''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~~



 

   


          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!
                                         

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?? 



''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!   
                 



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   
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 

 
                             



~~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




...''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   
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 <--- 

HOPE YA'LL ENJOY

                         

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

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

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   
     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
               

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
             

           2017 SPOOKY RESULTS   

       

       
       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 ~~

                                         


SPOOKTACULAR RESULTS UPDATE: APPROPRIATELY ON HALLOWEEN! 

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   

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
                                                 

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

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

               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!
                                                       

             
**CONGRATS TO ---> REAL QUIET    
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! ** 

      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
                                               
  *** REMEMBER TO POST YOUR PIX IN CHARACTER   
                       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. 
           
                                       

               

THIS IS TOO COOL NOT TO SHARE! 

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

                       
           
~~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!   
              *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!
                         

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

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

                 QUESTIONS? 
         EMAIL RUFFIAN ===> [email protected]

                             

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)
                                           
SUPURRR SATURDAY CONTEST IS THE BEST STAKES CARD OF THE DAY 

  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!
                                         

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]

                 

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***

~AWARDS COMPLETE~   

TO RUFF AND OUR GALLOPING GANG OF HAPPY HOULIGANS

                                 

MY SINCERE APOLOGIES FOR TAKING SO LONG
TO GET THE 2016 YEAR END AWARDS POSTED.
IT'S BEEN A TOUGH YEAR WITH MANY CHALLENGES FOR MOI.

BUT I'M BACK AT IT...
IT'S BEEN A DIFFICULT JOURNEY, VERY TIME CONSUMING.
LOTS OF EDITING / FORMATTING AND  **TECHNICAL ISSUES!!
NOT TO MENTION FINDING JUST THE RIGHT GRAPHICS.

TO ME... IT'S NOT JUST WORDS.....
I TRY TO MAKE IT A COLORFUL EXPERIENCE..... A WORK OF ART.

 



THANKS FOR YOUR SUPPORT AND UNDERSTANDING!!  ~ TIGER DANCER~

                            

       


IF IT'S ONE THING I'VE LEARNED
OVER MANY RACING YEARS
IS TO GO WITH MY HEART
WHICH OFTEN BRINGS TEARS   

BUT THEN IN SOME YEARS
IT ALL WORKS OUT RIGHT
WHEN MY LONG-SHOT COMES THRU
AND MY HEART SINGS ALL NITE
                 :chickendance:

SILVER CHARM, CHARISMATIC
GIACOMO ~ MY SWEET GRAY
THUNDER GULCH & GRINDSTONE
    FOR ME THEY DID PAY!
          $$$   

SO FOR THOSE WHO PLAY CHALK
A WIN SOMETIMES IT BRINGS
BUT FOR ME IT'S A LONG-SHOT
THAT MAKES MY HEART SING!

THE WEATHER, THE NOISE
THESE 3 YEAR OLDS FACE
SO ANYTHING CAN HAPPEN
    IN A 20-HORSE RACE!
               

I'M TOTALLY AGAINST 20
      14 IT SHOULD BE
BUT 'TRADITION' TRUMPS SAFETY
THAT'S ALL THEY CAN SEE
                 

SO WIN, LOSE OR TIE
THE MAIN THING OF ALL
IS THAT 20 RUN SAFE
AND NOT ONE HORSE DOES FALL!   
                     

(C) 2017 ~ LADY CAT / RUFFIAN

     

**2016 MEOW MIX AWARDS: UPDATE

     HIP HIP HIP HOORAY
AWARDS ARE ON THE WAY
AND BY ''ON THE WAY'' I MEAN
ANY WEEK, ANY MONTH, ANY DAY!
             

I COMPLETED THE WORDS LAST SUNDAY
AND NOW THE ''REAL FUN BEGINS''
FINDING THE MATCHING GRAPHICS
TO COMPLIMENT THE ONES WHO WIN

THAT'S TIGER DANCER'S TALENT
SHE WORKS HER MAGICK WELL
BUT FINDING TIME TO DO IT ALL
  SIMPLY PUT IS GRAPHIC HELL!
                     

BUT AS THEY SAY ~ THE GOOD STUFF
IS WELL WORTH WAITING FOR
SO PATIENCE MY LITTLE POSSUMS
  YOU HAVE A TREAT IN STORE!
                 


THERE MAY BE SOME SURPRISES
THERE MAY BE AWE & SHOCK
BUT AS A FORUM FAMILY OF FUN
WE SURE DO ''HELLA-ROCK!''
                :chickendance:

               


TWAS THE BARN BEFORE CHRISTMAS!

   


Twas The Night Before Christmas
The Barn Was A-Buzzzzz
With Whinnies And Nickers
'Cause That's What Horse Does!

The Legend Was Echoed
Through All Of The Walls
Excitement Was Mounting
In All Of The Stalls!


The Weanlings, In Wonder
Had Heard Of The Tale
As They All Gathered Round
To Munch On A Bale!




