:forruffian:
**CONGRATS TO ---> CATALINA :celebrate:
WHO TURNED A COMPETITIVE RACE ... INTO
A ONE-HORSE-SHOW AT THE TOP OF THE STRETCH
GIVING HER OWN INTERPRETATION OF PEGASUS!
VENUE CHOICE: EVANGELINE DOWNS
**OUR FEATURE EVENT**
JUNE 27TH: HELEN KELLER DAY
PROVING THAT LACK OF EYESIGHT + HEARING
CANNOT STOP DETERMINATION TOWARDS ACHIEVEMENT :thumbsup:
HONORING THAT INCREDIBLE LADY -- OUR FEATURE EVENT:
:lightbulb: ''BLINKERS + EARPLUGS'' STAKES :lightbulb:
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POST TIMES: 6:50 ET // 5:50 CT // 4:50 MT // 3:50 PT
**SCORE-KEEPER**
LEADING CONTENDER FOR THE ''YO-YO-MAMA'' AWARD ~DUSTY~
IS SCHEDULED TO BRING THE RESULTS FROM YE OLE CATHOUSE
IN THE EVENT SHE IS UNABLE TO PURRR-FORM THAT CHORE ~
RUFFIAN WILL ROAR ON IN TO SAVE THE DAY!
:forruffian:
:forruffian:
EFFERVESCENT + EBULLIENT @ EVANGELINE
R1 >>> 4 3 5 6 2
MISTAKE PRESENT
BIG GIG
POPS LEGACY
R2 >>> 7 3 2 1 4
CELTIC LASS
IDE STANG YOU
PURELY BLESSED
R3 >>> 2 3 7 1 6
STAR COUNTESS
GET TO THE POINT
CREOLE WILDFIRE
R4 >>> 5 1 4 2 6
STAR YANKEE
TUNE MY GUITAR
NEON SKY
R5 >>> 1 5 6 7 3
MISS CATNISS
:forruffian:
SIZZLE FACTOR (Dam By: Distorted Humor My #1 Fave Sire) :girlkiss:
SEVEN EIGHT NINE (By: Flashy Wise CAT)
R6 >>> 6 5 1 3 7
ONE SHOT TO WIN :evil:
SINNY SIN SIN
ENTRY
R7 >>> 7 3 8 6 4 = (*Torn Tween Top 2: Each Would Be #1 In Sep Races) :banghead:
GOTTA GO FIRST
STORMING BY YAWL
DR ZIPCITY
(I Sense A Theme Here! Alpha Mare Must Be In The Lead)
:happy:
R8 >>> 2 8 9 1 3
RUNNING DOWN DREAMS
TOO MUCH
BIONIC BUTTERFLY
R9 >>> 3 7 10 8 4
LAST OF THE LUCK
BE THE LIGHT
ASH TAX
Rolling Thunder Ranch
1 -- 4, 1, 3
2 -- 1, 7, 4
3 -- 6, 3, 1
4 -- 4, 5, 1
5 -- 8, 5, 4
6 -- 1a, 6, 2
7 -- 8, 7, 4
8 -- 8, 7, 10
9 -- 2, 5, 8
Here goes...
1. 2/4/5
2. 5/7/3
3. 3/6/1
4. 4/6/7
5. 8/3/5
6. 6/1/7
7. 6/8/10
8. 3/5/10
9. 7/8/10
Good LUCK ALL!
1st: 1,3,4
2nd: 1,3,4
3rd: 1,3,4
4th: 1,3,4
5th: 4,3,1
6th: 1,3,4
7th: 4,1,3
8th: 3,1,4
9th: 1,3,4
Cave Springs Ranch
1 -- 4, 1, 3
2 -- 3, 1, 4
3 -- 6, 1, 2
4 -- 5, 1, 2
5 -- 8, 5, 6
6 -- 1a, 5, 6
7 -- 8, 4, 10
8 -- 3, 8, 9
9 -- 4, 2, 5
RACE 1 - 5, 4
RACE 2 - 7, 1
RACE 3 - 3, 2
RACE 4 - 6, 1
RACE 5 - 1, 8
RACE 6 - 5, 6
RACE 7 - 7, 10
RACE 8 - 7, 10
RACE 9 - 8, 2
Good luck to all!
Wheeee!!! Back in the saddle again!
Sorta, anyway.
