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Happy Tuesday!

We have new leather goods available in the Zenyatta Shop, just in time for last-minute Mother’s Day gifts!

Show off your love for Zenyatta with our limited edition Clubhouse Tote or the Zenyatta Key Tag. Proceeds from the Zenyatta Shop support charities that benefit retired and rescued thoroughbreds as well as the ongoing maintenance of Zenyatta.com.

Enjoy!
-Team Z

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    Terry,

    Yes, I think the previews were definitely from yesteryear! Attack of the Crab Monsters…too funny!

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    Good Morning Zenny…..I just know you and the PrinZess are doing well….stay dry…
    raining a lot here…on your boys…I am going with no news is good news…
    ….
    does anyone here get emails from Walmac farms…..I got one today….and there HE was… my boy….Rivers Run Deep….so anyone who does not know why I love him
    so….you can now look him up and see…..tall, dark,handsome….in the mold of
    Lonhro or Hat Trick…
    …
    I have been having tests…GI stuff….all OK…but the tests are never going to happen again…I promised myself….
    between that and getting ready for a garage at my sisters on fri and sat….I am once
    again about 4 days behind…will catch up soon…
    ////
    kisses for all soft noses

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      Dear Carol:

      Will definitely check out the website and Rivers’ photo. Wishing you all the best results on your tests. Love and Hugs, JB

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      Carol, Glad your tests are over and all is okay. Those GI tests are a special kind of torture. Know what you mean by “never again.”

      I am going to see if I can find the picture of River you spoke of. Bloodhorse.com did have one of him winning at Belterra in their slideshow for last week. He is a handsome dude and very chic in his red blinkers.

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      Dear Carol,
      Glad the results of the GI tests are good and that you’re okay!
      Good Luck with the garage sale!! Hugs

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      Dear Max:

      Wonderful photo of Kauto Star. Thank you. Loose The Moose! Love and Hugs, JB

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    Dear Max.Oh,bless him.Thanks for the lovely photo.He’s so fortunate to have a great owner and a good home.He,also, had a great trainer too.The ground is drying out at York which will suit True Story,I really hope to see a great horse win the Derby I found the guineas disappointing no stand out horse.Free The Moose.Sheena.

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      Sheena. Kauto never takes a bad photo. He always looks his best. Nice horse too to remember his fans. Unlike a certain unruly chestnut, he does not go on vacation. Kauto’s always typing on his iPad. I like Paul as a trainer but Smith did the right thing however to move Kauto from Ditcheat. I cannot see Kauto spending his time hacking. He needs fans to admire him and competition to keep him busy..
      Read that Mullins has turned The Fly out for the summer. He’ll be back in the winter over longer distances, unless that too changes. Annie Power may go over fences. Nothing is decided. Mullins always goes for the last minute announcement.
      Don’t give up on a Toormore or Australia. They just had some very weird bad luck in the guineas. The Derby might be different.
      Free the Moose! Neigh x 9.

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    INTERESTING NOTE:
    Mike Smith & Gary Stevens are both riding
    at Santa Anita on Saturday May 17.
    So, neither is riding in the Preakness Stakes.

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    How tall is California Chrome?
    Here is the answer straight from the horse’s mouth.
    California Chrome @CalChrome tweet on Wed. May 14 2014
    About 16 hands right now, maybe a shade taller.

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      California Chrome ‏@CalChrome tweeted cute answer to my Thank You
      I’m just hangin out in the stall.
      The hard part was finding a ruler with hand measurements!

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    Dear Max.There was talk Annie Power was in the betting for the Cheltenham Gold Cup next year.Mullins could try her in the Champion Hurdle maybe who knows??Hope the Fly enjoys his holidays.I’m sure the Moose is lazing around somewhere enjoying the sunshine!The Californian cat has made our news Judy B emailed it to me,Cats rule!!!Free the Moose.Sheena

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    A special shout out and Godspeed to Bourbon Courage and his team in the Pimlico Special. He is owned by Bourbon Lane Stable who just recently acquired 15 acres adjacent to Old Friends for a retirement home for any horse they have ever owned. These people deserve some very good luck.

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      Dear Shirlee:

      Incredible team of owners. Wishing them all the best. Godspeed Bourbon Courage; safe and sound to all. Love and Hugs, JB

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      Dear Shirlee and Judy,
      Count me in, wishing the best of luck to Bourbon Courage and connections — safe racing!

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    May l4

    HAPPY BIRTHDAY “ORFEVRE”

    To my darling Orfevre, Miss seeing you so much.
    Many wonderful birthday wishes sent your way and I hope they are taking good care of you. Your always in my prayers.

