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Photos From The Foaling

Photos by Kyle Acebo
Photos by Kyle Acebo

We know you’ve all been waiting for more photos!

Team Z and Lane’s End are proud to share these images from the birth of Zenyatta’s second colt. Based on the response we’ve received, it seems that the world is as excited as we are.

We had a spectacular day on the farm, and we are saying our goodbyes for now. Mom and her little one are now relaxing, bonding, and spending some quiet time alone.

There are still more photos from this trip to come. We’ll post again soon with news about 13Z and his older brother!

Enjoy!
-Team Z

Photo by Kyle Acebo
Photo by Kyle Acebo


Photo by Kyle Acebo
Photo by Kyle Acebo


Photos by Kyle Acebo
Photos by Kyle Acebo


Photos by Kyle Acebo
Photos by Kyle Acebo


Photo by Kyle Acebo
Photo by Kyle Acebo

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    Derby hero Camelot on course for comeback
    Posted by: AAP+ Filled in: International Horse Racing | 10/4/2013 at 11:42am
    Aidan O’Brien has mapped out an early-season plan for dual Derby winner Camelot that will culminate in an appearance at Royal Ascot.
    Camelot also won the 2000 Guineas in a stellar three-year-old campaign and was just denied the Triple Crown by Encke in the St Leger before being unplaced in the Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe.
    Shortly after his trip to France he developed colic but has made a full recovery and was seen moving well in a public gallop at the Curragh recently.
    “I’ve been delighted with him since he came back. He’s shown all the speed and the class that he always had,” O’Brien told At The Races.
    “I’m really looking forward to him.
    “I think he’ll come back to the Curragh for the Mooresbridge (May 6), if everything then goes well hopefully he’ll go to the Tattersalls (Gold Cup) and then he might go to the Prince of Wales’s.
    “If everything goes well that is what we are thinking for the early part of the season.”
    O’Brien also had news of his two Dubai winners, St Nicholas Abbey and Lines Of Battle.
    “Races like the Coronation Cup and the King George are likely for St Nick. We experimented a bit last year with different ways of riding him and different trips but Joseph and Derrick (Smith) were adamant he wants to be ridden handy this year and that’s what they did,” said O’Brien.
    “The plan for Lines Of Battle is the Kentucky Derby.”
    Read more: http://www.justhorseracing.com.au/news/international-racing/derby-hero-camelot-on-course-for-comeback/200075 #ixzz2Q1Rarg1F
    Keta Note: Battle lines are drawn for Lines Of Battle–KY Derby it is!!

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    Kathy R–is Barrier 1 the preferred barrier on this course? Hugs, Keta
    Andrew Bensley ‏tweet
    Remarkable stuff. Luke Nolen has drawn barrier 1 in five of his seven rides
    at Randwick on Saturday.
    The most important R9 Black Caviar.

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      Peter Moody comment on barrier draw:

      http://www.skyracing.com.au/index.php?component=news&task=rnewsdetails&Itemid=108&id=23&rid=18417

      Dear Keta:

      Inside draws seem to have a mixed reaction depending on the state of the track – if it’s very heavy inside is often cut up more than the outside, so I guess that’s what Peter is concerned about. But it seems that when Nelly races it’s more about the hesitation of the rest of the field to know just what they should do – push forward and let her chase, or gang up on her (which some of the Sydney commentators are suggesting – along the lines of what happened with More Joyous on the weekend). I think the worry, as Peter has said is the state of the track, and the lateness in the day for the race, meaning it could be cut up more. Hugs KathyR.

