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          GOOD EVENING AND WELCOME TO
THE 2017 MEOW-MIX AWARDS CAT-STRAVAGANZA
HONORING THE BEST OF THE BEST IN 20 CATEGORIES COMING TO
YOU FROM THE RED ROCKS AMPHITHEATER IN COLORFUL COLORADO
WHERE THE 'PRESENTERS THEME' THIS YEAR WILL BE: *TV MEMORIES*


 
                     


PLEASE WELCOME OUR MASTER OF CEREMONIES....
      ~~ LIEUTENANT COLUMBO ~~
WHOSE WELL KNOWN CATCH PHRASE OF -- ''O, JUST ONE MORE THING'' ~
WILL SURELY RESONATE THROUGHOUT THE EVENING!

''THANK YOU, AND JUST TO BE CONSIDERATE OF EVERYONE,
I HAVE EXTINGUISHED MY CIGAR FOR THIS EVENING,
BUT OUT OF FORCE OF HABIT OVER WAY TOO MANY YEARS....
            I SHALL STILL BE HOLDING IT!"

 

     ~~AND NOW .... ON WITH THE SHOW~~


PLEASE TURN YOUR ATTENTION TO THE HOT PINK CARPET
WHERE WE NOW WELCOME THE SHINING STARS OF 2017



LEADING THEM OUT ~ OUR CO-REIGNING HORSES OF THE YEAR:
                  *** STARK  -&-  RUFFIAN ***

STARK ~
2016:  SS CHAMP ~ CAIXA ELETRONICA ~ RISEN STAR ~
2 FROSTED WHISKERS ~ DISTORTED HUMOR ~ CRAFTY PROSPECTOR ~
            COLT OF THE YEAR ~ RACE OF THE YEAR
     
RUFFIAN ~
2016: MM CHAMP ~ BOTS CHAMP ~ FILLY OF THE YEAR
RUNNER UP: CAIXA ELETRONICA + CRAFTY PROSPECTOR + BRIDESMAID

REAL QUIET ~
2015 - HOTY

CATALINA ~
2016 BRIDESMAID, 2015 SS CHAMP ~ 2014 CO-HOTY
  RECORD HOLDER: CAIXA ELETRONICA $293.00

DUSTY ~
2016 SS RUNNER-UP ~ #3 CRAFTY PROSPECTOR ~ FROSTED WHISKER ~
   2010 - HOTY

TIGER DANCER ~
2016 DISTORTED HUMOR x 4 ~ CAT HOUSE KEY ~ 2nd MM ~

CIGARSHOP ~
LOST IN THE FOG WINNER ~ FROSTED WHISKER ~

POST TIME MIKE ~
2015 CAIXA ELETRONICA ~ FROSTED WHISKER ~

BLUNNY ~
2016 ''THE PRECIOUS'' -(Repeat Winner) ~ 2015 RISEN STAR ~
AWESOME AGAIN AWARD ~ RUNNER-UP BRIDESMAID 2016

PEEPTOAD

RAVEN

THUNDER CAT

CRUZAN

OAKLAWN CAPPER --(Retired To Breeding Shed)

EL PRADO --(R & R ~ May Return To The Track)

CRIMINAL TYPE -&- JOHN HENRY
BOTH RAN -&- WON A FEW RACES BEFORE DEPARTING THIS REALM


             
''BEFORE WE BEGIN WITH THE AWARDS WE HAVE A SPECIAL EVENT

    WE HAVE 2 FORMER CHAMPIONS, WHO LEFT US LAST YEAR
CROSSING THE RAINBOW BRIDGE TO GREENER PASTURES BEYOND

   


THEY NOW WILL BE INDUCTED INTO --> *THE MEOW-MIX HALL OF FAME*
               
                         


TO PRESENT THIS HONOR, PLEASE GIVE A WARM WELCOME TO
         DR WHO AND HIS FAITHFUL COMPANION ---> K-9''
    
                                         
''THANK YOU, INSPECTOR ....

AS YOU KNOW, I TRAVEL THRU TIME -&- SPACE ...
I WANTED YOU ALL TO FEEL JOY ~ NOT SORROW,
AS I HAVE SEEN OUR TWO DEPARTED COLTS RUNNING
THRU THE MEADOWS IN ANOTHER TIME ZONE DIMENSION

*CRIMINAL TYPE* ~HORSE OF THE YEAR -&- KEY HOLDER OF DOGHOUSE~
ALWAYS READY TO OFFER HIS OWN VERSION OF DISTORTED HUMOR
           


*JOHN HENRY* ~MULTIPLE AWARD WINNER -&- A TRUE GENTLEMAN
RESPECTFUL OF ALL, WIN OR LOSE ~ ALWAYS A KIND WORD
             

THEY BOTH ARE GREATLY MISSED ~ LEAVING US WAY TOO SOON!''
*************************************


                   
"TO PRESENT OUR FIRST AWARD OF THE EVENING, DISTORTED HUMOR
   PLEASE WELCOME ~SHELDON COOPER~ FROM THE BIG-BANG-THEORY
      WHERE HIS BRAND OF 'HUMOR' IS BEYOND JUST DISTORTED!"




