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Zenyatta – A Mare’s Heart to Win

08.28.2019 by betsykelleher //

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Photo of Zenyatta after her one defeat. Close up and tells the story.

Zenyatta is one of the great mares in racing history. Her owners, Jerry and Ann Moss, planned to retire the six-year-old after the Breeder’s Cup Classic in Louisville, Kentucky on November 7, 2010. Instead of retiring with an outstanding record of twenty wins, which would have been the best of any American horse in the history of Thoroughbred racing, she lost her last important race by a head to a horse named “Blame.”

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Categories // Horses Tags // famous race horse, heart of a horse, heart of a mare, John Shirreffs, Mike Smith, zenyatta

Her Name is Ruler Runaway

07.31.2019 by betsykelleher //

Reading Time: 2 minutes
Trainer J. Keith Wilborn – Jockey Javier Diego. Photo by Jim Ansley.

My new horse interest!

My husband and I no longer own horses, but we enjoy horseracing. I was watching the post parade at Fairmount Park one Tuesday in early July—when number two in the third race totally captured my attention. “Look at that beautiful mare!” I yelled. I hardly noticed the rest.

The program gave her name as Ruler Runaway, a dark gray six-year-old mare with flowing tail tipped in white. Suddenly, I was in love.

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Categories // Horses Tags // horse racing, joy of life, love of horses, new passions, zenyatta

ABOUT BETSY

Betsy is a Christian author and equine columnist whose passions include horses, Boston terriers, writing, photography, music, nature and a certain gray race horse.

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