Happy Thursday!
The 2013 Zenyatta.com Celebration details are finally here!
The Celebration will go live on Saturday November 2 at 12:00 am PST. We will publish a link to the special party page on Facebook, Twitter, and our homepage here at Zenyatta.com. At that time, bidding will be open on the items detailed below.
The Celebration page will also have the following features:
1. A live feed of fan photos. We welcome all photos that show us how you’re celebrating Zenyatta this weekend, from the races or from home! Add your photos to the feed by sharing them on Instagram with the hashtag #zenyattaparty2013. Read about setting up and using Instagram here. If you do not wish to use Instagram, email your photos to fans@zenyatta.com. We will post select photos throughout the weekend.
2. An oversized comment section for all-day discussion.
3. A Zenyatta Shop promo code for a discount on purchases made November 2nd and 3rd.
4. Most importantly, we’ve designed this special event to raise money for a wonderful cause. All proceeds from this weekend’s auctions and sales of our Celebration Stickers—available now at the Zenyatta Shop!—will be donated to Thoroughbred Rehab Center, Inc.
Thoroughbred Rehab Center, Inc. is a CA Non-Profit and a Federal 501 (c)(3) Publicly Supported Organization operated solely by volunteers. They retrain horses for second careers and do an amazing job! Read more about their work at www.tbrci.org.
With this in mind, read on about the items we’re offering in the Celebration Auctions. Bidding will be open until 11:59 pm PST Sunday, November 3. Leave us a comment below if you have any questions about this weekend’s events.
Enjoy!
-Team Z
Grand Prize: An Invitation To Meet Zenyatta (Enter Now!)
This invitation to visit Zenyatta at Lane’s End Farm will be extended to the winner and one friend or family member. The pair will receive a private tour of Lane’s End, where they will meet Zenyatta and 13Z and learn about their barns, paddocks, and routines. They will be photographed with Zenyatta by Alys Emson* and be featured in a blog post on Zenyatta.com.
Travel and lodging is not included, and is the sole responsibility of the winner of this invitation. The visit must take place between November 15, 2013 and January 14, 2014 and must be scheduled with Team Z at least two weeks prior to arrival.
The winner of this prize will be selected in a random drawing on Tuesday November 5th. Those who purchase our Zenyatta.com Celebration Sticker from the Zenyatta Shop will be automatically entered to win. The Celebration Sticker is available now, and will remain in the store until 11:59 pm PST November 3. All proceeds from Celebration Sticker purchases during this event will be donated to Thoroughbred Rehab Center Inc. Please read the Terms & Conditions for complete entry details.
*subject to Alys’s availability.
Click here for Rules, Terms & Conditions.
Celebration Auction Lot 1: Zenyatta’s Halter
Leather halter with brass “Zenyatta” nameplate. Worn by Zenyatta in 2013. Donated by Lane’s End Farm.
Celebration Auction Lots 2-6: Limited Edition “Z” Mug
The signatures of Team Z are printed on the reverse side:
Jerry Moss—Owner
Ann Moss—Owner
Dottie Ingordo-Shirreffs—Racing Manager
John Shirreffs—Trainer
Only five of these 11 oz. mugs were made, and each of the top five bidders will receive one.
Celebration Auction Lots 7-11: Signed Zenyatta Breyer
The top five bidders will receive a Zenyatta Breyer horse signed by Zenyatta’s owners, Jerry and Ann Moss. It will ship in the original box, with the signatures located on the horse itself. Zenyatta is Breyer model #1478 and traditional 1:9 scale.
Celebration Auction Lots 12-16: Signed Print
Win an oversized glossy print of the iconic first photo of Zenyatta with her second foal. This foal, dubbed 13Z, is a chestnut colt by Tapit born at 11:47 pm on Zenyatta’s ninth birthday. This image was captured just an hour later on April 2, 2013.
Photograph by Kyle Acebo.
Zenyatta Shop’s best-selling print is available only here in this 20″ x 30″ size.
