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Zenyatta In Foal To War Front

Zenyatta, April 2013. Photo by Kyle Acebo
Zenyatta, April 2013. Photo by Kyle Acebo

Happy Friday!

We are proud to announce that, as of today, Zenyatta is confirmed thirty-seven days in foal.

She was bred earlier this year to the Claiborne Farm stallion War Front. Zenyatta was examined by Dr. Holder this week, and checks out to be happily in foal and in excellent health!

Wishing sunny weather and a happy Father’s Day everyone this weekend!

-Team Z

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    Dear Marshall,
    Congrats to your Tar Heels! Exciting baseball in Omaha. Big day w/ the Prince of Wales race tomorrow,w/ the lovely, The Fugue meeting the big boys. She was wonderful in the BC running against my, Zagora. Enjoy.
    Hugs!

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      Dear Ann,
      Sorry about the UCLA-NCSU outcome! Guess the Wolfpack and the Tarheels have to “duke it” out again. Best of Luck to All! Hope whoever wins can topple UCLA!
      Cheers and Hugs

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        Good one,Marshall. LOL!!! We are the ” Dueling Banjos” of baseball. Very exciting for our boys. Love em!

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    dear judy goodnight sweet dreams God bless I was sad for AK today ascot just didn’t suit him peggy will be sad especially as orferve isn’t running this weekend either got Camelot tomorrow in the prince of wales says very hot and thundery now I have moosie to worry about Saturday yikes!!! love and hugs sheena

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      Sheena. Another filly may be courting the now famous Moosie. This one is called Sally. Looks nice. Sure hope that he decides to race. 2 miles 6 furlongs without jumps is just a long walk for the Moose. Run Moosie run!

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      Dear Sheena:

      I know; I thought of Peggy right away when AK didn’t fire. Wishing AK a happy, successful retirement. Love and Hugs, JB

        • Dear Peggy:

          Yes, AK deserves all the love and admiration we can give him. He’s a very talented, beautiful boy. Love and Hugs, JB

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      Dear Sheena

      Yes, I am really going to miss seeing Orfevre. I hope Animal Kingdom is ok after the race. Wonder if he was just too tired after all he’s done. With all his globetrotting too.

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      Sheena, i read an article by the Japanese and they said that Orfevre was the majority fan favorite that they wanted to see in the upcoming race. They went on to say that they were a little surprised that he was the favorite. They took a Poll. Orfevre was the favorite. He’s sure my favorite

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    Graham Motion ‏tweets Update on Animal Kingdom Evening Tues. June 18 2013
    AK is back in his stall tonight doing well.
    There was no fairy tail ending but no one said racing was meant to be easy.
    We’ve had a great run

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      AK is for sure still a great horse. One race even at Royal Ascot doesn’t change that. Glad that he’s come out of it okay. He’ll always be a KD winner. That’s major.

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        Dear Keta and Max:

        Glad to know AK came out of the race OK. So right Max, he’s a Kentucky Derby winner and a Dubai World Cup Winner. Beautiful boy. Hugs, JB

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    I am missing so much but I have no energy left attempting to repair fences again and ran a third wire to the fence for Sirs new pasture. Frito keeps breaking it down in a small area. My BFF suggested a battery operated electrical fence. I do not know whether the horse sanctuary will want it or afford it. I have been determined to have Sir enjoy what a number of us put up! So with feeding, cleaning, and fencing, wow 3 and a half hours of straight work is more than I am used to. I say it is all for the love of the horses. It is!! But, Zenyatta awakened in me such desire to want to be around them, to care, to love, and that is all good! I just wish I could spend a day taking care of my greatest love, Zenyatta before I get to old!!! My body is acking right now!! So much for arthritis, that bugger!

    Hope all is well
    hugs, Sally B

    ZENYATTA, I love you! and give kisses, hugs to you and to your colts

    Auntie Sally B

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    Dear Judy, Max, Keta, Sheena, Ann

    So proud of Animal Kingdom. He’s such a great horse. Just like his Dad Leroi.

