Zenyatta and Bernardini

It's a beautiful sunny morning, and the kits are running in and out of the house. Lovey just came in and knocked everything off the desk, and finally got what she wanted - about 10 pieces of mixed grill Party Mix kitty treats. Nedi is just having a great time stretching his legs. - Gosh, I love to listen to the rumble of Sam Elliot's voice.... the TV just ran a Dodge Ram ad, and I had to stop typing, just so I could listen to Sam's voice. He's fantastic.
Zenyatta, the 2010 Horse of the Year in North America, will be bred to Bernardini, a son of A.P. Indy. Bernardini did not race as a two-year-old, but was a grade 1 race winner at 3. His first crop of foals just turned 4, and he has several group and grade 1 winners in his get list. He has sired the US winners A Z Warrior, To Honor and Serve, Theyskens' Theory, Stay Thirsty and Sir Lancelot. His son Biondetti has won a group 1 race in Italy. Bernardini, in his own racing career, won the Preakness Stakes, the Travers Stakes, and the Jockey Club Gold Cup; he placed second in the 2006 Breeders' Cup Classic. As with all things thoroughbred in Kentucky, all one can do is "Breed the best to the best and hope for the best." Here's hoping that Zenyatta's first foal is a healthy one!
I am giggling to myself over all the woes, worries, and griping coming from New England and the mid-Atlantic states regarding all the snow they are receiving. Having lived in coastal Virginia and near D.C., I do understand that residents there are not used to being inundated by wave after wave of snow. It's a way of life out here in the west and mid-west. It's no big deal. Steamboat Springs has had over 260 inches of snow so far this season - it's a record, but it's nothing to get upset about. We do not control the weather - it's a part of "Mother Nature" - and I (usually) enjoy her whims.