SUPURRR SATURDAY ~ 7/21 *RESULTS* @ DEL MAR

[RUFFIAN]

                            
   



GOOD AFTERNOON -&- WELCOME TO
  SUPURRR SATURDAY AT DEL MAR

THE SUN IS SHINING
  THE HORSES ARE FRISKY
      THE FANS EXCITED

          HONORING TODAY'S HOLIDAY ...
        'TAKE A MONKEY TO LUNCH DAY'
      OUR FEATURE EVENT WILL BE:
 

THE ''MONKEY~SEE~MONKEY~DO'' STAKES
         THE ORIGIN OF THE SAYING INCLUDES:
  ''IMITATION FOR A GOOD REASON, STUPID REASON OR INSTINCT''



DUE TO THUNDER CAT MISSING HER FLIGHT
    DEFENDING CHAMP ---> PEEPTOAD
WILL HAVE 10 CHALLENGERS BRINGING THEIR 'A' GAME
           


AND AWAAAY THEY GO IN
     THE ''MONKEY-SEE-MONKEY-DO'' STAKES



      IT'S A FRISKY FIVE LEADING THE WAY INTO THE TURN
PEEPTOAD ~ BLUNNY ~ DUSTY ~ REAL QUIET ~ TIGER DANCER

AND A FEW LENGTHS BACK TO CIGARSHOP ....
THEN A LONG WAY BACK TO THE REST OF THE FIELD
WHO HAVE NOT TURNED ON THEIR 'FRISKY FAST FACTOR' YET

CATALINA ~ GAINING GROUND SLOWLY
      WITH RUFFIAN AT HER TAIL
THIS DAWDLING DUO ARE FOLLOWED BY
     A TURTLE-TEMPO-TRIO OF
CRUZAN ~ POST TIME MIKE ~ EL PRADO
         


     ~~OUT OF THE TURN THEY COME~~


THE FIRST FRISKY FIVE HAS NOW
TURNED INTO A DYNAMIC DUO



RUFFIAN SUDDENLY TURNED HER 'INNER-CHEETAH' LOOSE
   ROARING FROM FAR BACK .... TO JOIN
THE VERY 'ENERGIZED-BUNNY' ON THE LEAD

   IT'S ABOUT 10 LENGTHS BACK TO
CIGARSHOP ~ PEEPTOAD ~ CATALINA

THIS TRIO IS FOLLOWED BY ....
ANOTHER TEPID THREESOME OF
DUSTY ~ REAL QUIET ~ TIGER DANCER

POST TIME MIKE ~ CRUZAN ~ EL PRADO
   CONTINUE TO STROLL ALONG
      SHOWING ABSOLUTELY NO SPEED
          OR INTEREST IN RUNNING ~ YET


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


SUDDENLY -- RUFFIAN JUMPED AN
INVISIBLE 'SOMETHING' ON THE TRACK ...
SPOOKING HERSELF, AS WELL AS BLUNNY
WHO HAD TO SIDE-STEP HIS SPEED TO AVOID
A COLOSSAL COLLISION WITH THE FALTERING FILLY
       

                         
IT IS NOW THE VERY 'ENERGIZED-BLUNNY'
          ALL ALONE ON THE LEAD

REAL QUIET FINALLY FOUND HIS BEST STRIDE
     AND HAS MOVED UP INTO 2nd

   A CONTENTIOUS CATALINA -- GAINING GROUND QUICKLY
RUFFIAN HAS REGAINED HER COMPOSURE JOINING CATALINA

DEFENDING CHAMP -- PEEPTOAD
   SHOWING GOOD ENERGY ....
IS JUST ANOTHER HALF LENGTH BACK
STILL WITH A CHANCE OF A REPEAT

IT'S SEVERAL LENGTHS BACK TO TIGER DANCER
WHO IS FOLLOWED BY DUSTY + CIGARSHOP
THEN A LONG WAY BACK TO
THE TRAILING TIRING TRIO OF
POST TIME MIKE ~ CRUZAN ~ EL PRADO


