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#801
Handicapping / SUPURRR SATURDAY: 6/23 @ THISTLEDOWN
June 21, 2018, 11:04:42 AM
      :forruffian:                                                                                                                                               
**CONGRATS TO ---> THE 'DUSTY' ONE  :celebrate:
WHO LATELY SEEMS TO BE A MAJOR CONTENDER
      FOR THE YEAR END: YO-YO-MAMA TITLE!
                                                   
        YO-YO AWARD ===> WIN CONVINCINGLY IN A RACE ~
THEN BACK TO THE CAT HOUSE ~  THEN BACK TO THE PENTHOUSE
SURPRISINGLY THE FILLY ISN'T SUFFERING VERTIGO SYNDROME!
                                 :happy:

VENUE: VERY LITTLE TO CHOOSE FROM -- WHICH THEN RESULTED IN
                      THISTLEDOWN + OHIO DERBY
   SOME FAVORITES FROM TRIPLE CROWN LIKE: FLAMEAWAY 
                                         :girlkiss:

  **OUR FEATURE EVENT CELEBRATING: NATIONAL PINK DAY**
                  :lightbulb: ( *DESCRIPTION: BELOW* ) :lightbulb:

    ***THE "PINK PANTHER PURRFECTION" STAKES***
               


POST TIMES:  1:10 ET // 12:10 CT // 11:10 AM MT // 10:10 AM PT


RULES ARE ON THE MENU
SCROLL DOWN TO VIEW
BETTER TO DO IT RIGHT
THAN ERRR + SEE A D.Q.
              :banghead:
   
                              :lightbulb:   *** NATIONAL PINK DAY ***   :lightbulb:

              National Pink Day, (NOT to be confused with International Pink Day)
A holiday which is celebrated annually on June 23rd in observance of the color PINK

   (*** RUFFIAN'S HORSE ALWAYS WEARS HOT PINK: HALTER + SADDLE BLANKET ***)

It is the perfect day for both men and women to put on their best Pink colored clothing
                    After all, Pink is a color that is not only celebrated today
           But is also a color that has traditionally been historically significant.
           When is National Pink Day?   =  This year (2018) June 23 (Saturday)   :celebrate:

                                         *** History of National Pink Day ***
PINK is a color that is usually associated with females but that wasn't always the case!

Around the turn of the 20th century, in Europe, male infants were dressed in PINK ~
                          * And female infants were dressed in BLUE! *

That's because PINK was considered to be a stronger color than blue and therefore, more masculine.           
               Blue was seen as delicate and dainty and therefore, more suited to females.

                     Today, the color PINK is Considered more a feminine color –
Although more and more men are incorporating the color into their wardrobes.

It is also a color that is associated with happiness, children, and lightheartedness
   Many people also believe that it is a color that conveys compassion and care.
                                                 :girlkiss:

              :lightbulb: National Pink Day Customs & Celebrations  :lightbulb:

                  National Pink Day can be celebrated in numerous ways.
         You can dress up in pink clothing or accent your clothing with pink.
You can use Pink food dye to color your food, wear a Pink carnation
                           Or watch the movie "Pretty In Pink."

Or you can just listen to music by the pop-star Pink or the prog-rock band Pink Floyd.
              Any way you want to celebrate the holiday is perfectly acceptable.

                                                   :chickendance:
#802
     :forruffian:        **RESULTS**


    GOOD EVENING -&- WELCOME TO
SUPURRR SATURDAY UNDER THE STARS
  COMING FROM CHURCHILL DOWNS



OUR FEATURE EVENT: HONORING 'NATIONAL FUDGE DAY'
          THE ''HOW SWEET IT IS'' STAKES

...



HOW SWEET WILL IT BE FOR DEFENDING CHAMP, CRUZAN
WHO WILL HAVE 10 CHALLENGERS TRYING TO STOP HIM!


        OUR SUPURRR SWEET RUNNERS ARE IN THE GATE
AND AWAAAAY THEY GO IN THE 'HOW SWEET IT IS' STAKES
             


IT'S A SUPURRR SPEEDY 6-PACK
AWAY WITH THE EARLY LEAD
DUSTY ~ BLUNNY ~ REAL QUIET
PEEPTOAD ~ CIGARSHOP ~ CATALINA

              :racing:

  THE REMAINING QUINTET ....
ARE NOT SHOWING ANY EARLY SPEED YET
POST TIME MIKE ~ THUNDER CAT
TIGER DANCER ~ CRUZAN ~ RUFFIAN


     ~~OUT OF THE TURN THEY COME~~


THE 6 IN THE LEAD HAS CHANGED TO A TENACIOUS TRIO

DUSTY -- A NOSE IN FRONT OF POST TIME MIKE
WITH CIGARSHOP JUST 2 LENGTHS BEHIND
         THE FRONT RUNNING DUO

            :rhrse:      :rhrse:


   IT'S A DOZEN LENGTHS BACK TO CRUZAN + RUFFIAN
FOLLOWED CLOSELY BY PEEPTOAD ~ BLUNNY ~ CATALINA

REAL QUIET IS NEXT -- WITH A HUGE GAP BACK TO
THE DAWDLING DUO OF THUNDER CAT + TIGER DANCER


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


  DUSTY CONTINUES TO LEAD WITH
2 CANTANKEROUS CALCULATING COLTS ....
POST TIME MIKE + CIGARSHOP SMOKIN HOT ON HER TAIL!

BLUNNY HAS SUDDENLY DISCOVERED HIS 'BATTERY-CHARGER'
   AND THE ''ENERGIZER-BLUNNY'' IS MOVING QUICKLY NOW
GAINING ON THE FRONT RUNNING TENACIOUS TRIO IN THE LEAD

JUST ANOTHER LENGTH BACK IS CATALINA

SHE IS FOLLOWED BY RUFFIAN ~ REAL QUIET ~ THUNDER CAT
AND TIGER DANCER WITH PEEPTOAD JUST A HALF LENGTH BACK

DEFENDING CHAMP, CRUZAN --> SHOWING NO SPEED AT ALL
APPARENTLY SEEMS TO BE AFFECTED BY THE HIGH HUMIDITY

THE CLEARLY COMPETITIVE COMPETENT COLT IS JUST NOT
RUNNING AS IMPRESSIVELY AS HE HAS IN RECENT RACES


     ~~AND DOWN THE STRETCH THEY COME~~


DUSTY LEADS THE WAY .....
WITH THE 2 CONFRONTATIONAL COMBATIVE COLTS       
CHALLENGING HER WITH EVERY STRIDE

   BUT THE FIERCE ~ FEARLESS ~ FILLY
IS NOT LETTING THEM FLUSTER HER AT ALL
AS SHE CONTINUES TO TURN ON THE POWER

POST TIME MIKE + CIGARSHOP ARE
ENGAGED IN A BATTLE OF THEIR OWN
FOR THE COVETED BRIDESMAID TROPHY

BLUNNY + CATALINA ARE ANOTHER FEW LENGTHS BACK
    WITHOUT A CHANCE AT THE WINNER'S CIRCLE 
BUT STILL WITH HIGH HOPES OF STEALING ''THE PRECIOUS''

IT'S ANOTHER SEVERAL LENGTHS BACK TO A LONE COLT
   SURROUNDED BY A CHEETAH, A CAT -&- A TIGER
      BUT REAL QUIET DOESN'T SEEM TO MIND
        THE FAB FELINE FILLY FREE-FOR-ALL!
                   


