SO MANY LONSHOTS DID WE SEE
  BUT, SADLY NONE WERE MINE
NOT ENUFF CATNIP IN THE LAIR
  TO STOP THIS FELINE WHINE! 
                   

LATER ARROGATE BROKE MY HEART
BUT THEN, I THOUGHT HE MIGHT
HE SHOULD HAVE MADE HIS PEGASUS WIN
      END HIS CAREER THAT NIGHT
                   

YESTERDAY ~ MY 'STELLAR WIND'
WAS REDUCED TO JUST A SIGH
TO BID FAREWELL IN SUCH A WAY
    IT EVEN MADE ME CRY
                 

MY 'KITTENS ROAR' AT LEAST DID WIN   
     TO START MY DAY OFF RIGHT
  BUT MY PURRRS WERE VERY FEW
   BY THE ENDING OF THE NIGHT
                           

'GOOD MAGIC' MADE ME HAPPY   :chickendance:
MY SECOND HORSE WHO WON
BUT, SO MANY DISAPPOINTMENTS
ON A DAY THAT SHOULD BE FUN

      HINDSIGHT IS 20/20
TODAY THAT PROVED SO TRUE
WHEN REMEMBERING DECISIONS
AND THE WRONG ONES I DID DO
               

FREAKY FINISH FIASCOS
CHAMPIONS RUNNING BAD
A DAY THAT SHOULD BRING HAPPY
   INSTEAD JUST LEFT ME SAD
                       

SO TOMORROW WHEN I WAKEN
AND DECIDE UPON MY COURSE
THE OBVIOUS CHOICE TO DO
IS GO OUT AND HUG MY HORSE
             

           2017 SPOOKY RESULTS   

       

       
       GOOD AFTERNOON & WELCOME
    TO A SPECIAL SUPURRR-SATURDAY


  FEATURING  ~THE ANNUAL SPOOKTACULAR EVENT~



OUR FEATURE EVENT TODAY IS: THE SPOOKS -&- SPECTRES STAKES
        PRESENTED BY:  TRICK -OR- TREATS
     


              FOR YOUR ENTERTAINMENT
     WE OFFER SOMETHING DIFFERENT TODAY
                     
      YOU ALWAYS HAVE WATCHED HORSES RUN ~
YOU MAY HAVE SEEN CAMELS - LLAMAS - OSTRICH - DOGS -
EVEN TURTLES RACE, THO THAT'S NOT QUITE AS EXCITING
AND REQUIRES A VERY SLOW -&- PATIENT MIND TO APPRECIATE

TODAY WE OFFER A UNIQUE EXPERIENCE
    THAT WILL LIVE IN YOUR MEMORY
AND PERHAPS, FOR SOME, EVEN IN YOUR NIGHTMARES

PLEASE DON'T BE FRIGHTENED WHEN THE PARTICIPANTS     
       ENTER THE TRACK FOR THE POST PARADE

            HIGH SECURITY IS IN PLACE
      TO PREVENT HARM TO RUNNERS -&- VISITORS     
THANKS TO THE BODACIOUS BELMONT SECURITY BRIGADE
 

     
** TODAY'S EVENT DOES CARRY A RATING OF PG-13**
       
   **ALSO POSSIBLE INAPPROPRIATE LANGUAGE, NUDITY,
         VULGARITY, MILD VIOLENCE, -&- BAWDY HUMOR
           
                                               
      OUR GUEST TRACK ANNOUNCER TODAY IS:
          **CASPER ~ THE FRIENDLY GHOST**

       

PLEASE GIVE HIM A WARM WELCOME BUT DO NOT BE ALARMED
WHEN YOU SEE HIM FLOATING OVERHEAD, AS HE WILL NOT BE
DOING THE RACE CALL FROM THE USUAL ANNOUNCER'S BOOTH!
HE WILL BE HOVERING OVER THE TRACK FOR THE ENTIRE RACE

2 VERY SPECIAL ''SPIRIT'' GUESTS HAVE MANAGED TO HITCHHIKE
ABOARD THE T.A.R.D.I.S  (*TIME AND RELATIVE DIMENSION IN SPACE)
WITH THE CONSENT OF DR WHO, TO JOIN US IN TODAY'S FESTIVITIES         
                    CELEBRATING THE SPOOKTACULAR

