Good Morning,
A great deal of excitement took place again last evening at the Fasig-Tipton Saratoga Yearling Sale. MY BERNIE had another successful evening with colts he sired selling for $1,200,000….750,000….725,000. He sired a filly which sold for $500,000. Things are truly looking terrific for MY GUY!
Earlier in the day during training hours, Uncle Mo breezed on the Oklahoma Training Track. Saratoga has 2 really nice tracks for the horses to train on each day: the main track and then the Oklahoma Training Track which is very close to the barn area.
In the above photo, Uncle Mo is going out for this breeze. From all reports, he really looked terrific going the 5 furlongs in a ‘bullet’ 100.22. A ‘bullet’, in reference to workout times, means it is the fastest recorded time that morning for a particular distance.
Mo’s camp feels he is really making wonderful progress in his training. It is quite exciting as he looks to be on target to run in The King’s Bishop… August 27th. Hooves crossed for Uncle Mo! Keep up the great work!
On another note, today is the birthday of 2 members of MY TEAM: Dottie and Mikie Smith. I think this is just TOO CUTE that they are both LEOS and born on August 10th.
My warmest wishes for them both to have a very HAPPY BIRTHDAY!
With Love,
Hugs to All~
Z
Bobbi
Great poem, Trina! Happy Birthday, Dottie and Mike!
JAG from California :-)
@ CYNTHIA H – Whoops! Oversight! I missed VALERIA/Mosses/Shirreffs/Talamo. I’m at work.. thanks for bringing to OUR attention :-) Judy
Kari Bussell
Jag & CH- Glad we got that straight! I have been focusing on the scracth info scrolling…scratching my head…wondering…
Kristen from Burnsville, MN
@Joanna – The Moss’s own Z, so they own the baby. Whoever owns the mare the day of birth owns the baby. No worries!!
Cynthia H.
@Kari B.: Hoping for a win for the team on Dottie and Mike’s birthdays!
Carole #42
To Dottie, thank you so much for all your work in being the “voice of Zenyatta”. high hooves for a very HAPPY BIRTHDAY.
To Mike, thanks for being the wonderful jockey you are and taking care of Zenyatta throught all her races. High hooves and a HAPPY BIRTHDAY to you.
@Trina, great poem, lots of talent.
To Z…have a great day and take care of little Z.. and kisses on your nose.
Ingrid Arnone
Dear Dottie and Dear Mike, I want you to know the same love that I feel for Zenyatta, I feel the same for all of you, you people are very special people, and sincerely I wish you the best birthday!!! Love you for forever, and I thank you for giving us so much pleasure in writing us every day… Hugs, Ingrid.
Kari Bussell
Judy B.- If you have time will you post link to watch Del Mar for those that may have missed it?
@CH- Me too!!
Bernie
~Especially Horses – that’s it in a nut shell, well done.
Tracy
Happy Birthday Mike Smith! Saratoga misses you big time! Travers and King’s Bishop are a tradition in this house. Wish some of your connections would have graces America’s oldest race track. It truly is the August place to be.
Theresa Buck
HAPPY BIRTHDAY DOTTIE…..HAPPY BIRTHDAY MIKE SMITH
Mary
Happy Birthday Dottie….
Happy Birthday Mike Smith….
It is great to see Uncle Mo doing so well. He is quite the guy….love his team….Z you and Mo are very blessed …to have owners and a team who truly cares about you and your well being. Mo’s owner, Uncle Mike is the reason that Mo is doing so well. Hugs to you Z
Cynthia H.
Post-time for Race 6 at Del Mar is 4:35 PST.
Tracy
Didn’t escape me either that Bernie’s foals had some big ticket prices last night. High hooves to Fasig-Tipton for making this available on line. What a great tradition. NY breds this weekend, hoping to get up there in person to experience it first hand.
myladyrenee
Happy Birthday Dottie….happy…happy Birthday….whoooooaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa
Cathy Marshall
Happy Birthday Dottie and Mike! I hope your day is special. Love ya, Zenny!