The top five bidders in this auction will receive prints, and they will awarded in numerical order.
-Edition of 5
-Signed by Kyle Acebo and Zenyatta’s owners, Jerry and Ann Moss
-Printed on archival Kodak Professional Supra Endura Glossy paper
Vampressqueen Sue Colvin
hi Zsters :)
welcome to another week
Light The Way
He’s gone before you…
He’s walking beside you…
He’s faithfully leading you
along the path of His abundant blessings.
God has great things for you!
The Lord Himself goes before you and will be with you.
Deuteronomy 31:8
@abigail- loved the dazzling daisy vid -too cute
@kathy – i liked the 11/3-4 devos u posted. i needed them ♥
@judy berube – love the pics. how wonderful that u can be around the horses
@terry crow – its cool u met bill shoemaker. :)
i wonder what he’s doing now. i know he became a trainer after he retired & wrote a few mystery novels. i dont know how long he trained since he became a parapelegic.
i know i admired him.
love ur jokes as well. ♥
@marty r – thats good news. my condolences fo ur loss. ive been praying for u ♥
praying for JV & congratz to Joseph O’Brien & Mike Smith for theiR awards
i’m happy for ebby as well
god bless every1 including the mosses & le
hugs/prayers, vamp
judy berube from Rhode Island
Dear Sue Colvin:
Hope you are feeling better. I’m thrilled to be around the horses and I’m going to try my hand at grooming tomorrow for the first time.
Sadly, Bill Shoemaker passed away in 2003 at 72 years of age. Here is a bio on him. Love and Hugs, JB
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bill_Shoemaker
Bluegrass Girl
I’ll Have Another VIDEO
Big Red Farm·Published on Nov 5, 2013
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H9HoXudUN30&feature=youtu.be
Looking & feeling good!
The Kennedys in San Diego
Thanks for sharing, BGG. IHA looks wonderful and is having a great time. Love the path he has worn along the fence line and the sound of his grazing is indeed a beautiful sound. Still cannot believe Doug O’Neill allowed me to hold IHA’s lead after he returned to HP following his Triple Crown campaign.
Peggy (N) South Georgia
Dear Bluegrass Girl.
Thank You so very much for the video
Marty R / Colorado
Dear Bluegrass Girl,
Thank you for sharing this video of IHA. Does anyone know if Japan’s seasons are at the same time as ours? That grass looked too green for Fall and it seemed soft and wet when he ran. I was thinking Spring while watching the video.
LauraJ (Cincinnati OH)
They are the same. Japan is in the Northern Hemisphere. Hokkaido, where the big farms are, is far enough north and cold enough to have hosted a Winter Olympics. Weather in the Tokyo area is like Washington, DC. It’s warm and humid in the summer but can get cold enough to snow in the winter.
judy berube from Rhode Island
Dear BGG:
Thank you so much for sharing this video with us. Gorgeous Chestnut Boy. Love and Hugs, JB
sheena.davies(wales)
Dear Marty Good to see you posting again.So glad you had good results. Have faith in he Lord,He helps us all in His own way. Hugs Sheena
sheena.davies(wales)
Dear Judy Such good news about Ebby!!!!maybe her time is to come,she’s a late bloomer.Moose must have looked out at the cold grey day and decided to stay in bed!Goodnight God bless you,Lola Mae, Charlie, Hudson and all the Sweeties. Love and hugs SheenaX
judy berube from Rhode Island
Dear Sheena:
Couldn’t have worked out better for Ebby. JS will do what’s right for her. Love and Hugs, JB, LM, PC, HT and all the Sweeties
Darlene Daniels
Dear Zenyatta,
I am over the moon happy and so relieved your beautiful little sister is staying with Your John. Love and hugs to you my angel.