A MOMENT OF SILENCE ~ AFFECTION -&- APPRECIATION
TO WELCOME:  CRIMINAL TYPE  -&-  JOHN HENRY
       
 



~OUR POST PARADE IS ABOUT TO START~
      SO PLEASE GIVE A STANDING OVATION TO
       THE 2017 SPOOKTACULAR PARTICIPANTS:




         
~CHESHIRE CAT~
(In Wonderland) =========== TRAINED BY:  RUFFIAN



  ~CARMEN SANDIEGO~
(Gumshoe / Master Thief)  ===== TRAINED BY:  CATALINA



~MORGUS THE MAGNIFICENT~ ==== TRAINED BY: POST TIME MIKE
(Horror Host Sci Fi TV)



  ~SEVEN OF NINE~
(Star Trek Voyager) ========= TRAINED BY: PEEPTOAD



  ~INIGO MONTOYA~
(Princess Bride) ============ TRAINED BY: REAL QUIET (DC)



  ~PETER GRIFFIN~
(Family Guy)  ============= TRAINED BY: CIGARSHOP



  ~RIVER SONG~
(Dr Who-Time Traveler) ======= TRAINED BY: DUSTY



~TRUMP-IN-DRAG~ ========== TRAINED BY: BLUNNY
 

         
  ~YORICK~
(Hamlet) =============== TRAINED BY: THUNDER CAT



  ~LADY GODIVA~
(Bodacious & Bare) ======== TRAINED BY: TIGER DANCER




WE NOW TURN YOU OVER TO OUR TRACK ANNOUNCER:  CASPER
               


     

  THE PARTICIPANTS ARE AT THE STARTING LINE READY TO RUN

     AND THEY'RE OFF -- IN THE 2017 SPOOKTACULAR ...

EVERYONE AWAY IN FAIRLY GOOD FASHION
EXCEPT FOR INIGO MONTOYA WHO STUMBLED BADLY ~
HIS SWORD, NEARLY IMPALING PETER GRIFFIN
WHOSE BELLY WAS SAVED JUST IN TIME FROM SERIOUS INJURY!

     


OUT FOR A SHORT LEAD ARE
THE CHESHIRE CAT AND 7-OF-9

THAT DUO IS FOLLOWED BY
A QUICKLY RECOVERING PETER GRIFFIN WHO,
IN SPITE OF A HEAVY WEIGHT DISADVANTAGE,
SEEMS TO BE MOVING ALONG RATHER WELL IN THE EARLY GOING!
                 


   LADY GODIVA IS RIGHT THERE
SHE SEEMS TO BE A MAJOR DISTRACTION TO PETER GRIFFIN
WHO, NOW, IS HAVING TROUBLE RUNNING IN A STRAIGHT LINE!

RIVER SONG IS GAINING GROUND VERY QUICKLY
  ON THE FRONT RUNNING FIVE IN THE LEAD

TRUMP-IN-DRAG IS HAVING SOME DIFFICULTY
AS HIS GOWN IS TURNING INTO A BAD CHOICE OF ATTIRE,
CAUSING A MAJOR DIFFICULTY IN THE ART OF RUNNING!
             


IT'S A LONG WAY BACK TO YORICK
  WHO IS JUST 'ROLLING'ALONG
BUT NOT GAINING MUCH SPEED YET
(Can't Find His Running Legs Since He Has None!)

EVEN FARTHER BACK ARE MORGUS THE MAGNIFICENT~
CARMEN SANDIEGO -&- A STRUGGLING INIGO MONTOYA


                    OUT OF THE TURN THEY COME


RIVER SONG WITH A VERY SUDDEN SURGE OF SPEED
HAS NOW TAKEN QUITE A BIG LEAD ~ ~ ALTHOUGH FOR AN INSTANT ~
IT ALMOST SEEMED AS IF SHE 'DISAPPEARED' THEN REAPPEARED?

       


WITH A BIG GRIN ON HER FACE,
THE CHESHIRE CAT IS RIGHT THERE
NOT LETTING RIVER SONG RUN AWAY WITH THE LEAD!

       


THIS DUO HAS SEPARATED THEMSELVES FROM
THE REST OF THE FIELD -- BY AT LEAST 20+ LENGTHS
PUTTING ON QUITE A DISPLAY OF SPEED -&- POWER!

