CONGRATS TO CIGARSHOP 
WHO FOUND JUST ENOUGH SPEED NEARING THE WIRE TO HOLD OFF
A ROARING THUNDER CAT FOR A BOTS GLORY WIN FOR THE COLTS
               
                                            VENUE
UNFORTUNATELY CIGARSHOP CHOSE BELMONT FOR THIS WEEK
BUT HE DID NOT REALIZE THAT TRACK IS DARK ON WEDNESDAY
                              

I NOTIFIED HIM TWICE VIA EMAIL TO CHOOSE ANOTHER TRACK
BUT I GUESS HE WAS HAVING TOO MUCH PREAKNESS PARTY FUN
                        TO BOTHER LOOKING AT EMAILS 
                                   

WAITING UNTIL THE LAST MOMENT DEADLINE FOR HIS ALTERNATE
            CHOICE, I HAD TO STEP IN AND SELECT A TRACK

                                  VENUE: EVANGELINE:
SINCE CIGARSHOP WON THERE LAST TIME PERHAPS THIS IS
  A GOOD OMEN FOR HIM TO REPEAT HIS WINNING EFFORT!
                                    :chickendance:

        POST TIMES:  6:50 ET // 5:50 CT // 4:50 MT // 3:50 PT   

                                         SCOREKEEPER

ONCE AGAIN THE RESULTS WILL BE PRESENTED BY TIGER DANCER
WHO SEEMS TO BE GETTING A LITTLE TOO FOND OF THE CAT HOUSE
THE QUESTION OF WHY?  THE CATNIP OR THE MALE DANCERS?                       
                                         

**************************************
                               
THE PEEPS HAVE SPOKEN! AND THE RUFFZILLA HAS LISTENED!

I WAS ONLY TRYING TO BE FAIR TO ALL THE PLAYERS
     WHO HAD MOST OR ALL OF THEIR PIX OUT
         MY HEART WAS IN THE RIGHT PLACE 
                               

SO .....
THE SHOW WILL GO ON PROBABLY SOMETIME ON MONDAY
THE REASON FOR THE DELAYED RESULTS IS
THAT TIGER DANCER DOES THE GRAPHICS
AND BELIEVE IT OR NOT ~ SHE DOES HAVE
A LIFE AWAY FROM THE KEYBOARD! 

RQ) = "Since you can put in more than one pick and only one counts
I don't understand why any contest should be canceled."

                 BECAUSE SOME SCRATCHES CANCEL OUT ***ALL PIX***     

I'm just trying to be fair to everybody who could not amend their entry 

                                                 

I MAY HAVE TO DECLARE TODAY'S CONTEST "UNOFFICIAL" IN THE RECORD BOOK
            DUE TO ALL THE SCRATCHES WHICH IS UNFAIR TO ANY PLAYER
                            WHO WAS NOT ABLE TO CHANGE THEIR ENTRY

                                           THAT INCLUDES ME 

I will know later on once I have recorded everybody's  entry

An official announcement will be made later on or this evening

                THANK YOU MOTHER NATURE 

                                           


PURRFECT OR PURRTHETIC
PREAKNESS DAY CHOICES
   AT THE END OF TODAY
    TEARS OR REJOICES?
      OR  :chickendance:

R1 >>>   5  7  2  1  4
WILDCAT PLEASURES   
(Catnip ~ Anchovies ~ Meow Mix)

HILL SHADOW
TACO SUPREAM


R2 >>>   7  4  1  3  9
CRITICAL (Distorted) HUMOR 

CONTRARIAN
HOT GIRL


R3 >>>   5  6  3  2  8
BEST KIND OF TROUBLE

HAPPY FARM
BALLIVOR (Sounds Like A Hobbit)


R4 >>>   12  1A/Only  10  2  5
DO THAT DANCE
        :chickendance:

AGAINST THE WIN (The 'D' Got Blown Away) 
NICE TUNE
GRANDIFLORA


R5 >>>   3  5  1  6  4 ===== JAMES W MURPHY S
TAP DADDY

CALIFORNIA NIGHT (*Dbl Ent: R12)
TAKEDOWN
SAY THE WORD


R6 >>>   10  6  3  5  1
DEAL DRIVEN

BELFOUR
BO VUK


R7 >>>   4  8  1  7  5 ===== DIXIE S
FROSTMOURNE

DIVISIDERO (Kitten's Joy)
FIRE AWAY


R8 >>>   9  3  1  6  5 ===== CHICK LANG
SOUTACHE

PURE SHOT
STILL HAVING FUN


R9 >>>   6  3  4  8  7 ===== GALLORETTE
*TUFF CHOICE OF TOP 2! 
BLESSED SILENCE (What Many Wish For Around Ruffian) 

ULTRA BRAT (Always Was ~ Always Will Be) 
STALLION HEIRESS


R10 >>>   2  3  7  8  9 ===== MD SPRINT
HEARTWOOD

RED DRAGON TATTOO
LAKI


R11 >>>   3  12  7  11  13 ===== THE VERY ONE (Torn Tween Top 3) 
PRETTY PURRRFECTION

JUST TALKIN
GIRLS KNOW BEST


R12 >>>   6  2  10  11  3 ===== SIR BARTON (Torn Tween Top 2)   
DREAM BABY DREAM (That These Pix Could Win)

PONY (Layla) UP
PRINCE LUCKY


R13 >>>   1  4  8  7(Probable Winner)  5 ===== THE BIG DANCE
QUIP (Distorted Humor: My Fave Sire) 

DIAMOND (Fave GemStone) KING
BRAVAZO


R14 >>>   7  9  6  5  2
APPEALING FUTURE
(Layla's New Barn) 

SKY CHAPARRAL
IREDELL

                                                 

CigarShop ==> "Creative race call & amazing graphics you two are the best" <===

              RUFFIAN HAD NO CONTRIBUTION TO THIS RACE CALL
                                       ***TWAS ALL TIGER DANCER***

     


MEOW MEOW MEOW
MEW MEW & MEW
FELINE TRANSLATION ~
HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU!
           

      OUR RESIDENT CO-HOTY FILLY
HAS ''DUSTED'' US ALL OVER THE YEARS
SO ON THIS, HER VERY 'SPECIAL DAY'
WE ALL SEND HAPPY BIRTHDAY CHEERS!
             

       
  **CONGRATS TO ---> CATALINA 
         WHO DESTROYED THE COMPETITION   
LEAVING THEM ALL NEEDING A CAT-SCRATCH-POST TO VENT!
                                           

VENUE IS OBVIOUS: {OR SHOULD BE}    PIMLICO
WHERE JUSTIFY RUNS WITH HOPE
OF ANOTHER JEWEL IN HIS CROWN
                                      :chickendance:

  **OUR FEATURE EVENT: ''HIGH HOPES'' STAKES**

POST TIMES:  10:30 AM ET // 9:30 AM CT // 8:30 AM MT // 7:30 AM PT
    EARLY BIRD GETS THE WORM
    2nd MOUSE GETS THE CHEESE
     THEN THE CAT GETS EM ALL!
                     

RULES ARE ON THE MENU
SCROLL ON DOWN TO VIEW
  BETTER TO DO IT RIGHT
  THAN ERRR & SEE D.Q.
               

                                       

PTM QUIPS:
"...I'm fairly confident that if Criminal Type would have been entered,
he would have given you a "Whisky Run" for the money!!"

                               PTM: YOU ARE 100% RIGHT
HE ALWAYS PLAYED WHISKEY— GOLD— LAW ENFORCEMENT — Gambling Names

*He Was A Sheriff Deputy, Casino Dealer, Rodeo Bronc Rider, Security Guard, Truck Driver et al
                       A Man Of Many Diverse Talents ~ Kind Hearted And Greatly Missed 

                    THANKS FOR KEEPING HIM IN YOUR MEMORIES 
                                                           

                               

(CigarShop) ==> "Nice call ~~ missing our graphics"
                             

                      RE:   NO GRAPHICS 
Sometimes life gets in the way of what we really want to do
             And substitutes stuff that we "have to do" 
                                

                                             


    CLEVER + CALCULATING 'CHEETAH' CHOICES 

R1 >>>   3  6  2  1  7
CAJUN DUDE

APPOINT ME KING
FIRST RESPONSE


R2 >>>   3  6  7  4  5
TEN SILVER PINS (On My Cowboy Hat)

CRIMSON JET
PRAYER BOY


R3 >>>   7  5  2  1  4
CUSTOM BLING

OLD PEP N STEP
OPEN UP


R4 >>>   8  6  7  5  3
FOXY MISS

ITS A KAT FIGHT
QUEEN OF GYPSIES


R5 >>>   8  5  7  9  3
CAT - WHO DAT?
(*Dam: Shenanigan Cat!)
   