The Fillies, The Geldings,
The Stallions And Mares
Then Told Of The Legend
Amidst Wide Eyed Stares

When All Of A Sudden
They Heard On The Roof
The Flutter Of Wings
The Landing Of Hoof!




His Wings How They Glistened
His Whinny So Proud
As He Entered The Barn
Astounding The Crowd.....


Who Stood There Awaiting
The Pegasus Dear
The Truth Of The Legend
Was Blatantly Clear!





The Rider Descended
From Pegasus' Back
His Hat And His Boots
Were Glistening Black




His Spurs How They Jingled
With A Wonderful Song
That Would Echo In Memories
For All The Year Long!




He Gave Out The Gifts
Of Carrots And Treats
Then Sprang To His Saddle
For A Hasty Retreat....

..... 


For The Hour Was Late
And He Just Had To Leave
But Now, All The Weanlings
Would Finally Believe!

And As Pegasus Flew Then
Away In The Night
The Horses Enchanted
By The Wondrous Sight

Had Hearts Filled With Joy
And The Barn Filled With Love
And Mares Will Tell Foals
Of Pegasus From Above!


(C) Ruffian / Lady Cat

~NORTH POLE SNOWFLAKES~
...Graphics By: TIGER DANCER

             **SPOOKY RESULTS**   


     GOOD AFTERNOON FROM SATAN-ANITA RACE TRACK
WHERE THE EXCITEMENT AND ADRENALIN ARE RUNNING ON HIGH
  DUE TO THE ONCE A YEAR SPOOKTACULAR EXTRAVAGANZA

 


OUR FEATURE EVENT TODAY IS:  THE TRICK OR TREAT STAKES
        PRESENTED BY: GHOSTS ~ GOBLINS ~ GHOULS INC.

.......


FOR YOUR ENTERTAINMENT WE OFFER SOMETHING DIFFERENT TODAY
         YOU ALWAYS WATCH HORSES RUN.....
YOU MAY HAVE SEEN CAMELS - LLAMAS - DOGS -
EVEN TURTLES RACE, THO THAT'S NOT QUITE AS EXCITING
AND REQUIRES A VERY SLOW -- PATIENT MIND TO APPRECIATE

SO NOW WHY NOT TRY SOMETHING ELSE....
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 OR ALARMED WHEN THE
PARTICIPANTS ENTER THE TRACK FOR THE POST PARADE
   HIGH SECURITY IS IN PLACE TO PREVENT HARM TO
ANY RUNNERS OR VISITORS IN THE STANDS THANKS TO
     THE SATAN-ANITA MOUNTED POLICE FORCE

                             
     

THE POST PARADE HAS NOW BEGUN
   SO JOIN US FOR THE FREAKY FUN



LEADING THE FIELD OUT ONTO THE TRACK:

  ARTEMIS (aka: Ruffian)

                         

  BLACKBEARD (aka: Criminal Type)

                         
                   
  TASMANIAN DEVIL (aka: Blunny)



  URSULA (aka: Dusty)
                             

                         
BLACK WIDOW OF THE AVENGERS (aka: Tiger Dancer)



HOMER SIMPSON (aka: CigarShop)

                                   
                                     
  FURIOSA Of Mad Max (aka: Peeptoad)

                                                             

THE IRISH LEPRECHAUN (aka: Stark -- DC)
           


JEAN LAFITTE: Privateer (aka: Post Time Mike)
                               


XENA: Warrior Princess (aka: Catalina)
           


MORN Of Deep Space 9 (aka: Real Quiet)   
                     


  MAVERICK Of Top Gun (aka: John Henry)
     


** UNFORTUNATELY,  DETECTIVE SONNY CROCKETT
OF THE MIAMI VICE SQUAD WAS CALLED TO REPORT
FOR AN URGENT SITUATION IN THE AREA AND WAS
THEREFORE UNABLE TO PARTICIPATE TODAY

     WE NOW TURN YOU OVER
TO OUR GUEST TRACK ANNOUNCER:
                ELVIRA



    ****************************

THE RUNNERS ARE NOW LINING UP AT THE STARTING LINE
            READY TO DO WHATEVER IT TAKES TO WIN!

WITH THIS GROUP OF ASSORTED CHARACTERS
         OF VERY DIVERSE BACKGROUNDS ~
SOME ARMED WITH ARROWS OR FIREARMS OR SWORDS
THERE IS NO WARNING BIG ENOUGH TO COVER WHAT
   MAY HAPPEN ALONG THE WAY TO THE FINISH LINE!


AND -------- THEY'RE OFF IN THE TRICK OR TREAT STAKES!

 



STRUGGLING TO HOLD ON TO HIS POT OF GOLD
         ...... IS THE LEPRECHAUN
WHO SOMEHOW IN SPITE OF THE WEIGHT OF THE GOLD, 
IS NOW LEAVING THE REST OF THE RUNNERS
         TRYING TO PLAY CATCH UP!