TRUMP-IN-DRAG NOT ONLY HAVING MAJOR GOWN ISSUES ~
BUT ALSO NOW HAS ANOTHER SITUATION TO DEAL WITH 
AS LADY GODIVA IS RIGHT NEXT TO HIM AND THE POOR GUY
    LOSING FOCUS ~ IS VEERING ALL OVER THE TRACK!

       

PETER GRIFFIN IS NEXT BUT HAVING TROUBLE TRYING TO RUN
BEHIND A BARE-NEKKED-LADY & KEEP HIS MIND ON RUNNING!

IT'S A LONG WAY BACK TO MORGUS THE MAGNIFICENT ~
              CARMEN SANDIEGO ~ YORICK ~ 7-OF-9  ~
          AND A STILL VERY SLUGGISH INIGO MONTOYA
WHO SEEMS TO HAVING A MAJOR ISSUE WITH THE TRACK TODAY
                      OR ~ PERHAPS SOMETHING ELSE?


             THEY'VE REACHED THE TOP OF THE STRETCH


RIVER SONG ALL ALONE NOW ON THE LEAD

AS THE CHESHIRE CAT GOT A BIT DISTRACTED
BY A FLOCK OF BIRDS OVERHEAD -AND-
PROBABLY THINKING OF ''DINNER''  ~  NOT RUNNING!
=



A HUGE ROAR FROM THE CROWD HAS EVERYONE UP ON THEIR FEET!
       WHAT COULD IT BE TO CAUSE SUCH A BOLD-RUCKUS?

IT'S A BLURR OF NUDITY AS THE BARE-NAKED-LADY GODIVA
HAS TURNED UP THE HEAT (CAUSE SHE MIGHT BE GETTING CHILLY)
    AND NOW HAS STOLEN THE LEAD AWAY FROM RIVER SONG!

             


THE CHESHIRE CAT, WITH HER COMPOSURE REGAINED IS NEXT

YORICK IS BEGINNING TO ''ROLL''  ALONG RATHER QUICKLY ~
PASSING MANY IN THE WAY ~ GIVING SOME A SUDDEN FRIGHT
             


  MORGUS THE MAGNIFICENT ~
FINALLY WAKING UP HIS INNER 'MAD SCIENTIST' 
FOUND HIS BEST FORMULA OF SPEED, AND
IS NOW GAINING GROUND ON THE 4 IN FRONT OF HIM

             


POOR PETER GRIFFIN, WITH SO MUCH 'JUNK-IN-THE-TRUNK'
     IS STRUGGLING BADLY --- JUST TRYING TO KEEP UP

TRUMP-IN-DRAG ~  FINDING IT TOO LATE TO RECONSIDER HIS
GOWN CHOICE,  IS TRIPPING OVER THE DRESS SO BADLY THAT
     ANY CHANCE OF A DECENT CLOSING KICK IS FUTILE!

STILL FAR BACK ARE 7-OF-9 WHO SEEMS TO HAVE HER HEAD IN
THE CLOUDS ELSEWHERE, BUT NOT FOCUSSED ON RUNNING

   


CARMEN SANDIEGO ~ TRYING TO FIGHT OFF INIGO MONTOYA
WHO HAS BEEN SNEAKING UP ON HER,
IN AN ATTEMPT TO STEAL THE LEANING-TOWER-OF-PISA
SHE HAS ATTACHED TO THE SADDLE
WHICH MAY BE THE REASON FOR HER SLOWNESS TODAY?

 


         DOWN THE STRETCH THEY COME


LADY GODIVA NOT SHOWING ANY SIGNS OF BEING CHILLY
HAS INCREASED HER LEAD,  SHOWING HER BARE-BEHIND
        TO ALL THE ONES NOW TRYING TO CATCH HER
            BUT WITH THEIR FOCUS  ALL ASKEW ~ 
  NONE ARE GAINING ON THE BARE-NAKED-LADY YET                 

RIVER SONG IS SLOWLY GAINING ON LADY GODIVA AS THE
NUDITY FACTOR HAS NO EFFECT ON HER AS IT HAS ON SOME

YORICK SUDDENLY KICKED INTO A TINA TURNER IMPRESSION OF
PROUD MARY = ''ROLLIN, ROLLIN, KEEP ON TURNIN''  AND HAS
ROLLED RIGHT ON BY THE CHESHIRE CAT -- WHO NOW DOESN'T
         SEEM TO HAVE SUCH A BIG GRIN ON HER FACE!