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    Black Caviar set to renew clash with old foe Hay List in Saturday’s Group 1 T.J. Smith Stakes
    Racing Victoria Wednesday | 10 April 2013
    One of Australian racing’s greatest rivalries will be renewed at Randwick on Saturday when undefeated Victorian mare Black Caviar takes on arch-nemesis Hay List in the Group 1 Darley T.J. Smith Stakes (1200m).
    The pair haven’t met since last year’s Group 1 Lightning Stakes (1000m) at Flemington, one of five times the John McNair-trained sprinter has tasted defeat at the hands of the Black Caviar.
    Saturday’s $1 million race, where Black Caviar has drawn the inside barrier and Hay List gate nine, has attracted a star-studded line-up of sprinters including last-start The Galaxy (1100m) winner Bel Sprinter (barrier 2), spring star Sea Siren (10) and Darley’s Golden Rose victor Epaulette (8).
    It will also be the first time since Black Caviar’s famous 2011 T.J. Smith victory over Hay List that she has faced more than nine rivals, with local speedsters Rain Affair (5), Decision Time (4) and Howmuchdoyouloveme (7) also featuring in the 11 horse field.
    http://www.racingvictoria.net.au/news/rvl/n_Cavair_rivalry_back_on_List.aspx

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      Dear Keta:

      Thanks for this info. Godspeed to all of them. Run Like A Girl BC. Hugs, JB

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    Andrew Bensley ‏tweet
    HAY LIST is a big query on Saturday regarding fitness says @SchofieldGlyn.
    Hasn’t raced for month and missed a trial. Needs to race though
    Keta Note: Voicing my concerns as well. Be safe Hay List!

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      Dear Keta: I really trust John McNair and the connections of this fellow – but I also am getting very concerned with his continued sore feet and other issues. On balance have decided that I’d be content if he was retired. Just getting too anxious every time he goes out. Hugs KathyR.

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        Dear Keta and Kathy R.:

        I feel the same. Hope his connections do what is best for him. Hugs, JB

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      Dear Max:

      Thank you for this link. I didn’t get to see MM this morning. Hugs, JB

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      I love it! Thanks, Max. What a character MM is, and quite a flair for artistic drama!

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      Dear Max,
      Thanks so much for posting this link about Metro Meteor’s segment on the Today Show.
      Loved it! He really is quite good, too! So glad that he found a home with people who obviously adore him. It is also wonderful that some of the proceeds from the sale of the paintings go to help rescue other horses. Great story!
      Cheers and hugs

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        Glad that all of you liked the video. MM has done very well in so short a time. He’s made a lot of money for his horse charity. I like the comment that he only paints for an hour, a few days a week, to avoid burnout. Ha! The rest of the time, he’s horsing around. These horses are so smart.

        • Dear Max:

          I also liked when Mr. K said MM’s paintings reflect his mood and the interviewer compared his work to Jackson Pollock’s. Too cute. Hugs, JB

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    Dear Keta

    Thank You so much for the picture of Leroi’s little filly on the previous page. He has another young one year old filly that I fell in love with and she is just gorgeous..
    Unfortunately the pictureI took of her was in her stall and it didn’t come out. In fact all of the pictures that I took in the barn. None of them came out well. Think my flash was messed up on my camera

    The young one that I met was by Big Gem. He really is giving us some great Colts and Filly’s. Just love him.

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    Just Upset, Geez.

    Wise Dan races on Friday, A little after 5. That is my long day at work. Will miss his race live.

    Don’t they know Dan that they should have put you on A Saturday Race. Oh my.
    Will have to catch you on video.
    Heartbroken at a Gerogia Bank

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      Wise Dan,

      I’ll probably not get home in time. Be careful and Win Win Win.
      Love Ya

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      I’m stuck in school and I share your frustration. I love my chestnut gelding very dearly and I follow him with a passion. I’m a bit frustrated that he races Friday since I have school, and then I am riding right after, so I’ll miss it.

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        Pati, I know what are we going to do. Just love my Chestnuts. Can’t believe this race is on Friday. Just can’t believe it. What were they thinking puttingour boy on the Friday Card. He should get top weekend billing. Well, thats my opinion, anyway.

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      Peggy (N). Add me to the list. I love Wise Dan and his connections. Like 13Z, his daddy was a gray, Wolf Power. Gotta love those grand ole chestnuts, as Ann in NC says. Win it, Dan.

