UPDATE Rachel Alexandra delivered early! On Jan. 22, Rachel Alexandra gave birth to a 125-pound colt by two-time Horse of the Curlin. With a white star, the colt is reported to have a striking resemblance to his mother. Farm manager Gary Megibben reported that the mare and foal are doing well. ______________________________________________________________...

Guest blogger/photographer Mathea Kelley is back with another update on Zenyatta. She appears to be doing great at Lanes End Farm. August at Lanes End is a busy time, between weaning the foals, getting ready for the sales, and the day-to-day farm activities. However, the maiden mares get to chill out...

Guest blogger/photographer Mathea Kelley is back to share her latest update on our good friend Zenyatta. Thanks Mathea! Hope you guys enjoy! Spring at Lane's End Farm is paradise for horses and people alike. It seems like overnight the gray of the long winter is gone and there are new foals, green grass...

Mathea Kelley is our next guest blogger/photographer here at Through the Lens. BIO: Mathea is originally from New York and a graduate of Cornell University. She loves horses and the Bluegrass state which she now calls home. Part of the Lane’s End Farm photography and video team, Mathea regularly takes...

Zenyatta’s California connections came to visit on Dec. 20 at Lane’s End Farm near Versailles, Ky. Zenyatta responded to all of her visitors and especially groom Mario Espinoza and trainer John Shirreffs who spent so much time with the champion during her racing career. Zenyatta buddied right up to Espinoza...

Zenyatta. A big, beautiful mare. Dappled out, the champion is relaxed in her new surroundings at Lane’s End Farm near Versailles, Ky. She has been handwalked daily since her arrival. On December 9, for the first time, Zenyatta was walked around in her paddock. With her was Charles Campbell, Broodmare...

I mentioned in my last post that while I was on site at Lane’s End Farm "life got even sweeter". Well, that's because I got the opportunity to photograph Sweet Life, dam of Life Is Sweet , and champion Sweet Catomine . Sweet Life was named the 2009 Broodmare of the Year, so it was quite an honor. Order...

Life really was sweet when I recently visited Lane’s End Farm near Versailles, Ky. Their staff was wonderful about accommodating my photo requests. My plan was to photograph Life is Sweet as requested by a few of the readers here at Through the Lens. I had photographed Life is Sweet winning the 2009...