MORGUS IS SO CLOSE TO YORICK, HE NEARLY STUMBLED
OVER THE SKULL IN HIS PATH!  THAT WAS WAY TOO CLOSE!

PETER GRIFFIN WITH SO MUCH ''EXCESS BAGGAGE'' IS STRUGGLING
AND POSSIBLY MENTALLY CONSIDERING A VISIT TO JENNY CRAIG!

TRUMP-IN-DRAG HAS ALMOST DESTROYED THE GOWN INTO SHREDS
       AS HE KEEPS ON TRYING TO RUN, WITHOUT ANY SUCCESS

7-OF-9 -&- CARMEN SANDIEGO FAR BACK
ONLY AHEAD OF A VERY TIRED, STRUGGLING INIGO MONTOYA
WHO MAY BE VANNED OFF AND EXAMINED AFTER THE RACE
TO DETERMINE EXACTLY WHAT CAUSED
THIS USUALLY SPEEDY SWORDSMAN -- TO RUN LIKE A SNAIL!

SUDDENLY AN EXPLOSIVE ROAR FROM THE CROWD AS THE
                     WIRE LOOMS JUST AHEAD


LADY GODIVA WAY IN FRONT GLANCES BACK OVER HER SHOULDER
                          BUT SEES NOTHING!!! 
SO WHAT COULD BE CAUSING THE REACTION FROM THE CROWD ~ 
       NOW SCREAMING LIKE A PACK OF WILD BANSHEES

IN THE BLINK OF AN EYE,  WITH NO PLAUSIBLE EXPLANATION ~
RIVER SONG HAS SUDDENLY APPEARED IN FRONT OF LADY-GODIVA

           BUT -----HOW CAN THAT BE? 

THE TARDIS WAS DECLARED ILLEGAL TO USE
DURING THE RUNNING OF THE RACE
BUT COULD RIVER SONG HAVE IGNORED THAT WARNING ~   
THINKING THAT SOMEHOW,  SHE COULD GET AWAY WITH IT

AND AS RIVER SONG HAS CROSSED THE FINISH LINE
THERE ARE MULTIPLE OBJECTION LIGHTS FLASHING!

TRAINERS RUNNING OUT ON THE FIELD ~ FAST -&- FURIOUS ~
         
OUTRAGED BY WHAT MAY BE A DISQUALIFICATION
IF IT IS DISCOVERED THAT RIVER SONG
INDEED USED THE TARDIS TO JUMP TIME -&- SPACE
IN ORDER TO WIND UP IN FRONT OF LADY GODIVA,
WHO BY NOW,  IS ANYTHING BUT 'CHILLY' ~ FUMING ~ ON FIRE
             

THE STEWARDS ARE SURROUNDED BY GRUMBLING, SHOUTING,
NAME-CALLING, FURY, AS THEY RETIRE TO REVIEW THE REPLAY

                             
            ** HOLD ALL TICKETS **

   AFTER WHAT SEEMS LIKE AN ETERNITY OF WAITING ~
THE STEWARDS HAVE ANNOUNCED THEIR FINAL DECISION

WITH AN APOLOGY TO LADY GODIVA, THEY SAY THEY CANNOT
FIND THE ADEQUATE 'PROOF' THAT RIVER SONG USED THE TARDIS

THIS DECISION MAY BE UP FOR MANY A DISCUSSION LATER ON
IN BARS, SPEAK-EASY'S, PASTURES, SHIPS, IN DEEP SPACE,
GRAVEYARDS, WONDERLAND, -&- EVEN IN THE WHITE HOUSE!

     BUT THE FINAL WORD BY THOSE IN CHARGE IS OFFICIAL

OBJECTIONS INCLUDE:

ILLEGAL USE OF TIME -&- SPACE BY RIVER SONG (Dismissed)

AN ACCUSATION THAT LADY GODIVA WAS SEEN EARLIER
TRYING TO 'ENTICE / BRIBE' THE STEWARDS
PREYING ON THEIR MASCULINE VULNERABILITY ~
            IT DIDN'T WORK THO
*A PENDING INVESTIGATION -&- POSSIBLE FINE

INIGO MONTOYA = FINED FOR ILLEGAL SWORD FIGHT
TRYING TO STEAL FROM CARMEN SANDIEGO DURING THE RACE

MORGUS THE MAGNIFICENT TELLS STEWARDS THAT HE IS SURE
THE CHESHIRE CAT DISAPPEARED RIGHT AT THE WIRE WITH
ONLY HER SMILE VISIBLE, WHICH SCARED HIM SO BADLY, HE
        LOST HIS MOMENTUM AS WELL AS THE PRECIOUS!
               