Bluegrass Girl
Speightstown’s fee boosted to $80,000 for 2014
By DRF Breeding Staff Daily Racing Form 11/05/2013 4:19PM
WinStar Farm released its 2014 stallion roster and fees on Tuesday, with the Versailles, Ky., farm’s 23-stallion roster led by Distorted Humor and Speightstown.
Stalwart sire Distorted Humor will again stand for $100,000, leading WinStar’s roster. Meanwhile, the farm has boosted Speightstown’s 2014 fee from $60,000 to $80,000. The latter, a 15-year-old Gone West horse and champion sprinter in 2004, is represented by 21 Northern Hemisphere stakes winners to date in 2013, led by Group 1 winner Reynaldothewizard and Grade 1 winner Dance to Bristol. He is currently ranked second on the North American general sire earnings list.
Three other WinStar stallions will stand for increased fees in 2014: Artie Schiller (from $10,000 to $15,000); Colonel John (from $15,000 to $17,500); and Pioneerof the Nile (from $15,000 to $20,000). Artie Schiller currently ranks sixth on the juvenile sire list, while Pioneerof the Nile and Colonel John rank second and third, respectively, on the freshman sire list.
http://www.drf.com/news/speightstowns-fee-boosted-80000-2014
There is an impressive list of stallions-the above is only part of the article.
Some fees went up-some went down.
Peggy (N) South Georgia
Dear Max
Did you see where Wise Dan’s half sister was in the ring today. But she did not meet her reserve price. She was a beauty too.
Max
Peggy. Just read about her. She’s 2 years older than Wise Dan. Morton Fink must have originally sold her to Adena. When he keeps a horse, they usually have Dan or Lisa in their names. She’s going back to Adena, which is a good place.
annie b. in MA
So much good news — Our favorite Mike doing so well — he is just the best –and winning the Shoemaker award for 2 in a row, Gary Stevens proving that he’s better than ever — and now learning that the gorgeous Ebby will stay with John and team. I’m SO happy!!!!
Best to all.
Terry Crow
annie-It was a satisfying BC in so many ways and Ebby staying with John is frosting on the cake..
Vampressqueen Sue Colvin
goodnite Z & Zsters
Today, God’s message for you is: Have you ever stopped to think about that little voice in your mind? The one that says, “I’m no good?” or, “I can’t do this.” How about, “With God’s strength, I know I can face up to thiToday, God’s message for you is: Have you ever stopped to think about that little voice in your mind? The one that says, “I’m no good?” or, “I can’t do this.” How about, “With God’s strength, I know I can face up to this challenge?” The key to self talk is to turn it from something negative into something positive. You’re made in God’s image, capable to handle anything He has for you. Let that guide your self talk today. s challenge?” The key to self talk is to turn it from something negative into something positive. You’re made in God’s image, capable to handle anything He has for you. Let that guide your self talk today.
god bless
hugsprayers, vamp
Debbie G/Kentucky
I’m thrilled that Ebby is not only staying in the U.S., but she’ll still get to train with John! He must be so happy. After someone from Japan bought Awesome Maria I was so scared for Ebby. And she’ll be right outside of Lexington too, at least for a little while. I’ll have to see if I can visit her. Any Dumplingz want to join me?
@Marty R – Congratulations on your good news from the doctor! What fantastic news.
I had such a great weekend at the BC. I got to see a lot of my Dumpling friends I met last year and I finally got to meet the GP himself Terry Crow! I missed my dear friends Darlene, Diana, Brenda and Barbara, but I’m hoping I’ll get to see them next year. The weather was fantastic and, with the exception of the race on Saturday when Johnny V got hurt, the races were great. I was disappointed Royal Delta didn’t win, but she went out a champ. On Saturday my three favorites, Groupie Doll, Wise Dan and Mucho Macho Man, won. I even won a little money. I got to visit Barn 55 on Sunday, which I’d always dreamed of, and I even got to feed carrots to Lava Man! What a thrill. He’s such a ham. I couldn’t have asked for a better weekend. Not only did I see so many fabulous horses, but more importantly I got to hang out with my very special, cherished Dumpling friends.
