MIDWEEK MAYHEM: 9/11 *RESULTS* {Indiana Grand}

[RUFFIAN]

                                               

             GOOD AFTERNOON & WELCOME TO MIDWEEK MAYHEM

                            TODAY WE ARE AT INDIANA GRAND

                 WITH THE SCRATCHES OF CATALINA & EL PRADO ~ 
DEFENDING CHAMP, TIGER DANCER, WILL HAVE 7 CHALLENGERS
TRYING TO PREVENT ANOTHER DANCING TIGER ROAR AT THE WIRE

WE WILL HAVE A MOMENT OF SILENCE TO HONOR THE MEMORY
                  OF THOSE LOST IN  THE  9/11 TRAGEDY
                               NEVER FORGET   

                OUR FEATURE EVENT: GIVE PEACE A CHANCE 

                           THE ENERGETIC EIGHT ARE IN THE GATE

            LIKE TWIN ROCKETS ~ TIGER DANCER & CRUZAN EXPLODE OUT
OF THE GATE LEAVING THE REST OF THE RUNNERS BEWILDERED AND BEFUDDLED,
                  WONDERING IF THEIR OWN GATE MALFUNCTIONED!
                                                     
             
     THIS DAZZLING DUO LEAD BY 15 LENGTHS TAKING THE FIELD INTO THE TURN
                                                 

                                    OUT OF THE TURN THEY COME

       NEITHER OF THE DUO HANDLED THE TURN WELL ALMOST CLIPPING HEELS,
                               CAUSING BOTH TO LOSE MOMENTUM

THIS NOW HAS OPENED UP THE WAY FOR 2 CAPRICIOUS COLTS IN COMMAND
              THE ENERGIZER-BLUNNY & CIGARSHOP LEAD THE WAY
                                                 
                                   
                              CRUZAN & TIGER DANCER ARE NEXT
           FOLLOWED BY THUNDER CAT, RUFFIAN, ROAMIN & DUSTY

                            THEY'RE AT THE TOP OF THE STRETCH

THE ENERGIZER-BLUNNY IS RUNNING ON A FULLY CHARGED BATTERY
                       HOPPING AWAY WITH EVERY STRIDE
                  LEAVING CIGARSHOP PLAYING 2nd FIDDLE
                                                                                   

MEANWHILE, CRUZAN IS GAINING MOMENTUM PASSING CIGARSHOP           
                 TO TAKE OVER THE 2nd SPOT BEHIND BLUNNY

           ROAMIN IS  ON THE MOVE PICKING UP HIS SPEED
                    AND JUST A LENGTH BEHIND CRUZAN

CIGARSHOP JUMPED A SHADOW LOSING HIS EARLY HOT-TO-TROT ENERGY NOW RUNNING 4TH
                                                                 

                 WHERE ARE ALL THE FILLYS?   NOWHERE TO BE SEEN! 
                           GOOD THING IT'S NOT A BOTS DAY, EH! 
              SURE COULDA USED HELP FROM CATALINA & EL PRADO!
                                                  

                              AND DOWN THE STRETCH THEY COME

THE ENERGIZER-BLUNNY SHOWING NO SIGNS OF SLOWIN DOWN
CRUZAN IS DOING HIS BEST TO CATCH THE RUNAWAY BUNNY
                        BUT IS NOT GAINING GROUND YET
                                                                         

                 ROAMIN ALSO TRYING TO MOVE UP BUT WITHOUT SUCCESS

                            SUDDENLY A ROAR ERUPTS FROM THE CROWD
IT IS CIGARSHOP  WHO HAS LIT UP THE TRACK WITH A SMOKIN SURGE OF SPEED
                                 PASSING ROAMIN ~  PASSING CRUZAN

                                   THE WIRE LOOMS JUST AHEAD
     CAN THE ELECTRIFYING ENERGIZER-BLUNNY HOLD ON TO THE LEAD
                             HE HAS HAD ALMOST FROM THE START
                                                   
           CAN THE RED HOT SMOKIN CIGARSHOP CATCH THE REIGNING HOTY
                                                   

                       THE ANSWER CAME QUICKLY: NO HE CANNOT!
         
           BY A LONG NOSE AND LONGER WHISKERS ~ BLUNNY PREVAILS

CIGARSHOP WITH AN EXCITING CLOSING RUN IS 2ND
                          CRUZAN IS A STRONG 3RD
ROAMIN WILL HEAD TO THE SHIRE TO STEAL 'THE PRECIOUS'

                        AND WHERE ARE ALL THE FILLYS?
MEANDERING ALONG AS IF THEY NEVER REALIZED A RACE WAS ON
                                             

          THIS WAS TRULY A COLOSSAL CONVINCING COLT MASSACRE!
                                               

                              $$$$$ OFFICIAL ORDER OF FINISH $$$$$
                    {{ REPORT $$ OBJECTIONS TO THE 'RUFFLED' ONE }}
              *** CATNIP ~ CHIPPENDALES & CALCULATOR = TROUBLE ***
                                     *NO GUARANTEE OF ACCURACY*
                                                           

ENERGIZER-BLUNNY = $48   
*An Impressive Hippity-Hop By Reigning HOTY

CIGARSHOP =  $43.40 
*Just Misses By Bunny Whiskers   
  Bridesmaid Veil Adjusted For Cigar-Opening     

CRUZAN = $37.20
*Enough To Catch The Bodacious Bouquet   

ROAMIN = $28.80
*Heads To The Shire To Steal The Precious From Gollum   

                      $$$ ALSO RAN - THO NOT MUCH $$$

THUNDER CAT = $27.60

{{DC}} TIGER DANCER  $23.80
            *No Tiger In Tank Today! Snoozing Kitty   

RUFFIAN = $10.40

DUSTY = $7.40
                          *** 3-PEAT CAT HOUSE AWARD! *** 
                         With Plenty Of Company To Share The Catnip!

                 WE NOW BID YOU FAREWELL FROM INDIANA
WISHING ALL A SAFE, SOBER, NON-TEXTING JOURNEY HOME

                                   
                         

[Cigarshop]

Congrats to the winner

Very timely & precise race call