SUPURRR SATURDAY ~ 12/15 *RESULTS* @ GULFSTREAM

[RUFFIAN]

    **TD BIRTHDAY RESULTS**



GOOD AFTERNOON -&- WELCOME
      TO SUPURRR SATURDAY
COMING FROM GULFSTREAM PARK
OUR FEATURE EVENT:  {T-D-B-B-B} 
      THE ''TIGER DANCER
            BODACIOUS BIRTHDAY BONANZA'' STAKES
       


IT IS ALSO: *NATIONAL CAT HERDERS DAY*
   
      ===> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HCA1usnTJk8


            SO THE QUESTION TODAY WILL BE
CAN ONE OF THOSE COLT 'DOGS' BE ABLE TO 'HERD' IN
THE FILLY CATS FROM BEING FIRST AT THE FINISH LINE?
WILL THE GLORY CRY BE: WOOF WOOF OR MEOW MEOW!
                   

DEFENDING CHAMP ~ THE 'ENERGIZER-BLUNNY' WILL HAVE 11
CONTRARY, CLEVER, COMBATIVE CHALLENGERS ALL TRYING
TO PREVENT THE 'BUNNY' FROM HOPPING ACROSS THE WIRE FIRST!

11 ARE IN THE GATE PATIENTLY WAITING FOR EL PRADO TO
SETTLE DOWN AS THE FRACTIOUS FILLY IS BEING A HANDFUL
GIVING THE STARTING GATE CREW A REASON TO GO GET A DRINK!
                                       

FINALLY WITH PEPPERMINTS, PAT ON THE NECK & A BLINDFOLD
THE FEISTY FRISKY FILLY HAS GONE IN & WE ARE READY TO RUN


  AND THEY'RE OFF .... IN THE ''TDBBB''  STAKES



IT'S A TRIO ACROSS THE TRACK OUT FOR AN EARLY LEAD

RUFFIAN SANDWICHED BETWEEN 2 CRAFTY COLTS ~
ROAMIN & CRUZAN TRYING TO 'HERD' THE 'FELINE' FILLY
   FROM ESCAPING TO THE FRONT BY HERSELF!
                     

THEIR 'PLAN' LASTED JUST A MOMENT AS THE FIERCE FILLY
REFUSING TO BE 'HERDED' BY THOSE 2 CONNIVING COLTS,
HAS CLAWED HER WAY AHEAD, LEAVING THEM GRUMBLING
       ~ AND NOW TAKING OVER THE LEAD ALONE
                                   

THE ENERGIZER-BLUNNY WITH A FULLY CHARGED BATTERY
IS MOVING UP QUICKLY, JOINED BY CIGARSHOP & DUSTY
AS ROAMIN FAILING TO HANDLE THE TURN IS DROPPING BACK

NOW IT'S DUSTY WITH AN IMPRESSIVE TURN OF FOOT ~
HAS CAUGHT UP TO RUFFIAN, FLYING RIGHT ON BY
                 TAKING COMMAND OF THE LEAD!

       SUDDENLY AN EXPLOSIVE ROAR FROM THE CROWD
HAS EVERYONE UP ON THEIR FEET SCREAMING LIKE BANSHEES!

           WHAT COULD BE CAUSING SUCH A REACTION?

IT'S CRUZAN, FLYING AT SPEEDS WAY PAST 'CRUISIN' GEAR!
THE COLT COULD ALMOST BREAK THE 'SOUND BARRIER'
               WITH THIS SUPER-SONIC-SURGE OF SPEED
          PASSING ONE AFTER ANOTHER
AS IF THEY WERE OUT FOR A MORNING JOG

DUSTY ALMOST FELL OVER FROM THE GUST OF WIND AS HE
FLEW ON BY HER, BUT LUCKILY, REGAINING HER COMPOSURE
              MANAGES TO KEEP RUNNING STRONGLY ~
  THO 16 LENGTHS BEHIND THE CONFIDENT COLT AHEAD!
                                                                   

RUFFIAN IS NEXT ALONG WITH BLUNNY
THESE 2 SIDE BY SIDE ABOUT 10 LENGTHS BEHIND DUSTY

CIGARSHOP IS NEXT MOVING ALONG WELL AS THE REST
OF THE FIELD ARE DAWDLING ALONG LIKE A HERD OF
TIRING TURTLES OUT FOR A SATURDAY STROLL IN THE PARK!


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


CRUZAN IS SO FAR AHEAD, THAT THE CLOSERS BETTER HAVE
THEIR 'ZENYATTA' SHOES ON TO CATCH THIS RUNAWAY COLT!
                                                                           

DUSTY CONTINUES TO SHOW GOOD SPEED GAINING A LITTLE
ON THE COLT FAR AHEAD WITH AN 'ENERGIZER-BLUNNY' ON
HER TAIL ALSO PLAYING A GAME OF ''CATCH-THE-CRUZAN''

BUT THE 'BLUNNY' PLAN IS NOT JUST FOR 'BUNNY-MONEY'
MUCH MORE IMPORTANT: IT'S FOR A REPEAT VICTORY,
WHICH NOW SEEMS TO BE A FAR FETCHED DELUSION
                             
     
CIGARSHOP IS RIGHT THERE WITH BLUNNY

RUFFIAN APPEARS TO HAVE LOST HER EARLIER 'CHEETAH' POWER
             DRAMATICALLY DROPPING BACK NOW

ROAMIN IS NEXT FOLLOWED CLOSELY BY THUNDER CAT

IT'S SEVERAL LENGTHS BACK TO
PEEPTOAD, TIGER DANCER, POST TIME MIKE, REAL QUIET
ALL OF WHOM SEEM TO BE STRUGGLING WITH THE TRACK

THERE'S A HUGE GAP BACK TO  A LANGUISHING LETHARGIC
EL PRADO WHO NOT ONLY REFUSED TO GO INTO HER GATE,
THEN WHEN IT OPENED, SHE STALLED, REFUSING TO EXIT!

