Zenyatta

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    HAPPY BIRTHDAY today to our Ann from NC! So glad to know that you survived the hurricane – not the best way to start a birthday week. Hope you’re having a good day and best wishes for a great year dear friend!
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    WoIntl: Pattison Canadian International Contenders VIDEO
    Woodbine Racing Published on Oct 13, 2016
    Here’s a look at your 2016 Pattison Canadian International contenders! Join us Sunday, October 16th at Woodbine Racetrack.
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bxyimRyrWbE
    Note: Nice race footage of all including Dartmouth & The Pizza Man

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    Congratulations to Ryan Moore once again the no 1 jockey in the world.Aidan was named top trainer and Coolmore top owners but more importantly Galileo is the champion stallion .
    Jonjo O’Neill celebrated his 2000th winner as a trainer today when Centuro won due to the incredible misfortune of Red Hot Chilly (saddle slipped off and so did jockey)I will always remember Don’t Push it winning the Grand National for him and AP in 2010.The horse who had sheep as friends!And there was his beloved Synchronised who won the Cheltenham Gold Cup in 2012 and tragically died in the National the following month.I will always remember him bolting at the start but he was caught and thoroughly examined by the course vet but who knew what was going on in his mind.We were all heartbroken.Wel done to Jonjo who will always be associated with the mighty mare Dawn Run.

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    Dear Judy:I hear Maggie Smith has signed up to make the “Downton Abbey” film.Racing should be great on Saturday.Jim Crowley is our champion jockey he started his career over the fences.Goodnight God bless you LM PC HT Hercules Frank Bentley and all the sweeties.Love and hugs SheenaX

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    Thank you, thank you, thank you my sweet friends for the birthday wishes.
    It was a gorgeous, blue sky day and the start of our State Fair….so, that was my birthday wish. Food, family, friends and fun, plus lots of critters! Baby pigs and kids showing baby goats…precious.
    The icing on the cake will be this weekend from Woodlawn…WOW! Talk about some great racing, can’t wait!
    Danish Dyno is choppin’ at the bit…..bring him home safe and sound Big D.
    Love to all.

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      Dear Ann,

      ???? HAPPY BIRTHDAY AND ALL GOOD WISHES!!! ???

      Sounds like a wonderful day you had, neighbor Ann! I hope to get to the State Fair soon. What great weather for the fair, too — nothing can beat October Blue Skies.

      Sorry, I’m late checking in, but have a good night and continue the celebration for at least a week! ? ?

      Hugs and Love?? ?? ?

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        Thanks neighbor.
        Free horse shows at the fair. The mini pony show is always my favorite and the Palominos and the….love all of them! Enjoy!

        • Dear Ann,

          Yes, I enjoy the horse shows, too. After I walk around the fairgrounds awhile and the crowds start to squeeze me, I always go over to the horse complex to sit down and chill-out. It is sooo relaxing, and I get recharged! Love to watch whoever is in the ring. I feel as though I am at home there since friends of mine had two daughters who used to compete (4H’ers) in the hunter events. They have both grown up now and are pursuing graduate degrees so no more horse shows — I have missed those wonderful years.

          I got to go to the fair today; boy, am I weary now! I was looking forward to hitting the little restaurant in the Jim Hunt Horse Complex as I usually do, but it had to be re-located due to construction. Maybe next year! Of course, I did have my State Fair hotdog earlier so I wasn’t starving! It was nice day.

          Happy Birthday again, my friend!
          Hugs and Love

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    There was a slight incident with the boss lady in a fieldAuntyEm continues with Hovis’fitness regimed!And he tells us all about taking part in the Wobbleberry challenge.He was hoping to Ben Hobknob to ride him but oh no it’s got to be mother!!! Help!!It’s all to raise money for cancer research in memory of Hannah Francis who died in august aged 18yrs old.Safe trips to all horses and jockeys at champions day at Ascot tomorrow and our Welsh champion hurdle at Flos Las.
    http://www.horseandhound.co.uk/blog/hovis-friday-i

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      Dear Sheena,

      Thank you for our update. Hovis’ life is an ongoing challenge. Kudos to them for their tribute to Hannah Francis! TFIG, everyone.

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      Dear Sheena:

      Thank you for our Hovis update. He looks so handsome all saddled up. Well done, Hovis and Mother, for their tribute to Hannah in the cause to find a cure for Cancer. RIP Hannah.

      Godspeed to all horses this weekend here and across the pond; safe and sound. Love and Hugs, JB

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        Dear Judy B.,

        That is just what I was going to say! Hovis does indeed look handsome saddled up and with his mane braided so elegantly.

        Dear Sheena,

        Thanks for the Hovis update.

        Hugs and Love to both of you

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    October 14 Cherokee Devotional

    Life is like a fresh spring that flows strong and clear-and then puddles in those hard-to-cross places. The spring catches debris and sometimes it is easily riled-but it can clean itself and move on.
    Sometimes we clog the spring of our lives with fear, weariness, and a faith that is so shaky it cannot sustain us when we need it most. Doubt clings like a cloud on an autumn day, and we question if we are supposed to do anything worthwhile. But remember the spring that cleans itself and moves on. We can do the same. How? Throw out worry and take up a new life, the same way you bite into a fresh fall apple. Taste the tangy sweetness and let the juices run where they will. Look at a singe flower and revel in its perfection and fragrance. Give yourself the gift of freedom-for one hour, one day, one lifetime. It only takes a beginning. Why not begin now?