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    I have a question, Been meaning to ask this before.

    To our resident experts,

    In the Sales Catalogs, What do they mean when the say “Black Type Winner”

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      Peggy (N)
      I understand that a black type winner is a horse who has won or placed in a stakes race.
      That is what I have been told. I know there are many who know the terms better than I do. Hope someone else can shed more light on this for you.

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        That is correct. If the horse won a stakes race, his/her name appears in bold, all uppercase letters. If the horse placed second or third, the name appears in bold upper and lower case letters. As of now, the horse receives black type regardless of the level or restrictions on the stakes race. This is not a problem though, since the information is contained elsewhere on the page.

        Here is Zenyatta’s catalog page from the 2005 Keeneland September yearling sale:
        http://apps.keeneland.com/sales/sep05/pdfs/703.pdf
        You see that her sire Street Cry is a multiple grades stakes winner. Her first dam (mother) Vertigineux was not a stakes winner, so her name appears in regular weight text. Her second dam (maternal grandmother) For The Flag does not have black type either, but the page shows that she is the dam of three stakes winners–Restrained, Blash, and National Service, and a stakes placed horse, On the Staff. Restrained is the dam of a black-type winner, who is in turnthe dam of a black-type winner.

        Catalog pages change, of course. At the time this was printed, Zenyatta’s sister Where’s Bailey had not earned black type, but she did prior to the sale. Contrast Zenyatta’s page with a more recent page–this from the 2011 sale of Zenyatta’s weanling sister:
        http://apps.keeneland.com/sales/Nov11/pdfs/36.pdf
        Lots more black type under Vertigineux.

        One wil hear “black type” used as a short hand for quality breeding, as in “The dam was unraced, but she has a lot of black type up close.”

        • Dear Laura J:

          Once again, thank you for answering a question so well and easy to understand. Really appreciate your expertise on all things horses. Love and Hugs, JB

        • LauraJ,
          Thank you so much for explaining it so clearly. I never asked it but I have to admit that I wondered what it meant exactly.
          There is always something to learn on this site inspired by Queen Z.
          Blessings to you.
          Maryp

        • Dear Laura J, and Janet

          Thank you both so much for your answers I appreciate you so much here. We learn so much.

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    Dear Sue Noel,
    What fun to find your post tonight! Hearing from you makes us smile. It sounds as though Barnaby will soon have a fine new bit! I bet he will like it. What a well-behaved fellow he is with those impeccable ground manners! And you say that he is proving to be a good role model for Traveller, too. Bravo!
    Good luck with the move! Hugs

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    hay list breeze carefully, wise dan breeze carefully, black caviar breeze how you can on easy track in convenient distance with horses, zenny give milk to 13z, zenny lil 13z 12z kiss you love you, stay cozy

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      Ditto here, good morning, One question I have though is who picks out the colors for him? The splashes of color’s are amazing and the designs different each time. Am sure he brings in more money than his parents, doubt it though.

      Sunday Silence signed an autograph for me once and he did it by putting his huff in ink and then stamping the paper, his parents then signed his name and dated it. I think they should have other horses sign their own pictures for visitors and make some money that way. Just saying, Horses like Mine That Bird who is also a gelding.

      Have a wonderfully Blessed day. It is well.

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    Good morning to the lovely Queen Zenyatta, and the young leggy Prince. Hope you had sweet dreams of sun shine and green pastures last night. Here is wishing you lots of fun times with the little tyke in that sun drenched Pasture today. I bet he has to bend those long legs of his to get to the milk!,what a kid. Say hi to Prince ZB if you run into him or he comes over for a visit.

    To all my Z nation family, may today be full of God’s Blessings and the Best day yet. Healing Prayers are being offered up for those that need healing in any aspect of their lives,, It is well.

    Any update on Chris Lang?, claiming complete Healing for him as well.

