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Zenyatta and Life Is Sweet. Photo courtesy of Alys Emson/Lane's End.
Zenyatta and Life Is Sweet. Photo courtesy of Alys Emson/Lane’s End.

Happy Wednesday!

Zenyatta will make an appearance on the TV Show Horseplayers tonight! Episode six of ten airs at 9/8c on Esquire Network.

If you don’t get Esquire, the episodes are available on http://tv.esquire.com/now/ as well as iTunes, Google Play and Amazon.

Enjoy!
-Team Z

Baby bump! Photo courtesy of Alys Emson/Lane's End
Baby bump! Photo courtesy of Alys Emson/Lane’s End

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      Mary Rampellini ‏Daily Racing Form tweet on Sat. March 15 2014
      Rebel order of finish: Hoppertunity, Tapiture, Ride On Curlin, Strong Mandate, Sheltowee’s Boy, Street Strategy, Kobe’s Back, Jet Cat.

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      Congratulations to Hoppertunity, Bob Baffert, Mike Smith

      All roads lead to Louisville………………..Hint, Hint, Pool Weekend

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    Dear Judy. Goodnight, God bless you, LM PC HT Little Captain and all the Sweeties.Hope you’ve had a great day visiting Charlie and the horses.Happy Birthday for Hudson on Monday.Am I right in thinking it’s Charlie’s birthday on the 19th same day as our Kauto?Love and hugs SheenaX

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      Dear Sheena:

      Yes, had a great visit with Charlie today. You are correct, he will be eight years old on Wednesday, the 19th. He’s in good company. Love and Hugs, JB, LM, PC, HT, Cap and all the Sweeties.

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    Here is another VIDEO Replay of Rebel Stakes
    2014 Rebel Stakes at Oaklawn Park- Hoppertunity Wins 2014 Rebel
    Horseracingization
    Published on Mar 15, 2014
    Hoppertunity winning the 2014 Rebel Stakes at Oaklawn Park on March 15th, 2014. Hoppertunity won the Rebel Stakes by a neck over Tapiture. Ride On Curlin was third and Strong Mandate ran 4th. The Rebel Stakes was a Kentucky Derby Championship Series race for the 2014 Kentucky Derby Points System and all four horses will receive points towards their chance to enter the 140th Kentucky Derby. In the Kentucky Derby Points System, the Rebel Stakes awards 50 points to Hoppertunity, 20 points to Tapiture, 10 points to Ride On Curlin and 5 points to Strong Mandate.
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iYpR0HOC59E

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      Dear BGG:

      Thanks for this info. Have not had a chance to check to see who won. Congrats to Hoppertunity on his win. Nice going by Tapiture and Strong Mandate too.

      Love and Hugs, JB

        • Give him points for minding and taking care if his business.
          What a group! Put , Calvin on Tap and look out!

        • Ann-Agree. This was one time when Mike Smith’s repurtation helped him. Any other jock would have been dq’d.

        • Dear TC GP:

          I agree. Also, I think because it was a Stakes race with big money involved, the Stewards are more inclined to let it go. Love and Hugs, JB

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    Jay Privman ‏Daily Racing Form tweets Sat. March 15 2014 SUNLAND DERBY
    Midnight Hawk (Smith) and Chitu (Garcia) headed to next week’s Sunland Derby,
    per Baffert, who won race last year with Govenor Charlie.
    Add Victor Espinoza to that all-star jockey line-up at Sunland 3-23. He rides Garen for Peter Miller in Sunland Derby. I think I’ll go, too.
    Pletcher informs that Commissioner (John Velazquez) and Global Strike (Castellano) will represent him in Sunland Derby 3-23. #derbywatch
    That’s some line-up of riding talent at Sunland next Sunday with (at least) Smith, Velazquez, Castellano and Garcia all there. #sunland

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    Hello All…..home from Oaklawn and thawing ….
    Zenny…..thank you for the sticker….got it today and its just super…
    Hovis…..it was Daffidil Day at Oaklawn today ….wore one in your honor …
    thoughts on Rebel Day….
    …
    Winner of the Razorback Handicap was Golden Lad….big muscular dark ….and he has
    spots…white spots…looks like he had paint spilled on him
    ….
    Majestic City…second in Razorback….freaks out in confined spaces…Oaklawns paddock is inside ..so he got saddled outside…in the rain …then got brought in just before time for the post parade….very jittery…tried to throw Rosario off before leaving paddock…twice…hubby and I were surrounded by his owners in the paddock area…got an earful about his issues from them
    …
    lots of bumping in Rebel….going to look at tapes but think Tapiture bumped Strong Mandate….