AND STRUGGLING TO KEEP UP, DEFENDING CHAMP --> CRUZAN
  IS BEING EASED NOW AS THE CHANCES OF A REPEAT WIN
       DISAPPEARED FROM SIGHT AT THE HALFWAY MARKER

         NO PHOTO NEEDED TODAY AS
THE FEARLESS FEISTY FLAMBOYANT FILLY
HAS ''DUSTED'' THE FIELD CONVINCINGLY -- GATE TO WIRE!
         


THE SONG THAT DUSTY WILL SING IN THE WINNER'S CIRCLE
                         'HOW SWEET IT IS'
           



**PHOTO FOR THE BRIDESMAID TROPHY:
             ~~HOLD ALL TICKETS~~
      <=== BEAR BEHIND  :lmao:



          $$--OFFICIAL ORDER OF FINISH--$$

1st ~ DUSTY === $91.20   :celebrate:
*Fab Finish From The Start 
2017 CO-HOTY Reminding Fans Of How!
~SO SWEET WINNER~



2nd ~ CIGARSHOP === $84.50
*A Final Furtive Fervent Finish =  Makes The Difference!
~RUNNER-UP / BRIDESMAID~   :OMG:



3rd ~ POST TIME MIKE === $83.40
*Ouch! Flowers Instead Of BridesMaid Trophy
~FLOWER-BEARER~



4th ~ BLUNNY === $65.00
*Rumor Has It: This Colt Has Rented A Condo In The Shire!
~RING-BEARER~



