MIDWEEK MAYHEM ~ 7/25 @ SARATOGA

[cruzan200246]

R1. 7-3-5
R2. 5-1-2
R3. 10-6-4
R4. 3-5-6
R5. 5-10-8
R6. 1-4-5
R7. 4-1-8
R8. 1A-4-8
R9. 1-6-3
R10. 9-6-11

[TIGER DANCER]

   
~~DANCING IN THE RAIN~~

R-1:  6 - 7 - 3

R-2:  2 - 6 - 1

R-3:  5 - 10 - 9 - 1

R-4:  2 - 6 - 1

R-5:  8 - 4 - 7 - 10

R-6:  4 - 6 - 3

R-7:  6 - 8 - 11 - 10

R-8:  6 - 5 - 7

R-9:  5 - 1 - 6

R-10:  6 - 8 - 7 - 9

           

[Real Quiet]

R1...6
R2...6-1-5
R3...6-2-4
R4...5-4-6
R5...8-7-2
R6...5-6-4
R7...6-1-8
R8...1,1A-7-4
R9...6-3-5
R10..2-5-11

[RUFFIAN]

         **SILENT RESULTS**




GOOD AFTERNOON -&- WELCOME 
         TO MIDWEEK MAYHEM
AT KENTUCKY DOWNS RACETRACK

    SITTING IN FOR TRACK ANNOUNCER ~DUSTY~
WILL BE 'RUFFZILLA' ROARING IN WITH OUR RACE CALL
...AKA-


TODAY IS: "NATIONAL BE QUIET DAY"
  HONORING THAT CELEBRATION
       OUR FEATURE EVENT IS
THE ''SOUND OF SILENCE'' STAKES
             SHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH 



DEFENDING CHAMP ~CRUZAN~
WILL HAVE 9 CHALLENGERS TRYING TO SLOW DOWN
HIS CAPTIVATING CRUISIN STYLE!

EVERYONE IS IN THE GATE BEHAVING NICELY
             .... For A Change! 

AND AWAAAAY THEY GO IN
                                THE 'SOUND OF SILENCE' STAKES



A SPEEDY DUO OF DUSTY -&- EL PRADO
           TAKE THE EARLY LEAD
THE OTHER 8 ARE SEVERAL LENGTHS BACK
          HEADING ON TO THE TURN
                   

    OUT OF THE TURN THEY COME
AS DUSTY HAS SHAKEN OFF EL PRADO
TO TAKE COMMAND OF THE LEAD BY 10 LENGTHS!
                                         

BLUNNY IS NEXT -- FOLLOWED BY EL PRADO -&- CIGARSHOP
IT'S ANOTHER FEW LENGTHS BACK TO REAL QUIET WHO
      SHOULD APPRECIATE TODAY'S 'STAKES NAME'

TIGER DANCER IS RIGHT ON REAL QUIET'S TAIL
BUT HE DOESN'T SEEM TO BE MINDING THAT   

ANOTHER 2 LENGTHS BACK ARE THUNDER CAT -&- CRUZAN
      WITH A SLUGGISH SNAIL LIKE DUO AT THE BACK
CATALINA -&- RUFFIAN SHOWING NO SPEED AT ALL -- YET


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


DUSTY STILL IN COMMAND
AS CIGARSHOP MOVING UP QUICKLY
HAS RUN RIGHT ON BY BLUNNY TO MOVE INTO 2nd

THUNDER CAT HAS HER RUNNING SHOES ON AND IS RIGHT
THERE WITH CIGARSHOP ABOUT 5 LENGTHS BEHIND DUSTY

EL PRADO HAS REGAINED HER EARLIER MOMENTUM
                   NOW MOVING UP INTO 4th

THE 'ENERGIZER-BLUNNY' BATTERY
    SEEMS TO BE LOSING POWER
DROPPING BACK FROM EARLIER FAST FRACTIONS

CATALINA FINALLY AWAKENED AND IS STARTING TO MOVE UP

EVEN FARTHER BACK ARE:
REAL QUIET ~ TIGER DANCER
    DEFENDING CHAMP ~CRUZAN~
WITH LITTLE TO NO CHANCE OF REPEAT

AND MEANDERING ALONG ON HER OWN
  IS A VERY LETHARGIC RUFFIAN -- WHO
OBVIOUSLY FAILED TO NOTIFY HER 'INNER-CHEETAH'
      THAT THERE WAS A RACE TODAY!
                                       

