.                                       

                 WHOOOO HOOOOOOO + YEEEEE HAW CATALINA 

A Victory Gallop For The Filly's + A Yo-Yo-Mama Award Too
           Bouncing From  Cat House To Penthouse
                                    :chickendance:

*I Not only have the Key to the Cat House....I Hold The Deed Of 2017 

                                     

CRUZAN.....You ask why eight races and not 10

HERE IS THE ANSWER FROM THE ORIGINAL VENUE POST

       
                        VENUE CHOICE:  INDIANA GRAND
*RACES 1--8 ONLY!* PLEASE DO NOT INCLUDE R9/10 IN ENTRY
                      (THAT JUST CONFUSES THE SCOREKEEPER)
                                           

              RACE 9 + 10 = QUARTER HORSES...WHICH WE DO NOT PLAY
              WE ARE A THOROUGHBRED RACING FORUM       

                                         
CIGARSHOP MUSES.....
"somehow managed to pick a horse that I wouldn't bet counterfeit money on...."

WHATS INTERESTING IS THAT THE ODDSMAKERS TOTALLY DISAGREE
              MAKING YOUR HORSE ~ JUSTIFY ... THE ML FAVORITE
                                                     

                                           

BLUNNY....

           Anything can and often does happen in the Derby!
20 Young Horses...Running A  distance farther then they ran before
                      Unexpected reaction to the crowd
                                               

I've had many Long shots who nobody gave a chance to win......but WON Anyway
You just never know until a nose touches the wire and it might just be your horse!
                                               :chickendance:

                    No Such Thing As A Sure Thing In Racing!

I had thunder Gulch at 26/1
Giacamo @ 50/1
Charismatic 17/1
And Some Others

         So Keep A Positive Mind...Ya Just Never Know Until The Stout Lady Sings!
                                                     

NOW YOU KNOW WHAT HORSE U HAVE
PLEASE POST YOUR REACTION ~~ GOOD OR BAD
       :chickendance:        OR         

SOME WILL BE ECSTATIC
SOME WILL BE DISMAYED
SOME WILL BE INDIFFERENT
BUT ALL BE GLAD THEY PLAYED!

AND YA JUST NEVER KNOW
UNTIL THE STOUT LADY SINGS
IF ITS "GOOD OR BAD" --- AND
WHAT STRANGE LUCK MAY BRING!   

       



B L I N D  L U C K  ~  A DERBY CONTEST
                     

THE ANTICIPATION FINALLY OVER
WE NOW KNOW ALL OF THE THE NAMES
PLEASE REPLY WITH YOUR REACTIONS
TO THIS INTUITION STYLE GAME!


1. Firenze Fire

2. Free Drop Billy =====> POST TIME MIKE

3. Promises Fulfilled

4. Flameaway =======> PEEPTOAD

5. Audible

6. Good Magic

7. Justify ===========> CIGARSHOP

8. Lone Sailor =======> CATALINA

9. Hofburg =========> DUSTY

10. My Boy Jack ====> CRUZAN

11. Bolt D'Oro ======> TIGER DANCER

12. Enticed

13. Bravazo ========> RUFFIAN + THUNDER CAT

14. Mendelssohn

15. Instilled Regard ===> BLUNNY

16. Magnum Moon

17. Solomini

18. Vino Rosso

19. Noble Indy

20. Combatant

         

IRASCIBLE ~ IMPURRRVIOUS ~ IMPROBABLE ~
      INCOHERENT IN INDIANA

I CAN FEEL THE DOORS OPENING TO THE CAT HOUSE
      I CAN ALREADY SMELL THE CATNIP GALORE
   HOPE THE 'THUNDER DOWN UNDER' DANCERS
      ARE READY TO ENTERTAIN AS I SCORE
       :chickendance:     :chickendance:    :chickendance:


R1 >>>   3  4  5  2  1
INDIAN FEATHER

PROPER REBELLION
INDY DANCERS


R2 >>>   5  4  2  6  1
SEYMOUR KID (Gone Astray)

NOBLE SOWLE
WILLS DEFENCE


R3 >>>   6  5  4  3  2
GALLANT LADY

OLYMPIC SMOKE (Glacken!)
SASHENKA (*Dam = Lucky Monkey!)