     ~~ALSO RAN~~


CATALINA === $62.70

RUFFIAN === $56.20

REAL QUIET === $55.00

THUNDER CAT === $50.40

TIGER DANCER === $50.10

PEEPTOAD === $46.50

{DC}CRUZAN === $35.20
**NO REPEAT VICTORY BUT.... A YO-YO-DUDE Award!
And The Key To The Dynamic Dog House For A Bountiful Buffet:
Milk Bone Doggie Biscuits ~ Purina Puppy Chow ~ Rawhide To Chew On
     AND ~ Las Vegas Showgirl Dancers To Ease The Pain Of Loss
~~~
             


WE NOW BID YOU A GOOD EVENING FROM CHURCHILL DOWNS
WISHING ALL A SAFE JOURNEY WITH NO BOOZE OR CELL PHONES!


~~SO SWEET GRAPHICS BY:  TIGER DANCER~~
 




#803
      :forruffian:
**CONGRATS TO THE FRISKY FAB FILLY --> THUNDER CAT  :celebrate:
WHO CRUSHED THE COLT CHALLENGERS OF CRUZAN + CIGARSHOP
          WITH A POWERFUL RESOUNDING ROAR TO THE WIRE
                                        :raspberry:

VENUE CHOICE:  INDIANA GRAND (Including 2 Stakes Races)
  :lightbulb:  **RACES 1--8 ONLY**  {R9 => QH}  :lightbulb:
   **PLEASE DON'T INCLUDE R9 IN ENTRY**
   {IT ONLY CONFUSES THE SCORE-KEEPER}  :banghead:
                                               

                   **BOTS CHALLENGE TODAY**
CLASSY COMPETITIVE COLTS -vs- FEARLESS FIERCE FILLYS

      JUNE 20th IS -- NATIONAL AMERICAN EAGLE DAY
HONORING THAT HOLIDAY: OUR FEATURE EVENT WILL BE
               THE  ''FLY HIGH -or- CRY'' STAKES
                             :thumbsup:   -or-     :'(
       


POST TIMES:  2:05 ET // 1:05 CT // 12:05 MT // 11:05 AM PT

 
SCORE-KEEPER:   :OMG:
IN THE CAT HOUSE KEEPING THE TALLY-HO
WILL BE DUSTY PLAYING WITH HER YO-YO
ENJOYING A FEAST OF MEOW MIX + CATNIP
WHILE WATCHING A CHIPPENDALES SHOW
     
           
                           
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SCROLL ON DOWN TO VIEW
BETTER SAFE THAN SORRY
THEN ERRR + SEE D.Q.
                  :flaming:
#804
    :forruffian:
**CONGRATS TO ---> THE 'CRUISIN CRUZAN' COLT :celebrate:
      WHO CLEARLY -&- CONFIDENTLY
CALCULATED -&- CRUSHED THE COMPETITION


VENUE:  CHURCHILL DOWNS
 
FEATURE EVENT: HONORING  'NATIONAL FUDGE DAY'
            THE ''HOW SWEET IT IS!''  STAKES     

       

POST TIMES FOR SUPURRR SATURDAY STAKES UNDER THE STARS
                      6 PM ET // 5 PM CT // 4 PM MT // 3 PM PT

RULES ARE ON THE MENU
TIZ WISE TO READ EM THRU
WHY TAKE A CHANCE TO ERRR
AND THEN WHINE IF U SEE D.Q.
                     :mallet:
#805
      :forruffian:
   **CONGRATS TO ---> DUSTY   :celebrate:
WHO MADE A MOCKERY OF THE RACE -- EXCEPT
  THE ONLY ONES LAUGHING WERE HER FANS!
     :happy:   :lmao:    :happy:


   VENUE CHOICE:  INDIANA GRAND ==> RACES 1-8 ONLY
:lightbulb: **DO NOT INCLUDE RACE 9 = QUARTER HORSES** :lightbulb:

            FEATURE EVENT ON JUNE 13TH WILL BE
                    :evil:  ''LUCKY #13''  STAKES  :evil:



POST TIMES:  2:05 ET // 1:05 CT // 12:05 MT // 11:05 AM PT

    SCORE-KEEPER:
CLUTCHING THE CAT HOUSE KEY SO TIGHTLY THAT NOBODY
ELSE CAN MANAGE TO PRY IT AWAY FROM HER,  ---> ~RUFFIAN~
AMIDST CATNIP ~ CAT CHOW ~ CHIPPENDALES!
                                         :chickendance:

RULES ARE ON THE MENU
BEST TO READ EM THRU
RATHER THAN NOT + ERRR
THEN FROWN WHEN SEE D.Q.
                   :flaming:
#806
       :forruffian:
**CONGRATS TO THE NOT SO 'QUIET ONE'  :celebrate:
         WHO DEMOLISHED THE COMPETITION
   LEAVING DUSTY PLAYING BRIDESMAID AGAIN!
                                                        :raspberry:

VENUE: AS IF YOU DIDN'T KNOW ~ WHERE ELSE WOULD WE BE?  :mallet:

      BELMONT:  WHERE HISTORY MAY BE = ''HIS STORY''
OR JUST ANOTHER DISAPPOINTMENT AS HOPES RUN HIGH
                          :chickendance:    -OR-    :flaming:

OUR FEATURE EVENT WILL BE:
             THE ''WILL HE OR WON'T HE'' STAKES

                             
                 :lightbulb: **RACE 1--11 ONLY** :lightbulb:
  **DO NOT INCLUDE RACE 12 + 13 IN YOUR ENTRY!**

POST TIMES: 11:35 AM ET // 10:35 AM CT // 9:35 AM MT // 8:35 AM PT

RULES ARE ON THE MENU
SCROLL ON DOWN TO SEE
IF YA ERRR AND GET DQ
JUST BLAME YOURSELF - NOT ME!
                 :mallet:
#807
    :forruffian:        **RESULTS**

             
        GOOD AFTERNOON -&- WELCOME
               TO SUPURRB SATURDAY
         AT PENN NATIONAL RACETRACK


OUR FEATURE EVENT: THE 'RUFFZILLA BIRTHDAY' STAKES
WHERE RUFFIAN HOPES TO CELEBRATE IN THE PENTHOUSE
OR AT LEAST, IN THE FILLY CAT HOUSE WITH CHIPPENDALES!
          *THE DANCERS NOT THE CHIPMUNKS!*
         


DEFENDING CHAMP ---> POST TIME MIKE
WILL HAVE 9 CHALLENGERS INSTEAD OF 10
DUE TO THE LATE SCRATCH OF CIGARSHOP....
~~Haaaay, What about Meeee?? 
         


9 ARE STANDING QUIETLY IN THE GATE
WAITING FOR THE DEFENDING CHAMP
POST TIME MIKE .... TO SETTLE DOWN!

THE COLT IS BEING VERY ORNERY TRYING TO 'FROLIC'
WITH RUFFIAN WHO IS HAVING NO PART OF HIS ANTICS!

FINALLY, WITH THE AID OF A MILK BONE DOG BISCUIT
   AND GENTLE URGING BY ASSISTANT HANDLERS
   THE QUIRKY COLT HAS DECIDED TO GO ON IN!


AND AWAAAAY THEY GO       :celebrate:
        IN THE 'RUFFZILLA BIRTHDAY' STAKES ....

           


OUT FOR A BRIEF EARLY LEAD ARE DUSTY -&- CATALINA
  FOLLOWED CLOSELY BY RUFFIAN + TIGER DANCER

THESE FOUR FRISKY FILLYS LEAD THE FIELD INTO THE TURN


     ~~OUT OF THE TURN THEY COME~~


    WITH AN INCREDIBLE SUDDEN SURGE OF SPEED ~
REAL QUIET HAS TOTALLY DEMOLISHED THE LEAD OF THE FILLYS
      TAKING COMPLETE COMMAND OF A HUGE LEAD

DUSTY IS THE ONLY FILLY OF THE FOUR WHO HAS MANAGED
TO STAY RELATIVELY CLOSE TO THE CONTENTIOUS COLT AHEAD

TIGER DANCER HAS SASHAYED HERSELF INTO 3rd
BUT IS STILL AT LEAST 15 LENGTHS BEHIND DUSTY

IT'S ANOTHER 6 LENGTHS BACK TO A NOT-SO-ENERGIZED-BLUNNY
BETWEEN A PAIR OF FEISTY FILLYS: THUNDER CAT & CATALINA
THE CONNIVING COLT SEEMS TO HAVE A BIG SMILE ON HIS FACE!

BACK ANOTHER FEW LENGTHS ARE PEEPTOAD & RUFFIAN
              SHOWING LITTLE SPEED SO FAR

WITH EVEN LESS MOMENTUM WAY FAR BEHIND ARE A PAIR OF
CONSERVATIVE CRAFTY COLTS ~ CRUZAN & POST TIME MIKE
JUST BIDING THEIR TIME TO BRING ON THEIR LATE CLOSING RUN


     ~THEY'RE AT THE TOP OF THE STRETCH~


THE CALCULATING CAPRICIOUS COLT -- REAL QUIET
HAS OPENED UP AN EVEN BIGGER LEAD OVER THE FIELD
TURNING THE RACE INTO A DYNAMIC DISPLAY OF POWER

DUSTY IS STILL RUNNING STRONGLY AND APPEARS TO BE
THE ONLY CHALLENGING COMPETITION TO THE CONTENTIOUS
         COLT RUNNING AWAY WITH THE RACE

PEEPTOAD IS FINALLY GETTING HER MOJO INTO GEAR, AS
SHE LEAPS PAST EVERYONE IN FRONT OF HER TO MOVE
CLOSER ~ WITHIN STRIKING DISTANCE OF SOME PURSE MONEY

THUNDER CAT IS ANOTHER FEW LENGTHS BEHIND PEEPTOAD

CRUZAN ~ BLUNNY ~ TIGER DANCER ARE NEXT BY 2 LENGTHS

CATALINA -&- RUFFIAN EVEN FARTHER BACK

POST TIME MIKE SHOWING ABSOLUTELY NO SPEED TODAY
IS SO FAR BACK HE IS PUTTING ON A SLOW-SNAIL-SIZZLELESS
SHOW OF LETHARGY AS ANY CHANCE OF A REPEAT VICTORY
WAS NEVER EVEN A REMOTE POSSIBILITY FROM THE START


     ~DOWN THE STRETCH THEY COME~


THE CLASSY COLT LEADING THE WAY IS SO FAR IN FRONT
THAT THOSE CHASING HIS TAIL ARE ONLY RUNNING FOR 2nd
                   


DUSTY CLEARLY IS THAT ONE CONTENTIOUS CHALLENGER WHO
MIGHT HAVE A SLIM KITTY WHISKER CHANCE OF CATCHING
      THE CAREFREE 'CHARISMATIC' COLT IN FRONT 

SOMETIMES WISHES COME TRUE ~ OTHER DAYS THEY DON'T
ALL OUT AND TRYING HER BEST ~ DUSTY COULD NOT REACH
    THE CONSISTENTLY COMPETENT COLT AT THE WIRE

SHE IS A SENSATIONAL 2nd WITH A RUN THAT ON ANY OTHER DAY
               WOULD HAVE BEEN A WINNING EFFORT!

PEEPTOAD ~ SLUGGISH IN THE FIRST HALF, CLOSED WITH
SIZZLING SPEED -&- POWER, LEAPING INTO THE SHOW SPOT

THUNDER CAT FINDS JUST ENOUGH TO STEAL 'THE PRECIOUS'


      $$--OFFICIAL ORDER OF FINISH--$$


1st ~ REAL QUIET === $117.30
*Awesome Display Of Speed + Power; Showing The Style
That Earned Him A 2015 Horse Of The Year Glory!
      With 3 Hot To Trot Frisky Fillys On His Tail!
~KING OF THE PENN~
                                                                         


2nd ~ DUSTY === $90.80
*Impressive Effort Gate To Wire!
