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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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    WISE DAN-MORE INFO
    One discussion I heard on this said that it was the quick response by Dan’s team that made a difference. They didn’t delay and give him meds first. When this happens, the affected part of the intestine can die & have to be removed.
    With Dan, they were able to go in & straighten out the twisted part before any further damage was done. So they did not have to cut or resection the intestine.
    Finally a good news colic story!

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      Dear BGG:

      Thanks you. That is very good news. Power Up Danny! Love and Hugs, JB

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      BGG, Thanks for the additional update on Dan. Always so good to hear these stories about the good owners and trainers. Hope he is feeling better soon. No better place to be than R&R in Lexington. Look what they did last year for Rachel.

      We are so fortunate that our beloved Zenyatta and her kids have all stayed very healthy.

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    Verrazano Set for European Debut in Lockinge
    By Myra Lewyn The Blood-Horse May 16, 2014
    Two-time United States grade I winner Verrazano , a prominent 3-year-old last year, makes his first European start May 17 in the JLT Lockinge Stakes (Eng-I) at Newbury.
    Initial plans called for Verrazano, winner of last year’s Wood Memorial Stakes and Haskell Invitational Stakes (both gr. I), to stand stud in 2014 at Coolmore’s Ashford Stud in Versailles, Ky. But he was instead shipped to Coolmore’s Ireland-based Ballydoyle Stables to be trained by Aidan O’Brien for a European campaign.
    Read more on BloodHorse.com: http://www.bloodhorse.com/horse-racing/articles/85116/verrazano-set-for-european-debut-in-lockinge#ixzz31wLc4WQ3

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      Go get ’em V…..love you!
      I think your little sis La Madrina is running this week at Belmont too…will check
      ,….
      PUDanny…..prayers and hugs
      hope you are still safe DeIrene…
      ….
      kisses for all soft noses

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    Prayers for healing to Wise Dan — Power up Danny! Best Wishes for a speedy return to good health, dear boy.
    So sorry about Mr. Meehan’s pony, Pistolero. RIP
    RIP Dehere. Gone too soon.
    Prayers for safety to Delrene and all who are threatened by the fires.
    Hugs

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      Sheena. Good news this am. In morning telephone media call, LoPresti says that Dan came through the night and is looking for his feed. He’s also banging on his hay net. Good signs. Get well boy. We are all praying for a complete recovery for the grandest of ole chestnuts. Power up Danny.

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      This was great news. If I understood LoPresti correctly, just repositioning Dan to get him onto the table straightened out his intestines so they didn’t really have to do much other than close him back up. Power Up Danny!!!

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        Dear Max, Sandy and Sheena:

        Excellent news on Dan – just knew those Birds of Hope would help. Just keep up the fight you great bloke! Hugs KathyR.

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    May 17 Cherokee Devotional

    It is useless to put a warped container inside a good one in hopes of straightening it. It only spoils the good one. The stuff they are made of has to be workable if either is to be saved. We can be affected, even encouraged by outside influences, but real change is from the inside. It is possible to wait a long time for a situation to change so that we can change. It won’t happen. We have to change first-our thoughts, our attitudes, and very often, our reasons. If we are ever to be totally free of u tso a se di, the Cherokee expression for miserable or unhappy circumstances, we will have to remold our own human spirit to the will of the Great Spirit. It is the only help that is not based on money or dependency on someone else who is equally weak.

    Great Spirit, once more behold me on earth and learn to hear my feeble voice.
    Black Elk

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    Dear Sheena,

    I read that Wise Dan will stay in the recovery stall at the hospital for 3-5 days and he will be off the track for 6-8 weeks. They don’t think this will be career ending.

    Amen to safe trips today for all the horses and jockeys!

