MIDWEEK MAYHEM + BOTS! 5/30 *RESULTS* @ LOUISIANA DOWNS

[RUFFIAN]

                   

    CONGRATS TO OUR CO-HOTY, DUSTY 
WHO HAS FOUND HER WINNING FORM LATELY AND THIS TIME
   HELD OFF A LATE CHARGE BY THUNDER CAT WHO SEEMS
TO BE AIMING FOR THE 2018 MEOW-MIX BRIDESMAID AWARD! 

                        VENUE CHOICE:  LOUISIANA DOWNS
                              (*NO ~ NOT EVANGELINE!*)
                                         

  NOT ONLY IS THIS A 'BONUS-BOTS' DAY ~ A MONTH WITH 3
BUT OUR FEATURE EVENT IS AN AMUSING HOLIDAY (For Real!)
               (MAY 30 IS)  ''MY BUCKET HAS A HOLE''  DAY
                                                             
                 


      POST TIMES: 4:15 ET // 3:15 CT // 2:15 MT // 1:15 PT

                                  SCOREKEEPER
EVEN THO CRUZAN IS THE COLT 'DOG HOUSE' KEY HOLDER
                        HE HAS PRIOR OBLIGATIONS
    SO WILL BE UNABLE TO CRUNCH THE CALCULATOR
                                       

THEREFORE, AS USUAL ~ ''RUFFZILLA'' WILL STEP IN TO BRING
    THE RESULTS FOR THE ''MY BUCKET HAS A HOLE'' STAKES
                                                                   
RULES ARE ON THE MENU
ALWAYS WISE TO READ THRU
BETTER TO DO IT RIGHT
THAN ERRR & SEE = D.Q.
                 

[RUFFIAN]

                                           


    LOQUACIOUS ~ LOCO & LUMINIFEROUS @ LOUISIANA 

R1 >>> 1  6  2  7  4
MAESTRO DEL PRADO
MAJESTIC SOCIETY

IZA INNOCENT
2/2B


R2 >>>   1  3  10  6  8
MAGIC MANIAC

DEFINITELY SPRING! (AND GEMINI TOO!) 
GRAND ARGUMENT


R3 >>>   1  2  3  5  6
FANTASY FRILLS

DIABLO GRIS
MY FOUR FUNS (Horses, Cats, Woodsy Trails, Paranormal) 


R4 >>>  4  9  8  7  2
WINGS OF SILVER

VANISHING IMAGE
GLAD YOUR BRASSY


R5 >>>   7  2  5  4  6
ZARB'S LAST CAT
     

TIZ CAN FLY
WAR DUDE


R6 >>>   6  7  9  8  5
SWIFTOWN MISS

PERFECT POET
CAUSE YOU CAN


R7 >>>   3  5  1  2  7
BLUSHING KITTEN
     

HOT + READY
ONE SHOT TO WIN!

[Dusty]

OK....and here goes.....

1. 6/7/3
2. 8/4/3
3. 4/6/5
4. 9/5/4
5. 6/8/1
6. 2/3/4
7. 8/2/6


Good LUCK ALL... short - hopefully sweet!

[Cigarshop]

1st:  2,5
2nd: 7,9
3rd:  5,2
4th:  5,7
5th:  5,7
6th:  5,7
7th:  7,5
8th:  1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9
9th:  1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9
10th: 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9
11th: 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9
12th: 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9

[THUNDER CAT]

Cave Springs Ranch

1 -- 5, 2b, 6
2 -- 4, 7, 8
3 -- 5, 6, 4
4 -- 3, 4, 7
5 -- 4, 5, 8
6 -- 1, 7, 5
7 -- 3, 8, 6
8 --

[blunny]

Rolling Thunder Ranch

1 -- 2b, 5, 6
2 -- 4, 7, 9
3 -- 5, 6, 4
4 -- 4, 7, 8
5 -- 4, 5, 8
6 -- 1, 5, 4
7 -- 8, 6, 7

[cruzan200246]

R1. 5-6-7
R2. 5-6-7
R3. 1-3-2
R4. 5-1-7
R5. 3-1-7
R6. 5-6-7
R7. 5-3-4

[Catalina]

RACE 1   - 5, 2b, 6
RACE 2   - 4, 3, 7
RACE 3   - 5, 2, 4
RACE 4   - 7, 3, 1
RACE 5   - 8, 4, 2
RACE 6   - 5, 4, 1 Entry
RACE 7   - 8, 6, 5

Good luck to all!

