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Zenyatta with her filly by Medaglia d’Oro. Photo by Kyle Acebo

Happy Memorial Day weekend!

We’re celebrating by sharing these photos from our recent trip to Lane’s End.

Enjoy!
Team Z

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    Dearest Ann and Team Z, thank you so much for sharing these precious baby
    photos with all of us….. Adorable!

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    Dear Z-family, I hope everyone is enjoying a beautiful Memorial Day. We are all blessed to live in this great country and we will never forget the sacrifice so many have made on our behalf. God bless the USA.

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        Dear Judy,

        Yes, I saw that post. There was another Kathy so I thought maybe that was for her! lololol I guess many times the only posting I did was the Devotional. Since I’m sending those privately now some days you don’t see me on here. Thank you for your kind words, dear.

        Love and hugs, Kathy

        • Dear Kathy:

          Hope you will check in with us here often; we miss you. Love and Hugs, JB

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      Dear Judy.Just says not available in my location.A shame.Aidan has 7 horses in the Derby Capri is as short as 9-1 because of the soft ground.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:

        Oh, sorry you couldn’t access the video. Wow, seven going for Aidan; Godspeed. Goodnight. Love and Hugs, JB, LM, PC, HT, Cap, Herc, Frank, Bentley and all the Sweeties

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      Dear Judy, Thank You so much for this. So many lost over the years. God Bless em all. Those fallen and those that served.

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      Dear Judy,

      That is so beautiful. Those who have never served a day in their lives have no idea the price that was paid for them…

      Hugs, Kathy

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        Dear Kathy:

        Indeed! Knew two boys in my youth that were drafted to fight in Vietnam. Both of them survived and returned home, but were severely altered emotionally. Have lost track of them, but think of them every Memorial Day. God Love them; I hope they are living good lives. Love and Hugs, JB

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      Dear Judy B.,

      Thanks for posting this video link. Very poignant indeed.

      I clicked on the video which follows that one, and it is well worth watching, too. It tells of Dr. Sidney LaPook who was in the dental corps and landed on the beaches in France. He was in the little village of Batilly and was asked to look at a cow that had been injured by shrapnel or some weapon. Without hesitation, he proceeded to sew up the wound, thus saving the cow’s life. There are a few people still alive who remember this. The village awarded him with a medal. He has been back to Batilly several times over the decades. This is a good interview/video entitled “Still a Local Hero”. Check it out.

      Hugs and Love

        • Dear Judy B.,

          There was a classmate of mine from 1st grade through 12th who after graduation was drafted and went to Vietnam. Sadly, he was killed. John was very smart with a wry sense of humor. He showed great promise at baseball playing short-stop. I think of him often. That was such a costly war, but then all of them are. Thanks again for the post.

          Hugs and Love

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      Dear Judy,
      Thank you so much for posting this. We’re here due in largest part to the brave men and women who have served our country. So many stories like Dr. LaPook’s. Most of the people who have those stories in their history never talk about it. So brave and so kind. Hope you have a wonderful day. with love, Elizabeth

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      Dear Max, Thank You so much for this article. Beginning to sound a little more realistic what happened. Have been worried about her. So hope she gets better soon.
      I bet she does hear from Gun Runner and Bisquits. I bet Bisquits could send her some treats.

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      Dear Max:

      Thank you for posting this info on Catch A Glimpse. Something else was going on with her; poor baby. Hope she continues to do well and recovers completely. Love and Hugs, JB

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      Am I understanding this right that he thinks she might have had an abscess in her lungs (or somewhere in her airway)? Yikes! Glad to know that she’s recovering well. Power up baby!

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        I remember Best Mate had a bleed from his lungs while training for the Gold Cup in 2005.He should have been retired because he died in his comeback race at Exeter in November that year.

        • Best Mate was a terrible loss. He was a fine horse. Do you remember Thomas Chippendale in the Hardwicke in 2013? That death came totally out of the blue. You never want to see a horse pass away like they did. I’m worried about Catch. Spring in the Air also known as Little Zenyatta because of her dancing was never the same after that bleed at Santa Anita.