    Hugs, Kathy

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    Just have to post quick and wish CC good luck today……..hope he wins!!!! Safe trip to all horses and jockeys, no more injuries to either of them. I hope CC has a fair race today not that he gets pinned in by others…….let it be a fair chance for him to prove himself. HAPPY PREAKNESS DAY TO ALL. hugs

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    Sue, I join you in wishing a good trip for CC. It would be so special to have this horse and his team win again. I want him to win and would be really happy if ROC and/or The General came in 2nd or 3rd.

    Safe trip to all.

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    Dear Sheena,

    Checked on the furbabies. Very handsome pic of Ray. Impossible for him to take a bad picture. Marty’s mom made brownies and he’s enjoying that with a glass of milk. That rat has a rough life! Did you see the pic of sweet little Zoe all dressed up, wearing sun glasses and those adorable pink shoes? She is precious! I hope you have a good day. Rooting for CC. Safe trip for all horses and jockeys. Hugs from me, kisses from Holly, Nikko and Sugar. Kathy

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    Dear Kathy.Now am checking on our furbabies.Hope it’s cooled off with you,such devastating wildfires,Marty said it’ll be taters by july.He gets a wonderful life for a rat and has opened a pizza palace in Colorado.Love he gets the run of the kitchen!Great news about WD,praying he can make a full recovery,am waiting to see Verrazano over here he’s 2nd favourite for the Lockinge.Have’nt been on Ray’s page yet,was reading about a feral dog in SC that has a lead pipe stuck on his head rescue groups are desperately trying to sedate him seems he was dumped as a pup!!Glesni is agitated today,maybe Blue 24 around?Enjoyed the feature on Coast and Country last night.Have a great day.Hugs to you,Kisses for Holly,Nikko and Sugar.Sheena.It’s a beautiful day here in Wales.

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    Dear Sheena,

    It’s beginning to cool off, but now we are plagued with the smoke from the San Diego fires drifting into our area. Makes you kind of sick…Best wishes for Verrazano at Lockinge! That’s a dreadful story about that poor dog with the pipe stuck on his head. Praying they will be able to help him! Poor Glesni. She needs peace and quiet. That darned Blue 24…Have a wonderful day and weekend. Hugs and kisses from me and The Pack. Kathy

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      Dear Kathy:

      Didn’t realize you are located in the area of the fires. Please stay safe. Love and Hugs, JB

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        Judy-The fires are so numerous that you really don’t need to live in the exact area to be affected by them.

        • Dear Kathy, Judy and Terry:

          Know about that bushfire smoke – it’s a sting the eyes, catch the throat and difficulty in breathing type of thing – even when we don’t have fires in the Canberra region the prevailing winds can blow the smoke from Victoria or NSW into the city – distances of 100 to 200 miles for it to travel. Just adds to the general feeling of unease. Prayers for rain and safety for all. Hugs KathyR.

        • Dear TC GP:

          Wow. I read they have apprehended a man they think started at least one of the fires. How senseless. Love and Hugs, JB

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    Dear Max.Just seen Verrazano ,gosh,he’s huge!is sweating between his hind quarters,was always a good sign with Frankel.Lovely day at Newbury hotter there than Wales.Great to hear the good news about Dan,onwards and upwards!PU Dan Free the Moose!Sheena.

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      Sheena. V is an exceptionally good looking horse. He probably needs some time to adjust, no pony to take him to the gates and different type of course. Are they racing to the right or is it entirely straight line?

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    Here’s my pathetic attempt at a verse (more like doggerel):
    Roses are red,
    Violets are blue,
    Trina, we love you;
    You’re ever true!
    Now that everyone has finished groaning,…Happy Birthday, dear Trina! You deserve a better verse than that. Big birthday hugs.

    @BGG–thanks for the extra info. on treating colic. Hope we never need it. Hugs.

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      Happy Birthday, Trina.
      Hope this is a wonderful day for you. You have given us all so many wonderful poems and thoughts. Praying for you to have a great day!
      with love, Elizabeth
      PS Thanks Barbara for your birthday wishes. I need to start writing birthdays here in Zenny’s family on my calendar. Your’re always so thoughtful.