THE FRANTIC FILLY SEEMED BEFUDDLED, DAZED, FEARFUL
AND WILL BE EXAMINED BACK AT THE BARN TO DETERMINE
      WHAT WENT SO WRONG FROM GATE TO WIRE!
                                     


     ~~AND DOWN THE STRETCH THEY COME~~


CRUZAN CONTINUES TO SHOW THE WAY BUT NOW APPEARS
TO BE GETTING A BIT LEG WEARY AS DUSTY IS INCREASING
HER POWER GAINING ON THE CAREFREE CONFIDENT COLT
      CLEARLY IN COMMAND OF THE RACE ~

IT'S ABOUT 7 LENGTHS BACK TO CIGARSHOP & BLUNNY
      STILL IN WITH A CHANCE ~ THO UNLIKELY

LIKE A TRUCK BACKING UP WITH A BEEP-BEEP-BEEP ....
CRUZAN SUDDENLY SEEMS TO BE BACKING UP WITH
EVERY STRIDE AS DUSTY IS COMING ON LIKE A ROCKET!

WITH SUCH AN INSURMOUNTABLE LEAD, AS CRUZAN HAS
HAD ALMOST FROM THE START, IS IT EVEN BELIEVABLE
    HE CAN LOSE THIS RACE IN THE FINAL STRIDES!

THE ANSWER, MY FRIEND, IS BLOWIN IN THE 'DUST-STORM'
AS THE FEROCIOUSLY, FIERCE FILLY ON FIRE HAS 'DUSTED'
THE COURAGEOUS COLT IN COMMAND ROARING ON TO
PUT HER FEMININE FELINE NOSE ON THE WIRE BY DAYLIGHT!

   NOBODY WAS GONNA 'HERD' THIS CAT IN TODAY!

ONE OF THE MOST EXCITING RACES THIS SEASON!

KUDOS TO CRUZAN FOR ONE OF THE MOST DYNAMIC
DISPLAYS OF POWER & SPEED THAT ON MOST RACE DAYS
   WOULD HAVE BEEN AN EASY VICTORY FOR SURE!

PERHAPS BECAUSE IT WAS THE 'TIGER DANCER' STAKES
THE INCENTIVE FOR THIS FLAMBOYANT FILLY WAS TO
           HONOR THE ''FELINE SISTERHOOD''  TODAY

CIGARSHOP HOLDS ON FOR 3rd BY A 'SMOKIN' WHISKER
               OVER DEFENDING CHAMP, BLUNNY
WHOSE 'ENERGIZER BATTERY' WAS JUST NOT CHARGED ENOUGH
TO REPEAT HIS PREVIOUS VICTORY, BUT POWERFUL ENOUGH
TO STEAL 'THE PRECIOUS' ~ HOPPING QUICKLY TO AVOID GOLLUM!


       $$--OFFICIAL ORDER OF FINISH--$$
       {REPORT OBJECTIONS TO THE FELINE-IN-COMMAND}
      **Several 'Blonde Moments' Lately: Too Much Catnip?**
                              ([email protected])

           

1st ~ DUSTY === $95.40
*Late 'Dust Storm' Blew Away A 'Sure-Thing' Winner At The Wire!
'It Ain't Over Till The Stout Lady Sings" ~ And She Purrrrred Today!
And The Song She's Singin ~ DUST IN THE WIND!
**WINNER / BIRTHDAY QUEEN**
    ~~~~~~  



2nd ~ CRUZAN === $85.80
*OUCH! Sums It Up When U Have A Lead This Huge
Then Suddenly Are 'Dusted' In The Final Furlong!
~RUNNER-UP / BRIDESMAID~
    ~CRUISES INTO DRESS~


3rd ~ CIGARSHOP === $76.00
*Strong Start, Lost Energy Mid-Race, Regained Speed At The End
~FLOWER-BEARER~


4th ~ {DC}BLUNNY === $74.00
*No Repeat Trophy But Consolation of Prestigious 'Precious'
~RING-BEARER~


     ~~ALSO RAN~~


RUFFIAN === $53.20

ROAMIN === $41.00

THUNDER CAT === $31.60

PEEPTOAD === $20.20 (Perfect Vision?)

TIGER DANCER === $17.00
*Consolation Of Birthday Bash
With Catnip, Meow-Mix & Chippendales Party!



POST TIME MIKE === $16.20

REAL QUIET === $8.00

EL PRADO === $4.20 {OH?  #420 = Maybe A 'Clue'}
*Eased In Final Furlongs: Will Be Examined At The Barn


WE NOW BID YOU A GOOD EVENING FROM GULFSTREAM PARK
WISHING EVERYONE A SAFE, SOBER, NON TEXTING DRIVE HOME


   ~~Graphics By: TIGER DANCER~~
                                      
          

[Catalina]

Congrats to our winner, Dusty!  Great race call and graphics by Ruffian and Tiger Dancer, respectively!