    Our other Great chestnut Wise Dan had a work at Keeneland the other day.

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    Love Animal Kingdom! Sorry that he couldn’t finish better (or win) today, but he is still amazing and a fine fellow! Glad to hear that he is feeling okay after the race.
    Love and hugs!

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      Dear Ann:

      Thanks for this info on Sweet Emma Rose. Didn’t realize she was racing at Ascot. Love her. Hugs, JB

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    dear max and Z fans moosie is rather annoyed one of his owners has taken over his twitter page and posted a blog is quite pleased he talks a lot about him!!!the irish are doing so well at royal ascot Camelot next!! was glad to hear AK came out of his race well happy retirement to a great champion!hugs sheena

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      Sheena. Read the blog. He calls Moosie “mercurical” but goes on to say that Moose ran a 3 mile race last November so that the Queen Alex should just suit him. Apparently Moose has been getting some extra special training and will have an escort with him to the starting gate. Hope that it works. Run Moose run.

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        sheena & Max
        Read the Moosie has been getting help from a horse psychologist.
        It will be interesting to see if the sessions on the couch help.
        Rooting for Moosie.
        Keta

        • Keta. Yes indeed. Gary Witherford is working with Moosie, or trying to work with Moosie. Says that he does not resort to shouting but tries to understand why the horse is not cooperating. Will Moosie reveal all to Gary or remain mysteriously stubborn? Saturday, we’ll know. Run Moose run.

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      sheena, Al Kazeem’s win is special considering his injuries. Sorry that Camelot didn’t quite run the race people expected of him. His long recovery from colic may have been a factor. Nice finish by The Fugue I really like her. Hugs, Keta

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        I do not think Camelot has recovered from The Arc and then that bout with colic and his surgery. I feel badly, I just love this colt. I am very proud of The Fugue, what a Great race she ran! And lastly, Congrats to the Winner Al Kazeem and his connections. HUGS

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      Dear Sheena:

      Congrats to Al Kazeem and JD. Thank you for keeping us posted on the Ascot races. Hope Camelot is OK. Love and Hugs, JB

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      It was a great race. They said Doyle jumped off and gave, Al Kazeem a big smacker ( kiss ) on his cheek! I am especially proud of The Fugue. Get strong,Camelot.
      Great day for Doyle. More to come,yeah. Thanks,Sheena. Hugs!

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    Terry Crow, Just getting back to you about your UK football joke. I was not offended. It is a well known fact that we are not very good in football. Life is too short to take things like that personally. And the truth is the truth.

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      Thanks, shirlee. I never intend for any of my jokes to offend anyone. I will post sort of a talking horse joke later, but here is an old chestnut that I told at a friend’s retirement party about 20 years ago and I am sure it is older than that. I switched the puchline so that it was his kid at the end. A teacher was trying to teach her class about various types of meat. So, each day she brought in a sample for the kids to eat and try to guess what it was. The children all successfully identified beef, chicken and turkey, The teacher then decided to bring in some venison. After trying the meat, none of the children could identify it. “I’ll give you a hint,” the teacher said, “It is what your mother sometimes calls your father.” A little boy then jumped out of his seat and screamed “Don’t eat it! It’s jackass!.”

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    Animal Kingdom kept waiting for the turn for home so he could make his move and it never came. He must have thought those racers were crazy!

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      According to one source, Animal Kingdom was acting studdish in the parade ring because there was a filly [Elusive Kate?] in the ring for the same race; then in the race he was very rank and since he had no turns to use for tucking in behind horses, all he saw was the open course ahead of him and he used up all his energy in the first part. Unfortunate, but he’s still a wonderful horse, and as one of the owners tweeted, “He owes us nothing.” My friend who was there said he was a gorgeous horse to look at. I hope he has a long and very successful stud career. He’s still done things most other horses have not.

        • Dear Louise,

          I can’t wait to see the little one’s too. His Dad Leroi has one of the most beautiful little filly’s I have ever seen in Florida. She’s just a little over one. I think she has a different mother though than Animal Kingdom’s. Have not seen her mother but she sure looks like Leroi and Animal Kingdom.