~RUNNER-UP / BRIDESMAID~



3rd ~ PEEPTOAD === $61.50
*Slow Start ~ Fab Finish
~FLOWER-BEARER~



4th ~ THUNDER CAT === $51.60
*Consistent Good Effort
~RING THIEF~



    ~~ALSO RAN~~


CRUZAN === $48.40

BLUNNY === $46.70

TIGER DANCER === $44.10

CATALINA === $38.40

RUFFIAN === $26.30
*Denied Both The Penthouse + CatHouse!  :'(
~All Dressed Up.... NoWhere to Go~
 


{DC}POST TIME MIKE === $9.80
*No Penthouse Repeat Glory
But Does Garner The Coveted YO-YO-DUDE Award!
   


WE NOW BID YOU A GOOD EVENING FROM PENN NATIONAL
WISHING ALL A SAFE, SOBER, NON-TEXTING DRIVE HOME


~~Graphics By: TIGER DANCER~~



#808
   :forruffian:
**CONGRATS TO ---> THUNDER CAT :celebrate:
THE FREAKY FAST FILLY CLOSED WITH A MIGHTY ROAR
TO DENY DEFENDING CHAMP -- DUSTY, THE REPEAT GLORY!
                                      :raspberry:
                   
                VENUE CHOICE:  DELAWARE PARK 
        :lightbulb:  RACES 1--9 *ONLY* ==> RACE 10 = ARABIAN   :lightbulb:

    FEATURE EVENT ===> THE NATIONAL YO-YO DAY STAKES
       


POST TIMES:  1:15 ET // 12:15 CT // 11:15 MT // 10:15 PT

SCORE-KEEPER:
WE WILL BE TREATED TO A RARE RESULTS RACE CALL
FROM THE COLT DOG HOUSE ---> THE ENERGIZER-BLUNNY!
THE DOG HOUSE ''CONSOLATION'' OFFERS:
    *LAS VEGAS SHOWGIRL DANCERS  :chickendance:
                           
    *A CASE OF MILKBONE DOG BISCUITS   :puppykisses:
                         
    *A BOTTLE OF JACK DANIELS
A CASE WOULD NOT BE WISE CAUSE
WE MIGHT NOT SEE RESULTS FOR DAYS!
  :happy:      :OMG:       :happy:


RULES ARE ON THE MENU
SCROLL ON DOWN TO VIEW
BETTER SAFE THAN SORRY
TO ERRR & SEE A D.Q.
              :banghead:


#809
             :forruffian:
**CONGRATS TO ---> POST TIME MIKE   :celebrate:
WHO CAN THANK 'IT'S ALL ABOUT MIKE' FOR HELPING HIS NOSE
TOUCH THE WIRE FIRST BY A TINY KITTY WHISKER OVER DUSTY
                                               

             VENUE:  PENN NATIONAL
  :evil:   7 STAKES = NO VAMPIRES!  :evil:

FEATURE EVENT: THE 'RUFFZILLA BIRTHDAY'  STAKES     
        


POST TIMES:   3:45 ET // 2:45 CT // 1:45 MT // 12:45 PT

RULES ARE ON THE MENU ~ SCROLL ON DOWN TO VIEW
BETTER SAFE THAN SORRY  ~ ~ ~  ERRR THEN SEE D.Q.
            :banghead:      :mallet:      :flaming:
#810
                    :forruffian:

  :celebrate:  CONGRATS TO OUR CO-HOTY, DUSTY  :celebrate:
WHO HAS FOUND HER WINNING FORM LATELY AND THIS TIME
   HELD OFF A LATE CHARGE BY THUNDER CAT WHO SEEMS
TO BE AIMING FOR THE 2018 MEOW-MIX BRIDESMAID AWARD!  :thumbsup:

                        VENUE CHOICE:  LOUISIANA DOWNS
                              (*NO ~ NOT EVANGELINE!*)
                                         :happy:

  NOT ONLY IS THIS A 'BONUS-BOTS' DAY ~ A MONTH WITH 3
BUT OUR FEATURE EVENT IS AN AMUSING HOLIDAY (For Real!)
               (MAY 30 IS)  ''MY BUCKET HAS A HOLE''  DAY
                                                             :OMG:
                 


      POST TIMES: 4:15 ET // 3:15 CT // 2:15 MT // 1:15 PT

                                  SCOREKEEPER
EVEN THO CRUZAN IS THE COLT 'DOG HOUSE' KEY HOLDER
                        HE HAS PRIOR OBLIGATIONS
    SO WILL BE UNABLE TO CRUNCH THE CALCULATOR
                                       :mallet:

THEREFORE, AS USUAL ~ ''RUFFZILLA'' WILL STEP IN TO BRING
    THE RESULTS FOR THE ''MY BUCKET HAS A HOLE'' STAKES
                                                                   
RULES ARE ON THE MENU
ALWAYS WISE TO READ THRU
BETTER TO DO IT RIGHT
THAN ERRR & SEE = D.Q.
                  :banghead:
#811
    :forruffian:        **RESULTS**


       

        GOOD AFTERNOON -&- WELCOME
              TO SUPURRR SATURDAY
COMING TO YOU FROM SUNNY SANTA ANITA


     OUR FEATURE EVENT TODAY WILL BE:
         THE ''MEMORIAL DAY'' STAKES

COMMEMORATING ALL AMERICANS WHO HAVE GIVEN
THE ULTIMATE SACRIFICE SERVING OUR COUNTRY
         


  ALSO HONORING ALL THOSE WHO SERVED BUT WERE
LUCKY ENOUGH TO RETURN HOME TO THEIR LOVED ONES!


DEFENDING CHAMP ---> PEEPTOAD
  WILL HAVE 10 CHALLENGERS
TRYING TO PREVENT A DUPLICATE 'LEAP TO VICTORY'

ONCE AGAIN WE HAVE A DELAY -- AS 10 IN THE GATE ARE
  WAITING FOR RUFFIAN TO STOP HER 'SHENANIGANS'
    DANCING -&- PRANCING LIKE A CIRCUS PERFORMER


(RUMOR HAS IT, HER TRAINER HAD BEEN SHOWING HER
VIDEOS OF ZENYATTA DANCING IN THE POST PARADES)

FINALLY SOME CATNIP LACED HORSE TREATS HAVE CONVINCED
       THE SILLY FILLY THAT IT'S TIME TO RUN A RACE!


  AND AWAAAAAAAAAAY THEY GO ....
          IN THE 'MEMORIAL DAY' STAKES

   


          OUT FOR THE EARLY LEAD IS ...
      A QUINTET HEADING TO THE TURN
      (DC) PEEPTOAD ~ POST TIME MIKE ~
        BLUNNY ~ DUSTY ~ REAL QUIET


      ~~OUT OF THE TURN THEY COME~~


THE FAST FRISKY 5 HAVE NOW BEEN REDUCED TO JUST 2
       IT IS PEEPTOAD WHO EMERGES WITH THE LEAD
     AND THE 'ENERGIZER-BLUNNY' RIGHT ON HER TAIL
   


IT'S ABOUT 8 LENGTHS BACK TO
DUSTY ~ REAL QUIET ~ CRUZAN
WITH POST TIME MIKE + CIGARSHOP
    NOW JOINING THOSE 3
IN A LINE ACROSS THE TRACK

     THIS NEW QUICK QUINTET IS FOLLOWED BY
THUNDER CAT -&- CATALINA A FEW LENGTHS BACK

SOMEWHERE IN THE FAR DISTANCE IS THE 'BIG-CAT' DUO
TIGER DANCER -&- RUFFIAN -- WHO APPARENTLY LEFT THEIR
       STEALTH AND SPEED ALTER EGOS ....
DREAMING ABOUT MUNCHING ON A CATNIP BALE IN THE BARN!
   


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


DEFENDING CHAMP PEEPTOAD ~ STILL IN COMMAND
BUT HER LEAD IS DIMINISHING QUICKLY
AS THE CLOSERS ARE PICKING UP SPEED 
WITH BLUNNY NOW NECK -&- NECK WITH THE TIRING FILLY

SUDDENLY THERE IS A HUGE ROAR FROM THE CROWD

A DYNAMIC DUO OF POST TIME MIKE -&- DUSTY
HAVE SPROUTED INVISIBLE IMAGINARY WINGS
     FLYING PAST EVERYONE IN THEIR WAY

THERE THEY GO RIGHT PAST BLUNNY -&- PEEPTOAD!

BLISTERING BODACIOUS FIERCE FRACTIONS HAVE PUT
  THIS FILLY-COLT-COMBO FAR AHEAD OF THE REST


     ~~AND DOWN THE STRETCH THEY COME~~


POST TIME MIKE -&- DUSTY IN A BREATHTAKING BATTLE
NECK AND NECK ~ STRIDE FOR STRIDE ~ SIDE BY SIDE

BLUNNY IS NEXT ~ ALL OUT ~ BUT HIS ENERGIZER BATTERY IS
STARTING TO DRAIN AS THE DISTANCE TO THE DUO IN FRONT
IS NOW LOOKING LIKE AN IMPOSSIBLE CHALLENGE TO OVERCOME

DEFENDING CHAMP, PEEPTOAD, WHOSE BRILLIANT BEGINNING
  EFFORT HAD HER LOOKING LIKE A REPEAT WINNER, IS NOW
A LOST CAUSE, AS THE FILLY IS LEG WEARY & LOSING GROUND

WITH THE WIRE JUST AHEAD, THE CROWD IS ON THEIR FEET
AS WE HEAR THE HIGHER TONED SCREAMS FROM THE LADIES
CHEERING ON DUSTY AND THE DEEP VOICES OF MEN,
ROOTING ON THEIR COLT CHAMP,  POST TIME MIKE!

HERE'S THE WIRE ~ HOLD ALL TICKETS
    WAY TOO CLOSE TO CALL!!
OBJECTION LIGHTS ARE FLASHING
    JOCKEYS ON THE PHONE
2 TRAINERS RUNNING OUT ON THE TRACK
     

THE STEWARDS ARE VIEWING THE REPLAY

DUSTY'S JOCKEY IS SAYING THAT POST TIME MIKE VEERED
IN NEARING THE WIRE, AND HIS WHIP STARTLED THE FILLY

        LIGHTS HAVE STOPPED FLASHING:
HERE IS THE OFFICIAL STEWARDS DECISION

''ALTHOUGH, POST TIME MIKE'S WHIP HAD COME CLOSE TO DUSTY
THERE WAS NO QUESTION THAT HIS NOSE TOUCHED THE WIRE 1st
HOWEVER, HIS JOCKEY WILL SUFFER A PENALTY FINE FOR HIS RIDE''


        $$--OFFICIAL ORDER OF FINISH--$$
               



1st ~ POST TIME MIKE === $89.40
*Strong Run: Gate To Wire!
~GOLD CUP WINNER~


2nd ~ DUSTY === $87.40
*Tuff Decision But Excellent Effort!  Missed by Just $2  :o
~RUNNER-UP / BRIDESMAID~


3rd ~ BLUNNY === $77.00
*Energizer-Battery Charge Just A Tad Too Little
~FLOWER-BEARER~


4th ~ PEEPTOAD{DC} === $57.80
*Impressive First Half ~ Tired Badly In 2nd Half
Compensation:  Steals The Precious
~RING-BEARER~


      ~~ALSO RAN~~


CIGARSHOP === $38.00

CRUZAN === $35.00

REAL QUIET === $33.40

TIGER DANCER === $30.00

THUNDER CAT === $27.20

RUFFIAN === $24.20
(*Had Feathers Ready For Golden Goose Egg Nest Until Home Stretch!
Inner Cheetah Awakened Late ~ Costing Ruffian The Cat House Key!)

CATALINA === $17.80
Cat House Will Replace Catnip
With A Bottle Of Ripple, Chips & Chippendales
{This Feline Filly Does Not Relish Catnip As Much}
~~~
   



