Zenyatta to Bernardini = ZENFANDINI

It sounds a bit Kendall-Jackson. but, it lingers nice on the palate.

Who knows? Moss is an old dude with a lot of money.

How about

thegr8fraudini

I like BLAMEVASOR for the foals name.

Any thoughts as to why they didn't go with A.P. Indy? Why might Bernardini be a better match?

I still think it's because Bernardini is passing along speed to his offspring, but then again he is a risk as a young sire who hasn't proven it over a period of time. Indy is aging (didn't have a great year this year) and his fertility is down...........I also read that Zenyatta's half by Bernardini is very well regarded, so that could have something to do with it.

:tro:

Sounds better than Lame Insor I suppose.

Many :tro:s

Why not breed her to Blame. At least she will be in front this time.

A P Indy is supposedly falling off in fertility, and Bernardini is an A P Indy son?!~

But Blame will come out on top still...

Dynaformer's a piece of work. They probably have a number of reasons for trying to avoid maiden mares, but his temperament combined with Zenyatta's size? I think they'd absolutely think twice about allowing it. What if he hurt her? What if he got hurt because of something she did? It's unnecessary drama. I'm sure they have an idea about his fertility, and if it's reasonably strong and he's in good health, it's worth suggesting they come back next year (if they plan to go at all).

I doubt Dynaformer was even their first pick anyway. They went to a promising stallion with a good female family, a nice conformation, and a nice cross with her dam already. Makes sense. I'm skeptical that we'd see a Zenyatta yearling go through the sale. Not that they'd never part with a colt, but she's their queen, and they're not exactly poor. I'm sure Darley would make them a generous offer in the future if they liked what came out of this mating.

:tro::tro:

The real reason they don't take many maidens to Dynaformer is that he gets large foals. Large foals are very tough on maidens. Small, previously unused hole + large foal = holy shiit on foaling day. No one would subject a mare this valuable to the increased risk of damage or death to her or the foal.

I think an Invasor-Anabaa's Creation foal would beat the Bernardini-Zenyatta foal by about 6 lengths.................

More :tro:'s than I can post for Blamevasor.

By the by, and I'm completely not following this, but has anybody decided where Rachel is going? I say this because A., I'm curious, and B., it wouldn't be a Zenyatta thread if someone didn't mention her name.

Yeah, about eight seconds after I posted that, Curlin came to mind. So really I just wanted to get Curlin and RAchel in a thread on Zenyatta.

Would be great if she went to Blame :)

This made my day. Thanks Sightseek!:tro:

Could it be anything else but Bernyatta at this point?

Seeing you post reminded me of another horse with an overly enthusiastic fan base.....


GO ROCKY GO!

:D

Don't laugh it is certainly a 50/50 bet

No decision to make, Jess Jackson bought her for Curlin, although after the first year, who knows? If he didn't send her to Curlin, it would be rather strange considering what he's said so far. Two Horses of the Year, not shabby. Steve Haskin talked about his list of the best physical specimens from the last decade, and Bernardini and Zenyatta were on top, but a few places down on each list there were Curlin and Rachel Alexandra.

TB Times: Help (pretend to) name the Bernardini-Zenyatta foal
 

http://www.thoroughbredtimes.com/bre...dini-foal.aspx

There's a naming contest for the Bernardini-Zenyatta foal by Thoroughbred Times. I'm sure there's virtually no shot of her offspring actually being named by the winner, but you never know, someone could submit a name other than Bernyatta or Zendini and the Mosses might faint from shock and pick it.

Winner gets a prize package of the Zenyatta commemorative issue and back Thoroughbred Times issues with her on the cover.

overrated

You certainly don't see that all that often.
One of the ones I can think of is this one: http://www.pedigreequery.com/bear+witness

:D

sea of secrets and zarkava?

I recommend both for the contest :D

Today's ad in the TDN by Lanes End announcing that Rachel is going to Curlin is both cute and amusing.

Aw, now that's just precious. ;)

Azeri has two no? AP and Zapper.

Well, now we know who will be favored in the BC Classic in 2015 and/or 2016 and will finish second. It's going to be interesting to see how, if it's a male and Moss keeps it, how they'll sneak him into all of the filly restricted races over and over again. And we can count him out of the Derby because, well, the Rockies will still be there.

Forgive me if this was already posted somewhere, but I didn't see it so here goes. I found it very interesting.

Seeing shades of Zenyatta in her half-sister
LEXINGTON, Ky. − As the Thoroughbred world speculates about what a Bernardini-Zenyatta foal might look like, there are a handful of people in the sport who already have an inkling.

This possible hint of things to come is named Eblouissante, and she is Zenyatta’s 2-year-old half-sister by Bernardini – the closest thing available to the mating cross Ann and Jerry Moss are planning for their reigning Horse of the Year.

The man behind Eblouissante’s pedigree is her breeder and owner, Eric Kronfeld, who also bred Zenyatta. The Mosses have not given many details about why they selected Bernardini for Zenyatta’s first mating, but Kronfeld’s logic for pairing Bernardini with Zenyatta’s dam, Vertigineux, might shed some light on the cross’s appeal.

http://www.drf.com/news/seeing-shade...er-half-sister

A few things to look forward too:

Zenyatta's lil sis signs "We love you Sissy"
A Sherriffs campaign starting in about 2 years