GOOD AFTERNOON -&- WELCOME TO MIDWEEK MAYHEM: BOTS EDITION
TODAY WE ARE AT EVANGELINE DOWNS WHERE OUR FEATURE EVENT WILL BE: "THE HAPPY BIRTHDAY DUSTY STAKES"
WE HAVE 7 AT THE READY TO RACE TODAY AND ANOTHER LATE SCRATCH OF --- RQ RQ .... RQ ..... WHERE ARE YOU HOW ARE YOU WE MISS YOU
BUT... THIS SAVORY SHOW MUST GO ON .... IT'S ANOTHER MM BOTS DAY AND THE CHALLENGE IS ON .... LIKE A FIERY EDITION OF 'IRON CHEF' WHO WILL BE HOT AS HABANEROS OR COLD AS CAJUN CLAMS AND WHOSE RACING CUISINE WILL REIGN SUPREME??
HORSES ARE LOCKED AND LOADED, READY TO RACE.... AND THEY'RE OFF AND AWAY IN THE HAPPY BIRTHDAY DUSTY STAKES
THE PACE IS A BIT SLOW... BUT NOT AS SLOW AS --> TIGER DANCER SHE SHOWED UP TO WISH DUSTY A HAPPY BIRTHDAY BUT AFTER ENJOYING A WEEK IN THE CAT-HOUSE ..... TIGER DECIDED TO STAY ANOTHER WEEK AND ENJOY ALL IT'S TASTY OFFERINGS
THE "ENERGIZER BLUNNY" .... WAS LACKING THE USUAL PEP-IN-HIS-STEP HE KEPT GOING.... JUST NOT AS FAST {IT'S RUMORED THAT 'SOMEONE' MAY HAVE 'FIDDLED WITH HIS EQUIPMENT' -- O MY}
..... .... EB -- FINISHES JUST AHEAD OF TIGER DANCER
RUFFIAN IS NEXT --- AND SEEMS TO HAVE A BIT OF "CATITUDE" TODAY HER INNER CHEETAH IS NOT RUNNING ON ALL CYLINDERS SHE SHOULD HAVE HAD 'A-KAT in this FIGHT' .... BUT SOMETHING ELSE WAS DISTRACTING HER
PURRR-HAPS IT WAS DUE TO TIGER DANCER TAKING OVER THE CAT-HOUSE AND .... TIGER'S KEY SEEMS MUCH BIGGER THAN RUFF'S
NOW ON TO THE TOP FAB 4 .......
FINISHING JUST A WHISKER AND .90 CENTS AHEAD OF RUFF ~~CATALINA~~ TAKING THE 4th SPOT AND "THE RING" ~RING-BEARER~ **WEARING HER SPECIAL 'FEATHER DUSTER' IN HONOR OF DUSTY'S BIRTHDAY
COMING IN 3rd .... IS THE BIRTHDAY GIRL HERSELF ~~DUSTY~~ THE BEARER OF FLOWERS .....
PUTTING ON THE HEAT, FLAMES RISING HIGHER BUT NOT QUITE HOT ENOUGH TO CATCH THE FRONT-RUNNER ~~THUNDER-CAT~~ IN 2nd .... ~RUNNER-UP / BRIDESMAID~
THE RACE FOR 1st PLACE WAS CONTENTIOUS BUT AT THE WIRE, TAKING THE WIN AND **BOTS GLORY .... ~~CIGARSHOP -- THE HOT TAMALE~~ ......
$$--TANTALIZING -&- TASTY TOTALS--$$
1st ~ CIGARSHOP === $53.40
2nd ~ THUNDER CAT === $49.30
3rd ~ DUSTY === $45.40
4th ~ CATALINA === $42.50
~~ALSO RAN~~
RUFFIAN === $41.60
BLUNNY === $37.50
TIGER DANCER === $21.10 {Down .20 cents from last week} KEY TO CAT HOUSE ~ A BOWL OF TIGER CHOW ~ AND SUNFLOWER SEED FOR HER FEATHERY FRIENDS ~ ...... .....
~~Race Call -&- Graphics By: TIGER DANCER~~ **THIS ROUND .... TIGER IS COLD AS ICE
"No matter what may come ~ Face the Music ... and ... Dance"
Congratulations to Cigarshop who once again crossed the finish line first! Great race call and graphics, Miz Tiger Dancer! And happy, happy birthday wishes for Dusty!