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A Little Ziconic Update

Ziconic at Lane's End Farm. Photo by Alys Emson.
Ziconic at Lane’s End Farm. Photo by Alys Emson.

Happy Thursday!

Alys sent over new conformation shots of Ziconic, now two months into yearling prep at Lane’s End. Also below, Todd Claunch captured a special moment between Ziconic and his feline buddy Linda.

Enjoy!
-Team Z

Photo by Alys Emson.
Photo by Alys Emson.
Ziconic with Linda. Photo by Todd Claunch.
Ziconic with Linda. Photo by Todd Claunch.

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    Dear Marshall.Now I got to see your message on the previous blog.So glad Reilly is doing well and his pal Huey.Each day with them must be so precious with them.Sending lots of love and hugs plus woofs and wags for the special guys!Sheena

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      Dear Sheena,
      Reilly and Huey send greetings with woofs and wags to you! Many thanks for the good wishes! You are correct about every day being precious — exceedingly precious.

      We enjoy your posts!
      Love and Hugs to you, too

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    KellySummers Wietsma ‏on Sat. August 2
    Rice wins the Gl Vanderbilt,
    Gyamati wins the Gl Test &
    Napravnik wins 3 stakes including Gll W VA Derby!
    #LetsHearItForTheGirls @ABRLive

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      Dear BGG:

      Thank you for all the info on the above races. Happy for Tapiture and Sweet Reason. Impressive win by Moreno. Love and Hugs, JB

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    Happy Belated Birthday Diana! I hope you enjoyed your first birthday as a retiree. Another fabulous poem, Trina! I can’t wait to see you girlz at the BC.

    Sandy, it sounds like you’re having a nice visit with your sister. Ask her if she wants to make a stop in Lexington on the way home and help me with my garage! LOL

    Congrats to Moreno on an impressive win in the Whitney. Did any cappers out there pick him? I had Will Take Charge to place. He almost did it! He’s always right there in the money. He’s long overdue for a victory and I was hoping today would be the day.

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      Hi Debbie
      I bet the same as you with the cappers
      WTC is sitting on a big one…..hope it gets out soon

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      Oh dear – birthday stuff? (still reading from the bottom up).
      Trying to FORGET the dang things (B’days). Mine was an ordinary day. But I’ll make up for it this week – heading to SoCal Wednesday through Monday the 11th. Family picnic on Sunday that I’m really looking forward to. Cactus and succulent show on Saturday at the arboretum near Santa Anita. Friends from AZ are judges. Biggest such show in the world. Might try to sneak in to Los Al to watch workouts. Might stick my toes in the Pacific to keep my “certification”. Definitely looking forward to BC and seeing everyone again.
      dia-getting-to-be-a-moldy-oldy-stu in tempe

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    Dear Z Fans:

    Saratoga’s nickname, “Graveyard of Favorites”, really reared it’s head today in the Whitney. Congrats to Morena and the top four. Hope PM and WTC and all of them came out of the race OK. Wonder if any of the Zentastic Team guessed right. I know I didn’t. Love and Hugs, JB

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      JudyB. Check out who is Moreno’s great grandfather on sire line. Dam sire is AP Indy.
      Free the Moose. Give Charmie what he wants, etc.

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        Dear Max:

        Deputy Minister. He’s got a really find pedigree. Ran a great race. Love and Hugs, JB

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      It sure did, JB, but gosh, Moreno ran a beautiful race. When the camera zoomed in on Moreno along the backside, what a sight! Being in the lead, ears perked and having a grand time, doesn’t get any better. Zi- you one day!
      Congrats to Moreno. My guy, Golden Ticket…..dead last. Sorry team.
      Congrats to WTC, too. What a horse! Maybe not first, but has pulled in the money.
      Love and Hugs.

      National Watermelon Day was yesterday. BARNABY, hope you participated!

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        Dear Ann:

        Moreno was very, very impressive today and you’re so right about WTC; he’s always in it. I hope PM is OK; he didn’t fire at all. I had the Exacta Box of PM and WTC; likewise, sorry Team. Love and Hugs, JB

        • Judy B,
          I had the same bet, who would have thought neither of these two would have even placed……..my luck continues!! Sorry again team. hugs.