    Love You Forever, Peggy

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    Dear Max.Nissy hates dogs that walk up HIS driveway.Can you imagine what Aunties Primrose and Blossom would do.It seems the Canadian government is spying on kitty bloggers now MOUSES!Free the Moose.Sheena.

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      Dear Sheena:

      Goodnight. Love and Hugs, JB, LM, PC, HT, Cap, Herc, Ruby, Diamond and all the Sweeties

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    Zenyatta, I hope your day is another happy sunny one. I am stressed about my son’s wedding for some reason and just needed to see your pics with 14z! I am not sure why this is. Well I do know I guess.
    I know in my heart Z, as much as I love my son, I would rather be in jeans and visiting you! hah This is the truth Z!!

    love n kisses and sweet dreams to you, Coz, Zi and 14z
    Auntie Sally B

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      Dear Sally B:

      Have a wonderful time and wishing a great wedding for the happy couple. Love and Hugs, JB

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      Hope it’s a great day for all Sally. Assume that you’ve found some shoes by now :-) I had seen a pair in a catalog that looked like just the thing, and I was going to email the info to you. When I tried to find it again, it had disappeared. Best wishes to your son and his new wife. Hope the mother of the groom enjoys the day too :-)

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    I can’t believe that neither Gary nor our Mikie have mounts in the Preakness!! That will be strange!

    What a wonderful photo of Judy Glore with her dog and her Dyna King–made me tear up!

    Am SO excited for the race on Saturday–can hardly wait! So hope CC gets a good trip and does his thing> It is so fun to watch him, he is the same size as Barnaby and it looks like Barnaby powering down the stretch!! Barnaby only has three white socks,of course,but,they surely DO remind me of each other!

    Last weekend,we really had fun riding. Saturday morning,after we were through,there was a Dressage Show at our barn,or, as Hovis would say,a stressage show—lots of “poncing”. It was really fun to watch. When we got down there on Sunday,they had not cleared the arena. So,after letting them run in one of the small arenas,we groomed and saddled them and walked them around past all of the big numbers,rails,a d “chicken coops’ so that they wouldn’t get too freaked out at all of the new things and then rode them in there,making up mock “tests” and pretending that we were showing! It was great practice and they really seemed to enjoy it. They seemed to like having a “job” and paid much more attention than usual The obstacle course thing we were supposed to ride in this coming weekend has been postponed at least a week, so will let you know when the new date has been settled. I sure hope it won’t be after we’re supposed to go back to East Fork on June 1.. It is always fun to see their delight when they get out of the trailer and realize that they are “home”! They gallop around like wild things when they are first turned loose. I’ll try to take a video of it with my digital camera and then try to figure out how to share it with you. I will definitely have it with me at the BC, if nothing else!!

    Now that I have my plane tickets and the BC tickets are on the way,I know it’s really happening!! It’s all going to be great–I can hardly wait!! Bet we’ll get to see CC in the Classic!!

    Queen Z and your beautiful Princess Z, have a peaceful night with sweet dreams—and–gorgeous Zi–don’t party too late with you buddies!! Coz–keep up the good work tomorrow!! Love you all!!

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    Dear Mama Z, COZ, ZI and Princess Z:

    Goodnight. Sweet Dreams. Love Ya so much. Hugs, JB

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    Dear Zenyatta family:

    Have just heard on our news that wildfires have broken out in California. Praying that you’re all safe. Hugs, KathyR.

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    Map gives the names & locations of the fires.
    Helps with the geography of where they are
    ABC10News (San Diego) tweet Wed. May 14 2014
    FIRE MAP | 6 fires burning – not including yesterday’s ‪#‎BernardoFire‬. ‪#‎PoinsettiaFire‬ ‪#‎TomahawkFire‬ ‪#‎HighwayFire‬
    https://twitter.com/10News/status/466702567461122049/photo/1
    Note: There are now 7 fires-so one is not on this map.

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      CAL FIRE PIO Berlant @CALFIRE_PIO tweet Wed.5/14 8:30 pm
      Governor Brown Declares State of Emergency in San Diego County
      due to wildfires.

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      Bernardo fire burns into horse country
      San Diego – The Bernardo Fire burned into San Diego’s horse country prompting the evacuations of hundreds or horses.
      About 800 of them wound up at the Del Mar Fairgrounds. While the fairgrounds were not designated as an official evacuation center, people still brought their horses to the fairgrounds and the fairgrounds said all were welcome.
      http://www.sandiego6.com/news/local/Bernardo-fire-burns-into-horse-country-259175771.html?m=y&smobile=y

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        Dear Bluegrass Girl:

        Thanks so much for that information: am absolutely terrified of fires – will keep up the prayers for a wind change, or better still rain. Hugs, KathyR

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        That is a good spot. The fairgrounds is where Del Mar conducts its race meeting and there is lots of stall space there. Also, it is right on the Pacific Ocean.

