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Friday Photos: So Many Peppermints!

Photo by Alys Emson
Photo by Alys Emson

For Zenyatta, it doesn’t get much better than peppermints and cool water on a hot summer day. Zenyatta received this peppermint “necklace” from her friend Tiana, and she absolutely loved it! After wearing it around for a bit she politely asked Charles if she could try a few bites.

Happy weekend!
-Team Z

Photo by Alys Emson
Photo by Alys Emson


Photo by Alys Emson
Photo by Alys Emson


Photo by Alys Emson
Photo by Alys Emson


Photo by Alys Emson
Photo by Alys Emson


Photo by Alys Emson
Photo by Alys Emson


Photo by Alys Emson
Photo by Alys Emson


Photo by Alys Emson
Photo by Alys Emson

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      That’s incredibly awful! So sorry about Whisky and Wine and sincerely hope that Big Book can recover. Good luck to Joelito. RIP Whisky & Wine, gone too soon.

      Hugs and Love

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    Oh Zenny you look magnificent!! Motherhood so becomes you. What a wonderful gift from your sweet little fan…..she sure knew what you would like. I’m so glad Lanes End takes such superb care of you they look like they love you so much. Hope to hear soon that your NO. 1 son is entered in a race, it’s been quite a while since he ran anywhere. I have to get caught up reading the blog so maybe there’s news already. Stay cool beautiful mama. love auntie sue

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      Dear Sue:

      Yes, I’m looking forward to news on First Prince too. He last raced on July 8, 2015. COZ had two works on 6/10 and 7/10 at SA. Maybe he’ll be racing again soon. Love and Hugs, JB

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      Thanks for this link, Judy B.
      Huge Congratulations to Ain’t In No Hurry and all connections! Hope he gets some more wins and stays healthy.

      Hugs and Love

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    Love this sweet girl so much, and am always glad to see new photos and hear about how she is doing. Thanks all at Lane’s End for staying in touch with Z’s fans. Our Mama Z on her Facebook page is just a little over 11,000 likes away from the 500,000 mark! Whooo – Hoooo – Hoooo. Just awesome. A nice way to celebrate her induction into the Hall of Fame. Will look forward to the live stream on August 12, 10:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. ET of the ceremony. You can read about all of the inductees for 2016: https://www.racingmuseum.org/hall-of-fame/class-of-2016

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      Dear Judy B.,

      I just read this about Stradivari and am so saddened. It sounds very serious, and I hope and pray that they can stabilize the injury so he can live a nice long life and be happy.
      Power Up, beautiful Stradivari! We are pulling for you.

      Hugs and Love

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      Judy,
      So sorry to hear about Stradivari. He showed some talent and has a nice pedigree. Hope he can recover. After all the trouble at Del Mar I am worried about all the horses but especially California Chrome and Dortman.

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        Dear Marshall, Shirlee and Sheena:

        I concerned for CC, Dortman and all the horses. Godspeed; safe and sound. Hope Stradi fights through this and recovers well. Praying for him. Love and Hugs, JB

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      Hi Judy:

      Read about it this morning and have been praying the injury is not as bad as it seems. He is not out of the woods yet. More prayers. Thanks.

      Hugs, Marilu

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      Power up Hoppertunity! Stay strong and tough. Hope you continue to feel better and better. Drat those pesky fevers. All the Best!

      Hugs and Love

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      Thank goodness his team cares enough to pull him out of the race against Chrome. Get well soon Hoppy Boy!

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      Thank you again, Judy B.!
      Songbird is definitely a looker — she is stunning. I love her facial markings; they are very distinctive, especially the shape of the star which is sort of “X shaped”.
      She and Mike are a good team, too!

      Hugs and Love

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      Judy,
      Thanks for the photos of the beautiful “Birdie.” She is certainly a looker and, I think, resembles her half sister, Rachel. That fire they both have must come from MdO.
      Am praying for a safe trip for Songbird and Mike tomorrow. I know he will do his best to take very good care of her.

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        Dear Shirlee:

        Yes, she reminds of RA too. Godspeed; safe and sound Birdie and Mike. Love and Hugs, JB

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    Fantastic!!! Every time there is a post with Zenyatta’s beautiful self in it I smile. There is a lot wrong in the world these days, but Z reminds you there is oh so much right:)))

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    Love that picture of Z with her pink tongue sticking out, eyeing the candy and saying, “For me? All for me, right?” Love you, Zenyatta.