[TIGER DANCER]

 

~~FEELING LUCKY IN LOOOZIANA~~ 


R-1:  1/1a - 2b - 7

R-2:   3 - 4 - 8 - 2

R-3:   1 - 3 - 2

R-4:   4 - 7 - 9

R-5:   6 - 7 - 2

R-6:   5 - 9 - 2

R-7:   3 - 2 - 5

       

{**Posted -- just adding graphics}

[RUFFIAN]

            **RESULTS**

                 

      GOOD AFTERNOON -&- WELCOME TO MIDWEEK MAYHEM
WE'RE AT LOUISIANA DOWNS -- WHERE DEFENDING CHAMP DUSTY 
         WILL HAVE 7 CHALLENGERS TRYING TO PREVENT
                  A REPEAT VICTORY ON BOTS DAY
                 


THE FEATURE EVENT: ''MY BUCKET HAS A HOLE'' STAKES
                 


WITH THE SCRATCH OF REAL QUIET --
THE CAPRICIOUS COLTS WILL HAVE 3:
  CRUZAN ~ CIGARSHOP ~ BLUNNY
AND THE FIERCE FILLYS HAVE 5: ~ SO A SLIGHT ADVANTAGE?
RUFFIAN ~ THUNDER CAT ~ DUSTY ~ TIGER DANCER ~ CATALINA

   
THE HORSES ARE ALL STANDING QUIETLY AND WE ARE READY TO RUN
THEY'RE OFF IN THE 'MY BUCKET HAS A HOLE' STAKES ....
               


LEAVING THE GATE LIKE A ROCKET IS
    DEFENDING CHAMP -- DUSTY
TAKING A HUGE EARLY LEAD OVER THE FIELD
     


IT'S ABOUT 10 LENGTHS BACK TO A ''CCC''  TRIO OF
        THUNDER CAT ~ CRUZAN  ~ CATALINA

EVEN FARTHER BACK IS THE TURTLE-TEMPO QUARTET OF
   CIGARSHOP ~ BLUNNY ~ TIGER DANCER ~ RUFFIAN
         


     ~~OUT OF THE TURN THEY COME~~


IT IS STILL DUSTY WITH AN INCREASING 8 LENGTH LEAD
CATALINA HAS QUICKENED HER PACE TO MOVE INTO 2nd

IT'S SEVERAL LENGTHS BACK TO THUNDER CAT -&- CIGARSHOP
                   FOLLOWED BY CRUZAN -&- BLUNNY

RUNNING IN ANOTHER TIME ZONE ARE RUFFIAN -&- TIGER DANCER
MEANDERING ALL OVER THE TRACK SEEMINGLY ENJOYING THE
INFIELD CAJUN PARTY OF 'BUCKET HAS A HOLE' DAY FESTIVITIES
  BOTH FILLYS APPARENTLY FORGETTING THEY ARE IN A RACE!


     ~~THEY'RE AT THE TOP OF THE STRETCH~~


DUSTY -- HAVING THINGS ALL HER OWN WAY
HAS HER EYE ON THE PRIZE OF A REPEAT VICTORY GALLOP
AS THE REST OF THE FIELD IS PLAYING A
      'CATCH-ME-IF-U-CAN' GAME ....
WHICH SO FAR NONE HAVE SUCCEEDED


     ~~AND DOWN THE STRETCH THEY COME~~


          DUSTY LOOKING LIKE A REPEAT WINNER
AND BOTS GLORY FOR THE FILLYS SEEMS UNSTOPPABLE!

