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April 14 Update

Little 13Z out in the paddock this week. Photos by Alys Emson
Little 13Z out in the paddock this week. Photos by Alys Emson

Happy Sunday!

We can’t believe 13Z was born almost two weeks ago. We hear from the great people at Lane’s End that he and his mom are happy and healthy.

Alys sent us a few close-ups of the little one out in the paddock this week, and we wanted to share those along with some more photos from our last trip. We’ll be heading back to the farm in a week to visit Zenyatta and both of her colts (and to take lots of photos!).

Photos by Kyle Acebo
Photos by Kyle Acebo


Photos by Kyle Acebo
Photos by Kyle Acebo


Photos by Kyle Acebo
Photos by Kyle Acebo


Photos by Kyle Acebo
Photos by Kyle Acebo


Jerry and Ann with Zenyatta on April 2. Photos by Kyle Acebo
Jerry and Ann with Zenyatta on April 2. Photos by Kyle Acebo

And don’t forget 12Z! Here’s a video we shot on a gray morning during our last trip. Watch him take off across the paddock to join the rest of his herd.



Enjoy!
-Team Z

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    Praying for all Bostonian’s for this mindless tragedy. Praying for Healing for those injured and strength for their families and loved ones. For those gone before us to our Heavenly Father, may they rest in his Perfect Peace. It is well and the enemy
    a liar.

    Good night Queen Zenyatta, may sound Peaceful sleep surround you and your 2 cute Princes tonight as always.

    Good night to my Z nation family. It is well, Our Father in Heaven is still in control and on his throne of Mercy and love. Lol to all.

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    What a peaceful sight these pictures are on a morning after a tragedy like Boston. This is somewhere we can go and see beauty, love and calm. Blessings and thanks to the Mosses and Lanes End.

    Also, on a lighter note. His blaze looks as if someone painted a white stripe down his face and then accidentally stuck their thumb in the side of it.

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    to all concerned, thank you ever so much for the pictures and update on momma and her baby boys. this is so thrilling to see zenyatta so happy. we appreciate the mosses and everyone else for giving us a glimpse of our girl and her new life. it makes my day.they are so innocent and so beautiful. marsha & joe

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    After the tragedy in Boston, it is wonderful to see these pictures. Prayers for all who were affected by the bombings. Life is a mix of happiness and sadness. We have to support each other.

    13Z seems to like the camera too.

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    Good morning Queen Z and your little Z13 and of course Z12. How are you doing mommy? Hope to see you up and moving around in the paddock with Z13. No mention yet if you will be visiting another young stud in the next couple of weeks or so. I’m guessing you didn’t go anywhere during your foal heat just relaxing and enjoying Z13.

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    My Dearest Zen-sters:

    Please know that your Canadian cousins join with you in grief over the events of yesterday. Boston is one of my very favourite American cities and many Canadians here in Quebec will tell you that it is one city that reminds them of Canada, although no-one is quite sure why. (I think it’s the colonial influence, personally.) Many Canadians ran in yesterday’s marathon (over 2,000) and I have a friend who runs in marathons all over the world and was terrified that he had been hurt, but, happily this was not the case.

    Thank goodness for sites like this one that celebrates joy, humanism, tolerance and understanding. I send you all love & hugs.

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      Dear Abigail_1849

      Thank you so much for your kind message, very heart felt. Thank God your friend is fine as we continue to pray for the safe return of all those that participated in the race. We also continue to stand in prayer for those hurt and their families not only for their physical healing but for their emotional healing too. For those that have gone before us, we pray for their Peace and ask that God continue to comfort their loved ones left behind, Have a wonderfully Blessed week and be safe. It is well.

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      Dear Abigail:

      Boston is very dear to me too. Thank you for your caring comments and I am so glad your friend wasn’t hurt. Love and Hugs, JB

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      Boston also has close ties with Halifax, Nova Scotia, dating back to the Halifax Explosion of 1917, when Boston sent much appreciated assistance during that disaster. Today the City of Halifax gave 50K to Mass General for Children to help out with care as a result of this tragic marathon event. US and Canada, probably no closer relationship ever between two countries in the world.

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    Has anyone hear about when Life is Sweet is due to foal? Haven’t seen her foaling listed on the Lane’s End Farm Archives as of yet. I was also wondering if anyone had heard whether or not Tasty Temptation accepted this year’s foal who was born April 10th?

