GOOD EVENING AND WELCOME TO
SUPURRR~SATURDAY AT CHURCHILL DOWNS
WE HAVE 13 RUNNERS TO CHALLENGE
THOUSANDS OF FANS ON THE GROUNDS
WE WOULD HAVE HAD 14 TO RUN
BUT RAVEN SOMEHOW MISSED THE GATE
THE 13 ARE ALMOST ALL LOADED
AS TIGER DANCER AGAIN MAKES US WAIT!
THAT FILLY SURE NEEDS SOME MORE TRAINING
OF THAT THERE'S NOT ONE BIT OF DOUBT
OR MAYBE A PSYCHIC HORSE WHISPERER
TO DISCOVER WHAT HER ANTICS ARE ABOUT?
THE NAUGHTY GIRL NOW HAS GONE IN
TO HER THIS IS NOTHING BUT FUN
BUT NOT FOR THE 12 OTHER HORSES
WHOSE PATIENCE IS COMING UNDONE
"AND THEY'RE OFF IN THE FIRECRACKER STAKES"
WITH 2 COLTS AND A FILLY BREAKING FAST
CRIMINAL TYPE - JOHN HENRY & PEEPTOAD
POST TIME MIKE TO HIS KNEES - AND IS LAST
OUT OF THE TURN THERE THEY GO
PEEPTOAD IS ONE LENGTH AHEAD
CRIMINAL TYPE & JOHN HENRY
FROM THE GATE THESE 3 HAVE LEAD
REAL QUIET AND CIGARSHOP ARE NEXT
THEN IS DEFENDING CHAMP BLUNNY
CATALINA ------ EL PRADO AND DUSTY
BUT THE REST MAY RUN OUT OF THE MONEY
AT THE TOP OF THE STRETCH THINGS HAVE CHANGED
A MATCH RACE NOW HAS BEGUN
JOHN HENRY AND PEEPTOAD TOGETHER
THEN CRIMINAL TYPE STILL FULL OF RUN
AND VERY FAR BACK WITH LITTLE CHANCE
ARE STARK ----- TIGER DANCER & RUFF
POST TIME MIKE IS STILL STRUGGLING
ALL FOUR FIND THIS SURFACE TOO TOUGH
AND DOWN THE STRETCH HERE THEY COME
JOHN HENRY & PEEPTOAD AS ONE
WHEN SUDDENLY A ROAR FROM THE CROWD
LIKE A BULLET SHOT OUT OF A GUN....
A CLOSER WITH SPEED COMING FAST
IT'S CATALINA WHO'S HOOVES ARE ON FIRE
SHE'S PASSED EVERYONE IN HER WAY
JUST JOHN HENRY TWEEN HER & THE WIRE
WITH THE WIRE JUST A FURLONG AWAY
CATALINA HAS COLLARED THE COLT
AS SHE RAN LIKE A FILLY ON FIRE
AS HOT AS A WHITE LIGHTNING BOLT
PEEPTOAD IS RIGHT AT THEIR TAILS
A PHOTO OF THREE WE MIGHT SEE
CRIMINAL TYPE IS STILL IN IT
NO CLUE WHO THE WINNER MAY BE
IT DOESN'T GET BETTER THAN THIS
TWO COLTS & TWO FILLYS TO THE WIRE
FOUR RUNNERS ALL EQUALLY FAST
BUT WHICH OF THE 4 MAY JUST TIRE
THE ROAR OF THE CROWD IS SO LOUD
THE ANNOUNCER'S VOICE IS DROWNED OUT
FOUR NOSES TOGETHER AT THE WIRE
THAT'S WHAT GREAT RACING'S ABOUT!
SO NOW WE WAIT FOR THE PHOTO
FANS ON THE EDGE OF THEIR SEAT
IS THERE A DEAD HEAT WE WONDER
OR WILL 3 EMERGE IN DEFEAT
THE STEWARDS ARE TAKING SO LONG
4 TRAINERS NOW OUT ON THE TRACK
4 JOCKEYS VOICING OBJECTIONS
EXCITEMENT THIS RACE DOESN'T LACK!
NOW FINALLY THE LIGHTS HAVE STOPPED FLASHING
THE TOTE BOARD WITH RESULTS IN PLAIN VIEW
AND JUST BY A WEE KITTY WHISKER
IT'S JOHN HENRY WE SEE WHO CAME THROUGH
CATALINA BY THE SMALLEST OF MARGINS
IS SECOND WITH PEEPTOAD IN THIRD
CRIMINAL TYPE LIKE A THIEF STEALS "THE PRECIOUS"
SOMETHING HE TREASURES WE'VE ALL HEARD
DEFENDING CHAMPION BLUNNY
GAVE IT HIS VERY BEST SHOT
STARK & EL PRADO CLOSED GAMELY
THE REST OF THE FIELD NOT SO HOT
SO HERE IS THE ORDER OF FINISH
EXCITEMENT RIGHT TO THE WIRE
OUT OF THE 13 WHO STARTED
FOUR CLEARLY HAD HOOVES MADE OF FIRE
$$-OFFICIAL ORDER AND PAYOUT-$$
1st ~ JOHN HENRY ==== $95.20
2nd ~ CATALINA ======= $94.60
3rd ~ PEEPTOAD ============ $90.60
(RAN FASTER AT THE END
..... TO ESCAPE GOLLUM!)
4th ~ CRIMINAL TYPE ========= $86.60
(MASTER THIEF STEALS THE PRECIOUS)
~RING-BEARER~===== ALSO RAN =====
BLUNNY (DC) ========= $73.20
STARK ============= $66.10
EL PRADO =========== $51.50
DUSTY ============= $37.40
POST TIME MIKE ======= $34.80 *
(* SLAN ABHAILE PREVENTED A GOLDEN GOOSE EGG!)
CIGARSHOP ========== $31.60
RUFFIAN ============ $26.00
(LEFT HER INNER CHEETAH SNOOZING IN THE STALL!)
REAL QUIET =========== $25.60
(SPENT MUCH OF THE RACE TRYING TO FEND OFF
TIGER DANCER'S SHENANIGANS!)
TIGER DANCER ========= $15.00
FROLICKING IN THE CAT HOUSE WITH FURRY CHIPPENDALES
.....PARTY .... EAT, DRINK AND FROLIC --
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WE NOW BID YOU A GOOD EVENING
AND A SAFE - SOBER - NON TEXTING DRIVE HOME
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...HOPE EVERYONE HAD A NICE 4th OF JULY WEEKEND!! --