R1) 2 5 6 3
R2) 2 3 5 4
R 3) 3 1 6 7
R4) 3 4 1 8
R5) 5 8 3 6
R6) 6 1 3 4
R7) 3 8 7 1
R8) 7 9 3 8
R9) 1 8 7 5
:girlkiss:
Not in a good mood today but will play
R1. 4-5-1
R2. 2-7-4
R3. 3-2-6
R4. 6-7-3
R5. 4-1-3
R6.5-8-3
R7. 8-1-10
R8. 10-7-1
R9. 5-2-8
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R-1: 3 - 4 - 2
R-2: 2 - 3 - 7
R-3: 1 - 7 - 3
R-4: 6 - 4 - 5
R-5: 3 - 5 - 8
R-6: 5 - 6 - 4
R-7: 7 - 6 - 4 - 8
R-8: 1 - 3 - 8 - 9
R-9: 9 - 7 - 8 - 4
Oh yeah.
Is there a prize for getting the last four in reverse order?
There I was... thinking I wouldn't score anything.
:forruffian: **RESULTS**
(https://racingdudes.files.wordpress.com/2013/09/evangeline-downs.png)
GOOD AFTERNOON + WELCOME
TO MIDWEEK MAYHEM
TODAY AT EVANGELINE DOWNS
WHERE OUR FEATURE EVENT IS HONORING
THE INCREDIBLE HELEN KELLER
WHO PROVED THAT LACK OF SIGHT + HEARING
CANNOT STOP DETERMINATION TOWARDS ACHIEVEMENT
:thumbsup:
WE NOW PRESENT THE ''BLINKERS + EARPLUGS'' STAKES
DEFENDING CHAMP, CATALINA WILL HAVE 8 CHALLENGERS
TRYING TO PREVENT ANOTHER 'CAT' STYLE ROAR TO VICTORY
:raspberry:
8 ARE IN THE GATE, PATIENTLY WAITING FOR EL PRADO WHO
RETURNS AFTER AN EXTREMELY LONG LAY OFF AND IS BEING
A FUSSY FILLY, REFUSING TO GO ON IN
:evil:
HERE COMES THE PEPPERMINTS + BLINDFOLD!
SEEMS ''SIGNIFICANT'' FOR A HELEN KELLER RACE, EH!
FINALLY WE ARE READY TO RUN!
AND AWAAAAY THEY GO IN THE ''BLINKERS + EARPLUGS'' STAKES
CIGARSHOP OUT QUICKLY TO TAKE A SHORT LEAD
FOLLOWED BY A FRISKY FOURSOME OF
RUFFIAN ~ BLUNNY ~ THUNDER CAT ~ CRUZAN
ANOTHER SLOWER QUARTET ARE SEVERAL LENGTHS BACK
TIGER DANCER ~ DUSTY ~ CATALINA + EL PRADO
~~OUT OF THE TURN THEY COME~~
LIKE A SUDDEN TORNADO OUT OF A TOTALLY BLUE SKY
THINGS HAVE DRAMATICALLY CHANGED IN A BLINK OF AN EYE!
:OMG:
CRUZAN ~ RUFFIAN + CATALINA HAVE GONE FROM 'RUNNING'
TO SPROUTING INVISIBLE PEGASUS WINGS FLYING RIGHT PAST
EVERYONE IN THEIR WAY WITH SUPER-SONIC SPEED!