''THANK YOU KIND SIR ... 
DISTORTED HUMOR IS AN AMBIGUOUS TERM THAT IS IN THE MIND
OF THE BEHOLDER ~ SOME HUMANS FIND THE SILLIEST THINGS
TO BE WORTHY OF LAUGHTER ~ BUT, TO EACH THEIR OWN, EH!

THIS YEAR, ONCE AGAIN FOR THE UMPTEENTH TIME:
~TIGER DANCER~ IS GUILTY OF DISTORTED HUMOR -&- TWISTED WIT
WE HAVE LOST TRACK OF HOW MANY TIMES SHE WINS THIS
BUT ----> EASILY DESERVED!
       


HONORABLE MENTIONS TO:
~RUFFIAN~ ---> WHO, WEEK AFTER WEEK,
OFFERS HER OWN 'BRAND' OF DISTORTED HUMOR IN HER RACE CALLS
             


ALSO A SHOUT OUT TO  ~SIR ''STARK THE SHARK''~
WHO OFFERED SOME VERY AMUSING -&- ENTERTAINING COMMENTARIES
HE HAS BEEN M.I.A FOR SOME TIME, MUCH TO THE DISAPPOINTMENT
OF HIS MANY FANS WHO HAVE HIGH HOPES TO SEE HIS RETURN! ''
             
 


"THANK YOU, SHELDON

OUR NEXT AWARD IS CALLED: ''LOST IN THE FOG''
IT USUALLY GOES TO THE LOWEST $$ WINNING RACE
SOME TIMES IT GOES TO A HORSE WHO ARRIVES AT THE WRONG TRACK!
                                          :OMG:

TO PRESENT THIS TROPHY, PLEASE WELCOME ~MR SHERLOCK HOLMES~
WHO HAS NO PROBLEM AT ALL FINDING WHAT IS 'LOST' IN THE FOG''
                             

''THANK YOU, INSPECTOR ...
I DID NOT HAVE TO LOOK VERY FAR TO DISCOVER THE RECIPIENT
OF THIS YEAR'S 'LOST IN THE FOG'  TROPHY ....
IT WAS REALLY RATHER VERY ELEMENTARY

THIS YEAR'S RECIPIENT OF THE LOST IN THE FOG AWARD IS....
~STARK-THE-SHARK~ WHO MANAGED TO WIN A RACE WITH $37.60
WHICH MAY BE AN ALL TIME 'LOW' IN THE HISTORY OF THE AWARD!



HONORABLE MENTION TO ~REAL QUIET~ WHO WOUND UP AT
THE WRONG TRACK IN WHICH HE WAS ENTERED TO RUN!''
  ... WHICH WAY DID I GO??  :headshake:



''OUR NEXT AWARD IS:  ''THE PRECIOUS''
THE GOLDEN RING IS THE 'REWARD' FOR FINISHING 4th
MORE THAN ANYONE ELSE, PER THE 'ORDER' OF:
BRIDE, BRIDESMAID, FLOWER-BEARER AND RING-BEARER
       aka = THE 1 RING TO RULE THEM ALL!

COMING ALL THE WAY FROM THE SHIRE,
UNDER THE CLOAK OF DARKNESS IS ~GOLLUM~
WHO ACCORDING TO GANDALF THE GRAY,
SUDDENLY HAD A 'CHANGE OF HEART' ABOUT 'HIS PRECIOUS'

IT IS RUMORED THAT SINCE THIS IS THE 3rd YEAR FOR THIS WINNER,
GOLLUM HAD A ROUND OF REMORSE, A BREAK FROM POSSESSIVENESS
AND DECIDED TO DO A 180 TURNABOUT TO PRESENT THIS AWARD!

.......

MAY WE PLEASE DIM THE LIGHTS -&- REFRAIN FROM APPLAUSE OR
NOISE OF ANY KIND,  SO WE DO NOT FRIGHTEN GOLLUM AS HE MAKES
HIS WAY SLOWLY TO THE STAGE ... HE IS NOT ACCUSTOMED TO THIS
TYPE OF ATMOSPHERE OR HUMANS IN SUCH GREAT NUMBERS''

A HUSH FALLS OVER THE CROWD ... HEADS TURN TOWARDS THE AISLE
WHERE GOLLUM VERY CAUTIOUSLY IS CREEPING TOWARDS THE STAGE....
      

''MY PRECIOUS ~ MY PRECIOUS ~ I MUST HAVE MY PRECIOUS
OH MY ~ I'VE HAD A SUDDEN RELAPSE ... FORGIVE THIS PITIFUL ONE
                       

TOO MANY YEARS OF SELFISH POSSESSIVENESS
ARE HARD TO OVERCOME -- BUT SINCE I MADE A VOW TO GANDALF,
I MUST FULFILL MY PROMISE AND PRESENT 'MY PRECIOUS'
TO ONE WHO,  FOR THE 3rd YEAR IN A ROW
HAS BEEN DEEMED WORTHY ENOUGH TO HAVE IT!

