I am wishing our Canadian friends a very happy Birthday! Also Happy Birthday to the USA. God bless both our countries. Hope everyone is having a safe and joyful holiday weekend. Love and hugz to all of you.
Zenyatta, my angel, I love you forever.
Dear Judy:Aeron is certainly starting to spread his wings he will be helicoptering soon.More racing from the Curragh tomorrow.Karen is offering Hovis free to anybody he is turning his rugs into 3-piece suits.Has Charlie had a word with him?.Goodnight God bless you LM PC HT Cap Hercules Frank Bentley Willow and all the sweeties.Love and hugs.SheenaX
Sad news from Ballydoyle as Wings of Eagles has suffered a career ending injury in the Irish Derby yesterday.He has fractured a right fore sesamoid and will undergo surgery.His greatest moment came winning the Epsom Derby on June 3rd.He hopefully will join Coolmore’s stallions in the near future.Says much for the courage of this horse to finish 3rd in the race.Also Toormore is to return to racing after an unsuccessful stint as a stallion.He will be trained by Charlie Appleby this time around.PU Wings
More bad news from Ballydoyle as Somehow suffered a fatal injury on the gallops and was euthanised.Also it seems doubtful Minding will return as the vets are not happy with her according to Aidan.
The beautiful filly Holy Helena wins the 158th running of the Queen’s Plate at Woodbine. She was one of only two fillies in the race. Convincing win for this filly, a daughter of Ghostzapper, who is from the Deputy Minister-Northern Dancer line. Her damsire is the late and great Holy Bull.
Holy Helena wins the Queen’s Plate,with Tiz A Slam second and Inflexibility third.
The amazing filly won the 158th running of the race with ease, poetry in motion.
Tiz A Slam ran a good race and it was a day for the fillies with Inflexibility coming third.
So many beautiful horses, loved to watch them all!!
I am sad to hear about Wings of Eagles, he is so courageous.
There was barely a month after his Epsom win before the Irish Derby. Will pray for him and keep him in my thoughts.
Horses will often go for the double Harzand won last year and of course Thomas Hobson ran twice during Ascot week.Fractures can happen on the gallops as with Somehow Nevertheless it is sad to lose such a good horse from the track.Love and hugs.
The third place filly is also well bred. She’s a daughter of Scat Daddy. Her name is interesting. It may be her character and that may come from Halo on her distaff. He was not a pony type. She’s trained by Chad Brown. He always does well with fillies. Looking forward to seeing if these fillies show up at Saratoga.
Congrats to her. Chad Brown is amazing with those girls and turf. He must whisper sweet nothings into their ears.
Max
Interesting fact about the Queen’s Plate and fillies. Flaming Page like Holy Helena trained and raced mainly in the US and won the Canadian Oaks and Queen’s Plate combination. There was only a week between these races when Flaming Page won the Plate in 1957. She is the mother of Nijinsky, the last English Triple Crown winner. His father, Northern Dancer, ended his career at Woodbine when he also won the Queen’s Plate. The Dancer stayed in Oshawa at Windfields for several years until he moved to Maryland, where it was easier for the mares to visit.
judy berube
Dear Max:
Thanks for sharing these interesting tidbits on past Queen’s Plate winners. Learn something new every time. Love and Hugs, JB
Max
JudyB. Flaming Page is one of my favorites. She traces her lineage to Calumet and their foundation stallion, Bull Lea. She was a big filly and towered over Northern Dancer. They had to dig a pit in the breeding shed so that she could stand it in for breeding with the much shorter Northern Dancer. She is also the mare who rewarded Northern Dancer with a kick in the chest. Nijinsky resembled her in size and character. He did not follow orders as his trainer was to discover when he was moved to Ireland by his US owner.
Ann NC
Thank you very much, Max. Love reading the history about our Champs.
Maryland loved Northern Dancer and will always hold him in our hearts!
Saratoga…can’t wait!
judy berube
Dear Max:
Thank you for all this info on Flaming Page; I did not know anything about her. Spirited girl. Love and Hugs, JB
Loved learning about Flaming Page! Thanks for the interesting background story.
What a girl she was! Let’s hear it for girl power and not taking any guff from anybody, not even ND.
Deat Judy:The chicks are growing so fast Aeron is expected to fledge next week.Sad times for Aidan,Hope you are having a great weekend,Zarkava’s son Zarak won the Grand prix de Saint Cloud.Wimbledon now!Goodnight God bless you LM PC HT Cap Hercules Frank Bentley Willow and all the sweeties Love and hugs SheenaX
Wow, the chicks will be soaring with the wind before we know it. RIP Somehow; so sad. Healing prayers for Wings of Eagles; beautiful boy. Congrats to Zarak. Goodnight. Love and Hugs, JB, LM, PC, HT, Cap, Herc, Frank, Bentley and all the Sweeties.
Dear Judy:Wishing you a very Happy 4th of July.We have 3 boys at Glaslyn they were ringed on Saturday.Wimbledon began with a couple of showers but Sir Andy has won his 1st match.Looking forward to the Eclipse on Saturday.Goodnight God bless you LM PC HT Cap Hercules Frank Bentley Willow and all the sweeties/Love and hugs SheenaX
Thank you. Godspeed to the boys as they learn to fly and make their journey. Glad your enjoying Wimbledon. Goodnight. Love and Hugs, JB, LM, PC, HT, Cap, Herc, Frank, Bentley and all the Sweeties
Happy 4th of July everyone! We leave on our photo photo/camping trip this week, so will miss you all. Pray God’s blessings for everyone while we’re gone. Look forward to more news of Zenny and her filly and her Coz and Ziconic and everyone here on her website when we return. Have a wonderful July.
with love, Elizabeth
Dear Judy;Hope you have had a great day.Someone thought Monty and Glesni had died and were asking how the chicks could cope.There is not much room on the nest for the parents now.Roger Federer is annoyed so many are turning up for matches injured and then retiring.His match ended quickly and Djokovic’s They only come for the money!Goodnight God bless you LM PC HT Cap Hercules Frank Bentley Willow and all the sweeties.Love and hugs SheenaX
Wow, the chicks are taking up the whole nest now. They’ll be airborne soon. Goodnight. Love and Hugs, JB, LM, PC, HT, Cap, Herc, Frank, Bentley and all the Sweeties
Hello Judy: Hope you had a great 4th. Have not heard from me in a while as I had carpal tunnel surgery in my right hand, June 7. It went well but recovery is tough when you are right handed. I have not had a chance to finish my task. Have not given up yet. Hope you are well. Hugs, Marilu
I am eager to see new pictures of Zenyatta, Baby Z, Ziconic and Coz.
Congrats to Fort Larned. Had his first winner today, Fort Wise Treaty, in a mile turf race at Ellis Park (photo and video is included in the article). Congrats FWT. Love and Hugs, JB
Wishing the greatest dressage horse in the world Valegro or Blueberry as he is known at home a very happy 15th birthday.Now living the quiet life with Carl I am sure he will have lots of treats.Love you and miss youX
Congrats to jockey Tyler Gaffalione on his 7 wins yesterday at Gulfstream Park.
Wow!!! Now tied with Jerry Bailey. Exciting day for him.
Hope everyone had a nice 4th.
Huge congratulations to the Moose who has won his first novice Dressage competition with several 8’s and was 2nd in the prelim with 70.77%.Sophie is absolutely thrilled with her little superstar.He did always say he wanted a female jockey!
Darlene Daniels
Dearest Zenyatta and family,
I am wishing our Canadian friends a very happy Birthday! Also Happy Birthday to the USA. God bless both our countries. Hope everyone is having a safe and joyful holiday weekend. Love and hugz to all of you.
Zenyatta, my angel, I love you forever.
judy berube
Dear Delrene:
Ditto from me. Love and Hugs, JB
sheena.davies(wales)
Dear Judy:Aeron is certainly starting to spread his wings he will be helicoptering soon.More racing from the Curragh tomorrow.Karen is offering Hovis free to anybody he is turning his rugs into 3-piece suits.Has Charlie had a word with him?.Goodnight God bless you LM PC HT Cap Hercules Frank Bentley Willow and all the sweeties.Love and hugs.SheenaX
judy berube
Dear Sheena:
I’ll have to ask Charlie if he’s being a bad influence on Hovie. Love and Hugs, JB
Lise from Maine
Bonjour Zenyatta!
How about some new photos and a video of you and your pretty girl?
Love to you and your sweet girl!
Lise from Maine
sheena.davies(wales)
Sad news from Ballydoyle as Wings of Eagles has suffered a career ending injury in the Irish Derby yesterday.He has fractured a right fore sesamoid and will undergo surgery.His greatest moment came winning the Epsom Derby on June 3rd.He hopefully will join Coolmore’s stallions in the near future.Says much for the courage of this horse to finish 3rd in the race.Also Toormore is to return to racing after an unsuccessful stint as a stallion.He will be trained by Charlie Appleby this time around.PU Wings
sheena.davies(wales)
More bad news from Ballydoyle as Somehow suffered a fatal injury on the gallops and was euthanised.Also it seems doubtful Minding will return as the vets are not happy with her according to Aidan.
