Happy Sunday!
Scroll down for pictures of the boys breezing this month at Santa Anita park. You can see more photos on their Twitter accounts, @ItsZiconic and @CozmicOne.
Enjoy!
Team Z
P.S. It’s the last day for holiday orders from the Zenyatta Shop, expected delivery by December 24. We’re offering free shipping through the end of the day!
All photos by Dottie Ingordo-Shirreffs.
Kathy
Dear Sheena,
I have to have my blood drawn before work today so I’m on the run. The FB furbabies all seem fine. Hope you are as well. How appropriate the quote for today’s Devotional is from Little TurtleQ Be sure to turtle-turtle today. Wimbley is telling the snowman what he s=wants for Christmas and the snowman will relay the request to Santa Claus. How sweet! Have a great day. Love and hugs from me, kisses from Holly, Nikko and Sugar. Kathy XOXO
sheena.davies(wales)
Dear Kathy.Hope all goes well with your blood test.Yes I will turtle-turtle the heavy rain has cleared and we have some blue sky!!Mango has got to meet Zeus and he was scared of Mattie lol!!Zoe had a lovely day with mummy.Poor Ray lost some friends again looked snug in his coat and hat.Hope you enjoy your day.Love and hugs to you,Kisses for Holly,Nikko and Sugar.SheenaXOXO
Mary in Boone
Our boys look fabulous!!! Thank you, Dottie, for these wonderful photos. You,
Mr. & Mrs. Moss, John, Our Queen Zenyatta, CoZ (our first-born), and Ziconic have made my Monday brighter! The weather looks great.
xoxoxo to All,
Mary in Boone
Allen
Great to see the boys working out. Looking forward to seeing both race this coming year. Was also great to see Mike up on Ziconic. Here is wishing everyone a Merry Christmas. A special Merry Christmas To Team Z, Zenny, and her boys.
sheena.davies(wales)
On this day in 1935 one of Europe’s leading jockeys was born in Talgarth,Breconshire.He had a memorable partnership with the Mighty Mill Reef although beaten by the Brigadier in the 1971 2000 guineas Mill Reef went on to win the Epsom Derby,Eclipse,King George and Queen Elizabeth and then his finest moment the Arc.Sadly Mill Reef fractured a leg while training in 72′ but was saved and sired Derby winner Shirley Heights.Geoff went on to train 500 winners before moving to Spain but is now back in the UK to be near his daughter.Happy Birthday Hugs Sheena.
Smad place is running in the King George.The runaway winner of the Hennessy last month he will face stiff competition but ground should be to his liking!Wow this is shaping up to be a great race.
Tizgood
Dear Sheena,
How exciting Smad Place and the King George; hope he runs well.
Godspeed, greyboy !!!
Love and hugs
Judy Berube from Rhode Island
Dear Sheena:
Thanks for all the interesting history on Mill Reef. Glad he was able to live a happy life. Godspeed Smad Place.. Safe and Sound.
Goodnight. JB, LM, PC, HT, Cap, Herc, Frank, Bentley and all the Sweeties
Deb E.
I can just hear Ziconic communicating to Her Mike: “Mom said you are the best jockey in the world and her bestest best friend and team mate, so I’m gonna do my bestest for you!”
Mary Margaret in Central Georgia
Sweet!!! I can hear the same communication*:*
shirleeinindy
DebE,
Wish I could just hear Ziconic and Mike’s conversation as they go around the track!
Merry Christmas and thanks for all your great posts.
Stella Bagwell in South Texas
How fabulous to see the boys working out at Santa Anita! Both look great! And wonderful to see Mike aboard Ziconic—what a winning pair!! :)
Thank you Team Zenyatta for the great pics—they’ve certainly put a smile on my face!
Love to all,
Stel
Judy Berube from Rhode Island
Dear Z, COZ, ZI and Montey:
Goodnight. Happy Dreams. Sweet Baby Dreams Z. Love You Lots. Hugs, JB
Z Princess, Dubai, will always love you.