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      Hi Zenny…..almost forgot….arrived Oaklawn 5 minutes too late for autographs by Calvin and your Mikey….but a man was carrying away a large poster of YOU that he had brought in from home to get Mikey to sign…and your legend grows…

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      carol. I watched the replay of the Rebel. It looked like summer at Oaklawn to me, without the 5 feet of snow that I see every day.

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    Dear Z Fans:

    Just watched the replay of the Rebel Stakes. Looked like Hoppertunity and Tapiture had quite a bit of bumping. Tough one to lose for Tapiture. Both horses very determined. Love and Hugs, JB

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      Fitting name for that race, JB and Zfans.
      Give some points to the Wild Banshee ( Kobes Back ) for his exciting display!
      Hope they all came out in sound condition. How do you stop a freight train, Tap?
      More fine prep racing ahead as we get closer to KY……like, Shirlee, am afraid to even say a name of a fav.
      RIP beautiful little filly. Gone too soon.
      Luv ya Zenny!

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    Dear Mama Z, COZ, Red Prince and Baby Z:

    Stay warm and cozy. Sweet Baby Dreams. Love Ya. Hugs, JB

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      JudyB. That’s Abby! He casually trotted off after his fall that took out Ruby. However, injuries can show up later, so that I hope that he’s okay. His stablemate, Adriana des Mottes, kicked Ruby on her way over the hurdle, and tossed off her jockey, Paul Townsend. Paul was only sore from his fall. I think that she’s okay too. She races in the same colors as Annie Power.

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        Dear Max:

        You’re so right. Sometimes an injury is not immediately noted. Hope Abby is OK and Adrianna as well. Guess Paul T. was lucky, unlike Ruby. Love and Hugs, JB

        • JudyB. I was reading about one of Kauto’s falls. He bruised his back and stretched some muscles, which only showed up the next day. He could not bend down to eat from his manger. It took two weeks before he could bend his neck to graze. Abby took a big fall in this race at Cheltenham, but he did get up right away and gallop off. I don’t think that Adriana fell. She only unseated Paul and hoofed Ruby. Strange thing is that these were the only horses to put their hooves to Ruby. All of the others missed him. He is lucky.

        • Dear Max:

          Ruby is very lucky, indeed. Don’t know if you remember a jockey who rode the New York Circuit. His name is Robbie Davis. The article below is his story. A horse he was riding struck a jockey who had fallen from his mount right in the path of RD’s mount. It’s a reminder of just how unpredictable and dangerous riding can be. RD has six children, three of which have chosen to follow in his footsteps; Jacqueline, Katie and Dylan Davis.

          RD is currently a trainer at Aqueduct and his daughter Katie rode his most recent entry on 3/15/14, Jack’s R Wild; they finished third.

          http://articles.latimes.com/1989-03-15/sports/sp-650_1_robbie-davis

          Love and Hugs, JB

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    Dear Bluegrass Girl

    Thank You so much for the updated leaderboard. My favorite is there and so hope he stays healthy. So much good information on there and even tells the date and time of the post position draw and the network that will carry it.. I always like to watch that. Its the beginning for me.

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      JudyB. Thanks for this. I hope that we see a photo of him soon. He was a handsome little foal. His sale price was a bargain given his pedigree.

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        Dear Max:

        A bargain, indeed. Tried to find a recent photo of him; so far no luck. Love and Hugs, JB

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    As you all know, I am a computer dummy but there is a beautiful poem on Palace Malice’s facebook page. It was posted after OnlyForYOU died. It is called Don’t Cry For The Horses and will make you cry but in a good way.

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    March 16 Cherokee Devotional

    It seems there is often too much of one thing and not enough of the other. Balance has a way of disappearing when we need it most. But it is our fault for thinking that once we have all things working together it will stay in balance without our having to do anything else. Nothing is so set that it will never change. We should never give in to challenges that throw us off center. Wait a little while. Something may be working that we don’t know about. Don’t accept everything as it appears. It can change in a moment’s notice and swing our way. Very often the law of nonresistance is at work here. Some of our best decisions are based on standing still until we can get a true picture.