WE NOW BID YOU A GOOD EVENING FROM SANTA ANITA
WISHING ALL A SAFE, SOBER, NON-TEXTING DRIVE HOME

LIGHT A CANDLE IN MEMORY OF OUR FALLEN SOLDIERS
   WHOSE LIFE WAS GIVEN SO OUR'S WOULD BE SAFE

         
             


~Graphics By: TIGER DANCER~




#812
     :forruffian:
CONGRATS TO ---> PEEPTOAD  :celebrate:
WHO LEAPED OUT OF THE GATE AND NEVER LOOKED BACK
          TO SEE IF THE  ''CLOSERS''  WERE COMIN
  NONE WERE AS SHE TOOK ONE FINAL LEAP TO GLORY
HOW WOULD A 'PEEPTOAD' NOT LOVE THE WATER -&- MUD!
                                           :lightbulb:

               
         
    VENUE:   SANTA ANITA ~ GOLD CUP DAY
The card includes:
The G1 - Gold Cup
The G1 - Gamely
The G2 - Charles Whittingham

**POST TIMES: 12:30 PT // 1:30 MT // 2:30 CT // 3:30 ET **

    OUR FEATURE EVENT:  MEMORIAL DAY STAKES
COMMEMORATING ALL AMERICANS WHO HAVE DIED
   IN MILITARY SERVICE FOR THE UNITED STATES  :'(
       



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#813
    :forruffian:      **RESULTS**


  GOOD AFTERNOON -&- WELCOME
TO SUPURRR SATURDAY AT PIMLICO
   OUR FEATURE EVENT TODAY IS:
       THE 'HIGH HOPES' STAKES

 


BESIDES JUSTIFY HAVING HIGH HOPES ~
   DEFENDING CHAMP --- CATALINA
HAS HER OWN HOPE OF A REPEAT WIN ...
SHE WILL HAVE 10 TOP CHALLENGERS
        TRYING TO PREVENT THAT


        THE HORSES ARE ALL IN THE GATE
THE JOCKEYS READY WITH 6 PAIR OF GOGGLES {May Need MORE!!}
          :happy:


THE CROWD ADORNED WITH PLASTIC SHEETS



               
                        AND WE ARE READY TO RUN!   :thumbsup:
AWAAAAAAAAAAY THEY GO IN THE 'HIGH HOPES' STAKES ....
                   


