The Beautiful Balance

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Savanna — Thu, 27 Jan 2011 00:03:58 GMT

Must be Zenyatta. Thank you for Balnce I love this mare. I would love to see some photos of Street Sense as a stallion.

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sherpa — Sat, 02 Oct 2010 00:07:46 GMT

Ms. Eberhardt - I have a huge favor to ask. Princequillo was being discussed in the True Nicks blog a few days ago and it gave me an opening to ask about one of his gr-gr-grandsons, Lord Avie, sire of the wonderful 10yo champion stayer, Cloudy's Knight. Lord Avie stood at Lane's End and was pensioned there in 2002. The assumption is that he's still alive at the amazing age of *32*, as no one can find a mention of his death. Next time you're at Lane's End (after WEG, of course), could you please ask about him and perhaps get a photo?

Thank you for this great blog and for patiently considering all our requests!

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Saddle57 — Fri, 01 Oct 2010 17:22:52 GMT

She is one beautiful horse!

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Lee — Wed, 29 Sep 2010 21:20:09 GMT

Love to see the mares after they retire. Stallions are a lot easier to find out about. Balance is just gorgeous.

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Bellwether — Wed, 29 Sep 2010 08:12:41 GMT

ITS REEL GOOD EXPOSURE FORE "THE GAME" TO KEEP UP WITH OUR PRESENT & RETIRED RACE HORSE $TARS...WONDER WHERE REAL QUIET WILL B BURIED???...MIKE HAD A HELL OF A RIDE WITH THAT GUY...LONG LIVE THE KING!!!...ty...

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Barb — Wed, 29 Sep 2010 06:29:36 GMT

She truly is a beautiful mare and her name fits her to a te.

I'm off tomorrow to see her half sister run this week-end.

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sweet terchi — Tue, 28 Sep 2010 22:28:32 GMT

Beautiful! Thanks for the update, she still can turn heads!

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easygoer — Tue, 28 Sep 2010 18:04:50 GMT

Isn't she lovely!!!?? I always wondered what Balance looked like, so thank you for looking in on her! I just love this section! So often the mares disappear from our radar after they retire. Thank you for visiting them and allowing us to ride along with you!

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Bellwether — Tue, 28 Sep 2010 15:29:07 GMT

NICE...

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KMAUER — Tue, 28 Sep 2010 14:57:03 GMT

I love her headshot what a beautiful mare! To bad she usually takes a backseat to Zenyatta these days.

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Susan — Tue, 28 Sep 2010 13:11:41 GMT

Great photos! I'd like to see some pictures of her babies.

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Darla Burton — Tue, 28 Sep 2010 12:36:36 GMT

Gorgeous horse.....She wears her name proudly!!!

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candace bolling — Tue, 28 Sep 2010 12:15:51 GMT

i remember watching the beautiful balance run. she was one of my favorites. she is gorgeous. it was great to see her colt bring the highest price at the keenland yearling sale! go balance!!

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gailg — Tue, 28 Sep 2010 11:16:38 GMT

Balance looks spectacular! She has a beautiful head. Can't wait to see what her offspring from Street Cry do! So glad some of these great mares are getting some attention after their racing days are over. They deserve to have the spotlight on them after all they accomplished.

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Phil F — Tue, 28 Sep 2010 11:00:17 GMT

Always was and still is a beautiful animal. She will produce many nice foals.

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Dawn in MN — Tue, 28 Sep 2010 10:01:20 GMT

Someone once said that our animals have three names, the registered/official name, the name we actually call them, and the one we will never know - the one that they think of as their name.

Beautiful pictures Anne.

Beautiful mare Juan, you do a great job with her. I am always very interested in what the people who are with the horse day-to-day have to say. Juan knows Balance and if he says she is nice, he is truly qualified to make the call. I wonder what her her barn name is? I would love to know what Juan calls her. You are both very fortunate to have spent time in the company of great Thoroughbreds. I especially loved the final picture of Balance trotting.

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Nancy — Tue, 28 Sep 2010 03:50:11 GMT

Anne - Thank you for the Update and pictures of Balance! She was a wonderful filly on the track. She has such a kind eye and smiling face.

I'm looking forward to seeing her babies on the track and in The Blood-Horse - may the Racing Gods be kind to them.

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needler in Virginia — Tue, 28 Sep 2010 03:36:14 GMT

Talk about a perfect name! Balance is NOTHING if not balanced. KInd eye, beautiful proportions, great shoulder and a motor that's built for speed....... (OR as my grandfather would say "look at the butt on that broad"........PLEASE, take no offense) what more can you ask for??

Lovely, lovely, lovely and I don't even LIKE bays!

Cheers, safe trips and a strong, healthy foal to the glowing mother.

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amy — Tue, 28 Sep 2010 02:15:01 GMT

beautiful mare Thank you for the pics and the updates

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Fuzzy Corgi — Tue, 28 Sep 2010 01:20:55 GMT

Thank you for the gorgeous pictures of Balance. She has always been one of my favorites to watch while running and it's great to see her doing so well at her broodmare career. I've always been a sucker for a bay with a little bit of white on their face so of course I had to follow her career. That she became a multiple graded stakes winner didn't hurt either!

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anna — Tue, 28 Sep 2010 01:16:41 GMT

if you going to visit octave, then please take some pictures of ashado as well? since she deserves to be photographed and i know that some of her fans want to know how she's doing as a mother now.

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Sammi P — Tue, 28 Sep 2010 00:40:58 GMT

Thank you so much for this!

She really is a looker in her own right. And being a leader? Well that just runs in the family it seems like! Lol I can't wait to see her foals start racing and wish her the best of luck as a broodmare.

Thank you so much again for doing this!!

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Ofelia — Tue, 28 Sep 2010 00:14:03 GMT

What a lovely mare! She wears her name well.

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sherpa — Mon, 27 Sep 2010 23:25:37 GMT

ohhh, thank you for Balance! Doesn't she have the most perfect head and face?! Such a beauty!

Odd to think she is just 7 - one year older than Zen - and is already working on her 3rd foal. Looks like another big 'un is brewing in there. Is the January Street Cry colt still at Mill Ridge?

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will — Mon, 27 Sep 2010 23:12:58 GMT

Anne,

Thank you so much for this update. She is indeed a beautiful, proud girl