ALIVIA'S LION (Lion Tamer) 
JOKERS QUEEN


R6 >>>   2  6  7  1  5
SPIRITUAL WARFARE

INVASOR'S WIND
CELERITY


R7 >>>   8  7  2  1  3
FLYIN ORPHAN

STAGE SHOW
VISION TO WIN IT


R8 >>>   3  7  4  8  9
FLYING HONEYPOT
(Discreet Cat)
   

MASTERLY
ITS THE BOURBON TALKIN (Tale Of The CAT) 


R9 >>>   1  7  4  3  6
D' WILD IRISH ROSE
(D'WILDCAT)
     

D D'S DELIGHT
MY SHARP PAL

                                   

GOOD AFTERNOON & WELCOME TO SUPURR SATURDAY AT BELMONT PARK

OUR FEATURE EVENT TODAY IS THE  ''TINKER BELL'' STAKES
WHERE DEFENDING CHAMP, REAL QUIET, HOPES TO REPEAT
HIS SUPURR IMPRESSIVE VICTORY GALLOP OF LAST TIME!

WITH THE LATE SCRATCH OF TIGER DANCER ~ REAL QUIET
WILL HAVE 10 CHALLENGERS TRYING TO STOP HIS REPEAT

TEN ARE STANDING QUIETLY WAITING FOR THE RAMBUNCTIOUS RUFFIAN
TO STOP HER 'SHENANIGANS' AS THE FRISKY FILLY IS REFUSING TO GO IN ~
            WHICH MAY BE A 'CLUE' TO HOW SHE RUNS TODAY!
                                             
     
HER LOYAL 'CHEETAH-LOVIN-FANS' KNOW IT'S EITHER A VERY GOOD   
  SIGN OR A VERY BAD ONE ~ NEVER JUST MIDDLE OF THE ROAD!
SHE EITHER IS READY TO ROAR OR CONTENT TO LOLLYGAG AROUND!

WITH SOME CATNIP LACED HORSE TREATS, THE FILLY HAS
    CONCEDED AND ENTERED HER GATE RELUCTANTLY

                       FINALLY WE ARE READY TO RUN
AND AWAAAAAAAAY THEY GO IN THE 'TINKER BELL' STAKES

IT'S A SUPURR SPEEDY PEEPTOAD LEAPING TO A BIG LEAD
              TAKING THE FIELD INTO THE TURN
                                         
       
         ===== OUT OF THE TURN THEY COME =====

IT IS NOW THUNDER CAT IN COMMAND BY 10 LENGTHS OVER PEEPTOAD
         WHO IS ABOUT 8 LENGTHS IN FRONT OF A COLT-QUARTET
COMPRISED OF: CIGARSHOP ~ CRUZAN ~ POST TIME MIKE & RAVEN

                CATALINA HAS NOW JOINED THOSE 4 COLTS 

THE FIELD IS REALLY STRETCHED OUT OVER A LONG DISTANCE
FROM THUNDER CAT AT THE FRONT TO  A FEEBLE FOURSOME
    SO FAR  BACK IT'S LIKE WATCHING 2 DIFFERENT RACES!

                           TRAILING BY AT LEAST 20 LENGTHS ARE
    DEFENDING CHAMP, REAL QUIET, DUSTY ~ BLUNNY & A SLOTH SLOW RUFFIAN
WHO MUST HAVE LEFT HER ''INNER CHEETAH'' BACK AT THE BARN IN A SNOOZE FEST!

