SUPURR SATURDAY: 4/20 RESULTS {LAUREL}

[RUFFIAN]

                                               

               GOOD AFTERNOON & WELCOME TO SUPURR SATURDAY
                            COMING TO YOU FROM LAUREL PARK
               WHERE THE  CRAB CAKES USUALLY ''RULE THE DAY''

      BUT TODAY IT's THE EASTER BUNNY CLAIMING ALL THE ATTENTION
                ''CARROTS INSTEAD OF CRAB CAKES''  HE PROCLAIMS!
                                         

                  THUS: THE FEATURE EVENT WILL BE     
                     THE ''EASTER BUNNY HOP'' STAKES

DEFENDING CHAMP, THUNDER CAT, WILL HAVE 11 CALCULATING
COMPETITIVE CHALLENGERS, ALL TRYING TO PREVENT ANOTHER
'HOP' TO VICTORY OFFERING 'CRAB-CAKE INSTEAD OF 'CARROT-CAKE'

      A DYNAMIC DOZEN ARE IN THE GATE & READY TO RUN

MISSING THE OPEN GATE, RUFFIAN JUST STOOD THERE WONDERING             
                         WHAT ALL THE FUSS WAS ABOUT
            SEEING 11 ENERGIZED TAILS OFF AND RUNNING!
           PLENTY OF TIME TO GET THAT 'CHEETAH' ROARING!

OUT FOR A SHORT EARLY LEAD, IT'S THE 'ENERGIZER-BLUNNY'
         ALONG WITH DEFENDING CHAMP, THUNDER CAT

CATALINA WITH A SUDDEN SURGE OF SPEED HAS CAUGHT UP
ALONG WITH CIGARSHOP SHOWING GOOD EARLY ENERGY

   THIS FRISKY FOURSOME LEAD THE FIELD INTO THE TURN
                                  

                              OUT OF THE TURN THEY COME   
           
   IT APPEARS THAT SOMEHOW, THE ''ENERGIZER-BLUNNY'' 
HAD HEARD THE NAME OF TODAY'S RACE,  ''EASTER-BUNNY-HOP''
      AND IS PROBABLY THINKING IT WAS NAMED FOR HIM!
                                   

HE HAS COME TO RUN WITH A FULLY CHARGED ENERGIZER-BATTERY
      LEADING THE WAY WITH AN EXCEPTIONAL ENERGY DISPLAY!
                                                                 
6 LENGTHS BACK IS CIGARSHOP SHOWING SUPURR-SMOKIN-SPEED
         WITH A ROARING THUNDER CAT RIGHT ON HIS TAIL
                              CATALINA IS RIGHT THERE
                                                           
           
                   ROAMIN IS ANOTHER FEW LENGTHS BACK
                FOLLOWED CLOSELY BY PEEPTOAD ~ CRUZAN
              EL PRADO IS ANOTHER SEVERAL LENGTHS BACK 

                        TRAILING THE FIELD FAR BACK ARE
         DUSTY ~ TIGER DANCER ~  POST TIME MIKE & RUFFIAN

                    THEY'RE AT THE TOP OF THE STRETCH

   THE 'ENERGIZER-BLUNNY' CONTINUES TO HOP ALONG AT AN
IMPRESSIVE PACE INCREASING THE DISTANCE BACK TO CIGARSHOP
                                                                                     

    THUNDER CAT IS ON THE MOVE ROARING AHEAD PASSING
CIGARSHOP AND NOW IN PASSIONATE  PURRRSUIT OF THE BUNNY
                                                                           

PEEPTOAD, PERHAPS THINKING OF THOSE MARSHMALLOW 'PEEPS'
             IS FULL OF RUN AND NOW PASSING CATALINA

                 CRUZAN IS NEXT JUST AT CATALINA'S TAIL

THERE'S A BIG GAP BACK TO THE REST OF THE RUNNERS

ROAMIN, EL PRADO WHO ARE 8 LENGTHS IN FRONT OF
                       POST TIME MIKE & DUSTY

EVEN FARTHER BACK IN A DIFFERENT VERSION OF 'BIG-CAT-DIARY'
       ARE TIGER DANCER & RUFFIAN, JUST PURRRRRING ALONG
IN NO HURRY TO DO ANYTHING RESEMBLING RUNNING IN A RACE!
                                               

                         AND DOWN THE STRETCH THEY COME

        THE 'ENERGIZER BLUNNY' JUST HOPPING MERRILY ALONG

DEFENDING CHAMP, THUNDER CAT IN A HOTLY CONTESTED
    BATTLE WITH CIGARSHOP BUT NOT GAINING GROUND
         ON THE BLATANTLY BOLD BUNNY IN FRONT!

