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Breeders’ Cup Ticket Giveaway!

courtesy of AP Photo / Jae C. Hong

Happy Friday!

We have a special opportunity for Zenyatta’s fans today: we’re giving away 40 pairs of Breeders’ Cup race tickets! To enter, use the form below to tell us why you love Zenyatta.

The contest will be open for entries until 9 pm PDT, Monday October 15. Forty winners will be chosen to receive a pair of tickets to the Breeders’ Cup, Friday and Saturday November 2–3, in the Zenyatta section.

For more information about the Breeders’ Cup schedule and events, visit www.breederscup.com.

We can’t wait to hear from you!
-Team Z

Edit: Thank you to all who entered the contest! Winners will be notified soon.

Reader Interactions

1,009 Comments

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    To all Z fans:

    Inside Information is on HRTV is on now
    With story of Well Armed, Bill Casner and
    His family. Very wonderful show.

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      Really nice article, Vicki B.
      It is sad that when things get around that may not be true
      and they can really color a person’s view of another,
      when they really are not true.

      Thanks for sharing.

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      Time will heal old wounds.
      I like his enthusiasm and his caring nature for those needing support.
      He certainly has given us a lot to smile about.

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    Hello, Z’sters!
    Please keep good thoughts for a 12 year old Lab mix who has a heart murmur and will be evaluated Thursday. He is my “baby dog”, Reilly. He is still quite energetic and is definitely a “foodie”. I pray that he will not suffer any further heart problem such as congestive heart failure, etc. Reilly is the smartest dog I have ever had and very sweet, too. He is a shy shelter dog who had the courage to pick me in spite of having bad experiences with humans in his first few months.
    His adopted brother, Huey, and I think he is the greatest!
    Love to Zenny, 12Z and their connections!
    Thanks and hugs to all!

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        Dear Judy,
        Thank you so much — Reilly sends licks and woofs, also.
        Your hugs make us all feel better!
        Bunches of hugs back to you, too!

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        I very seldom reply to comments…while taking my dog, Buddy, for a walk today, I couldn’t stop thinking about Reilly. I hope your fur baby feels better. Anyone who has been blessed enough to be loved by a dog so understands. I too have a shy shelter dog who has endured 2 acl surgeries and diagnosed with hip dysplasia. Each day I am so thankful fate intervened and gave me this special boy. He is my everything. Please give Reilly a hug for me. And Buddy says a treat from him!

        • Dear Linda E. and Buddy,
          Thank you so much for your post. You have expressed my feelings exactly. My other dog, Huey, had knee surgery last year and is doing quite well now; although, the other knee has arthritis now and may need a fix eventually, too. Hope Buddy is doing okay, and PLEASE give him a hug from me and a WOOF from Reilly & Huey.
          All the best for lots of dog years to come!

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      Dearest Marshall, thinking positive for Reilly, and sending you hugZ. I hope you and Reilly will get a good report. Love in Dumplinghood, Trina

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        To All you Wonderfully dear people of Zennyland,
        I am truly overwhelmed and so grateful for all your kind wishes, prayers and positive thoughts for Reilly. His heart murmur is not a moderate one, but his blood work is pretty normal and he is in good shape. The plan is to give him medicine to help stabilize his condition. This should help his heart pump more efficiently and lessen the strain. The NC Veterinary School is very good and the doctor was very upbeat. Reilly’s heart is somewhat enlarged on the left side — it is a mitral valve leak. We will be re-evaluated in 5-6 months. In the meantime, my regular vet will keep tabs on his condition. I do so hope that he continues to feel well.
        THANKS TO ALL and that includes Trina, Sue Colvin, Louise Castello, Sue Noel, Linda E., Carol in Utah, Ann NC, Kathy R., Sheena D., Janet Newman, Signofthetimes, Barbara Wood, Maryp ny, and Judy Berube. I think I have everybody here, but if not, I apologize. I will check over things again. I do appreciate every one of you so much. Wags, licks, and woofs!
        I have loved hearing about Buddy, Charlie, General, Star and all your four-footed children — they’re the BEST! Good health to them all!
        Best Wishes and hugs!

        • Dear Marshall,

          Thanks so much for the update on Reilly and sooo glad that you got a positive report. I had a greyhound with hypertension and a hear murmur
          diagnosed at at 3.5 years and she lived to be 16. Sooo lots of hope for
          your dear Reilly.

