows how much I love her! This is a must-see for all her loyal adoring fans.
Do you suppose the guy who quit at $55k ever comes here to watch this video and drink?
I'd say, yes. He or she probably drinks quite heavily when watching this. Unbelievable that she sold for such a low price.
qhsperson Haha, certainly. Although, he should realize that even if he had offered $65,000 it wouldn't have mattered - the Mosses would've kept outbidding anyone else, they reeeally wanted her.
Forget the guy that got outbid, imagine the owner that put Zenyatta up for auction
+thunder5126 Owner was more of a breeder, he sold her momma for a good chunk of change.
+qhsperson he stands in stud in Nort Carolina for like 4500 bucks a pop
She was really tall even as a yearling. THE GLORIOUS ZENYATTA.
I want to thank you so much for this, this beautiful creature has given me so much hope, joy and love in a year I lost my Mother. She has given me joy and happiness. Great to see where she started, Michele
$60,000 ?
The Bargain of the Century!
LONG LIVE THE QUEEN!
As I see it, Ruffian was the previous queen of racing, with Zenyatta being the current reining queen. Once a queen, always a queen, but like every hierarchy the torch gets passed down. Eventually there will be a new queen of racing added, but it doesn't take away the titles from the previous queens.
Landaluce was better than all of them put together.
@@raygordonteacheschess5501 You are in the serious minority on that, my friend.
@@Lunaish03 Not as big a minority as you might think, especially among those who saw her run.
@@raygordonteacheschess5501 Put together he says better than Ruffian and zenyatta put together. Sorry chump you lost any chance of convincing with the put together part because you put em together you git the best horse period male or female. And don't forget a short nose away from being considered o e of the best any gender. Now you say add ruffian well best ever male or female. You sir are wrong
Now Rachel Alexandra
She was a big yearling! Thank you for posting this-she is one in a zillion.
She was a a big, well-made yearling. A bargain at that price.
people dont realise in the crowd they got a legend in front of them
stephen thomas yes, her come from behind style made her races the most exciting to watch ever.
But looking at her as a yearling, all the signs of a superstar mare were there already..😎🧡
I've been to a few yearling sales. It's always so exciting to start to think that the next racing legend is in front of you
Gosh, Zenyatta is just a stupidly beautiful horse. Unbelievable.
No horse is stupid and beautiful!!!
They are beautiful built or they are not!!!
She has some quirks!
They are not represented here!
Dance moves are anxiety to get on with the program!!!!!!!
😑
She has got to be one of the "bargains" of the century, her and Seattle Slew. Can you imagine?? I am grateful just to have been able to see her with my own eyes, I know I will never see another even close to her.......they come along so very, very rarely!! And such a sweet, sweet horse, I will sure miss her when she retires,
She's retired and what a horse! 12 years later. 👌
he got her for a cheap price and she made much more then she was sold for. now shes priceless
Saw in a documentary that she had a skin condition at the time.
@ChoKolateNUPE Shirreffs said it was after her fifth race or so, when she came out all hot and bothered and did some pawing gesture or something, and people applauded her. He said something to the effect that it was like a light bulb going off over her head, and from then on she had positive associations with the crowd giving her attention. She used to get very bothered and upset before her races but now channels that energy into her pre-race flirtation with the crowd. :)
I'm noticed that some of the best horses sell for really low prices at auctions.
Yes, of course the poster yearling for that will always be Seattle Slew, at $17,500 (even in today's money, that would only be about $40k.
Best example is Danedream. As far as I know. Nobody wanted her at the auction and she was sold later for only 9.000 €.
Then she won the prix arc de triomphe and even broke the record.
John Henry was a good example.
Man O War
John Henry went low because he had a difficult temperament.
HER TRAINER SAID THEY PROBABLY GOT HER SO CHEAP THAT DAY CAUSE SHE HAD A FORM OF RINGWORM SO SHE DID NOT LOOK VERY ATTRACTIVE.
she was as tall as a full grown racehorse when she was a yearling. she looked about 16 hands in the video
Wow. thanks for posting. So nice to see the Queen as a Princess. :)
Simply breath taking. Thanks for posting doesn't begin to cover it. What a treasure. It was meant to be the right people ended up with her. That made my whole week.
Hot Dog, She was already an Amazon at 2 years old :) and such a Beauty !!