    ~~AND DOWN THE STRETCH THEY COME~~


THE 'ENERGIZER-BLUNNY' RUNNING WITH A HIGHLY CHARGED BATTERY
IS CLEARLY CONFIDENT -- WITH AN ALMOST CLOWNISH CHARISMA
LOOKING BACK OVER HIS SHOULDER -&- SEEING NO CHALLENGERS
             


REAL QUIET ~ CATALINA ~ RUFFIAN + PEEPTOAD CONTINUE TO
BE LOCKED IN A BLATANTLY BRAZEN BATTLE FOR 2nd PLACE

HERE COMES THE WIRE ....
AS A BODACIOUS BLUNNY
HOPS OVER THE FINISH LINE
WITH NARY A CHALLENGER NEAR BY!

A DYNAMIC DISPLAY OF DETERMINATION
     AWESOME ACCELERATION
AND A VERACIOUS VICTORY GATE TO WIRE!
                 
       PHOTO FINISH SHOWS ....


REAL QUIET BY A WHISKER OVER CATALINA
    FOR THE BRIDESMAID TROPHY
   AS RUFFIAN MANAGES TO ROAR
JUST ENOUGH TO STEAL 'THE PRECIOUS'                       

A BODACIOUS BUNNY WITH A ''MONKEY-SEE-MONKEY-DO''
  ''IMITATION'' OF THE WHITE RABBIT IN WONDERLAND           
       MUTTERING TO HIMSELF THE ENTIRE RACE
''I'M LATE ~ I'M LATE FOR A VERY IMPORTANT DATE''
WHICH PROMPTED PERPETUAL SPEED GATE TO WIRE!
         


      ~~OFFICIAL ORDER OF FINISH~~


1st ~ THE ENERGIZER-BLUNNY === $81.00
*Hippity-Hop Confidence, Charisma
   AND Classy Calculating Courage!
~WINNER~



2nd ~ REAL QUIET === $50.00
*Slow Start ~ Fervent + Fast Final Furlongs
~RUNNER-UP / BRIDESMAID~


3rd ~ CATALINA === $48.40
*Even Effort Gate To Wire
~FLOWER-BEARER~


4th ~ RUFFIAN === $44.00
'Cheetah' Speed At The Start ~ Snoozing 2nd Half
But Does Manage To Steal 'The Precious'
~RING-BEARER~




      ~~ALSO RAN~~


{DC}PEEPTOAD === $42.20
Fast At First ~ Finally Fizzled

TIGER DANCER === $32.80

DUSTY === $29.00

CIGARSHOP === $26.20

POST TIME MIKE === $13.20

CRUZAN === $9.80

EL PRADO === $2.60
Off to The CatHouse .....
*Misses The Golden Goose Egg By A Wilting Whisker!



    WE NOW BID YOU A GOOD EVENING FROM DEL MAR
WISHING YOU A SAFE, SOBER, NON-TEXTING DRIVE HOME
WITH NO MISCHIEVOUS 'MONKEY-SHINES' WHILE DRIVING! 


~~Graphics By: TIGER DANCER~~
   

[Dusty]

Nicely done Blunny!!!!! Congrats

[Catalina]

Congrats to Blunny on winning, and my thanks to management for the race call and graphics!

[peeptoad]

Nice job blunny! Thanks for the race call and pics!

[Cigarshop]

Way to go Blunny.....

Perfect race call & picturefications

[THUNDER CAT]

I asked him what that deck cards was for next to the computer.
He turned and looked at me with a silly grin.
What a sad man.
He calls himself a handicapper.
While he was sleeping, I replaced all the cards with jokers. HA!

[RUFFIAN]

                                 

TC Chirps..."...While he was sleeping, I replaced all the cards with jokers. HA!"

YEH YEH BUT WE SEE WHO HAD THE LAST LAUGH...HOPPING IN THE WINNERS CIRCLE, EH
                                                

[Real Quiet]

Congrats on the win Blunny. Nicely played.

[PostTimeMike]

Good form Blunny!! Nice run on a tough day in SoCal!!!

Hard to believe I had to vacate the Doghouse after my effort for the day!!

Outstanding as usual Lady Cat and Tiger Dancer!!!

Until next time.....see ya'll in the Starting Gate!!!!