Zenyatta

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Diary Post #388

Santa Anita is installing new VIDEO BOARDS for their upcoming meet! Photo by John Shirreffs

Good Morning,

It is the final day of November, 2011. It seems like the last 30 days have been extremely busy and filled with a variety of events. The month started with all of the Breeders’ Cup activities, races, and MY PARTY. (YIPPEE!) It ultimately wound down with an abundance of great racing around the country. Rapid Redux reached #20! Hollywood Park’s Autumn Festival, the competitive 2 year old stakes at Churchill on their closing weekend, and Aqueduct hosting races as the Cigar Mile, Remsen, Gazelle, and Demoiselle all added to the excitement. Many current and future stars performed with such style. Congratulations to all of the victors and their connections!

Additionally, the November HORSE SALES have been very active at Fasig-Tipton, Keeneland, and now Tattersalls in Newmarket. The quality of stock auctioned at these venues has been excellent…and the prices paid for these horses reflected such. People truly love our sport and want to be involved!

In reality, so much action constantly takes place in ‘the horse world’! There is always something new to learn, to study, and to enjoy! I truly believe this is what makes it all so enjoyable and intriguing to people! There is never a dull moment and the pace at which our sport functions definitely keeps you ‘on your toes’.

Santa Anita, ‘The Great Race Place’, as it is often called, opens the day after Christmas. Currently, their staff is extremely busy completing a number of maintenance projects. In the infield, they are installing a brand new high-tech video board. This BIG BOARD will measure 53′ by 29′ offering the best resolution available in technology today. New state-of-the art boards are also being placed in the paddock area to enhance the entire racing experience for the ‘on-track’ fans. In this photo, they are dismantling and removing the ‘old infield board’. All of this is actually a very specific and detailed process…but the workers are making great progress.

When completed…it should be amazing! HMMM! Perhaps they’ll show some videos of ME on it next season! Now that would be TOO CUTE!

Happy November 30th!

With Love,
Hugs to All~
Z

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    Good Morning sweet girl! I hope you & Tasty are having fun in your paddock…enjoying your time together as you both prepare for motherhood. March will be here before you know it. Eat well, rest well, & make sure all of the staff at LE give you lots of love daily!
    XOXO

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    Good Morning Great One and All Z’isters
    I WANTED TO UPDATE EVERYONE ON THE RESCUE OF THE PREGNANT MARE CARRYING OUR “LITTLE CLOUD” AND THE OTHER HORSES AT THE NEVADA FEEDLOT:

    As of last night, we were only about one-third of the way to our goal of $3,000. This was based on Marlene trying to total up what had come in while she was on duty as a fireman (woman!). I’m hoping she might have missed a donation or two, but can’t count on it.

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    Continued:
    I must have hit the wrong key because wasn’t done yet:

    PLEASE HELP OUT TODAY AS BEST YOU CAN. I KNOW SOME DONATIONS CAME IN LATE LAST NIGHT AND SHE MIGHT HAVE NOT SEEN THOSE.

    Marlene got the message last night on people wanting their donations to be in memory of Cloud Man and she will oblige. When you get her thank you note, just respond at that time and let her know and she will take care of that for you.

    SHE IS LEAVING TOMORROW FOR NEVADA, IT IS AN 8 HOUR DRIVE FOR HER AND A $300 FUEL BILL FOR HER ROUND TRIP. WHEN SHE GETS THERE, SHE SPENDS THE NIGHT. IF THERE IS NOT ENOUGH MONEY, SHE SLEEPS IN HER TRUCK TO CONSERVE FUNDS FOR HORSE RESCUE. LET’S GET HER THE MONEY SHE NEEDS PLUS SOMETHING EXTRA SO SHE COMES OUT OF THIS W/O FROST BITE!

    THANK YOU ALL SO MUCH! YOU ARE THE BEST!!!!

    YOUR humble J

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    But they still love and miss you at Hollywood Park. If you listen to the replays carefully, or sometimes at the end of the racing day, Vic Stauffer fits in a reference to beloved “Zenyatta.”