R4 >>>   5  6  3  4  2
MISCHIEVIOUS KAT   

DESERT THIEF
AMERICAN HOLIDAY (American Lion)


R5 >>>  4  3  6  1  5
SIR SHACK

SCHMOODS
STUDY HABITS


R6 >>>   3  5  7  6  2
EVADER

ZONED IN
GIFTED JUSTICE


R7 >>>   2  7  3  1  4
HADDA NOTION (*Headin to The Cat House)

KARFAGEN
CHERBURASHKA


R8 >>>   5  4  3  2  1
OUTER LIMITS (Ruffian's Mind) 

I'M IN TROUBLE
BEAUTILICIOUS

               **RESULTS**

         
     GOOD AFTERNOON -&- WELCOME
          TO SUPURRR SATURDAY
COMING TO YOU FROM CHURCHILL DOWNS

   FEATURE EVENT: THE TWIN SPIRES STAKES
      *Applauded Loudly By All Gemini Folk*



WITH THE LATE SCRATCHES OF REAL QUIET -&- CIGARSHOP
    *NO WORD FROM THEIR TRAINERS WITH THE REASON*
DEFENDING CHAMPION -- PEEPTOAD, WILL HAVE 8 CHALLENGERS
TRYING TO PREVENT THE FILLY FROM A REPEAT 'LEAP' TO GLORY
           


THE CHAMP IS LOOKING A BIT LATHERED UP BUT HARD TO TELL
IF THAT'S A GOOD SIGN OF ''I'M READY TO ROCK -&- ROLL''
     OR ........ ''O NO ~ WHY AM I DOING THIS AGAIN''

          THE NINE ARE IN LINE & WE ARE READY TO RUN
AND AWAAAAAAAAY THEY GO IN THE 'TWIN SPIRES' STAKES...
               

           
     MEOWZA FOLKS!  ''WELCOME TO THE JUNGLE!''
                 


RUFFIAN HAS TURNED HER 'INNER CHEETAH' LOOSE
RIGHT OUT OF THE GATE -- LEAVING THE REST OF THE RUNNERS
PLAYING CATCH UP HEADING INTO THE TURN
AS THE FILLY HAS TAKEN COMMAND OF A HUGE LEAD



A TRIO GIVING CHASE ABOUT 10 LENGTHS BACK ARE:
         DUSTY ~ POST TIME MIKE ~ TIGER DANCER


      ~~OUT OF THE TURN THEY COME~~


RUFFIAN HAS INCREASED HER LEAD BY A HUGE MARGIN
                   OF AT LEAST 16 LENGTHS NOW
BUT CAN THIS SUPURR-SONIC-SPEED LAST FOR THE ENTIRE RACE!

THE CLOSEST CHALLENGER IS POST TIME MIKE
BUT HE IS SO FAR BACK HE IS GONNA HAVE TO
REALLY PICK UP HIS PACE OR SPROUT WINGS
TO EVEN GET CLOSE TO THE RUNAWAY ''CHEETAH'' ON THE LEAD

IT'S ANOTHER 7 LENGTHS BACK TO:
DUSTY ~ TIGER DANCER ~ THUNDER CAT
WHO ARE AT LEAST 10 LENGTHS IN FRONT OF
     A 'TURTLE PACED TRIO OF:
BLUNNY, CATALINA AND DEFENDING CHAMP, PEEPTOAD

                     



WAY BACK IN ANOTHER TIME ZONE IS CRUZAN WHO APPEARS
TO HAVE BEEN DISTRACTED BY SOMETHING IN THE INFIELD
WHERE THERE IS A HUGE PARTY GOING ON ~ MUSIC & FRIVOLITY
     IT ALMOST LOOKS AS IF THIS COLT IS TRYING TO DANCE! 
         ~ WONDER IF HE EVER WATCHED ZENYATTA? ~
 


   THE HORSES HAVE REACHED THE TOP OF THE STRETCH


THE FIERCE FILLY IN FRONT IS SHOWING NO SIGNS OF SLOWIN DOWN
NOW AT LEAST 20 LENGTHS IN FRONT OF THE CLOSEST CHALLENGERS
      POST TIME MIKE ~ THUNDER CAT ~ BLUNNY & CATALINA
WHO ARE NOT GAINING ANY GROUND AT ALL ON RUFFIAN WHO
MUST HAVE HAD A LONG CONVERSATION WITH HER 'INNER-CHEETAH'
REMINDING HER AGAIN, WHO IS THE FASTEST LAND ANIMAL ON EARTH!