Max
The beautiful filly Holy Helena wins the 158th running of the Queen’s Plate at Woodbine. She was one of only two fillies in the race. Convincing win for this filly, a daughter of Ghostzapper, who is from the Deputy Minister-Northern Dancer line. Her damsire is the late and great Holy Bull.
debbie sutherland
Holy Helena wins the Queen’s Plate,with Tiz A Slam second and Inflexibility third.
The amazing filly won the 158th running of the race with ease, poetry in motion.
Tiz A Slam ran a good race and it was a day for the fillies with Inflexibility coming third.
So many beautiful horses, loved to watch them all!!
I am sad to hear about Wings of Eagles, he is so courageous.
There was barely a month after his Epsom win before the Irish Derby. Will pray for him and keep him in my thoughts.
sheena.davies(wales)
Horses will often go for the double Harzand won last year and of course Thomas Hobson ran twice during Ascot week.Fractures can happen on the gallops as with Somehow Nevertheless it is sad to lose such a good horse from the track.Love and hugs.
Marshall (NC Broad)
Prayers for successful surgery and smooth healing to Wings of Eagles.
Hope Minding will be okay, too.
RIP Somehow. So sorry, beautiful one.
Thank you, Sheena, for keeping us informed.
Hugs and Love
judy berube
Dear Max and Debbie:
Congrats to Holy Helena. Here’s the replay; very impressive win. Love and Hugs, JB
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PetPNxuHYsA
Marshall (NC Broad)
Dear Judy B.,
Thanks bunches for posting the replay of Holy Helena’s win in the Queen’s Plate.
She did it very well indeed!
Hugs and Love
Ann NC
Thanks, JB.
Wow, beautiful race for the beautiful girl!
Great day of racing!
Marshall (NC Broad)
Max and Debbie,
Thanks for the information about Holy Helena!
Seems she is definitely “Daddy’s girl”! I’m sure the late great Holy Bull is real proud, too.
Congratulations to Holy Helena and connections!
Hugs and Love
Sandy (Northeast Ohio)
Great win for HH! Our Ft. Erie friends are SO disappointed that apparently there is no plan to send her to the Prince of Wales later this month :-(
debbie sutherland
Thanks for the info on Holy Helena and her lineage Max!
Max
I’m interested in this filly. She trains and runs out of New York. She is a half sister to Shaman Ghost.
debbie sutherland
Me too, she will be one to watch!
Max
The third place filly is also well bred. She’s a daughter of Scat Daddy. Her name is interesting. It may be her character and that may come from Halo on her distaff. He was not a pony type. She’s trained by Chad Brown. He always does well with fillies. Looking forward to seeing if these fillies show up at Saratoga.
Ann NC
Congrats to her. Chad Brown is amazing with those girls and turf. He must whisper sweet nothings into their ears.
Max
Interesting fact about the Queen’s Plate and fillies. Flaming Page like Holy Helena trained and raced mainly in the US and won the Canadian Oaks and Queen’s Plate combination. There was only a week between these races when Flaming Page won the Plate in 1957. She is the mother of Nijinsky, the last English Triple Crown winner. His father, Northern Dancer, ended his career at Woodbine when he also won the Queen’s Plate. The Dancer stayed in Oshawa at Windfields for several years until he moved to Maryland, where it was easier for the mares to visit.
judy berube
Dear Max:
Thanks for sharing these interesting tidbits on past Queen’s Plate winners. Learn something new every time. Love and Hugs, JB
Max
JudyB. Flaming Page is one of my favorites. She traces her lineage to Calumet and their foundation stallion, Bull Lea. She was a big filly and towered over Northern Dancer. They had to dig a pit in the breeding shed so that she could stand it in for breeding with the much shorter Northern Dancer. She is also the mare who rewarded Northern Dancer with a kick in the chest. Nijinsky resembled her in size and character. He did not follow orders as his trainer was to discover when he was moved to Ireland by his US owner.
Ann NC
Thank you very much, Max. Love reading the history about our Champs.
Maryland loved Northern Dancer and will always hold him in our hearts!
Saratoga…can’t wait!
judy berube
Dear Max:
Thank you for all this info on Flaming Page; I did not know anything about her. Spirited girl. Love and Hugs, JB
judy berube
Dear Ann:
Too cute! Love and Hugs, JB
Marshall (NC Broad)
Dear Max,
Loved learning about Flaming Page! Thanks for the interesting background story.
