Dear Friends,
I’m so excited and could not wait to share the news with you! MY DEAR ZELLDA had a beautiful colt by JUSTIFY on April 19th at 6:10 pm. Per Todd, “he is chestnut in color, leggy and weighed in at 107 pounds.”
I’m delighted to let you know both Mom and Foal are doing very well. From all reports, Zellda is an excellent Mother!
I must say, I adore watching newborn foals running and playing outside with their Moms! They are TOO CUTE as they learn to romp about, stretch their bodies and discover the ‘exciting’ places their legs can take them. After a few hours of playtime, it seems like a light bulb goes on and they suddenly realize how ‘quickly’ they can travel to all parts of the paddock. Oh Zellda, have fun! Looks like he loves to run and play!
judy berube
Dear Z, COZ, ZI, ZEL, ZIL, NYM, DC, Marshall and Z Fans:
Marshall, echoing your thoughts for everyone in this heatwave.
Stay well and cool everybody. Love and Hugs to all of you, JB
Marshall (NC Broad)
Dear Judy, Z, Z-Family and Z-Fans,
❤️ 🐎 ❤️ 🐎 ❤️ 🐎 ❤️
Hugs and L♡ve 🥰
judy berube
Dear Z, COZ, ZI, ZEL, ZIL, NYM and DC:
Thinking of all of you and hoping you’re staying comfy in this heat. Love and Hugs, JB
Rebecca
Nymue!
Facebook, Lane’s End Farm.
https://www.facebook.com/share/p/3xbA1wWKDJ3BxwFt/?mibextid=TrneLp
Marshall (NC Broad)
Dear Rebecca,
Thanks for posting this link. Nymue looks gorgeous — so much like Z and yet, uniquely herself. Hoping she has an exciting future: successful and healthy and happy! I wonderful how tall she is now?
Hugs and Love ❤️
Marshall (NC Broad)
Oops! Make that “I wonder how tall she is now?” Not wonderful!!
HugZ 🙃
judy berube
Dear Rebecca:
Thank you so very much. I have been trying to find a recent photo of Nymue for some time with no success. She’s just gorgeous. Seems she does have War Front’s coat color or just might be that particular photo and sun exposure.
Guess she won’t leave for training until the Autumn. Thanks again. Love and Hugs, JB
judy berube
Dear Z, COZ, ZI, ZEL, ZIL, NYM and DC:
Love and Big Hugs to all of you, JB
Rebecca
You’re welcome for the photo; saw it while scrolling Facebook, it’s very recent.
In other news, the colt in this post, Justify x Zellda, is named JUST SAYIN as of Wednesday, July 17. The 2023 Twirling Candy colt is still unnamed, but he was bred by Ann Holbrook Moss & Jerome S. Moss Trust, while Just Sayin is bred by Ann Holbrook Moss alone.
’23 Zellda is still at Lane’s End; would not be surprised if he ships out the same time as his aunt Nymue.
Rebecca
For the Rags to Riches fans:
Her granddaughter, out of the 2014 Galileo mare Rather Special, won the fifth at Monmouth today. Gilded Edge, a 2021 Justify filly, was unplaced in her first two outings and thus went off at 20-1 before winning today’s race in a blanket finish by a nose. She is owned and bred by Coolmore and trained by Todd Pletcher.
https://twitter.com/3coltshandicap/status/1815099410856206632
She has a 2022 full sister, Rather Distinct, who has been working at Keeneland. She was a $200,000 yearling.
judy berube
Dear Rebecca:
Thank you for the news on Just Sayin (love it) and ZEL’s Twirling Candy boy. Yes, I bet they go into training at the same time. Looking forward to following all of them.
Thanks too on Gilded Edge and Rather Distinct. Congrats to Gilded Edge and Godspeed to both of them.
Love and Hugs, JB
Love and Hugs, JB
judy berube
Dear Z, COZ, ZI, ZEL, ZIL, NYM and DC:
Goodnight and Happy Dreams. Stay cool. Love and Hugs, JB
Rebecca
Beholder offspring update:
Both of her retired daughters, Karin With an I (Curlin) and Teena Ella (War Front), were bred to Authentic for 2025 foals; Karin With an I produced an Authentic colt in January. Teena Ella was never officially reported retired but was never seen again in the afternoon after winning the G3 Senorita in May 2023; her last work was Aug 7, 2023, a 3f work that took place more than six weeks after her previous (also 3f) work.
Tamara is probably also retired or about to be after having not worked since May 25, although she is still assigned to Santa Anita.
Beholder’s 2yo Curlin colt that made $4mil at Fasig-Tipton’s Saratoga Sale last year is still unnamed and is assigned to Bob Baffert’s stable. He has not recorded any workouts.
