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Happy New Year

Zenyatta. Photo by Alys Emson.
Zenyatta. Photo by Alys Emson.

Here’s to the bright New Year, and a fond farewell to the old; here’s to the things that are yet to come, and to the memories that we hold.
-Unknown

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    Hi Zenny and to Team Z:
    Hope all is well with you Zenny. We miss not hearing from you. You must be getting ready to meet your foal very soon. I hope it’s a little girl.

    Please write to us Zenny. We have had a long friendship with you for so many years.

    Will love you always Zenny.

    Love,
    Linda

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    Dear Z Fans:

    Asking you to pray for one of the horses at the farm. His name is Archie. He’s a beautiful Paint withe one blue eye and one brown, that Angela rescued four years ago from the New Holland kill pen in Pennsylvania. She rescued him and Willow, a TB mare, at the same time.

    Archie is one of the Sweeties that I would give treats to when I visit Charlie. He would nicker and whinny when he heard my voice. I’m so very sad because I noticed last month that he wasn’t walking right and I asked Angela what was going on with him. She said he went lame and the vet was treating him with pain med. He has since developed laminitis and his condition is deteriorating. I saw him on Wednesday when I visited Charlie and he wouldn’t even come over to me for some carrots. Please pray for him. Love and Hugs, JB

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      Dear Judy B.,

      I am so sorry to hear this news about Archie. I certainly will keep him in thoughts and prayers — also, you and Angela, too. St. Francis, please watch over Archie. ?
      God bless.

      Hugs and Lots of Love ❤️

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      Dear Judy.I am so sorry to hear about Archie and will pray for his recovery.I had some sad news today about Cujo a cat I follow.He died yesterday at 1pm he’d had kidney problems for a while but yesterday he suddenly took a turn for the worse.Kathy and Doug are heartbroken.The end was merciful and swift.His posts were absolutely hilarious and he will be missed by many.Thank God Hovis is back to normal!Love and hugs to youX

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        Dear Sheena:

        Thank you. Rest In Peace little Cujo. Glad to hear Hovis is doing well. Goodnight. Love and Hugs, JB, LM, PC, HT, Cap, Herc, Frank, Bentley and all the Sweeties

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      Dearest Judy and Sheena
      Am praying for Archie – for miracles, please, God. Sheena, I am so sorry about Cujo. Am also praying for Kathy and Doug and you. Dear, sweet Hovis! He makes us joyful.
      What a blessing to have such sweet animal and human lives that we get to know at least a bit and often ‘alot’. It is so hard to say good-bye when the time comes. I hope and plan to be united again with them and you all down the road – can’t imagine any other way than to be all together again. with love, Elizabeth

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      Dear BGG,

      This is such awful news, and I am so sorry; this is a tragedy indeed. The only ray of sunshine here is that her one and only foal survived and is reportedly doing well. It does seem that a broodmare career just wasn’t for her. Bless her beautiful, strong-willed soul.

      Rest in Peace, courageous Royal Delta. Running in the care of the angels now.

      Hugs and Love

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      Just heard this. Just so very sad about this. We have just lost so many. Rest in Peace beautiful Delta. God please take care of her foal.

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    This was a photo tribute (39) when Royal Delta retired
    Remembering Royal Delta! RIP

    Good bye and good luck, Royal Delta
    November 20, 2013 bt Tod Marks
    After banking nearly $5 million in a 22-race career with 12 wins and two championships, Royal Delta sails off to become a broodmare. The 5-year-old daughter of Empire Maker will reportedly be bred to Galileo. Tod Marks takes a pictorial look back.
    http://thisishorseracing.com/news/index.php/multi-media/archived-multi-media/2408-good-bye-and-good-luck-royal-delta

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      Thank you for posting this photo collection in tribute to this brave beauty, BGG.
      She was indeed exquisite, and too soon she has left us with tears to wonder why.

      Sincere condolences to Mr. Leon, Bill Mott and all connections. :-(

      We will always remember RD.

      Hugs and Love

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    Does anyone know when Zenny’s due date is?? Was she not bred late? After her foal died so tragically?Please advise. Sheena?Anyone?

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        If you go back through the blogs, Zenyatta was first bred to MdO on May 2nd. ( https://staging.zenyatta.com/news/zenyatta-bred-to-medaglia-doro )There is a specific blog post that says this. But she was not announced as being in foal to MdO till July 7th. (https://staging.zenyatta.com/news/zenyatta-in-foal-to-medaglia-doro )

        She probably won’t be due to foal until late April early May. I offer this only so we don’t get into March and people start worrying when there is no foal yet.

