Zenyatta

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    You all may wonder why we LOVE our National Hunt in the UK. Seeing Carruthers( the half brother of Gold cup winner Coneygree)win today at Newbury aged12 yrs was magical!!!Same jockey Nico de Boinville.I shall be sorry to see this season end.Also congratulations to Paul Nicholls Rebel Rebellion was his 100th winner of the season!Sheena.

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    Ziconic is so incredibly handsome. He has his mom’s striking looks and apparently her love for other animals as well. Daisy is one lucky kitty! Thanks for sharing these pictures. They made my day!
    To all you basketball fans out there, I hope you’re enjoying the NCAA tournament. My Wildcats are winning right now. They only need 5 more wins to finish 40-0. Woo hoo! (Hooves crossed)

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    Thank you Team Z for sharing. We are always eager to see the latest pictures and hear news about Zenyatta and her boys.

    So good to see Ziconic happy and in a wonderful place. Daisy is adorable too.

    Hugs to Zenyatta.

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    Ziconic is so handsome. Thank you for keeping us current with him. Soft kisses to Zenyatta’s nose.

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    Dear Judy Berube; Belated Birthday wishes to Charlie!! Happy Birthday Charlie! I loved the pictures; nice close ups of yummy cake and Charlie. He does have such kind eyes, a kind sweet face. Loveable.
    love n hugs, Sally B

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      Dear Sally:

      Thank you for your Birthday wishes for Charlie. The cake looked better than it was. Will do better next year. Love and Hugs, JB

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    Oh Judy B, the men wanted to leave the Ocala Horse Sale after the hip numbers were half done for the day. I missed seeing the Bernadini colt selling for the 1.4 million. I can not believe I missed this!!!!
    love n hugs, Sally B

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    Thanks for the photo’s, Ziconic is looking as handsome as ever and I just love his color. Wishing all of you a Happy Spring and lots of love to ZI.

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    Dear Judy.Keep an eye on the British news tomorrow night,King Richard’s remains are arriving at Leicester Cathedral in readiness for the service on Thursday morning.Goodnight God bless you LM PC HT Cap Hercules Frank and all the Sweeties.Love and hugs SheenaX

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      Dear Sheena:

      Finally laid to rest. Love and Hugs, JB, LM, PC, HT, Cap, Herc, Frank and all the Sweeties

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    Thank you to the Mayberrys & Team Z for these pictures of Ziconic.
    If I were Cinderella, he would be my Prince Charming! I fell in love with him as soon as I saw the first picture of him after he was born.
    Hugs to momma Zenyatta, Coz & Ziconic.

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    Thank You so much Team Z, Everyone form Mayberry Farm Ocala, Jeannie, April, Summer, Margarita and all staff. So wonderful to see Ziconic. Seems he just gets more beautiful. Love you Ziconic.

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    Did anyone see Back Flip today. She’s gorgeous. I will forever remember her flip. Wow has she grown up. She didn’t win but she ran real well. Bet she gets better with experience.

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        Judy (T.B.),
        LOL thanks for finding this just love this video, such a cutie she was. Hope she does well. love and hugs

        • Judy Berube and Sue Fredrick; Thanks for posting the link to Bernadini’s gorgeous colt pictures. This colt is outstanding!
          I love ” back flips” video; it was just so adorably cute and funny at the same time. What a sweetie. Your a sweetie too Judy, thanks!
          love n hugs, Sally B

          p.s. there was another colt, hip 118 by Bernadini out of Fantastic Shirl. Not sure how this colt did. I did not recognize her pedigree except possibly Rahy.

        • Dear Sally:

          Did you see the video of Bernie’s colt working? He looks speedy. Love and Hugs, JB

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        Dear Judy,

        Thank You so much for this. Loved watching this again. She’s a beautiful girl.

        • Dear Peggy:

          You’re so welcome. Yes, another gorgeous Chestnut. Love and Hugs, JB

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    So nice to see Carl Nafzger today at Gulfstream. Seemed like old times. Had a really nice Filly in the race. Seems like such a long time ago now since Unbridled won the Derby , and now its been a long time since Street Sense won too. Great Trainer.

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    Thank You Team Z you are the best. We all look so forward to the updates and photos. It so nice of you to take the time to do this and is so appreciated by all of us, also wanted to congratulate the Mosses and John Sherriff they had a nice win today at Santa Anita. A four year old I think first time starter, named Rutile and she came from last to first in a 6 furlong race in true Zenyatta fashion. Was great to see. Wish I had been betting she went off at long odds. Sweet.

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    Dear Z, COZ, ZI, V and Montey:

    Goodnight. Stay comfy and cozy. Love You. Hugs, JB

    Z Princess, Dubai, will always love you.