                    THEY'RE AT THE TOP OF THE STRETCH
THUNDER CAT CONTINUES TO LEAD THE WAY IMPRESSIVELY
            SHOWING NO SIGNS OF SLOWING DOWN YET

CIGARSHOP HAS TAKEN OVER 2ND AS PEEPTOAD BEGAN TO TIRE

SUDDENLY THE CROWD IS ON THEIR FEET SCREAMING LIKE BANSHEES

THE REASON FOR THIS HAS BECOME QUITE CLEAR AS CATALINA
WITH A SUPER-SONIC-SURGE OF SPEED HAS TOTALLY ROARED
RIGHT PAST PEEPTOAD, CIGARSHOP AND THUNDER CAT AS IF
     THEY WERE JUST OUT FOR A BREEZING WORKOUT!
                                       

THE FRISKY FAST FILLY IS ON FIRE TAKING TOTAL COMMAND OF
THE RACE AS IF SHE WERE ALONE PUTTING ON AN EXHIBITION
REMINDING SOME FANS OF SECRETARIAT'S BELMONT RACE!
                                       

        ===== AND DOWN THE STRETCH THEY COME =====

CATALINA IS SO FAR AHEAD OF THE REST THAT ONLY PEGASUS
    WOULD BE ABLE TO FLY FAST ENOUGH TO PASS HER!

THUNDER CAT IS ALL OUT BUT NOT GAINING ON THE FIERCE FILLY
AS CATALINA IS AT LEAST 28 LENGTHS IN FRONT OF THE FIELD
WHO NOW ARE JUST RUNNING FOR A PIECE OF THE PURSE MONEY

           THUNDER CAT IS STILL RUNNING STRONGLY
BUT ALL SHE CAN HOPE FOR IS THE ''BRIDESMAID'' PRIZE

CIGARSHOP IS MOVING ALONG NICELY BUT IS STILL 10 LENGTHS BEHIND THUNDER CAT
WITH A LEG WEARY PEEPTOAD ANOTHER 8 LENGTHS BEHIND CIGARSHOP AS BLUNNY
FINALLY FOUND HIS "ENERGIZER BUNNY''  MOJO AND IS CLOSING QUICKLY ON PEEPTOAD

RAVEN IS NEXT FOLLOWED BY DEFENDING CHAMP, REAL QUIET, WHO
NOW IS SEEING ALL CHANCE OF A REPEAT VICTORY DISAPPEARING
     INTO THE DISTANCE AS POST TIME MIKE JOINS REAL QUIET

CRUZAN IS ANOTHER 2 LENGTHS BACK FOLLOWED BY DUSTY

   FAR BACK IS RUFFIAN WHO HAS APPARENTLY NO CLUE SHE IS IN A RACE
  FIRST ~ STALLING OUT OF THE GATE WHEN IT OPENED THEN MEANDERING   
        ALL OVER THE TRACK AS IF THIS WERE JUST A WALK IN THE PARK

           AT THE FRONT, CATALINA HAS ROARED PAST THE WIRE
WITH THE JOCKEY  TRYING HIS BEST TO PUT THE BRAKES ON BUT SO FAR
THAT ISN'T WORKING AS THE FILLY IS STILL FIRING ON ALL CYLINDERS
                                             

THUNDER CAT IS A STRONG 2ND WITH AN EFFORT THAT ON ANY
        OTHER RACE DAY WOULD HAVE BEEN A WINNING ONE

CIGARSHOP TAKES 3RD AS PEEPTOAD WITH 1 TINY 'LEAP'
JUST HOLDS ON TO OUTLAST THE ENERGIZER-BLUNNY ~
STEALING  ''THE PRECIOUS''  MUCH TO THAT COLT'S DISMAY
                                     

SO THE STORY OF THE DAY IS CATALINA SPROUTING INVISIBLE WINGS
JUST LIKE THE 'TINKER BELL'  ~ ~ ~  THE NAMESAKE OF THIS RACE
              TO PUT HER BID INTO THE RECORD BOOK FOR
    THE 'CAIXA-ELETRONICA' YEAR END MEOW MIX AWARD
                                         

     ===== OFFICIAL ORDER OF FINISH =====   

CATALINA = $190.70
*Awesome Astounding Amazing 
AAA = Not Just An Auto Club

THUNDER CAT = $95.90
*Impressive Strong Effort Gate To Wire

CIGARSHOP = $70.70
*Consistent Performance

PEEPTOAD = $47.70
*Has Blunny & Gollum To Deal With, Stealing ''The Precious''

                          ===== ALSO RAN =====

BLUNNY = $46.30
*Ouch! $1.40 Too Little Too Late!   