AS YOU PROBABLY ALREADY HAVE GUESSED: 
~BLUNNY 'THE ENERGIZER BUNNY'~
WHO MAY NOT HAVE FINISHED 1st MORE THAN OTHERS....
BUT HAS AN UNCANNY KNACK OF STEALING THE PRECIOUS --> 18 TIMES!!
~~~~~


HONORABLE MENTION: ~CIGARSHOP~ WITH 13...''

SLOWLY THE LIGHTS ARE BEING BRIGHTENED SO AS TO NOT
FRIGHTEN GOLLUM LEAVING THE STAGE ... APPEARING VERY
DEPRESSED AT HAVING HIS HANDS ON 'THE PRECIOUS' ...
      ONLY TO GIVE IT AWAY TO ANOTHER! 



''AS WE ALL KNOW FROM PAST EXPERIENCE
BLUNNY WILL HAVE TO BE VERY DILIGENT WITH WHEREVER HE
PLACES 'THE PRECIOUS' ... BECAUSE IN SPITE OF HIS GOOD INTENTIONS
     WE KNOW HOW GOLLUM IS ABOUT THAT GOLDEN RING!''


WE NOW COME TO THE NEXT AWARD THAT SOME CONSIDER TO BE
'A DUBIOUS HONOR'  AS IN ORDER TO WIN IT, 
ONE MUST FINISH LAST MORE THAN ANY OTHER!

THE FILLYS LAND IN THE CAT HOUSE ~ THE COLTS TO THE DOG HOUSE

TO PRESENT THE CAT HOUSE KEY AWARD
PLEASE WELCOME  ~SPEEDY-GONZALEZ~
YES FOLKS, IT IS A MOUSE IN THE CAT HOUSE BUT AS WE KNOW
HE IS FASTER THAN MOST OF THOSE LAZY PUSSYCATS JUST NAPPING''

''SI SI SENOR COLUMBO ... I AM VERRRRY VERRRRY FAST
THEY DON'T CALL ME 'SPEEDY' CAUSE I'M SLOW!
               


HONORABLE MENTION GOES TO ~TIGER DANCER~ WITH 21 KEYS

BUT THE SUPURRR FAST CHEETAH ~RUFFIAN~ TOOK THE MASTER KEY
WITH ---> 23 TENACIOUS TRIPS TO THE COLOSSAL CAT HOUSE!



UH OH .... HERE SHE COMES AT LIGHTNING SPEED
  SO THIS MIGHTY MOUSE IS OUTTA HERE! 
        AYE CARUMBA! EEEEEEEEEEEK!
     



         
''AS THE SPEEDY GONZALEZ DASHES OFF TO SAFETY....
WE NOW TURN OUR ATTENTION TO THE NEXT AWARD

PLEASE GIVE A WARM WELCOME WITH A WONDROUS 'WOOF'
TO A CHARISMATIC CANINE....  ~SCOOBY DOO~''

                           
''WOOF  WOOF  WOOF! THANKS FOR NO FIRE IN THAT CIGAR, SIR
  OR YOU MIGHT BE HEARING: COUGH COUGH NOT WOOF-WOOF!

EQUALLY QUESTIONABLE LIKE THE 'CAT HOUSE'
WONDERING --- 'IS IT AN 'HONOR' OR...?'
THE 'DOG HOUSE' IS REALLY NOT AS BAD AS IT SOUNDS!

IT IS OUTFITTED WITH ALL THE 'CREATURE COMFORTS' THAT
ANY COLT WOULD ENJOY ---> BEER, BOOZE -& -BABES!

THIS YEAR THE FILLY'S CAT HOUSE ENTERTAINED WAY MORE
OCCUPANTS THAN THE DOG HOUSE  (*23 CAT HOUSE -vs- 6 DOG HOUSE)
WONDER WHY THAT IS?   ???

WITHOUT CRIMINAL TYPE IN THE GATE THIS YEAR....
IT LEFT THE DOG HOUSE DOOR WIDE OPEN FOR ALL!

TAKING ADVANTAGE OF THAT IS  ~CIGARSHOP~ WITH 6 KEYS
WHO TAKES HOME THIS AWARD AND A CASE OF SCOOBY SNACKS''



RUNNER UP: ~POST-TIME-MIKE~ WITH 5 KEYS

THERE THEY GO ~ HOOF -&- PAW TROTTING UP THE AISLE
... AND I AM OFF TO GO DIG UP A BONE!''



''AND NOW FOR SOMETHING COMPLETELY DIFFERENT ...

THE 'GOLDEN GOOSE EGG' AWARD IS FOR RUNNING A RACE
AND RETURNING TO THE BARN WITH ZERO $$$
       NOT AS EASY AS IT SOUNDS THO!   ;)
               


HERE TO PRESENT THE GOLDEN GOOSE EGG AWARD:
PLEASE WELCOME SUPER IRON CHEF  ~BOBBY FLAY~
WHO HAS PROMISED TO NOT TURN THE GOLDEN GOOSE EGG
          INTO A FANCY EXPENSIVE OMELETTE! ''
                   

     ''THANK YOU, INSPECTOR, AND YES I DID PROMISE THAT
THO, IT MAY BE DIFFICULT TO COMPLY ... I AM A MAN OF HONOR!

THIS YEAR 3 BANKRUPT FILLYS FEATHERED THEIR NESTS
WITH 1 GOLDEN GOOSE EGG:   ~CATALINA~
WITH 2 GOLDEN GOOSE EGGS: ~RUFFIAN~

BUT WITH 3 GLORIOUS GOLDEN GOOSE EGGS: ~TIGER DANCER~''
             


"THANK YOU, BOBBY ....


NOT BEING ABLE TO USE THE GOLDEN GOOSE EGG IN AN OMELETTE ...
BOBBY FLAY HAS OFFERED TO SUPPLY VERY ELABORATE FEATHERS
        FOR TIGER DANCER'S FANCY NEST!
....



HERE TO PRESENT OUR NEXT AWARD: 'BRIDESMAID OF THE YEAR'
