GOOD AFTERNOON & WELCOME TO MIDWEEK MAYHEM
COMING TO YOU FROM INDIANA GRAND RACETRACK
*** OUR FEATURE EVENT TODAY: LUCKY #13 STAKES ***
DEFENDING CHAMP + 2017 CO-HOTY ~ DUSTY WILL BE RUNNING FOR A REPEAT VICTORY
WITH THE SCRATCH OF REAL QUIET THERE ARE 7 CHALLENGERS
TRYING TO TURN ''LUCKY-13'' INTO UNLUCKY FOR HER!
AS 7 ARE STANDING QUIETLY, AS OUR DEFENDING CHAMP IS RESTLESS ~
CAUSING A BOLD RUCKUS IN FRONT OF THE GATE
PEPPERMINTS & BLINDFOLD QUICKLY ENTICE HER TO GO IN
AND AWAAAAAAAAAAY THEY GO IN THE ''LUCKY #13'' STAKES
CIGARSHOP WITH A 'SMOKIN' HOT SURGE OF SPEED QUICKLY
SEPARATES HIMSELF FROM THE FIELD WITH A HUGE LEAD HEADING INTO THE TURN
===== OUT OF THE TURN THEY COME =====
HOW QUICKLY THINGS CAN CHANGE!
CIGARSHOP NOW IS RUNNING IN 3RD AS THUNDER CAT HAS ROARED BY EVERYONE
TO TAKE A HUMONGOUS LEAD OVER THE FIELD WITH CRUZAN & CIGARSHOP
RUNNING AT LEAST 13 UNLUCKY LENGTHS BACK IN HER DUST!
IT'S ANOTHER 10 LENGTHS BACK TO BLUNNY WHOSE
ENERGIZER-BATTERY IS RUNNING ON A HALF-FULL CHARGE SO FAR!
WAY FAR BACK JUST MEANDERING ALONG LIKE A SLOTH-SNAIL-SIDE-SHOW
ARE FOUR FALTERING FINICKY FILLYS SHOWING NO INTEREST IN RUNNING AT ALL TODAY ~
SEEMINGLY ENJOYING JUST LOLLYGAGGING AS IF THEY WERE OUT FOR A STROLL IN THE PARK!
CATALINA ~ RUFFIAN ~ TIGER DANCER & DEFENDING CHAMP DUSTY
===== THEY'RE AT THE TOP OF THE STRETCH =====
THUNDER CAT LEADING THE WAY SHOWING POWERFUL ENERGY WITH NOBODY
EVEN CLOSE ENOUGH TO GET HER HOOF DUST IN THEIR FACE!
STILL 13 UNLUCKY LENGTHS BACK ARE CRUZAN + CIGARSHOP
THE FOUR FEEBLE FLUSTERED FILLYS STILL DOING THE SNAIL-SLOTH-SHUFFLE
===== AND DOWN THE STRETCH THEY COME =====
THUNDER CAT SHOWING NO SIGNS OF SLOWING DOWN HAS
TOTAL COMMAND OF THE RACE WITH NO CHALLENGER EVEN CLOSE
CRUZAN + CIGARSHOP IN THEIR OWN LITTLE CLEVER CALCULATING CONTEST
TO BE THE BRIDESMAID OF THE DAY
OUT OF THE RUNNING FOR BRIDESMAID, TIGER DANCER + BLUNNY
NECK + NECK ~ AS NOW, STEALING 'THE PRECIOUS' IS THE GOAL
RUFFIAN IS NEXT PURRRRING ALONG WITHOUT HER 'INNER-CHEETAH'
TODAY TO PROVIDE NOT EVEN THE SMALLEST OF ROARS
EVEN FARTHER BACK CATALINA + DUSTY HAVE SLOWED DOWN TO A TURTLE-TROT PACE,
WITH NEITHER FILLY SHOWING ANY INTEREST IN RUNNING TODAY!
COULD THE ''#13'' HAVE PUT A MENTAL BLOCK IN THEIR HEADS?
NO GUESSWORK OR PHOTO NEEDED TODAY
AS THUNDER CAT LEFT THE 'PURRRING' TO THE OTHER FELINE FILLYS
AND LED THE WAY WITH A DOMINATING DECISIVE DASH TO THE WIRE!
$$$ ===== OFFICIAL ORDER OF FINISH ===== $$$
THUNDER CAT = $70.10
*Feisty ~ Fierce ~ Ferocious! #13 Proves Very Lucky!
CRUZAN = $49.40
*Late Determination To Secure The Bridesmaid Award
CIGARHOP = $44.10
*Flowers Smell Better Than Cigar Smoke!
DEAD HEAT FOR THE PRECIOUS! Poor Gollum!
TIGER DANCER + BLUNNY = $30
RUFFIAN = $18
CATALINA = $7
*Almost A Cat House Key In Her Grasp!
(DC) DUSTY = $2.40
*Almost A Golden Goose Egg ~ But Does Get A Yo-Yo-Mama Award!
WE NOW BID YOU A GOOD EVENING FROM INDIANA
WISHING ALL A SAFE, SOBER, NON TEXTING DRIVE HOME
MAY ALL YOUR #13 DAYS BE LUCKY ONES