IT'S ANOTHER 15 LENGTHS BACK TO DUSTY, TIGER DANCER -&- CRUZAN

AS POOR PEEPTOAD IS STRUGGLING TO KEEP UP .... KNOWING HER
CHANCES OF A REPEAT ''LEAP'' TO GLORY IS FADING IN THE DISTANCE
            ...


      ~~AND DOWN THE STRETCH THEY COME~~


THE CROWD IS ON THEIR FEET ROARING AS RUFFIAN IS NOW
JUST PUTTING ON A 1-FILLY- SHOW EXHIBITION OF POWER
TAKING FULL COMMAND OF THE RACE AS SHE HAS FROM THE GATE
      PLAYING HER OWN VERSION OF: ''CAT ME IF U CAN''
       


POST TIME MIKE ~ THUNDER CAT ~ BLUNNY + CATALINA ARE LOCKED
IN A BATTLE OF THEIR OWN FOR 2nd / SHOW & THE ''PRECIOUS''
BECAUSE THERE IS NO DOUBT IN ANYONE'S MIND, WHO WILL
            DANCE IN THE WINNER-PENTHOUSE TONIGHT!
               
         

     AS 'THE CHEETAH' ROARS PAST THE WIRE  ....   
THE PHOTO SIGN IS FLASHING FOR THE 2nd / 3rd / 4th PLACINGS
   IT IS THAT CLOSE WITH THE FOUR BEHIND THE 'RUFFZILLA'
               


AFTER RESOLVING 4 OBJECTIONS BY TRAINERS & JOCKEYS
(*NONE AGAINST THE WINNER)  THE STEWARDS NOW POST

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


1st ~ RUFFIAN ==== $54.60
YES Indeed ~ Call It Serendipity ~ A GEMINI Wins The TWIN Spires S
~CHAMPION CHEETAH~


2nd ~ POST TIME MIKE ==== $37.60
~RUNNER-UP / BRIDESMAID~
           

3rd ~ THUNDER CAT ==== $36.80
~FETCHER OF FLOWERS~


4th ~ BLUNNY ==== $35.40
*Steals The Precious -- as Rumors Fly
    That He Is Related To Gollum!     -OMG-
~RING-BEARER~
                    ... ??


        ~~ALSO RAN~~


CATALINA === $33.40

DUSTY === $18.40

TIGER DANCER === $14.40

CRUZAN === $11.20
~Was This Cruzan's Distraction??


{DC}PEEPTOAD === $8.20 & The Yo-Yo-Mama Award
  *Bouncing From The PentHouse To The CatHouse!   
.....
**A Special "Gift" from Ruff   



WE NOW BID YOU A GOOD EVENING FROM THE TWIN SPIRES
  WISHING ALL  A  SAFE, SOBER, NON TEXTING DRIVE HOME
             *NO PHONE CALL IS WORTH A LIFE*


~~Graphics By:  TIGER DANCER~~
....




                               
             