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      Anita, I have been asking about TT and her foal but have heard nothing. Guess no news is good news. Of course, after the nasty comments Stonestreet received about Rachel’s foal and the nurse mare, Lanes End just might not want to open themselves up to that.

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    Thoughts and prayers to the families and friends of those who lost their lives and those who were injured at the Boston Marathon.

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    dear judy and max midday has been confirmed in foal to the great one after a 25 day scan if you go on his website you can see a video of the scan such good news! thinking of you all at this sad time God bless hugs sheena

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      Sheena. Thanks for this information, very interesting to see this. I have included the link so that others can see it.
      Midday became very close friends last year with Kind, Frankel’s mother, when they both went to Ireland to see Galileo. Kind has recently gone back to Galileo and should be in Ireland for a few months. I wonder if they will get back together on her return?

      .http://frankel.juddmonte.com/news/2013/midday-scan-footage.aspx

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      Dear Sheena:

      Was great to be able to see the scan. Thank you for your kind thoughts. Hoping they can determine who did this. Hugs, JB

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    Good morning to all, may today be Blessed and comforting as we continue to look to our God for strength and understanding

    Sending up Prayers for Chris whose surgery is today and awaiting ever so patiently for the good news. Wisdom is also wished the surgeon or surgeons on this case. It is well.

    To Queen Z, a Blessed day is wished you and your little one’s.

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    Rosie has a Derby mount. My Lute. So glad she has picked up a horse. Hope the trainers who are reluctant to give her mounts end up eating her dust on the first Saturday in May.

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      Dear Shirlee:

      My Lute ran a really good second to Revolutionary in the Louisiana Derby. Rosie’s got a good one. Hugs, JB

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      YAY, Rosie!!
      So glad she has a mount in the Derby. MyLute is a good horse — good luck and best wishes to them in the run for the rosies (roses)!
      Safe traveling to all!

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      Yay, Rosie!!!
      I just watched the Lousisiana Derby on you tube,came here and saw your comment,Judy B.Lute was right there and closing.

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    Happy to hear and read that Rosie, Calvin, Mikey, and Gary have found Derby Mounts for Derby Day! Now it’s a real race!

    Regarding the whip use of Calvin, I remember Sign telling me that Mike used the whip on Zenyatta in one race like over a certain amount of times in a stretch run? I remember this because I asked how she knew this, I asked if she counted the times the whip was used in that period of time? And as Sign did, she replied with she read an article about it, where Mike was discussing using the whip on “Our Queen”. In no way to do I want to start another horrifying conversation about “whip use”.

    I don’t know if it is me or my eyes, but 13Z is really, really cute, he almost has a female looking quality to him? where as 12Z looked all boy? maybe it’s just the different coloring, but there is something about this little guy that melts my heart! Maybe it’s because he doesn’t look so much like his mother or brother?

    Healing prayers and thought to the people in Boston
    GirlSaratoga

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    It is so good to see that Zenny and her babies are so happy and cared for. I have seen so many beautiful horses mistreated and unloved. Thanks so much for the great pictures, keep them coming. Looks like baby 13z may turn gray? I look forward to seeing both babies growing up and racing. Thanks again for the great pictures and updates.
    God Bless all of you

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    dear max thanks for posting the midday video I do hope that the 2 mares can get together again when kind comes back from Ireland think she stayed about 3 months when frankel accompanied her as a young foal.they will be due around the same time am sure juddmonte are hoping midday can produce something special they have 16 group 1’s between them will be interesting to see!! hugs sheena

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      Sheena. I checked out Midday’s resume. Very good wins in the UK, Europe and the US. She was a great racing filly. I also see that Morpheus, Frankel’s brother, is racing again for Juddemonte this week as is a new filly by the name of Hot Snap. Big things are expected of her. Looking forward to see how it develops with them.
      Also hoping to see another win from Hurricane Fly later this month. Willie Mullins and Ruby Walsh had a great win in Japan last week with Blackstairmountain. What a fantastic race that was.

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    dear max will look out for hot snap have been watching frankel’s races miss him so much on the track.read about ruby and willie mullins in the racing post they are a great team am also looking forward to punchestown festival there is some talk sprinter sacre might run lot of the top chasers from Cheltenham.
    bud the police horse is getting to be quite a celebrity he has his own twitter account and was on sky news this morning!kauto and Neptune have been teasing tilly le ginge today about her blue hood sooo funny hugs sheena

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    Good evening Zenny….
    Drove by Oaklawn today ….of the multiple horse vans in the lot 2 days ago…only one left…looks almost everybody gone…
    Congrats to Rosie ….MyLute just moved up IMO
    Kisses the little red one for us…
    Hi Prinz
    Hugs for all

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    HAY LIST UPDATE:

    Andrew Bensley has just talked with John McNair. He has confirmed that the horse has recovered well from the TJ, and is being treated for a low grade lung infection. The treating vet thinks he has a soft palate problem, possibly as a result of so much surgery and tubes down his throat etc. so has suggested a tongue tie for his next start, and maybe a cross-over noseband. His knee is doing well. John said they have no race in mind, but that “he’s a proud animal, and lives to do his job”. He emphasised he’s with the horse every day, so knows exactly how he’s progressing.

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      Dear Kathy R.:

      Thanks for this update on Hay List. Wishing him all the best. Love this boy. Only one that ever came near to BC. Hugs, JB

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      Kathy R
      Here is confirmation from Andrew Bensley ‏tweet
      John McNair says HAY LIST still showing he wants to be a racehorse.
      Tongue tie to be tested in gallops but looks a certain gear change.
      Hugs, Keta

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    UNRACED BUT THE LADY IS A CHAMP:

    This piece (from Tony Arrold, with The Australian came out on Monday 15, but due to the subscription block wouldn’t paste. So will summarise, because I thought it had some delightful information about Helsinge).

    “With the greatest respect to Black Caviar, the racing week just gone belonged to an unraced mare who was more or less there to make up the numbers when she was offered at public auction at the Inglis Easter Broodmare sale in Sydney eight years ago. Does Like Bill Oh ring a bell? Well, it shouldn’t. But Like Billy Oh was her registered name when she went to action as a racing or breeding proposition. Agent Peter Ford signed the invoice for Like Billy Oh at $115,000 and RIck Jamieson of the Gilgai Farm, Victoria, signed the cheque – then promptly went about re-registering his new acquisition as Helsinge. Jamieson’s $115,000 investment for Helsinge has returned the Gilgai Farm owner $8.835m from Helsinge’s first four foals; three of them have raced and all have been winners and, collectively, have returned $10,083,337 in prize money. Jamieson will not be returning in 2014 with the Black Caviar weanling sister he has in the paddocks at Gilgai Farm, vowing not to sell any more of Helsinge’s daughters. “

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      Dear Kathy R.:

      Thanks for all the great articles you post. This one was really a surprise. Didn’t know any of this about Helsinge. Thanks. Hugs, JB

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        Dear Judy:

        Me too, which was why I was so disappointed that I couldn’t post the entire article. I just love it when the broodmares are given the rightful place in the sun in the breeding game. Over here they tend to disappear very quickly and it’s really hard to keep tabs on former favourites on the track. Keeping all of you folk in my prayers. Hugs KathyR.

        • Dear Kathy:

          It’s pretty much the same way here when it comes to broodmares. Z is an exception to the rule thanks to Mr. and Mrs. M. and Stonestreet is very generous about info on RA as well. Hugs, JB

        • Both…saw them last week at Oaklawn….you should have seen the ladies taking pictures of Gary….all saying they taking pictures for someone else…yea right..
          I knew when I posted that someone would “get it”

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    If anyone hears any news on VyJack please post here. Last I heard was that he was doing real well and still on schedule to ship to Louisville.
    Glad Garret got the mount.

    Power Up VyJack

    Praying so hard you head South Healthy to Louisville.
    I check several times each day to see if there’s any news on you. Power Up

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      Peggy N
      Here is the latest news
      Jerry Bossert New York Daily News tweet
      Rudy Rodriguez got his Ky license approved today.
      Vyjack will have to be under video surveillance 24 hours once he arrives at Churchill

      Matt Hegarty ‏DRF tweet
      Derby conditions already require 24-hour surveillance 72 hours prior to race for all horses. Most trainers hire priv. sec’y guards earlier
      Hugs, Keta

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    Awesome pics! Z13 is adorable, thanks so much, look forward to the next bunch of pics!!!
    and love the video of Z12!

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    I had kind of wondered what got me so worked up when I first saw Vyjack well I think I know, Stravinski, Nurevev, Northern Dancer, Storm Cat, Affirmed, Round Table all in your pedigree.
    God Speed my Dear Boy Get Well soon

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