Peggy (N) South Georgia
Dear Debbie G.
I was thinking that Awesome Maria would be OK. She was bought by Mr. Magnier of Coolmore. I did hear he bought her for clients. It has given me a bit of worry now. Did you hear who those clients were.
I believe he is from Ireland and Coolmore is such a large operation. I do hope she stays here or in Europe.
Terry Crow
Debbie-The pleasure was mine, You are a most charming and friendly young woman and I love your Kentucky accent.
Anne from Paramount
Just heard about Ebby!!!! What great news!!! Smiles all around!! (Right, Zenyatta?)
Otherwise, had a great time with our fellow Dumplings over the weekend. You all know who you are so I won’t mention names, mostly beCoz I would forget someone. The one exception is our own Terry Crow. Terry, it was great to see you again! I have scanned the last few pages and will now read in some detail. Yes, it was tiring as was stated, but worth it. We get there very early for workouts (still dark on DST), for a variety of reasons. Works out well, but we are really wiped out by nightfall. Saturday we brought in our folding chairs which was even better. And yes, I also enjoyed our trip down memory lane, meandering down those hallowed grounds of Hollywood Park on Sunday. Big SIGH.
Again, wonderful to see–and hang out- (as Debbie G said)– with everyone. Looking forward to next year. Zenny, are your ears burning? We sure talked about you a LOT!! :-) Cheers to you for bringing us all together.
Terry Crow
Ann-It was great seeing you again. You haven’t changed a bit. I would recognize you anywhere. No wonder Gary Stevens calls you honey.
Anne from Paramount
Everyone, hope we have not turned a page here, but thought you would like to know that our Auntie Judy’s Letter to Editor to Blood Horse Mag has been published!!! Oct 26th issue, page 13. If I missed a previous post on this, I apologize, but I just now opened the magazine and flipped to the COMMENTS page. Hoof Ray— JAG :-) It’s in reference to Judy the Beauty (who gave Groupie Doll a run for her money this past weekend.)
shirleeinindy
Did not realize who it was who wrote the letter. Did not know it was our “Auntie Judy.” Still had the issue so went back and read it. Nice.
Anne from Paramount
Vicki from near Hollywood Park, just read your posts on page 5–great descriptions of the events, thanks. Nice to meet you and then walk with you at HP. We are close, geographically speaking. I am so happy that you got to feed the great Lava Man. Hope to see you at this last Hollywood Park meet.
BTW, does anyone else think that Kristen C was screeching “The Best is Yet to Come”? I was worried about the horses. I doubt that they all had cotton in their ears ala our QUEEN. Gary Stevens made mention later that it did not seem to bother MMM, so that tells me he might have had a concern, also.
Terry Crow
Screeching is right. Surely she didn’t get paid for this.
Janet Newman
She is very nice lady I am sure, as well as talented, but I did not care for the way she sang.
shirleeinindy
Thank goodness I chose the moment she sang to hit the loo before the race and missed it. I wish they would put a little more thought in to who performs at these things. Thank goodness they do a traditional Call to the Post. We don’t need flourishes, tweets etc. GLad I also missed the guitar rendition.
Vicki B. near Hollywood Park
Thanks, Anne, I enjoyed meeting you too, and will go to Hollywood Park during this final run, not yet sure when, I will check the schedule. It’s now or never, in spite of the campaigns to save it, I don’t think we’ll win that fight.
I like Kristin Chenoweth, but it did seem maybe “too much”. I thought perhaps she was loud, in order to try to compete with a lot of the crowd racket. Anyway, the performance had its problems.
Terry Crow
Vicki-You and Janet Newman put it nicer than I did and should have. Yes, I am sure she is a nice young woman but her performance left something to be desired.
Sue Fl CPRC
Do we have a visit winner?
sue and tony
I guess it wasn’t us.