She was certainly an Amazon compared to the average filly. Gorgeous!! ♥
It's crazy unbelievable how she got the swag already , she was so alert and just ready for anything , she stood there like she knew she was the Queen , like a beauty pageant , she looked like she don't need that guy to hold her , she would have been turning around by herself with no problem , she knew what was going on , what a girl
Seems unbelievable that Zenyatta originally sold for such a low price. She's more than proved her true value now. Excited to see how her foals do.
agree
+BeginnersGuideToHorseBetting This is Ziconic's year I hope! He's three, so hopefully back to back TC winners!
Hola.
Me
boy, when she was a yearling she was STILL super tall!
What a gorgeous horse and what tremendous races she gave us I had no idea she sold for $60,000 cash at the auction untill i saw this video and for her to be sold for $60,000 at the auction was a steal. because the last I remember she earned over $2,700,000.00 Plus on the race track. I know she made her owners proud. I believe she was undefeated her 1st 19 races straight in a row. and the first race that she lost she lost it by a nose or a head and she won the Breeders cup classic in 2009 and the ladies breeders cup classic in 2008 as well on top of that she was the only filly to accomplish and win the Breeders cup classic she was in a league of her own all by herself !!!!!!! WHAT A REMARKABLE STORY AND HISTORY AND LEGACY!!! I hope that will encourage other horse owners and trainers to look and buy these horses that go for a cheaper price we would have never known her capabilities if she would have never been bought and given a chance to prove herself , And the greatness she had in-store fir us her FAN'S!! she is a true champion and up there in the ranks with Secretariat and American pharoah she is most definitely in the top three best horses ever to step on a race track in horse racing history she will forever be the queen that ever stepped onto the race track thank you Zenyatta for all of the races that you gave us and your wonderful career you are the best and may you enjoy your retirement to the upmost!! AND MAY YOU ENJOY AND LIVE A LONG AND HEALTHY LIFE!!!!! AND A VERY HAPPY RETIREMENT THE REST OF YOUR LIFE!!! It is so sad to watch the races now day's and you not be part of them any longer but I enjoyed every single one of your races and I won a lot of money off of your races through out your career and that's why I made a $110,369.69 donation in your name and this was 3 years ago!! Because of your greatness and competitiveness and you're winning streak you allowed me to actually win over $1,000,000.00 throughout your career and your races and yes I paid my taxes for those that are wondering it was all legal and I had some side bets with trainers and other horse owners but yes I made and won a million dollars plus total. a little bit over $1,000,000.00 it was $1,010,369.69 to be exact and that's why I donated $110,369.69 in your name Zenyatta!! You will always be our Queen and no other Filly or Mare will come near your achievements and Records that you put in place in your legacy throughout your racing career!! Because you were always on🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥 and you are always very happy the way that you PRANCED and danced and showed off before each race what's remarkable you knew that all eyes where are you and you always stole the show and you love the attention that you always receive from your fans and you accepted our cheers and applauses and you knew we were cheering and Applause Ian for you and happy in our hands for you and you let us know that you knew that by prancing and dancing and being a big and flirty Philly!!
They are both two very beautiful horses, and they were good in their own way. Both are incredible.I love them both! Ruffian and Zenyatta
She’s one of the best for that price what a deal
that auctioneers voice.... it sounds like he is singing xD o.o
Her conformation was mind blowing for a young filly!!!!!!
Love this! It is a piece of history!
Even better than that, Seattle Slew sold in 1975 for $17,500. If that's not an incredible deal, I don't know what is. :)
You can tell that she even then of her intelligence, her ears pricked up and very sure of herself. I could see why they brought her.
The Goddess has arrived! Glorious! She shows interest in the people even then. She has earned her selling price and then some!! Thanks to Dottie Shirreffs and her son for buying The Queen for Jerry & Ann Moss. Thanks to John S for training her so well... the rest, as they say, his history!
I love that she's raising hell before she even raced one race! Love her so much!
The lady attending to her seems so kind and wants the horse to feel comfortable in such stressful, noisy situation.
Ruffian was a great one and I still feel sad when I think of the way she left this earth, the only good thing, was that she was doing what she loved, on that day.
As a surprise birthday gift for me, my wife got us on list to tour Lanes End Farm in Versailles, Ky. a few months ago so I could see Zenyatta. She was still about 3 months away from having the Bernardini foal at the time. What physical specimen this mare is to see up close and personal. Looked like she could've saddled up that day and went out and won the Hollywood Gold Cup or Pacific Classic. As big as any colt or gelding. The tour manager told me that day she dwarfs most of their stallions.
GBeret83 Q. Did you take photo's of Z ? especially close upd of her Eye and Head in general. Make a picture video (slide show) on CZcams.
