Today’s photos come from Alys Emson, who says that Zenyatta’s filly is clearly the little boss lady of her group!
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Queen of Racing
Today’s photos come from Alys Emson, who says that Zenyatta’s filly is clearly the little boss lady of her group!
Bluegrass Girl
Hurricane Fly PHOTO
Michael Harris @mjyharris Friday, 15 September, 2017I was very fortunate to see
Beef Or Salmon and Hurricane Fly in a very playful mood at the @IrishNatStud at the weekend.
https://twitter.com/mjyharris/status/908758540604645376
Max
Ha! Situation normal for The Fly. Thanks for this.
sheena.davies(wales)
I think this was just before the ‘Fly’ lashed out at Hardy but they are all friends again now.Animals forgive easily.
Max
Hardy just had to remember who is the alpha horse. The Fly takes no prisoners.
sheena.davies(wales)
Dear Judy.Looking forward to the St Leger tomorrow.Clarach’s boys(our grandsons) are well on their way through France.A bit warmer here today.Goodnight God bless you LM PC and all the sweeties.Love and hugs SheenaX
Bluegrass Girl
WINX RACE REPLAY
Sky Racing @SkyRacing 15 Sept. 2017
20 in a row for the wonder mare!
WINX continues her remarkable win streak in the G1 George Main Stakes at #Randwick!
https://twitter.com/SkyRacingAU/status/908923334636613633
sheena.davies(wales)
She is just sooo fantastic gave her fans a few heart stopping moments then we wondered what all the fuss was about!I pray we get to see this supermare at Royal Ascot next year.Congratulations sweetheart and all your connectionsX
Marshall (NC Broad)
Dear BGG,
AMAZING! Congratulations on the 20th win, Winx and connections. What a finish!
Thanks for posting the replay. :-)
Hugs and Love
judy berube
Dear BGG:
Thanks for this wonderful news. Congrats Winx. Street Cry is a proud papa. Love and Hugs, JB
Bluegrass Girl
WINX POST-RACE INTERVIEWS
SKY RACING
Chris Waller tells Greg Radley that the mighty mare is spot on for her tilt at a third straight Cox Plate!#GoWInx
10:38 PM – Sep 15, 2017
https://twitter.com/SkyRacingAU/status/908928104785108992
JudyFromAiken, SC
Hi everyone – I haven’t been here for AGES and have missed everyone!
Have any of you been calling our little filly by a name that they came up with? I have been calling her Zendora. Wonder what her name will officially end up being?
Read that everyone seems to be doing well. Glad to hear that. Also, does anyone have a recent update on how Ann Maree is doing?
Hugs to all!
Judy
sheena.davies(wales)
Ann Maree is very slowly improving the last time I heard but as with all strokes it takes awhile.She is in all our thoughts and prayersHugs.
Marshall (NC Broad)
Thinking of Ann Maree and sending prayers for continued improvement.
Power Up, dear friend!
Hugs and Love
Great to have a post from you, Judy in Aiken, SC! It has been a long time, and you have been missed. Hope you are doing well.
Hugs and Love
judy berube
Dear Judy:
Good to have a post from you. Continued prayers for Ann Maree. Love and Hugs, JB
sheena.davies(wales)
Congratulations to Capri .Ryan and his Ballydoyle connections for winning the St Leger today.The rabbits(as you refer to them)set a furious pace but Capri hung on gamely the first Irish Derby winner to capture the Leger since Nijinsky in 1970 and a first win in the race for Ryan. A Scat daddy colt Seahenge won the champagne stakes earlier and on the day Winx got her 20th consecutive win she also got a little sister Vegas Showgirl and her new filly are both doing well.Huge congratulations.
Marshall (NC Broad)
Dear Sheena,
Congrats to Capri and connections on the St. Leger win! Well done.
Thanks for the news. Thanks, too, for letting us know about the Vegas Showgirl’s foal (little sister to Winx). Glad both mama and baby are well.