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        Dear BGG, TC, Kathy R and Z Fans:

        Praying for rain too; thank heaven the horses have found a safe place to stay. Scary situation. Love and Hugs, JB

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      Someone who posts here (more regularly before than recently) is from Carlsbad. Does anyone remember who it is? Delrene?? Hope she and everyone else will be OK. They keep saying on the news how early it is in the year for these fires, and someone has suggested that maybe they aren’t all accidental. Just awful.

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    shirleeinindy
    BGG, Are those Kitten horses owned by the Ramseys or sired by Kittens Joy?

    Here is the answer:
    Brickyard Kitten (KY) CH , G, foaled February 22, 2010
    ( Kitten’s Joy – Brickyard Gal, by Proud Citizen)
    Trainer: John C. Servis
    Owner: Joseph M. Imbesi
    Breeder: Kenneth L Ramsey & Sarah K Ramsey
    May Mike have safe & winning rides!

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    Dear Zenyatta family:

    Just had a thought – shows what a dill I am – there will be power outages in the areas affected by these wildfires, so that will affect folk getting onto the blog. I’ll just find something useful to do and keep praying. Hugs, KathyR

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      Not going to be easy as this is his first time on turf? Brit and Irish turf courses are challenging. They are not the same as US courses. For one thing, they are not really flat. Hope however that V does well.
      Like Sruthan. He’s a son of Arakan and he’s trained by Paul Deegan who is turning into a highly successful trainer. Sruthan wears a black hood like Noble Mission and is coming off a good win the Big Bad Bob Gladness Stakes.
      Free the Moose! Neigh x 9.

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    May 15 Cherokee Devotional

    Our willingness to work at whatever we can opens doors to new opportunities. Willingness breathes life into us and gives us vision. Hope is good but determination is even better. It sets the tone to move, to do the thing set out for us. And we can do anything when we do not stop to consider what if we were to fail, or what if we are not appreciated. Cherokee women were never considered inferior to the men. They were honored and respected and educated themselves so they could teach their children. It meant hard work and determination to perfect what they could so they could pass it on. Sometimes, the main objective of our work is not just to prosper us but to do a worthwhile thing well. We keep labor on a high level, never taking the easy way out. There is honor in work-even in the most menial job. Success is short-lived when the work is done for appearances.

    If our children should visit this place…they may see and recognize with pleasure the deposits of their fathers.
    Sharitarish

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    Dear Sheena,

    I will have to leave the house early for a Staff Recognition Breakfast so probably won’t be able to write to you at my usual time. Have a great day and I’ll have a normal morning tomorrow. Hugs from me, kisses from Holly, Nikko and Sugar. Kathy

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    Sheena & Max, not sure if this was posted before. If yes, apologies. Enjoy. BGG
    Talking Racehorse – Mad Moose .
    hanna presenting· Published on Dec 31, 2013
    Mad Moose, explains why he’s been refusing to start his races of late. Mad Moose, is one of the most popular racehorses in the UK. The talented gelding, trained by Gold Cup winning trainer, Nigel Twiston-Davies, is known for his quirky ways. He runs on both the flat and jumps. However, he sometimes refuses to start. Despite this he enjoys a great following plus a large fan base on twitter. Sadly, the BHA, have recently decided to prevent Mad Moose from racing ever again. However, he’ll still remains popular with his many followers and fans. Racing, as does all sport, needs charismatic characters such as the talented if unpredictable gelding.
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hgtpWwtJm24&feature=c4-overview&list=UUbXJW45NlMOY4XSzl957dwg

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      BGG. Thanks for this. I never get tired of this video. Since it was posted, Moose has tweeted that he is interested in Annie Power. She seems to be committed to her career.
      Free the Moose! Neigh x 9.

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    Hope all is well with our Queen and her little girl. Some rough weather has been happening.

    Would love to see a family portrait of Zenny, the boys and little Easter Lilly. Hope we have some news and photos soon of both the boys.

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    Dear BGG.I remember Max posting this video a while back.I love it.Moose will be up before the beak this sept/oct and hooves crossed will be back”not racing” in the winter,he’s on his holidays up North now doing some hunting and lazing around.Thanks.Hugs Sheena.

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      I’ve been meaning to ask for a long time. Ummm . . . “the beak”?? I know it must be some type of racing commission, but I just can’t make any sense out of the name.

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