Seeing the Queen in Her Element
by LAEagle on Dec 3, 2010 6:30 PM EST
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This morning I didn't have to work, and since Zenyatta is about to be shipped off to Kentucky my Mom and I decided to make it out to Hollywood Park to see if we could see her. There have been stories of common folk making the trek to visit her for a few weeks now, so we figured what the hell.
I probably can't afford to take off work on Sunday for her going away party - so this was basically my last shot. The HP staff was kind and directed us how to get to her Barn. The dirt track leading up to it has famously been renamed, but I wanted to get the picture anyways.
And so there we were...just feet away from her people. Sheriff's poked his head out a few times to look at the fans (probably around 25-30 of us) milling around. I wanted to go say hello to him, but he was soon back in his office somewhere. Nonetheless Mario and Steve were incredibly patient as the trotted her back and forth and let everyone snap their pictures. I also have a few of Mom and I with Z - and lemme tell you how cool that was (and how soft she was) - but I don't wanna post the whole dang album here. Hehehe
It was really a great experience and once again made me feel lucky to live in the place where she was based - & that I get to see her race so many times.
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Great photos
I was wondering if you were going to be able to get out to see her before she was off to Kentucky.
Thanks for sharing.
"A bad day at the track is better than a good day at the office."
By the way
I love the fact that Zenyatta has her head turned right towards the camera in that shot. Perfect.
"A bad day at the track is better than a good day at the office."
She was so patient
…For pictures it was really unreal. Zenyatta would get restless every few minutes and they’d have to let her walk around her little grass patch (not much bigger than a tennis court) for a moment to gather herself, but then she’d be back again just posing away. And just about everyone was patting her or kissing on her neck during their personal shots and she totally took it all in stride.
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