OMG what a priceless piece of history! Baby Queen Zenyatta being bought at the Yearling Sale in 2005 for $60,000. Holy cow!
Anyone else who sat in that room and didn't bid at all or stopped bidding: ha HA! She showed you! The right people won the privilege of escorting her into the history books. God bless them for their great care of Her Majesty!
Wow, that shoulder and back.
Wow, how often do you see a yearling that looks like a 3yo!
Can you imagine how the guy who gave up at $55k feels today?
She is certainly assessing her environment, looking out there at those people. Her question:”Which of you will be lucky enough to take me home?”
the jingle “don’t you just love a bargain?”
Street Cry is leaving quite a legacy!
Curlin is arguably an even better bargain at $57K. He went on to win over $10 million in a distinguished career that included victories in the Preakness, Breeders Cup Classic,and Dubai World Cup. Now at stud, he stands to make millions for his owners.
The biggest bargain of all has to be Seattle Slew, though. He was purchased as a yearling for $17,500. He went on to win the Triple Crown and later became a leading sire.
LauraJdogmom you are wrong about Curlin's prize money. Only this year 2017 has a race horse won in total more that Z's $ 7 Million.
Also American Phar. wasn't big big money at $ 300,000
Awesome! Thanks for sharing. Definitely the bargain of the century!
Wow!! Has a horse ever entered an auction ring with such personality? That was awesome!!!!
Gorgeous animal.
Both of Zenyatta's colts are descendants of Secretariat. One of Secretariat's most important descendants, AP Indy, is the son of Seattle Slew and Secretariat's daughter Weekend Surprise. The sire of Zenyatta's 2012 colt is Bernardini, who is the son of AP Indy and thus Secretariat's great grandson. Her 2013 colt is sired by Tapit, who is a grandson of AP Indy and thus the great-great grandson of Secretariat.
No matter if you should have bid 65.000 or 70.000 , the owner said in an interview that he was planning stop bid at 500,000 . So he knew what he was doing , he knew from where this mare came from ( the family )
the owner said he would have gone to 500000??? well than he is full of it
She was lovely even then...and very vocal as well!
Buyers have the days before the sale to watch horses walk, etc. as well as the moments before the sale when a horse is walking in the various rings.
Stunning!
@farleyfarkle, of all the $1M+ horses at that sale, the best by far was Rags to Riches, 3-year-old champion flly and winner of the Belmont. She sold as hip # 423 for $1.9 million. Besides Zenyatta, another huge bargain at that sale was Curlin. He sold for even less--$55,000. Not bad for a horse that won over $10 million and still makes money standing at stud.
She is so beautiful !
some horses are sold for more than what they gonna win in their career.. this one was worth priceless for money
@Barbaro1, Pepper9873 is right. The Mosses will never sell her. They've already been offered millions for her. They love Zenyatta almost like a daughter. They talk to her on the phone almost every day. For real!
Awww baby, she was yelling for her companions, in that auction area which must've been very wierd to her. Am i right that she went on to become a superstar multi winning mare.... Boy she was a beauty as a yearling..those long, powerful shoulders, and streamlined outline built for speed. Equine poetry in motion even while faffing about at the auction. 😊
A true lady, always something to say, who knew what was to be.
@pitzforlife74, the sale took place at Keeneland in Lexington, Kentucky. The Keeneland complex includes a beautiful racetrack, the usual backside facilities, and a sales facility. The sale occurred in September 2005. The September sale is one of the most important sales of yearlings in the world. It attracts some of the best-bred stock and some of the richest bidders. Curlin and Rags to Riches were also sold at the 2005 Keeneland sale. Curlin was a $55K bargain.
@lilchi721 No, that's not true. Lane's End is a commercial boarding facility. Yes, they own mares, but Zenyatta is not one of them. The Mosses are still her owners; they pay Lane's End big bucks to take care of her. This is common practice in the Thoroughbred industry. The Mosses own Zenyatta, so therefore they own her foal.
OMG! A moment in history, one of the most fabulous race mares in history goes for the price of a cheap house in Iowa.
2010 HOTY......5 years later.......This horse is a top 50 all time. Period. End of story.
@CrispinFlora I love, LOVE Zenyatta, but Rags has plenty of fans. I think you'd be surprised how many people remember her and her fierce stretch battle with Curlin. Durkin's call of the race is a classic as well.
@AnimalsRock4Love Wow, this is awesome to see. What a beautiful, still gangly filly she was. God only knows how much I love her, too!
So I watched this sale...looking for flaws.....!