    You will have to dig down through the soil to find nature’s earth. The upper part is Crow.
    -Curley, Crow

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    The October birthdays just keep coming, and today it’s our Kentucky gal, Debbie G!
    Happy, happy birthday and very best wishes to a dear friend ♥♥♥
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        Dear Debbie G:

        Wishing you a Very Happy Birthday. Love and Hugs, JB

        Dear Sandy:

        Thanks for the reminder. Love and Hugs, JB

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      And, a very Happy Birthday to you, Debbie!
      Hope your day is filled with family, friends, & love!
      Sending a birthday hug, BGG

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      Dear Sandy,

      Thanks for the birthday alert! You are the best.
      Hugs and Love

      Dear Debbie G.,

      ? ? ? HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU!! ? ? ? ?

      Hope you have had a lovely day and cake, too!

      Hugs and Love

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        Dear Debbie,
        Happy Birthday! Hope this is your best year yet. with love, Elizabeth
        PS A bit late – am starting to catch up – Pray God’s many blessings for you.

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    Dear Kathy.Spring is always my favourite season.I really would love to hibernate in the winter!Not a bad day here but a change is a-comin’.Should stay dry for tomorrow’s big races though.Cirrus is coming over with Zoe and will meet Corine,Christophe,Jean-Jacques and le Britannique public.Ryan will be flying to Canada later to ride Idaho in the International.The short guy is also flying out to the US for your Grand National.He wants to get the full set of Nationals and is riding Rawnaq.He has an excellent chance and will be flying back for racing at Cork on sunday.Hovis mum a wimp Never!!!
    A very nasty incident in Essex a baby boy aged 4 months has been mauled to death by a staffie.His little brother has life changing injuries.The owner was a WPC I am not sure if she was the mother Essex police are not saying.The dog has been euthanised.Very sad for the family.Frankel’s filly by Finsceal Beo has moved to trainer Jeremy Noseda she is called La Figlia.
    There is something nasty going on with FB I saw the comment on Rupert’s page yesterday.If you were to comment on one of my posts or vice versa some vulgar comment could be inserted and it wouldn’t be seen by the sender.Manthlet was dining with her Sebastian parrot last night at L’Escargot.She loves vintage clothes.
    Wimbley seems a lot better and is back in his space pod.The Chicago cubs. are due to play the LA dodgers am I correct?Another tense time for Zoe.Very emotional scenes in Thailand.No one seems to care for the crown Prince troubling times there.He has been married and divorced 3 times and now lives with a flight attendant.Hope you have a great Friday.Love and hugs to you,kisses for Angel Holly.Nikko and Sugar.SheenaXOXO

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    Dear Sheena,

    Spring is my favorite season, too! I think you have the right idea to hibernate in the winter. Loved Cirrus’ photo on your FB page. He’s so gorgeous. Best wishes to all horses and jockeys competing this weekend. As you say, Hovis’ Mum is no wimp! Horrible story out of Essex. So tragic! Really like that name…La Figlia! Wow…that whole FB nastiness is awful! Manthlet is a very colorful character! Hope she and her parrot enjoyed their dinner. Wonderful news that Wimbley is so much better. Yes, it’s the Cubs vs the Dodgers. I love Zoe so much, I’m kind of rooting for her team! Wow, sounds like a very sticky situation in Thailand! Happy Friday, Sheena. Love and hugs from me, kisses from Angel Holly, Nikko and Sugar. Kathy XOXO

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    Today is the 950th anniversary of the Battle of Hastings the last time this sceptr’d isle was invaded.William of Normandy was said to have visited his cousin the childless Edward the confessor in 1051 and was promised the throne of England but on his deathbed Edward changed his mind and Harald was proclaimed King.He was to become the last Anglo-Saxon King and died in the battle.William was crowned King at Westminster Abbey on Christmas Day.The language of the court was French and it blended with the old Anglo Saxon to give us the modern English we speak now.The whole story is recounted on the famous Bayeaux Tapestry.It is one of the supreme achievements of Norman Romanesque and it’s survival over nine long centuries is nothing short of a miracle.It was likely to have been commissioned by William’s half brother Bishop Odo.We do love our history this island may have made mistakes along the way what country hasn’t but I will always be proud to be an inhabitant of Great Britain.Sheena

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      Dear Judy.Found is,indeed,a very tough horse.Whether she can come back and win a champion after the Arc is a tough ask but she leaves everything on the racecourse and I wish her the best.I watched a video of Almanzor arriving Thursday.Looking good.Love and hugs Sheena.

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      Yes, this was the tribute to the gritty guys who are the heart and soul of racing.
      Steve Haskin is amazing.

      Hugs and Love

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    Dear Sheena:

    Hope the rain holds off. Goodnight. Love and Hugs, JB, LM, PC, HT, Cap, Herc, Frank, Bentley and all the Sweeties

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    Dear Mama Z, COZ, ZI and DC:

    Have a peaceful, restful night and Happy Dreams. Love all of you so much. Hugs, JB

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

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    Bonjour Zenyatta,

    That video of you is way “too short.” Want more;
    love to watch them.

    Love to you Zenyatta!

    Lise from Maine

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    Thinking of you today Zenyatta. I hope your well. How’s the boys doing? Enjoy your days, write when you can. Love, your fan in So Cal.

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    Dear Zenny and Z Fan Family,
    A bit behind. Hope to catch up tomorrow. Praying blessings from Him for everyone.
    with much love, Elizabeth
    PS All is well here. Roadrunner showed up a bit late this evening(and I wanted to say “WHAT have You been up to?!”, but of course didn’t – so happy to see him – he is really growing up too quickly. Only one bunny tonight, but think they’ll straggle in now that we’re home (…’Hop’ in, I mean). Look forward to reading about you all.

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