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GOOD AFTERNOON -&- WELCOME TO
  SUPURRR SATURDAY AT DEL MAR

THE SUN IS SHINING
  THE HORSES ARE FRISKY
      THE FANS EXCITED

          HONORING TODAY'S HOLIDAY ...
        'TAKE A MONKEY TO LUNCH DAY'
      OUR FEATURE EVENT WILL BE:
 

:lightbulb: THE ''MONKEY~SEE~MONKEY~DO'' STAKES :lightbulb:
         THE ORIGIN OF THE SAYING INCLUDES:
  ''IMITATION FOR A GOOD REASON, STUPID REASON OR INSTINCT''



DUE TO THUNDER CAT MISSING HER FLIGHT
    DEFENDING CHAMP ---> PEEPTOAD
WILL HAVE 10 CHALLENGERS BRINGING THEIR 'A' GAME
           


AND AWAAAY THEY GO IN
     THE ''MONKEY-SEE-MONKEY-DO'' STAKES



      IT'S A FRISKY FIVE LEADING THE WAY INTO THE TURN
PEEPTOAD ~ BLUNNY ~ DUSTY ~ REAL QUIET ~ TIGER DANCER

AND A FEW LENGTHS BACK TO CIGARSHOP ....
THEN A LONG WAY BACK TO THE REST OF THE FIELD
WHO HAVE NOT TURNED ON THEIR 'FRISKY FAST FACTOR' YET

CATALINA ~ GAINING GROUND SLOWLY
      WITH RUFFIAN AT HER TAIL
THIS DAWDLING DUO ARE FOLLOWED BY
     A TURTLE-TEMPO-TRIO OF
CRUZAN ~ POST TIME MIKE ~ EL PRADO
         


     ~~OUT OF THE TURN THEY COME~~


THE FIRST FRISKY FIVE HAS NOW
TURNED INTO A DYNAMIC DUO



RUFFIAN SUDDENLY TURNED HER 'INNER-CHEETAH' LOOSE
   ROARING FROM FAR BACK .... TO JOIN
THE VERY 'ENERGIZED-BUNNY' ON THE LEAD

   IT'S ABOUT 10 LENGTHS BACK TO
CIGARSHOP ~ PEEPTOAD ~ CATALINA

THIS TRIO IS FOLLOWED BY ....
ANOTHER TEPID THREESOME OF
DUSTY ~ REAL QUIET ~ TIGER DANCER

POST TIME MIKE ~ CRUZAN ~ EL PRADO
   CONTINUE TO STROLL ALONG
      SHOWING ABSOLUTELY NO SPEED
          OR INTEREST IN RUNNING ~ YET


     ~~THEY'RE AT THE TOP OF THE STRETCH~~


SUDDENLY -- RUFFIAN JUMPED AN
INVISIBLE 'SOMETHING' ON THE TRACK ...
SPOOKING HERSELF, AS WELL AS BLUNNY
WHO HAD TO SIDE-STEP HIS SPEED TO AVOID
A COLOSSAL COLLISION WITH THE FALTERING FILLY
       

                         
IT IS NOW THE VERY 'ENERGIZED-BLUNNY'
          ALL ALONE ON THE LEAD

REAL QUIET FINALLY FOUND HIS BEST STRIDE
     AND HAS MOVED UP INTO 2nd

   A CONTENTIOUS CATALINA -- GAINING GROUND QUICKLY
RUFFIAN HAS REGAINED HER COMPOSURE JOINING CATALINA

DEFENDING CHAMP -- PEEPTOAD
   SHOWING GOOD ENERGY ....
IS JUST ANOTHER HALF LENGTH BACK
STILL WITH A CHANCE OF A REPEAT

IT'S SEVERAL LENGTHS BACK TO TIGER DANCER
WHO IS FOLLOWED BY DUSTY + CIGARSHOP
THEN A LONG WAY BACK TO
THE TRAILING TIRING TRIO OF
POST TIME MIKE ~ CRUZAN ~ EL PRADO