URSULA ~ JEAN LAFITTE & MAVERICK ARE ABOUT 10 LENGTHS
  BEHIND THE SPEEDY FRONT RUNNING LEPRECHAUN
WHO APPEARS AS A BLUR OF GREEN FAR IN THE DISTANCE

A FEW LENGTHS BEHIND THAT TRIO ARE
THE BLACK WIDOW ~ THE TAZMANIAN DEVIL & MORN

IT'S ANOTHER GAP BACK TO A FEW
WHO ARE NOT SHOWING ANY SPEED YET
BUT WE HAVE A LONG WAY TO GO AND AS WE KNOW
    ANYTHING CAN & OFTEN DOES HAPPEN!

AT THE BACK FOR NOW ARE:
BLACKBEARD,  ARTEMIS, FURIOSA
ALONG WITH XENA & HOMER SIMPSON


OUT OF THE TURN THEY COME


THE LEPRECHAUN STILL IN COMMAND OF THE RACE
AND APPARENTLY NOT BEING SLOWED DOWN BY THE WEIGHT OF GOLD!
AMAZING HOW SOMEONE THAT TINY CAN MOVE THAT FAST!

NOW IT'S ARTEMIS FIRING SWIFT ARROWS AT THE
LITTLE GREEN LEPRECHAUN IN FRONT OF HER
BUT SO FAR HAS FAILED TO HIT HER TARGET




THE BLACK WIDOW IS RIGHT THERE WITH ARTEMIS ~
FIRING HER ''WIDOW'S BITE'' ELECTRO STATIC ENERGY BLASTS
AT THE LEPRECHAUN -- WHO SO FAR HAS AVOIDED BEING HIT!




MORN IS A FEW LENGTHS BEHIND THAT DUO
      BUT APPEARS TO BE A BIT 'TIPSY'  ~ 
PERHAPS FROM TOO MUCH "SPIRITS" AT QUARK'S BAR!




JEAN LAFITTE & BLACKBEARD ARE NEXT
BUT THEIR SWORDS KEEP GETTING ENTANGLED AS THEY RUN, 
PREVENTING EITHER ONE FROM GAINING GROUND ON THE LEADERS!




MAVERICK IS RIGHT ALONG SIDE OF URSULA BUT IS HAVING
AN ISSUE TRYING TO AVOID THE SPRAY OF BLACK INK AND
8 LONG TENTACLES PREVENTING HIS MOVING FORWARD

   


FURIOSA IS JUST BEHIND THAT DUO BUT IS HAVING DIFFICULTY
SEEING WHERE TO RUN WITH A CLOUD OF BLACK INK IN THE AIR
SO FIRING HER WEAPON WOULD BE A WASTE OF AMMUNITION!




VERY FAR BACK XENA & TAZ ALSO HAVING TROUBLE SEEING
THROUGH ALL THE BLACK INK SPRAYED IN THE AIR IN FRONT
OF THEM, AS HOMER SIMPSON JUST BEHIND THE DUO APPEARS
TO BE LAUGHING AT EVERYONE STRUGGLING IN FRONT OF HIM
                       FINDING IT ALL VERY FUNNY!



                   


              THEY'VE REACHED THE TOP OF THE STRETCH


THE LITTLE GREEN LEPRECHAUN IS STILL IN THE LEAD BUT
NOW APPEARS TO BE STRUGGLING A BIT WITH THE POT OF GOLD
               THAT HE REFUSES TO DROP AT ANY COST!
HE NEVER CONSIDERS THE CONCEPT THAT SOMETIMES, 
            GREED CAN STAND IN THE WAY OF GLORY!

AND NOW THE PACE HAS QUICKENED AS SOME OF THE RUNNERS
HAVE MANAGED TO OUT MANEUVER THE OBSTACLES IN THEIR WAY
                         
IT'S THE PIRATE DUO OF BLACKBEARD  &  JEAN LAFITTE WHO
HAVE FORGED A PATH AVOIDING ARROWS ~ INK ~ WEAPONS
USING ONLY THEIR SPEED ~ WIT & SWORDS TO CLOSE IN ON
          THAT LITTLE GREEN LEPRECHAUN IN FRONT!

URSULA HAS CONTINUED TO SPRAY HER BLACK INK IN THE
FACES OF ALL IN HER WAY AND NOW HAS MOVED UP
JUST IN BEHIND THE PIRATE DUO IN FRONT OF HER

AVOIDING ALL 8 TENTACLES & INK ...
BEHIND URSULA -- ARE ARTEMIS & THE BLACK WIDOW
SIDE BY SIDE MAKING A VERY STRIKING IMAGE ~
   ESPECIALLY FOR THE MEN IN THE CROWD!