What a girl she was! Let’s hear it for girl power and not taking any guff from anybody, not even ND.
Hugs and Cheers
sheena.davies(wales)
Deat Judy:The chicks are growing so fast Aeron is expected to fledge next week.Sad times for Aidan,Hope you are having a great weekend,Zarkava’s son Zarak won the Grand prix de Saint Cloud.Wimbledon now!Goodnight God bless you LM PC HT Cap Hercules Frank Bentley Willow and all the sweeties Love and hugs SheenaX
judy berube
Dear Sheena:
Wow, the chicks will be soaring with the wind before we know it. RIP Somehow; so sad. Healing prayers for Wings of Eagles; beautiful boy. Congrats to Zarak. Goodnight. Love and Hugs, JB, LM, PC, HT, Cap, Herc, Frank, Bentley and all the Sweeties.
judy berube
Dear Sheena:
Prayers for beautiful Minding too. Love and Hugs,JB
judy berube
Dear Mama Z, COZ, ZI, BBG and DC:
Hope all of you had a lovely day. Goodnight and Happy Dreams. Love You. Hugs, JB
Z Princess, Dubai, Baby Z, will always love you.
Mary
Dearly love this beautiful dancing queen. Hoping to see some new photos of Zenyatta and her little princess. Love and best wishes!
Kalar Walters
Looking forward to more photos of Queen Z and that fabulous filly!
Happy 4th of July!!!
Melissa Corl
Please , please post update pictures of Zenyatta and filly.
sheena.davies(wales)
Dear Judy:Wishing you a very Happy 4th of July.We have 3 boys at Glaslyn they were ringed on Saturday.Wimbledon began with a couple of showers but Sir Andy has won his 1st match.Looking forward to the Eclipse on Saturday.Goodnight God bless you LM PC HT Cap Hercules Frank Bentley Willow and all the sweeties/Love and hugs SheenaX
judy berube
Dear Sheena:
Thank you. Godspeed to the boys as they learn to fly and make their journey. Glad your enjoying Wimbledon. Goodnight. Love and Hugs, JB, LM, PC, HT, Cap, Herc, Frank, Bentley and all the Sweeties
judy berube
Dear Beautiful Mama Z, COZ, ZI, BBG and DC:
Wishing you a peaceful night and Happy Dreams. Love all of you so much. Hugs, JB
Z Princess, Dubai, Baby Z, will always love you.
debbie sutherland
Dear Judy and Darlene
Thank-you for your warm wishes on our county’s birthday- missed the post.
Wishing our friends in the U.S. a happy 4th of July tomorrow!!
May you have a wonderful day celebrating with family and friends.
Max, really enjoy all the racing history you share with us.
Donna Alsabrook
Wishing everyone has a blessed and safe July 4 Holiday. Don’t know how I would live without my Z family. Love you all!!!
judy berube
Dear Donna A:
Me too. Happy 4th. Love and Hugs, JB
sheena.davies(wales)
Wishing dearest Zenyatta,her family,Lane’sEnd and all who post here a very Happy independence day.Treasure your freedom.Hugs
Elizabeth in NM
Happy 4th of July everyone! We leave on our photo photo/camping trip this week, so will miss you all. Pray God’s blessings for everyone while we’re gone. Look forward to more news of Zenny and her filly and her Coz and Ziconic and everyone here on her website when we return. Have a wonderful July.
with love, Elizabeth
judy berube
Dear Elizabeth:
Looking forward to your return and hearing about your trip. Love and Hugs, JB
Kathy
Happy Birthday, America!
Enjoy your day, everyone.
judy berube
Dear Kathy:
Love and Hugs, JB
sheena.davies(wales)
Good luck to Cunco who arrived in the US a few weeks ago.He will be trained by Chad Brown.
judy berube
Dear Sheena:
He’s going to a wonderful trainer; we’ll have to keep track of him. Love and Hugs, JB
Ingrid Arnone
” To all my friends ”
Z fans Happy 4 of July !!!
Love and hugs!!