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    Love to you, Zenny, and your beautiful sons!
    I am just coming up for air, and then back to getting my tax stuff ready for the accountant. ICK! What a waste of a nice afternoon/evening!!
    Greetings to all Z’sters, too. Have a good night and a nice Sunday.
    Hugs and Love

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    Thank you so much for these wonderful photos of Ziconic – He is a beautiful handsome son of our Queen.

    Today your human Mom and Dad and your John must be very happy. One of Giacomo’s relatives won a nice race at Santa Anita. Rutile is her name ( hope I’m spelling it correctly) I would love to know the background of her name. She ran a beautiful race. Nice to see the teal and pink colors in the WC again.

    Happy Weekend Zenyatta. Happy Spring!

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      Found this definition, I believe Ann enjoys painting and maybe is familiar with this as a pigment. Beautiful name, wish this girl continued success!

      “A lustrous red, reddish-brown, or black mineral, TiO2, used as a gemstone, as an ore, and in paints and fillers. [French, from German Rutil, from Latin rutilus, red; ..”.

      Talk about lustrous red, Ziconic fits that description! Handsome boy.

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    Maybe we will get to see Coz start on Good Friday. There is a race that fits in the condition book: MSW , 1 1/16 miles, $56,000 purse, to carry 116 lbs. (including Victor) ;) Race 4. John worked him in company, between horses this past week. He seems to be doing well. Have a great week everyone.

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    March 22 Cherokee Devotional

    After all the tears, spring has burst into laughter and promises of riotous color. The breezes stir the meadows as though a gentle hand brushes lilac velvet.
    Birdsong overflows the woods and kittens romp among the irises and daylilies. Every day a new plant pushes through mellow earth and butterflies come in like flying flowers. Life moves outside and shows off with shameless drama. It is spring! Our hearts rejoice and our spirits sing for having this lovely experience.

    The old people came literally to love the earth…to remove their moccasins and walk with bare feet on the sacred earth.
    Luther Standing Bear
    Lakota Chief

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        Good morning, Elizabeth! This is the day that the Lord has made. Let us rejoice and be glad in it. Love and hugs, Kathy

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    Dear Sheena,

    All seems well with the FB furbabies. Hope your weekend is going great. Have a blessed Sabbath! Love and hugs from me, kisses from Holly, Nikko and Sugar. Kathy.

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    RIP.Singer/songwriter Jackie Trent who has died after a long illness aged 74yrs.Well known for composing the theme tune to the Australian “soap opera”Neighbours with her former husband Tony Hatch.Sheena.

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    Dear Kathy.A Blessed Sabbath to you.Now I am visiting the furbabies and all seems well.It’s a beautiful day in Wales clear blue skies and light winds.Yes,it’s the 30th anniversary of “neighbours” this year.Remember Kylie and Jason?Enjoy your weekend.Love and hugs to you,Kisses for Holly Nikko and Sugar.Sheena.

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    Congrats to the Mosses and John Shirreffs with the debut win by 4 yr old Moss homebred, RUTILE, who blew the doors off at Santa Anita on Saturday with a Zenyatta-style, come-from-behind stretch rally to win by 3/4 length! This is the replay video of the race from BloodHorse: http://www.bloodhorse.com/horse-racing/race/USA/SA/2015/3/21/5/race-5-msw-at-sa-on-3-21-15

    By Medaglia d’Oro out of the mare, Set Them Free, Rutile is the half sister to Giacomo, Tiago, and Stanwyck. According to the write-up at TDN, Set Them Free produced a filly by Street Cry in 2014.

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    Thanks so much for these GREAT photos. A very big high hoof to everyone there who keeps us so well informed while putting big smiles on our faces. :-) Love the kitty, too.
    Yesterday morning we met a goat in trainer Mike Machowsky’s barn, name of Maggie. I believe she hangs out with Rovenna, who did not do well yesterday. :-( Anyway, exercise rider for Cowtownmary, Linda, told us they talk to each other and she imitated their sounds. It was funny and touching to hear this.