INVESTIGATION OF INIGO MONTOYA'S SADDLE BAGS FINALLY
   REVEALED THE REASON FOR SUCH A SLUGGISH EFFORT!
IN THE SADDLE BAG THEY DISCOVERED THE OFFICIAL BOOK OF RULES
THE SIZE -&- WEIGHT OF THAT BOOK WOULD SLOW EVEN ''THE FLASH''
                     


SO THE 2017 SPOOKY SPOOKTACULAR NOW COMES TO AN END
THE SPONSORS SINCERELY OFFER THEIR APOLOGIES FOR ANY
IMPENDING NIGHTMARES SOME FANS MAY INCUR LATER ON


                  $$-OFFICIAL RESULTS-$$


1st ~ RIVER SONG ============ $160.90
(*Sneaky Sudden Use Of A V.I.P. Code In Final Furlong!)
~WINNER -&- BADASS OF BELMONT~


2nd ~ LADY GODIVA =========== $141.30
(*Consoled by Peter Griffin After The Race Who Seemed As Upset As She Was)
~RUNNER-UP / BRIDESMAID~
**WORE DRESS FOR AWARDS PRESENTATION


3rd ~ YORICIK =============== $81.10
(*Inspired By Tina Turner In Final Furlong To Roll By Cheshire Cat)
~FLOWER-BEARER~


4th ~ CHESHIRE CAT =========== $76.90
(*NO Smile In Sight! Appears Disgruntled, Dismayed, Depressed ~
      But Secretly Grinning Within As She Covets The Precious!
She Holds NO Fear Of Gollum, Being Able To Disappear In An Instant)
~RING-BEARER~


     ~~ ALSO RAN (Or Waddled / Stumbled / Grumbled)  ~~


MORGUS THE MAGNIFICENT ======= $76.20
(*Still Convinced The Cheshire Cat Pulled A Fast One At The Wire)

PETER GRIFFIN =============== $63.80
(* Jenny Craig maybe)

TRUMP-IN-DRAG =============== $42.50
(*Has Fired His Dress Designer! )

7 OF 9 ===================== $26.20
(*Signed On For Another Tour-Of-Duty In Space)

CARMEN SANDIEGO ============= $19.20
(*Where On Earth Is Carmen Sandiego?
   Probably In The Cat House Overdosing On Catnip!)

(DC) INIGO MONTOYA ============ $11.50
(*In The 'Stockade'  For Sword Fight -&- Attempted Robbery)               
   Also The 1st Recipient Of The Yo-Yo-Dude Award!
   




*********************************************
    WE NOW BID YOU A GOOD -&- SPOOKY EVENING
             FULL OF TRICKS AND TREATS
MAY ALL YOUR DREAMS BE SWEET, SASSY -&- SUPURRR
 



  ~~ Graphics By:  TIGER DANCER ~~

                                         


SPOOKTACULAR RESULTS UPDATE: APPROPRIATELY ON HALLOWEEN! 

DUE TO THE LENGTH OF THIS RACE CALL
(*NO! Not As Long As Meow Mix Awards!!!) 

THE COMMENTARY TOOK ME OVER 5 HOURS TO WRITE   

BUT WITH TEN 'CHARACTERS' IN THE GATE, MC  & 2 SPIRITS IN ATTENDANCE ~
                                  GRAPHICS NEEDED FOR ALL THOSE ~
          PLUS THE GRAPHICS THAT APPEAR AS THE RACE PROGRESSES
                           IS A HUGELY TIME CONSUMING PROCESS
                                                 

TIGER DANCER TRIES HER BEST TO ACCOMMODATE IN A FAIRLY TIMELY FASHION 
                          BUT EVEN SOMETIMES, AS WE ALL KNOW~
                THE BEST LAID PLANS OF MICE & MAN GET WAYLAID
                    WITH THE MICE = THE CAT SUDDENLY APPEARS 

WITH TIGER DANCER, THE ISSUE IS A COMBINATION OF TECHNICAL ISSUES
          WITH THE GRAPHICS AND THE DAILY COMPLEXITIES OF  ''LIFE''
                                                   
                                                   

               IT IS TRULY THE MOST BIZARRE OF ANY RACE CALL OF THE YEAR!