PEEPTOAD TRYING TO STAY ONE 'GIANT LEAP FOR TOADS'
AHEAD OF CATALINA IN PURSUIT OF SOME PURSE MONEY

CRUZAN STILL RUNNING WITH GOOD ENERGY BUT NOT GAINING

                           ROAMIN & EL PRADO ARE NEXT
ANOTHER SEVERAL LENGTHS BACK ARE POST TIME MIKE + DUSTY

IN ANOTHER TIME ZONE, TIGER DANCER & RUFFIAN ~
THE 2 FEROCIOUS FELINE FILLYS CONTINUE TO LOLLYGAG
    AND MEANDER ALONG,   APPARENTLY SEARCHING FOR
EASTER BUNNY EGGS THAT RUMOR SUGGESTED HAD BEEN
    HIDDEN IN THE INFIELD BUT CLOSE TO THE DIRT TRACK!
                               

                             MEANWHILE UP AT THE FRONT OF THE RACE
THE ''ENEGIZER-BLUNNY'' HAS HOPPED HIS WAY INTO THE WINNER CIRCLE BY A HUGE MARGIN
OVER DEFENDING CHAMP, THUNDER CAT, WHO HAD NO CHANCE OF COMPETING
                     WITH A FULLY-CHARGED-ENERGIZER-BUNNY-BATTERY
                                                       

JUST MISSING OUT ON THE BRIDESMAID TROPHY,
CIGARSHOP CATCHES THE 'BODACIOUS BOUQUET''

PEEPTOAD STEALS ''THE PRECIOUS'' BUT APPEARS SOMEWHAT
   APPREHENSIVE AND WARY,  LOOKING AROUND TO SEE
       IF THAT GRUESOME GOLLUM IS LURKING NEARBY?
                                     

                        $$$$$ OFFICIAL ORDER OF FINISH $$$$$
                                 EASTER BUNNY-HOP STAKES

                  WHAT'S THE ODDS OF THE ''ENERGIZER-BLUNNY''
                    WINNING THE EASTER 'BUNNY-HOP'  STAKES?
                                               

BLUNNY = $115   
* A Brilliant, Breathtaking Display Of Bunny-Power ~ Gate To Wire!

{DC}  THUNDER CAT =  $79.10
* Tenacious Thundering Hooves ~
  Just Not Enuff To Catch The Energizer-Blunny   

CIGARSHOP = $72
* Smokin Hot Effort ~ No Bridesmaid Gown But A 'Bodacious Bouquet!'   

PEEPTOAD = $58.60
* Steals 'The Precious' From Catalina   

                                         ALSO RAN

CATALINA = $54.30

CRUZAN = $46.20

ROAMIN = $38.70

EL PRADO = $38.20

POST TIME MIKE = $19.80

DUSTY = $17.90

TIGER DANCER = $10.70

RUFFIAN = $5.20
''Mrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrow! 1 Feather Away From Golden Goose Egg Nest!
          Move Over Grumpy Cat! There's A New 'Grump' In Town!
                                             

          WE NOW BID YOU A 'HIPPITY-HOPPIN' JOURNEY HOME
       WITHOUT BOOZE AND CELL PHONES:   CARROTS ARE OK
                                             

[Cigarshop]

Congrats to Blunny very nice effart

Spectacular race call

[Dusty]

CONGRATS Blunny!!

[THUNDER CAT]

The only way he hopped that fast was because I was on his tail
shoving a carrot up his ___

[Roamin]

Blunny, that was a nice win.  Congrats

[PostTimeMike]

Good form Blunny!!!

This was one of the most impressive performances I can recall!! 11 - 8 / 0 / 3   One of the 3rd's at over 30/1!!!

Outstanding call as usual Lady Cat!!!

Until next time....see ya'll in the Starting Gate!!!

[Catalina]

Belated congratulations, Blunny!