IT'S ANOTHER SEVERAL LENGTHS BACK TO
MAVERICK & FURIOSA
ENGAGED IN A TIGHT BATTLE OF THEIR OWN

MORN IS JUST STROLLING ALONG IN A SOMEWHAT BOOZE INDUCED
HAZY FOG BUT APPARENTLY ALSO WITH A SMILE ON HIS FACE ~
(WE THINK THAT'S A SMILE ON THAT FACE,  IT'S KINDA HARD TO BE SURE?)

~BUT NORM DOES ALL THE TALKING~   


                     MEANWHILE WAY FAR AT THE BACK ~
HOMER SIMPSON SEEMS TO BE CRACKING JOKES HYSTERICALLY
LAUGHING TO HIMSELF,  BUT THE TAZMANIAN DEVIL & XENA
              DON'T SEEM TO FIND HIM VERY FUNNY!
                     
      === AND DOWN THE STRETCH THEY COME! ===


THE LEPRECHAUN -- STILL WITH A VERY GOOD LEAD CONTINUES
TO DANCE ALONG,  BUT THE POT OF GOLD APPEARS TO BE
TAKING IT'S TOLL ON THE LITTLE GREEN FELLOW
   AS HIS SPEED SEEMS TO BE DIMINISHING

THE PIRATE DUO ARE GAINING GROUND STILL MANAGING TO STAY
IN FRONT OF THE FOG OF BLACK INK BEHIND THEM AS URSULA
CONTINUES TO SPRAY AWAY IN THE FACES OF ALL BEHIND HER                   

THE BIG BLACK INK CLOUD APPEARS TO BE AFFECTING ARTEMIS
AND THE BLACK WIDOW AS NEITHER ONE IS GAINING GROUND

URSULA'S SECRET WEAPON OF SPRAYING BLACK INK IN THE AIR
NOW BECOMES APPARENT THAT THE PLAN WAS WELL THOUGHT OUT
  AS ALL THOSE BEHIND THE 8-LEGGED WONDER
                HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO MOVE PAST HER!                 
     
THE WIRE IS JUST AHEAD
AND THE LEPRECHAUN IS OBVIOUSLY EXHAUSTED
AS HIS POT OF GOLD IS TAKING A TOLL
               ON HIS SPEED AND LEAD ~

BLACKBEARD & JEAN LAFITTE ARE ALL OUT SIDE BY SIDE
TRYING TO DISENTANGLE THEIR SWORDS WHICH IS COSTING
BOTH OF THEM SPEED TO CATCH THE LITTLE GREEN IMP IN FRONT!

AND AS THE LITTLE GREEN LEPRECHAUN CROSSES THE WIRE
LAUGHING ALL THE WAY  ~ ~ ~  CLUTCHING HIS POT OF GOLD
WHICH HE NEVER CONSIDERED DROPPING EVEN IF IT MEANT
                                    LOSING THE RACE ~
    A BRILLIANT RAINBOW HAS APPEARED OVER SANTA ANITA





              SOMETIMES:  LIFE IS STRANGER THAN FICTION!

                                   
                    $$-OFFICIAL ORDER OF FINISH-$$    


1st ~ LEPRECHAUN ========= $89.60
  ~WINNER~   

     
2nd ~ BLACKBEARD ===== $61.30                   
  ~ 2nd ~     


3rd ~ JEAN LAFITTE ==== $54.00
  ~ 3rd ~   


4th ~ URSULA ============== $46.40




BLACK WIDOW ========== $43.90

ARTEMIS ======= ====== $43.60

MAVERICK ============= $33.60

FURIOSA ============== $33.40

MORN ================ $26.80

HOMER  SIMPSON ========= $13.80

TAZMANIAN DEVIL  ======== $12.90

XENA ================= $6.70
                           
           WE INVITE YOU ALL TO THE CELEBRATION PARTY
WHERE ALL WEAPONS ~ INK ~ SWORDS ~ ARROWS ARE BANNED!
AND THE WINNING LEPRECHAUN, IN SPITE OF HIS MISERLY WAYS
     HAS OFFERED ONE GOLD PIECE TO EVERYONE WHO RAN!

       