WHICH AS IT SUGGESTS, FINISHING AS RUNNER-UP THE MOST TIMES

PLEASE GIVE A ROUSING ROUND OF APPLAUSE TO THE ONE + ONLY
~RUPAUL~ WHO SURELY KNOWS SOMETHING ABOUT FANCY DRESSES!"

''O THANK YOU LUSCIOUS LIEUTENANT AND GRACIOUS GREETINGS Y'ALL!
                   

BEING A RUNNER UP SO OFTEN CAN DO WONDERS TO AFFECT
  ONE'S 'EGO' AND SELF ESTEEM .... WONDERING WHY
     IT WASN'T ENOUGH TO HIT THE WIRE FIRST?

YET, TO HELP EASE THAT ANGST, IS THE FACT
THAT IN ALL THOSE RACES RUNNING 2nd~
CONSIDER HOW MANY WERE RUNNING
      BEHIND 2nd AT THE WIRE!

AND SPEAKING OF BEING A 'RUNNER-UP'
TAKING 2nd PLACE FOR BRIDESMAID OF THE YEAR: ~RUFFIAN~ (11 GOWNS)

BUT THE RUNAWAY WINNER -- WITH 22 BRIDESMAID GOWNS: ~BLUNNY~
NOW THAT IS GONNA REQUIRE A LARGER CLOSET FOR SURE!"




''THANK YOU, RUPAUL FOR THAT DELIGHTFUL PRESENTATION
               
               ... OH YEH, JUST ONE MORE THING ...
RUPAUL HAS OFFERED TO CONSULT WITH BLUNNY ON IDEAS
      FOR A NEW ELABORATE GLORIOUS GOWN CLOSET!   :thumbsup:
                 



OUR NEXT AWARD SHOULD BE 'SUB-TITLED' -- 'FRUSTRATION FIASCO'
BECAUSE IT IS GIVEN TO ALL WHO RUN FOR THE ELUSIVE 3-PEAT
                BUT FAIL TO GAIN THE GLORY
         
HERE TO PRESENT THE 'FROSTED WHISKER' TROPHY IS:
~TONY THE TIGER~ ALONG WITH A BOX OF HIS FAMOUS FROSTED FLAKES!

{WE CAN'T HELP BUT WONDER IF HE 'MISUNDERSTOOD' THE TERM   :lmao:
FROSTED WHISKER BEING RELATED TO FROSTED FLAKES?}'' 

     
''MEOW MEOW MEOW SIR COLUMBO
I BROUGHT MY FROSTED FLAKES TO SWEETEN THE SORROW OF
THE 'ALMOST-DID-IT' FEELING OF 'NO-3-PEAT-FOR-ME'  DOWNER!

WE HAD 5 WHO WERE DISAPPOINTED ONCE:
RUFFIAN ~ CIGARSHOP ~ REAL QUIET ~ CATALINA ~ THUNDER CAT

BUT EVEN GETTING THE 1st TWO LEGS OF THE 3-PEAT, IS STILL
A GRRRR--RR--REAT ACCOMPLISHMENT TO BE PROUD OF DOING!

THIS YEAR'S FROSTED WHISKER TROPHY GOES TO ~BLUNNY~
    WITH HAVING TRIED TWICE .... YET FAILED ---> TWICE!!
               
~A NICE TROPHY TO DISPLAY -AND-
   YOU CAN DRINK YOUR SORROWS AWAY~


ONCE IS TUFF ENUFF.... BUT TWICE??
NEED A BIG HEAD OF LUSCIOUS LETTUCE
FOR THIS COLT AND ... I ALSO BROUGHT
A CASE OF FROSTED FLAKES JUST FOR HIM!"


''THANK YOU, TONY ...
FOR YOUR THOUGHTFULNESS -&- GENEROSITY!


WE NOW MOVE ON TO THE MORE IMPRESSIVE
AND DIFFICULT TO ACHIEVE AWARDS
ALL OF WHICH HAVE RESULTED IN MANY EXTREMELY
CLOSE CONTESTS INCLUDING DEAD HEATS!

THIS YEAR MORE THAN ANY OTHER SEEMED TO BE MORE
CLOSELY CONTESTED THAN IN RECENT MEMORY

OUR NEXT AWARD TURNS FROM DISAPPOINTMENT TO GLEE!

BUT 1st .....
A MOMENT OF SILENCE FOR THE DEARLY DEPARTED: CAIXA ELETRONICA
WHO SUFFERED A FATAL INJURY WHILE IN TRAINING ON THE TRACK
  THIS AWARD CELEBRATES HIS AWESOME ACCOMPLISHMENTS



THIS AWARD IS GIVEN IN HONOR OF THE MOST MONEY EARNED IN A DAY

PLEASE GIVE A WARM WELCOME TO MR BOB BARKER
    FROM THE 'PRICE IS RIGHT' GAME SHOW''

     
''THANK YOU, INSPECTOR ~
THE RUNNER UP FOR THIS PRESTIGIOUS AWARD: ~RUFFIAN~ --->{$163}

THE GRAND WINNER WITH $225 FOR ONE DAY'S EFFORT:
~CATALINA~ .... COME ON DOWN!!
THIS FINE FILLY SURE HAD THE 'RIGHT PRICE' THIS YEAR!"
                 



     ''OUR NEXT AWARD IS: B.O.T.S = BATTLE OF THE SEXES
                                FILLYS  -VS-  COLTS

 


HERE TO PRESENT THIS AWARD .... PLEASE GIVE A WARM WELCOME
TO  ~ARCHIE -&- EDITH BUNKER~  WHO SURELY HAVE HAD
       THEIR SHARE OF ''FILLY - COLT BATTLES!''

               
''YOOO-HOOOO,  MR. POLICEMAN DETECTIVE SIR!
.... COME ON EDITH, YOUR HOLDIN UP DA SHOW!

  WE WAS GONNA BRING THE 'MEATHEAD' ALONG
