GOOD EVENING -&- WELCOME TO MIDWEEK MAYHEM COMING TO YOU FROM REMINGTON PARK IN OKLAHOMA WHERE ''THE WIND COMES SWEEPIN DOWN THE PLAINS''
THE WIND MAY BE SWIFT BUT MAYBE NOT AS FAST AS THE ENERGETIC EIGHT IN THE GATE WITH 7 OF THEM TRYING TO PREVENT DEFENDING CHAMP, CRUZAN FROM 'CRUISIN' TO ANOTHER VICTORY GALLOP!
THE EXCELLENT EIGHT ARE IN THE GATE READY TO RUN
AND AWAAAAAAAAAAAAY THEY GO ....
A FRISKY FOURSOME TAKE A SHORT EARLY LEAD BLUNNY ~ REAL QUIET ~ TIGER DANCER ~ CIGARSHOP
THAT LEAD IS VERY SHORT LIVED AS THE OTHER FOUR QUICKLY CATCH UP HEADING INTO THE TURN AS ALL 8 ARE SHOWING AN EVENLY MATCHED EFFORT ~ SO FAR
~~OUT OF THE TURN THEY COME~~
IT IS NOW A TENACIOUS TRIO TAKING COMMAND OF THE LEAD REAL QUIET ~ CRUZAN ~ THUNDER CAT WITH A VERY DETERMINED DUSTY RIGHT THERE AT THE TRIO-TAILS
IT'S 7 LENGTHS BACK TO CIGARSHOP ~ RUFFIAN ~ BLUNNY
FAR BACK LOSING TOUCH WITH THE FIELD SO FAR IS TIGER DANCER MORE ENAMORED BY THE HIGH FLYING FLOCK OF SCISSOR-TAILED-FLYCATCHERS FLUTTERING IN THE INFIELD!
~~THEY'RE AT THE TOP OF THE STRETCH~~
REAL QUIET & THUNDER CAT CONTINUE TO RUN STRONGLY IN FRONT DUSTY RUNNING VERY WELL IS RIGHT THERE WITH THAT DUO
CRUZAN FRANTICALLY FREAKED AT THE FLOCK OF FLYCATCHERS THAT TIGER DANCER WAS SO ENCHANTED BY, BUT THE QUIRKY-COLT LOSING ALL FOCUS ON RUNNING IS NOW BACKING UP TO AVOID THE IMAGINARY THREAT OF THE BEAUTIFUL BIRDS!
SUDDENLY THE ROAR OF THE CROWD MATCHES THE ROAR OF RUFFIAN WHO LET HER ''INNER-CHEETAH'' COME OUT TO PLAY!
.... AND THERE SHE GOES FOLKS!
THE FRUSTRATED FRISKY FILLY FINALLY HAS HAD ENOUGH OF LINGERING IN THE SHADOWS OF THE FRONT RUNNERS ~ TAKING OVER THE LEAD WITH HER IMITATION OF ''WELCOME-TO-THE-JUNGLE'' INNER-CHEETAH SEEING PREY READY TO POUNCE DISPLAYING SUPERIOR SPEED & POWER
REAL QUIET -&- THUNDER CAT SUDDENLY STUNNED BY THE FIERCELY FAST FILLY FLYING BY THAT BOTH LOST THEIR MOMENTUM
DUSTY WAS NOT DETERRED AT ALL BY THE CAPRICIOUS-CHEETAH CAROUSING ON BY ~ INCREASING HER SPEED ~ NOW RUNNING RIGHT ON BY REAL QUIET -&- THUNDER CAT TO OFFER A CONTENTIOUS CHALLENGE TO THE CAPRICIOUS CHEETAH ON THE LEAD!
CIGARSHOP FINALLY FOUND HIS BEST STRIDE MOVING UP INTO CONTENTION FOR A POSSIBLE PIECE OF THE PURSE MONEY
IT'S A LONG WAY BACK TO THE TURTLE-TEMP0-TRIO OF DEFENDING CHAMP, CRUZAN ~ TIGER DANCER ~ BLUNNY WHO APPARENTLY FAILED TO BRING HIS BATTERY-CHARGER TO THE BARN
~~AND DOWN THE STRETCH THEY COME~~
THE RUNAWAY RUFFIAN NOW HAS A DETERMINED DUSTY TO CONTEND WITH -- AS THESE TWO FEARLESSLY FAST FILLYS HEAD TO THE WIRE NECK -&- NECK WITH WHAT MAY NEED A PHOTO TO DETERMINE THE OUTCOME!
REAL QUIET & THUNDER CAT IN A MATCH RACE OF THEIR OWN FOR THE FLOWERS OR THE PRESTIGIOUS 'PRECIOUS' ARE SIDE BY SIDE WITH A CHALLENGING CIGARSHOP JUST A LENGTH BACK
THE TURTLE-TRIO AT THE BACK REMAINS TROTTING ALONG TIMIDLY SHOWING LITTLE EFFORT OR INTEREST IN CATCHING UP
THE CROWD IS ON THEIR FEET WITH A THUNDERING ROAR AS THE TWO FLAMBOYANTLY FIERCE FILLYS HIT THE WIRE TOGETHER WITH A BIG QUESTION MARK LOOMING OVER THE TOTE BOARD DETERMINING WHICH FILLY-WHISKER LANDED ON THE FINISH LINE FIRST?
**OBJECTION LIGHTS FLASHING**
2 JOCKEYS ON THE PHONE AS 2 TRAINERS HIT THE TRACK RUNNING EACH INSISTING ON BLATANTLY BOLD INTERFERENCE IN THE FINAL FURLONG BY BOTH FILLYS!
THE STEWARDS, EXAMINING THE REPLAY OF THE FINAL STRIDES ADMIT TO SEEING SOME BRUSHING ~ NUDGING ~ BUMPING AND EQUALLY ENERGETIC AGGRESSION BUT WITH BOTH FILLYS EQUALLY GUILTY THE NOSE WHISKERS OF THE DUSTY ONE APPEAR TO HAVE TOUCHED THE WIRE A MIRACULOUS MOMENT AHEAD OF RUFFIAN
$$--OFFICIAL ORDER OF FINISH--$$ {Report $$ Objections To Track Supurr-Intendent} **[email protected]**
1st ~ DUSTY === $58.20 *Spectacular Speedy Surge When It Mattered ~WINNER / BRIDE~
3rd ~ REAL QUIET === $48.50 *Fiercely Fought For Flowers Bouquet ~FLOWER-BEARER~
4th ~ THUNDER CAT === $47.00 *Loses Flowers But Steals 'The Precious' ~RING-THIEF~
~~ALSO RAN~~
CIGARSHOP === $40.10
{DC} CRUZAN === $33.60 *Fiercely Fast First Half ~ Faded In Final Furlongs
TIGER DANCER === $28.80 *Escapes Cat House By A Dramatic Dime!
BLUNNY === $28.70 *The Bunny Hutch {Dog House} Awaits With Aroma Of Fresh Carrots Milk-Bone Doggie Biscuits And The Quirky Calculator To Tally Next Week Bodacious BOTS Challenge
WE NOW BID YOU A FOND FAREWELL FROM REMINGTON PARK WISHING ALL A SAFE, SOBER, NON TEXTING DRIVE HOME AND A REMINDER THAN *NO PHONE CALL IS WORTH A LIFE*
~~Graphics By: TIGER DANCER~~
MAY THE PURRRRRRRRRR BE WITH YOU =^,,^=
" JOURNEY NOT UPON THE PATH OF ANOTHER LEST YOU ARRIVE AT THEIR DESTINATION ~ AND NOT YOUR OWN! 😔 "