Zenyatta Delivers Filly by Candy Ride

The 2010 Horse of the Year Zenyatta delivered a chestnut filly by Candy Ride  May 17, the mare's Facebook page shared Sunday. 

"We think she's just beautiful, and Zenyatta is a very proud mom!" the post said.

Zenyatta, a 16-year-old daughter of Street Cry, has resided at Lane's End in Versailles, Ky., since she was retired from racing in 2010. Trained by John Shirreffs for Jerry and Ann Moss, Zenyatta collected three Eclipse Awards as champion older mare, a Horse of the Year title in 2010, victories in the Breeders' Cup Classic (G1) and Breeders' Cup Ladies' Classic (G1), 13 grade 1 wins, and over $7.3 million in earnings.

Lane's End is also home to Candy Ride, the sire of champions Gun Runner , Game Winner, and Shared Belief.

Zenyatta's newest filly arrived at 5:40 a.m. Sunday morning. The mare has produced three previous registered foals. Her first two, Cozmic One (by Bernardini ) and Ziconic (Tapit ), were born in 2012 and 2013, respectively. Both have been retired to second careers as off-track Thoroughbreds. Zenyatta also has a 3-year-old filly named Zellda (Medaglia d'Oro ), who is in training with Shirreffs at Santa Anita Park. Zellda has turned in three workouts since mid-March. She last worked a half-mile in :49 2/5 May 9.

Zellda was Zenyatta's first foal since the mare lost two by War Front . Zenyatta aborted an Into Mischief  foal in 2018 before being bred to Candy Ride the following year.