     A ''6-PACK'' OF SPEEDSTERS
HAVE COME AWAY WITH A SHORT LEAD:
PEEPTOAD ~ POST TIME MIKE ~ DUSTY 
CRUZAN  ~ CATALINA ~ THUNDER CAT



REAL QUIET IS NEXT -- RIGHT AT THEIR TAILS
        HEADING INTO THE TURN

                 THE REMAINING FOUR OF:
CIGARSHOP ~ BLUNNY ~ RUFFIAN ~ TIGER DANCER
ARE NOW PLAYING A GAME OF CATCH UP EARLY ON


     ~~OUT OF THE TURN THEY COME~~


THE SPEEDY 6-PACK IS NOW A FIERCE FOURSOME IN THE LEAD
     PEEPTOAD ~ THUNDER CAT ~ REAL QUIET & CIGARSHOP

BLUNNY ~ DUSTY ARE STILL RUNNING STRONGLY JUST 3 LENGTHS BACK
   FOLLOWED BY A TRIO OF CATALINA ~ CRUZAN ~ RUFFIAN

       POST TIME MIKE SPOOKED
AT THE SHENANIGANS IN THE INFIELD
LOSING ALL FOCUS AND EARLY MOMENTUM



TRAILING THE FIELD BY DAYLIGHT IS -- THE DANCING TIGER
       WHO IS DOING THE SLOW-SNAIL-SAMBA
APPARENTLY FORGETTING HOW TO DO THE 'QUIK-STEP'
         

   THE FILLY SEEMS TO BE WAY MORE INTERESTED IN THE
PREAKNESS PARTY-GOERS ANTICS THAN RUNNING A RACE!
     


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


PEEPTOAD SEEMS TO HAVE FOUND THE WATER SOAKED TRACK
PURRR-FECT FOR HER STYLE OF RUNNING AND NOW HAS
   'LEAPED'  INTO COMMAND OF THE LEAD ALL ALONE
           


THUNDER CAT AND REAL QUIET ARE ABOUT 4 LENGTHS BACK
       WITH BLUNNY -&- DUSTY NEXT TRYING TO KEEP UP

CIGARSHOP ALSO GOT DISTRACTED BY FANS IN THE INFIELD
  LOSING HIS EARLY FOCUS ....  JUST AS POST TIME MIKE
      HAD DONE COMING OUT OF THE TURN
    ~Cigarshop FANS~   :thumbsup:


NO WONDER SOME DEDICATED RACING FANS ARE
    OPPOSED TO THE INFIELD SHENANIGANS ....
WHICH SEEMS TO AFFECT SOME HORSES SO BADLY
IT MAKES THE DIFFERENCE OF A WINNING EFFORT OR LOSS


     ~~AND DOWN THE STRETCH THEY COME~~


PEEPTOAD CONTINUES TO MAINTAIN A 5 LENGTH LEAD
APPARENTLY REALLY LOVING THE PUDDLES SHE IS GLIDING
RIGHT OVER AND NOW ... EVEN INCREASING HER SPEED
         


THUNDER CAT -&- REAL QUIET ARE NECK -&- NECK IN A
BATTLE OF THEIR OWN FOR THE 'BRIDESMAID TROPHY'

SEVERAL LENGTHS BACK ARE BLUNNY & DUSTY EACH HOPING
TO STEAL 'THE PRECIOUS' AS A WIN IS DEFINITELY OUT OF REACH

CIGARSHOP IS NEXT FOLLOWED BY DEFENDING CHAMP -- CATALINA
   WHO NOW REALIZES A REPEAT VICTORY IS LOST IN THE FOG  :o  :(
             


       EVEN FARTHER BACK IS THE TURTLE-TEMPO-TRIO OF
               CRUZAN ~ POST TIME MIKE AND RUFFIAN
WHO MUST HAVE LEFT HER 'INNER CHEETAH' BACK AT THE BARN
         


IN ANOTHER TIME ZONE, IS --- TIGER DANCER
JUST MEANDERING ALONG ... APPARENTLY
MESMERIZED BY THE INFIELD PARTY ANTICS

WITH THE WIRE JUST AHEAD PEEPTOAD HAS LEAPED INTO AN
EVEN BIGGER LEAD, SIMPLY RELISHING THE TRACK CONDITIONS
HAVING HER OWN "PUDDLE-PARTY-OF-A-PERFECT-PERFORMANCE"!

              ~~PERSISTANT -&- PASSIONATE  PEEPTOAD  FANS~~


IT WILL REQUIRE A PHOTO TO DETERMINE 2nd / 3rd:
...

                THUNDER CAT AND REAL QUIET ....
AND ALSO TO DETERMINE WHO STEALS 'THE PRECIOUS'
                     BLUNNY  -OR-  DUSTY?


      $$--OFFICIAL ORDER OF FINISH--$$


1st ~ PEEPTOAD === $97.50
*A Leap To The Lead Gate To Wire-
~~~~
        ~WINNER / PRINCESS OF PREAKNESS~



2nd ~ THUNDER CAT === $88.40
*Excellent Effort
~RUNNER-UP / BRIDESMAID~


3rd ~ REAL QUIET === $86.10
*Just Misses Out On The Bridesmaid Gown
~BEARER OF FLOWERS~


4th ~ BLUNNY === $74.00
*Back To The Shire To Steal 'The Precious!'
~RING-BEARER~
 


      ~~ALSO RAN~~


DUSTY === $70.10

CIGARSHOP === $61.20

CATALINA{DC} === $47.80

CRUZAN === $38.90

POST TIME MIKE === $38.10

RUFFIAN === $38.00

TIGER DANCER === $26.80
(*Does Someone Else Need A Cat House Intervention?)  :evil:
~~~



    WE NOW BID YOU A GOOD EVENING FROM PIMLICO
AND A SAFE ~ SOBER ~ NON TEXTING FOGGY DRIVE HOME
          LEAVE THE CELL PHONE OUT OF REACH!
          **NO PHONE CALL IS WORTH A LIFE!**
               


~~Graphics By: TIGER DANCER~~





#814
                                           :forruffian:

                                CONGRATS TO CIGARSHOP  :celebrate:
WHO FOUND JUST ENOUGH SPEED NEARING THE WIRE TO HOLD OFF
A ROARING THUNDER CAT FOR A BOTS GLORY WIN FOR THE COLTS
               
                                            VENUE
UNFORTUNATELY CIGARSHOP CHOSE BELMONT FOR THIS WEEK
BUT HE DID NOT REALIZE THAT TRACK IS DARK ON WEDNESDAY
                        :banghead:   :headshake:   :mallet:

I NOTIFIED HIM TWICE VIA EMAIL TO CHOOSE ANOTHER TRACK
BUT I GUESS HE WAS HAVING TOO MUCH PREAKNESS PARTY FUN
                        TO BOTHER LOOKING AT EMAILS 
                                   :happy:

WAITING UNTIL THE LAST MOMENT DEADLINE FOR HIS ALTERNATE
            CHOICE, I HAD TO STEP IN AND SELECT A TRACK

                                  VENUE: EVANGELINE:
SINCE CIGARSHOP WON THERE LAST TIME PERHAPS THIS IS
  A GOOD OMEN FOR HIM TO REPEAT HIS WINNING EFFORT!
                                    :chickendance:

      :lightbulb:  POST TIMES:  6:50 ET // 5:50 CT // 4:50 MT // 3:50 PT   :lightbulb:

                                         SCOREKEEPER

ONCE AGAIN THE RESULTS WILL BE PRESENTED BY TIGER DANCER
WHO SEEMS TO BE GETTING A LITTLE TOO FOND OF THE CAT HOUSE
THE QUESTION OF WHY?  THE CATNIP OR THE MALE DANCERS?                       
                                         :OMG:
#815
Handicapping / ~~HAPPY BIRTHDAY DUSTY~~
May 17, 2018, 10:09:09 AM
     :forruffian:


MEOW MEOW MEOW
MEW MEW & MEW
FELINE TRANSLATION ~
HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU!
           :girlkiss:

      OUR RESIDENT CO-HOTY FILLY
HAS ''DUSTED'' US ALL OVER THE YEARS
SO ON THIS, HER VERY 'SPECIAL DAY'
WE ALL SEND HAPPY BIRTHDAY CHEERS!

    :happy:   :celebrate:   :happy:   
#816
Handicapping / SUPURRR SATURDAY ~ 5/19 @ PIMLICO
May 17, 2018, 09:29:45 AM
       :forruffian:
  **CONGRATS TO ---> CATALINA  :celebrate:
         WHO DESTROYED THE COMPETITION   
LEAVING THEM ALL NEEDING A CAT-SCRATCH-POST TO VENT!
                                           :raspberry:

VENUE IS OBVIOUS: {OR SHOULD BE} :mallet:   PIMLICO
WHERE JUSTIFY RUNS WITH HOPE
OF ANOTHER JEWEL IN HIS CROWN
                                      :chickendance:

  :rhrse: **OUR FEATURE EVENT: ''HIGH HOPES'' STAKES** :rhrse:

POST TIMES:  10:30 AM ET // 9:30 AM CT // 8:30 AM MT // 7:30 AM PT
    EARLY BIRD GETS THE WORM
    2nd MOUSE GETS THE CHEESE
     THEN THE CAT GETS EM ALL!
                     :evil:

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#817
                                   :forruffian:

GOOD AFTERNOON & WELCOME TO SUPURR SATURDAY AT BELMONT PARK

OUR FEATURE EVENT TODAY IS THE  ''TINKER BELL'' STAKES
WHERE DEFENDING CHAMP, REAL QUIET, HOPES TO REPEAT
HIS SUPURR IMPRESSIVE VICTORY GALLOP OF LAST TIME!

WITH THE LATE SCRATCH OF TIGER DANCER ~ REAL QUIET
WILL HAVE 10 CHALLENGERS TRYING TO STOP HIS REPEAT

TEN ARE STANDING QUIETLY WAITING FOR THE RAMBUNCTIOUS RUFFIAN
TO STOP HER 'SHENANIGANS' AS THE FRISKY FILLY IS REFUSING TO GO IN ~
            WHICH MAY BE A 'CLUE' TO HOW SHE RUNS TODAY!
                                              :mallet:
     
HER LOYAL 'CHEETAH-LOVIN-FANS' KNOW IT'S EITHER A VERY GOOD   
  SIGN OR A VERY BAD ONE ~ NEVER JUST MIDDLE OF THE ROAD!
SHE EITHER IS READY TO ROAR OR CONTENT TO LOLLYGAG AROUND!

WITH SOME CATNIP LACED HORSE TREATS, THE FILLY HAS
    CONCEDED AND ENTERED HER GATE RELUCTANTLY

                       FINALLY WE ARE READY TO RUN
AND AWAAAAAAAAY THEY GO IN THE 'TINKER BELL' STAKES

IT'S A SUPURR SPEEDY PEEPTOAD LEAPING TO A BIG LEAD
              TAKING THE FIELD INTO THE TURN
                                         :rhrse:
       
         ===== OUT OF THE TURN THEY COME =====

IT IS NOW THUNDER CAT IN COMMAND BY 10 LENGTHS OVER PEEPTOAD
         WHO IS ABOUT 8 LENGTHS IN FRONT OF A COLT-QUARTET
COMPRISED OF: CIGARSHOP ~ CRUZAN ~ POST TIME MIKE & RAVEN

                CATALINA HAS NOW JOINED THOSE 4 COLTS 

THE FIELD IS REALLY STRETCHED OUT OVER A LONG DISTANCE
FROM THUNDER CAT AT THE FRONT TO  A FEEBLE FOURSOME
    SO FAR  BACK IT'S LIKE WATCHING 2 DIFFERENT RACES!

                           TRAILING BY AT LEAST 20 LENGTHS ARE
    DEFENDING CHAMP, REAL QUIET, DUSTY ~ BLUNNY & A SLOTH SLOW RUFFIAN
WHO MUST HAVE LEFT HER ''INNER CHEETAH'' BACK AT THE BARN IN A SNOOZE FEST!

                    THEY'RE AT THE TOP OF THE STRETCH
THUNDER CAT CONTINUES TO LEAD THE WAY IMPRESSIVELY
            SHOWING NO SIGNS OF SLOWING DOWN YET

CIGARSHOP HAS TAKEN OVER 2ND AS PEEPTOAD BEGAN TO TIRE

SUDDENLY THE CROWD IS ON THEIR FEET SCREAMING LIKE BANSHEES

THE REASON FOR THIS HAS BECOME QUITE CLEAR AS CATALINA
WITH A SUPER-SONIC-SURGE OF SPEED HAS TOTALLY ROARED
RIGHT PAST PEEPTOAD, CIGARSHOP AND THUNDER CAT AS IF
     THEY WERE JUST OUT FOR A BREEZING WORKOUT!
                                        :OMG:

THE FRISKY FAST FILLY IS ON FIRE TAKING TOTAL COMMAND OF
THE RACE AS IF SHE WERE ALONE PUTTING ON AN EXHIBITION
REMINDING SOME FANS OF SECRETARIAT'S BELMONT RACE!
                                       :rhrse:

        ===== AND DOWN THE STRETCH THEY COME =====

CATALINA IS SO FAR AHEAD OF THE REST THAT ONLY PEGASUS
    WOULD BE ABLE TO FLY FAST ENOUGH TO PASS HER!