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        well said elizabeth.
        i coulnt say it any better.
        cute poem barbara :)

        happy bday trina. may god bless you richly.
        have a grrrreat day!
        love/prayers, vamp

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      Adding my voice to the Birthday Wishes for Trina. Hope you have a good day and a great year! We all miss you here and hope that you stop in more often. Love and hugs from Ohio.

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        Trina-You do so much for everyone else and the only way I knew it was your birthday was because others posted about it. Then again, I guess you are much too modest to toot your own horn. I hope you have the best one ever. You deserve it.

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      Trina

      Have a happy wonderful Happy Birthday. And, wish you many many more.
      Love Ya, Peggy

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        Dear Trina:

        Downunder Birthday Greetings!! Have a wonderful day and many more. Love KathyR and General

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      Dear Barbara W.,
      Thanks for the sweet poem for Trina’s birthday! Big Hugs and Love

      Here’s to Trina! A veritable treasure and one of a kind!!
      Hope you have had an enjoyable (and joyful) day.
      HAPPY BIRTHDAY and many, many more happy years. Lots of Love and Hugs

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      Sheena. Detorri must be happy. Where did Sruthan place? I like him. 3rd is not bad for V for a debut on UK turf. Was young Joe the jockey?

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      Dear Sheena:

      Good effort by Verrazano his first time out in the UK. Congrats Olympic Glory. Love and Hugs, JB

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        JudyB. The Brits were impressed by the size of V. He’s a very big guy. Really good looking too. Just needs some time and maybe another jockey.
        Olympic Glory ran 9th to Wise Dan in the Breeders Cup last year.

        Free the Moose. Neigh x 9. Power Up Danny!

        • Dear Max:

          Always loved V; think he’s gorgeous. Will need to get acclimated to racing in the UK and he should do well. Wow, Olympic Glory raced with the Best. Congrats to him on his win. Loose The Moose! Love and Hugs, JB

        • JudyB. Dan may have been one of the reasons that Frankel did not travel to race in the 2012 Breeders Cup turf mile. Juddamonte is a big supporter of the Breeders Cup. Dan however was then coming off beating top class European horses at Woodbine. He also had consistently faster times. Cecil may have read the tea leaves and decided not to risk a perfect race record with a possible loss to Dan. Frankel had his stud career to consider. As it was, Dan again beat the best that Europe and the UK had to offer other than Frankel and set a record time in the BC turf mile. Dan is just an extraordinary horse with the courage and character of a real hero. Hope that he is also a miracle horse.
          Free the Moose! Neigh x 9. Power Up Danny.

        • Dear Max:

          Dan as a brave and courageous heart; he will beat this. Power Up Danny! Love and Hugs, JB

        • Sorry Max, sure you know I meant Dan has a brave and courageous heart. Love and Hugs, JB

        • JudyB. A typo here and there is no worry. These iPads take over on us.
          Free the Moose and Power Up Danny.

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    Zenny,
    Love all of the photos of you and your ‘kids’! I hope there will be a movie made of your story. I’m so thankful we can watch reruns of all of your races, and that you came through all of them healthy and without injury. You’ve brought us so much joy, God’s many blessings always to you and your sweet ‘girl’ and handsome ‘boys’.
    with love, Elizabeth

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      JudyB. Thank you. It looks like they caught this problem in time thanks to LoPresti being a hands on trainer and Dan telling them right away that he was out of sorts. Good too that Dan lives near that world class hospital. I’m still worried about Dan. Colic is nasty. Hoping for another miracle horse.
      Free the Moose! Neigh x 9. Power Up Danny.

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        Dear Max:

        Colic is a scary thing. It can happen quickly and with dire consequences, as we know. Mr. LoPresti and his team acted immediately and, hopefully, Danny will be back to his Grand Ole Chestnut self soon. Know how much you love that boy; I do too. Power Up Danny! Love and Hugs, JB

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        I won’t be happy until it is certain that Dan is out of the woods. Returning to racing is just a huge bonus. His overall health is what is important.

