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          GOOD AFTERNOON & WELCOME TO MIDWEEK MAYHEM
                                  AT PRESQUE ISLE DOWNS
OUR FEATURE EVENT: BOTS = BATTLE OF THE SEXES
FIERCE FEISTY FILLYS  VS:  CLEVER CONFIDENT COLTS
                               :raspberry:
WITH THE SCRATCH OF CATALINA, DEFENDING YO-YO-MAMA CHAMP,  EL PRADO ~ 
             WILL HAVE 8 CALCULATING CHALLENGERS TRYING TO PREVENT 
                    ANOTHER TRIP TO THE PURRRTENTIOUS  PENTHOUSE!
              THE NAUGHTY NINE ARE IN THE GATE READY TO RUN
IT'S A COLT-FILLY-COLT TRIO OUT FOR A SHORT EARLY LEAD
ROAMIN ~ TIGER DANCER & CRUZAN HEADING FOR THE TURN
                      :rhrse: :rhrse: :rhrse:   
THESE 3 ARE FOLLOWED CLOSELY BY CIGARSHOP + THUNDER CAT
THE REMAINING TRIO ARE TRYING TO FIND THEIR BEST STRIDE
DEFENDING CHAMP, EL PRADO ~ DUSTY ~ BLUNNY & RUFFIAN 
                      TRAILING THE FIELD FOR NOW
                    ~ OUT OF THE TURN THEY COME ~
WHO WAS BEHIND BEFORE NOW IS IN COMMAND OF THE LEAD
                           CIGARSHOP & THUNDER CAT
                          DUSTY & CRUZAN ARE NEXT
         IT'S A BIG GAP BACK TO TIGER DANCER & ROAMIN
TRAILING FAR BACK ARE THE NOT-SO-ENERGIZED-BLUNNY
EL PRADO WHO WILL NEED TO SPEED THINGS UP IF SHE HAS
         ANY CHANCE OF A REPEAT VICTORY RUN
AND AT THE BACK IS RUFFIAN STILL SEARCHING FOR HER
             'INNER CHEETAH'  WHO SO FAR IS M.I.A
                                       :flaming:
                  ~ THEY'RE AT THE TOP OF THE STRETCH ~
THUNDER CAT STARTING TO LOOK LEG WEARY IS DROPPING BACK
            LEAVING CIGARSHOP ALONE ON THE LEAD 
 :rhrse:                                                                    :rhrse:
CRUZAN IS 3 LENGTHS IN FRONT OF THUNDER CAT
FOLLOWED CLOSELY BY ROAMIN ~ BLUNNY & EL PRADO
AS DUSTY ~ TIGER DANCER & RUFFIAN ARE EVEN FARTHER BACK
              ~ AND DOWN THE STRETCH THEY COME ~
CIGARSHOP ALONE ON THE LEAD TRYING TO HOLD ON FOR COLT GLORY
    :rhrse: :rhrse: :rhrse:                                                      :rhrse:   
                      BUT SUDDENLY THE CROWD IS ON THEIR FEET 
               ALL EYES TURNED TOWARD THE BACK OF THE TRACK
                        AWAY FROM THE FRONT RUNNING COLT
LIKE AN UNEXPECTED TORNADO ON A SUNNY MILD DAY
3  FEROCIOUSLY FAST FILLYS ARE FERVENTLY FOCUSED 
    ON A FIERCE FLIGHT TO THE FINISH LINE!                            
                       DUSTY ~ RUFFIAN & TIGER DANCER 
FLYING UP THE MIDDLE OF THE TRACK PASSING ANYONE IN THEIR WAY 
                                 :rhrse: :rhrse: :rhrse:
    ONLY CIGARSHOP STANDS IN THE WAY OF FILLY SUPREMECY!
CAN THE CONTENTIOUS COURAGEOUS COMBATIVE COLT HOLD ON?
                                     ????????????
       THE ANSWER CAME QUICKLY AND CONVINCINGLY:  NO HE CANNOT
                                               :OMG:
OF THE 3 FILLYS FLYING TO THE WIRE ONLY ONE MANAGED TO
   SCORE A RESOUNDING ROARING VICTORY FOR THE FILLYS
                   ~ DUSTY IS WHO DUSTED THE COLTS! 
                                   :tongue:  :raspberry:   :evil:                                            
THE 'BIG-CAT' DUO OF RUFFIAN & TIGER DANCER FINISH IN A DEAD-HEAT BEHIND CIGARSHOP 
               SO EACH OF THEM WILL GET A SHOW SPOT 'BODACIOUS BOUQUET' 
                                   :oie_30232359NUVsTmH4:
CRUZAN WILL RETURN TO THE SHIRE TO STEAL 'THE PRECIOUS'
                     :lightbulb:  $$$ OFFICIAL ORDER OF FINISH $$$    :lightbulb:
                 {{REPORT OBJECTIONS TO THE SUPURRRR-IN-TENDENT}}
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           WHEN IT COMES TO MATH & CALCULATORS ~ ANYTHING CAN HAPPEN  :-\
                         EVEN STEWARDS CAN MAKE ODD DECISIONS
DUSTY = $65.60   :celebrate:
*Incredible Final Furlongs! Brings Home BOTS Filly Glory!
CIGARSHOP = $42 {*The Answer To Life, The Universe + Everything }
                                           Hitchhiker Guide To The Galaxy
                             *Close Just Counts In HorseShoes  :'(
RUFFIAN & TIGER DANCER = $38.60
*A Big Cat Duo Dead Heat!
 A Cheetah & A Tiger Closing Like Jungle Cats Seeing Prey: aka Cigarshop   :evil:
CRUZAN = $32.40
*A Trip To The Shire To Steal 'The Precious'   :girlkiss:          
                                     ALSO RAN
THUNDER  CAT = $26.80
ROAMIN = $24.40
BLUNNY = $20.90
{DC} EL PRADO = $20.80
*A Double Back To Back YO YO MAMA!
  CAT HOUSE TO PENTHOUSE TO CATHOUSE!
         :evil:    :thumbsup:    :evil:
                WE NOW BID YOU A GOOD EVENING
AND A SAFE ~ SOBER ~ NON TEXTING DRIVE HOME
                           :girlkiss: