The last stop on our December trip to Kentucky was Hidden Brook Farm. We were excited about this visit because Cozmic One had recently arrived, ready to embark on a new career.
Sergio de Sousa, partner and manager of the farm, showed us around. His daughter Isabela is training Coz for Retired Racehorse Project’s 2018 Thoroughbred Makeover and blogging about the process on Chronicle of the Horse. Read her first post here.
Follow De Sousa Stables on facebook for the latest updates.
Judy Berube
Dear Mama Z, COZ, ZI, BBG and DC:
Have a peaceful evening and Happy Dreams. Love You. Hugs, JB
Z Princess, Dubai, Baby Z, will always love you.
sheena.davies(wales)
Dear Judy.Hope the power will stay on with you.A good day at the festival the short guy and Mullins back to form plus Lizzie Kelly getting her first festival winner I thought we had escaped without injury but Mossback and Report to Base died in later races.May they rest in peace forever.Stay warm and safe.Goodnight God bless you LM PC HT and all the sweeties.Loe and hugs SheenaX
judy berube
Dear Sheena:
Thanks, hope so too. Congrats to Mr. Mullins and the short guy. Also, congrats to LK.
Tears for Mossback and Report to Base; RIP Beauties. Love and Hugs, JB, LM and all the Sweeties
Marshall (NC Broad)
Dear Sheena and Judy,
Echoing what Judy posted just above. So sorry.
RIP Mossback and Report to Base, amongst the angels now.
Hugs and Love
shirleeinindy
Judy,
How are all of you New Englanders doing? Hope you are not snowed in and are warm and safe with your electrical power on.
sheena.davies(wales)
The short guy has had a fall looks very sore.Samcro lived up to the hype and won the Ballymore.A beautiful chestnut and Presenting Percy wins the RSA in fine style A gold cup prospect? Rumours are the short guy has broken his leg AGAIN!
Donna H
Isn’t Zenny’s due date getting near? Hope she stays warm and healthy for the remaining time. Love you, our Queeen, and all your babies.
sheena.davies(wales)
Late may I think.
Nancy c
Could someone update us, please?
sheena.davies(wales)
Wow such a great reception for Nicky Henderson as Altior gives him his 60th festival winner.Never travelling well because of the ground but he just flew up that hill.Sad to see Douvan fall as he was travelling so well at the time but he is fine and that is all that matters.Now unbeaten in 13 races Altior is the CHAMP.Same injury for the short guy they say.Get well soon.Huge congratulations to Altior and team Henderson.
Marshall (NC Broad)
Congratulations to Altior and connections!
Glad to know Douvan is okay, bless him.
Bad luck for the short guy though.
Thanks for the updates, Sheena!
Hugs and Love
Judy Berube
Dear Shirlee:
Answering your post to me on the previous page. We got about 10 inches of snow here and lost power for about six hours. Not too bad. Thank you for your sweet concern.
Parts of NE further north got a lot more snow than we did. Love and Hugs, JB
Judy Berube
Dear Sheena:
Congrats to Alitor. So glad Douvan is OK and healing prayers for The Short Guy. Goodnight. Love and Hugs, JB, LM and all the Sweeties
Judy Berube
OOPs: that’s ALTIOR. Love and Hugs, JB
sheena.davies(wales)
It seems the short guy may have a small fracture he will see a specialist in Dublin.A lot of abuse for him on twitter .been commenting he should have been shot!A lot remember his remark about Our Conor back in 2014.I wish him well though and a speedy recovery.
Sadly one of the horses Dina rescued died today Charlee’s Maid collapsed on arrival at 3am and never recovered.Maybe the stress was just too much.and another has a deep cut on the leg most probably need to go to hospital.A lot are underweight too.
Judy Berube
Dear Sheena:
Run free in God’s Heaven beautiful Charlee’s Maid.