THUNDER CAT IS ALL OUT BUT NOT GAINING ON THE FIERCE FILLY
AS CATALINA IS AT LEAST 28 LENGTHS IN FRONT OF THE FIELD
WHO NOW ARE JUST RUNNING FOR A PIECE OF THE PURSE MONEY

           THUNDER CAT IS STILL RUNNING STRONGLY
BUT ALL SHE CAN HOPE FOR IS THE ''BRIDESMAID'' PRIZE

CIGARSHOP IS MOVING ALONG NICELY BUT IS STILL 10 LENGTHS BEHIND THUNDER CAT
WITH A LEG WEARY PEEPTOAD ANOTHER 8 LENGTHS BEHIND CIGARSHOP AS BLUNNY
FINALLY FOUND HIS "ENERGIZER BUNNY''  MOJO AND IS CLOSING QUICKLY ON PEEPTOAD

RAVEN IS NEXT FOLLOWED BY DEFENDING CHAMP, REAL QUIET, WHO
NOW IS SEEING ALL CHANCE OF A REPEAT VICTORY DISAPPEARING
     INTO THE DISTANCE AS POST TIME MIKE JOINS REAL QUIET

CRUZAN IS ANOTHER 2 LENGTHS BACK FOLLOWED BY DUSTY

   FAR BACK IS RUFFIAN WHO HAS APPARENTLY NO CLUE SHE IS IN A RACE
  FIRST ~ STALLING OUT OF THE GATE WHEN IT OPENED THEN MEANDERING   
        ALL OVER THE TRACK AS IF THIS WERE JUST A WALK IN THE PARK

           AT THE FRONT, CATALINA HAS ROARED PAST THE WIRE
WITH THE JOCKEY  TRYING HIS BEST TO PUT THE BRAKES ON BUT SO FAR
THAT ISN'T WORKING AS THE FILLY IS STILL FIRING ON ALL CYLINDERS
                                             :rhrse:

THUNDER CAT IS A STRONG 2ND WITH AN EFFORT THAT ON ANY
        OTHER RACE DAY WOULD HAVE BEEN A WINNING ONE

CIGARSHOP TAKES 3RD AS PEEPTOAD WITH 1 TINY 'LEAP'
JUST HOLDS ON TO OUTLAST THE ENERGIZER-BLUNNY ~
STEALING  ''THE PRECIOUS''  MUCH TO THAT COLT'S DISMAY
                                     :raspberry:

SO THE STORY OF THE DAY IS CATALINA SPROUTING INVISIBLE WINGS
JUST LIKE THE 'TINKER BELL'  ~ ~ ~  THE NAMESAKE OF THIS RACE
              TO PUT HER BID INTO THE RECORD BOOK FOR
    THE 'CAIXA-ELETRONICA' YEAR END MEOW MIX AWARD
                                         :celebrate:

   :rhrse:  ===== OFFICIAL ORDER OF FINISH =====    :rhrse:

CATALINA = $190.70
*Awesome Astounding Amazing  :OMG:
AAA = Not Just An Auto Club

THUNDER CAT = $95.90
*Impressive Strong Effort Gate To Wire

CIGARSHOP = $70.70
*Consistent Performance

PEEPTOAD = $47.70
*Has Blunny & Gollum To Deal With, Stealing ''The Precious''

                          ===== ALSO RAN =====

BLUNNY = $46.30
*Ouch! $1.40 Too Little Too Late!   :banghead:

RAVEN = $43.80

(DC) REAL QUIET = $39

POST TIME MIKE = $38

CRUZAN = $33.90

DUSTY = $14.60

RUFFIAN =$3.60
*Had Huge Feather Collection For Golden Goose Egg Nest
Until 'Always Sunshine' Caused The Feathers To Fly Away
So The 2017 Cat House Key Holder, Returns To Her Catnip Cache
                                         :flaming:

WE NOW BID YOU A GOOD EVENING FROM TINKER BELL & BELMONT

                      WISHING ALL A HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY ~
           EVEN IF YOUR 'KIDS' HAVE FOUR LEGS AND TAILS!

                                           :happy:
#818
                                                :forruffian:

CONGRATS TO RUFFIAN WHO TURNED HER 'INNER-CHEETAH' LOOSE
AS SHE WAS DETERMINED TO WIN THE ''COULDA-WOULDA-SHOULDA''
                             POST DERBY BLUES STAKES!
                                          :celebrate:

            :rhrse:  VENUE: EVANGELINE DOWNS    :rhrse:
       
            HER 'CATITUDE' BELIEVES IN THE THEORY OF
                         ''IF IT WORKED GOOD ONCE ~
              WHY NOT SEE IF IT CAN WORK GOOD AGAIN''
                                            :lightbulb:

          POST TIMES: 6:50 ET // 5:50 CT // 4:50 MT // 3:50 PT

           FEATURE EVENT: THE ''HAPPY BIRTHDAY DUSTY'' STAKES

REMEMBER ~ IT IS A BOTS DAY SO BRING YOUR BEST RUNNING SHOES
                TO SEE WHO IS HOT-TO-TROT OR COLD AS CLAMS!

                                      SCOREKEEPER

HOLDING THE KEY TO THE CAT HOUSE IS TIGER DANCER
A FRESH CASE OF MEOW MIX & CATNIP CAKE IS ON ITS WAY
     THE CHIPPENDALES DANCERS HAVE BEEN NOTIFIED
                                    :chickendance:

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#819
                                          :forruffian:


CONGRATS TO THE 'NOT-SO-QUIET-ONE' WHO SERVED NOTICE
TO ALL CHALLENGERS RIGHT OUT OF THE GATE THAT HE WAS
               ON HIS WAY TO A VICTORY GALLOP GALORE!
                                                :celebrate:

                         VENUE CHOICE: BELMONT PARK
                                          FEATURING:
THE VAGRANCY / RUNHAPPY / BEAUGAY/ PETER PAN / MAN O WAR

  ***OUR FEATURE EVENT WILL BE THE 'TINKER BELL' STAKES***
       :lightbulb:   (IF PETER PAN CAN BE HONORED ~ SO CAN SHE!)  :lightbulb:
               
              PETER PAN = *THE BOY = NOT THE PEANUT BUTTER*
CAUSE THEN WE WOULD HAVE TO HAVE THE 'SKIPPY-JIF' STAKES'   :mallet:

     POST TIMES:  1:30 ET // 12:30 CT // 11:30 MT // 10:30 PT

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                                            :forruffian:


CONGRATS TO CATALINA WHO PURRED THE FIRST HALF OF THE RACE
THEN ROARED TO THE WIRE TO WIN BOTS GLORY FOR THE FILLYS ~
                                                  :celebrate:

                                       VENUE: EVANGELINE

      FEATURE EVENT: THE 'WOULDA~COULDA~SHOULDA' STAKES
                             (aka: The Post Derby Blues Stakes)
                                                 :banghead:

           POST TIMES: 6:50 ET // 5:50 CT // 4:50 MT // 3:50 PT

                            *** SCOREKEEPER ***
STILL CLUTCHING THE 2017 CAT HOUSE KEY, IS RUFFIAN
WHO WILL RETURN WITH CALCULATOR & DANCING SHOES
TO JOIN IN DANCING WITH THE 'THUNDER FROM DOWN UNDER'
                                       :chickendance:

ALSO: A SPECIAL 'POST-DERBY-BLUES CATNIP' IS ORDERED!  :)  :thumbsup:

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