HOPEFULLY YOU WILL BE UNDERSTANDING, PATIENT, EMPATHETIC TO THE SITUATION
                                 AND WILL CONSIDER THE WAIT WORTH IT!

         WITH SOME HALLOWEEN MAGICK IN THE AIR AND A LITTLE BIT O' LUCK

                THE RESULTS MAY APPEAR SOMETIME TODAY SO STAY TUNED!
                                                       

             

The SS  SPOOKTACULAR Race Call Results
Will Take A Bit Longer Than Usual & Here Is Why

I Spent 5 Hours Creating It ~
It Is Lengthy But Hilariously Entertaining 

So If It Took Me 5 Hours Just To Write ---
You Can Imagine How Long It May Take
For Tiger Dancer To Research Just The Right
Graphics To Compliment My Narrative!

But You Can Be Assured...
It Will Be Worth The Wait
Bizarre Is The Understatement
               


                          =^,,^= 

         

CHESHIRE CAT PURRRING PIX
 

BEING BAD TO THE BONE AT BELMONT
      IF WISHES ONLY CAME TRUE
NEW YORK HAS ALWAYS BEEN TROUBLE
WHERE MY CHOICES RARELY COME THRU
                     

THE CHESHIRE CAT IS NOW GRINNING
AS SHE ENTERS THE GATE WITH A SMILE
     HOPING SHE WONT GET A D.Q. IF
    SHE 'DISAPPEARS' AFTER A MILE!
                       


R1 >>>   1  2  5  4  3
ARTISTIC QUALITY

WINDJAMMER
ROSE GARDEN


R2 >>>   7  4  5  3  2
MORNING BUZZ

SET THE TRAPPE
NO HIDING PLACE
(There Is If U Have Kitty Condos!) 


R3 >>>   1  13/AE  10  2  3
THANK YOU SO MUCH

AE) LUCKY ENUFF
CHASIN DA MONEY
NO MO PROMISES


R4 >>>   2  4  6  7  1
MIDNIGHT CHELLO
(*Nah, That's Just The Cat Snoring) 

NOMINAL DOLLARS (What I May Finish With)
POINT HOPE


R5  >>>   13/AE  9  6  10  12
AE) POWER BOSS (Layla!)
               

ANALYZE IT
WITCH DOCTOR
SHILOH LANE



R6 >>>  12  5  10  8  13/AE  7
VEN-KAT (Distorted Humor!)
           

TAP TAP TAPAROO
PARANOIA


R7 >>>   10  3  5  11  1 === ATHENIA S
PENJADE

MY IMPRESSION
TIME & MOTION


R8 >>>   4  1  7  2  3  === TURN BACK THE ALARM (Love This Horse!) 
***One Of The Tuffest Choices Of The Day! 

VERVE'S TALE (Of Ekati) 
(I Never Give Up On Her: Maybe 1 Day She Rewards My Love)

A PLACE TO SHINE (Tale Of Ekati)   
ESKENFORMONEY (Eskendereya!)   


R9 >>>    1  2  10  4  7 === BOLD RULER
TALE OF S'AVALL  (EKATI)   
(*Always Have - Always Will: Win Or Lose)      

AWESOME BANNER
MR CROW


R10 >>>   5  2  3  1  7
SAND DANCER (Memories Of Florida)  :chickendance:

THERAPIST
LOOKING READY

 

                       

    ***REMEMBER TO POST YOUR PIX IN CHARACTER***   
                        WITH PHOTO IF POSSIBLE


                 

             
**CONGRATS TO ---> REAL QUIET    
WHO DID NOT LIVE UP TO HIS NAME
AS HE 'DROPPED A BOMB' ON THE FIELD IN THE FINAL FURLONGS!

      https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=17lkdqoLt44      
                       


VENUE:   BELMONT PARK

POST TIME:   12:25pm -- EASTERN

** OUR FEATURE EVENT: THE 2017 SPOOKTACULAR! ** 

      THE MOST FUN DAY OF THE YEAR BORDERING ON BIZARRE   
ALL ENTRANTS WILL BE IN CHARACTER WITH QUITE AN ODD ASSORTMENT
        RANGING FROM THE CHESHIRE CAT TO DR WHO
                                               