I watch her run....she runs differently than all others! She stretches out her neck and smoothes out her back! Different that all others....! On top of that...she always had her ears forward!!!!
Big difference from most the line! Unusual at best!!! This horse was never pushed to the wall!
The young queen
Oh I love this song!
@rgarric2000 Zenyatta is a BIG filly/mare. Often is takes the larger ones more time to grow into their frame and for their muscles to catch up. Zenyatta's owners and trainers did the right thing by the filly by waiting and allowing her to mature. We'd have sounder horses and less traumatic injuries were all horses allowed to mature until 2-years before training to race at 3 and holding major stakes for 4-year-old and up only.
She won the breeders cup 3 times, she is great look her up.
What a great video!
I agree, a steal. But the greatest deal of all, IMHO, was Seattle Slew for $17,500. Although it was 1975, adjusted for inflation it comes out to about the same as Zenyatta. But Seattle Slew became only the 10th horse to win the triple crown, and since he was a male, was syndicated for $14 million in 1979 (later siring A.P. Indy), which would be about $50 million in today's dollars!
By all means I would have never expected that a class-horse like Zenyatta would be sold for only 60k. We have fail dressage horses over here that sell for more, lol?!
SUCH a cool video! Thanks for posting!
Yeah, but same down here. We start parading in December at the stud, a full two months before sales. Then we parade for about five or six days whilst at the sales, and there is an outdoor ring, then an indoor ring to parade around before they actually go into the main sale ring.
valkyrienz same as all sales rings in Ireland and England and France.
Costato veramente poco.. Fantastico cavallo.. Numero uno..
I HAVE REALLY BEEN CAPTIVATED BY WATCHING THESE VIDEOS OF ZENYATA. BUT THE QUESTION I HAVE IS WHY SHE DIDN'T RACE UNTIL SHE WAS FOUR AND MAYBE THE HORSE RACING INDUSTRY SHOULD DO THIS MORE OFTEN INSTEAD OF FOCUSING ON THE THREE YEAR OLDS.
She didn't race until age 4 because she had owners and a trainer who knew what was best for her, letting her grow up some before asking her to run.
History. Thank you for finding this.
shes so beautiful
Only 60K?
Another great one out of 'Street Cry", let me correct myself she could be one of the greatest- Good Luck Queen Z- just let her run her race Mike
@barboro1 I highly doubt the Mosses would ever consider selling her.
I love my baby girl❤❤❤😍
HOW can you talk THAT fast?!! :O
You´re can´t be human!!
@TicinoParadise Yes, he was. When I mentioned Curlin, I meant horses sold at this particular sale. Skip Away was a great horse. Did you know that he is going to be reburied at Old Friends? They are starting a cemetery for Hall of Fame horses. He will rest beside another great, *Noor.. Seattle Slew was another bargain at $17,500. Of current horses, IIRC, Blind Luck was an $8000 yearling. I love it when "cheap" horses make good.
We mere mortals flinch at not spending 60,000 for her and I understand that considering her record! Lordy it's a different world when you're a billionaire....the horses we could buy would be amazing for breeding purposes. She was so impressive to me, wish I could have seen this. I can only watch Keeneland from home but I still enjoy it.
@WhiteCamry , yup...but she may not have had the appropiate handling as the Moss' and Sherriffs. :)
Thanks for posting this. Who was the under-bidder on her?
I wish she wasn't retiring. John Henry won Horse of the Year when he was 9. I just feel Z can show us more if she's given the chance.
Wow she sold for 60, 000! She is worth so much more now!
What a steal she was. If they only knew. She looked like a champion right from the start!
She's a yearling? She's huge!
This Beautiful animal is worth soo much more than that
I BET THEY ARE ALL KICKING THEMSELVES FOR NOT BUYING QUEEN Z, SHE BECAME HORSE OF THE YEAR AND WON MILLIONS .
She achieved greatness because the right people bought her: Trainer John Sheriffs didn't push her too early, let her grow up some and develop, then let her show what she had.
gorgeous as always =)
Wow, such a Big Beautiful girl..........
Thanks for uploading this!!
What a bargain!
Zenyatta lifetime earnings $7,304,580. Pretty nice return on the $60,000 investment.
What a bargain that was lol
Where did you find this? It's so amazing to see footage of the Queen when she was a Princess. She was an absolutely beautiful yearling. I wonder if the people who decided not to outbid the Mosses are regretting that decision now.
It seems like all the best horses only sell for a few grand, The horse who just won the $1,500,000 Hambletonian, Market Share, was a $16,000 yearling.