        • Dear Sue:

          We were of like minds. Even when you know, you never know. Love and Hugs, JB

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      OK Mr. Moreno – how many times have I picked you in the past and got zip???? NOW you have to go do what you should have been doing all along!!!! Congrats on the nice race, of course, but really!!!!
      Now Mr. Departing – what the heck happened to YOU? You pretty much always came through for me :-( At least you weren’t dead last like last week’s horse so maybe things are looking up.
      Congrats to “Baby Tapit” for the nice bet on IMLD! We knew it was just a matter of time before you would be in the number 1 spot, and congrats to everyone who made a little money for the team. PM sure wasn’t on his game, and WTC took one step back, but I hope folks are right about a big one still being in him.

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        Dear Sandy:

        Congrats to Baby Tapit; great handicapping. Moreno was brilliant. Well, back to the drawing board. Love and Hugs, JB

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    Dear Mama Z, COZ, ZI and Z Princess:

    Stay cool and comfy. Sweet Dreams. Love You. Hugs, JB

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    Wow, I do not know what to make of 2 young horsse dying from cardiac problems.
    One at Saratoga and later at Del Mar 3rd race, 3 year old Chattering Gambler collapsed before the wire. Fortunately his jockey Aaron Gryder was not injured.

    I hate the breakdowns, but these are equally hard to take. So sad for the owners and every involved with these colts.
    RIP

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      Dear Janet N.,
      This is so terribly sad and devastating. Sincere condolences to all concerned.
      RIP to both of these lovely creatures

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      Dear Janet:

      Seems heart attacks are the cause of more horse fatalities than I ever imagined. We even lost Tasty that way. I wonder if there is some undetected genetic link as a lot of the bloodlines are shared in so many of our TBs. Love and Hugs, JB

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        Hate to speculate on the heart problem cause (oh why not?) The drugs we give to our racers these days can’t be good for their hearts.
        dia-cynical-stu in tempe

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      OMG, I hadn’t heard that…..what a shock…….two in one day. Heart breaking for all concerned. RIP babies.

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    August 3 Cherokee Devotional

    Love and abuse are never compatible. When someone claims to love us regardless of how they treat us, we should take it with a grain of salt. It is the cry of someone who needs to lean more than to love. Need is a net thrown over a prey. It is the spider tightening the threads of its web to catch what it needs. Love doesn’t threaten and intimidate one minute and practice persuasion and promises the next. Love is not just emotional words. It is the need to give and support and protect, even when comfort is threatened. It is not manipulation and it is never, never u yo i gv ne di, abuse.

    A child believes that only the action of someone who is unfriendly can cause pain.
    Chased-By-Bears

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      Dear Sheena,

      They are beautiful to watch!

      All is well with the FB furbabies. Have a blessed Sabbath.

      Hugs from me, kisses from Holly, Nikko and Sugar. Kathy.

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    Per his Facebook, PM is okay. Perhaps POS rebuffed him and hurt his feelings.

    Taco (Jess’es Dream) has arrived at Saratoga. Wonder if he and Coz will see each other? Could be really interesting with these two princes at the same track.

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      Dear Shirlee:

      Thanks for this update on PM. Glad to hear he’s OK. Oh, Jess and COZ might become best buds. Love and Hugs, JB

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    Dear Kathy.Lovely post!Deri should be able to practise today,it’s quite breezy.I am worried about Dolly the British Navy have arrived near Tripoli to get evacuees out of Libya.I don’t know about her owner’s circumstances but it seems a dangerous place to live now,I think our embassy is closing tomorrow.
    Poor Fubu didn’t have a good day,his gums are bleeding and he couldn’t even eat his gravy.Kimberly has raised over$1000 towards his medical bills.It’s sad for them both.I found 2 new cats a cat burglar called Denis who lives in Luton(his videos are hilarious) and Haven a beautiful ragdoll.
    Miss Kitty enjoyed her birthday and now momma is 29 again today!!She’s still hissing at her baby brother.Wonderful story on Joey’s page about Alana Miller who rescues blind cats and gives them a forever home.Marty was getting some R&R yesterday with his dad.An internashunal biznessman must have his rest and he’s raising monies for rat rescue!!Boo is coming after us!!!Have a blessed Sabbath.Hugs to you,Kisses for Holly,Nikko and Sugar.Sheena.

