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Happy Holidays!

Zellda with Mario. Photo courtesy of John Shirreffs.

Happy holidays from Zenyatta, Zellda, and the Boyz.

Zellda with Mario. Photo courtesy of John Shirreffs.
Zellda with Mario. Photo courtesy of John Shirreffs.
Zellda with Mario. Photo courtesy of John Shirreffs.
Zellda with Mario. Photo courtesy of John Shirreffs.
Zellda with Mario. Photo courtesy of John Shirreffs.
Zellda with Mario. Photo courtesy of John Shirreffs.
Zellda with Mario. Photo courtesy of John Shirreffs.
Zellda with Mario. Photo courtesy of John Shirreffs.
Zellda with Mario. Photo courtesy of John Shirreffs.
Zellda with Mario. Photo courtesy of John Shirreffs.
Zellda with Mario. Photo courtesy of John Shirreffs.
Zellda with Mario. Photo courtesy of John Shirreffs.
Zellda with Mario. Photo courtesy of John Shirreffs.
Zellda with Mario. Photo courtesy of John Shirreffs.

A Zenyatta Christmas at Lane’s End Farm. Photo courtesy of Alys Emson.
Zenyatta’s stall, decorated for the holiday. Photo courtesy of Alys Emson.
Zenyatta. Photo courtesy of Alys Emson.
Zenyatta. Photo courtesy of Alys Emson.

Reader Interactions

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    Goodnight Sheena from Wales:

    Blog’s not the same without you. Missing all our Z’sters: Kari B, Keta and Karen G. ❤️❤️❤️❤️

    Love and Hugs, JB

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      Dear Judy,

      ❤️ ? ❤️ I agree.

      Goodnight to Sheena and all our dear friends that we no longer see. We love you and miss you very much, but we are so grateful to have known you on Z’s Blog.

      ❤️ ✨ ? ✨ ❤️

      Hugs and Love

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      Dear Judy:
      I agree, I miss her so much, and all the others friends….We no longer see indeed!
      Love and hugs Ingrid.

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    Dear Sheena,
    It’s not the same blog here without you. We all miss you terribly. I hope you are enjoying seeing all the horses you wrote about who have passed to the other side as well as the other Z bloggers who have left us too soon. We will always remember you.

    Donna & Cappy

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    Dear fellow Z bloggers,

    I just wanted to let you know that when I emailed Mike Smith to send him Christmas wishes that I also told him that I hope he will be riding Zellda when she races. I believe that we all agree that we want Zellda to have a good experience in her first race even if she doesn’t win and Mike will do that for her.

    I know I’m late wishing everyone that I hope everyone has a great 2020 of good health and happiness.

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    Shirley and Donna

    I have to agree that Mike would be the logical one for Zellda. Between Zenyatta and M’dOro, they have both done great things for him. He would take good care of her.

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      Dear Donna, Shirlee, Kathy and Z Fans:

      Agree with all of you. Hoping Mikey rides ZEL too. Love and Hugs, JB

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    Well, I have just been thinking. We have all been saddened by our loss of Sheena. She put a lot into this board. I think it is right to grieve for her but I don’t think she would have wanted us to lose our focus. The thing is that if she were still here, there have been a lot of things happening that she would have enjoyed commenting on.

    We have exciting news about Eclipse awards, especially(for me), a little respect shown finally to Maximum Security.

    Justify has a lovely daughter, with many more hopefully to come.

    We saw a stretch run in the Sham Stakes than even Sunday Silence would have appreciated.

    Zellda will run just when John thinks she is ready.

    We begin a new year with joyful hope mixed with a bit of trepidation anticipating a very special daughter of Candy Ride and Zenyatta. Lots of prayers going forward.

    We have much to look forward to.

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    Think a great name for Justify’s filly would be Justafilly!

    Looking forward to seeing Omaha make his last start and still hoping they will change their minds and let him race as a 4 year old.

    Lots of new 3 year olds to be watching. That Independence Hall sure is one to watch.

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      Dear Shirlee:

      Too cute!

      I hope we get to see OB race as a four year old too. I don’t think we’ve seen just how talented this beautiful boy is. I love IH too. Love and Hugs, JB

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      Dear Shirlee,

      I love it! Justafilly, what a great name — just brilliant, I’d say. ?

      Good luck to Omaha Beach in his race! Safe and sound always.

      Hugs and Love

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    Dear Z Fans:

    Don’t know if you’ve seen this article:

    https://www.bloodhorse.com/horse-racing/articles/237779/stallions-and-mares-stolen-in-attack-on-al-shaab-stud

    This is the farm in Lybia that De Coronado, Z’s brother, was sold to in 2018. Sheena used to be our source of info on him while he was at Ballydoyle in Ireland. Peggy and I have been trying to find out if he is still there. We have made some inquiries and will let you know if we find anything. Worried about him and all the horses and people there. Love and Hugs, JB

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      Hi Judy

      I truly pray he wasn’t there but am sick about those who are. Innocents suffering from the evil of man. Who would have responsibly imported a horse into Libya in 2018?

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      Cry myself to sleep at night.
      Who would ever export a horse anywhere to that region, including the country now invading Libya. Oh wait……
      Praying for all the innocents.