               BUT HE AIN'T INTO IT
     

SO NOW WE HAVE AN AWARD THAT DECIDES GENDER SUPERIORITY?
WELL, BACK IN MY DAY --  WE ALL KNEW THAT MEN WERE BETTER
BUT THEN,  THAT AIN'T HORSES     ....... STIFLE YOURSELF, EDITH! 


THE RUNNER-UP -- WITH 3 WINS IS ---> ~BLUNNY~

NOW I SEE IN THIS HERE ENVELOPE
THAT THIS YEAR WE HAVE A TIE FOR THE BOTS TROPHY
BETWEEN 2 FILLYS: ~TIGER DANCER -&- DUSTY~

THEY BOTH WON THE DAY ---> 5 TIMES
SO THEY EACH WILL GET A TROPHY OF THEIR OWN
TO BRAG ABOUT BEING 'SUPERIOR' TO THE COLTS
    SOMETHING THEY JUST LOVE DOING!
 


     COME ON, EDITH --- WE'RE OUTTA HERE NOW,
MY BEER IS GETTIN WARM AND MY DINNER'S GETTIN COLD"
       



         
'' WELL THAT SURE SHOOK UP OUR MEMORIES!
SHOWS YA HOW THINGS -&- ATTITUDES CHANGE OVER TIME


BEFORE WE PROCEED ... NOW IS A GOOD TIME FOR
     ~~A BRIEF INTERMISSION~~
GIVING EVERYONE A CHANCE TO STRETCH LEGS AND
PARTAKE IN SOME FINE FOOD -&- LIQUID REFRESHMENTS
       FEATURING THE MEOW-MIX BUFFET  :thumbsup:

 
                             



~~WE ARE BACK NOW .... SO ON WITH THE SHOW~~
                       




OUR NEXT BIG AWARD IS: SUPURRR SATURDAY CHAMPION
DIRECT FROM SNL, PLEASE WELCOME DAN AKROYD -&- STEVE MARTIN''



''WE MAY BE 2 WILD AND CRAZY GUYS,
BUT WE DON'T MESS WITH THE FUZZ!
  THAT 'FUNNY SMOKE' U SMELL
IS JUST "FLAVORED CIGARETTES!"  ;)



THE RUNNER-UP FOR THIS AWARD IS ANOTHER TIE:
~TIGER DANCER -&- REAL QUIET~ -- EACH WITH 6 VICTORY GALLOPS

BUT THE ONE TAKING HOME THE TROPHY
   WITH 7 WINS: ~CATALINA~''
   



''... OH GUYS ... JUST ONE MORE THING
WE'LL BE CHECKING OUT THOSE 'FLAVORED CIGARETTES'
IN YOUR ROOMS .....  NOT THAT WE DON'T BELIEVE YA!


NOW ON TO OUR NEXT AWARD --> MIDWEEK MAYHEM CHAMPION

PLEASE HOLD YOUR APPLAUSE FOR NOW SO WE DON'T DISTRACT
        OUR NEXT PRESENTER =  CALEB "THE HUMP-DAY" CAMEL

.... THAT'LL BE A TUFF ACT TO FOLLOW FOR SURE!''
           

''UH-OH ~ GUESS WHAT DAY IT IS! COME ON - GUESS ....
YEH YEH YEH --- THAT'S RIGHT! HUUUUMP DAY!

NOW THAT I'VE OPENED THE ENVELOPE -- I SEE WE DO INDEED
               HAVE 2 HUMPS --- AS IN = ANOTHER 'TIE'

*NEVER DID LIKE THE TERM "DEAD-HEAT" CUZ IF YOU EVER
WALKED FOR MILES IN THE BURNING DESERT -- LIKE I HAVE
THAT TERM TAKES ON A WHOLE DIFFERENT MEANING
      AND NOT IN A GOOD WAY EITHER!
     


RUNNER-UP IS:  ~BLUNNY~  WITH 5 WINS

AND ONCE AGAIN THE DYNAMIC DUO OF ~TIGER DANCER -&- DUSTY~
TAKE HOME DOUBLE TROPHIES -- HAVING WON THE MM DAYS 8 TIMES EACH
            


AND NOW, I'M OFF TO GO CHECK MY INSURANCE
TO BE SURE THEY DON'T CHARGE EXTRA FOR 2 HUMPS!
...HEY, WHERE DID YOSEMITE SAM COME FROM :lmao:




...''BYE CALEB ~ O YEH ....
WHEN U GET COFFEE, DO THEY EVER ASK U: '1 HUMP OR 2'
JUST COULDN'T RESIST ... EVEN MRS COLUMBO QUESTIONS MY HUMOR

AS WE WAIT FOR THE CLEAN UP CREW   :lmao:
TO CLEAR THE STAGE OF CALEB'S  ''CAMELNESS''


WE NOW WELCOME ~MR PAT SAJAC~ OF THE WHEEL-OF-FORTUNE SHOW
TO PRESENT OUR NEXT AWARD: ~CRAFTY PROSPECTOR~
THIS TROPHY REPRESENTS THE MOST MONEY EARNED ALL YEAR''

''THANK YOU, INSPECTOR
UNLIKE THE WHEEL OF FORTUNE,  NO SPINNING IS NECESSARY TO
DETERMINE THE RESULTS WHICH ARE CALCULATED BY A SPECIALLY
ASSIGNED FIRM WHO KEEP THE WEEKLY TALLYS

I SEE THAT THE RESULTS ARE VERY CLOSE ....
   AGAIN WITH THE SAME 2 FILLYS

IN 3rd PLACE IS: ~CATALINA~ = $1074.60

RUNNER UP: ~TIGER DANCER~  = $1209.00
THE GRAND WINNER: ~DUSTY~ = $1280.90

......   


  'BYE NOW, PAT ....
                          BE SURE NOT TO SPIN YOUR WHEELS TOO MUCH!