        • Dear Sheena, Max an Z Fans:

          I hope they do what’s best for CAG. Max, I remember Little Zenyatta/SITA. She raced last in 2015, but, as you said, never returned to her early form after the 2012 BC Juvenile Fillies, when she bled. Still she has a good record: 20 starts; 4 wins, 6 second and 2 thirds and earnings of almost 1M. I checked to see if she has had any foals; none listed on Pedigree Query. Hope she is living a happy, healthy life. Love and Hugs, JB

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    Got a new Filly that sure might want to join the Chestnut Club. Judy and I were talking about her last night. She is beautiful and she sure has a lot of spunk. In her race in January at Gulfstream Park. She got hit on her nose by the jockeys whip in the race when she was going around her foe. Not to let this hit by the whip go by gently, she turned around and bit at the jockeys whip and still went on to win the race. Just have fallen in love with her. She’s owned by the Phipps Stable and is at Belmont now. I sure bet this little 3 year old could give Gun Runner and Bisquits a run for their money.
    Her Name is Bellavais. I don’t think anyone needs to use a whip on her.

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      Peggy,
      Thanks for telling us about this little girl. Perhaps she can teach some of the others to take a nip at the whip and the jock! Wish her the best and good health. She will be well taken care of if she belongs to the Phipps and will end up in the broodmare band at Claiborne.

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    Dear Mama Z, COZ, ZI, BBG and DC:

    Goodnight and Happy Dreams. Love all of you so much. Hugs, JB

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

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    Thank you so much for sharing the beautiful pictures of Zenyatta and her precious girl. Love to see these pictures. I love Zenyatta so much and am so glad she has such good owners and trainers. Love you lots Zenyatta and babies. Thank you again Team Z for keeping us posted on all that is going on with our girl and her babies. Hugs and kisses to Zenyatta and her babies.

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      I’ll be that lots of us are feeling just a tad “disoriented” today – always happens after these three-day holiday weekends :-) You’re right – one day closer to Friday than usual!

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    Thank you so very much for these beautiful photos! Baby girl is beautiful. She has the look of eagles in her eyes and of course already loves the camera. Zenyatta looks fabulous. Thank you so much Team Z. All my love to all of you.

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    My eyes always mist over when I see Zenyatta and her beautiful little filly. What a gorgeous baby! And she already thinks she’s a racehorse! :)

    Thank you so much, Team Z, for giving us a peek at the Queen and her little princess. May God watch over both.

    Love to all,
    Stel

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    Good Morning everyone !! It is glorious here today–seems like we went straight from Memorial Day into full summer !!

    It’s a good thing that Barnaby and Traveller have their new fly masks on, as I’m sure the flies are massing down at the farm, I think I’ve told you about the other dute ones they have–with Traveller looking as though she had a zebra head and Barnaby looking as though his was a tiger,as well as his clown one, and, the best of all, hers that looks like she has pink foam curlers on her head, and glasses with those bead things hanging off of them and blue eye make-up !! Of course, all of these things are just painted on, but, they are so cute. Boss Mare Sue showed up this weekend with new ones for them—-they are now a pair of pirates, with black eye patches with skull and crossbones on them and one earring !! They look adorable !! We still have not told them that they are not going back to East Fork ( I think I already mentioned that their Aunt Rita is selling her place) as Sue wants to wait until we have both returned from our respective vacations and can be with them all summer. One thing that is already helping them is thew fact that the farm has several grass paddocks, just for turn-out–they have been going in there for at least a half an hour every time we go down—they just love it !! That is going to help them get over not having their pasture at Rita’s–and–Traveller will not b

    e able to get enough to give her colic !!

    I was so glad to see that others were mindful of President Kennedy’s birthday. He was the first President I was able to vote for and I absolutely adored him–and gorgeous Jackie ! I felt the world seem to tilt on it’s axis when he died. Nothing has ever been the same since. Like someone else said here, the world would be a different place,had he lived. I loved Bobby too when we lost him, I was devastated. I must confess I have spent a lot of time over the years thinking of what might have been. I’d like to think that he might still have been alive at 100, sitting in a rocker on the porch in Hyannisport, ruminating on all he accomplished and remembering his years happily teaching at Harvard. Ah, if only.

    Wanted to tell you all about another possible member of the “Chestnut Club”. She was in the race after the next to last time Zi ran. She is very stately and has hit the board several times, though not broken her maiden yet. She is now in my virtual stable and I love her–in fact, I dream of buying her if I could just win the lottery !! Of course, I would then beg John to take her on !!