Andeline
I cannot wait to see Zi race he looks fantastic, love that big stride Coz! good to see Mike Smith out there with Zi!
Vampressqueen Sue Colvin
Evening Zsters☺
Im home now. THX for all the prayers.
Im on a bunch of meds now. And i need a kidney transplant now. So now the fun begins.
I pray every1 else is in better health.
Thx team z for the updates and pics❤
God bless u all?
HugZ❤prayerZ, vamp
sheena.davies(wales)
Dear Vamp Sue.Good to see you back and praying all goes well for you.You always remain cheerful.Take care sweetie.Love and hugs Sheena
shirleeinindy
Vamp/Sue,
Sorry to hear your bad news. Hope you can locate a new kidney soon. God bless you with a joyous Christmas and know that you are in the thoughts and prayers of all of us here at Zenny land.
Judy Berube from Rhode Island
Dear Vamp Sue:
Will keep you in my prayers. Love and Hugs, JB
♥ Auntie Judy aka JAG / So. CA ♥
♥ Dear Sue,
I hope your wait is not long for a kidney donor. My husband, John, had a kidney transplant was back in the 1980s.
God bless. Stay strong XO Judy
Sue Fredrick Happy as a lark
Dear Sue,
Sending healing prayers for you and hopes you find a donor. You are truly a brave soul and remain so positive. hugs
Elizabeth in NM
Dear Sue,
Am praying for your new kidney to arrive quickly, so you can feel wonderful instead of punk. My husband was a donor for his brother, when kidney transplants were still rare. Nowadays, they do them all the time all over the world. Will look for your updates, so we’ll know when it arrives, and you can start feeling great. Thank you for sharing this news with us. Sending much love, Elizabeth
PS Know for certain you can count on prayers from Zenny’s Fan Family for your new ‘addition’ to arrive asap.
Marshall (NC Broad)
Dear Vamp Sue,
Prayers that a suitable kidney is found quickly so that the transplant can proceed soon. Hoping you will feel better without delay. Sending healing thoughts for positive outcome.
Hugs and Love
sheena.davies(wales)
DearJudy.Mill Reef was bred your side of the pond by Paul Mellon.They felt his action was more suited to the turf courses of Europe rather than the dirt tracks in the US and he was sent over to a young Ian Balding at Kingsclere.I remember they operated on him at Ian’s yard and he lived at the National stud until he died at 18yrs of age.He is buried at the stud.If you look on wiki you will see the beautiful words written on his statue.The household cavalry were marvellous at Olympia tonight very controversial end to the Grand Prix.The Irish rider was disqualified something to do with horse welfare I think no reason given so far.Goodnight God bless you LM PC HT Cap Hercules Frank Bentley and all the sweeties.Love and hugs SheenaXOXOPoor Metro was too frightened to go in the trailer to visit the New Bolton today.Prayers for himX
Judy Berube from Rhode Island
Dear Sheena:
I remember Mill Reef, but I lost track of him. I will check out his Wiki. Love and Hugs, JB
♥ Auntie Judy aka JAG / So. CA ♥
I’m s-o-o-o looking forward to seeing the Zen Boys out on the track! Opening day, and a walk over to Clocker’s Corner to check them out.
I met Ziconic on 6/20/2015 at Lane’s End. He was brought out of the broodmare shed walking right behind Big Momma Zen. I will never forget that moment!! He had momma’s “engine” already for sure. And, the cutest long red eye lashes!
My ♥ will be all a flutter the next time I set eyes on gorgeous Red :-)
Zenny, wishing you a very Merry Christmas (I mailed my card late).
XO Auntie Judy ♥
♥ Auntie Judy aka JAG / So. CA ♥
* That should be 2013! JAG
Judy Berube from Rhode Island
Dear Z Fans:
Touch Gold who snatched the TC from Silver Charm by winning the 1997 Belmont has been pensioned and will join Silver Charm at Old Friends. Should be an interesting “conversation” when the two meet again on the farm. God Bless these Champs. Love and Hugs, JB
http://www.bloodhorse.com/horse-racing/articles/96686/touch-gold-pensioned-to-old-friends
shirleeinindy
Judy,
So glad he is going to Old Friends. They know how to love and care for the older guys.