                     ~ SOMEWHERE OVER THE RAINBOW ~
                  A LEPRECHAUN FAMILY IS CELEBRATING

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

~~~~
~~ Graphics By: TIGER DANCER ~~

                                             
DUE TO THE EXTRA TIME & EFFORT IT TAKES
TO CREATE THIS ONCE A YEAR EXTRAVAGANZA
THE RESULTS MAY APPEAR A BIT LATER THAN USUAL

                    ***TUESDAY UPDATE: ***

           DUE TO A BAD MIGRAINE HEADACHE         
TIGER DANCER SPENT MUCH OF THE DAY IN BED   

SO THE SUPURRR SPECTACULAR SPOOKTACULAR SHOW
                 WILL BE SLIGHTLY DELAYED...
BUT FEAR NOT,  MY LITTLE POSSUMS ... THEY WILL APPEAR! 


THEY SAY => "GOOD THINGS ARE WORTH WAITING FOR"
            WE HOPE LATER ON,  YOU ALL WILL AGREE!   
                                       
                                               

         
**CONGRATS TO "STARK THE SHARK"    
     WHO ONCE AGAIN TOOK A BIG BITE OUT OF
3 DETERMINED FILLYS CHASING HIS TAIL TO THE WIRE!
                               
           

VENUE:  THE 2016 SPOOKTACULAR

LOCATION:   SATAN ANITA RACETRACK

FEATURING -- THE  STAKES


   
     **GHOSTLY GUIDELINES: 

* MUST APPEAR IN CHARACTER -- NO EXCEPTIONS

* AT THE TOP OF YOUR ENTRY: CHARACTER & NAME
.... EXAMPLE:   ARTEMIS   (RUFFIAN)

POST TIME:  12:30 PACIFIC / 1:30 MT / 2:30 CT / 3:30 EDT

   
RULES ARE ON THE MENU
BE SURE TO CHECK EM OUT
CAUSE IF YA DON'T & ERRR
A D.Q. WILL MAKE YA POUT!
                 

             


2016 SPOOKTACULAR = 10/29 REGISTRATION BEGINS NOW!

                           *** BASIC RULES ***


* YOU MUST BE IN CHARACTER TO PARTICIPATE!

* REGISTRATION DEADLINE: 10/28 MIDNIGHT EDT
     * NO CHANGES ACCEPTED AFTER THAT TIME

* NO REPEAT CHARACTERS FROM LAST YEAR

* CHARACTERS CAN BE FROM ANY MEDIA
   TV / FILM / CARTOONS / SCI-FI / ANIMATION / COMIC BOOKS

* ONCE YOU POST YOUR CHOICE IT'S RESERVED
              *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 OFFERED TO HELP ANYONE WITH A
         CHARACTER GRAPHIC:  SO JUST ASK HER!

THIS IS ONE OF OUR MOST FUN DAYS OF THE YEAR
SO THINK AND CHOOSE WISELY FOR A CHARACTER
THAT WILL ADD 'ZING' TO THE 'BIZARRE' RACE CALL!
                                     

                                 QUESTIONS? 

         EMAIL RUFFIAN ===>  [email protected]

   


         GOOD EVENING AND WELCOME TO
  ~~THE 2015 MEOW MIX AWARDS~~


  WE ARE COMING TO YOU LIVE FROM
  THE DOLBY THEATER IN CALIFORNIA
WHERE OUR THEME THIS YEAR IS BASED UPON
THE ACADEMY OF MOTION PICTURES AND TV SERIES




WE ARE PROUD TO PRESENT OUR MISTRESS OF CEREMONIES:
              ~~ MS WHOOPIE GOLDBERG ~~

       WITHOUT FURTHER ADIEU HERE SHE IS...
            "WELCOME TO THE AWARDS Y'ALL"
         


  BEFORE WE BEGIN THE AWARDS PRESENTATIONS
PLEASE TURN YOUR ATTENTION TO THE RED CARPET
WHERE WE WELCOME THE SHINING STARS OF 2015:
AND SHINING THEY ARE.... THERE IS SO MUCH SPARKLE N TWINKLE,
       BLING N BEDAZZLED,  GLITZ N GLAM..........
{ AND WE'RE NOT JUST TALKING ABOUT TIGER DANCER}   
        EVERYONE IS LOOKING.... FABULOUS!!




.....ONE MOMENT FOLKS -- THERE SEEMS TO BE SOME PARTY CRASHERS
       DASHING DOWN THE CARPET.... NO WORRIES,  SECURITY HAS BEEN NOTIFIED
         


  NOW BACK TO OUR OWN POST PARADE OF THIS YEARS TOP STARS
             WE BEGIN WITH OUR REIGNING CO-HOTY:
                   CRIMINAL TYPE  AND  CATALINA

   

THEY ARE FOLLOWED BY:

RUFFIAN

REAL QUIET

DUSTY

TIGER DANCER

CIGARSHOP

PEEPTOAD

JOHN HENRY

BLUNNY

RAVEN

EL PRADO

GOTADUN-QH

POST TIME MIKE

HORSE CRAZY GAL

~I GUESS WE KNOW WHO BROUGHT THE REFRESHMENTS~   

         

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FOR OUR FIRST AWARD PLEASE WELCOME FROM