RAVEN = $43.80

(DC) REAL QUIET = $39

POST TIME MIKE = $38

CRUZAN = $33.90

DUSTY = $14.60

RUFFIAN =$3.60
*Had Huge Feather Collection For Golden Goose Egg Nest
Until 'Always Sunshine' Caused The Feathers To Fly Away
So The 2017 Cat House Key Holder, Returns To Her Catnip Cache
                                         

WE NOW BID YOU A GOOD EVENING FROM TINKER BELL & BELMONT

                      WISHING ALL A HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY ~
           EVEN IF YOUR 'KIDS' HAVE FOUR LEGS AND TAILS!

                                           

                                         

RQ) *You do know that yesterday was 5/12?*

OOOOOOOOOPSADOODLES 

BLONDE MOMENT STILL LIVING IN YESTERDAY 
                       

                                               

CONGRATS TO RUFFIAN WHO TURNED HER 'INNER-CHEETAH' LOOSE
AS SHE WAS DETERMINED TO WIN THE ''COULDA-WOULDA-SHOULDA''
                             POST DERBY BLUES STAKES!
                                         

              VENUE: EVANGELINE DOWNS   
       
            HER 'CATITUDE' BELIEVES IN THE THEORY OF
                         ''IF IT WORKED GOOD ONCE ~
              WHY NOT SEE IF IT CAN WORK GOOD AGAIN''
                                           

          POST TIMES: 6:50 ET // 5:50 CT // 4:50 MT // 3:50 PT

           FEATURE EVENT: THE ''HAPPY BIRTHDAY DUSTY'' STAKES

REMEMBER ~ IT IS A BOTS DAY SO BRING YOUR BEST RUNNING SHOES
                TO SEE WHO IS HOT-TO-TROT OR COLD AS CLAMS!

                                      SCOREKEEPER

HOLDING THE KEY TO THE CAT HOUSE IS TIGER DANCER
A FRESH CASE OF MEOW MIX & CATNIP CAKE IS ON ITS WAY
     THE CHIPPENDALES DANCERS HAVE BEEN NOTIFIED
                                    :chickendance:

RULES ARE ON THE MENU
SCROLL ON DOWN TO VIEW
BETTER SAFE THAN SORRY
THEN ERRRRRR & SEE D.Q.
               

                                               

BODACIOUS & BOLD AT BELMONT

R1 >>>   6  5  2  4  1
PROPHET'S CAT
     

GET GAME
A TRUE GIANT (Andre?)


R2 >>>   8  2  12  9  7
MASQUERADER

SHILOH LANE
UNTRACEABLE


R3 >>>   4  2  3  1  6 === VAGRANCY
ASCERTAIN

KIRBY'S PENNY
CHALON


R4 >>>   10  9  11  8  4
SINGAPORE TRADER

LEM ME TEL YA
THROW THE DEUCE


R5 >>>   8  9  6  5  10
MACAGONE

BLACKOUT
TOUGHEST OMBRE


R6 >>>   6  7  3  1  5
VINCENTO

MR BUFF
EXULTING


R7 >>>   9  12  8  1  7
INHERIT THE WIND

FOREVER IN LOVE
LEAVE EM AT THE GATE


R8 >>>   5  3  4  6  2 === RUN HAPPY
ALWAYS SUNSHINE

KING KRANTZ
GREAT STUFF


R9 >>>   1  7  5  4  6 === BEAUGAY
MY IMPRESSION

TEAM OF TEAMS
BROKEN BRIDLE


R10 >>>   2  6  5  3  1 === PETER PAN (Boy Or Peanut Butter?) 
ZING ZANG
(*Z Obsession) 

HIGH NORTH
DIAMOND KING


R11 >>>   10  4  2  5  7
MONEY MULTIPLIER $$$

CATCHO EN DIE
SADLER'S JOY