I am sure he was well cared for at Adena but should enjoy being at the senior citizens home with lots of fan attention.
Judy Berube from Rhode Island
Dear Shirlee:
Yes, Old Friends is a wonderful retirement place for these old warriors and they do get a lot of visitors and attention. Love and Hugs, JB
Tizgood
Dear Judy,
I would love to hear their converstion, too.
I did not realize that Silver Charm’s dam
was a hard knocking claimer. She ran 60 some
races and won over 30 in 4 years. He was her
most successful son. I think she had a couple
of stakes winners. BB always said he was a
blue collar guy, no wonder just like his mom,
loved a good fight down to the wire. She was
at Old Friends.
Love and hugs
Judy Berube from Rhode Island
Dear Tiz:
Thanks for this info. I just looked up Silver Charm’s chart and found his Dam’s name. I remember Bonnie’s Poker very well. She raced at Aqueduct, Belmont and Saratoga. Very successful racing career. I did not remember that she is Silver Charm’s Mom. Found this lovely photo of her at Old Friends.
https://oldfriendsblog.files.wordpress.com/2014/11/bonnies-poker-08-10-29-1.jpg
She was euthanized at Old Friends in 2010 at the age of 28, suffering from a neurological problem. Love and Hugs, JB
Marshall (NC Broad)
Been catching up on the previous blog page and left a few responses there since I didn’t get to check in yesterday. There was a lot to catch up on!
Thanks, Dottie, for these pix of Coz and Ziconic! Great to see them looking so good.
Hugs and Love
Bluegrass Girl
Godolphin And Darley Merge
Posted 22 December 2015, 09:44 GMT
The global racing and breeding empires of His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum are set to merge into one seamless operation under Godolphin in the New Year.
John Ferguson, currently bloodstock advisor to His Highness Sheikh Mohammed, has been appointed Chief Executive and Racing Manager to the re-shaped and streamlined Godolphin, it was announced today (Tuesday).
http://www.godolphin.com/news/latest-news/article/10593/godolphin-and-darley-merge
Bluegrass Girl
Racing Post @RacingPost on Tues. Dec. 22 2015·
The best of his Ferguson’s horses will re-join Godolphin at Charlie Appleby’s Moulton Paddocks in Newmarket. Story to follow
Judy Berube from Rhode Island
Dear BGG:
Thanks for this news. Wow, that’s quite a merger; so many wonderful stallions, including Bernie. Love and Hugs, JB
Kathy
December 22 Cherokee Devotional
Right now the season is at high glitter. Christmas trees in the square are covered with twinkling lights and shops and eating places teem with people in a holiday mood. Gifts of love and obligatory gifts pass from hand to hand and most lay their differences aside for a short time.
A time is recalled when the love and happiness were poured into our little homespun Christmas tree, and I wished for lights. My little Cherokee u ni tsi, Mother, took me to the doorway and pointed at the heavens so aglitter with stars. She stood quite still for a few seconds and then smiled at me and said, “It kind of puts a light bulb to shame, doesn’t it?”
…Ere you change conditions that have brought peace and happiness.
Pushmataha
Choctaw
1700s
Elizabeth in NM
Dear Kathy,
Loved the reminder about watching for and appreciating the lovely gifts from above, instead of getting caught up in material things. A great reminder this time of year especially. Look forward every morning to your posts. with love, Elizabeth
Celeste_in_TX
How wonderful to find new photos of the young boys working out at Santa Anita, although I am a little late to checking them out. Thank you so very, very much for continuing to share Zenyatta and her delightful, beautiful offspring with us – it always gives my heart such a lift. Thanks!!
shirleeinindy
Merry Christmas to all of my friends here in Zenny land. What a joy to be able to talk Z and the boys as well racing in general with others. Thanks to all of you who have posted about other horses that you are watching. I have become a fan of many others through your discussions of them.