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    All I can say is “Isn’t she lovely.” Thanks to team Z for the pictures. Good to see she still is a playful girl even though a spoiled rotten one.

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    “What a great life this is, getting a cool bath and my favorite treats! I think I look rather cute in this necklace, don’t you”? Zenny, not sure if you could be anymore adored. I love visiting on Fridays for a little surprise. Thanks as usual Team Z.

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    Dear Judy.Glad you got to see the photos of Prince George.He will be breaking hearts when he grows no doubt.I think I told you Fair Eva was good and she won easily at Ascot..She has her daddy’s long strideCeri will be buried on Monday she was in perfect condition so starvation was ruled out and no broken bones either.We will get the full report next week.Goodnight God bless you LM PC HT Cap Frank Hercules Bentley and all the sweeties.Love and hugs SheenaX

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      Dear Sheena:

      George is more and more handsome. I posted a photo of Eva under your earlier post. She’s so beautiful.
      Very strange about Ceri; wonder if it could have been a toxin of some kind. Poor baby.
      Goodnight. Love and Hugs, JB, LM, PC, HT, Cap, Herc, Frank, Bentley and all the Sweeties

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    Dear Mama Z, COZ, ZI and DC:

    Z, all horses are beautiful to me, but you and your babies are extraordinarily stunning. Lov e all of you so much. Goodnight. Happy Dreams. Hugs, JB

    Z Princess, Dubai, Baby Z, will always love you.

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      Oh my gosh. I was going NUTS, we had a huge thunderstorm move in and blam, NO INTERNET or TV. I had to wait until just now to watch the race.

      Yay Chrome! Game run by Dortmund; my goodness he is enormous.

      Whew.

      Thank you Judy B!

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      Dear Judy B.,

      Thanks for the link to the San Diego Handicap. What a great race and a great win by California Chrome! Congratulations to CC, VE, Art Sherman and connections.

      Fine racing by Dortmund, also. What a big guy he is and with lots of fight, too. Dortmund was certainly determined.

      Hugs and Love

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    My goodness so much has happened lately where do you start? I think the not so good news first. RIP Whiskey and Wine. My condolences to all his connections and fans. May Stradivari and Joelito recover from their injuries and have a happy and healthy retirement. May the injury of Big Book and the sickness of Hoppertunity both be overcome. Thank goodness Beholder’s workout was canceled. On to happier things. 1) Congrats to Aint In No Hurry for his winning debut at 7 years old. I sometimes wish there were some kind of rule or practice of some kind so the young ones didn’t even start racing until they were three let alone run in events like the Triple Crown. races. Sometimes it’s really hard to get races where I live, but I finally did get to see Dortmund and Chrome’s battle. Now that was a heck of a horse race.!!

    Last but by no means least, I wanted to say Thank You to Alys for more of her gorgeous pictures. Good Night Queen Z. and To Cozmic One and Ziconic Sleep well here’s hoping to see you race again some time soon. And may Princess Z and Baby Z sleep beautifully with the angels.

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    Dear Z fans:
    Today in the last race at Del Mar, the Moss’s and JS had a great win, I forgot her name, and I think is Shazara…she ran a magnificent race…Congratulations!!
    Big hugs Ingrid.

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      Dear Ingrid:

      Thanks for this info. Congrats to JS, Mr. & Mrs. M. and Shazara. Well done. Love and Hugs, JB

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      Oh wow – people, go to Cal Racing and look at the race replay (I couldn’t figure out how to link it) –

      Shazara will remind you of a certain beautiful lady:)

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        Yes, exactly!!!! What a run from the back of the pack!! SO glad for John and the Mosses!

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        Dear Ingrid, Sophia and Judy B.,

        Thanks for the heads-up on Race 10 at Del Mar yesterday! Shazara and Victor ran an exciting race! Yes, she does remind one of a special someone — especially with that last-to-first run. She is a lovely filly, too.

        Congratulations to Shazara, Victor, John Shirreffs, and the Mosses! What a nice finish to Saturday at the races.

        Hugs and Love

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    Congratulations to Shazara, Victor Espinoza, John Shirreffs and Mr. & Mrs. Moss. She won at Del Mar Race # 10. She went from Last to First. It was her maiden on turf.

    She made me miss you Zenyatta. How you always come from behind.

