The official word is in: Zenyatta will retire to Lane's End Farm in Versailles, Kentucky in early December. She retires after winning 19 consecutive races and earning $7,304,000, the most of any North American raced female racehorse.
She will make one last public appearance at Hollywoood Park on December 5, where she will be paraded before her adoring fans. And then it is off to the blue grass and breeding shed, where speculation runs high about her future mates.
Since A. P. Indy also resides at Lane's End public opinion seems to favor those two hooking up, but the official list of suitors has yet to be disclosed. Remember Zenyatta is going to turn 7 in January, so she will be an "older" mother, but I am sure she will take to it with her usual grace and finesse.
Will she miss racing? Perhaps. But I think she might miss the California climate more. Remember this gal has not shivered through a Kentucky winter in quite some time. Only time will tell how she will make the adjustment but in choosing Lane's End, the Moss' have chosen the creme de la creme for their Queen.
Just a thought here but we know that Rachael Alexandra is going to be bred to Curlin (part of Jess Jackson's plans to create the "new" thoroughbred). Wouldn't that be something if Zenyatta also was and their babies became rivals? Talk about a story. . .
For now, we can only wish Zenyatta well and a smooth transition to this next chapter in her life.
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