Safe travel to all and a blessed joyous Christmas.
Judy Berube from Rhode Island
MyDear Shirlee:
Happy Christmas and New Year to you. Love this place and all of you. Love and Hugs, JB
Elizabeth in NM
Dear Shirlee and Judy,
It ‘is’ such a joy to come to Zenny’s website every day. She’s inspired us all by her record of not giving up and being such a sweet soul. I think we all help each other so much through the good and not-so-good days. We all really do care about one another and try to make each others’ days better. What a tremendous blessing we have. Wishing you both a wonderful Christmas and upcoming new year also.
with love, Elizabeth
Judy Berube from Rhode Island
Dear Elizabeth and Z Fans:
Thank you for expressing so beautifully how wonderful it is to share our love for Zenyatta and all horses here on Z’s Blog. So blessed to know all of you.
You’ve all been here for me with prayers and support when needed and I thank you all again. Wishing you a Happy Christmas and New Year. Love and Hugs, JB
Barbara Wood
SO thankful they are in a warm climate for this time of yesr. Thank you, Team Z, for keeping us in the loop. Wishing all Dumplings a Christmas filled with peace and love. Hugs to all. And to you, Zenny…you look marvelous always!
Judy Berube from Rhode Island
Dear Barb W:
Blessed Christmas to you. Love and Hugs, JB
Elizabeth in NM
Dear Barb,
Loved your message – and hope you have a wonderful Christmas also.
with love, Elizabeeth
sheena.davies(wales)
Dear Kathy.Yes the night sky puts artificial lights to shame.Now I am in the middle of town I don’t get to see so much of the night sky as I used to.The rain still falls and the wind blows but the mild days continue and there are floods in Cumbria again!Poor Milo and his last minute shopping buying tide for his mum!Lovely videos from Ray no snow there either.He has lost more furiends again.Mango and family have made it to Ohio to be with Grandma isn’t the funeral today?Shortest day days will start to lengthen and we start looking forward to the return of Monty and Glesni.Poor Metro is too frightened to go into the trailer for his appt at New Bolton he is so confused.Gosh,the Household Cavalry were wonderful at Olympia last night.When they start playing “Land of hope and glory”the tears flow1It was a shame it ended on a sour note with Bertram getting disqualified for marking the horse with his spurs and drawing blood.He was devastated
but rules are rules!I hate spurs there is only need for them in dressage really.I had hoped Mr No Ears could come home for Christmas.The Lesters are on tonight.Sad news is Coneygree is definitely out for the season so won’t be able to defend his Cheltenham crown.Have a great day.Love and hugs to you,Kisses for Holly Nikko and Sugar.SheenaXOXO
Kathy
Dear Sheena,
Nothing like the sight of the stars in the sky out in the country. I smiled when I read about Milo and the Tide. What a cutie! The video from Ray were utterly charming. Good to know Mango and family are in Ohio. Yes, I do believe the funeral was scheduled for today. Enjoy all the wonderful programming on right now. Have a wonderful Tuesday. Love and hugs from me, kisses from Holly, Nikko and Sugar. Kathy XOXO
sheena.davies(wales)
Vroum-Vroum Mag stretches her unbeaten record to 7 at Clonmel today and is now being considered for the mares hurdle at the festival depending on Annie Powers well being.Sheena
tony
Zenny, you have a great looking family. I’m anxious to see what the future holds for both of them. Merry Christmas to you and all of Team Z!
Paula Higgins
The boys look good!! Hope everyone has a great Christmas and Happy New Year.
Diane
Thank you Team Z for the update on the boys, they both look fantastic. Merry Christmas and a happy, healthy New Year to everyone.
Linda in NJ
The boys are looking good. Nice to see Mike Smith aboard Ziconic!! Maybe Ziconic is getting ready for his debut.
Happy Holidays Everyone!
