SUPURR SATURDAY: 9/7 RESULTS {KENTUCKY DOWNS}

[RUFFIAN]

                                                 

              GOOD AFTERNOON & WELCOME TO SUPURR SATURDAY

                TODAY WE ARE IN THE BLUE GRASS OF KENTUCKY
          AT KENTUCKY DOWNS FOR A RARE TREAT ALL-TURF-DAY
                                                   

           CELEBRATING THE TURF FESTIVAL OUR FEATURE EVENT IS
                                THE ''GRASSY-HIGH'' STAKES
                                                     

UNFORTUNATELY, DEFENDING CHAMP, RAVEN IS A NO SHOW
      WITHOUT ANY INFORMATION FROM HIS TRAINER

EL PRADO IS STILL AWAY ON R+R BUT HOPES TO RETURN SOON
                    PEEPTOAD ON TEMPORARY R+R

             THE TALENTED TEN ARE IN THE GATE READY TO RUN

          AND AWAAAAAAAAAY THEY GO IN THE 'GRASSY-HIGH' STAKES

OUT FOR A SPEEDY EARLY LEAD ARE THUNDER CAT & POST TIME MIKE
        FOLLOWED CLOSELY BY THE 'ENERGIZER-BLUNNY'
                                                                      

                      THE REMAINING 7 ARE SLOW TO START

              THIS TRIO WILL TAKE THE FIELD INTO THE TURN

                            OUT OF THE TURN THEY COME

            THINGS HAVE QUICKLY & DRAMATICALLY CHANGED!
                                               
          THE ENERGIZER BLUNNY APPARENTLY RUNNING ON A HIGHLY
CHARGED BATTERY TODAY HAS TAKEN OVER TOTAL COMMAND
                         OF THE LEAD BY 13 LENGTHS!
                                           

POST TIME MIKE, TIGER DANCER, CRUZAN & RUFFIAN ARE NEXT

         THUNDER CAT FAILING TO HANDLE THE TURN WELL
                              HAS DROPPED FAR BACK
CIGARSHOP AND DUSTY ARE A FEW LENGTHS BEHIND THAT FILLY
              AS ROAMIN & CATALINA ARE THE EARLY TRAILERS

                  THEY'RE AT THE TOP OF THE STRETCH

BLUNNY CONTINUES TO 'HOP ALONG' WITH SUPERSONIC SPEED
WITH THE REST OF THE FIELD DOING THEIR BEST TO CATCH HIM
                                                                 

                              SUDDENLY A HUGE ROAR FROM THE CROWD
EVERYONE IS UP ON THEIR FEET TURNING AWAY FROM THE CAREFREE COLT IN FRONT

                              WHAT IS CAUSING THE UPROAR
         RUFFIAN SUDDENLY LET HER 'INNER-CHEETAH' COME OUT TO RUN
WITH THE LIGHTNING SPEED OF THE FASTEST LAND ANIMAL ON THE PLANET!
                                                       

                THE FREAKISHLY FAST FILLY IS PASSING ONE AFTER ANOTHER
             WITH HER  'CHEETAH EYE' ON THE CONFIDENT COLT IN THE LEAD
                                                     

CATALINA SUDDENLY AWAKENED AND IS MAKING HER MOVE NOW
MOVING UP IMPRESSIVELY ALONG WITH TIGER DANCER AS THESE
2 FRISKY FILLYS JOIN RUFFIAN FOR A FEROCIOUS FELINE ASSAULT
                      ON THE CAREFREE  COLT IN FRONT!
         A CAT ~ TIGER & CHEETAH CHASING A BUNNY!   
                                                                     

             CRUZAN IS ANOTHER FEW LENGTHS BEHIND THAT FILLY TRIO

          THUNDER CAT, ROAMIN, POST TIME MIKE AND DUSTY ARE NEXT
WITH A SLUGGISH, SNAIL-SPEED CIGARSHOP MEANDERING ALONG IN ANOTHER TIME ZONE
                   SEEMINGLY WITH NO INTEREST IN RUNNING AT ALL TODAY
                                                       

                               AND DOWN THE STRETCH THEY COME

          THE ENERGIZER-BLUNNY CONTINUES TO HOP ALONG CONFIDENTALLY
  GLANCING OVER HIS SHOULDER SEES THE ONLY THREAT TO HIS VICTORY GALLOP
                                        AND THE WINNER CIRCLE!
                                  THE 'CHEETAH' IS ON THE MOVE
                                                       

                      IN THE 'WINX' OF AN EYE,  HIS LEAD IS GONE!
             THE BLURR OF HOT PINK SILKS OF THE 'RUFFIAN-CHEETAH'
        HAS FLOWN ON BY AS IF HE WERE ONLY OUT FOR A MORNING JOG!

               THE LOOK ON THE COLT'S FACE IS ONE OF SHOCK & AWE!
                          SHOCK THAT ANYONE COULD CATCH HIM
                                               
                          AWE OF THE  FEARLESS FILLY WHO DID!
                                               

         A BREATHTAKING BODACIOUS BATTLE LASTED FOR ONLY A MOMENT
      UNTIL CHEETAH-SPEED AGAIN DOMINATED WITH 'PURRSUASIVE' POWER

    A RECORD BREAKING MARGIN OF VICTORY FOR THE FIERCE FLAMBOYANT FILLY
                                                     
                 
                   $$$$$ OFFICIAL ORDER OF FINISH $$$$$   
                                     ''GRASSY HIGH'' STAKES

RUFFIAN = $118.20   
* Slow Start ~ Cheetah Closing Convincingly!

BLUNNY = $86
*Brilliant Bunny-Hoppin From The Start
An Energizer-Bunny is No Match For Cheetah-Power   

CATALINA = $66.60
*666 ~ The Devil Made Her Do It! 
Impressive Effort After Lay-Off To Catch The Bodacious Bouquet

TIGER DANCER = $51.60
Off To The Shire To Steal The Precious & Let A Tiger Scare Gollum!   

                                $$$ ALSO RAN $$$

CRUZAN = $46

THUNDER CAT = $37.60

ROAMIN = $34.40

POST TIME MIKE = $30.80

DUSTY = $25.20

CIGARSHOP = $9.20
*Heading To Ye Old DOG HOUSE     For Milk Bone Biscuits & Kibble

WE NOW BID YOU A FOND FAREWELL FROM THE KENTUCKY BLUEGRASS
      WISHING ALL A SAFE, SOBER, NON TEXTING JOURNEY HOME
                                               

[Cigarshop]

Congrats Ruff

Very nice race call

Of course I came in last, those numbers I posted were for Colonial Downs races....

[THUNDER CAT]

I like "Winx" of an eye

[blunny]

The view from 2nd isn't too BAD