                   
  ~~~

$$$--MONEY TALKS:  A DERBY CONTEST--$$$

~~CONGRATS TO 2017's  WINNER ---> DUSTY

                       
          ===>  RULES  <=== 


* POST 3 HORSES IN THE ORDER YOU LIKE THEM
* ADD 2 ALTERNATES (## + NAME!) IN CASE OF SCRATCHES

===> MUST INCLUDE PRG ## + HORSE'S NAME <=== 

****** WITHOUT EITHER THE ENTRY WILL BE DQ ******

* THE TOTAL AMOUNT OF $$$ EACH OF YOUR HORSES WIN IS WHAT YOU GET
        * THIS INCLUDES $$$ FOR 2nd / 3rd > FOR EACH OF YOUR 3 PIX! *
                                               
*** PLAYER WITH THE HIGHEST TOTAL OF COMBINED MONEY = WINS ***
                                          :chickendance:
              ===> IF YOU CHANGE YOUR MIND <=== 

*** YOU MUST POST A NEW ENTRY
*** DO NOT EDIT ORIGINAL!
*** EDIT TO ORIGINAL WILL BE ==> DQ 

===> ONLY YOUR MOST RECENT POST WILL COUNT <===

*** ALL ENTRY POSTS MUST BE TIME STAMPED PRIOR TO R1 *** 

    *** IN THE EVENT OF TIE / DH ~ THO HIGHLY UNLIKELY ***
           TIE BREAKER WILL BE THE PLAYER WHOSE #1 PICK WON DERBY
                                                     
    **IF NOBODY'S #1 HORSE WON, THEN WHERE DID HE PLACE**
        ===> THE HIGHEST PLACED FINISH HORSE WINS <===

                              QUESTIONS? 
              EMAIL ME AT: ===>  [email protected]

         

YAYS -vs- NEIGHS POLL RESULTED IN AN ALMOST
        UNANIMOUS 'HELL YEH' TO RUN   

      **CONGRATS TO ---> CIGARSHOP
WHO TOOK COMMAND EARLY ON AND NEVER LOOKED BACK TO SEE
     THE 'ENERGIZER-BLUNNY' TRYING HIS BEST TO CATCH HIM 
             BUT JUST NOT ENUFF 'CHARGE' IN HIS BATTERY
                                             
                                                                     
                        VENUE CHOICE:  INDIANA GRAND
*RACES 1--8 ONLY!* PLEASE DO NOT INCLUDE R9/10 IN ENTRY
                      (THAT JUST CONFUSES THE SCOREKEEPER)
                                           

  ***FEATURE EVENT: THE DERBY FEVER STAKES***
                 


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

     SCORE-KEEPER:
  SCORING FROM YE OLE CAT HOUSE WILL BE --> CATALINA
(UNLESS THOSE NASTY 'CYBERSPACE DEMONS' INTERFERE!)
                                               

RULES ARE ON THE MENU
SCROLL ON DOWN TO VIEW
BETTER TO DO IT RIGHT
THAN ERRR & SEE D.Q.
             

                                 

BELIEVE IT OR NOT
I WON THIS ONE TIME
MY LUCKY #13
WAS FIRST AT THE LINE!
               
HERE'S HOPING AGAIN
MY LUCK WILL COME THRU
BUT WHO EVER KNOWS
WHEN AN INSIGHT COMES TRUE!
                   
13 ~ 3 ~ 16
ALTERNATES => 10 // 11

                   
     
          POST BY: **TUESDAY MAY 1 @ 10 AM EDT**


      B L I N D  L U C K  ~  A DERBY CONTEST
                             
    CONGRATS TO LAST YEAR'S WINNER ==> POST TIME MIKE 
              OUT OF ALL THE ENTRIES = ONLY HE GOT IT RIGHT
     SOMETIMES 'INTUITION' TURNS TO WINNER ON THAT NIGHT!
                                             

    ******** IMPORTANT NOTES RE: ENTRIES ******** 

===> YOUR ENTRY MUST BE POSTED PRIOR TO THE DRAW! <===
                          *** TUESDAY MAY 1 @ 10 AM EDT ***