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    Dear Team Z:

    Dare I ask when we will see the photos you told us would be posted soon as quoted below?
    I certainly don’t want to seem out of line….just aching to see more of them as I’m sure others in Zenyatta land are!

    “There are still more photos from this trip to come. We’ll post again soon with news about 13Z and his older brother”

    With the utmost respect and consideration I am,
    Maryp NY

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      I’m sure they have something in the mix. Maybe some pictures of his trip outside with mom and a little video clip. A few of the first prince too perhaps.

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    Dear Rosemary McCauley, Happy birthday! Here’s an encore performance of your poem from last year.

    A Birthday Poem for Rosemary McCauley
    (April 10, 2012)

    Our dear Rosemary is one
    Who grew up having fun
    And getting her kicks
    Riding horseback.
    Such indeed was her knack
    That you ringside
    Could sit
    At shows
    And rodeos
    And watch her trick ride
    When she was just SIX!
    As onward years sped,
    She met a trainer of Thoroughbreds.
    One thing to another led,
    And soon they had wed.
    As a young bride,
    Rosemary before dawn would arise
    And their horses ride
    Counterclockwise
    Round the track
    For morning exercise,
    And afternoons she to the farm went back
    For a related enterprise—
    Namely the yearlings to “break”
    And train potentially for graded stakes.
    Their time the couple did divide
    Between So Cal tracks and Turf Paradise.
    Rosemary did ride
    So well
    And at horsemanship so excel
    That Hall of Fame trainer Charlie Whittingham
    Her the compliment did pay
    To say
    What a GREAT horsewoman
    Was she, our Rosemary!
    But her resumé’s not yet complete:
    This elite
    Athlete
    Did also compete
    In hunter/jumper and dressage—
    What a great feat!
    As for humor, we know
    That she—like our dear Terry Crow—
    Is fond of redneck jokes
    Many of which she’s cared to share
    With her own “redneck” folks.
    She also us did tell
    How recently
    She rode Z
    On the LA Zoo carousel!
    Now she’s strictly a So Cal gal,
    And if you should chance to be
    In this locale
    And a lady see
    In a truck with plates that “Znyataa” read,
    Take heed—
    It could be your opportunity
    Our dear Rosemary
    To greet!

    Happy birthday, Rosemary, and many, many more!

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      Happy Birthday, Rosemary! Also, kudos on your horseman (woman) ship! What a wonderful background. I’ve ridden the carousel too, but that’s the extent of my riding–lol!

      @Trina–thank you so much for these min-biographies! They help us know each other so much better.

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      Happy Birthday Rosemary, hope your day is Blessed and full of Joy and sunshine, many, many more of these Birthdays. Have fun with all your rainbow crowd including friends and family.

      Dear Trina, thanks for always keeping up with Birthdays and the lovely poems you painstakingly write with love for each person.!

      I so love my Z nation family, can’t say it enough, and it is people like you that make it all so special.!

      Have a wonderful rest of the day. It is well at Z nation.

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      Trina
      Learned so much for your outstanding bio-poem!
      Rosemary,
      what an accomplished career you’ve had!
      Happy Birthday & many more!!
      Hugs, Keta

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      Trina – Thank you so much for this amazing piece of art – and each and every one of your poems are definitely works of art to be treasured. Like someone else posted, I don’t know how you do it or when you sleep! Thank you again – your thoughtfulness is appreciated not only by me but countless others as well.

      Happy birthday Virginia. Hope your day is wonderful

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      Trina,
      Another great poem! You get better and better! Thanks bunches.
      Hugs

      Dear Rosemary,

      HAPPY BIRTHDAY and many , many more!!!!

      Hope you have had a lovely day! Hugs

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    Dear Virginia in SoCal, Happy birthday! Here’s a revision of your poem from last year. Hope you like it.