          There sure are some beautiful horses coming from this family.

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      Dear Sheena:

      Wow, what a day for Mr. Doyle. Congrats to him and to Rosina. Did Rosina and Sweet Emma Rose run first and second? What a hunch Exacta Box for me. Always play Rose horses for my Mom Rose and my niece, Rosalina. Love and Hugs, JB

        • Thanks for finding and sharing this, JB. 16 to 1 , wow!!! Remember her from Keenland? My cowgirls saw her there and fell in love w/ her.
          Sheena and JB, I am so happy for,Sweet Emma Rose,she had a great race.

        • Dear Judy B.,
          Thanks for posting this link. Big congratulations to Sweet Emma Rose — she ran a great race! Congratulations to Rizeena for the win, too!
          Cheers

        • Amen, Marshall, and congrats to jockey James Doyle for three wins in a row! High hoof!

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      Dear Z Fans:

      Interesting note on the mare in the last photo, La Tia. This was her sixth win of her last eight starts. She is the daughter of City Place, an unraced son of Storm Cat out of a Sky Classic mare, La Adelita. Storm Cat still going strong. Love and Hugs, JB

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        JudyB Your favorite Danzig is still going strong too. In interview after the Queen Anne, Aiden O’Brien referred to Declaration of War as a Danzig twice to explain his turn of hoof. No mention of War Front. Maybe later.

        • Dear Max:

          So true. These wonderful stallions live on in the success of their progeny.

          I think War Front was a masterful choice by Team Z for Zenyatta. All of Z’s boys have potential for greatness. Will be so exciting to see how they go. Love and Hugs, JB

        • Dear Max:

          I should say, all of Z’s babies have potential for greatness. Maybe this new Sweetie is a little girl. Hugs, JB

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      I am not a big fan of Beyer numbers. When Beyer assigned a higher number to the horse that ran second in a race than he gave the winner, I started to disregard them. You will find that higher Beyer numbers are assigned to a horse that goes wire-to-wire on an uncontested lead, conditions that may or not apply to the current race you are handicapping.

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    Let us always remember Animal Kingdom is one of our Kentucky Derby winners and no one can take that away from him. He deserves many blessings for his next career. We can never forget his accomplishments, as those before him may have suffered ie. Ferdinand, when they didn’t pan out like people wanted. Looking forward to AK’s babies.

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      I will never forget Animal Kingdom! He is such a great horse and such a handsome boy. I’m so, so proud of him!

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      Ferdinand should never be forgotten. The ride Shoemaker gave him in the 1986 Kentucky Derby was one of the best of all-time, if not THE best.

        • Max-Thank you so much for posting this. The isolated replay shows just how great a ride this was. Mr. Shoemaker was very nice to me when I was was a young lad and I will never forget him. Funny comment by Al Michaels about you couldn’t get 17-1 on Shoemaker a few years ago even if he was riding Mr. Ed. Good to see and hear Jim McKay again. Just makes the end result that much sadder for Ferdinand.

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      Animal Kingdom has nothing to be ashamed of. How many European horses have come to run in the Kentucky Derby and flopped?

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    goood afternoon Zsters :)

    todays insight:

    Things Our Hearts Forget

    Hello, You…
    The one beginning your week,
    maybe thinking about your hurts,
    hoping no one wil notice until you are better.
    Lean in close,
    You are already good enough.
    You don’t have to be better.
    Not because you’re perfect
    (because none of us are)
    but because you’re loved
    by a God who is committed to
    “completing the good work He started in you.”