The latest Beholder offspring is a 2024 Jackie’s Warrior filly (she did not have a 2023 foal), and she is in foal to Gun Runner.
Marshall (NC Broad)
Dear Rebecca,
Thanks so much for these updates! Hope all goes well with Beholder’s offspring (and their offspring) and of course, for the marvelous Beholder as well. Always!
Wow, $4million!!! That is some price-tag!
Hugs and Love
Rebecca
Since the updates are a hit, I figured I’d do Songbird now. I am planning a Rachel’s Valentina and Rags to Riches breeding update once more breedings are published (Lane’s End and Ashford have yet to post theirs and I have reason to believe they and their daughters in America are bred to stallions from those barns)….
Zellda’s 2025 breeding has not been posted yet either; I wonder if she was bred back to Twirling Candy or Justify (or changed over to Flightline maybe).
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Songbird’s first foal, the 2019 Arrogate mare Song Gate, was bred to Good Magic for 2025. She has a yearling Tapit filly (assigned to Keeneland, so look at KeeSept) and a weanling Flightline colt.
Her second foal, the 2020 Tapit filly Magical Song, made her 4yo debut with a second-place finish in a Gulfstream Maiden Special on July 5, and worked TODAY, July 26, 4f in 49.27. Heather Smullen is her trainer. She is 0-for-5, with one second and one third.
Her third foal is the 2021 Tapit filly Rumours Have It. She is assigned to Todd Pletcher but has not worked since February and only has four lifetime works.
Her fourth foal is a 2022 Curlin colt, who sold for $1 million to Grandview Equine at Keeneland September last year; he is assigned to them and still unnamed. He has worked at Winstar Training Center, but not since May.
Her fifth foal is a 2023 Curlin filly, who is assigned to Keeneland; look for her in the Keeneland September catalog when that is released.
Her sixth foal is a 2024 Gun Runner colt, born May 2.
She is back in foal to Gun Runner for 2025.
judy berube
Dear Rebecca:
Thanks for all the breeding news. My goodness, some Royal babies there. Will be looking forward to their progress.
Love and Hugs, JB
Rebecca
Songbird’s 2023 Curlin filly is hip 225 at Keeneland.
Song Gate’s 2023 Tapit filly is hip 612.
Allen
Hope everyone got to watch the interview with Mike today, was on Fox day at the races. Of course he had to tell of his Love for Zenyatta. Hope everyone is well and having a great day.
Marshall (NC Broad)
Was that the Cart-Talk segment at Saratoga with Jonathon Kincher?
I saw that interview, and it was so good and lots of fun, too. Love those Cart-Talk interviews. Hope Mike Smith has lots of rides yet to come —
he is such an A+++++ individual!! After all, any friend of Zenyatta’s is a
friend of mine, too. Mike is the Best!
Have a great week!
Hugs and Love
Marshall (NC Broad)
Oops!
I apologize for the typo — Jonathon Kinchen, not Kincher.
Cheers!!
judy berube
Dear Allen, Marshall and Z Fans:
Marshall, agree, our Mikey is a great rider and a classy guy. I’ll never forget his interview after the 2010 BCC race. He was in tears critical of himself for Z’s second place finish. That race will always be my favorite; the most magnificent effort by him and Z (or any horse and rider) that I’ve ever seen.
Love and Hugs, JB
judy berube
Dear Z, COZ, ZI, ZEL, ZIL, NYM and DC:
Thinking of all of you and sending Love and Hugs, JB
Marshall (NC Broad)
Dear Judy,
❤️ 🐎 ❤️ 🐎 ❤️
Hugs and Love
Marilu Villanueva
Dear Zenyatta, so happy to hear about Zellda’s beautiful colt. How about you? Saw latest pictures of you in FB with your visitors. You are looking good and enjoying the summer. Take good care of yourself. Love and hugs always! Marilu
judy berube
Dear Z Fans;
Oh, the memories; Zenyatta and Mikey. Dancing Queen.
Love You Kari B. (For those of you who may not know, Kari B was a sweet Z’ster who made many glorious videos of Z. Sadly she passed away some years ago, but is not forgotten).
https://youtu.be/LM1Q5rflpnA
Love and Hugs, JB
Marshall (NC Broad)
Dear Judy,
Ahhh, poetry in motion!! Thanks so much for this chance to stroll down Memory Lane — Hail Zenyatta, the BEST of the best ever! She was/is such a gift, a miraculous gift! And Kari B., such a sweet, talented and beautiful soul, an angel who left us too soon.
❤️ 🐎 ❤️ 🐎 ❤️
Hugs and Love
Rebecca
ZELLDA was bred to PRACTICAL JOKE for 2025!