Sue FLCPRC
Guess Not :(
Marilyn Morgan
Anyone know who the auction winners were and, most importantly, Zenyatta’s visit winner?
shirleeinindy
If any of y’all live near Gulfstream, Muchie is parading there on Saturday.
Terry Crow
shirlee-Your allegiance to MMM is remarkable. You are entitled to bask in his reflected glory as you were on his bandwagon from day one. I climbed on much later, but I am proud to share the ride.
Kathy
November 6 Cherokee Devotional
We all handle hundreds of decisions every day-dress or pants, cereal or pancakes, coffee or tea, this project or that, shopping or banking, park here or there, and so on. If we really knew how many decisions and details we attend to each day, we’d be overwhelmed. Sometimes we’re overwhelmed even without knowing the exact number! But few decisions are more important than this one: what words we use with those around us. Even on our busiest day, we can find time to say, “Great job”, “What a lovely dress!”, “Thank you!”, and most important of all, “I love you!” Remember to keep life and love at the top of the list of decisions you have to make each day. You’ll be happier, and others will be too.
Is not kindness more powerful than arrogance; and truth more powerful than the sword?
-Chief Luther Standing Bear, Lakota
Terry Crow
Kathy-These are indeed words of wisdom, both yours and Chief Luther Standing Bear. Thanks for posting.
Sandy (Northeast Ohio)
I thought I was on the brink of “catching up” here when I saw the Celebration page with another 200+ comments and had to fold. WiFi was non-existent at Santa Anita unless you were in the Clubhouse area so couldn’t keep up with the goings on here, but I did manage to buy my sticker before time ran out on Sunday. Thanks so much to Team Z for all of their celebration efforts. It is awesome that the trip to see Zenny is a drawing this time so that all of us have a chance. That sure would be the dream of a lifetime. Had a great time at the BC but missed all of my Dumplings friends who were holding the fort here.
A few random comments (and I know that I will forget something or someone, but please know that it wasn’t intentional):
Debbie G, Trina, and I missed our dear friends and last year’s roomies Darlene Daniels, Diana Stuart, and Brenda S, and of course Barbara and Jug Wood, but we were glad to have an opportunity to spend more time with Sue Noel and Vicki B. It was also great to renew many friendships and to meet some people we missed last year like the Kennedys, Cynthia Holt, and Terry Crow (!!!) who went to great lengths to get to Santa Anita for at least a little while on Friday. All super nice people, and I wish all of the rest of you could have shared this experience with us. My photos are on my camera (not a smart phone) so I hope that there will be a way to share them down the road.
As nice as it was to see many peeps from the Blog, not having a place to gather (other than at the Zenny statue in the VERY hot sun) resulted in missing out on others who were there. I’ve seen posts from several people it would have been fun to meet, but it was like ships passing in the night even for those of us who had our “Dumpling Tags” on. Wish we could figure out a better way for “next time.”
Attended a fund-raising event for TROTT, an organization that retrains thoroughbreds for new lives after the track, which was very fun. Got to hear some of the trainers and ex-jocks tell stories from the past and see some fabulous auction items. They had a “photo booth” (like you used to find at carnivals and amusement parks), and Mike Smith was nice enough to pose with several of us – a unique souvenir to say the least.
Sheena, the British horses were terrific at the BC. Should have gone with my instincts to bet on Dank (who won); DID bet on The Fugue (who almost won), and also on Declaration of War to place and saw him get beat out of that by a whisker!!
I’ll let Sue Noel tell her own story, but I think she should get an award for making it from Sun Valley Idaho to dinner in Arcadia using no less than 5 different modes of transportation!
Being at the BC is great for the ambience, but not quite so good for actually seeing the races (at least from seats in my price range). Looking forward to viewing my DVR recordings to see the races in more detail. The “good news” side of that is that we did not see Secret Compass go down nor did I know that any other horses had been eased up until I read some of the comments here. Very hard to get your mind around the danger that constantly lurks for both horses and jockeys.