    When life is easy, complex patterns of life can develop.
    Cooweescoowee

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    “Don’t cry for the horses
    That life has set free
    A million white horses
    Forever to be

    Don’t cry for the horses
    Now in God’s hands
    As they dance and they prance
    To a heavenly band

    They were ours as a gift
    But never to keep
    As they close their eyes
    Forever to sleep

    Their spirits unbound
    On silver wings they fly
    A million white horses
    Against the blue sky

    Look up into heaven
    You’ll see them above
    The horses we lost
    The horses we loved

    Manes and tails flowing
    They Gallop through time
    They were never yours
    They were never mine

    Don’t cry for the horses
    They will be back someday
    When our time has come
    They will show us the way”
    ― Brenda Riley-Seymore

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    Dear Kathy. Welcome home! Hope you had a great time with Steve and the furbabies! That poem! so beautiful,thinking of the horses that died at Cheltenham.If you notice my posts to Max it was certainly a dramatic week for horses and riders to say the least.I went up on the Tuesday,was great to see “my” boys Kauto and Denman parading and Quevega making history what a mare!had a wonderful time.
    Happy birthday to Boo he’ll soon have II million friends!Poor Gizmo and his sister Cooper were attacked by a much larger dog this week,thank goodness no serious damage but Cooper is taking longer to recover.Fubu is visiting the vet tomorrow ,he can’t meow very much anymore but is still eating his kitty gravy.Marty is his usual very funny self.Have a wonderful Sabbath.Hugs to you,Kisses for the Puppy Pack.Sheena.

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      Dear Sheena,

      Thanks! It’s good to be back. So nice to get away, but comforting to be back in my normal routine as well. So glad you were able to go up to Cheltenham. I have a lot of catching up to do with the FB furbabies. Doesn’t Zoe look fabulous in her darling St. Paddy’s Day finery? Sorry to hear of Gizmo and Cooper being attacked. Many a small dog is killed by a larger dog. Glad Fubu is still eating. You know the end is near when they stop taking nourishment. Marty is a cutie. He makes me smile without fail. Have a beautiful Sabbath. Hugs from me, kisses from The Pack. Kathy

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      Sheena. Happy for you that you got to see The Tank and the Living Legend, and enjoyed your trip. I’m posting a photo of Kauto for you and so that others can see your favorite horse. My oh my, he looks good in that blanket. He looks like a colt.

      Read Mullins’ comments on not appealing the results of the Gold Cup. He and Wylie are class acts. Wylie said that if the horse was not awarded the prize on the turf, he was not going to try to get it elsewhere. They’ll be back next year.

      https://mobile.twitter.com/KingKautoV/status/445104417323634689/photo/1

        • JudyB. Charlie would look nice in such a blanket, at least until he decided to shred it. How’s he doing?

        • Dear Max:

          Left a post on Page 4 of the Blog on my yesterday with Charlie and Hudson and I also linked some photos that I took. My post was “waiting for moderation” because of all the links with the photos, so I don’t know if you saw them.

          Charlie is doing really well and he looks great. He and his paddock mates have not been wearing blankets because Angel is fed up. There are rips and tears in every blanket that she has and some of them are beyond mending. It’s good that the weather has been milder and sunny and the horses don’t need the blankets during the day. At night, when it gets colder, they are in the barn.

          Hudson is becoming so much calmer and more confident since she’s been in the care of Deb and Amanda. She, like The Fly, is still a biter; but not as much as before. We’ll be in for an adventure very soon when “the new shoes man” comes. Deb and Amanda have been lifting her feet and tapping them to get her to stand to be shod and not kill the farrier. Wonder what Hovis would think of that? Love and Hugs, JB

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    Tis the time for the wearing of the green so a good time for a good ole Irish Blessing:

    May your neighbors respect you.
    Troubles neglect you.
    The angels protect you.
    And heaven accept you.

    Beannacht De Leat (God’s blessing with you)(Gaelic)
    Siochan leat (Peace be with you)

    To all Zsters and dumplings with love.
    Maryp

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    Jay Privman ‏Daily Racing Form Sunday March 16 2014
    Hoppertunity to SA Derby, Bayern to Ark splits Baffert runners +
    avoids SA Derby conflict for Stevens.
    We’ll see if that’s how it plays out

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    Dear Z, COZ, Little Big Red and Baby Z:

    Goodnight. Sweet Baby Dreams. Love You. Hugs, JB

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    Dear Max. Thanks so much for the pic of Kauto.He looks so beautiful in the spring sunshine.Mullins was very wise not to appeal,would’nt have been a good way to win a Gold Cup.Lord Windermere may run at Punchestown, nothing definite yet.
    I read some of the tweets sent to Ruby,had to laugh at the one that said “do you hate horses because you are so short”Most of the jump jockeys are taller,must have confused him with our smaller flat jockeys!Jamie Moore (ryan’s brother)who won on SDG had a tumble at Ffos Las today is a bit stiff and sore.Think SDG is going to run at Sandown on the last big day of jumps in April.Hope your snow starts to melt soon.Free the Moose! Sheena.Is Moose’s birthday next sunday a cake???