MONTY PYTHON ---  JOHN CLEESE & ERIC IDLE
TO PRESENT:  THE DISTORTED HUMOR AWARD

..... 

OUR NOMINEES ARE: CIGARSHOP AND TIGER DANCER

FOR THE THIRD YEAR IN A ROW THE WINNER OF
THE DISTORTED HUMOR AWARD IS ~ TIGER DANCER ~

   


OUR NEXT AWARD IS: THE LOST IN THE FOG AWARD
                           

PLEASE WELCOME FROM THE SHINING -- MR. STEPHEN KING --
THE LOST IN THE FOG AWARD IS BASED UPON
WINNING A RACE WITH THE LOWEST AMOUNT OF MONEY

 


THE RUNNER-UP THIS YEAR WINNING A RACE
                 WITH $46.80 IS BLUNNY

THE WINNER OF THE LOST IN THE FOG AWARD THIS YEAR
     ~ CIGARSHOP ~      ........ WINNING WITH $45.70

   
                                                                 



  OUR NEXT AWARD IS:  THE GOLLUM TROPHY
AKA: "THE PRECIOUS" .......THE RING BEARER
FINISHING 4th MORE OFTEN THAN ANY OTHERS

TO PRESENT THIS AWARD PLEASE WELCOME -- GANDALF
               FROM THE LORD OF THE RINGS

               

THIS YEAR WE HAVE A THREE-WAY TIE FOR THE AWARD:
          ~ REAL QUIET ... BLUNNY ... CRIMINAL TYPE ~

          ~TIMES 3~


  OUR NEXT AWARD IS:  THE BRIDESMAID OF THE YEAR
   FINISHING 2nd MORE OFTEN THAN ANY OTHERS
TO PRESENT THIS AWARD PLEASE WELCOME FROM THE
TV SERIES "SAY YES TO THE DRESS" ---  MR. RANDY FENOLI

       

IN THIRD PLACE FOR THE AWARD IS -- BLUNNY -- WITH 11
     THE RUNNER UP WITH 12 IS ----- DUSTY

AND OUR GRAND WINNER IS  ~ REAL QUIET ~  --- WITH 15   
      { HE'S GOING TO NEED A MUCH BIGGER CLOSET }





OUR NEXT AWARD IS:  THE CAT-HOUSE TROPHY -- FOR THE FILLYS
    WHICH TO SOME MAY BE CONSIDERED A "DUBIOUS HONOR"
       BECAUSE TO QUALIFY IT MEANS THAT YOU
    FINISHED LAST MORE OFTEN THAN ANYONE ELSE

PLEASE WELCOME -- GARFIELD ---                                                                                                       WHO  BROUGHT HIS LASAGNA TO SHARE WITH EVERYONE TONIGHT                                                       AND EVEN BROUGHT SOME VEGETARIAN STYLE
TO ASSURE THAT EVERYONE CAN ENJOY!

   

THE RUNNER-UP FOR THE TROPHY IS -- CATALINA --                                                                             WITH 11 LAST PLACE FINISHES

CAPTURING THE CAT HOUSE AWARD, WE HAVE NOT JUST ONE
            BUT TWO RECIPIENTS THIS YEAR:                                                                                       
   ~ RUFFIAN  &  DUSTY ~   WILL SHARE THIS "HONOR"

....


  THE NEXT AWARD IS THE MALE-COUNTERPART OF THE CAT-HOUSE ...
    THE DOG-HOUSE TROPHY FOR THE COLTS
   WHICH WILL BE PRESENTED BY:  SNOOPY
  AS HE RECLINES UPON THE ROOF OF HIS OWN DOG-HOUSE

      .......


       THE RUNNER-UP FOR THE TROPHY IS JOHN HENRY
                WITH 11 LAST PLACE FINISHES

WE HAVE A REPEAT WINNER THIS YEAR ---
AS OUR HOTY  ~ CRIMINAL TYPE ~   --- FINISHED LAST
MORE THAN ANYONE ELSE;   ENDING THE YEAR WITH --- 15

        .......... ......


ANOTHER "DUBIOUS" HONOR IS:  THE GOLDEN GOOSE EGG AWARD
           WHICH MAY BE MORE EMBARRASSING THAN EXCITING                                                                THE GOLDEN GOOSE EGG SIGNIFIES *EARNING NO MONEY*  AT ALL FOR THE DAY
AND HERE TO PRESENT THIS AWARD .....NONE OTHER THAN -- THE GOOSE HERSELF

                       

             WE HAVE A 3-WAY TIE FOR RUNNER-UP:
  RUFFIAN,  CRIMINAL TYPE & CIGARSHOP -- EACH HAVING 1

             


   BUT THE WINNER OF THE TOP "HONOR" IS ~ DUSTY ~   -- WITH 2!!

                       




OUR NEXT AWARD IS:  THE FROSTED WHISKER
OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE "HEARTBREAKER"
BECAUSE TO EARN THIS AWARD MEANS THAT YOU
TRIED TO WIN A THREE PEAT ................AND FAILED   

   