Molly
Zenyatta, thank you for the news concerning the yearlings. Maybe you can help me. The whereabouts of all the Triple Crown winners are known EXCEPT for one… Omaha, the only Triple Crown Winner sired by a Triple Crown Winner. The articles I have read state that the bones are somewhere on the AK-SAR-BEN racetrack grounds former site. Isn’t there some new technology that could locate the bones so that he could have a proper resting place? The other 10 Triple Crown Winners are accounted for and have been given a fitting resting place.
Lucia
Hi Zenyatta!
@Dottie- Happy Birthday wishes coming your way!
@Mike Smith- Happy Birthday wishes also coming your way! You are one of my favorite jockeys, and riders in general; thanks for all you did with Zenyatta and I hope you have a great year!
Barbara
Happy birthday to Dottie! Trina that is a wonderful poem I got tears!!! It is so spot on thank you!
Sharon Call
Such a good day on this diary. Good vibes, high hearts and all around happy news. Love it!
@Dottie – my champion. I hope this day is totally happy for you and every minute enjoyable.
@Mike. I always carry the picture of Z running with her eyes closed in the BC 2010, trusting your hands to keep her safe. That is the greatest tribute that I can think of. Happy Birthday to you!
@Trina Nagele. Poet Laureate indeed. I struggle many days to just string 2 words together. You make it seem so easy and beautiful.
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Bernie’s babies bringing such high prices at the sale and Uncle Mo running so well.
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High hearts to everyone today!!
Vicki B.
@Trina Nagele – Trina, you “outdid yourself” with that poem, it’s great! Happy Birthday, Dottie!
Paula McCaleb
HAPPY BIRTHDAY DOTTIE…..A special woman who puts a voice to our Sweet Zenyatta…..thank you Dottie for keeping our Big Girl in the loop with all of us.
HAPPY BIRTHDAY MIKE……Your an awesome jockey, thank you for taking such good care of our Precious Z.
I raise my Guinness to you both….CHEERS! ENJOY your special day!
p.s. Best wishes to Uncle MO
Elizabeth
Happy birthday to very talented and gifted humans….”hoof-hoof hoofray” says it all! :)
luvscritters
Happy birthday to Dottie and Mike and thanks for all you do to keep our Z happy and “talkative” for her fans.
Kiki Sim
Happy Happy Happy Birthday Mike and Dottie!! Dottie- thank you SO much for translations from Zenyatta! It brightens my day, even on the bad ones. HAPPY BORTHDAY!! MIKE-You are so lucky and blessed to have been the jockey for Big Z!! HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!
Patty Smith
How cool is that – both of their birthdays on the same day?! Happy Birthday to Mike and Dottie, and thanks to Dottie for keeping up this blog…and Trina’s poem was perfect! Cheers! (I’m raising a pint of Guinness to you both – and to Queen Z too!) :-)
Barbara Wood
@DJ–yummo! I’ll be right over!
@Especially horses–well said.
@Molly–I’ll bet Charlotte Farmer knows the answer to your question about Omaha.
Diana S
@Dottie and Mike Smith: If you read even a few of these posts, you know how much all of us love and appreciate you for inviting us to this “community” of fans. We’ve all become family, with everything that means, and we all just love being able to come here. HAPPY BIRTHDAY & MANY, MANY MORE!
diastu in tempe
judy berube
Dear Kari B. and Z Fans:
Here’s the sign up page. Registration is free. One you sign in, Click on live video in Race Information, then Del Mar and you’re there. Hugs, J.B. http://www.calracing.com/signup.php
WILD HORSES
Happy Birthday to you Dottie and also to Mike. Two of my favorite people in racing!!!
Hey Big Z. Hope you are doing well. I miss you more than you can imagine. Love you Lots!!! Lori