Zenyatta's transition from superstar racehorse to broodmare is going smoothly, according to William S. Farish, owner of Central Kentucky's Lane's End Farm, where the champion is now being boarded.

"She's so smart that she just adapts very quickly," Farish said in an interview Dec. 9. "She's a real professional about everything."

Owned by Jerry and Ann Moss, Zenyatta arrived at Lane's End by van the night of Dec. 6 following a flight from Southern California and an appearance at Keeneland Race Course that attracted more than 1,000 fans. She was taken to a 24-stall barn where maiden and barren mares are stabled.

"When we walked her down the aisle, all the other mares started nickering; it was almost as if they knew who she was," Farish said. "We put her in her stall and put a big blanket on her, and she settled in. She had a very good night