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      Dear Judy; I should come to the blog more often.
      Just the thought of some thing happening to Z’s brother .. I don’t want to imagine.
      Thank you Judy.
      Love n hugs, Sally B

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    Dear Kathy and Ann:

    It’s just too much to bear. I was worried about DC, as we all were, when I learned he had been sold to Al Shaab; now it’s worse than ever over there. St. Francis protect them; beautiful innocents. Love and Hugs, JB

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      Dear Judy,

      How horrible! I hope and pray De Coronado was not there, but send prayers for the safe return of those innocent horses who were stolen. I am very much afraid that the outcome will be bad however. So-called human beings always find a way to sink lower — it gets ever more difficult to be an optimist these days.

      St. Francis, please deliver them from evil.

      Hugs and Love

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    Dear Judy B & Peggy,
    Thank you for trying to get info on DeCoronado. It is so sad what is happening to so many horses in different parts of the world.
    I am also very concerned about the horses in Australia with the wildfires there. So many people have lost everything & the wildlife is being killed by the fires, too. I hope that Winx is ok.
    Prayers for all people & creatures who live in areas of danger. Also prayers of thanks that I live in a safe place that is not being affected by evil people or natural disasters.

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    Can’ t understand why these people were able to spend hours there without being noticed.

    I pray for the horses and the people of Libya.

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      Barbara

      I think this was a full on assault and there was simply nothing anyone could do to stop it. Different type of situation than Peru.

      From what I have read, these horses have been in serious danger since at least last Spring. This is not the first incidence of violence against these horses either. They were apparently appealing for help to get them out but were hampered by the large number of animals involved.

      Prayers for the people and horses might at this point be the most powerful thing we can do.

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    Prayers for De Coronado and all horses. Z’s brother is gorgeous but none the less, I love Z’s family and I love all horses.
    hugs,
    Sally B

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      Dear Z Fans:

      Correction: Allen Sherman accompanied Chromie to Japan. He is Art Sherman’s son. Sorry, my mistake. Love and Hugs, JB

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      Dear Judy,

      Thanks for posting this. CC looks gorgeous as always. I am glad that Alan will be there to get him settled in. Good that Chrome has a familiar face accompanying him. Happy that he is well, but sad that he isn’t here. May he be healthy, happy and loved while in Japan.
      All the best to CC, now and always.

      I noticed another article on this site reporting that X Y Jett died this morning of an apparent heart attack. He was only 8 years old and had accomplished quite a lot despite having knee surgeries earlier in his career. He was a top sprinter who won the Dubai Golden Shaheen 2019 (he ran narrow seconds in the Golden Shaheen in 2016 & 2018) and also won the Mr. Prospector Stakes twice and the Sunshine Millions Stakes twice (among other wins, too). Very nice words from his trainer in a touching farewell to this beautiful grey gelding who was a champion sprinter and obviously loved. RIP X Y Jett, brave boy.

      Hugs and Love

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        Dear Marshall:

        I saw that article with the stunning photo of XY Jett. He was one of my favorites. Another sad loss; only eight years old.

        Run free in God’s Heaven gorgeous boy. Love and Hugs, JB

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      Wow,JB, that looks like a nice group. A Seattle Slew mare bred to Smarty. Exciting.
      Love the name, Steely Danza. Bound to have the smooth moves.
      Thanks for sharing. Hope they remain safe and sound!

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    Dear Judy,

    Thanks for posting! My heart goes pitty patter every time I see Chromie. Gosh what a GORGEOUS boy!

    Hugs,
    Kathy XO

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    Dear Z Fans:

    I heard back from one of my inquiries on De Coronado. They had no recent info on him, but they gave me the email for Dr. Eshaab, who runs Al Shaab Stud. I sent an email to him earlier today. Hope to hear something soon. Love and Hugs, JB

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      Thanks, JB.
      My heart aches for the Dr. Hope he can find safe passage to a safe country.
      Praying for any and hopefully good news.
      Love and hugs.

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      Judy,
      I hope this is minor as Mr. Mandella says. I wonder if perhaps this is something that another trainer would have not picked up on? I know Mandella takes excellent care of his horses and always does what is best for his horse no matter what.

      Poor Omaha, hope he heals quickly and can show all that marvelous talent in the Pegasus.

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        Dear Shirlee:

        I hope it’s minor too. Yes, Mr. Mandella is a horses’ welfare first trainer. Love and Hugs, JB

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      Dear Judy,

      Sending healing thoughts and prayers to both Omaha Beach and Prince Lucky.
      Power up brave boys! Kudos to John Velazquez for the quick thinking that prevented a much more serious injury.

      Hugs and Love

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    There are great December 2019 pictures of Ziconic on De Sousa Stables’s Facebook page. He has a body clip so he looks like a different color now. Happy and healthy for sure.

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    Dear Z Fans:

    Got a reply back from Dr. Eshaab. He said that De Coronado is located in Zawiya, a city about 30 miles from the Al Shaab Stud. He said it is safe there. Told him will keep him, his people, DC and all the horses in our prayers.

    Let’s continue to pray that DC stays safe and that the stolen horse are found safe and returned. Love and Hugs, JB

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