Hugs and Love
Max
I don’t believe it. One of my favorite chestnuts, Hawkbill, has been beaten by a nostril in the Northern Dancer Stakes at Woodbine by Johnny Bear who months ago was a claimer. Johnny is an Ontario bred like the namesake whose race it is. He is a son of English Channel and a chestnut who is trained by a woman at Woodbine. Bravo chestnuts! Never give up, people.
judy berube
Dear Max:
Wow, congrats to Johnny Bear. Love and Hugs, JB
Max
This is just incredible and beautiful. The Euros usually own that race. It’s a mile and a half on the turf, and that turf course was specifically designed to be like an English turf course. Maybe the travel got to Hawkbill? He’s a Kitten and a very nice horse.
judy berube
Dear Max:
Yes, he is. Love the Kittens. Love and Hugs, JB
judy berube
Dear Max and Z Fans:
Here’s a wonderful article on Johnny Bear winning the Northern Dancer and a link to the replay. Great effort by Hawkbill too. Two gorgeous Chestnuts. Love and Hugs, JB
https://www.bloodhorse.com/horse-racing/articles/223648/johnny-bear-earns-emotional-northern-dancer-win
https://www.bloodhorse.com/horse-racing/race/can/wo/2017/9/16/10/northern-dancer-turf-s
judy berube
Dear Max:
That really was a head bob; could have gone either way. Both of these gorgeous Chestnuts gave it their all. Love and Hugs, JB
Max
JudyB. Happy for that trainer. Johnny took 6 tries to break his maiden and look at him now. He’s won a grade 1 over a Godolphin horse who was expected to win. Great things might yet be on the horizon for Coz and Zi. This is a triumph for persistence and the little guy over a horse empire. Never give up.
judy berube
Dear Max:
I like your thinking. Totally agree. Love and Hugs, JB
Marshall (NC Broad)
Dear Judy and Max,
What an exciting Northern Dancer! Congrats to Johnny Bear and all his connections. As Max noted above, the little guy gets the win this time! Got to love an underdog. Very happy for his trainer, too.
Thanks for posting the great article and the race replay, Judy! We can always count on you. :-) I think it was very cute that Johnny Bear’s trainer said he looked like a marshmallow when she first saw him! Marshmallows have good karma, ha-ha!
Hugs and Love
judy berube
Dear Marshall:
I thought that reference to his looking like a marshmallow was too cute. He must have been a chubby one. Love and Hugs, JB
Max
JudyB. I also liked her comment that he spent most of his time sleeping. Then he became a racehorse. No more claiming races for this guy. They are lucky no one snapped him up. I read that there was claim of 40k in one race. He has a nice pedigree and someone might have taken him. English Channel has produced some nice horses. Fate clearly had plans for him with this trainer.
judy berube
Dear Max:
Yes, we’ll have to keep following him. Nice pedigree. He’s got Dancer on both sides. Theatrical, Raise a Native, Nijinsky, Damascus and Nashua (one of my Mom’s favorites) as well. Cute name too! Love and Hugs, JB
sheena.davies(wales)
Congratulations to Johnny Bear.Maybe Hawkbill misses William Buick?
Max
How is Buick doing these days?
sheena.davies(wales)
Getting better slowly.One of my favourite jockeys.
judy berube
Dear Sheena:
Congrats to Capri. Pretty name. Goodnight. Love and Hugs, JB, LM and all the Sweeties
judy berube
Dear Mama Z, COZ, ZI, BBG and DC:
Hope you all had a lovely day. Goodnight and Happy Dreams. Love and Hugs, JB
Z Rincess, Dubai, Baby Z, will always love you.
judy berube
Dear Sheena:
Safe and sound all horses and riders. Our grandsons did very well. Safe travels next year. Love and Hugs, JB
sheena.davies(wales)
Dear Judy.Hoping the grandsons can survive their first migration only 30% make it back.Our jumps season grows ever closer.Goodnight God bless you LM PC and all the sweeties.Love and hugs SheenaX
judy berube
Dear Sheena:
I know. Hope they’re in that percentage. God Bless them. Love and Hugs, JB
Max
World Approval wins the Ricoh Woodbine Mile a Woodbine for Mark Casse. He beat the Ballydoyle duo and other Euro raiders to take a race that his brother, Za Approval, did not win against Wise Dan. Uncle Johnny was aboard. Sandy should be very proud of this horse.
judy berube
Dear Max:
Congrats to World Approval and Uncle Johnny. Well done. I’ll be Sandy’s thrilled. Love and Hugs, JB
judy berube
OOPs: That’s I’ll bet Sandy’s thrilled. Love and Hugs, JB
Marshall (NC Broad)
Dear Judy, Max and Sandy,
Big Congratulations to World Approval on winning the Woodbine Mile! Well done, WA and JV! Congrats to all connections, too. Very nice race.
Thanks for posting the replay, JB!