Hoping all of the injured horses recover. Love and Hugs, JB
Judy Berube
Dear Mama Z, COZ, ZI, BBG and DC:
Goodnight and Happy Dreams. Stay comfy and cozy. Love You. Hugs, JB
Z Princess, Dubai, Baby Z, will always love you.
sheena.davies(wales)
Dear Judy.Such bad luck for the short guy today.A great win by Altior despite not travelling well throughout the race.It was good to see Douvan back to form a pity he fell but no one can say he would have won.We will never know that now.The name of the game is jumps!Hope you are keeping safe and warm.Goodnight God bless you LM PC HT and all the sweeties.Love and hugs SheenaX
Judy Berube
Dear Sheena:
Yes, prayers for RW. Pity Douvan fell; just glad he’s OK. Well done Altior.
We’re fine here now. Thank you for your sweet concern. Love and Hugs, JB
Cheryl in Bellflower, CA
Who is “the short guy” I’m always hearing about?
Judy Berube
Dear Cheryl:
The Short Guy is Champion Irish jockey Rupert Ruby Walsh. Love and Hugs, JB
Cheryl in Bellflower, CA
Thx ?
sheena.davies(wales)
The Irish are on fire at the Festival today.Shattered Love become the first mare to win the JLT novices Chase.The beautiful horse is the daughter of 4-times Ascot Gold Cup winner Yeats.The short guy will know more about his injury on Tuesday the horse fell onto his leg ouch!
sheena.davies(wales)
It really was so heartwarming to the reception Cue Card got when Paddy Brennan pulled him up in the Ryanair.We do love our chasers.I hope Colin Tizzard will make the right decision and retire him now.The Irish just carry on winning as Penhill wins the stayers hurdle for Willie and Paul Townend.Maybe an Irish winner in the Gold cup tomorrow!
Bluegrass Girl
THE HORSE HEIST FROM CLAIBORNE FARM
CLAIBORNE BLOG Posted on: March 15, 2018
THE STORY OF FANFRELUCHE
This foaling season marks the 40th anniversary of a happy conclusion to one of the most bizarre stories in the history of Claiborne Farm.
http://claibornefarm.com/claiborne-blog/?platform=hootsuite
Marshall (NC Broad)
Dear BGG,
Thanks for posting this article. Very interesting indeed — I gather the kidnappers were not found? I am so grateful that Fan did not suffer the fate of Shergar, and that she had a good long life. She was so lucky to have been taken in and loved by the McPhersons who named her Brandy, too.
I enjoyed the other articles on the page about Foal Watch and the Stallion Superlatives, too!
Hugs and Love
Ingrid Arnone
Blue,
Love the story, thanks for sharing it.
Ingrid.
shirleeinindy
BGG,
I remember it well! So happy she was found safe and healthy.
sheena.davies(wales)
Dina has received a video from an inside source of horses yet again with their racing shoes on dumped in a kilpen.One grey even raced at Delta Downs saturday.Words fail me.
shirleeinindy
The names of the owners and trainers of these horses should be posted somewhere. As it is, they can do this and not pay a price, at least in this world they don’t.
Marilu Villanueva
Hello Zenyatta:
Just saying hello and checking how you are doing. You are included in my prayers every day and all your babies too.
Have a wonderful weekend. Love and Hugs, Marilu
sheena.davies(wales)
Dear Judy.Such a great day for the Irish at the Festival today.Mullins has had his 61st festival winner overall,.Dina will start fund raising again.The filly with a very sore leg is in a clinic.A joy to see the love for Cue Card today.Julie and Jamie were up there and got on tv with Oli Bell!Goodnight God bless you LM PC HT and all the sweeties.Love and hugs SheenaX
sheena.davies(wales)
Can you guess who won the Triumph hurdle today?Why the Irish of course their 15th winner of the meet!!Gigginstown owned Farclas won but the greatest cheer was for Stormy Ireland(the screens were out)when she got up A tired fall.