        • If you read what 13 is saying about the times, it’s not certain when the breeding actually took. As 13 says, the birth of the foal could well be in May. We must await events.

        • Dear Z13Rules, Sheena, Max and Z Fans:

          Thank you for this info. Yes, wouldn’t want to cause alarm by giving the wrong due date. All of us are Anxious Aunties (and Uncles) as it is. We must be patient. Praying all will be well with Z and the new baby. Love and Hugs, JB

        • Max is correct.

          On the May 2nd blog they said she was bred that morning and they would check at 15 days to see if she was in foal. Then we heard nothing till July 7th.

          A few things could have happened.

          1) She took on the May 2nd cover and they didn’t announce she was in foal until after 60+ days. In which case she would probably foal mid/late April.

          2) She did NOT take on the May 2nd cover and they had to go back when she came back into season approximately 3 weeks later. Which would mean the July 7th announcement was 30+ days, which is historically when Team Z has announced her as being in foal. In which case her foaling date would be in May.

          3) She did NOT take on two covers and went for a third cover sometime in June and the July 7th announcement was at 15+ days in foal. In which case she certainly won’t foal till late May.

          Given Team Z’s history of waiting till the 36+ day mark to announce in foal (when the risk of absorption drops dramatically) I personally believe she had to go to MdO twice to get in foal, which puts her due date in early May.

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      Dear BGG:

      Thank you for sharing. Beautiful, talented girl. Hope the little filly does well. Love and Hugs, JB

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      Such heart breaking news. What a thrill she was to watch. RIP Royal Delta. So sorry for all the connections. I guess y’all will think I am crazy, but I’ll be glad when Zenny is done having babies. I just want her to always be happy and healthy and live a good long time. Oh well, I’m done rambling.

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      Dear BGG,

      Again, thank you for posting this tribute piece from Mike Joyce and Matt Carothers at TVG. Very nice.
      Good health, happy years and much love, along with best wishes to her little filly. Stay strong like your mama, little one.

      Hugs and Love

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    I wonder why we haven’t heard anything about Z in such a stretch. Hope all is well.

    Exciting to see the Mosses and John’s success with the two colts, Gormley and can’t remember the other name.

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    So sorry to hear about Royal Delta. She was one of my favorite mares. She was a determined challenger in all her races, loved to see the look in her eye when she decided she was going to win.
    Was the complication the size of the foal since she was delivering her first foal? I understand she did not settle the first year and then aborted the following year.
    Such a talented Champion RIP Royal Delta….thank you for all your exciting races.

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    Dear Judy, will be sending lots of prayers Archie’s way, as I know all the good people on this site will do also. Such sad news about Royal Delta. May she rest in peace & run free beautiful girl, love Christine. P.S. Hope you dug your self out if our snowstorm ok.

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      Dear Christine:

      Thank you for your prayers for Archie. Yes, so very sad to lose Royal Delta.

      We got about one foot of snow here in Warwick. Was it the same in Charlestown? Love and Hugs, JB

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      Dear Sheena:

      Thank you for this. My gosh, they were really moving. What beautiful beings they are! Love and Hugs, JB

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    Hi everyone. Just dropping into say hello again and that I think of all of the Dumplings –and ZENNY–(and her family) often. Not too much to add from SoCal now except more rain. (Yes I know it’s not like the east coast! Brr!) Sad about Royal Delta and happy for AP’s latest. Hope everyone’s critters are -or get to be–healthy. And yes we eagerly await what will happen with Gormley and Royal Mo. Go John!! (And Dottie, too. :-) ) And how about Unique Bella the other day? WOW. Ok….later all! Have a good weekend !

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      Dear Anne,

      Good to see a post from you! Hope you all are doing well and aren’t suffering too much from all the rain. I know it is a mixed blessing — the drought is eased greatly, but the large quantity of rain in a short span of time can cause big problems. Either too much or too little.

      Take care and keep in touch!