              *** YES TUESDAY! THEY CHANGED IT THIS YEAR ***
                                             

            * ANY TIME STAMP OF AN ENTRY THAT IS AFTER THAT
                    ===> IS ELIMINATED = AUTO DQ <===
                                             

                  HERE ARE THE BLIND LUCK RULES

     SOME PEOPLE MAY QUESTION ABOUT WHAT'S IN A NAME?
BUT IT SIMPLY WON'T MATTER WHEN YOU'RE PLAYING THIS GAME

         IF U LIKE THE LOTTERY = YOU WILL LOVE THIS!
                               :chickendance:

*** CHOOSE YOUR 3 FAVORITE NUMBERS 1-20  +  2 ALTS ***
                      *THAT IS ALL YOU HAVE TO DO!*
                                         
*** EXAMPLE ENTRY ==> 3 - 13 - 18 ~ ALTS: 16 + 6 ***

*** IF YOUR #1 NUMBER WINS THE DERBY = SO DO YOU
                                       

*** IF YOUR #1 HORSE SCRATCHES, YOUR #2 NUMBER MOVES UP

*** IF NOBODY HAS THE WINNING NUMBER ***
      IF YOUR #2 PICK IS THE WINNER YOU WIN                                   
EXAMPLE: #5 WINS ~ NOBODY HAS IT, SOMEONE'S #2 PICK = #5

*** IN THE EVENT NOBODY'S #2 CHOICE IS THE WINNING ##
                   IT THEN GOES TO PLAYER'S #3 CHOICE
IN THE UNLIKELY CASE NONE OF THOSE NUMBERS WIN
WHOEVER HAS THEIR #1 CHOICE FINISHING CLOSEST TO WINNER = WINS

  * IN THE EVENT OF A TIE  ==> TIE BREAKER IS * 
==> THE PLAYER WHOSE #1 PICK FINISHED CLOSEST TO WINNER

            *** IF YOU CHANGE YOUR MIND => REMEMBER THIS ***
* ALL CHANGES MUST BE MADE IN A NEW POST! * 
          * WHICH THEN CANCELS OUT YOUR ORIGINAL ONE *

  ===> DO NOT EDIT THE ORIGINAL ENTRY! <=== 

* ANY EDITED ORIGINAL ENTRY ## WILL BE AUTO DQ FROM CONTEST!* 
     * YOU MAY EDIT ONLY TO ADD COLOR, PHOTO, GRAPHICS * 

QUESTIONS? = EMAIL RUFFIAN AT:
       [email protected]

 

                 

**Due to TECHNICAL DIFFICULTIES Beyond Our Control**
        The Meow Mix Awards presentation this season
                   Has been divided into two parts
                                           

**PLEASE RE-POST YOUR REPLIES AND COMMENTS
          FROM PRIOR AWARDS POST**

*Depending upon how you have your -SETTINGS OPTIONS- on your profile
*You may be seeing Part #2 FIRST ...
*Followed by the Opening Introduction = Part #1
*IF you Have Option: Most Recent Replies FIRST

*That is exactly how I have my Settings arranged
   I prefer seeing the most recent reply at the top
Rather than have to scroll through all of the other replies I had read Previously

    If this is the case With your Setting Options ~
simply scroll down to view the INTRODUCTION P#1
   So the entire presentation makes more sense   

                 We apologize for this inconvenience
Unfortunately The technical assistance needed to fix this situation
               Has not been made available for us
                                       
  This is the first time in all the years of presenting the Awards
That this unfortunate scenario of a "Split Presentation" has occurred
                              Which has me extremely upset!
                                                   

The Meow Mix Awards is the culmination of a Year Long Record Keeping