        • Well said – let’s just get him back to fighting fit before thinking about a return to the track.

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    Good luck to all horses and riders today; safe and sound. Go CC! Power Up Dan! Love and Hugs, JB

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    happy p[reakness day zsters

    God Is Near

    It’s going to be ok.
    How can you know?
    Because God so loved the world.

    I pray that you will begin to understand how incredibly great His power is to help those who believe Him. Ephesians 1:19

    My prayer is that you will find some word, some verse, or some thought that will convince you that God is very near. I pray that as you read you will be reminded that the same voice that stilled the rage on the Sea of Galilee can still the storm in your world. Be assured – He is closer than you’ve ever dreamed.
    -Max Lucado

    safe journey to all horses & jocks today
    god bless, vamp

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    Hi Zenny….hope all is well with you and the PrinZess….
    ….
    it is huge that Dan did not need a “resection” of his intestine ….still major abdominal surgery but bowel intact…PUDanny…
    …..
    V ran a good third….I hear…..his baby sis La Madrina was also third in her race at Belmont today….
    …..
    hope all are safe in SoCal….praying for rain
    ….

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    Trina,
    Many blessings on your special day! This blog is richer with your contributions and we love them all. Lindal

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    Dear Max.There has been a lot of criticism of young Joe’s ride on Verrazano,many would like to see Ryan Moore on board at RA,will most probably go for the Queen Anne,Aidan is very pleased with him.The Lockinge is a straight mile as in UK straight!!Sir Henry and Juddmonte never considered racing Frankel in the US and any way our racecourses are entirely different,yours are much smoother and faster,the UK’s are very undulating that’s why it was so great to see Verrazano coping so well today.PU Dan Free the Moose.Sheena.

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      Sheena. Agree with you about Joe. Ryan Moore might be a better fit for V. However will they change?
      I think that you will find that Cecil did consider the Breeder’s Cup for Frankel for a time, but ruled it out. Dan had won that September over some very nice European horses at Woodbine which is very much like a UK turf course. They can do a mile on one turn at Woodbine and the course is not flat and groomed. It is possibly the top turf course in a North America. Dan has proved himself on that course twice. In 2013 he set a race and track record. This year his time in the Woodford was faster than last year. That is why it is very sad that Dan is ill now. He’s actually getting better as a racer. Free the Moose and Power Up Danny.

      http://www.racingpost.com/news/horse-racing/sir-henry-cecil-plots-campaign-for-frankel/1009706/#newsArchiveTabs=last7DaysNews

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    Doug O’Neill ‏@DougONeill1 · May 15
    Mike Smith will ride Goldencents in the upcoming Met Mile on Belmont Day. Goldencents will leave for New York at the end of the month.

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    Dear Max.Thanks for that article.I knew the idea had been mooted around but could never see it happening.I would have loved to have seen Frankel try a mile and a 1/2 race.I was watching Sea Bird’s Derby and Arc win the other night,the greatest Derby winner I’ve ever seen.Even the great Brigadier attempted a mile and1/2 and won!!Let me know who wins the Preakness.PU Dan Free the Moose.Sheena

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      Sheena. California Chrome won and won well. So nice to see “little guys” win these races. This horse is quite remarkable.

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      Sheena. Another consideration might have been Cecil’s health. He was ill at that time and a trip to California might have been too much. It’s a long trip and a big adjustment for a horse. There has been criticism of Frankel too for not going to the Arc. The Arc is a very difficult race to win at the best of times. Winning 14 races anywhere is a huge achievement. Cecil was right not to risk Frankel’s record under those conditions. And Frankel retired sound to a nice part of the world.
      Any word on Kind?
      Free the Moose and Power up Danny.

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