BUT AS WE ALL KNOW FROM PAST EXPERIENCE IN RACING
            *NO SUCH THING AS A SURE THING*
      *IT AIN'T OVER TILL THE STOUT LADY SINGS*

   AND SURE ENOUGH, AS DUSTY SEEMES A 'SURE THING' ...
WITH THE WIRE JUST AHEAD -- THE CROWD IS ON THEIR FEET

CRUZAN WITH A SUDDEN SURGE
  OF SUPER-SONIC SPEED HAS
OVERPOWERED ALL IN FRONT OF HIM
  WITH A MIGHTY MOVE TO BE
    WITHIN HALF A LENGTH OF
      THE FIERCE FILLY IN FRONT!

    HOW EXCITING ON A BOTS DAY
TO SEE A COLT -&- FILLY, NECK + NECK
   EACH WITH HOPE IN THEIR HEART
          HEADING TO THE WIRE

BUT WAIT .... THERE'S MORE!!
NOW TO THE TUNE OF THE STOUT LADY SINGING 
              ''THIS GIRL IS ON FIRE''
IT IS THUNDER CAT -- WHO WITH A SENSATIONAL SURGE OF HER OWN
HAS PASSED BOTH THE FRONT RUNNERS WITH A RESOUNDING ROAR   
    TO WIN THE BOTS DAY FOR THE FABULOUS FIERCE FILLYS!

CRUZAN -- WITH A THRILLING CLOSING RUN HOLDS ON FOR 2nd

DEFENDING CHAMP DUSTY -- JUST A BIT LEG WEARY
IN THE FINAL FURLONG ... TAKES THE SHOW SPOT

    CATALINA -- JUST ABLE TO HOLD OFF A LATE ROAR BY THE
'BIG CAT DUO' OF TIGER DANCER -&- RUFFIAN BY A SLIM WHISKER
        TAKES 4th AND MANAGES TO STEAL ''THE PRECIOUS''

AND THE DOG HOUSE KEY GOES TO
THE NOT-SO-ENERGIZED-BLUNNY
WHOSE BUCKET HAD A HUGE HOLE IN IT
AND ALL HIS ''ENERGIZER BATTERIES'' FELL OUT


~FILLYS CELEBRATE BOTS VICTORY~


      $$--OFFICIAL ORDER OF FINISH--$$


1st ~ THUNDER CAT === $43.20
**THE NEW CONTENDER FOR THE 2018 LOST IN THE FOG AWARD!
        PREVIOUSLY HELD BY CIGARSHOP (4/4 - MM =  $52.20)
~WINNER~



2nd ~ CRUZAN === $40.80
*Amazing Closing Run!
~BRIDESMAID~



3rd ~ DUSTY{DC} === $38.40
*Excellent Effort Gate To Wire!
~FLOWER-BEARER~



4th ~ CATALINA === $24.80
*Tired In 2nd Half
~RING-BEARER~


     ~~ALSO RAN~~


RUFFIAN === $22.00
*A 'Blushing Kitten' Stole The Golden Goose Egg At The Wire!

TIGER DANCER === $22.00
*The Same Kitten Stole This Golden Goose Glory As Well!!

CIGARSHOP === $14.80
*No Fire In His Smokes Today

BLUNNY === $12.20
*Energizer-Batteries Were Charge-less Today!
So The Dog House Key Now Hops Over To The Energizer-Blunny
 
                           



WE NOW BID YOU ALL A GOOD EVENING FROM CAJUN COUNTRY
   WHERE THUNDER CAT STEALS BOTS GLORY FOR THE FILLYS
WISHING EVERYONE A SAFE, SOBER, NON-TEXTING DRIVE HOME!


~~Graphics By: TIGER DANCER~~
     


                                               

[Cigarshop]

Congrats Thunder Cat.... great call & graphics as per usual
also thanks to blunny for scoring just a little bit less than me

[Catalina]

Congratulations on winning, Thunder Cat!  And great race call, Miz Ruffian, great graphics, Miz Tiger Dancer!

[Dusty]

Way to RUN - Congrats Thunder Cat!!!