Judy Berube from Rhode Island
Dear Linda:
Happy Holidays to you. Love and Hugs, JB
sheena.davies(wales)
Dear Judy.Just been looking at some wonderful pics of the Dans at the Lopresti farm.Some say they would like WD to go to the Kentucky horse park but he has lived on the farm since he was a yearling and he LOVES life there.I think you know my view on some horses who leave their home!Paul got a visit from his old pal Denman this week and he looks grand.The plaques are still outside Kauto’s stable.Rags to Riches Galileo colt has been named Never so Few.Goodnight God bless you LM PC HT Cap Hercules Frank Bentley and all the sweeties.Love and hugs SheenaX
Judy Berube from Rhode Island
Dear Sheena:
Yes, I agree. Horse are creatures of habit and usually do well in familiar surroundings. Glad to her Denman is doing well. A tribute to Kauto to leave the plaques up; reminds me of JS leaving Z’s stall empty for a while at Hollywood.
Nice name for the RTR and G colt. Would love to see photos of him. Goodnight. Love and Hugs, JB, LM, PC, HT, Cap, Herc, Frank, Bentley and all the Sweeties
Judy Berube from Rhode Island
Oops:
Sorry Sheena, that should be “Glad to hear….. Love and Hugs, JB
Tizgood
PS
I so wish RR could produce a champion !!!!
Such a wonderful talented special mare
and not even The Great Galileo has been
able to give her the gift of a champion.
Love the name.
Tizgood
Dear Sheena,
I don’t know why anyone would think WD would live anywhere but
Charlies, that is his home. He was born and raised there and they are not
selling the farm. They love him and his whole family is there. Those people
are definately not horse people and do not know anything about horses.
So sad, thank goodness they don’t have horses of their own; that is when
things get out of hand.
Love and hugs
Judy Berube from Rhode Island
Dear Mama Z, COZ, ZI and Montey:
Goodnight. Stay comfy and cozy. Love You. Happy Dreams and Sweet Baby Dreams Z. Hugs, JB
Z Princess, Dubai, will always love you
Donna Z
I love the pictures of Coz & Ziconic, especially Coz’s with his orange muzzle. Leave it to Dottie to know how much we would enjoy these pics! Thank you, Dottie.
I am thrilled to see Mike on Ziconic & wish he was riding Coz, too. I hope that this means Mike will be Ziconic’s jockey since he is working him.
I received my key chain & magnets in the mail today & they are great. Thank you, Team Z!
Vamp Sue, I pray that your kidney comes very soon so that you can start feeling better asap.
I would like to wish everyone who is part of Team Z as well as everyone on this blog a very Blessed & Merry Christmas.
Elizabeth in NM
Dear Donna,
Loved your message and wishing you a blessed and wonderful Christmas also.
with love, Elizabeth
Judy Berube from Rhode Island
Dear Donna Z:
Wishing you a Blessed, Happy Christmas and New Year. Love and Hugs, JB and LM
Darlene Daniels
Thank you Dottie for these wonderful photos. 2016 is going to be very exciting with these two boys.
Wishing everyone a Merry Christmas and Blessed Happy New Year.
Echoing what others have said, this blog is a great blessing to me and has forged so many wonderful friendships. None of which could have happened without our beloved Zenyatta and John, Ann, Dottie and Team Z for graciously sharing her with us. Thank you and God bless you all.
andrej
Wise Dan live in home where you were yearling :-) , Coz and Zi sleep in deep soft straw, drink clean not cold water, eat green light hay treats apples, walk on air with groom, care of back legs hooves health, Coz and Zi dont breeze 5 furlong often, expecially Zi, Zenny was big powerfull filly, it is joyfull to see Tug and Guggenheim near with Coz and Zi, beautyfull Zenny do all quietly and not quickly, eat apples, walk on air with mates, care of health, beautyfull Zenny Zi Coz and mates stay comfy and cozy, eat apples, kiss your soft noses, lil 14z filly Dubai im remembering you