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      Dear Sheena,

      Very concerning about Dolly! We are both so blessed to live where we are truly safe. Poor little Fubu. A truly heartbreaking situation. That’s good, though, that Kimberly has raised that much toward Fubu’s medical bills. Will look for Denis and Haven. Miss Kitty had a wonderful birthday. I read about Alana. Wonderful story! Marty as cute as ever. His dad seems to be a good masseuse! Boo is a Rock Star. Will hit 15M before we know it! Have a wonderful day. Hugs, Kathy and the pups.

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    Re Abuse. I remember a discussion in my college psychology class about life philosophies. There was one…imagine only two states of feeling/emotion: LOVE and FEAR. Try to assign one or the other to all of your feelings about anything, or anyone in your life. Really hard to do! The two cannot be combined.

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    Good morning Z-sters. Here’s a little chuckle for the day.

    “Pilates??? Oh heavens no! I thought you said Pie and Lattes!”

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    Dear Alys and Todd,
    Thanks for the great photos of, Zi and his kitty cat friend, Linda. Zi, you are a very neat horse!
    Give Big Daddy City Zip an extra treat today!
    @Mary in Boone-Love your name Hambone for, Zi. He sure is a Hambone!

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    Dear Sheena
    Still smiling thinking about Deri’s first flight and her left wing out alone at first ,then off she went .She looked like a pro with a little jump and take off from the larch tree perch.
    Such beautiful birds,love to see the wind rulffle their feathers. It’s all very uplifting-smile.

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        Barbara. Every time that I see this it reminds me of how I felt whenever I saw her run. She was magnificent in every single race. The last BCC is never to be forgotten for her grit, stamina and courage. I doubt that any other horse could do what she did from dead last. In my book, she won it.

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    Sad news…Ebby has been scratched from race 2 at Delmar. No reason given. Poor thing, she just cannot a break. Perhaps John felt not a good ideas to run her on dirt since the last two workouts were on turf. I really expected to hear this news earlier this weekend. I so miss watching her race.

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      I am GLAD Ebby did not run on that #@!%&# Del Mar turf. Maybe she’ll run on the turf at Santa Anita or maybe John will ship her to Saratoga? Can you imagine the uproar if Ebby became yet another DMR mortality statistic? Yikes!
      diastu in tempe

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      Sheena. Am I wrong or was it the camera angle in that video? Deri looks bigger than Glesni? She sure is imposing.

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    Of the one thing that I can do is lift up my prayer’s for all horses racing. I was on my knees this morning during communion service. Many prayers for my Gabby and Eblouissante for safety today and all horses. It seems like one prayerhas already been answered. Heard Ebby’s not racing. Just don’t have a good feeling about her racing. It’s just there.
    I feel like we can fight Satin’s evil through prayer to the Good Lord. I lift Gabby up so because I know her and love her. Safety prayers for all horses sent to the Good Lord for their good health and safety on the track.
    Two year olds prayers sent your way. God Speed

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      Dear Peggy:

      Godspeed to Gabbiano. Safe and sound always.

      With all the fatalities over the Del Mar turf course recently, glad JS has scratched Ebby today. Hopefully, he will find a better spot for her to race. Seems the poor baby cannot get some good luck. She’s been training to get ready for racing and something, once again, prevents her. Love and Hugs, JB

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        JudyB. There is a reason for everything. John and peeps always do what is right for the horse. I’m happy to wait for Ebby. Horses retire too soon. She’s got talent and will yet prove it. Take it from one who admires Moosie, a horse who will not run over jumps or flat.
        Free the Moose! Love you Ebby even if you are standing still.

        • Dear Max:

          Yes, what you say is so true. Love Ebby too. Power Up Danny, CC, CDA, Treve, Beholder, ROC, Sir, Reilly, Angel and all who are ill or injured. Beast, you’re impressive. TT, love you forever. Loose The Moose! Love and Hugs, JB

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    Missed the Whitney,had to play back. Moreno made it look easy. I did want Will Take Charge to win, but he did well to show.