    And I am certain that God, who began the good work within you, will continue His work until it is finally finished on the day when Christ Jesus returns. Philippians 1:6

    Words of encouragement by Holley Gerth

    may god bless you all <3
    hugs/prayers, vamp

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    hi Zenny
    just saw where ItsMyLuckyDay has a pelvic fx and will be off 4 months…hope he gets well soon….Mikey did real good pulling him up and saving him any further damage..
    …
    has any one heard anything more about On Fire Baby…last I saw she was at hospital with a fever…but no cause determined…hope she is getting well
    …
    kiss your boys for me
    hugs around

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    I will never, ever catch up here – miss a couple of days and you wind up woefully behind. Had a super (if way too short) trip to Kentucky to see Debbie G and visit a couple of farms. I know that Debbie posted earlier about our seeing War Front and Blame as well as Eddington and Seeking the Gold at Claiborne. Our guide there was most accommodating and went out of his way to adjust to unusual circumstances. There had been a serious storm the night before so the horses had been brought in, and their schedules were all askew. The stallions should have been in their stalls but instead were out grazing in their paddocks. He made sure that we saw the ones we most wanted to see.

    I saw Tiznow and Speightstown at Winstar, but my knees refused to go any farther at that point so I missed out on Bodemeister and some of the others. When we pulled into what turned out to be the wrong parking lot at Winstar, we saw a car with Colorado plates, and upon further investigation found Dawn Conrad and Shari Voltz! Unfortunately, they were just leaving, and we had an appointment to keep so we could only have a brief chat.
    We HAD to drive by Lane’s End so that we could say that we breathed the same air as Zenny, and as Debbie said, got a great surprise when Tasty T was close enough to the road to be recognizable. I’m sure that she came over to the fence because she heard us calling her name :-)
    I’m trying to figure out a way to get some photos posted (maybe Pati can help me out here as I have no internet site myself to use). It was SO nice to see Debbie again, and she was the kindest, most fun, best ever tour guide!!

    Woo Hoo to Paynter our miracle horse for a great win on Saturday. And thanks to Casey for sharing her wonderful pictures!!!!

    Another Woo Hoo to Ft. Larned – I know that Darlene will be thrilled (and we were so disappointed that you weren’t able to join us in Kentucky)

    And for Sheena, a third Woo Hoo to Justin Rose. I’m a big “Phil fan,” but Justin was the better player on Sunday.

    Belated Happy Father’s Day to Terry and all of the human dads as well as Bernie, Tapit, and our latest “dad to be” War Front. Two great wins by his sons at Ascot!

    Belated Happy Birthday to Liddy and Sharon in Seattle – wonderful poems from Trina!

    Thanks to Sue F for the update and picture of little Freddie and to Ann for the great article on the Shire horses (interesting how they had humans rather than ponies escorting them to the starting area).

    Whew! Lots going on here – can’t wait to see the promised new pictures later in the week.

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      Sandy,

      Thanks for the recap of your farm visits. You were so lucky to breath the same air as our beloved Zenyatta! Love to hear all about surprises like seeing Dawn Conrad, that makes trips more special!
      You sure are right there’s lots going on here, catching up can be tough!!
      Thanks again,
      Maryp

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      I am at your disposal. Just say the word, and I’ll get whatever you want done, done.

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      Dear Sandy

      So glad you had a good trip. I agree with lots. I think at the farm how good of a tour you have depends on who is taking you around.

      I had a really good guide at Winstar. He was just great. He was going to take me to see some of the babies. But he needed the truck and I would have had to have waited a good while as the guy that had left in the truck was taking some clients around. I waited for a while but then I told him I would come back again.
      You know the babies are usually off limits, but this guy was going to carry us to see some. Great Guy.

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      Wonderful trip, Sandy! I’m so glad you met up even briefly with Dawn and Shari! High hoof! Wish Darlene could have made it too.

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      Sandy, I loved your description of your galivant with Debbie, very much sounds like a lot of fun (except when your knees say “enough”). Thanks for the tale.