NOT WISHING TO BE LEFT BEHIND, A COMPETITIVE CIGARSHOP
FOUND HIS BEST STRIDE AND IS 10 LENGTHS BEHIND THE
FRONT RUNNING TENACIOUS TRIO IN THE LEAD
:rhrse: :rhrse: :rhrse: :rhrse:
IT'S A HUGE GAP BACK TO TIGER DANCER + THUNDER CAT
FOLLOWED BY BLUNNY WHOSE ENERGIZER BATTERY
HAS NOT YET BEEN CHARGED AT ALL
AND WAY BACK JUST MEANDERING ALONG AS IF THEY HAD
NOT YET REALIZED THEY ARE IN A RACE ~ DUSTY + EL PRADO
~~THEY'RE AT THE TOP OF THE STRETCH~~
A VERY CONFIDENT CRUZAN CONTINUES IN COMMAND OF THE LEAD
CIGARSHOP VERY MUCH IN CONTENTION, INCREASING HIS SPEED
IS NOW GAINING GROUND QUICKLY ON THE FRONT RUNNING COLT
IT'S JUST A LENGTH BACK TO RUFFIAN + CATALINA
BOTH WITH AN EXCELLENT CHANCE OF CATCHING THOSE
COCKY CAREFREE COLTS JUST UP AHEAD
:raspberry:
IT'S A LONG WAY BACK TO THE REST OF THE FIELD
THUNDER CAT + BLUNNY FOLLOWED BY TIGER DANCER + DUSTY
25 LENGTHS BACK IS A FALTERING FATIGUED FILLY, EL PRADO
WHOSE LONG LAYOFF HAS TAKEN ITS TOLL TODAY AS SHE IS
BEING EASED BY THE JOCKEY WHO REALIZES SHE HAS NO CHANCE
AND IT'S BETTER TO BE MINDFUL OF HER HEALTH AT THIS POINT
:girlkiss:
~~AND DOWN THE STRETCH THEY COME~~
CRUZAN JUST A CRUISIN ALONG WITH A COMFORTABLE LEAD
CIGARSHOP BEGINNING TO TURN UP THE HEAT AGAIN IS NOW
JUST 2 LENGTHS BEHIND THE COMPETITIVE COLT IN FRONT
BACK ANOTHER 1/2 LENGTH IS RUFFIAN ALMOST CLIPPING
HEELS WITH CATALINA AS THESE 2 FIERCE FILLYS ARE STILL
IN IT TO WIN IT WITH A CHANCE TO COOK THAT COLT GOOSE!
SUDDENLY A CLEARLY CONFIDENT CRUZAN HAS DECIDED
ENOUGH IS ENOUGH TOYING WITH CIGARSHOP AND IT'S
TIME TO SHOW HIS CHARISMATIC CLASS, SURGING WITH
ANOTHER BRILLIANT BURST OF POWER TO VICTORY!
:rhrse:
EVEN RUNNING WITH EAR PLUGS TO REDUCE THE CROWD NOISE
THIS COMBATIVE, CLASSY COLT HAS CONVINCINGLY ENCHANTED
HIS LOYAL FANS WITH A BRILLIANT DISPLAY OF SPEED + POWER!
INTERESTINGLY + IRONICALLY ENOUGH, CRUZAN'S TRAINER OPTED FOR
BLINKERS + EAR PLUGS TODAY BASED UPON THE COLT'S
PREVIOUS ISSUES WITH DISTRACTIONS ~ MAINLY FILLYS!
:lightbulb:
CONGRATS TO THE 'CRUSIN' CRUZAN :celebrate:
TAKING HOME THE COVETED HELEN KELLER TROPHY!
$$--OFFICIAL ORDER OF FINISH--$$
CRUZAN === $116.50
*Dynamic Display Of Power + Confidence
CIGARSHOP === $100.40
*Electrifying Effort That On Another Day Would Be A Win
RUFFIAN === $99.20
*It Was A Change of Mind Re: BE THE LIGHT At Last Minute = Costly! :banghead:
{DC}CATALINA === $98.20
*No Repeat Glory, But Does Steal 'The Precious'
~~ALSO RAN~~
THUNDER CAT === $43.00
BLUNNY === $41.60
TIGER DANCER === $32.60
DUSTY === $27.10
EL PRADO === $4.40
*Almost Feathered A Golden Goose Egg Nest!
But Will Enjoy A Buffet Of Meow Mix + Catnip
Plus The 'Thunder From Down Under' Dancers
In The Colossal Cat House
:chickendance:
WE NOW BID YOU A GOOD EVENING
AND A SAFE, SOBER, NON-TEXTING DRIVE HOME
quite the scores this week.....
wonderful race call
Congrats CRUZAN!!!! Now aren't you glad you played???
I should have kicked my assistant starter right where it hurts for talking me into playing this week. :slap: I'm so out of practice I needed help finding the entries. :-[
Thank you, frisky Ruff.
Hopefully I'll be in another bad mood next week :lmao: :lmao:
:forruffian:
IF THIS IS HOW YOU RUN IN A "BAD" MOOD... :celebrate:
WE ALL BETTER BE UP ON OUR TOES
WHEN YOU SAY YOU ARE FEELING GRRRRRRREAT!
:chickendance: :OMG: :chickendance:
Congrats to Cruzan on the win!!! Great race call, my lady!