      Hugs and Love

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    Dear Judy.Such sad news about Royal Delta.It continues cold over here .How are you coping with all that snow?Charlie must love it.Keep us posted about Archie.Goodnight God bless you LM PC HT Cap Hercules Frank Bentley and all the sweeties.Love and hugs SheenaX

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      Dear Sheena:

      Very, very sad. I haven’t been out all day. Will run some errands tomorrow. I bet Charlie had a wonderful time in the snow today. Love and Hugs, JB

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    I heard about Royal Delta’s passing, a gorgeous thrilling mare on the race track. My heart is really saddened to see such beauty gone. I pray for her small new filly.
    RIP dear Royal Delta. May you be greeted by many favorites who died before you.
    Love and prayers, Sally B

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    Goodnight dear Zenyatta. I love you so much and I pray you will always stay healthy and happy.
    love you with kisses and all of your sons
    Z princess and dear Sir
    Auntie Sally B

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    Unseen – Horse Practices in His Free Time
    From article
    But wait until we tell you a story, based on the video below! This horse enjoys spending some time on his own, doing the things that he loves to do- cutting! That’s why he is different, he likes to play around with the cows, who doesn’t seem to take him for serious, but still he loves to play cutting.
    http://horse-bond.com/2016/08/29/unseen-horse-his-free-time/

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      Wow! What a horse! This is quite a scene; who knew?
      This guy is very smart and very professional — he knows (and likes) what he is doing. I love watching him do his thing! Who needs a rider?
      Thanks, BGG.

      Hugs and Love

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    Dear Mama Z, COZ, ZI and DC:

    Hope you’re all comfy and cozy. Goodnight and Happy Dreams. Love and Hugs, JB

    Z Princess, Dubai, Baby Z, will always love you.

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    I too wish to say “Run Happy and Free” Royal Delta has left us much, much too soon. Also, I understand a horse named Archie is having difficulty also. Sure hope he can recover. LAMINITIS has taken far too many of our lovely, lovely horses Grr! On a happier note, I saw that Ziconic worked five furlongs today as did Gormley. Good luck to both of them. May all our friends human and furry sleep beautifully tonight.

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    So sad to hear about Royal Delta-she was a favorite of mine. Gone too soon ! Prayers for her baby filly. May she thrive & grow up to be just like her wonderful mom.

    Prayers for Archie, too. Laminitis is such a painful condition. Thank God that progress has been made in treating it & that we can do much more than we used to for horses who have it. Hang in there, Archie, we are all praying for you !

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    A very Happy Birthday to my beloved boy Frankel who turns 9 today.It’s actually snowing in London and in February too!There has a snowstorm in Uttoxeter as well.How we would cope with a foot of snow I just couldn’t imagine

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    Judy B,
    Sending up prayers for Archie’s healing. Hope the poor guy does well.

    On a happier note, Claiborne and Ms. Dilschnider have a promising 3 year old filly running this weekend. Her name is Elate. She is out of MdO! They usually don’t breed to other than the Claiborne stallions and hopes are high for this girl. Also, Isabella Sings is entered this weekend. Safe trip to all of the horses, especially these 2 girls.

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      Dear Shirlee:

      Thank you so much for your prayers for Archie. Very worried for him.

      Like this filly’s name and love her Daddy. Godspeed to her and to Isabella. Hope Izzy gets a chance to rate a bit this time and finish strong. Love and Hugs, JB

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      There is a breeding terminology problem here. A foal is always “out of” the dam. In this case, Elate is out of Cheery. It is therefore fairly clear where she may have gotten her name. She is “by” her sire, Medaglia D’oro.

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        Dear Max and Shirlee:

        Elate’s Dam, Cheery, is by Distorted Humor who’s sire is Forty Niner. Her great, great grandsire is Danzig. This filly has very nice breeding. Love and Hugs, JB

        • She does indeed have excellent breeding on both sides. Danzig was a very tough customer. There is a video of him in the snow in his paddock at Claiborne with a look about him of don’t dare mess with me. He was not the most handsome of horses, but he managed however to produce one of most beautiful horses of all time, Danehill.

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      Dear Christine:

      Yes, finally got out today to run some errands. More snow forecast over Sunday into Monday. Well, Winter has arrived. We’ve been spoiled with all the mild temps. Love and Hugs, JB

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    Super to see Sprinter Sacre parading at Newbury today.Awesome Altior passes his stiffest test to date with flying colours by winning the Game Spirit.Now for the Arkle at Cheltenham.A great day for Moosie’s dad Nigel TD with Ballyandy winning the Betfair Hurdle also Flying Angel winning at Warwick.A good win for Native River in the Denman .Gold Cup for him now and little Tobefair chalked up his 7th win for Debra Hamer such a tough little horse.He now heads for the Festival.The woes continue for Mullins and Ricci with Getabird on the injury list now.

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      Dear Sheena:

      Congrats All. Power Up Getabird; get well soon. Goodnight. Love and Hugs, JB, LM, PC, HT, Cap, Herc, Frank, Bentley and all the Sweeties

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