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      Sandy,
      How wonderful you had a great tour and saw so many wonderful horses, too bad about the knees, guess we wearing out slow but sure. hugs

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    dear judy the US horses are so fast leaving the stalls(something moosie should learn) sweet emma rose went like a rocket couldn’t quite keep up at the end but definitely ran a great race was certainly james doyle’s day today pomises thunderstorms tomorrow will definitely change the good going the queen has a good horse in the gold cup love and hugs sheena

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    Sandy-Glad you had a good time in Kentucky. Winstar is a great place and they are very fan friendly, as is Claiborne. I have been informed by Ann in NC that tomorrow’s National Hollerin’ Day has been reset for September 14, so be advised. We will celebrate on the blog at the proper time. As promised, this is sort of a talking horse joke. A very devout cowboy lost his favorite Bible when he was mending fences on the range. Three weeks later, a horse walked up to him carrying the Bible in his mouth. The cowboy couldn’t believe what he saw. He took the precious book out of the horse’s mouth and exclaimed at the top of his voice “It’s a miracle!” “Not really,” said the horse. “Your name is written inside the cover.”

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      Actually Winstar was not quite as “fan friendly” as Claiborne had been (maybe it was just the young, inexperienced, way too soft-spoken tour guide), and it was just SO big! It just killed me to have to bale out half way through, but better to know when it’s time to quit I guess.
      Love the joke – thanks TC!

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        Sorry to hear that. I have had much better luck with Winstar, including contacting them via email to request a picture of Drosselmeyer, which they sent me. Maybe it was just an off day.

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      TC. These horse jokes are the best. Keep them coming. Neigh!

      Sandy. Loved your story about the farm visits. Great news of seeing Tasty. You also saw Tiznow. One day I’m heading there to see him. I love Tiznow, “uncle” to Paynter and Oxbow.

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      Good one, Terry! Glad I got to see it, I can barely keep up, with reading a little every few days. Just too busy. Thanks.

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    I have been visiting Claiborne often since back in the 70s and have never been treated anyway but kindly and welcomed.

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      Claiborne used to be a closed farm. When Swale died unexpectedly I wrote a note to Seth Hancock telling him how badly I felt for the farm. He sent me back a handwritten note thanking me in which he indicated that I could present the letter at the gate to see the stallions at any time. It is different now, as they have tours. However, it was a classy letter and I have it framed somewhere.

        • That is too bad, Barbara. If I was a famous person and someone wrote to me, especially a kid, I would make sure that I answered it personally. Funny thing is, I only did something like that one other time in my life. When Burt Lancaster had a heart attack and subsequent surgery, I sent my good wishes to the hospital. He wrote back to me saying thanks from the bottom of his new heart. He was always my favorite actor.

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    War Front progeny

    Lines of Battle to date has earned $1.2+ million won 2013 UAE Derby

    The Factor earned $922,000+ won Pat O Brien (G1), Malibu S (G1), San Vicente (G2),
    Rebel S (G2), San Carlos S (G2)

    Data Link earned $823,000+ Maker’s 46 Mile (G1) Monmouth S (G2) Citation H (g2), Canadian Turf S (G3)

    Departing earned $628,000 (to 2013) Illinois Derby (G3)

    Soldat earned $722,760 Fountain of Youth (G2), With Anticipation (G3) 2nd Breeders Cup Juvenile (G1)

    Summer Soiree earned $506,000+ Del Mar Oaks (G1), Bourbonette (G3), Boiling
    Springs (G3), etc.

    Summer Front $471,000+ Hill Prince S (G3), Miami Mile H (G3), etc

    Declaration of War earnings to date 286,925 Diamond S (IRE G3), Queen Anne S (GB G1)

    War Command earnings to date 77308 Coventry Stakes (GB G2)

    State of Play earnings to date $176,500 With Anticipation S (G2) John Battaglia Memorial S

    Jack Milton earnings to date $144,500 Transylvania S (G3)

    Warning Flag earnings $1.3+ million Hong Kong Classic Mile (G1), etc

    13 graded stakes winners
    21 stakes winners
    11 stakes placers
    5 G1 winners

    Lifetime progeny earnings to date $14,035,435

    A++ nicks between War Front and Zenyatta
    http://www.truenicks.com/free-reports/hypothetical-mating/display?stallionReferenceNumber=6456513&mareReferenceNumber=7156465&mareName=Zenyatta

    Looking forward to Z14! :)

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