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      Dear Marshall,

      Wishing a clean bill of health for Reilly, thoughts and prayers to you.
      Rescue animals are sooo very special as they have sooo much to
      give even thought they have had a hard start in life.

      Thinking about you today.

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      Dear Marshall,

      Sending prayers your way for your beloved Reilly.
      Shelter dogs have a way of picking you and we always think that
      we picked them. Amazing how that works. Power Up Reilly!

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      Dear Marshall,
      I hope Reilly gets a good report. I will keep you and your sweet Reilly in my thoughts and prayers.
      Power Up Reilly!!!

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    Dear Marshall: General (my standard poodle) sends his very best wishes for Reilly – he’ll be keeping his paws crossed for good news, and asks you to give Reilly a lick for luck. Thinking of you both – cheers, Kathy R.

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    A Birthday Poem for Rod from Paramount
    (October 17, 2012)

    We’re glad to say
    The encounter had by your Anne
    With the lively Lava Man
    This past Gold Cup Day
    When we bid farewell to I’ll Have Another
    Didn’t leave her with any bruise,
    Because , oh, brother,
    Lava Man did unexpectedly choose
    To swing Anne around–
    She suddenly found
    Her feet clear off the ground,
    And then she came down
    Some ten feet away–oy, veh!
    But it seemed Anne just to amuse!
    Then last summer
    Sadly you and Anne
    Didn’t get to go–
    What a bummer!—
    On our trip to see that gorgeous gray,
    The valiant Giacomo,
    The Mosses’ Kentucky Derby winner,
    Nor could you with us there in Santa Ynez partake
    Of a delicious Italian dinner.
    This trip you unfortunately had to forego,
    But ’twas in order to take
    Your splendid Alaskan cruise—
    We hope it chased away
    All those work-a-day blues!
    Your cruise
    To southeastern Alaska you took.
    There you visited Skagway,
    Famed gateway
    To the vast Yukon
    When the Klondike Gold Rush was on
    And a setting for Call of the Wild
    By Jack London,
    Surely a favorite book
    Of Rod’s since he was a child.
    Rod marveled along the way
    At the glaciers in Glacier Bay
    As the ship onward did go
    To historic Juneau,
    Which, at sea level,
    Sits below
    Mountains nearly a mile high
    Over which some thirty glaciers flow.
    Then nearby
    Came Ketchikan
    And the thousand Misty Fjords,
    Which glaciers did so sharply bevel—
    Oh, what sights to be seen!
    On shipboard
    There was also cuisine
    Which offered Rod and his dear Anne
    Many a delight,
    Especially that night
    When the Chef’s Table
    In them struck a resonant chord,
    For they were able
    As if in a fable
    A ten-course meal to ingest
    As the chef’s special guests.
    He, an artist in his own right
    Like Rembrandt in his atelier,
    For them did prepare
    Exquisite fare,
    Quite beyond compare,
    And then the meal with them did share,
    As did the maître d’
    And the sommelier—
    It’s fair to say
    It did Rod and Anne immensely please
    That these three
    Willingly with them did share their expertise,
    And the tasty dishes
    More than fulfilled their wishes.
    Never did they more finely dine!
    Rod and Anne returned from their cruise
    In that northern clime
    In good time
    The Zenyatta unveiling
    At Santa Anita to attend
    And received the good news
    That their Rightful Image
    No longer seems to be ailing,
    So they take heart
    And hope to soon hear
    That he may again start
    At Hollywood Park.
    We our voices to theirs will lend
    For Rightful to cheer.
    And Rod, we hope today
    For you will be the start
    Of a very good year!
    For you, dear Rod, we say
    Hoof, hoof, hoof-ray!
    Have a happy birthday!

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      I sure can’t top Trina’s magnificent entry, so I will just say “Many many more!” I am so looking forward to seeing the two of you again at BC – and getting a Virtual Stable notice that Rightful Image is starting in a race. Whoo Hoo! Now that would be a sweet Birthday present!

      diastu in tempe

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      Dear Sheena: This is my second dog – decided I wouldn’t have one while I was working and he’s a sweet fellow. It’s nearly 8.30 pm, Thursday here, with forecasts for warmer weather coming up this weekend. It’s going to be a big one with major races here and of course Frankel going round. Return hugs KathyR.

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        Love the name of your doy,Kathy. I had a bulldog named, Colonel. I saw a poodle yesterday,head out of the back window of the car,taking in the nice fall air and people walking by! They are very smart dogs.