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      Sheena. I laughed at that one too. Still am laughing. Not certain how tall Ruby is, but he is definitely shorter than Annie Power, who is magnificently tall like Z or Big D. From photos he looks shorter than Mullins who also used to be a jockey. Joseph O’Brien is very tall. It’s the weight that matters, as you know. Ruby looks to be pretty thin. Heard about Jamie. Hope that he is not too injured. He’s a nice guy.
      I also read today that Clive Smith was upset with Paul Nicholls for a long time because Paul mispronounced Kauto’s name from the day that Kauto arrived from France. He called him Kato. It just occurred to me that Kauto probably understands French because he was initially trained there and he raced in France. Same for Quevega. These horses are so clever. Free the Moose! Neigh!

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    Hi Zenny and Team Z…I received my sticker yesterday! Thank you for giving us another opportunity to share in “all things Zenyatta”. Love to you, big, beautiful girl!

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    Dear Max.Yes,I recall that misunderstanding.It still saddens me that it all had to end on such a sour note.I may have to get my baker’s hat on for the birthdays.Also it’s Charlie’s birthday on the 19th as well.I have just been on Istabraq’s facebook,he has over 4,000
    friends now,after he had mentioned the McManus I-2 in the champion hurdle he said our thoughts must be with Our Conor.Am sure Ruby is glad to be out of the limelight for a while.Isty was also wishing the mighty Big Buck’s a very happy retirement something I notice Ruby hasn’t even mentioned!Free the Moose!Sheena

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      Sheena. The Fly’s birthday is coming up in April too. Lots of birthdays. Lots of cake. April 1 is the triple header: Z, Red and Big D. I drink Guinness on April 1 in honor of Z even though I don’t like beer. I drink Fiji water every day.
      Ruby’s still talking, but now it’s all about him. He’s seeing a specialist about his arm later this week. Wish that Our Conor and those other horses were around to see a specialist.
      Clive Smith sounds like a guy who takes a very detailed interest in his horses. He even designed his own racing silks. I liked that he moved Kauto to a place where Kauto would get the best of care, a second interesting career to keep him active and would be near Smith for visits.

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    Dear Judy. Goodnight God bless you LM PC HT Little Captain and all the Sweeties. Nissy’s been teleporting again!Have been watching a programme about Gene Clark, he used to be with The Byrds in the 60’s and Zenyatta’s Daddy Jerry Moss was being interviewed.Love and hugs SheenaX

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      Dear Sheena:

      Very cute Blog from Nissy and Sivvers. Thank you. Must have been great to see that interview; that’s when JM was very prominent in the music business. Love and Hugs, JB, LM, PC, HT, Cap and all the Sweeties

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    I just love these photos of Zenny. She’s living the life of a horse now and she looks like a happy mom to be!

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    Dear Ann,
    Glad to hear that the Pack will be going to “the big Dance”!
    Hearty Congratulations to UVa, ACC Champions!
    Hugs

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    Dearest Zenyatta, hello sweet girl. I wanted to thank you and Team Z for the wonderful surprise of receiving one of your stickers on Saturday. I have your “Z” sticker framed and sitting with your too cute plushie and I will be framing this “dancing” one too. It was wonderful!! Sweet dreams my love. Hugs, Dawn

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    Dear Sis Peggy, hello my wonderful friend. I hope everything is well with you! I have been watching Ring Weekend too. He is very special. Tapit is that gift that just keeps on giving. I can’t believe how many of his offspring are on the Derby Trail! I will be visiting him again in June, I love seeing him at Gainesway each year. Can’t wait. Hope to talk to you soon. Hugs, Dawn

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    To Max, Judy B., Maryp, Sandy, Janet N., Marshall, Kathy, Celeste, Heidi, Delrene, Auntie Judy, Deborah, Beth, Sheena, Shari and the Children, Sue and Tony and anyone else I may have missed. I left a message for you all with my Cozmic One birthday card posting, but wanted to thank you all again for your very kind words. I am so glad that you enjoyed it! Hugs, Dawn

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    Happy Belated Birthday to Stephanie and Alex!!! Trina your poems were wonderful as always!! Hugs, Dawn

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