:forruffian: **SWEEET RESULTS**
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GOOD AFTERNOON -&- WELCOME
TO SUPURR SATURDAY AT DEL MAR
**AUGUST 18th IS => NATIONAL HONEY-BEE DAY**
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CELEBRATING THAT HOLIDAY, OUR FEATURE EVENT IS:
THE ''HONEY-SWEET OR BEE-STUNG'' STAKES
{ *BEE-FAST ~ OR ~ BEE-STUNG! }
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THE SUPER HIGHLY CHARGED ''ENERGIZER-BLUNNY''
WILL HAVE 11 CHALLENGERS TRYING TO 'DE-CHARGE' HIS BATTERY!
THE DYNAMIC DOZEN ARE IN THE GATE AND READY TO RUN!
AND THEY'RE OFF IN
THE 'HONEY-SWEET OR BEE-STUNG' STAKES ....
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AWAY WITH A HUGE EARLY LEAD IS
A TENACIOUS TRIO OF FEROCIOUSLY FAST FILLYS
LEAVING THE REST IN THEIR WAKE
RUFFIAN ~ CATALINA ~ DUSTY
HEADING TO THE TURN ALL ALONE
IT'S AT LEAST 15+ LENGTHS BACK TO EL PRADO
AND ANOTHER 10 LENGTHS BACK
TO THE REST OF THE FIELD
~~OUT OF THE TURN THEY COME~~
IT'S STILL 3 FIERCE FILLYS AT THE FRONT, EXCEPT
THAT DUSTY DID NOT HANDLE THE TURN WELL ~ DROPPING BACK
EL PRADO HIT HER BEST RUNNING STRIDE AND
NOW IS 6 LENGTHS BEHIND A RAMBUNCTIOUS RUFFIAN
WHO DEFINITELY HAS TURNED HER
'INNER-CHEETAH' LOOSE RIGHT OUT OF THE GATE
CATALINA TRYING TO KEEP UP WITH
THE 2 FEISTY FILLYS AHEAD
IS LOSING THE BATTLE QUICKLY
IT'S A 'SECRETARIAT' TYPE DISTANCE ~ 30 LENGTHS
BACK TO CIGARSHOP FOLLOWED BY DUSTY
ANOTHER TEN LENGTHS BACK IS
THE REST OF THE FIELD
STRUGGLING TO KEEP UP
PEEPTOAD AND REAL QUIET ARE 3 LENGTHS IN FRONT OF
THUNDER CAT ~ TIGER DANCER ~ CRUZAN ~ POST TIME MIKE
DEFENDING CHAMP ~ BLUNNY IS TROTTING ALONG ON WHAT
APPEARS TO BE A 'DEAD-BATTERY-CHARGE' ENERGY ~
SO FAR BACK THAT HE RESEMBLES ANY RACE ZENYATTA RAN WHEN
SHE DID NOT EVEN APPEAR ON THE TV SCREEN MOST OF THE RACE
~~THEY'RE AT THE TOP OF THE STRETCH~~
RUFFIAN IS JUST TOYING WITH THE FIELD, TURNING A 'RACE'
INTO AN EXHIBITION OF PURE PURRRFECT CHEETAH-POWER
REMINDING HER FANS WHY 'THE CHEETAH' IS HER 'NICKNAME'
EL PRADO HAS NOT GIVEN UP AND STILL RUNNING STRONGLY
BUT NOT GAINING GROUND ON THE FIERCELY FAST FILLY IN FRONT
DUSTY SUDDENLY REGAINED HER EARLIER MOJO
MOVING UP QUICKLY, FOLLOWED BY POST-TIME-MIKE
WHO FINALLY IS FINDING HIS BEST STRIDE
CIGARSHOP BEGINNING TO SHOW SIGNS OF 'AWAKENING'
FOLLOWED BY CATALINA
IT'S ANOTHER 10 LENGTHS BACK TO THE REST OF THE FIELD
THUNDER CAT ~ PEEPTOAD ~ REAL QUIET A FEW LENGTHS
AHEAD OF TIGER DANCER -&- DEFENDING CHAMP, BLUNNY,
WHO SAW HIS CHANCES OF A REPEAT VICTORY
DISAPPEAR QUICKLY IN THE OPENING QUARTER
AND MEANDERING ALONG IN ANOTHER 'TIME-ZONE' IS CRUZAN
WHO APPEARS TO BE MORE INTERESTED IN A FLOCK OF SEAGULLS
IN THE INFIELD, RATHER THAN RUNNING A RACE!