        Enjoy your Carnival racing! Yes, go, Frankel,go!

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    happy birthday to rod….
    scooter(english springer), roxy(american eskimo),and smoky & boots(tabbies from the garden)…send their get well wishes to reilly…ps-my hubby has had a heart murmur is entire life…he is 67 now…just saying
    kisses for all soft noses…
    no luck finding stride for stride book…i want the Noor one too…
    ebay here i come
    nite nite to all

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      What a fantastic thing,Sign. Showing their respect and admiration for,Frankel. That is just so neat and I really am in awe of it.
      Don’t they look great sporting the silks of Frankel.
      It has been an honor to follow his career and that of his trainer.

      Thank you very much for sharing this, Sign.It is very special.

        • Dear Kathy R,

          Very true, such British Class and what a great honor for Sir Henry,
          Frankel and Frankel’s owner. Just wish he could run a couple of
          years more???

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      VERY CUTE COMMENT BY CIRRUS’S TRAINER; HE SPY’S ON THE OTHER HORSES AND TELLS HER !!!

      “He’s very playful,” she explained. “He knows a lot. He tells me what the other horses are doing. He’s my spy. He’s like no other horse.”

      On Saturday, her best friend meets the best horse in the world.
      “Finally he’s coming to defend his title. We go to his [Frankel’s] place. It’s a great challenge. Whatever the result it will be a great experience. I was at Ascot last year when Frankel won — he is an extraterrestrial, but he’s never met a horse like Cirrus. If we win I may not be popular but I’d be proud and very happy. I would not be so surprised.””

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        VERY CUTE!!!
        He sounds like some horses I know!
        Thanks, Sign…another great read,very delightful! Just goes to show ya,let those personalities come out and they will return the love!

        • Dear Ann,
          Cirrus is a rags to riches horse, without an
          Impressive pedigree, but loads of talent.
          Best of luck to all horses and jockeys on Saturday.

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    Dear Z Fans,

    Interesting tidbit; only stallions can run in the ARC, no gelding, Cirrus is a gelding.

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    Lots of catching up to do today:

    Belated Happy Birthday to Rod – hope to meet you at the BC (and another epic, informative poem from Trina!!)

    Karen Gogue – THANK YOU SO MUCH for the wonderful video. It truly was almost like being there. The “live feed” was great as far as it went, but the camera was so far out that it was hard to hear or see anything up close. I tried to record some video from my computer screen (which I now have NO idea how to process) so I can dump that and watch yours :-).

    Marshall – sending positive thoughts and prayers for your dog Reilly. I will echo Judy B’s comment that he knew what he was doing when he picked you. My first cat survived for years with a serious heart problem that was controlled with medication (and just think how MUCH easier it is to con a dog into taking something than a cat :-)
    Hugs to you and your babies
    Sandy

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    dear sign the household cavalry looked superb in frankels colours I ‘ m glad you will be able to see the race we had torrential downpours earlier which cant have helped the ground I bought the racing post and saw a yearling by galileo out of a mare called funsie was bought for about 2.5 million guineas at tattersalls some prince from qatar was the buyer watched the video of the unveiling of Z’s statue so beautiful hugs sheenaX

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      Hi,Sheena.
      As my neighbor says…excitement rages, as in Frankel’s big day. I admire the respect everyone is giving him.

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      Dear Sheena,

      Saw that beautiful filly, too in our Bloodhorse magazine. Galileo is going to be challenged at stud by his best son Frankel. I just love Galileo he is sooo gorgeous and talented.
      We had a couple of his fillies come over for sale this year. Can’t wait to see their
      progeny. I imagine breeding them with a US proven dirt winner/stallion would produces some wonderful offspring. We also have Cape Blanco as one of Galileo’s son’s as well,
      just had his first year at stud in 2012.

      Can’t wait for the race Saturday.

