DEAR FRIENDS, HAPPY THANKSGIVING!
FROM ALL OF MY DEAR PALS AT BARN 55, WHO HAVE DONE SO MUCH FOR ME OVER THE YEARS…
MY FRIENDS AT MAYBERRY TRAINING CENTER WHERE I LEARNED MY VERY FIRST LESSONS….
MY JOHN, DOTTIE, AND THE ‘ADORABLE SOPHIE SHIRREFFS’….WHO ARE SUCH SPECIAL AND TREASURED FRIENDS WHO’VE SHARED SO MANY AMAZING EXPERIENCES WITH ME DURIING THE LAST SEVERAL YEARS,
MY LANE’S END PALS…WHO I ENJOY SPENDING MY DAYS WITH NOW…
AND MY BELOVED OWNERS WHO I CAN’T THANK ENOUGH FOR ALL THEY HAVE DONE FOR ME……
FROM OUR HOMES TO YOURS…..THANKSGIVING GREETINGS!
WE ALL WANT TO WISH EACH OF YOU A VERY HEALTHY, HAPPY, AND BLESSED THANKSGIVING!
PLEASE BE SAFE AND ENJOY EVERY MOMENT OF THIS VERY SPECIAL HOLIDAY!
WITH LOVE,
HUGS TO ALL~ (AND I SINCERELY MEAN THIS!)
Z
TOO CUTE! TASTY WANTED TO BE SURE WE ALSO SENT HER HOLIDAY WISHES TO YOU. I THINK SHE IS WHISPERING THEM IN SARAH’S EAR!
PHOTO CREDITS: Several people sent the above photos to Dottie. THANK YOU!
The Kennedys in San Diego
Awesome Feather
http://www.bloodhorse.com/horse-racing/articles/66358/perfect-awesome-feather-gallops-in-gazelle
Debbie G/Kentucky
@Trina Nagele – Another beautiful poem. Thank you so much for sharing.
@Kari Bussell – I can’t believe we did it! The streak is broken! I had to work today, but I listened to the game on the radio and I thought of you the whole time. I’m sorry we kept you from going to a bowl because I always want to get as many SEC teams to bowls as possible, but I am happy that we finally won. (You can always get revenge on us in basketball!)
Alex Bowdoin in MA
Tears on this one…Thank you Team Z in CA and KY for all you do!!! I took my new picture of our Z in to be framed today, should have it back in about 2 weeks. I love this new one of her. HUGS TO ALL
signofthetimes
@Doreen
Loved THS great win today. A real talent. Looking forward
To his 4 year old races.
signofthetimes
@Trina
Love Part 2 of Sgt Reckless Tribute. Thanks so
Much for creating this beautiful poem.
Maggie
Happy Thanksgiving dear Zenyatta and all of Team Z! Love you all. Love to Tasty too!!
Neva Rae Powers
You are still in such great shape, Madame!
Max
Zenyatta. Many congrats to your Bernie on the success of To Honor and Serve in the Cigar Mile. Like A.P. Indy, Bernie is now daddy to some great horses. This is good news for his future foals. Well done Bernie!
Kari Bussell/Good Ole Rocky Top(Whoo!)- Rocky Top Tennessee-Rocky Top Tennessee-ee-ee!!
@Debbie G/Kentucky- We can’t believe it either!!-LOL….At least Tn. finally scored and wasn’t shut-out for the first time since 94…How much JOY you must feel to get a thorn that has been in Kentucky’s side for 26 years removed. I can still hear the celebration all the way here in Knoxville.It is with broken heart(over entire season) and high hopes for next year that I offer a very heartfelt, sincere CONGRATULATIONS!!.. to You and all my Z-friends, cousins and neighbors in the Great State of Kentucky….and the KENTUCKY WILDCATS FOR BEATING MY BELOVED VOLS TODAY FOR THE FIRST TIME IN 26 YEARS!!!
Go any SEC team in National Championship!
Kari Bussell/Good Ole Rocky Top(Whoo!)- Rocky Top Tennessee-Rocky Top Tennessee-ee-ee!!
@Debbie G- I thought of you the entire game…I am thrilled for YOU!
Kari Bussell/Good Ole Rocky Top(Whoo!)- Rocky Top Tennessee-Rocky Top Tennessee-ee-ee!!
@Cynthia H- Beautiful-grace- class- elegant-poet-true friend- are just a handful of the many positive words I use to describe you…
Congratulations to Awesome Feather! &
To Honor & Serve!
Kari Bussell/Good Ole Rocky Top(Whoo!)- Rocky Top Tennessee-Rocky Top Tennessee-ee-ee!!
@Trina Nagele- Your poem left me in tears…the beautiful, sentimental kind…thank you for sharing you Gift with us.
Kari Bussell/Good Ole Rocky Top(Whoo!)- Rocky Top Tennessee-Rocky Top Tennessee-ee-ee!!
@Barbara Wood – tomorrow is “Our” day…
Kari Bussell/Good Ole Rocky Top(Whoo!)- Rocky Top Tennessee-Rocky Top Tennessee-ee-ee!!
@All- HBO has moved the date of their new series Luck up to Dec.11th…It is about horse racing. In case someone doesn’t know.
