Zenyatta

Queen of Racing

Z's Diary

Diary Post #325

RAINBOW MAGIC! Photo by Sarah Campion

Good Morning,

It is another lovely day here in Lexington. I know it is pretty in Del Mar with very comfortable weather in the low 70’s. MY JOHN and Dottie went to Arcadia on Monday to spend time with the horses John currently has stabled at Santa Anita. They commented it was really very pleasant for this time of the year…in the low to mid 80’s.

I’ve heard the East Coast has been much more ‘comfortable’ the last few days and they’ve had a bit of rain. Several of the turf races at Saratoga yesterday were taken ‘off the turf’ as the course was listed as ‘soft’ from the earlier rains.

Weather is such an interesting thing to contemplate. I must say that I do like it a bit on the ‘cool’ side. I know MY JOHN always commented that is one thing we horses enjoyed so much when going to Del Mar. You can actually ‘feel the ocean breezes in the air’. This type of environment really ‘perks you up’.

A resulting part of weather that is truly so fascinating to me is a RAINBOW!

“A rainbow is technically an optical and meteorological phenomenon that causes a spectrum of light to appear in the sky when the SUN shines on to droplets of moisture in the Earth’s atmosphere. It takes on a multicolored arc. Rainbows caused by sunlight always appear in the section of the sky directly opposite the sun.” **

On this morning, I think I saw MY OWN RAINBOW in the water that was dancing around my hooves. I found it rather interesting to observe. As you may know, I am a very inquisitive horse so I kept studying the different swirls and paths of the water as they circled around my hooves.

The cool water felt terrific…and the RAINBOW image that appeared was fun and curious to observe. Dottie was commenting to ME that to many people seeing a rainbow image means so many different things. She happens to believe they are LUCKY. Throughout the ages, rainbows and various references to them have been a part of art, literature, music and film. To so many people, RAINBOWS have been defined in various ways.

On this morning, it was a joy to observe and examine my own ‘little rainbow’ prancing around in the water by my hooves. To ME, it is just another illustration of how much joy one can have when taking a moment to truly appreciate the simple…yet oh so beautiful…things in life!

With Love,
Hugs to All~
Z

**Per Wikipedia

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293 Comments

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    Dear Z,
    Goodnight and Sweet Baby Dreams. Love you lots, Judy and Russ
    Dear Dottie:
    Thank you again for the beautiful photos of Z and this Diary. Hugs, J.B.

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    @Abigail from Montreal–thank you for your wonderful articles. I’m printing them all out to read later. My husband is wondering where all the printer paper is going–lol!
    @Debbie G–you lucky girl! we are hereby commissioning you to get us some stories about Will H.
    @jake in TN–welcome!
    @the Kennedys–LOVE the “Semi” comparison to OUR Z.
    @Dear Z– wishing you a pleasant good night and sweet baby dreams. Love you always.

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    Zenny…you look like the picture of contentment. Beautiful post today, Dottie.
    Terry Crow: here is a joke for you. A man suffered a heart attack while shopping. The clerk called 911. Paramedics rushed the man to the hospital where he had open bypass surgery. He awakened from the surgery to find himself in the care of nuns. A nun seated next to his bed holding a clipboard loaded with several forms. She asked him how he was going to pay for his treatment. Do you have health insurance she asked. He answered No. The nun asked do you have money in the bank? He replied “No”. Do you have a relative who could help you asked the irritated nun. He said I only have a spinster sister and she is a nun.
    The nun became agitated and announced loudly, “Nuns are not spinsters! Nuns are married to god. The patient replied, Perfect, send the bill to my brother-in-law.”

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    Dear Zenyatta – A heavenly picture of you and your very own rainbow.
    KariB – Barbara Grimaldi said it so beautifully. It’s as if we are in a neighborhood or small town and could walk across the street, pop in with some yummy morning coffee cake and “sit a spell” as my lovely Southern grandma used to say. We are a group of many dedicated people who want to make this world a better place for all. Thanks to Zenyatta and Dottie who do this for all of us. Such a pleasure to come to this sight. The links are wonderful – darn I know how to do that when I’m e mailing someone, but need to be educated how to on this site!
    Your John’s Morroccan Sky is running tomorrow @ Del Mar. I wish him a safe trip.
    Rainbow sightings to everyone.

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    What a wonderful reminder and promise on a rough day!
    Truly you are an inspiration and God send just when I need it most.
    God certainly uses horses. You have been used in more ways than you’ll ever know. Thank you Z!

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    @Kari Bussell – There’s no doubt in my mind that you’ll be there.
    @Barbara Wood – I’ll do my best! It is such an endearing story. I think she’ll be touched to know that everyone wants to hear her stories.

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    Abigail in Montreal, just have to post and thank you for your MOW/Harbut article, you are so professional yet there is always that personal warmth in your writing. LOVE IT
    Has anyone ever noticed all the similarities between MOW and Secretariat?
    Same color chestnuts with white accents, same nickname, same fab racing careers, same personalities, and both had grooms that they bonded with so completely….MOW
    /Harbut, Secreariat/Sweet. Makes you wonder about reincarnation!!

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    Lookin good, Lady Z…will be heading down to Del Mar over Labor Day weekend to take in the races before they’re gone…John & the Mosses look like they’re having a good meet down there.

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    JUDY SIMS- Thanks so much for the link to the wonderful story of SGT Reckless. I had never heard of her but intend to do further study.

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