Many Long Hours of creativity trying to Present a Unique Entertaining event
Only to see it ruined By TECHNICAL ISSUES ~  of which we have no control

     Hopefully you will still enjoy the presentation as it is

And perhaps By the time I am ready to create 2018 awards
A Technical Genius may step forward with knowledge of
*How To EXTEND the Limitation of the Number of ''Characters / Lines'' 
                           That A Thread posting can have
            *Because that is The ISSUE that has caused this problem

                        GRUMPY CAT --- OVER AND ME-OWT   

   
                                           

      ATTENTION: THIS IS *PART 2*  BUT DUE TO TECHNICAL ISSUES
               THE AWARDS PRESENTATION COULD NOT FIT INTO ONE THREAD
*IF YOU ARE SEEING THIS FIRST IT IS DUE TO YOUR SETTINGS OF 'VIEW LAST REPLY 1ST'
     **SCROLL DOWN TO THE OPENING CEREMONY OF MEOW MIX AWARDS INTRO
=========================================================


 
WE NOW MOVE ON TO OUR NEXT AWARD: RACE OF THE YEAR

MOVING LIKE A SPEEDING BULLET IS ....
USAIN BOLT aka: 'LIGHTNING BOLT'
KNOWN AS 'THE FASTEST MAN IN THE WORLD' ...
HERE TO PRESENT THE TROPHY FOR RACE OF THE YEAR''

   
''THANK YOU MR COLUMBO FOR THIS HONOR
I KNOW I RUN FAST, BUT I'M NO THOROUGHBRED!

I SEE WE HAVE 2 WORTHY RECIPIENTS FOR THIS ESTEEMED AWARD

BOTH ACCOMPLISHED SOMETHING WE RARELY
ARE LUCKY ENOUGH TO SEE IN RACING ....
THAT ELUSIVE SO HARD TO ACCOMPLISH  3-PEAT GLORY

AMERICAN PHAROAH WANTED TO BE HERE TO PRESENT THIS AWARD
BUT UNFORTUNATELY, HIS SCHEDULE IN THE BREEDING SHED TOOK
PRIORITY .... IT WOULD FOR ME TOO IF I WERE THAT LUCKY!

~DUSTY AND CRUZAN~ BOTH ACHIEVED THAT GLORY
AND BOTH TAKE HOME A 'RACE OF THE YEAR' AWARD!''

 


''JUST ONE MORE THING ...

WE HAVE ARRANGED A 'MATCH RACE' BETWEEN USAIN BOLT AND
LADY ELI -- INSTEAD OF A COLT -- TO MAYBE LEVEL THE FIELD A BIT
IN HIS FAVOR, THO IT'S UNLIKELY HE WILL HIT THE WIRE 1st!

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


          ......
WELL FOLKS, NOW WE COME TO THE FINAL CURTAIN, THE 'BIG ONE'   
     THE ESTEEMED -- HORSE OF THE YEAR AWARD

DUE TO THIS SEASON HAVING SUCH TIGHTLY CONTESTED CONTENDERS
WE WILL BE DOING SOMETHING COMPLETELY DIFFERENT
TO DETERMINE THE FINAL OUTCOME:

SIMILAR TO THE TV SERIES: 'HOT BENCH' =  WITH 3 JUDGES
WE HAVE CALLED IN OUR TOP 3 TV JUDGES TO MAKE THE FINAL CALL

PLEASE GIVE A 'NON-JUDGMENTAL' WELCOME TO:
JUDGE JUDY, JUDGE MARILYN -&- JUDGE MATHIS

THESE THREE RENOWN JUDGES WILL HAVE A VERY TUFF TIME''


A HUSH FALLS OVER THE CROWD
AS THE 3 JUDGES APPROACH THE STAGE



JUDGE JUDY IS ABOUT TO SPEAK:

''BEFORE WE BEGIN, WE WOULD LIKE TO OFFER AN ADDITIONAL
'SPECIAL SERVICE APPRECIATION AWARD' TO ~TIGER DANCER~

FOR HER EXCEPTIONAL DEDICATION... DETERMINATION
AND EXHAUSTING HOURS OF RESEARCH TO PROVIDE
OUTSTANDINGLY CLEVER -&- WITTY GRAPHICS
TO THE RACE RESULTS EVERY WEEK THAT TURNS
RACE CALLS INTO AN EXTRAORDINARY MAGICAL EVENT
       


                                     
AND NOW ON WITH THE MOMENT YOU ALL HAVE BEEN WAITING FOR:
    THE HORSE OF THE YEAR AWARD   

THIS YEAR COULD BE SUB-TITLED: ''DOUBLE TROUBLE''
BECAUSE THAT IS WHAT THE COLTS FOUND THEMSELVES