Heartfelt thanks to EVERYONE (you know who you are ♥♥♥♥) who contributed to an amazing week in California and especially to Trina for way too many kindnesses to enumerate.
Thanks as always to Sheena via Max for last week’s Hovis installment. His “hubba hubba” routine is just too funny. I vaguely heard that he and Auntie Becky did well in the “stressage” event, but haven’t had time to read the details. I had heard that there was a lady Clydesdale, Sally, in training to be a track pony at Santa Anita, and on view to the public. I was hoping to get a picture to send to Hovis (I think she’s his type :-) but never actually saw her.
Terry Crow
Sandy-My big regret is not having much time to spend with all of you lovely ladies on Friday. It was a real pleasure meeting you. Hope to do it again soon.
Vicki B. near Hollywood Park
Hi Sandy, I’m glad you got your sticker in time on Sunday, and apparently had a good trip home. Nice to read your “take” on the whole event too, we all have different angles. It will be interesting to see what Sue Noel writes, as she hasn’t gone home yet. I’m still thinking and reminiscing about the whole thing.
Anne from Paramount
Hi Sandy, enjoyed your comments! So good to see you again. I was wondering about that Clydesdale (whom we did see, as we were sitting so close to the rail), so now you’ve cleared that up. Thanks! Now I MUST get ready for work. Happy Wednesday everyone, especially to Zenyatta and her team!
shirleeinindy
So sorry to see the 3 year olds retired to stud. Namely Orb and Oxbow. Guess it is better for them to retire than to have an unhappy event in a race. Just makes you appreciate MMM, GOD, Fort Larned, Mr. Zayat who brought Paynter back and all the others who stay at the track. Of course, being a gelding The Dude doesn’t have much else to do! Think they plan to race Palace Malice next year.
Terry Crow
shirlee-Agree with your comments. In the old days horses, geldings or not, raced for longer periods. You really got to know them before they retired. Now, if a horse campaigns past his three year old year it is remarkable. Hope MMM returns to the track next year. The sport of racing is no longer the sport of racing but, rather, the sport of breeding.
sheena.davies(wales)
Dear Sandy So glad you enjoyed your trip to the BC. I was so proud of our Euro Horses ,was gutted for the Fugue though!!!Very happy Hovis has found love again, I got the first book Karen wrote last week and found out all about Fit Mare and at last got to see his famous mum.So glad to find out he did well in his stressage test,the book is hilarious.Good to have you back!hugs Sheena.
carol in arkansas
Is Groupie Doll coming up today? does anyone know?
Good Morning Zenny….and Hi to Sweets….hope you are both doing well…
we have a lot of resourses here and maybe someone knows these few things
-how tall are MMM and WTC….at least 17 each…
-stride lengths also…I know they measured the great Secretartiats and
I think I remember Z’s being measured too….but how do those two big guys from the
classic compare?
just stuff preying on my mind….
Zenny …you and Sweets keep all those spa appts and esp those mud baths…
Red….run and play with that little gray filly…grow and get bigger and stronger
Coz…will hope for more updates on you progress…I just know you are being the
very best student ever…
kisses for all soft noses and carrots/mints around
Janet Newman
She is Hip 350 today.
Maryp NY
Carol, Mandy Pope got Groupie Doll!!!
sheena.davies(wales)
Dear Kathy Another bear. A lovely post and so true, our lives are all about decisions,even the small daily ones.Have you ever been on Ray Charles the retriever’s facebook, a beautiful blind (hence the name) dog.Boo’s “likes”are rising!Have a lovely day Hugs to you Holly,Sugar and Nikko.Hugs Sheena
Kathy
Dear Sheena,
Oh! Ray Charles is a GORGEOUS dog! Thank you for telling me about him!
Hugs,
Kathy
Kathy
Dear Sheena,
Will definitely check out Ray Charles’s FB page. Loving Boo, Buddy, my puppies and YOU!