  *** REMEMBER TO POST YOUR PIX IN CHARACTER   
                       WITH PHOTO IF POSSIBLE
                       
BELMONT
Bold Ruler S. (Grade 3)
$200,000; 3 Year Olds And Up
7 Furlongs

BELMONT
Athenia S. (Grade 3)
$200,000; 3 Year Olds And Up
1 1/16 Miles (Turf)

BELMONT
Turnback the Alarm H. (Grade 3)
$200,000; 3 Year Olds And Up
1 1/16 Miles

BELMONT
Awad S.
$100,000; 2 Year Olds
1 Mile (Turf)                         
                   
RULES ARE ON THE MENU
SCROLL ON DOWN TO VIEW
BETTER BE IN THE KNOW
THAN ERRR & SEE D.Q. 
           
                                       

             

  ~~ GRUMPY CAT has decided not to run ~ 

**The CHESHIRE CAT is going to enter the starting gate instead

   The reason for the change is ....
Too many moments of hilarity -&- laughter
caused GRUMPY CAT to get even grumpier
So she packed up her Catnip and fled the scene!

The CHESHIRE CAT will run and hopefully not disappear during the race...
              But....With Felines, Nothing Is Ever A Guarantee 

                 
     

PER CIGARSHOP
I shall be Homer Simpson
=================

*** NO REPEAT CHARACTERS FROM PREVIOUS YEAR***

CHARACTERS FROM EARLIER YEARS OK TO USE
           PLEASE CHOOSE ANOTHER

               

THIS IS TOO COOL NOT TO SHARE! 

It's easy as Secretariat in the Belmont. It's called "Fugue for Tinhorns."
Never heard of it? Oh yeah, you have. You just didn't know what it was called.
Neither did I until I looked it up.
If you do one thing today, play it {LINK BELOW} It will make you smile.

The clip is from the movie but it debuted on Broadway in 1950.
It's from the musical "Guys and Dolls," which has a strong gambling undertone to it.
It still holds up pretty well.
I saw it in Chicago and at the Hollywood Bowl,
which you should do whenever that venue does theater.

If you didn't click on the link and are still wondering, it starts:
"I got the horse right here, the name is Paul Revere.
And here's a guy that says if the weather's clear, can do. Can do.
This guy says the horse can do. If he says the horse can do. Can do. Can do."

JOHN CHERWA = LA TIMES

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BAIlVCStp3c#nws=mcnewsletter

         

RUFFIAN CHOICE OF CHARACTER:  GRUMPY CAT

LOSING JOHN HENRY -&- CRIMINAL TYPE
    IN SUDDEN TRAGIC DEATHS 
AS WELL AS OTHER REGULAR PLAYERS
FINDING LIFE OBLIGATIONS INTERFERING WITH PLAYING ~
HAS BEEN A VERY SAD -&- DISAPPOINTING TIME FOR ME
  SO GRUMPY CAT SEEMS KIND OF SIGNIFICANT

HOWEVER, THE CHARACTERS WHO WILL
RUN // FLY // CREEP // HOP // IN THIS RACE
IS SURE TO BRING A BIG SMILE TO THIS GRUMPY CAT FACE!   
                                                   

       

                       
           
~~2017  SPOOKTACULAR = SATURDAY 10/28~~
              REGISTRATION BEGINS NOW!

                *** BASIC RULES ***

* YOU MUST BE IN CHARACTER TO PARTICIPATE!

* REGISTRATION DEADLINE: 10/27 MIDNIGHT EDT
*** NO CHANGES ACCEPTED AFTER THAT TIME ***

* NO REPEAT CHARACTERS FROM LAST YEAR
(PREVIOUS YEARS OK ~ BUT IS BETTER WITH 1st TIME NEW CHARACTERS)

                 ***   CHARACTERS CAN BE FROM ANY MEDIA ***
TV / FILM / CARTOONS / SCI-FI / ANIMATION / COMIC BOOKS / FICTION
                                               :chickendance:

* ONCE YOU POST YOUR CHOICE IT'S RESERVED!   
              *NO DUPLICATES PERMITTED*

            ***  IF YOU CHANGE YOUR MIND ***
* POST YOUR NEW CHARACTER IN A NEW POST!
* YOU MAY DELETE YOUR ORIGINAL CHARACTER

    * ONCE YOU POST YOUR NEW CHARACTER
YOUR ORIGINAL ONE THEN BECOMES AVAILABLE

* ONLY YOUR MOST RECENT POST WILL BE ACCEPTED

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       INCLUDE A BRIEF DESCRIPTION RELATING TO
YOUR CHARACTER & A GRAPHIC OR PHOTO IF POSSIBLE