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    Santa Anita is getting ready for its big “open house” in November 2012! Lots of stellar company is expected, of both the two and four-footed kind. Cannot wait!
    Dottie, you grace our sport with wit, charm, intelligence and class. We are so very fortunate to have the presence of you, your dear John, and that of your great owners, Jerry and Ann Moss, on the Southern California circuit.

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    Love you Zenyatta! Best part of my day is reading your posts. Thank you. Would love to make it to Santa Anita some day. It’s a long way from PA. ^-^

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    ZENYATTA AND FANS, IF WE ALL THINK NOVEMBER WENT BY FAST, AND IT DID, DECEMBER IS EVEN FASTER. THE TIME WE REFLECT ON JESUS HUMBLE BIRTH AND FATHER GODS PLAN FOR ALL MANKIND IS SOMETHING I CAN HARDLY REALIZE. HOW CAN A GREAT GOD SEND HIS ONLY SINLESS SON TO SAVE ME AND YOU IS AWESOME. I HOPE IN THE MONTH OF DECEMBER, WE WILL PONDER ALL THE THINGS HAS GIVEN US. OF COURSE, THERE IS OUR NEW HOME WITH HIM IN HEAVEN, OUR FAMILIES TO BE REUNITED WITH AND ALL OF FRIENDS, AND PETS. WOW YOU CAN HARDLY WRAP YOUR MIND AROUND ALL THESE BLESSINGS.THEN THERE IS SPRINGTIME AND THE LONGED FOR BIRTH OUR LITTLE Z. NOW I AM REALLY FEELING GOOD. LOVE TO ALL..SHERRY

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    Well if you ask me , Hollywood park should be renamed Zenyatta’s Park!!! Now that would really be too too cute. Maybe the video boards should all have ‘Zenyatta’ at the top in pink and teal lights. How cute would that be?
    Love hugs and kisses to you gorgeous and all you family.

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    Zenny – YOU would be the most Beautiful ‘Big Screen Girl’ – Every race meet at Santa Anita, I hope they put your photo or maybe even live pics from your home at Lanes End on the Big Screen! We’re still planning to come to Santa Anita to meet everyone next year for YOUR Party – so exciting that you might not only be THE STAR but also have YOU be ‘THE STAR’ of THE BIG SCREEN – YOU are after all really THE California Girl since you lived there for years!
    Today I was on Bloohorse’s website. Bloodhorse has a page to vote for FAVORITE MOMENTS IN HORSERACING 2011. ZENNY – as of this morning OF COURSE you are #1 for the GREAT MOMENT of YOU being awarded HORSE OF THE YEAR! I voted for YOU this morning.
    Z FANS PLEASE HURRY and GO VOTE FOR ZENNY ASAP (not sure when the voting ends). Here is the website:
    http://cs.bloodhorse.com/blogs/25-most-intriguing/archive/2011/11/23/what-are-your-favorite-moments-in-horse-racing-from-2011.aspx
    YOU were ‘way ahead’ early this morning for FAVORITE MOMENT OF THE YEAR – of course!
    LOVE and Many Blessings to everyone in YOUR FAMILY including all of YOUR Z Fans, Beautiful Big Girl and especially Baby Z!

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    Good Morning Mamma Z!!
    ~~~~~
    The installation of a new bigger board is great! Santa Anita is my favorite “Great Race Place” ~ then Del Mar. I miss having one of these large screens in the paddock area at Hollywood Park, but I guess because their contract is up soon that’s why they’ve never installed one…
    ~~~~~
    Breeders’ Cup 2012 ~ watch out SA as the Z Dumplings meet to celebrate Our Queen! :-)
    ~~~~~
    March 9th, Sweetie! (wink wink)
    ~~~~~
    {{hugs}] and kisses my Queen, and to your beautiful unborn foal B/Z XOXOXO
    Judy G

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    To all RE donations to the horse rescue: If you’re using Paypal, there is a line that says “gift options.” If you click on that, you get a window where you can leave a message to go with your donation. It’s only a few characters, but enough to say what needs to be said. Click “save” and you will go back to the page where you submit your Paypal donation.

