MIDWEEK MAYHEM + BOTS: 4/3 RESULTS @ EVANGELINE DOWNS

[RUFFIAN]

                                   

  GOOD AFTERNOON & WELCOME TO MIDWEEK MAYHEM
COMING TO YOU FROM THE BAYOU AT EVANGELINE DOWNS
                                 

         CELEBRATING AN ENERGIZER-BLUNNY BIRTHDAY 
                           OUR FEATURE EVENT WILL BE
                 THE ''HIPPITY~HOP~HOOTENANY'' STAKES
                                          :chickendance:
       
           ADDITIONALLY: THIS IS A BOTS CHALLENGE   
FEARLESS FORMIDABLE FILLYS VS: CANTANKEROUS CLEVER COLTS
                                           

DEFENDING CHAMP, RUFFIAN, WILL HAVE 8 COMPETENT CHALLENGERS
       TO STOP ANOTHER 'CHEETAH QUIK-STEP'  TO VICTORY   
                                           

         THE NIMBLE NINE ARE IN THE GATE, READY TO RUN ~ OR HOP!

AWAAAAAAAAAAAAY THEY GO IN THE 'HIPPITY-HOP-HOTTENANY' STAKES

             JUST A HOP AHEAD ARE  THUNDER CAT & CIGARSHOP
                                           

HOPPING RIGHT ALONG WTH THAT DUO ARE
RUFFIAN ~ ROAMIN ~ DUSTY + TIGER DANCER

IT'S JUST 3 HOPS BACK TO CATALINA & BLUNNY

CRUZAN IS SLOW TO START ~ PERHAPS LOOKIN AROUND FOR A CARROT ~ OR APPLE
                                         

                                    OUT OF THE TURN THEY COME

THE CLOSELY BUNCHED 'STAMPEDE' HAS NOW CHANGED INTO
A FEROCIOUSLY FAST FRONT RUNNING FILLY DUO AS CATALINA
HAS ROARED INTO A HUGE LEAD FOLLOWED BY THUNDER CAT
                                                                         

IT'S 13 HOPPIN LENGTHS BACK TO ROAMIN, RUFFIAN + TIGER DANCER
                                                             

ANOTHER SEVERAL LENGTHS BACK ARE BLUNNY, DUSTY & CIGARSHOP

   HOPPING ALONG TO A TOTALLY DIFFERENT DRUMMER IS CRUZAN 

                      THEY'RE AT THE TOP OF THE STRETCH

         CATALINA IS WAY AHEAD SHOWING OFF HER TAIL TO THE REST
                                             
                                                                                                       
THUNDER CAT IS NEXT BUT STILL NOT GAINING GROUND
                  ON THE FIERCELY FAST FILLY IN FRONT
                                                                                         

                                       ROAMIN IS ON THE MOVE
THE ENERGIZER-BLUNNY FINALLY FOUND HIS BATTERY CHARGER ~ JOINING ROAMIN

DEFENDING CHAMP, RUFFIAN, IS ANOTHER FEW LENGTHS BACK
     ALONG WITH TIGER DANCER  ~ DUSTY + CIGARSHOP

              CRUZAN CONTINUES TO HOP ALONG AT A BUNNY PACE

                           AND DOWN THE STRETCH THEY COME

A FLAWLESSLY FERVENT FILLY LEADS THE WAY AS CATALINA
IS SO FAR AHEAD, THE REST ARE RUNNING FOR PLACE / SHOW
                                                                 

IT'S 15 LENGTHS BACK TO THUNDER CAT & ROAMIN, NECK + NECK
                                                                                   
DEFENDING CHAMP, RUFFIAN, APPARENTLY FORGOT TO AWAKEN
HER 'INNER CHEETAH'  IS NEXT WITHOUT A BUNNY CHANCE OF REPEAT
             
TIGER DANCER IS NEXT FOLLOWED BY DUSTY, CIGARSHOP

FAR BACK IN WATERSHIP DOWNS TERRITORY IS A CAREFREE CLUELESS CRUZAN
                HOPPIN MERRILY ALONG WITH NO THOUGHT OF RUNNING
                                                   
                            CATALINA CONFIDENTLY IN COMMAND

THUNDER CAT & ROAMIN ~ NOSE + NOSE IN A BATTLE FOR 2nd

THE ENERGIZER-BLUNNY IS NEXT WTH A CHANCE AT 'THE PRECIOUS'
{THE SHIRE~ HIS FAVORITE SPOT TO BE OTHER THAN THE PENTHOUSE ]

     RUFFIAN IS NEXT WITH A SMALL CHANCE AT 'THE PRECIOUS'

     AND HERE'S THE WIRE   ~  CATALINA THE CLEAR CUT WINNER 
            BUT TOTE BOARD LIGHTS ARE FLASHING FOR 2nd / 3rd
                  OBJECTIONS ~ 2 TRAINERS OUT ON THE TRACK
              STEWARDS TAKING A LONG TIME WITH A DECISION

                   ALMOST A DEAD HEAT FOR THE PLACE SPOT   
BUT BY A TINY BUNNY WHISKER ~ THUNDER CAT PREVAILS OVER ROAMIN 

BLUNNY HAS STOLEN 'THE PRECIOUS' HOPPING ALONG TO THE SHIRE

                       $$$  OFFICIAL ORDER OF FINISH $$$
                              HIPPITY~HOP HOOTENANNY
                          BOTS DAY GOES TO THE FILLYS
                                           

CATALINA = $67.60   
*Formidable ~ Fierce ~ Flawless

THUNDER CAT = $42.20
*No Match For The Winner But Ran Well! 

ROAMIN = $42
*42? The Answer To Life, The Universe, + Everything! 
                   {Hitchhiker Guide To The Galaxy}

BLUNNY = $31.90
* Steals The Precious ~ No Fear Of Gollum  Who Is Used To Seeing Blunny

                                      ALSO HOPPIN ALONGS
{DC} RUFFIAN = $28.20
*A Bunny Hop Instead of A Cheetah Cha Cha Ca-Ching 

TIGER DANCER = $18

DUSTY = $16

CIGARSHOP = $14

CRUZAN = $8.80
*Headin To Ye Ole Dog House for Milk Bone Biscuits & Vegas Showgirls
                 Not a Bad Compensation For This CareFree Colt

WE NOW BID YOU A CAJUN FAREWELL FROM EVANGELINE DOWNS
      WISHING ALL A BUNNYLICIOUS JOURNEY BACK HOME
                                   

[Catalina]

Great race call, Miz Ruffian!  And, happy b-day to the energizer bunny!

[Cigarshop]

Nice win Catalina.....

Wonderful words of wisdom from ruffffferrrrooooo

[Catalina]

Thanks, Cigarshop!