    ~~AND DOWN THE STRETCH THEY COME~~


THE 'ENERGIZER-BLUNNY' RUNNING WITH A HIGHLY CHARGED BATTERY
IS CLEARLY CONFIDENT -- WITH AN ALMOST CLOWNISH CHARISMA
LOOKING BACK OVER HIS SHOULDER -&- SEEING NO CHALLENGERS
             


REAL QUIET ~ CATALINA ~ RUFFIAN + PEEPTOAD CONTINUE TO
BE LOCKED IN A BLATANTLY BRAZEN BATTLE FOR 2nd PLACE

HERE COMES THE WIRE ....
AS A BODACIOUS BLUNNY
HOPS OVER THE FINISH LINE
WITH NARY A CHALLENGER NEAR BY!

A DYNAMIC DISPLAY OF DETERMINATION
     AWESOME ACCELERATION
AND A VERACIOUS VICTORY GATE TO WIRE!
                 
       PHOTO FINISH SHOWS ....


REAL QUIET BY A WHISKER OVER CATALINA
    FOR THE BRIDESMAID TROPHY
   AS RUFFIAN MANAGES TO ROAR
JUST ENOUGH TO STEAL 'THE PRECIOUS'                       

A BODACIOUS BUNNY WITH A ''MONKEY-SEE-MONKEY-DO''
  ''IMITATION'' OF THE WHITE RABBIT IN WONDERLAND           
       MUTTERING TO HIMSELF THE ENTIRE RACE
''I'M LATE ~ I'M LATE FOR A VERY IMPORTANT DATE''
WHICH PROMPTED PERPETUAL SPEED GATE TO WIRE!
         


      ~~OFFICIAL ORDER OF FINISH~~


1st ~ THE ENERGIZER-BLUNNY === $81.00
*Hippity-Hop Confidence, Charisma
   AND Classy Calculating Courage!
~WINNER~



2nd ~ REAL QUIET === $50.00
*Slow Start ~ Fervent + Fast Final Furlongs
~RUNNER-UP / BRIDESMAID~


3rd ~ CATALINA === $48.40
*Even Effort Gate To Wire
~FLOWER-BEARER~


4th ~ RUFFIAN === $44.00
'Cheetah' Speed At The Start ~ Snoozing 2nd Half
But Does Manage To Steal 'The Precious'
~RING-BEARER~




      ~~ALSO RAN~~


{DC}PEEPTOAD === $42.20
Fast At First ~ Finally Fizzled

TIGER DANCER === $32.80

DUSTY === $29.00

CIGARSHOP === $26.20

POST TIME MIKE === $13.20

CRUZAN === $9.80

EL PRADO === $2.60
Off to The CatHouse .....
*Misses The Golden Goose Egg By A Wilting Whisker!



    WE NOW BID YOU A GOOD EVENING FROM DEL MAR
WISHING YOU A SAFE, SOBER, NON-TEXTING DRIVE HOME
WITH NO MISCHIEVOUS 'MONKEY-SHINES' WHILE DRIVING! 


~~Graphics By: TIGER DANCER~~
   

Nicely done Blunny!!!!! Congrats

Congrats to Blunny on winning, and my thanks to management for the race call and graphics!

Nice job blunny! Thanks for the race call and pics!

Way to go Blunny.....

Perfect race call & picturefications

I asked him what that deck cards was for next to the computer.
He turned and looked at me with a silly grin.
What a sad man.
He calls himself a handicapper.
While he was sleeping, I replaced all the cards with jokers. HA!

                                  :forruffian:

TC Chirps..."...While he was sleeping, I replaced all the cards with jokers. HA!"

YEH YEH BUT WE SEE WHO HAD THE LAST LAUGH...HOPPING IN THE WINNERS CIRCLE, EH
                                         :happy:    :lmao:    :happy:

Congrats on the win Blunny. Nicely played.

Good form Blunny!! Nice run on a tough day in SoCal!!!

Hard to believe I had to vacate the Doghouse after my effort for the day!!

Outstanding as usual Lady Cat and Tiger Dancer!!!

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