    Cute picture of Ziconic and Linda. He is a handsome boy.

    Speaking of putting the horse first, glad to see Wise Dan is not being rushed back to the track. The trainer said the horse did not owe him anything.

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    2014 Whitney Handicap RACE REPLAY VIDEO
    Horse Racing Published on Aug 3, 2014
    Eric Guillot attended the post-position draw for the $1.5 million Whitney Invitational Handicap (gr. I) wearing a shirt that said “I Got Haters Everywhere,” but those who bet Moreno loved the Cajun trainer after his speedster stole the show Aug. 2
    at Saratoga Race Course.
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B-c8IKvz4ns

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    Dear Max
    Thanks for the video of Zenyatta’s win in the Breeder’s Cup with Bob Baffert’s comments capturing the thrill of her final move and amazing finish!!!

    Dear Sue
    So happy to hear that Angel has turned a corner and wish her a complete recovery.
    I know what it is like with a sick dog and glad you can sleep at night now..

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    Dear Max.What a great story!Just love Dozer.Also enjoyed the video of Zenyatta winning in 2009.I got sooo excited over here,it took me about 3 years to be able to watch the 2010 race and I’ll always believe she won that race too.A once-in-a-lifetime mare!Free the Moose PU Dan and all sick horses everywhere.Niss4Senate.Sheena.

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      Sheena. Z is awesome in everything that she does. If you look closely, you can see Twice Over in Juddmonte silks. Think Queally was riding.
      Love Dozer. He’s got good racing form too.
      Some good news out of Atlanta. According to the CDC (Center for Disease Control), Dr Brantly has shown some improvement since yesterday. With this disease, any improvement means that the patient may have licked it. Usually it’s straight downhill.
      Still too soon to know. Prayers that this guy will survive and be well. Same for his colleague Mrs. Whitebol and all others.
      Free the Moose! Etc.

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        Dear Max:

        I join you in prayer for the doctor and his colleague. Scary stuff. Love and Hugs, JB

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    100 years ago on august 4th Great Britain declared war on Germany and the”lights went out all over Europe”There will be services in the UK and Europe to mark this historic anniversary.Tensions had been rising since the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand in Sarajevo on June 28th.
    Millions died in the conflict not only human fatalities horses ,mules,dogs it is said some 8million horses perished and 1 million dogs.We are left to remember now and as I have often said I am proud of this little island of ours.I recall the trenches, the poisonous gases,the battles the Somme,Ypres,Passchendaele Jutland among a few.It was at Passchendaele that a horse’s life was considered more valuable than a man’s .Men can be replaced they said(pay attention Shorty!!)It is sad that so many horses that survived were sold to butchers on the continent.Tomorrow I will remember them all man and beast who paid the ultimate sacrifice.RIP.Forever remembered.Sheena
    In Flanders fields the poppies grow,between the crosses,row on row,
    that mark our place.And in the sky larks,still bravely singing,fly
    scarce heard amidst the guns below.
    We are the dead.Short days ago we lived,felt dawn,saw sunset glow,
    loved and were loved,and now we lie in Flanders fields
    Take up our quarrel with the foe;to you with failing hands
    we throw the torch;be yours to hold it high.For if ye break faith
    with us who die we shall not sleep,though poppies grow in Flanders Fields.
    Author Dr John McCrae.

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      Sheena. Pride is justified. Your island kingdom and the Commonwealth countries like Australia and Canada always stand up for what is right and decent. Many including our beloved horses paid a very heavy price for our freedom in that war and WWII. Remembering is the least that we can do for all that was given up by so many. We must pass on freedom to those who follow us and never give in to fear or tyranny.

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      Thanks for sharing this Sheena. The magnitude of the loses (both human and animal) is staggering. You have every reason to be proud of your island nation, and I am proud to be connected to you all. Hugs, Sandy

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      Dear Sheena:

      Wonderful words. Remembering all the heroes; human and non. Love and Hugs, JB

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