GOOD AFTERNOON AND WELCOME TO
SUPURRR~SATURDAY AT SANTA ANITA PARK
WE HAVE A FINE FIELD OF 12 TODAY
WITH ONLY ONE SCRATCH OF OAKLAWN CAPPER
WHO SHIPPED TO KENTUCKY FOR TODAY
THE POST PARADE IS JUST ENDING AS THE HORSES ARE LOADING
QUIETLY WITHOUT INCIDENT EXCEPT FOR ... JOHN HENRY
WHO SEEMS VERY AGITATED AND WHO MIGHT NOT BE 100% RECOVERED
FROM HIS STAY AT THE EQUINE HOSPITAL
WE ARE NOW READY TO RUN IN THE
"DAYLIGHT SAVING TIME" STAKES
.....AND THEY'RE OFF...........
BREAKING FOR THE EARLY LEAD IS
CIGARSHOP AND RUFFIAN ALONG WITH POST TIME MIKE
IT ONLY TAKES A MOMENT FOR CRIMINAL TYPE & STARK, THE DEFENDING CHAMPION,
TO CATCH UP QUICKLY AND TAKE COMMAND OF THE LEAD
OUT OF THE TURN THEY COME
STARK AND CRIMINAL TYPE STILL LEADING THE WAY
ITS A FEW LENGTHS BACK TO
CIGARSHOP ... RUFFIAN ... POST TIME MIKE
THEN THERE IS A BIG GAP BACK TO CATALINA & BLUNNY
EVEN FURTHER BACK IS TIGER DANCER
FOLLOWED BY PEEPTOAD
AND TRAILING THE FIELD SHOWING NO
SPEED AT ALL IN THE EARLY GOING ARE
REAL QUIET -- DUSTY & JOHN HENRY
THEY'RE THE TOP OF THE STRETCH
SUDDENLY THERE IS A ROAR FROM THE CROWD
AS STARK PUT HIS MOJO INTO GEAR
LEAVING CRIMINAL TYPE IN HIS WAKE ---
EXTENDING HIS LEAD TO AT LEAST A DOZEN LENGTHS
CIGARSHOP IS STILL RUNNING STRONGLY IN 3rd
BUT NOWHERE CLOSE TO THE FRONT RUNNING COLT DUO
CATALINA FINALLY WOKE UP RUNNING VERY WELL NOW
JUST OFF OF HER TAIL IS POST TIME MIKE
AND BEHIND HIM IS A TRIO MADE UP OF
BLUNNY ---- RUFFIAN ---- PEEPTOAD
TIGER DANCER AND REAL QUIET ARE BEGINNING
TO SHOW A LITTLE BIT OF SPEED THO NOT MUCH
FAR FAR AWAY IN THE TWILIGHT ZONE
ARE DUSTY AND JOHN HENRY WHO SEEM TO BE
PARTICIPATING IN A TURTLE RACE
=== AND DOWN THE STRETCH THEY COME ===
DEFENDING CHAMPION, STARK
IS RUNNING AWAY WITH THE RACE AS HE DID LAST TIME
HE HAS TAKEN A MONSTER LEAD
THAT NOW IS BEGINNING TO SEEM INSURMOUNTABLE
ALTHOUGH CRIMINAL TYPE IS COMING ON STRONGLY
BUT RUNNING OUT OF GROUND
IT'S VERY FAR BACK TO CIGARSHOP & CATALINA
WHO NOW ARE IN A BATTLE FOR THIRD
THE REST OF THE RUNNERS ARE CLEARLY OUT OF THE BIG MONEY
AND WILL BE LUCKY TO EVEN GET A PAYCHECK
THERE IS CLEARLY NO DOUBT OF WHO
WILL STAND IN THE WINNERS CIRCLE TODAY
AS STARK HAS MADE A MOCKERY OF THE RACE
PUTTING ON AN EXHIBITION OF POWER
CRIMINAL TYPE WITH A DYNAMIC CLOSING KICK STILL
COULD NOT EVEN GET CLOSE TO THE WINNER
CIGARSHOP REMAINED STRONG IN 3rd
CATALINA RALLIED STRONGLY TO STEAL
"THE PRECIOUS" IN 4th
CONGRATULATIONS TO DEFENDING CHAMPION
-STARK- WHO ONCE AGAIN IS PROVING TO BE
A FORCE TO RECKON WITH THIS YEAR
IMPRESSIVE DISPLAY OF POWER BY CRIMINAL TYPE
WHO ON ANY OTHER DAY WOULD HAVE BEEN A WINNER
BUT RUNNING AGAINST THE POWERHOUSE OF
"STARK THE SHARK"
PROVED TO BE TOO MUCH TO OVERCOME
$$-OFFICIAL RESULTS-$$
1st ~ STARK ================= $181.60
2nd ~ CRIMINAL TYPE ==== $114.80
3rd ~ CIGARSHOP ====== $73.60
~FLOWER-BEARER~4th ~ CATALINA ========= $63.00
=== ALSO RAN ===
POST TIME MIKE ======== $54.00
BLUNNY ============== $39.60
RUFFIAN ============== $39.40
PEEP TOAD ============= $36.20
TIGER DANCER =========== $23.60
REAL QUIET ============= $17.20
DUSTY ================= $11.20
JOHN HENRY WILL BE FEATHERING A NEST
FOR THE GOLDEN GOOSE EGG! === $0
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WE NOW BID YOU A GOOD EVENING
FROM SANTA ANITA RACETRACK
WISHING YOU A SAFE JOURNEY HOME
THAT WILL BE SOBER & NON TEXTING
TIZ BETTER SAFE THAN SORRY
NO PHONE CALL IS WORTH IT!
ALL LIVES MATTER
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