Horse of the Year ZENYATTA (Street Cry [Ire]) was found to be no longer in
foal following a routine check Tuesday at Lane’s End Farm near Versailles,
Kentucky.
The news was announced in a diary post on the popular mare’s eponymous
website, maintained by Zenyatta’s ghost writer, Dottie Ingordo-Shirreffs.
Zenyatta was covered by champion Bernardini on February 23, and the pregnancy
was revealed on a 15-day scan.
Zenyatta, who retired as North America’s richest distaffer with $7,304,580 in
earnings, was honored as champion older female for three straight years
(2008-10). The Jerry and Ann Moss colorbearer became the first female to win the
Breeders’ Cup Classic (G1) in 2009, but lost a contentious Horse of the Year
vote to Rachel Alexandra.
In 2010, Zenyatta extended her perfect career mark to 19-for-19, until
suffering a heartbreaker in her career finale in the November 6 Breeders’ Cup
Classic. Though she was narrowly denied by Blame at Churchill Downs, Zenyatta won the war for the Horse of the Year title, joining an honor roll that
includes the females Twilight Tear (1944), Busher (1945), All Along (Fr) (1983),
Lady’s Secret (1986) and Azeri (2002).