    Very happy for John S. and the Mosses. Miss you Zenyatta. Hope you are well.

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    July 24 Cherokee Devotional

    A person doesn’t take care of the past in one fell swoop. Making peace with oneself comes in stages, and very often when we least expect it. But we need to do it-even if it means going back and looking the devil in the eye. We need to know we are no longer under the influence of past experiences, especially negative ones.
    Time slowly but surely removes the sharp, annoying stones that have been in our shoes for years. We know we still have miles to go when something still fills us with anger. But when we can look with curiosity and disinterest upon a bad experience from the past, we know we have turned a corner. This is a spiritual turning point. Celebrate it and give thanks to the Spirit who makes it possible.

    No man can claim to know what is best for mankind.
    -Fools Crow, Lakota

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    Dear Sheena,

    Well, I got through the work day yesterday and certainly enjoyed the frozen yogurt afterward! The flavor was peanut butter dup. Yum! Wimbley taught the aliems how to make doughnuts! He met their leader and read to them and discussed the book with them. What a great adventure he’s been on! Little Zoe has Gizmo’s cousin Widget staying with her. They watched a movie last night. I asked if it was Benji, Zoe said no, but “dog” was in the title…Dog Day Afternoon. lol On a serious note, I was glad to hear they had removed little Ceri’s body from the nest. Hard to imagine what the living birds are thinking. I know after we had lost Holly, Nikko and Sugar were looking for her. I hope Glesni was calling for a fish and not calling for Ceri. Heartbreaking. I hope you have a blessed Sabbath. Stay cool if it’s hot there. We continue to cook here. Ahhh…Summer! Love and hugs from me, kisses from Angel Holly, Nikko and Sugar. Kathy XOXO

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    Dear Kathy.I do tend to look on bad experiences with disinterest now.Life is far too short.The “righteous”have taken to social media to criticise Prince George for giving Lupo a choc ice!!Have they nothing better to do?Back in the 50’s and 60’s before PC and elf and safety I used to feed friend’s dogs chocolate and they all survived.William,a Labrador,in particular loved chocolate buttons.Some even said George should go to prison.
    It has turned dull and dreary today.I often wondered how the Dyfi imagined Glesni could remove such a heavy bird off the nest.I hope we will get some answers this week about why she died.Someone even thought she had been shot?
    Did you see how high the temps have been in Kuwait and Basra 129F and our little heatwave lasted 2-3 days!!!Wimbley has had a great time wiff the aliems.Try and keep cool.Have a blessed Sabbath.Love and hugs to you,Kisses for Angel Holly,Nikko and Sugar.Sheena.XOXO

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      Dear Sheena,

      Poor Prince George! The pic I looked at looked like vanilla to me (or Banilla, as Zoe would say!). RE poor Ceri, I will be interested to know the Dyfi’s findings. Wow…129! That’s getting near the record of 134 in Death Valley. You’re lucky your heat wave was just 2-3 days! Bye for now, my friend. Kathy XOXO

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    beautyfull Zenny you look joyfull to carefull cool bath peppermints and necklace :-) , many not joyfull news from course, prayers for all involved horses and folks , tall warm good kind Whisky and Wine :-( , Big Book injury, Joelito injury, Stradivari injury, Hoppertunity sick :-(

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    Rachel Valentina has been retired from racing acording to the Stonestreet Blog. I wish her much success in her new career as a broodmare. Thanks for the thrilling rides that you gave us on the track, you’ll be missed.

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      I saw where Bloodhorse has also announced it as well
      As usual there are those who have negative comments. I for one am glad she is retiring safe and sound. She will be taken care of and looks like she will be the only one of RA’s two offspring to carry on her bloodline on the maternal side. We always expect big things out of the progeny of the greats and when it does not happen, so many are bashing the offspring. I believe its way in all sports and sadly so.

      I will always appreciate what Zenyatta and RA have done for racing, will always hope for the best with their offspring.

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    Coz drink enough amount of clean water, walk on air with groom under trees where is not too hot, have bath, care of health, Zi breeze not often, increase and decrease speed glidely, keep long free space in front of your nose, walk long time before and after quick breeze, cool glidely, have bath, drink enough amount of clean water when you are not hot, Zi Rachel’s Valentina retired to home how do you like her :-) , Coz and Zi have bath, eat apples pears sweet potato carrot juice, send 11 seconds video by MMS to mom Zenny :-) :-)

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