Hugs,
Kathy
Bluegrass Girl
HRTVinsider tweet Wed. Nov. 6 2013
POINT OF ENTRY officially retired.
He leaves NY today for @AdenaSprings
carol in arkansas
He is already listed on their stallion page
Bluegrass Girl
Eric Hamelback tweet Wed. Nov. 6 2013
Team Adena is proud to have FORT LARNED who is one of FOUR BC Classic winners
on the Adena Springs stallion roster. Open House today, 9-3.
Bluegrass Girl
Mike Welsch Daily Racing Form tweet MMM UPDATE Wed. Nov. 6 2013
Mucho Macho Man has landed at Palm Beach Airport
and en route to Gulfstream Park where he’ll be bedded down
for the winter once again.
Terry Crow
Should have stayed in California. He has huge fan base here and the weather, overall, is better than it is in Florida. No tropical storms. Guess I am being selfish. Wish nothing but the best for MMM and his connections.
Cathleen
I live in West Palm Beach and we have beautiful weather here in the winter. Tropical storms won’t be a problem. He’ll enjoy it. I look forward to his parading at Gulfstream Park. I know he’ll be missed in CA but don’t worry he’ll be loved just as much here in FLA. :)))
Terry Crow
I am sure he will be. Just call the thought that he should stay in California the musings of an old man.
Cathleen
Ok MMM fans, the Villiage People want to play at a celebration for him — all this reported on TMZ! Watch the video of MMM getting in on to “his” song. Very cute!
http://www.tmz.com/2013/11/06/the-village-people-love-mucho-macho-man-breeders-cup-winning-horse/
Randy
That video is so cute! Looks like he really digs the disco era. I also love how jolly balls are tied outside all the stalls. Wish those had been around when I was riding… I think my horse would’ve loved one.
Terry Crow
OK-What kind of a show is this? One of the features is Selena Gomez and the great ass debate of 2013.
HeidiK, Vallejo,Ca
I love it. He really got into it! Too cute!
Peggy (N) South Georgia
This is just too cute.Just love it. “Air Horse One”
Too Cute……………………..
judy berube from Rhode Island
Dear Cathleen:
This video is too cute. Thanks for sharing. Hugs, JB
Nicki Boyd-Clouston1
I was thrilled to learn about Ebby staying on with John. I was so worried, as were many others. A big thank-you to Ian Banwell for coming to her fans’ rescue & keeping our girl in the US & racing. She has so many fans. It’s just another example of how much of an impact Zenyatta has has on her many fans.
Terry Crow
@Vamp Sue Colvin–Bill Shoemaker died about 10 years ago due to unknown causes. It was always described as he died in his sleep. He trained horses both before and after his auto accident that left him a paraplegic and was about a 12% trainer. He told me once when I was a little boy that he only weighed about two pounds when he was born and a sportswriter once said that if he were six feet tall and weighed 200 pounds that he would have been considered the greatest athlete of all time. Maybe so, but for my money he was the greatest jockey of all time bar none and I will never forget him. @Sue Noel–It was a pleasure speaking to you on the phone while you were here for BC. Looking forward to meeting you in person.
Randy
Terry, I’m so envious of your childhood… sounds like a horse lover’s dream!
Terry Crow
Randy-I was able to interact with a lot of people without being self conscious because I didn’t really know who they were. In that regard, it was fun. BUT–being a child then means I am an old man now.
Randy
Nooo… not old! If you are old then I am too and I don’t consider myself such. From what you’ve shared here from time to time, you do have many wonderful memories and met a lot of fascinating people.
I still think you should write a book.
Terry Crow
Randy-You are most kind. However, I do not think I could sit long enough at one time to write such a book. If I ever do, I would have to commit about five years to it. The inherent problems with that are probably obvious. It is enough for me to be able to pass along these stories to people such as yourself. As long as I can share my experiences, my friends and family who are long gone will stay alive to me.
Randy
Then I’m so glad to be here to benefit from all your wonderful stories and memories!