RUMOR HAS IT THAT SHE HAS HER EYE ON
HOLDING ONTO THE 2017 CAT HOUSE KEY!
                                                          


     ~~AND DOWN THE STRETCH THEY COME~~


DUSTY STARTING TO LOOK A BIT LEG WEARY AFTER
SETTING FRISKY FAST FRACTIONS FROM THE GATE

THUNDER CAT IS RIGHT THERE AT DUSTY'S TAIL
       GAINING GROUND WITH EVERY STRIDE

CIGARSHOP NOW IS REALLY 'FIRED' UP
    COLLARING THUNDER CAT --- AS THESE 2
TURN UP THE HEAT TO TRY AND CATCH THE FILLY IN FRONT
                                          


IT'S A LONG WAY BACK TO EL PRADO WHO MAY BE ABLE TO
     HOLD ON LONG ENOUGH TO STEAL 'THE PRECIOUS'

SUDDENLY A HUGE ROAR EXPLODES FROM THE STANDS
      AS CIGARSHOP -- WITH ONE MIGHTY MOVE
HAS RUN RIGHT ON BY THE 2 FIERCE FILLYS IN FRONT
TO PUT HIS SMOKIN-HOT-NOSE ON THE WIRE FIRST!
       
                                 

THE 'SOUND OF SILENCE' WAS JUST A MEMORY
   AS THIS CALCULATING COURAGEOUS COLT
BROKE THE SOUND BARRIER WITH A LAST MINUTE
       SUPER-SONIC-SURGE OF SPEED!
                                                                   
DEFENDING CHAMP --> CRUZAN
WAS MORE IN A TEPID-TEMPO GEAR TODAY
ALMOST LANDING IN THE OLE DOG HOUSE
AND SO CLOSE TO A 'YO-YO-DUDE' TROPHY!

BUT CLOSE ONLY COUNTS IN HORSE SHOES ...
    AND THE HORSE SHOES ON
        THE FASTEST HORSE TODAY
                BELONG TO CIGARSHOP!
                                     



   $$--OFFICIAL ORDER OF FINISH--$$
                 



1st ~ CIGARSHOP === $85.80
*Explosive 'Smokin' Final Furlong!
~SILENT CHAMP~




2nd ~ THUNDER CAT === $63.00
*Impressive 2nd Half
~RUNNER-UP / BRIDESMAID~


3rd ~ DUSTY === $62.00
*Where's A Buck When Ya Need One! 
       ~FLOWER-BEARER~
~~~~


4th ~ EL PRADO === $48.80
*Best Of The Rest


     ~~ALSO RAN~~


BLUNNY === $43.20

CATALINA === $34.00

REAL QUIET === $23.40
*Enjoying The Sounds of Silence

TIGER DANCER === $17.80

{DC} CRUZAN === $14.60
*Almost Dog House Key & Yo-Yo-Dude Trophy

RUFFIAN === $8.40
*SO Close To A Golden Goose Egg! 
   
        


BIDDING ALL A FOND FAREWELL FROM KENTUCKY
  WISHING EVERYONE A PEACEFUL 'SOUNDS OF SILENCE'
     DRIVE HOME WITH LITTLE CAR HONKING, NO ROAD RAGE
AND DEFINITELY NO BOOZE OR CELL PHONES WHILE DRIVING!   
       


~~Graphics By: TIGER DANCER~~


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DUE TO A FEW 'PERSONAL' ISSUES LAST NIGHT & THIS MORNING
   ***MM RESULTS WILL BE DELAYED UNTIL LATER ON MAYBE...
   ***MORE LIKELY TOMORROW DUE TO EXTENSIVE GRAPHICATING   ~
  BUT A LIKELY GUARANTEE OF EXTREME GRATIFICATION   

      SO SORRY BUT SOMETIMES 'LIFE' INTERFERES WITH DESIRE 

             YOUR PATIENCE -&- UNDERSTANDING ARE APPRECIATED
                                           
     
I THINK THE DELAY WILL REWARD YOU
WITH SOME ENTERTAINING DISTORTED HUMOR