Rebecca
Rags to Riches:
Her 2009 Giant’s Causeway daughter Opulence and 2016 Australia daughter Stratification are in Japan, where both have produced starters. (Opulence made headlines in 2014 & 2015 for producing the first foals for Stay Thirsty – a short-lived colt – and Shanghai Bobby – now a retired gelding named The Bobby).
Opulence produced a Verrazano colt in 2016 who was sold to Japanese interests; a winner, Fort Wadsworth is now retired. Her 2017 offspring is a gelded son of American Pharoah, Formal Attire, now also retired. She had no 2018 foal. Her 2019 American Pharoah son, Strike Rich, is actively racing in Japan. Her 2020 foal is a black daughter of Duramente, a winner, named Tiffany Donna. She has not raced since last year. She did not produce live foals in 2021 or 2022 after being bred to Suave Richard and Kizuna, respectively, but produced a Suave Richard filly in 2023. She had no foal in 2024 after being bred to Kitasan Black. Japan does not report matings until late in the year so we won’t know who she or Stratification have been bred to for a couple months.
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Her 2010 Henrythenavigator colt, Admirer, is deceased.
Her 2011 Galileo colt, Rhett Butler, initially was named Auguste Rodin (which is now the name of a Deep Impact colt we all know); that name was changed before he raced. He was a champion in Serbia and Hungary and now stands stud in that part of the world.
Her 2012 Galileo gelding, Rich and Righteous, won on DIRT in Dubai and was shortly retired thereafter; he made a total of 18 starts.
Her 2013 Galileo son, Never So Few, raced in America but never won and is now at stud in South America.
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Her 2014 Galileo daughter, Rather Special, never raced and is her only daughter still owned by Coolmore; she has produced six foals – her latest one in 2023. Her first foal, an American Pharoah gelding, won on the flat in Ireland before switching to hurdles, where he didn’t fare well before retiring after 17 lifetime outings. Her 2019 Uncle Mo daughter is deceased. Her 2020 American Pharoah daughter is unnamed. Her 2021 Justify daughter, Gilded Edge, is in training and is a winner for Coolmore. Her 2022 Justify daughter, Rather Distinct, is in training and was a KeeSept graduate last year. Her 2023 daughter is an unnamed Munnings filly. Rather Special was bred back to Munnings for 2025.
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Rags’ 2016 Australia daughter, Stratification, was placed on the track and is now in Japan. Her oldest is an active Justify colt from 2021, Danon Strada, who has placed. Her 2022 Lord Kanaloa filly is unnamed. She produced no foal after being bred to Contrail in 2023, and produced a Kitasan Black colt on April 28 this year.
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After Stratification, Rags to Riches has a series of unnamed sons (Coolmore is annoying…) by Uncle Mo (2017), Tapit (2018, did enter training but never raced), Curlin (2019), American Pharoah (2020), and Justify (2021 – has trained with Todd Pletcher this year; was a June foal). She was not bred for 2022 and produced a Munnings filly in 2023. She had an Uncle Mo colt on March 10 of this year and was bred back to Tiz the Law for 2025.
judy berube
Dear Rebecca:
Thanks for the news on ZELLDA and RTR. God Bless them both; safe pregnancies and foalings. Love and Hugs, JB
judy berube
Dear Z, COZ, ZI, ZEL, ZIL, NYM and DC:
Thinking of you and sending Love and Hugs, JB
judy berube
Dear Z, COZ, ZI, ZEL, ZIL, NYM and DC:
Stay cool and comfy. Love You. Hugs, JB❤️🌺❤️🌺❤️🌺❤️🌺❤️
Marshall (NC Broad)
Dear Zenyatta and Z-family,
It’s summertime, and I hope you are living easy! It is hot and humid with lots of rain here so I’m hoping you have lots of shade and cool breezes in your pastures. Can’t wait for the crisp air of fall — hope it doesn’t take until November to get here!
Best wishes to ’23 Zellda and Nymue whenever their training experiences start. Z, you will have an empty nest, but you have lots of friends around. Also, you might be able to keep an eye on Just Sayin over the fence perhaps?
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Hope all Z-Friends are well, safe and staying cool with all the crazy weather!
Hugs and Love 💕 🐎 💕
Nancy Stamp
So sad about Black Caviar. What a shock.
judy berube
Dear Nancy and Z Fans:
Nancy, oh my God how sad. Just looked for info on her after reading your post. I had no idea.
https://www.barrons.com/news/australian-champion-race-horse-black-caviar-dies-035ac337#:~:text=Black%20Caviar%20had%20been%20suffering,very%20sad%2C%22%20Moody%20added.