Elizabeth in New Mexico
What a wonderful Thanksgiving week, Zenny! It seems as if Baby Z and Baby T are both really growing judging from your photo today. You two beautiful big girls seem to have that ‘baby’ stance with front feet planted comfortably apart! So exciting to see how healthy (and BIG) you both are. Great to see all 3 of you Moms (YOU, Tasty and Sarah) together. Blessings to Baby Reagan too. Thanks so much to your WONderful FAMILY – Jerry and Ann, John and Dottie, Sarah and everyone at Barn 55 and Lanes End – we are so thankful to you all for everything you have done to include us fans in your life! We can’t imagine the sacrifices you have made to do this for us fans. Also Hi to Krista at YOUR ZENYATTA Shop. I talked with her when I ordered YOUR amazing print that has now arrived. Can’t wait to get it framed and up in our ‘Z Room’. Thank you ZENNY’s FAMILY for signing it! Such a treasure for us! God’s blessings (as always) to everyone in YOUR Family – including YOUR Z Fan Family. And congratulations for all YOUR Family’s big race wins this weekend!
Sue Fredrick - Wisconsin
CONGRATULATIONS TO Awesome Feather on her big win and to the handsome To Honor and Serve on his fabulous win today.
CONGRATULATIONS also to John on a great winning week for him and his horses, yippee!
I know most who post are southerners or from California but I have to crow about the WISCONSIN BADGERS and GREEN BAY PACKERS, what a great weekend for Wisconsin teams yippee!!!
TRINA your poem is just wonderful, how do you do it? I love this story.
Barbara Wood (Texas)
@Kari B–you may be right!LOL! Right now I’m about to have a heart attack watching our football game from Cowboy Stadium on tv. BU leads 52-42, but our Heisman candidate has been knocked out.
Karen Gogue
RIP Irrefutable – you were one of my favorites, so beautiful. Zenny, I will post the short video I filmed of him today in the paddock before the race on your FB page (and the video of him from another day) as a tribute to this beauty…but only when I can bear to do so…..
Barbara Wood (Texas)
@Karen Gogue–RIP Irrefutable. I saw the note on the Pedigree Query site, but nothing on BH. Do they know what happened?
Trina Nagele in So Cal
More incredible photos on the Horse and Man Saturday Photo Blog. You MUST SEE the pony (miniature horse?) in the 12th photo down–especially if you’re interested in horse colors! And does anyone recognize the breed of the puppy in the 11th photo down? The dog I just rescued (a stray who showed up in my driveway) looks like this one, except black and white, like a Boston Terrier. The ears are more like in the photo, though. My rescue girl is a 21- pound adult. http://horseandman.com/
@Karen Gogue—Condolences on Irrefutable. How sad.
@Irrefutable—RIP.
Karen Gogue
Barbara Wood
Supposedly a heart attack…
Peggy (N) South Georgia
@Everyone, a beautiful chestnut Colt Gran Huracan grandson of Alysheba and A. P. Indy needs our help to get him out of PuertoRico. His racing career is over and Pure Thoughts is going to try to bring him to Florica. It does not sound good for him in Puerto Rico. There is an article on Bloodhorse today. There web site is http://www.PTHR.org
Love Ya Zenny.
Peggy (N) South Georgia
That’s Florida, Oh those fast fingers. Sorry
Kari Bussell/Good Ole Rocky Top(Whoo!)- Rocky Top Tennessee-Rocky Top Tennessee-ee-ee!!
@Irrefutable-RIP
@Waltzing with Blue- RIP
Bob Black Jack- suffered a career ending injury ….May he heal and enjoy retirement.
very sad day…
Peggy (N) South Georgia
Gran Huracan is Blue Blue Sea’s brother.
Karen Gogue
Trina,
JAG broke the news to JSmith and myself after the race where he finished second…with tears in her eyes. I am so glad we left the winners circle BEFORE he came back and collasped…We were right there but did not see this happen – thank God!
Kari Bussell/Good Ole Rocky Top(Whoo!)- Rocky Top Tennessee-Rocky Top Tennessee-ee-ee!!
Ohh nooo- My heart goes oout to JAG and J
Smith…and all involved with Irrefutable…..and yes Thank God! you left before it happened.
Barbara Wood (Texas)
@Karen Gogue and all– so sorry. How dreadful. These breakdowns are causing many fans to turn away from racing. It is heart-wrenching to see. I am so glad we were not there when eight Belles collapsed.
@Trina–is it a bulldog?
Kari Bussell/Good Ole Rocky Top(Whoo!)- Rocky Top Tennessee-Rocky Top Tennessee-ee-ee!!
@Karen G- You know how I can flub words and comments …My heart goes out to you…I thought I had put @KG….
JAG / Zenny & John Henry Live In My Heart / So. CA
Hello Fellow Z Dumplings
Yes, today was an extremely SAD day for us! If there can be any “positive” is that IRREFUTABLE did not collapse while racing, which would have unseated our Beloved Mike Smith… that might have caused a catastrophic incident harming other horses and jockeys. I’m so so upset!
Horrific!
As Karen Gogue wrote above, we had stepped away after the race. I don’t think I could have handled watching them try to help Irrefutable :((((
REST IN PEACE, PRECIOUS! I have the most beautiful pictures I took of you during your last day with us here on earth. I’m so sorry you had to suffer…. now you are free of pain and suffering….