        TO PRESENT THIS AWARD PLEASE WELCOME
FROM THE MOVIE FROZEN -- ELSA -- THE SNOW QUEEN

     

      WITH ONE FROSTED WHISKER WE HAVE:
             EL PRADO AND POST TIME MIKE

  THE WINNER -- WITH TWO FROSTED WHISKERS IS:  ~ CRIMINAL TYPE ~

           
   ~A NICE TROPHY TO DISPLAY -AND- YOU CAN DRINK YOUR SORROWS AWAY~


  THE NEXT AWARD IS CALLED: THE "AWESOME AGAIN" TROPHY
    IT IS DESIGNATED FOR A REPEAT WINNER OF ANY AWARD
      TO PRESENT THIS AWARD -- FROM NARNIA IS -- ASLAN
     
         

          THIS YEAR WE HAVE TWO WINNERS OF THE AWARD:

                               ~ TIGER DANCER ~
GARNERING A 3-PEAT OF THE DISTORTED HUMOR TROPHY
HER WIT AND MAGICAL " GRAPHICATING " EACH WEEK
CONVERTS A RACE CALL INTO A WORK OF ART!
                                   ... AND ...

                                ~ CATALINA ~
                 REPEATING AS FILLY OF THE YEAR

                       



            OUR NEXT AWARD IS:  THE B.O.T.S
     BATTLE OF THE SEXES ~~~ FILLY KITTIES  -VS-  COLT DOGS

      


               TO PRESENT THIS AWARD....
PLEASE WELCOME TO THE STAGE BRUCE / KAITLAN JENNER

           

  IN SECOND PLACE WE HAVE:  CRIMINAL TYPE AND BLUNNY
                         EACH HAVE WON 5 TIMES

  BUT THE WINNER -- HAVING WON 6 TIMES IS: ~ REAL QUIET ~

    **SO THE 2015 BOTS TROPHY -- GOES TO -- THE COLTS**
                   



  OUR NEXT AWARD IS:  THE MIDWEEK~MAYHEM TROPHY
  TO PRESENT THIS AWARD PLEASE WELCOME TO THE STAGE 
   FROM ALICE IN WONDERLAND .......... THE MAD HATTER
       "MAD AS A HATTER....AND TWICE AS TWISTED"  

                    

 
   HONORABLE MENTION TO -- CATALINA & DUSTY -- WITH 6 WINS

      THE RUNNER-UP FOR THIS AWARD -- WITH 8 VICTORIES IS:                       
                                   CRIMINAL TYPE

    WITH 9 WINS & TAKING THE TROPHY IS: ~ REAL QUIET ~

            



  OUR NEXT AWARD WILL BE:  THE SUPURRR~SATURDAY TROPHY
    PRESENTING THIS TROPHY -- PLEASE WELCOME FROM 
  SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE --- JANE CURTIN AND DAN AYKROYD

       
     
   WITH SIX VICTORIES EACH ARE:  DUSTY --- CATALINA --- REAL QUIET

   THE WINNER IS DETERMINED BY MONEY EARNED:

  WITH $500.60 = DUSTY
  WITH $685.50 = REAL QUIET -- ( Bridesmaid Yet Again)   

   AND WITH $722.60:   ~ CATALINA ~   ---> SUPURRR~SATURDAY CHAMPION

                       


     THE NEXT AWARD IS:  THE CAIXA ELETRONICA
          THE CRITERIA FOR WINNING THIS TROPHY IS
            THE HIGHEST MONEY EARNED IN ONE DAY

         TO PRESENT THIS AWARD PLEASE WELCOME
  FROM THE WONDERFUL MOVIE SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE --- MALIK {DEV PATEL}

                             

              THE RUNNER UP WITH $235.00  IS: -- RUFFIAN

   TAKING HOME THE TROPHY WITH $281.60 IS:  ~ POST TIME MIKE ~

                             



THE NEXT AWARD IS THE HIGHLY REGARDED:  CRAFTY PROSPECTOR
            THE CRITERIA FOR WINNING THIS TROPHY IS
    THE MOST AMOUNT OF MONEY EARNED IN THE ENTIRE YEAR
         TO PRESENT THIS AWARD IS -- AMANDA ADKINS --
           FROM THE REALITY SHOW -- PROSPECTORS
                                   
            


  IN 4th PLACE WITH $1114 IS  =  CRIMINAL TYPE
  IN 3rd PLACE WITH $1151.70 IS  =  CATALINA
  IN 2nd PLACE WITH $1180 IS  =  DUSTY

  THE WINNER OF THE CRAFTY PROSPECTOR TROPHY
      HAVING EARNED $1366.80 IS:  ~ REAL QUIET ~

                 



   THE NEXT AWARD IS: THE "RISEN STAR"
  ALSO KNOWN AS THE "MOST IMPROVED"
PRESENTING THIS TROPHY PLEASE WELCOME
FROM THE LAND OF OZ ....... THE COWARDLY LION
WHO FOUND COURAGE AND BOLD DETERMINATION

       