NOW ONTO A SPECIAL NEW AWARD THIS YEAR
IT IS CALLED: THE ''4-C AWARD''
THE CAPRICIOUS--CALCULATING--COMBO--CHAMPION!


IT IS DETERMINED BY THE COLLECTIVE TOTAL NUMBER OF WINS
IN  BOTH SS AND MM RACE DAYS

HERE TO PRESENT THIS NEW AWARD ...
A VERY CAPRICIOUS -- CALCULATING DUO
WHO GO WHERE NO MAN -- OR HORSE -- HAS GONE BEFORE
PLEASE GIVE A STAR-STUDDED WELCOME TO
~CAPTAIN KIRK -&- MR SPOCK~ FROM THE STARSHIP ENTERPRISE''
   


''THANK YOU, FOR THE WARM WELCOME
WE HAVE TRAVELLED FAR TO BE HERE FOR THIS AUSPICIOUS EVENT
AND WE FEEL HONORED TO HAVE BEEN CHOSEN TO PRESENT
THIS NEW AWARD FOR THE FIRST TIME

IT'S ALMOST LIKE THE FEELING OF DISCOVERING A NEW STAR
AND AS THIS AWARD SUGGESTS ~
IT TAKES A STAR TO WIN MORE THAN ANY OTHER FOR THE YEAR!

THE ENVELOPE PLEASE:
IN 3rd PLACE:
~BLUNNY~ =====> 4 SS + 6 MM = 10
~CATALINA~ ====> 7 SS + 3 MM = 10

IN 2nd PLACE:
~DUSTY~ ======> 5 SS + 8 MM = 13

BUT THE CAPRICIOUS--CALCULATING--COMBO--CHAMPION IS:
~TIGER DANCER~ =====> 6 SS + 8 MM = 14

                   



   
AS WE BID FAREWELL TO KIRK -&- SPOCK
WE NOW TURN OUR ATTENTION TO
ANOTHER 'STAR' ---> THE 'RISEN STAR' AWARD

PLEASE WELCOME SOMEONE WHO KNOWS ALL ABOUT RISING STARS
~SIMON COWELL~ OF AMERICAN IDOL -&- X FACTOR FAME''

''THANK U LIEUTENANT 

THIS AWARD IS BASED UPON VARIOUS CRITERIA:
SOME YEARS IT GOES TO A GREATLY IMPROVING COLT OR FILLY
SOME YEARS FOR A MAIDEN TURNED CHAMPION IN A HEARTBEAT!

THIS YEAR OUR 2  'RISEN STARS'  CAME TO OUR TRACK AS MAIDENS

ONE DID WHAT ONLY DUSTY HAD MANAGED TO ACHIEVE THIS YEAR
     THE VERY ELUSIVE 3-PEAT!

AND YET THIS COLT DID EXACTLY THAT!!
CONGRATULATIONS TO ~CRUZAN~ WHO WENT 'CRUISIN' RIGHT
INTO THE RECORD BOOKS!   YOU ARE INDEED A RISEN STAR!''

OUR OTHER SHINING 'RISEN STAR' TROPHY GOES TO THE
FIERCE FILLY  ~THUNDER CAT~  WHOSE CREDITS INCLUDE:
5 SS WINS ~ 5 MM WINS ~ 1 BOTS WIN ~ 7 BRIDESMAID + 6 PRECIOUS

    

WE LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING THESE 2 STARS SHINE
EVEN MORE BRIGHTLY THIS COMING NEW SEASON''


                   
''OUR NEXT AWARD IS THE 'AWESOME AGAIN' TROPHY
TO PRESENT THIS TROPHY, PLEASE GIVE A WARM WELCOME
TO SOMEONE WHO HAS BEEN 'AWESOME AGAIN + AGAIN + AGAIN'

                          ~~BETTY WHITE!''~~
                     
''OH INSPECTOR, YOU ARE TOO KIND
YES I'VE BEEN AROUND FOR A LONG LONG TIME
AND AM SO GRATEFUL FOR ALL THE APPRECIATION
PEOPLE HAVE BESTOWED UPON ME ALL THESE YEARS

MAYBE I'VE LASTED THIS LONG SIMPLY BECAUSE I LOVE WHAT I DO
BUT ENOUGH ABOUT ME .... ONTO THE REASON I AM HERE
           THE 'AWESOME AGAIN' AWARD

THE BASIS FOR THIS AWARD IS GENERALLY FOR
A REPEAT CHAMPIONSHIP FROM THE PREVIOUS YEAR
SUCH AS MM OR SS CHAMPION OR ANOTHER MAJOR ACHIEVEMENT

THIS YEAR THE ONLY 'REPEAT' EVENT IS FOR
  ~BLUNNY THE ENERGIZER BUNNY~
WHO ... THO HE DID NOT WIN MM OR SS,
     HE DID MANAGE TO ONCE AGAIN
'STEAL THE PRECIOUS' .... FOR THE 3rd STRAIGHT YEAR!
THEREFORE, THIS WOULD BE A '3-PEAT' OF ANOTHER KIND!''
                     



               
''TAKE CARE BETTY ... IF YOU RAN ON A RACETRACK
  YOU WOULD BE OUR SHINING STAR EVERY YEAR!


MOVING AHEAD TO OUR NEXT AWARD: 'FILLY OF THE YEAR'

HERE TO PRESENT THE TROPHY IS
A STAR OF THE VIEW, ACTRESS, COMEDIAN, AUTHOR ....
OUTSPOKEN ADVOCATE OF WOMEN'S RIGHTS AND THE PURRFECT
PERSON TO PRESENT THE AWARD FOR THE OUTSTANDING FILLY
OF THE 2017 SEASON:  ~MISS WHOOPIE GOLDBERG!''~

                     
''WELCOME TO THE VIEW, YA'LL.... OH WAIT, THIS ISN'T THE VIEW!
          THIS .... IS EVEN BIGGER THAN THE VIEW,
IT IS THE VIEW WE ALL HAVE OF THE BEST OF THE BEST OF THE YEAR!

AND AS A FREAKY-FINE FILLY MYSELF, I AM INDEED HONORED
       TO PRESENT THE 'FILLY OF THE YEAR' AWARD

HONORABLE MENTION GOES TO  ~CATALINA~
*SUPURRR SATURDAY CHAMPION
*CAIXA ELETRONICA AWARD

THIS YEAR, WE HAVE DOUBLE DUO TROPHY WINNERS!

                    ~~TIGER DANCER~~
*DISTORTED HUMOR X 4
*GOLDEN GOOSE EGG CHAMP
*BOTS CHAMPION
*CAPRICIOUS CALCULATING COMBO CHAMPION (4-C)
*2nd: MM
*2nd: CRAFTY PROSPECTOR

                     ~~DUSTY~~
*MM CHAMPION
*CRAFTY PROSPECTOR AWARD
*2nd: BOTS
*2nd: 4-C CHAMPION

THERE WAS NO WAY TO SEPARATE THESE 2 OUTSTANDING
  FAB-FILLYS AS EACH EARNED THEIR SHARE OF GLORY!''

     



       
''OUR NEXT AWARD IS THE MALE COUNTERPART:  'COLT OF THE YEAR'
PLEASE GIVE A WARM 'WHINNY-WHINNY' WELCOME
   TO OUR OWN TALKING HORSE  ~MR ED''~

     
''HAY HAY HAY - COLUMBO ....
I BROUGHT SOME OATS -&- BRAN JUST FOR YOU
NOT TO SUGGEST THAT AT YOUR AGE, YOU NEED BRAN?

I REALLY WANTED TO PRESENT THE AWARD FOR THOSE
FINE FRISKY FILLYS, BUT I WAS VOTED DOWN FOR THAT
        WHEN THEY CHOSE WHOOPIE INSTEAD!
         


SO BEING SUCH A CHARISMATIC CHARMING COLT MYSELF
I GUESS I HAD TO BE THE PERFECT PRESENTER FOR THIS AWARD!

HONORABLE MENTION: RUNNER UP IS:  ~CRUZAN~
WHO ALTHOUGH ENTERING THE TRACK FAIRLY LATE IN THE SEASON,
DID STACK UP SOME MAJOR CREDITS
*** 3-PEAT ~ RISEN STAR AWARD ~ 4 MM ~ 2 BOTS

OUR COLT OF THE YEAR WILL BE: ~THE 'ENERGIZER-BLUNNY!'~
*THE PRECIOUS (3rd Year)
*BRIDESMAID OF THE YEAR
*4 SS ~  6 MM ~ 3 BOTS
THIS CHARISMATIC COLT CAME TO THE STARTING GATE
    EACH AND EVERY TIME .... WITH HIS
'BATTERIES' FULLY CHARGED AND READY TO RUN!'''
             


       
"OK MR ED .... OFF YA GO BACK TO ENTERTAINING THOSE FILLYS!

         ******     ******     ******     ******     ******



      **2017 MEOW MIX AWARDS -- PART 2**
              ---> NOW POSTED <---  :lightbulb:

:happy: HOPE YA'LL ENJOY :happy:

                          :thanks:
#2192
Racing / BREEDERS CUP REACTIONS = VENT HERE
November 07, 2017, 12:34:38 PM
:forruffian:

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

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

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    :girlkiss:
     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
               :banghead:

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
             :oie_30232359NUVsTmH4:
#2193
        :evil:   2017 SPOOKY RESULTS   :evil:

       

       
       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 ~~




#2194
Handicapping / SPOOKTACULAR RESULTS - UPDATE
October 31, 2017, 09:20:19 AM
                                          :forruffian:


SPOOKTACULAR RESULTS UPDATE: APPROPRIATELY ON HALLOWEEN!  :evil:

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    :OMG:

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
                                                 :banghead:

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

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

               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!
                                                       :celebrate:
#2195
             :forruffian:

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  :lmao:

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
               :OMG:


                          =^,,^= 
#2196
          :forruffian:

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