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    p.s. On the topic of Stakes Races ~ it’s a travesty that there isn’t a JOHN HENRY Stakes Race!! IMO The John Henry Arlington Million has a nice ring to it!!! Two 1st place finishes and a very close 2nd place!! Come on Arlington Track… or even Santa Anita should have a Grade I race named after him!! Hello!!! Anyone out there…???!!

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    On another note, Zenyatta’s face book hits are 94,137. She needs 5863 more hits to get to 100,000. Come on all you fans go to the face book icon at the top right of the page click on the icon and write something, anything. Let’s give the girl just a little more support and love. She deserves that and so much more.
    Love hugs and kisses, ya’ll!!

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    At some point, there will be a race named for you Zenny. Fitting, it should be at a So.Cal track, maybe fillies & mares 3YO and up? Fun to think about. Oh yes, I saw the thing on Bloodhorse about the ‘greatest moments’ and ‘interesting people’ in 2011 racing. I know somebody griped that Rachel A wasn’t on the list, but she didn’t race in 2011. Neither did Zen, so I’m not sure why she would be on the list either. Now, if the survey was for ‘of all time’, then that’s another story. Maybe I read it wrong. Well ya’ll have fun and enjoy the crisp Fall days.

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    ZENYATTA!!! WE NEED YOUR POWER OF THE MEDIA TO SPREAD THE WORD THAT HORSE SLAUGHTER IS BACK IN BUSINESS :( Yes its true, Obama has signed a bill allowing horse slaughter to return to the US. Everyone go to R.I.P deputy broad and Rachel Alexandra’s facebook pages and sign petitons, write to the president, just stop horse slaughter from reopening!

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    @Jeanie — Was hoping for better news about Marlene and the horse rescue. Hopefully more donations will roll in so Marlene does not have to spend another night sleeping in the truck. I surely hope she can save Little Cloud.

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    Dear Zenny,

    Could you please find out from Dottie and let us know how Ebby is currently doing. I would love to see a current picture of her. Very sorry for everyone @ the barn about the injury to Clould Man. Also, does your John have any pictures of Winston? I’m wondering who rides him know that freddie is retired.

    Sincerely,
    Dan

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    Dan Eblouisante (spelling is wrong–someone help me please!) has her own page on fb. I saw her pic last night she is doing well. Looks a lot like Z.

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    Hi Zenny, we agree a race in CA should be named for you…we have a very good feeling that will happen.

    Thanks to everyone who has educated us on the horse slaughter issue…we are committed to working hard to see an end of this practice. Over the last several months, this diary has become a conduit for many good things and the various links put up for all of us to read are much appreciated. Dottie, we pray you and the rest of the barn 55 crew are feeling better after a rough few days. We also hope the Mosses find peace and contentment in knowing how much their boy was loved.

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    Whoops! I guess I hit “post” before I finished my comment!
    @ dan
    Interesting that you mentioned Winston ~ I have the cutest picture of him that I took at Shirreffs barn at Santa Anita this past summer :-P
    Judy G

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    Hi Zenny, I’m sorry I haven’t been around much lately. My mom took a horrible fall on Breeder’s Cup Saturday but thankfully she’s finally out of the hospital and on the road to recovery. I’m very sad to hear about Cloud Man. My sympathy to the Moss’ and all of Team Z. I know these things unfortunately happen, but it is very upsetting.
    I hope you and Tasty are doing well.
    Love to all,
    Leslie

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    @ELIZABETH FROM NEW MEXICO!!
    Thank you for the link. Of course I voted
    for Zenyatta! Let`s hope that all of her
    fans will cast their votes for Zenyatta!
    God bless everyone…
    Dottie from CA

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    Dottie, I am having Zenyatta, Tasty and Eblouissante picture withdrawal. Please post some pictures of “Z”, “T” and “E”. Thank you for this wonderful diary.

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