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    A Birthday Poem for Deborah Richman 2012
    (October 18, 2012)

    Our dear Deborah
    Since high school days
    Has had the nickname Smidge.
    She now lives in Northridge
    With her beloved kitty Widge.
    I bet her two daughters
    Will call her.
    One has become a lawyer,
    And she’s the one who brought her
    From back in college days
    The lovely little Widge.
    Sad to say,
    Widge had been a homeless stray
    Hanging around
    In the bushes
    Till she was by coeds found
    And by them taken in
    One fine morn’,
    Though that was totally agin’
    The rules of their dorm,
    Which in no shape or form
    Did pets abide,
    And the girls risked perhaps
    Figurative slaps
    On their tushes.
    They the kitty had to hide,
    And they managed for a good long while
    Her to conceal.
    She made them smile
    As she over their beds would scamper,
    Though the need for secrecy them all did hamper.
    The girls developed quite an ardor
    For the feline
    So fine
    That they did successfully harbor.
    But there was always fear
    Of the day
    When kitty might be taken away—
    She needed a forever home in which to stay.
    When her daughter this need to Deborah
    Did convey,
    Deborah did say
    (Hurrah!),
    “Sure, bring her here–
    I’ll make her mine!”
    And that’s how little Widge
    Came to live with our dear Smidge.
    The other daughter, not to be outdone,
    Also did the family augment:
    She did marry
    And then not long did tarry
    Deborah to present
    With a darling grandson!
    Now this bouncing baby boy
    Brings our dear Smidge
    Endless joy
    And wide grins.
    We’ve been told
    Little Keith tomorrow will be
    Just one year old,
    And if I may be so bold
    I bet many pics of him
    You could see
    Decorating the fridge
    Of our dear Smidge!
    ’Twas also just a year ago
    On Fan Appreciation Day,
    I’m happy to say,
    That Deborah from Zenyatta
    Got a
    Personal birthday greeting
    On the Diary–
    Wow, that’s a fact worth repeating–
    Yes, she got a personal greeting
    That thrilled her heart so!
    Dearest Deborah, midst all these boons,
    We hope that soon
    We you will again
    At the races be meeting.
    We hope especially
    You to see
    At the BC—
    Till then,
    We wish you the happiest birthday,
    And we all say,
    Hurrah for our dear Deborah!

    Happy birthday, Deborah, and many, many happy returns!

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      Happy Birthday Deborah (now I’m not sure if I should call you Deborah or Smidge, and trust me, I know what it’s like to have a name that nobody uses :-) Add me to the list of peeps who hope to meet you at the BC!

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      Dear Deborah,
      Wishing you the happiest birthday possible
      With all your close family and friends.

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      I finally know the story behind your email address! Looking forward to seeing you at BC! We are going to have some serious fun! Happy Birthday from diastu in tempe and all the kitties – including one named “Smudge”. (A calico of the first water.)

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      Great poem, Trina!! Thanks for this bio of Deborah R. You are the best!

      HAPPY BIRTHDAY, Deborah R.!! Here’s hoping the day is superb and that you will enjoy many, many more happy natal days!
      All the very Best Wishes!

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      Trina , I am a huge fan of you and your amazing birthday poems, and today I literally jumped with glee as I read your poem for me. All I can say is I LOVE IT! Thank you so much!

      And thanks to all of you wonderful Z-sters for the lovely birthday wishes. I am a very happy Dumpling tonight :)

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    Dear TC, GP,

    Sooo very glad you are back and look forward
    To your redneck jokes. Thanks for interjecting
    Sooo much humor on this blog!!!

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    Happy, happy birthday, Deborah (Smidge). Love the kitty story. Hope to meet you at BC!!
    @Trina– some people don’t work as hard at their jobs as you do keeping up with all the birthdays and special peom-worthy occasions. You are the best.

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    Dear Diana and Trina,
    You are both the best, organizing everything for the Z dumplings and fans
    for the BC, writing poems, both of you and just building in general cohesiveness
    among the group.

    And of course, JAG and Karen G, who are sooo very integral to the Cali group
    with all of their speical information, hearts and videos.

    Thanks to all of you for really making BC 2012 happen.

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      Thank you so much, “sign”.

      I guess I have almost as much fun watching people I like having fun as having fun myself – so I do what I can to help in the party plans. My SoCal sistahs are an awesome lot for sure!
      dia-soon-to-be-at-BC-stu in tempe

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    @Ann NC….hubby and scooter….our English springer …were reaping our harvest about 4yr ago when scoots went nuts by the corn….so the hubby stuck his hand in….not smart…and got attacked by a very small grey kitten with white feet and chest…she hit him with every tooth and claw she had…bit him almost to the bone…when she finally let go ..he wrapped her in his shirt and brought her to me….too young to eat…I feed her with an eye dropped…..hubby went back out….scoots did a grid search of garden and pointed at a tomato plant …hubby …more careful this time….found all gray kitten lying on her side…wrapped her in shirt and brought her in…saying…I think this one is dead…I said…oh give me that sick baby …sent hubby out for kitten formula….fed them hourly for a day…then every 2hrs…til I got them to eat from bowl….they were abandoned ..maybe a day or two old..now think I am there mom…viola…harvested!