    Yesterday we were there to see Rutile’s big win, WOW!!! After the races Rod & I went to local sports/bar restaurant Matt Denny’s, where a lot of race trackers hang out. Sometime I will tell the story of what happened after the Big ‘Cap, but for now I want to tell THIS story. While we were eating at a bar table, who should walk in but Dottie!! She sat at the bar, so I wasted no time in sprinting (lol) over to congratulate her. She said , thanks and that it was “FUN.” I asked her the correct pronunciation of Rutile, and she said they call her Rutile (as in Roo -teel), but, “whatever Trevor wants to call her is fine ” with her. Funny. (As long as it is a call that leads to the winner’s circle, right?) Not wanting to disturb her more, I went back to my seat, but realized a few minutes later I should have told her I was a Dumpling. It’s been along time since I have spoken directly to her (except for a smile, so not sure she would know me now anyway.) So, on our way out (by now John has sat down, they are eating and watching basketball on the TV above the bar) Rod made sure to congratulate them himself and told them they were probably responsible for the Pick 6 carryover today! While everyone laughed, Rod then told Dottie that I was one of the : “original Dumplings.” Well, fellow Dumplings, Dottie became very animated and told us the story of who was in the winner’s circle with them. I apologize for not knowing names here (and Dottie did not mention specific names) but in the winner’s circle with them was a Dumpling whose sister from Cincinnati was with her and this sister is disabled. Per Dottie, she (Dottie) gave the plaque to the sister. I got the impression she was talking about this same race; if she meant another race at different time, not sure. Anyway, no matter when this happened, everyone was thrilled. I went on to tell her how much both of their recent Q and A’s were so appreciated on this blog and we so appreciated their time with all that they do. Then just as soon as John had a mouthful of food, Rod asked him, “How ‘s Coz?” I made a comment about the timing of that question and Dottie assured us, that oh no,” he’ll answer you as soon as he can.” Well, John did answer the question with, “He’s doing well.” and smiled. Sorry folks, we did not learn any secret intel! So, we left very happy campers. talking about it all the way home. Of course they were gracious, smiling and engaged in the conversation. No surprise there!

    Re Cowtownmary, he has FINALLY started workouts, so a race MAY be in his near future. He returned to the barn in November (October?) after six months at the farm, so it’s been a long time between drinks. We lucked out and were there at the exact time he worked out last Saturday–three furlongs. We planted ourselves at the rail and watched him go and return. Week before that he had had his work on Friday and when we saw him Saturday he was a very happy horse. It’s hard to describe, but he was all full of himself and made us giggle. Even one of the grooms said he had been acting “happy.” I had a very good betting day that day and someone later told me that our horse had “set the tone” for that from early morning. We think he was just so happy to have had that workout the day before and be able to stretch those legs and muscles that he couldn’t contain himself. Listen to Anne here, the horse whisperer, ha ha.

    Next order of business: GO, CHROME!!!!!

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      Dear Anne:

      So enjoy your posts. We may be seeing COZ race soon?? Godspeed to your Cowtownmary. Love and Hugs, JB

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      Anne, I sure loved your story of Dottie and John. I too am a dumpling. Dottie made the blog so much fun back then. REMEMBER. I wish she would come on the Z blog from time to time.
      hugs, Sally B

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      ♥ Hi Anne!
      I wish I had been at the track to watch Rutile’s maiden race/win! I watched it live on TVG (bit the bullet to watch that channel LOL) and on Cal racing.

      That was an awesome race… vision of the Queen; moving like a freight train!!! I didn’t think Rutile would get there!! She sure fooled a lot of us because she paid so well.

      I did see Jacqueline in the WC with Dottie, but I didn’t recognize the “dumpling” you referenced.

      Dottie giving the winning plaque to the disable woman reminded me of the day we dumplings presented her with the 2 photo albums. Shirreffs had a horse win that day. Dottie gave the plate to Karen and her daughter, Jasmine. That gesture brought tears to Karen’s eyes! I was right there. It was a beautiful moment. Proof, once again, how nice the Shirreffs are!

      Congrats to ♥ Team Rutile!

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    Dear Sheena:

    Thanks for sending me Summer. Goodnight. Love and Hugs, JB, LM, PC, HT, Cap, Herc, Frank and all the Sweeties

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    Dear Beautiful Z, COZ, ZI, V and Montey:

    Goodnight. Happy Dreams. Love you. Hugs, JB

    Z Princess, Dubai, will always love you.

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        Hi Judy,

        Be Excited, Not anxious – always trust in John. Good Friday Race 4 – Long race, no pressure at the start, ease into the flow and cruise home, (just like Z) ! John’s ground work is complete, Victor is great, any problems at the start, Coz can finesse it later.

        • Dear Amy:

          Like a lot of COZ’s “Aunties”, I am a Nervous Nellie when it comes to Z and her babes. I know John will always do what’s right for them. It’s the general risks that go with racing that concern me.

          Love your description of how the race will go. God go with you COZ; Godspeed. Love and Hugs, JB

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    Barry Geraghty is out if Aintree and maybe Punchestown with a hairline fracture of his left tibia.He fell at Downpatrick today.Davy Russell is also out with a broken arm.
    Have heard Coz may have his 1st race next month!!!Brown Panther has arrived safely in Dubai he’s racing on World Cup night.Sheena

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    Our beautiful Queen Zenyatta has 19,892 fans. Can we get 20,000 before Coz starts in April? Of course we can!

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      AmyK Zenyatta has many many more fans than that I believe; such as perhaps 100,000. I am confused.
      hugs, Sally B

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        Sorry Sally,

        Facebook has 383,958 fans. This site now has 19,896 fans. Invite good people to the intimate Z family, many of whom started out as the original “Dottie Dumplings”! So that they may enjoy all the love that is “Zen”.

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