Run free in God’s Heaven Beautiful Girl😓😓😓
Love and Hugs, JB❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
judy berube
Dear Z, COZ, ZI, ZEL, ZIL, NYM, 23 ZEL, Just Sayin and DC:
Love all of you sooo much. Big Hugs, JB❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
judy berube
Dear Z Fans:
Here’s a more detailed article from Paulick Report on the sad passing of Black Caviar.
https://paulickreport.com/news/bloodstock/simply-the-best-undefeated-australian-icon-black-caviar-dies-at-age-18
Love and Hugs, JB
Marshall (NC Broad)
Dear Judy,
Thanks for posting these links for us. Such a tragic end to a wondrous mare who gave so much happiness and so many thrills.
Hail and farewell, Black Caviar. 💔 RIP beautiful one, running again on your 18th birthday, among the angels.
Wishing good health to your newborn colt, your last accomplishment here.
Condolences to all who loved and cared for this extraordinary mare.
Hugs and Love 😔
Rebecca
It’s still sinking in. I remember setting alarms for crazy hours to watch her. She was something else. Thankfully she has left several daughters to carry her bloodline, and that her colt managed to be born and was not lost with her. RIP Black Caviar.
judy berube
Dear Marshall and Rebecca:
It’s just so sad. Made me think of another beautiful mare we lost last year couple of days after foaling, Havre de Grace. She was 15 years old. 😓 Devastating loses.
Love and Hugs, JB
Marshall (NC Broad)
Dear Judy,
Yes it is very sad — losing Black Caviar and Havre de Grace, as well as others who leave us much too soon.
Today we learn that Black Caviar’s newborn colt did not survive. Poor baby is with his mother now. RIP little angel.
So many tears — condolences to all who cared for Nelly and loved her. 💔
RIP beautiful girl. I pray medical science can find an effective cure for laminitis soon.
Hugs and Love
judy berube
Dear Marshall:
RIP Little One.
Love and Hugs, JB
judy berube
Dear Z Fans:
Something to lift our spirits. A really wonderful interview with our Mikey from two years ago by American Racing.
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=2Sp4gGSmed0
Love and Hugs, JB
Marshall (NC Broad)
Dear Judy,
Thanks for posting this interview! Sweet reminiscences and good memories from our Mike Smith. Very nice. What a guy!!
Hugs and Love
judy berube
Dear Marshall:
Mike is, indeed, a great guy. Love hearing him talk fondly about the horses. He truly loves them like we do.
Love and Hugs, JB
judy berube
Dear Z, COZ, ZI, ZEL, ZIL, NYM and DC:
Love and Hugs, JB🏇🏻❤️🏇🏻❤️🏇🏻❤️🏇🏻❤️🏇🏻
judy berube
Dear Z, COZ, ZI, ZEL, ZIL, NYM and DC:
Thinking of you and sending Love and Hugs, JB🏇🏻❤️🌺🏇🏻❤️🌺🏇🏻❤️🌺
judy berube
Dear Z Fans:
Nice video from BloodHorse with Trainer, Cherie DeVaux (David Ingordo’s wife) and beautiful filly, Vahva.
https://www.bloodhorse.com/horse-racing/videos/279120/trainer-cherie-devaux-on-vahva
Love and Hugs, JB
Kathy
Dear Judy,
Thanks so much for sharing! Vahva really is a gorgeous creature!
Hugs, Kathy
judy berube
Dear Kathy and Marshall:
Love and Hugs, JB
Marshall (NC Broad)
Dear Judy,
Thanks for the video! Cherie DeVaux has really come into her own — she is a very good trainer. Vahva is a lovely girl!
Hugs and Love ❤️
Rebecca
Zellda’s 2023 Twirling Candy colt has been named….. SHUGGY. Well okay then. Shuggy and Just Sayin.
Zilkha is somehow still at Santa Anita even though she hasn’t worked since July 8. I hope they put a stop to training her before next year rolls around and she is a maiden 5yo in training.
Marshall (NC Broad)
Rebecca,
Thanks for the news about Zellda’s (2023 Twirling Candy) colt’s name!
Wonder if Shuggy rhymes with “buggy” or “boogie”? Maybe the more sugary of the pronunciations?
Hugs and Love
moshok
With Twirling Candy as his daddy and Candy Ride as his granddaddy, the more sugary pronunciation seem most likely to me.
Marshall (NC Broad)
That’s what I was thinking, too! 🍭
Cheers❣️
Kathy
Dear Marshall,
I’m thinking it rhymes with “boogie.”
Hugs, Kathy
Marshall (NC Broad)
Dear Kathy,
Yes, me too. It sounds sweeter❣️
Hugs and Love
judy berube
Dear Z, COZ, ZI, ZEL, ZIL, NYM and DC:
Thinking of all of you and sending Love and Big Hugs, JB