                     :banghead:

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!
                        :evil:


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!)  :thumbsup:


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)  :OMG:

NOMINAL DOLLARS (What I May Finish With)
POINT HOPE


R5  >>>   13/AE  9  6  10  12
AE) POWER BOSS (Layla!)
                :oie_30232359NUVsTmH4:

ANALYZE IT
WITCH DOCTOR
SHILOH LANE



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

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!)  :girlkiss:
***One Of The Tuffest Choices Of The Day!  :banghead:

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

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


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

AWESOME BANNER
MR CROW


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SAND DANCER (Memories Of Florida)  :chickendance:

THERAPIST
LOOKING READY

 
#2197
                       

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



                 
#2198
             :forruffian:
**CONGRATS TO ---> REAL QUIET    :celebrate:
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! **  :evil:

      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
                                          :OMG:     
  :lightbulb: *** REMEMBER TO POST YOUR PIX IN CHARACTER   :lightbulb:
                       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. 
            :flaming:
                                       
#2199
             :forruffian:

  ~~ GRUMPY CAT has decided not to run ~  :OMG:

**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  :evil:


                 
     
#2200
PER CIGARSHOP
I shall be Homer Simpson

=================

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


CHARACTERS FROM EARLIER YEARS OK TO USE
           PLEASE CHOOSE ANOTHER
#2201
Handicapping / HORSE VIDEO ~ MUSICAL
October 22, 2017, 09:54:59 AM
               :forruffian:

THIS IS TOO COOL NOT TO SHARE!  :girlkiss:

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

#2202
          :forruffian:

RUFFIAN CHOICE OF CHARACTER:  GRUMPY CAT :evil:

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!   :lmao:
                                                   


       
#2203
                        :forruffian:
           
~~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!   :raspberry:
              *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

                           *** SUGGESTION ***
       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!

                          :lightbulb:

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

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

                 QUESTIONS? 
         EMAIL RUFFIAN ===> [email protected]
#2204
Racing / FRISKY ~ FEARLESS FORUM OF FUN!
September 28, 2017, 02:56:53 PM
                              :forruffian:

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)
                                            :raspberry:
SUPURRR SATURDAY CONTEST IS THE BEST STAKES CARD OF THE DAY  :lightbulb:

  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!
                                         :celebrate:

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
                           [email protected]
#2205
Handicapping / BEN'S CAT RETIRED
June 27, 2017, 05:02:35 PM
                  :forruffian:

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***