DEALING WITH WEEK AFTER WEEK THE ENTIRE YEAR!

OUR DECISION DID NOT COME EASY -- AS THE 3 OF US
COULD NOT AGREE ON A FINAL SINGLE HOTY CHOICE ....
WE DID CONCUR ON OUR RUNNER-UP HONORABLE MENTION TROPHY:

THIS WILL GO TO:  ~CATALINA~
* SUPURRR SATURDAY CHAMPION
* THE CAIXA ELETRONICA TROPHY

NOW AND THEN OVER THE YEARS WE HAVE HAD 2 TROPHIES AWARDED
       2017 WILL BE IN THE RECORD BOOKS AS ONE OF THEM   

HERE ARE THE 2 'DYNAMIC-DUO-DOUBLE-TROUBLE' HOTY WINNERS

  ~~DUSTY~~
* MIDWEEK MAYHEM CHAMPION
* CRAFTY PROSPECTOR CHAMPION
* DH: FILLY OF THE YEAR
* 2nd:  B.O.T.S AWARD
* 2nd:  4-C AWARD


  ~~TIGER DANCER~~
* DISTORTED HUMOR (4th Time)
* GOLDEN GOOSE EGG
* B.O.T.S. CHAMPION
* CAPRICIOUS CALCULATING COMBO CHAMP (4-C)
* DH: FILLY OF THE YEAR
* 2nd: MIDWEEK MAYHEM CHAMPION
* 2nd: CRAFTY PROSPECTOR
* 2nd: SUPURR SATURDAY AWARD

       


PLEASE GIVE THESE 2 FIERCE FANTASTIC FILLYS THE STANDING
OVATION THEY DESERVE ~~ SHOWING UP FOR EVERY RACE
WITH EXUBERANCE, DETERMINATION, AND A WILL TO WIN!
       


                   
**AND NOW A STANDING OVATION FOR ALL OF OUR
             2017 MEOW-MIX AWARD WINNERS**


SO ANOTHER YEAR HAS SLIPPED INTO THE RECORD BOOKS
~~A YEAR OF TEARS -&- CHEERS .... SORROW -&- JOY~~

TEARS FOR OUR 2 LONG TIME COLTS
  CRIMINAL TYPE -&- JOHN HENRY 
WHO NOW RUN ACROSS THE RAINBOW BRIDGE

CHEERS AS WE SAW DUSTY -&- CRUZAN GAIN 3-PEAT VICTORY

SOME YEARS THE COLTS WERE UNTOUCHABLE IN ALMOST ALL AWARDS
SUCH AS:   CRIMINAL TYPE ~ REAL QUIET ~ STARK

SOME YEARS SAW A 'DOUBLE-BUBBLE' OF HOTY GLORY
CATALINA -&- CRIMINAL TYPE .... RUFFIAN -&- STARK

THIS PAST YEAR IT WAS THE FRISKY, FIERCE -&- FIERY FILLYS
  WHO BROUGHT THEIR 'A' GAME TO THE RECORD BOOKS!
            A = AMAZING ~ ASTOUNDING ~ AWESOME

BUT AS THE FINAL CURTAIN FALLS, 
ANOTHER NEW YEAR IS ON THE HORIZON
WAITING TO FILL THE RECORD BOOKS WITH
NEW EXCITING MOMENTS TO REMEMBER AND CHERISH

THE MEOW MIX STAFF WISH TO THANK ALL WHO MAKE OUR FORUM
EASILY THE MOST BODACIOUS ~ FUN FILLED BEST ONE OF ALL 

TELL ALL YOUR HORSE LOVING FRIENDS ABOUT US AND PERHAPS
THIS NEW YEAR MAY SEE SOME NEW FACES IN THE STARTING GATE!

HAPPY 'MEW' YEAR -&- MAY ALL YOUR WHISKERS BE FROST-FREE!
                   
     


        **HAS ANYONE SEEN TIGER DANCER?? 
UHHHH, IT SEEMS BOBBY FLAY TOOK A LIKING TO HER
AND DECIDED TO MAKE HER A VERY FANCY DINNER
     


    ~~Graphics By:  TIGER DANCER~~



 

                                       

CIGARSHOP CHIRPS:
''...Major kudos to Rufffffff on putting in countless hours preparing these awards
                                    and our bi weekly contests...''

                                                 
IT IS WAY BEYOND ''COUNTLESS HOURS''  ==> ENDLESS DAYS IS MORE THE NORM

BUT I LOVE DOING IT BECAUSE THIS FORUM FEELS MORE LIKE 'FAMILY' TO ME ~
GENUINE CARING AND CONCERN FOR EACH OTHER ~ FUN ~ DISTORTED HUMOR!
        IN MY OPINION:  TRULY THE MOST UNIQUE & FUN-FILLED FORUM OF ALL! 
                                                     

              FEEDBACK OF APPRECIATION IS LIKE FOOD FOR THE SOUL
SO CATNIP LACED HUGS TO SIR CIGARSHOP FOR HIS THOUGHTFUL COMMENTS!