    A Birthday Poem for Virginia in So Cal
    (April 10, 2013)

    Virginia, I know
    You with great skill
    Do knit
    Fine afghan throws
    Designed to fit
    The bill
    For the discriminating buyer
    Who does desire
    Warmth and cozy cheer
    To fight the winter chill.
    And for nearly twenty years
    You’ve been as well
    A dedicated teacher of ESL
    At three universities
    In the Inland Empire
    (That’s the Riverside/San Bernardino vicinity).
    Wherever you’ve taught,
    You’ve always sought
    Your students to serve
    With vigor, vim and verve.
    You’re a baseball fan too,
    And it’s true
    That your birthday’s for you
    All the cheerier
    Because you it share
    With that Dodger cutie patootie–
    Their
    Andre Ethier!
    So cheers and some beers
    For you, and him too!

    Happy birthday, Virginia, and many, many more!

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    Very Happy Birthdays sent to Rosemary and Virginia. Hope you two have wonderful days and many more to come. Hugs

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    dear max loved your link about metro meteor such an accomplished artist!! it’s amazing what these horses can do in another career!!laura tweeted how beautifully kauto is coming on in his dressage improving so much
    was great to see ryan able to celebrate his national win back home in Scotland.we’ve been promised that spring is finally arriving in the UK next week!!!!hugs sheena

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      Sheena. I am thinking that Hovis might take up painting? Great to know that Kauto is doing well with his training. He’s just brilliant. Also glad to hear that Ryan is recovering.

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    Just wondering…now that Ebby will make her next start in New York, is anyone out on the East Coast planning to make an effort to be there for her New York debut?

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      If it is over summer break or when I am already up there for college, you better believe I will be up there! :-)

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      I’m sure Linda Edwards, Judy Berube and Barbara Grimaldi will try to make it, right, ladies? I hope you can meet up with each other and more Dumplings.

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        Dear Trina:

        I’m looking into bus and train schedules. Skip is in such a sad situation right now, I haven’t even talked to her about Belmont yet. Waiting to hear from her after she gets to Louisiana and has news on Jericho. Hugs, JB

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      I am hindered travelling with a disability and would so love to see her debut in Elmont but if John takes her to Saratoga, almost nothing could keep me away!

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      Dear Especially Horses:

      I’ve already inquired about bus trips to Belmont (not able to make the drive myself) and so far cannot find anything local. I did find a trip to Saratoga on August 11th that I would like to ask all of you that are close by whether you can make that date. It’s on a Sunday and the bus leaves 6:30 AM locally from Warwick, which is about a 30 minute ride for me. I was hoping that since Eblouissante is definitely going to NY with John, she may be among the horses he takes to Saratoga and we might be able to visit her there. Lot of if, I know, in this plan.

      I still haven’t given up on getting to Belmont. Thought maybe if I take the Greyhound into NYC, I could then find a bus that goes directly to Belmont Park. I will have to do some research. Hugs, JB

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        Judy,

        We’ll have to keep all that in mind to see how things work out with Ebby and any others in John’s stable. Boy, all this news and the change of season, renewing life, sure fires up all us living beings!!
        Exciting, to say the least!
        Love, hugs and blessings,
        Maryp

        • Dear Maryp:

          Hope things work out for the East Coast Dumplings and Z’sters to meet at Saratoga and get to see Eblouissante too. Hugs, JB

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        Judy, the Long Island Rail Road has seasonal service to Belmont Park on race days. So if you can make a connection to LIRR you can get there.

        • Dear Laura J.:

          Than you. I did some research yesterday into the Belmont trains from the LLRR. There are two that leave from Penn Station. My train from RI would get to Penn at 10:50 AM just as the first Belmont train is leaving. That would mean an hour overlay until the second train leaves at 11:50 AM.

          Unfortunately, on the return trip, there is only one train back to RI at 7:00 PM. The Belmont train leaves the track after the last race between 6:30 PM and 6:45 PM, which just wouldn’t coordinate.