Hugs and Love
judy berube
Dear Marshall:
Love and Hugs, JB
judy berube
Dear Max and Z Fans:
Here’s World Approval winning the mile. Love and Hugs, JB
https://www.bloodhorse.com/horse-racing/race/can/wo/2017/9/16/12/ricoh-woodbine-mile-s
Max
Thanks for this. It’s very easy to pick out World Approval in that group. He runs like his brother. Big day for the Casses to win again. And World has an in to the Breeders Cup.
judy berube
Dear Max:
Beautiful Gray. Love and Hugs, JB
Max
JudyB. Did not know until now that World Approval has a “mean” streak, according to the Casses. He’s very territorial about his stall. Ha! That probably helps him to race where they say he’s all business. Love these back stories about these horses.
judy berube
Dear Max:
No, I didn’t know that about World Approval. Thank you for all the unique info that you provide us with your posts. Each one an individual with their own quirky personalities. Big Red, Big D, Fly, Moose, Danny, WA and so many more; love them all.
Love and Hugs, JB
Sandy (Northeast Ohio)
Sandy is thrilled indeed!!! I was a bit sorry to hear about his disposition as Za was so nice and mellow when we visited him in Florida. Maybe he just has his “game face” on at all times?
Max
Za probably knew that you were his admirer and behaved well. You showed respect. Apparently, Za is otherwise mean like his half brother, according to Casse. Personally, I like a horse with that kind of personality.
https://www.bloodhorse.com/horse-racing/articles/223562/world-approval-takes-aim-at-woodbine-mile
Sandy (Northeast Ohio)
I guess this is a good example of not seeing something that you don’t want to see. I had read that article and completely missed Casse saying that they were both mean! That makes it even more special that he was so nice to me, and if being “mean” helps WA win races, then more power to him (as long as he doesn’t hurt his human staff :-)
Max
There was a delay in the start of the Woodbine Mile. Here’s the reason. Might have been an omen from the racing gods that the gray cashmere was going to win.
https://mobile.twitter.com/raypaulick/status/909188853956775936?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Etweet
carolinarkansas
RIVERS WINS!!
and I missed it….now I have to find a replay…ugh
Marshall (NC Broad)
Dear Carol,
Congratulations to Rivers and all connections! Yay!!
Sorry you missed seeing it as it happened.
Hugs and Love
Donna Z
Hooray for Rivers! Congratulations to you and all your connections!
carolinarkansas
RIP Mrs Chenery…..never forgotten…thanks for the memories
Marshall (NC Broad)
Dear Z friends,
I was just now watching the replay of the Northern Dancer at Woodbine when I noticed breaking news at the top of the page. I am so sad — Penny Chenery has died at age 95 from complications of a stroke. She died on the 16th. :-(
A good long life, well-lived and a major influence in the thoroughbred world and the equine world in general. What a happy reunion it must have been for her to be reunited with Riva Ridge and Secretariat and of course, with her dear parents.
Rest in Peace, Mrs. Chenery. You touched many lives and made a real difference.
Endless gratitude to you and sincere condolences to family and friends.
Hugs and Love
Janet Newman
Sad to hear, but she lived a very full and exciting life. She truly was an ambassador to horse racing and gave women their voice in ownership.
RIP Mrs. Chenery and may you have a happy reunion with your boys, Riva Ridge and Secretariat.
shirleeinindy
Very well said, Marshall and Janet. I know there was so much joy when Big Red and Riva saw her again after their long wait.
Max
Like her horses, especially Big Red, she was remarkable in every way.
Laura
When will we hear baby Z’s name?
shirleeinindy
carol,
Happy for Rivers! Where was the race?
shirleeinindy
carol,
Rivers won the 3rd at Churchill. No video up yet. AOC. Sure hope he isn’t claimed.
judy berube
Dear Carol, Shirlee and Z Fans:
Congrats to Rivers. So happy for him and for our Carol. Shirlee, it was an Allowance/Optional Claiming and he wasn’t up for a tag. Love and Hugs, JB
sheena.davies(wales)
Sad to hear of the death of Mrs Penny Chenery but her long life is to be celebrated.She is now reunited with her beloved Riva Ridge and Secretariat and I am sure they are kicking up a storm.RIP dear lady
We have also lost Geoff Wragg one of our top Newmarket trainers.A very modest man he was 87 and leaves his wife of 61yrs Patricia.Amongst his most notable winners was Teeneso Lester Piggott’s last Derby winner.That all his staff remained with him during his career says much of the man.RIP.There will be a private funeral.
judy berube
Dear Sheena:
Will miss Mrs. Chenery; she was synonymous with racing. RIP. Also, RIP Geoff Wragg. Goodnight. Love and Hugs, JB, LM and all the Sweeties.
judy berube
Dear Beautiful Mama Z, COZ, ZI, BBG and DC:
Goodnight and Happy Dreams. Love all of you so much. Hugs, JB
Z Princess, Dubai, Baby Z, will always love you.