From me Ingrid !!!
judy berube
Dear Ingrid:
Love and Hugs, JB
sheena.davies(wales)
Dear Judy;Hope you have had a great day.Someone thought Monty and Glesni had died and were asking how the chicks could cope.There is not much room on the nest for the parents now.Roger Federer is annoyed so many are turning up for matches injured and then retiring.His match ended quickly and Djokovic’s They only come for the money!Goodnight God bless you LM PC HT Cap Hercules Frank Bentley Willow and all the sweeties.Love and hugs SheenaX
judy berube
Dear Sheena:
Wow, the chicks are taking up the whole nest now. They’ll be airborne soon. Goodnight. Love and Hugs, JB, LM, PC, HT, Cap, Herc, Frank, Bentley and all the Sweeties
judy berube
Dear Mama Z, COZ, ZI, BBG and DC:
Z, I bet your BBG has grown quite a bit; can’t wait to see recent photos of both of you. Goodnight all and Happy Dreams. Love You. Hugs, JB
Z Princess, Dubai, Baby Z, will always love you.
Marilu Villanueva
Hello Judy: Hope you had a great 4th. Have not heard from me in a while as I had carpal tunnel surgery in my right hand, June 7. It went well but recovery is tough when you are right handed. I have not had a chance to finish my task. Have not given up yet. Hope you are well. Hugs, Marilu
I am eager to see new pictures of Zenyatta, Baby Z, Ziconic and Coz.
judy berube
Dear Marilu:
So good to have a post from you. Sending healing prayers. Take your time and heal well. Admire your persistence and determination. Love and Hugs, JB
judy berube
Dear Max and Z Fans:
Congrats to Fort Larned. Had his first winner today, Fort Wise Treaty, in a mile turf race at Ellis Park (photo and video is included in the article). Congrats FWT. Love and Hugs, JB
http://www.bloodhorse.com/horse-racing/articles/222397/fort-wise-treaty-is-first-winner-for-fort-larned
Max
That was brilliant. He reminds me of his dad. Fort Larned had no need for a jockey.
Darlene Daniels
Yes Max. Fort Larned ran so fast his jockey blew off, lol. I remember it well.
Max
I will also never forget him taking that turn and rocketing on home. Love that horse. He’s got a great owner. She owns McCraken too.
Darlene Daniels
That’s my boy!! Whoo hoo Fort Larned. Thank you so much for sharing this. Love and hugz. Darlene
Marshall (NC Broad)
Dear Judy B.,
Thanks for the link. Way to go, Fort Wise Treaty! Congratulations to him and all connections, including his papa, Fort Larned, and his mama.
FWT is a handsome guy, too.
Hugs and Love
judy berube
Dear Max, Darlene and Marshall:
Love FL too; he’s a warrior. His boy does look like him. Love and Hugs, JB
sheena.davies(wales)
Wishing the greatest dressage horse in the world Valegro or Blueberry as he is known at home a very happy 15th birthday.Now living the quiet life with Carl I am sure he will have lots of treats.Love you and miss youX
Ann NC
Happy Bday Champ.
Blueberry, cute name!
Marshall (NC Broad)
Happy Birthday to the beautiful and talented Blueberry!
Hope you had some special treats and are enjoying retirement.
Hugs and Love
judy berube
Dear Sheena:
Happy Birthday beautiful Blueberry! Love and Hugs, JB
Ann NC
Congrats to jockey Tyler Gaffalione on his 7 wins yesterday at Gulfstream Park.
Wow!!! Now tied with Jerry Bailey. Exciting day for him.
Hope everyone had a nice 4th.
Marshall (NC Broad)
Wow, that is quite an accomplishment!
Thanks for posting the news, Ann. Congrats to Tyler Gaffalione!
Hugs and Cheers
judy berube
Dear Ann:
Congrats TG; quite a feat. Love and Hugs, JB
sheena.davies(wales)
Huge congratulations to the Moose who has won his first novice Dressage competition with several 8’s and was 2nd in the prelim with 70.77%.Sophie is absolutely thrilled with her little superstar.He did always say he wanted a female jockey!
Sandy (Northeast Ohio)
Way to go Moosie! Wonder if there is any video???
sheena.davies(wales)
Some photos on his FB.I haven’t checked twitter yet.
Marshall (NC Broad)
Congratulations and lots of cheers to the Moose!
So glad that he got his female jockey. :-)
Hugs and Cheers
judy berube
Dear Sheena:
Thanks for this news on Moose. Way to go Moosie; congrats. Love and Hugs, JB
Marilu Villanueva
Wishing Zenyatta, Baby Z, Ziconic and Coz a wonderful summer.
Hope to hear more news about Ziconic and Coz.
Sending Lots of Hugs and Praying always for all of you. Marilu
Marshall (NC Broad)
Dear Marilu,
So happy to have you back again! Hope your right hand feels much better soon and that it will be functioning 100%. We have missed you!
Hugs and Love