          Think I’m better off going by bus to Saratoga. Would be easier for me all around. Hugs, JB

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    I love how generous LE and the Mosses have been with us….but, I sure would love more pictures of Zenny, 13Z and 12Z. Maybe Thursday will be our lucky day.

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    Paulick Report News Alert
    What is causing a significant increase in sudden deaths among horses at California racetracks, and why were traces of rodenticide, or rat poison, found in post-mortem toxicology tests of two of the deceased horses?
    The California Horse Racing Board’s Medication and Track Safety Committee discussed those issues at a meeting in Arcadia, Calif., Wednesday. Horsemen throughout the region have been talking about it, too, specifically about the rash of sudden deaths of horses from the barn of Hall of Fame trainer Bob Baffert.

    Here is full article
    Sudden Equine Fatalities Spike in California, Baffert Barn
    by Ray Paulick | 04.10.2013 | 4:49pm
    http://www.paulickreport.com/news/ray-s-paddock/sudden-equine-fatalities-spike-in-california-baffert-barn/
    Keta Note: This is big news. The Blood-Horse also has an article.

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        shirlee & Judy B
        Not just Paynter but Bodemeister at the same time.
        I was raising questions about what was going on..
        These were supposedly viruses.
        Later there was a story that feed may have caused Paynter’s colic
        It is very strange & very scary.
        Not jumping to any conclusions–need more investigation & info
        Hugs, Keta

        • Keta Note
          Just to clarify what I said–Bodemeister retired because of a shoulder injury.
          Not a virus.

        • Dear Keta:

          I hope they stay on this and do a thorough investigation. This is really upsetting to say the least. Hugs, JB

        • Paynter had the equine equivalent of appendicitis. It happens. Once the infected tissue was removed he bounced back immediately. It was not a suspicious situation.

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        I hope it’s just bad feed. You can throw the bad food away, but it’s harder to find the fanatics who don’t realize what they are doing over their blind ambition to ruin someone. It’s sad they chose to do it through a horse. I hope they find the someone or something responsible for this soon. I read on Ray’s blog that rat poisoning was found when autopsies were performed on two of the horses. I really hope it isn’t sabotage, or worse, chemical warfare on the barn of Mr. Baffert.

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      Dear Sheena:

      He’s a little doll. Can’t wait to see him on Sunday. Love and Hugs, JB

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    ….Happy Birthday to Virginia and Rosemary….
    Trina …you continue to amaze me with your seemingly unlimited talent…
    …..
    Johnny V had chosen Verrazano…
    J Rosario has picked up Orb…
    This leaves Vyjack needing a jockey..
    …
    Zenny hope all is well…with you and Red…was watching your 2009 Classic victory last night…your baby seems to have inherited your stature …if he fills out ..
    Sleep well and kiss the baby

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    Dear Max and Z Fans:

    The little mini, Delilah, finally had her baby; a little boy. He’s cute as can be. Will visit the farm on Sunday and take some photos. Hugs, JB

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      JudyB. Wonderful news. Does Angela have a Facebook page where photo could be posted? Let us know how the new mom is doing after your visit. Looking forward to hearing about the college girl, PC and the others.

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        Dear Max and Z Fans:

        Facebook for Angela is: Angela Caparco Baxter. If you can’t access, my e-mail is rberube59@cox.net. If you would like, I will forward you the photo that I have of Delilah and her little son, Captain.

        Max, will have an update on everyone after my visit on Sunday.

        On a sad note, our Skip, Barbara Grimaldi is going through a very tough time right now. A horse that she rescued and has been financially caring for over the past few months badly injured his leg on Wednesday during the van ride from Florida to his forever home in Louisiana. He is in the LSU veterinary hospital recovering from surgery. Have not had an update yet. BG is flying out there tomorrow.

        Our Barbara Wood has already left a post asking for your prayers for Jericho, BG and KW (who picked him up in Florida and was traveling back with him to Louisiana). Please pray for all of them and for Jericho’s recovery. Thank you. Love and Hugs, JB

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