***TIGER DANCER HAS OFFERED
TO HELP ANYONE WITH A CHARACTER GRAPHIC
             SO JUST ASK HER!
                         

THIS IS ONE OF OUR MOST FUN FILLED DAYS OF THE YEAR 
                             

SO CHOOSE WISELY FOR A CHARACTER THAT WILL ADD  'ZING'
           TO THE EXTREMELY 'BIZARRE' RACE CALL!
                                                                  

                 QUESTIONS? 
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HANDICAP FORUM EXTENDING AN INVITATION TO JOIN
            OUR FRISKY FEARLESS FORUM OF FUN!
                              :chickendance:

    WE PLAY MIDWEEK MAYHEM ON WEDNESDAYS
WINNER CHOOSES THE TRACK FOR THE NEXT WEEK

EVERY OTHER WEDNESDAY IS BOTS DAY: BATTLE OF THE SEXES
                              (*FILLYS VS COLTS)
                                           
SUPURRR SATURDAY CONTEST IS THE BEST STAKES CARD OF THE DAY 

  WE ALSO HAVE EXTRA SPECIAL EVENTS SUCH AS:

*** THE SPOOKTACULAR HALLOWEEN SPECIAL
         COME IN CHARACTER OF ANY GENRE!

*** THE ANNUAL TURKEY TROT

*** BLIND LUCK -&- MONEY TALKS = DERBY CONTESTS

AT YEAR'S END WE PRESENT THE MEOW MIX AWARDS CEREMONY
REWARDING PLAYERS WITH GLORY & PRIZES IN 19 CATAGORIES!
                                         

YOU CAN REGISTER WITH DUSTY AT THE HANDICAP FORUM
HOPE TO SEE SOME NEW TAILS IN THE STARTING GATE SOON!

                 QUESTIONS?  PLEASE EMAIL RUFFIAN AT
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AFTER 26 STAKES WINS, FAN FAVORITE BEN'S CAT RETIRED By Frank Angst

t @BH_FAngst

For King Leatherbury, Ben's Cat's final stakes win will always be the memory that's front
and center; the day the dark bay gelding seemingly did the impos- sible.

Leatherbury, the breeder, owner, and trainer of Maryland- bred Ben's Cat, decided this week that the 11-year-old gelding—a 26-time stakes winner—had given his all on the track. Racing Hall of Famer Leatherbury said the son of Parker's Storm Cat will be retired to the Kentucky farm of Chris Welker, a fan of the horse.

While Ben's Cat's racing days are over after he failed to place in his three starts this season, there will be plenty of memories for fans and Leatherbury, who immediately flashes to last year's Jim McKay Turf Sprint Stakes at Pimlico Race Course.
In that race Ben's Cat reached the quarter pole of the five- furlong test 6 1/2 lengths behind four-length leader Rocket Heat and three other rivals. Ben's Cat began to rally along the rail and at the sixteenth pole jockey Trevor McCarthy edged out the game 10-year-old, who then closed determinedly and surged between Spring to the Sky and Rocket Heat to claim victory by a neck.

"At no time in the race did he look like he was going to win," Leatherbury said.

***COMPLETE STORY ON BLOODHORSE***

             

         ~~ MEOWZA STARK ~~
IF MEMORY SERVES ME CORRECTLY (?)
ONLY CRIMINAL TYPE AND REAL QUIET
MANAGED TO GARNER SO MANY AWARDS

YOU CAME ~ YOU RAN ~ YOU CONQUERED ~ WITH AN AMAZING RECORD
                                     

*DISTORTED HUMOR
*FROSTED WHISKER
*CAIXA ELTRONICA
*CRAFTY PROSPECTOR
*SUPURRR SATURDAY
*RISEN STAR
*RACE OF THE YEAR
*COLT OF THE YEAR
*C0-HOTY
   

    I ONLY WISH I COULD AFFORD TO SEND A TROPHY FOR ALL AWARDS
BUT TIMES ARE HARD ~ MONEY MOSTLY GOES TO MY HORSE, CAT & DOG
               

YOU HAVE ACCOMPLISHED SOMETHING MOST WOULD WISH FOR
               ONLY YOU MADE THAT WISH COME TRUE!