THIS YEAR BOTH ~ REAL QUIET & BLUNNY ~ HAVE ADDED
A NEW DIMENSION OF STYLE & POWER TO THEIR FORM
    AND WILL SHARE THIS PROUD HONOR

           


  OUR NEXT AWARD IS:  THE FILLY OF THE YEAR
       TO PRESENT THE TROPHY ....
PLEASE WELCOME TO THE STAGE -- JESSICA RABBIT --

      ~I'M NOT BAD ... I'M JUST DRAWN THAT WAY~   

THIS YEAR IT WAS A VERY CLOSE RACE
THE RUNNER-UP FOR THIS AWARD IS -- DUSTY
  HAVING RUN 2nd FOR BRIDESMAID OF THE YEAR
  AND 3rd PLACE IN SUPURRR~SATURDAY & MID WEEK MAYHEM

TAKING THE TROPHY WILL BE: ~ CATALINA ~
WINNER OF THE SUPER~SATURDAY AWARD
  AND STILL HOLDS THE TRACK RECORD OF $293.00

             


  OUR NEXT AWARD IS: THE COLT OF THE YEAR
PRESENTED BY -- ARAGORN -- FROM THE LORD OF THE RINGS TRILOGY

       

  IT'S NOT A BIG SURPRISE TO ANNOUNCE
THE WINNER OF THIS PRESTIGIOUS AWARD
BASED UPON THE PREVIOUS TROPHIES ALREADY ACKNOWLEDGED

THE IMPRESSIVE WINNER OF COLT OF THE YEAR IS: ~ REAL QUIET ~
        WHO HAS ALREADY WON THE FOLLOWING AWARDS:
BOTS CHAMPION
MIDWEEK MAYHEM
CRAFTY PROSPECTOR
BRIDESMAID OF THE YEAR
AND THE LONE WINNER OF A 3-PEAT aka PETE

   



**WE ARE NOW DOWN TO THE FINAL TWO AWARDS**

TO PRESENT THE AWARD FOR: ~THE RACE OF THE YEAR~
   PLEASE WELCOME TO THE STAGE FROM THE TV SERIES
     "THE AMAZING RACE" .......... MR. PHIL KEOGHAN

     

THE VOTING FOR THIS AWARD WAS ONE OF THE CLOSEST

THE RUNNER-UP IS -- POST TIME MIKE --
    WHO RAN AN AMAZING RACE
  FINISHING THE DAY WITH A HUGE $281.60
WHICH  REWARDED HIM WITH THE CAIXA ELETRONICA TROPHY
AS WELL AS BECOMING  THE 2nd ALL TIME MONEY EARNER IN A DAY....
JUST BEHIND CATALINA WITH $293.00

THE WINNER OF THE RACE OF THE YEAR IS  ~ REAL QUIET ~
  WHO WAS THE ONLY ONE TO SCORE A 3~PEAT / PETE

           


  AND NOW WE COME TO THE FINAL AWARD OF THE YEAR
IT IS THE HIGHEST HONOR AND MOST RESTIGIOUS OF ALL
            ** HORSE OF THE YEAR **
                                                           

  TO PRESENT THIS AWARD PLEASE GIVE A BIG WELCOME
        TO THE ONE AND ONLY --  MR. ED --
  WHO WILL BE JOINED BY OUR CURRENT REIGNING CO~HOTY
             CRIMINAL TYPE & CATALINA

                      ~MR. ED~

                 
                 ~CRIMINAL TYPE~                                        ~CATALINA~


THE RECIPIENT OF THIS TROPHY WILL COME AS NO SURPRISE
AFTER  SEEING THIS COLT ACCEPT SO MANY AWARDS
ALREADY HAVING WON THE FOLLOWING:
BOTS CHAMPION
MIDWEEK MAYHEM CHAMPION
CRAFTY PROSPECTOR
BRIDESMAID OF THE YEAR
RACE OF THE YEAR = ONLY 3-PEAT OF THE YEAR

PLEASE GIVE A STANDING OVATION FOR OUR HORSE OF THE YEAR
               *** REAL QUIET ***

                   

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  WE NOW BID YOU A GOOD EVENING
FROM THE 2015 MEOW MIX AWARDS CEREMONY ---
AND A SAFE & SOBER NON-TEXTING DRIVE HOME
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  ~~GRAPHICS BY:  TIGER DANCER ~~
   **Sorry this took me so long to complete. 
    Life is total chaos and upside down right now.
          I hope to be back in Full Force soon.....
     I Appreciate your Patience and Support!!   

                                     

              { TIGER'S REPLY ~~ BELOW }

THE MEOW MIX AWARDS FOR 2015 ARE IN PROGRESS
ALTHOUGH I FINISHED THE WRITTEN PART IN JANUARY
IT TAKES MANY LONG HOURS TO FIND JUST THE RIGHT
GRAPHICS THAT TURN MY WORDS INTO A WORK OF ART
                                     
     
                     AND AS MOST OF U KNOW ---
HAVING READ PREVIOUS YEARS AWARDS PRESENTATION
IT WOULD RANK AS A 'NOVEL' === NOT A SHORT STORY

SO BE PATIENT MY LIL DEAR POSSUMS
  TIGER DANCER IS DOING HER BEST
TO COMPLETE THIS EXCEPTIONAL PRODUCTION
       PLUS NOT GETTING VERY MUCH REST!