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      Dearest Carol, what a wonderful story! Diana Stuart and Deborah Richman and other kitty rescuers on the site will give you and your hubby high paws on this! Love in rescue, Trina

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      Carol, love this story of you and your hubby rescuing the tiny kitties! ….and yep, you are their mom now. :)

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      Carol,
      Thanks for sharing this great story.Lucky that the little sprouts found their way into your garden and your loving hands! I bet they have high revving purring engines when they are with you!

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    Help!!!!!!!! I got an email from Team Z stating that I won the BC tickets and to reply. I went to a different site first and went back to my email and it’s vanished!!! I can’t find it anywhere and I need to respond asap!!! OMG, I am panicking!!!!!! I think the reason I didn’t reply asap was because, I was in disbelief that I actually WON! So, I went to fb real fast and back and it’s gone! I looked in trash and everything. The only other thing I can think of to do is to re-boot my pc. Gawd, please let it be there!!!!!!! Let me try that!!!!

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      That didn’t work either!!!! Is there anothe way I can get ahold of the web team or whoever sent the email? It was a guys name, starting with a T.. Don’t remember, I’m so devastated right now to even think of it.

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        Happy belated Birthday Heidi!! Try this zenyattashop.com and tell them what happened! NOW YOU KNOW we want to know what you wrote! :) LOL!

        • Karen, you bust me up! My Birthday is Nov 19th. So, winning the tickets is my b-day gift from Team Z!! Now, just have to figure out how to get there and where we can stay. All depends on how much more $$ our truck repairs take away from the vacation funds, which is pretty much gone now. I’m sure that Cindy and I will figure it out one way or another.
          I copied and pasted tyler@zenyatta.com and let’s hope that works.
          I am so EXCITED!!!!

          Thank you Sandy, I tried it again and let’s keep our fingers crossed that he gets it. :)

        • Dearest Karen, it was the OTHER Heidi K (Heidi Kreizinger in Seattle) who had her birthday on October 12. It’s confusing, isn’t it!

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        Congratulations Heidi for winning those tickets, What a nice early birthday present from Team Z and Lanes End the groups that keep on giving.

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      CALL THEM!!! OR EMAIL THE WEB TEAM!!! They READ these posts.

      In the mean time: WHOOO HOOOO!!!

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        Diana, you are too funny too! I guess, I’ll always be HeideK to you… Doesn’t matter, we’re going to the BC!!! Now I’m in the same boat as Pati.. What to wear besides my jersey and hat and sweatshirt? LOL

        • Pants would be nice. :-)

          And yes, you will always be our HeidiK (even though I never can remember if I use an “e” or and “i” – – – or an “o”.

          Our “other” HeideK can be “HeideK-2” maybe?

          diastu the giddy in tempe

        • lmao,… Yah, I guess I forgot to mention that important aspect of a word robe.

        • Ahha! We can face our delema together! I am going shopping this weekend…maybe that will solve some of my clothing/outfit for BC anxiety! Gots to look nice for the Z Party!!

        • DUH!!!! Maybe the other Heidi then????? Well, happy ‘coming up’ birthday to you! :)

        • wonder who else won? They said 40… Maybe that will be announced tomorrow or in the next day or so?? About what I said, it was simple: Magestic!

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    Happy Birthday to Deborah….
    ……
    OK ….ZENTASTICS…..here we go….14 3yr ladies…why so many…..where’s my dart board?

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    Carol in Utah (right now),

    I checked Barnes & Noble online and the book Stride for Stride is available used in paperback and hard cover. If your interested just enter the title in the search field and several items come up but you should see that one. I ordered a hardcover for 1.99 plus shipping.

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      Thank you for this! Isn’t she a beautiful girl? Wow! She is such a girly, girl! How do they get her coat so gorgeous and shiny? Can’t wait to see her run!

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      Dear Karen G,

      Love this video, she is one very beautiful girl, looks a lot like her daddy, Bernardini,
      except for those “signature ears”. She is very slender and lean, not as muscled as Zenny. Street Cry must be more muscled than Bernie.

      Lovely Lovely Lovely video. Thanks so much for posting.

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      Dear Karen:

      Thanks so much for sharing your video of Ebby. She is so beautiful; think she really favors he Daddy, Bernardini. Hugs, JB

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