    So glad to get these new “Princess Pictures”–she is so gorgeous and so full of energy. Zenyatta is the picture of happiness, gazing at her baby–and at Ann. How blessed we are to be able to see them together. Everlasting thanks to all who make it possible.

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    Good grief–I meant, in the second paragraph, CUTE–not DUTE !!

    Also–I neglected to tell you that lovely chestnut’s name–it is Majestic Diva.

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    Thanks so much for the awesome pictures, what a darling baby girl. She looks so happy and carefree, mom looks great as well.

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    Thank you so much for these pictures! Zenyatta and her filly look so happy and healthy. That little girl LOVES to run!!! She is precious and she looks very confident. I love all of the pictures but the ones with Ann are so sweet. You can see how much she loves Zenyatta and her filly and how much they love her.

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    Thank you for the new pictures of Zenyatta and her filly..,, Both mama and filly look good.

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    Dear Max.Yes,I remember Thomas Chippendale and of course Many Clouds back in January,I recall Henrietta Knight wishing Matey’s death was just a nightmare that would pass and thinking What can I do and she could imagine her mum saying “never cry in public”so she attended to her other horse Racing Demon.I am concerned about CAG too especially if she races again.

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    It was sunday afternoon may31st 1970.The horse was lying down clearly uncomfortable.The Duchess had come to say her farewells.It fell to James Kavanagh to give Arkle his last injection.The great horse went down in his box and went to sleep forever.A few days later in less than 3 minutes Nijinsky won the 2nd leg of his triple crown.He earned practically as much as Arkle had in his lifetime(and Arkle raced nearly 100 miles and jumped 500 fences/hurdles) but it wasn’t for the money Arkle ran his heart out.He did it because he loved his own speed,strength and agility.Plus he loved the adulation.The debt we owe him remains unpaid.We can but try to repay it by always remembering Arkle as he was brave in defeat, magnificent in victory and gentle in repose.For those of us who saw Arkle will never forget the sight.Never again if for centuries we wait
    will we see your equal Bold Arkle the Great.Forever in our hearts and minds.RIP

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      Dear Sheena,

      Thank you for this lovely tribute to the legendary Arkle. Beautifully written.
      RIP brave Arkle, one for the ages.

      Hugs and Love

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    Dear Sheena:

    Lovely post. RIP Arkle. 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, BBG and DC:

    Stay comfy and cozy. Goodnight and Happy Dreams. Love You. Hugs, JB

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

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    Dear Judy:Sad news about Olivia Newton John’s cancer returning.Many messages on her FB.I think Aran at Glaslyn has finally given up on Blue 5F he hasn’t fed her since Saturday especially now that Mrs G’s3rd chick has hatched.Goodnight God bless you LM PC HT Cap Hercules Frank Bentley Willow and all the sweeties.Love and hugs SheenaX

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    Too, too cute! Three beautiful girls…Ann, Zenny and her little filly. Thank you to Team Z and all at Lane’s End for these awesome photos. ;)

    Blessings to all in the Zenyatta Nation!
    Kathy from SoCal (San Diego) xoxoxo

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    Dear Z Fans:

    When you click on the link below; look on the far left side of the page. There is a rare color photo of Man O’ War and his groom, Will Harbut; under that is Secretariat and his groom, Eddie Sweat, Ruffian, Zenyatta (never saw a photo of Z before with that leg bandage), Frankel, Black Caviar, Kincsem and Eclipse (you can click on any of them and all of them will enlarge). A true Gallery of Champions. Love and Hugs, JB

    https://www.pinterest.com/pin/359021401528879102

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      Judy, thank you for that link to the photos of racing’s greats and the Bad__s Mule article. That is one valiant string mule! When I was privileged to have an audience with Queen Z, she wore the same front bandages. Queen Z Looks just as beautiful in these recent photos with the adorable filly.

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    Gorgeous pics of Queen Zenyatta and her precious little girl. Thank you so much, Team Z for sharing them with all of us.
    Prayers for mother and baby.
    Love,
    Stel

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    Oh my goodness. These photos are just great. She looks like she loves to run. A beautiful little girl. I wonder what her temperament is like?

    Zenny I know you are taking good care of her.

    Love all of you.

    Linda

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    She is a darling! So much personality already in her very young life. If I was naming her, I’d call her Springz — because she is here to love and to love you after the winter of the loss of her two half siblings. And because that is what she has on her legs, with a Z for her mother.

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