Kathy
RIP, Mrs. Chenery. You had a wonderful life and you championed horses. You will always be commended. You are with your beloved Secretariat, poetry in motion. We have a book in the library…Secretariat; the horse that God made. That speaks volumes!
sheena.davies(wales)
Dear Judy.Some of our jockeys and even Roger Varian tried some showjumping today at Newmarket.Great enjoyment was had by all.It promises warmer later this week!Yippee.Goodnight God bless you LM PC and all the sweeties.SheenaX
Tpkr
RIP Ms. Chenery….got a chance to meet this wonderful lady along with Ann and Jerry who all signed my picture of both Secretariat and Zenyatta.
Donna Z
I’m sad to hear of the passing of Penny Chenery. What a great woman she was. She brought so much to horse racing and will never be forgotten. I am sure that Secretariat and Riva Ridge were the first to meet her in heaven.
Debbie Sutherland
Dear Max
Thanks for the news from Woodbine,love to hear stories about the little guys winning.
So happy for Johnny Bear and his trainer.
Congratulations to World Approval winning the Ricoh Mile.
So many memories of your beautiful Wise Dan.
Dear Judy
Thanks for the replays of the Northern Dancer and the Richo Mile at Woodbine.
Was so excited to see Johnny Bear make a move from the iniside to go nose to nose with Hawkbill. Johnny’s jockey seems a great fit for him and found an opening and went for it. Great race by both horses. Loved the article on Johnny Bear,heartwarming.
World Approval sailed in for a decisive win, enjoyed that race too.
Congrats to Capri winning the St. Ledger and to Rivers and his win, yay.
Remembering Mrs. Penney Chenery, what a rich life with her human and equine family.
RIP to a wonderful lady.
judy berube
Dear Debbie:
Love and Hugs, JB
Bluegrass Girl
Torbay
Children of Secretariat: the 30-year-old son who still plays an important role
Patricia McQueen TRC SEPTEMBER 17, 2017
Until July 5, Devon Diva had the unique distinction of being the dam of two elderly sons of Secretariat still with us in 2017. Her 27-year-old son Tinners Way was euthanized on that day at Old Friends in Kentucky, but more than two months later, her 30-year-old son Torbay is still lovingly cared for on a small farm near Philadelphia by his owner of 22 years, Betsy Barr.
https://www.thoroughbredracing.com/articles/children-secretariat-30-year-old-son-who-still-plays-important-role/
Marshall (NC Broad)
Dear BGG,
Thank you so much for posting this article. I enjoyed reading it a lot! So happy to know that Torbay is thriving and is loved by the Barr family. He looks magnificent — hard to imagine that he is a very senior horse. He still wants to jump, too — amazing! His humans are definitely doing all the right things.
May you continue in good health and happiness, Torbay!
Hugs and Love
judy berube
Dear BGG:
Thank you so much for sharing this wonderful story on Torbay. Gorgeous Chestnut boy. Great to know he is so well loved. Tinners Way, too, was lovingly cared for by Old Friends. Does the heart good to know that Big Red’s son lived a good long life and that his boy Torbay is still thriving at age 30. God Bless him. Love and Hugs, JB
Linda in NJ
I am so sorry to have just read of Penny Chenery’s passing. She was a remarkable woman that certainly led a remarkable life. My deepest condolences to her family.
With heartfelt condolences.
Linda in NJ
sheena.davies(wales)
Tanino out of the legendary mare Vodka and by Frankel makes it look so easy as he breaks his maiden on debut today at Hanshin.Race is in link.Ulysses is to run in the Arc.Enable has beaten him.
http://www.facebook.com/racingpost/
Marshall (NC Broad)
Congrats to Tanino on breaking his maiden at Hanshin!
Best of luck and safe racing to Ulysses in the Arc.
Thanks, Sheena.
Hugs and Love
judy berube
Dear Sheena:
Adding my congrats to Marshall’s for Tanino. Godspeed Ulysses. Love and Hugs, JB
Sandy (Northeast Ohio)
No words could really reflect all that Peggy Chenery did for so many aspects of horse racing. She will be remembered not only for Riva Ridge and Secretariat, but also her many contributions to and support of places like Old Friends and setting up the wonderful Vox Populi Award. She lived a remarkable life and we are all the better for it.
sheena.davies(wales)
Dear Judy.A swan was “arrested” charged with road rage and taken away in a police car followed by the hasttag#Hotfuzz.People were concerned he was injured but he was pronounced fit and well and returned to a river nearby.We need some light relief these days.Goodnight God bless you LM PC and all the sweeties.Love and hugs SheenaX