~~AND DOWN THE STRETCH THEY COME~~
RUFFIAN SHOWING NO SIGNS OF SLOWING DOWN
DEMONSTRATING ......
THE PURE SUPURR-SONIC-SPEED OF HER ''INNER-CHEETAH''
THE FLAMBOYANT FILLY NOW GLANCING OVER HER SHOULDER
TO SEE EL PRADO TRYING HER BEST TO KEEP UP ~
BUT NOT GAINING ON THE FEARLESSLY FAST FILLY IN FRONT
IT'S A LONG WAY BACK TO DUSTY WHO IS JUST TRYING TO
HOLD ON LONG ENOUGH TO GET THE SHOW SPOT MONEY
POST TIME MIKE DOING HIS BEST TO FEND OFF CIGARSHOP
ALL ALONE AT THE WIRE, SETTING A NEW 'CAIXA' TRACK RECORD
THE FORMIDABLE FILLY WILL HEAD TO THE WINNER'S CIRCLE
AMIDST COLOSSAL CHEERS FROM HER FANS
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EL PRADO WITH HER OWN IMPRESSIVE DISPLAY OF SPEED & POWER
TAKES THE 'BRIDESMAID' TROPHY
AS DUSTY HOLDS ON FOR THE SHOW-SPOT FLOWERS AWARD
POST TIME MIKE EASILY STEALS 'THE PRECIOUS'
THE ''HONEY-SWEET'' EFFORT BY RUFFIAN
PUT A BODACIOUS 'BEE-STING' ON THE REST OF THE FIELD!
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$$--OFFICIAL ORDER OF FINISH--$$
1st ~ RUFFIAN === $192.20
*New 2018 Caixa Eletronica Award Leader
Cheetah Power Gate To Wire!
(http://image.blingee.com/images12/content/output/2007/7/6/35411075_8cf68cfc.gif) ~WINNER~ (https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcQWzTcLQtHI3yF2UB8WMg5i_myOIiBSq3HlfUXKzM2vSHCJUCRU)
2nd ~ EL PRADO === $167.80
Impressive Effort That Normally Would Be A Winning One ~
But Not When 'The Cheetah' Shows Up To Run!
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3rd~ DUSTY === $93.80
*Speed From Gate, Dropped Back, Regained Momentum Late
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4th ~ POST TIME MIKE === $71.90
*Super Slow Start ~ Fierce Final Furlongs!
Steals ''The Precious''
(https://i.pinimg.com/236x/bc/c1/03/bcc10388db86b66b82ca32ee8a4f2f52--cute-halloween-costumes-dog-costumes.jpg) ~RING-THIEF~ (https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcT2JD2CPNR4Ow7avJCnzI6UcRDvn-dbMXKOkCdJK4so-GR3Cv2l)
~~ALSO RAN~~
CIGARSHOP === $62.40
CATALINA === $56.00
THUNDER CAT === $28.30
PEEPTOAD === $25.40
REAL QUIET === $21.50
{DC} BLUNNY === $17.50
*Left Battery Charger In Stall!
TIGER DANCER === $17.40
CRUZAN === $4.40
*Almost A Golden Goose Egg Trophy
But ~ The Consolation Of The Dog House Awaits
With Jack Daniels, Milk Bone Biscuits + Vegas Dancers!
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WE NOW BID YOU A GOOD EVENING FROM DEL MAR
WISHING ALL A SAFE, SOBER, NON-TEXTING DRIVE HOME
~~Graphics By: TIGER DANCER~~
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Lady Ruff congrats on your victory quite an impressive amount
Once again a great race call & graphics
WOOT!!! Very IMPRESSIVE Ruffian! WOOT!! I am amazed SUPERB!!
Congrats to Ruffian on a stellar win. Great race call, my lady, and great graphics. Miz Tiger Dancer!
Nice going Ruff!!!! :thumbsup:
**FILLY TRIFECTA SWEETNESS x3**
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Good form Lady Cat!!!! ;D Outstanding performance!!! :OMG: Also props to El Prado for keeping the race close!!! :thumbsup: A video replay would probably look something like this!!!
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The Alabama result made my racing day!!! :celebrate: Eskimo Kisses won by way more than a "nose"!!! :lmao:
Lady Cat hit the "daily double" with the win and another superb call!!! :forruffian: Props to Tiger Dancer for the visual embellishments!!! :thanks:
Until next time........see ya'll in the Starting Gate!!!! 8)