Santa Anita to Celebrate Zenyatta Foal

will proudly host an equine baby shower in honor of the great Saturday.  All on-track attendees will receive one “It’s a Boy” poster, free with their paid admission and will have an opportunity to meet “Team Zenyatta” in an autograph session prior to the races.

See a touching video of Zenyatta tending her newborn Bernardini colt.

“The entire racing world is buzzing about Zenyatta’s new colt, who was born in Kentucky (March 8)” said Chris Quinn, Santa Anita’s Vice President of Sales and Marketing.  “Zenyatta is easily the most popular horse of the past 25 to 30 years and people are clamoring to see and learn more about her new baby.

“We want to thank Jerry and Ann Moss and the entire Zenyatta team for helping us to make this happen and we look forward to following the progress of Zenyatta’s first foal in the weeks and months ahead. I think all of us here at Santa Anita are hopeful that someday, we’ll get to see this precious horse race here in Southern California.”

“The Queen’s Dance,” a life-size painting of Zenyatta on post parade, will also be on display at Santa Anita on Saturday.  This magnificent work of art, first unveiled during Breeders’ Cup week in November at Churchill Downs, was created by Jaime Corum (whose posters and original artwork will be available at the gift shop this weekend).

Corum, along with members of the Zenyatta team including Dottie Ingordo Shirreffs, trainer John Shirreffs, jockey Mike Smith and owners Ann and Jerry Moss, will all be on hand Saturday and will participate in the Zenyatta autograph session which will take place from 11:15 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. in Santa Anita’s East Paddock Gardens area.

Several charities, including CANTER of California, Old Friends, Race for Education and EAGALA, which have been involved with Zenyatta throughout her legendary racing and now maternal career, will be represented at Saturday’s event.

For more information on Zenyatta’s new foal and this Saturday’s equine baby shower at Santa Anita, fans are encouraged to visit her diary. 

First post time on Saturday is 12:30 p.m., with the Grade I Santa Margarita Stakes (won by Zenyatta in 2010) and the Irish O’Brien Stakes headlining a festive St. Patrick’s Day card.