Poor Hovis another calamity he has had an abscess lots of prodding,poking and his blood stolen until a diagnosis was made.He is making a good recovery same cannot be said for mother!Safe trips for all in the Gold cup
http://www.horseandhound.co.uk/blog/hovis-friday-diary-donkeys-desert-get-grass-646830
Judy Berube
Dear Sheena:
Oh, don’t like that word; abscess. Hope Hovis heals soon. Sending prayers for him and Mum. Love and Hugs, JB
Marshall (NC Broad)
Dear Sheena,
I, like Judy, don’t like the abscess word either. I am glad and relieved to hear that Hovis is making progress to recovery though. Hope healing is smooth, complete and swift.
Hugs and Love
sheena.davies(wales)
It could’nt have happened to a more popular jockey Richard Johnson wins the Cheltenham Gold Cup on Native River he just loved the ground.Only 2 horses really in the race Native and Might Bite.Native River led all the way.And yes we beat the Irish!!!I am sure he will go to live with Richard at the end of his career.Huge congratulations to Native River, Richard, Colin Tizzard and all the team.
http://www.facebook.com/racingitv/
RIP Sandsend who broke down.Mullins trained and Katie Walsh rider.On his 5th birthday too.
Bluegrass Girl
McKinzie targeted for Santa Anita Derby, Justify to Arkansas Derby, per Baffert
Jay Privman , Santa Anita , 2018-03-16 – DRF Live
He’s known to call audibles, but “as of today,” as trainer Bob Baffert put it this morning, McKinzie will remain at Santa Anita for the Santa Anita Derby on April 7 and
Justify will head to Oaklawn Park for the Arkansas Derby on April 14.
Bluegrass Girl
Unique Bella update- next race Apple Blossom
Jeremy Balan @BH_JBalan Mar 14
Don Alberto racing manager Fernando Diaz-Valdes says Unique Bella is now pointing to the April 13 Apple Blossom at Oaklawn Park. She came up with a cough recently, had to go through some antibiotics, and missed training because of weather, so will miss the Santa Margarita.
Judy Berube
Dear BGG:
Thanks for this news on McKinzie and Bella. Godspeed to both of them. Love and Hugs, JB
sheena.davies(wales)
A sad end to Cheltenham as 3 horses died in the last race .They were distracted by a loose horse.RIP Dresden.Northill Harvey and Some Plan.PETA will have a field day.
Dina is going to try once again to save those 11 horses.Why should she they are the responsibility of their owners/trainers and the racing industry as a whole.
Judy Berube
Dear Sheena:
This is heartbreakingly sad. Rest In Peace Innocents. Love and Hugs, JB
sheena.davies(wales)
Songbird is in foal to Arrogate!Congratulations mum and dadX
http://www.facebook.com/timbertownstable/
Judy Berube
Dear Sheena:
Wishing Birdie a safe, easy foaling and healthy Royal baby. Goodnight. Love and Hugs, JB
sheena.davies(wales)
Dear Judy.Hope all is well with you.Good news about Songbird and Enable has a half brother by STS’s.A great Gold Cup today.Goodnight God bless you LM PC HT and all the sweeties.Love and hugs SheenaX
Judy Berube
Dear Sheena:
Wow, nice breeding Enable’s new brother.
Any news on DC? Love and Hugs, JB, LM and all the Sweeties.
Judy Berube
Dear Mama Z, COZ, ZI, BBG and DC:
Stay comfy and cozy and Happy Dreams. Love all of you so much. Love and Hugs, JB
Z Princess, Dubai, Baby Z, will always love you.
sheena.davies(wales)
So sad to hear the grey in the killpen is Colt’s Secret a grandson of Lady’s Secret and rescue groups were in Louisiana that day and could have acquired them for far less$$$.Dina is struggling.
sheena.davies(wales)
Wow Regal Flow has just won the 4 mile 2 furlong Midlands Grand National 5 days after winning a 3 mile 4 and 1/2 furlong chase at Taunton.His trainer Bob Butler said he ate up monday night and was bouncing by wednesday so he thought why not?Regal won by 10lengths in the mud and the snow under Sean Houlihan.Huge congratulations to tough guy Regal Flow and his connections nearly 8 miles in a week!!!