GOOD AFTERNOON & WELCOME TO
SUPURRR~STAKES~SATURDAY
THE SUN IS SHINING
THE COATS OF THE HORSES GLISTENING
THE CROWD IN FINE FORM ANXIOUSLY AWAITING
OUR FEATURE EVENT OF THE DAY ~
THE POST GROUNDHOG DAY BLUES S..
THE PESSIMIST SAYS: 6 MORE WEEKS OF WINTER
THE OPTIMIST SAYS : 6 MORE WEEKS TILL SPRING
.... 
WITH A LATE SCRATCH OF -- CIGARSHOP -- WHO MISSED HIS FLIGHT
CRIMINAL TYPE -- IN REHAB AT ROOD & RIDDLE
OAKLAWN CAPPER -- OVERBOOKED AT THE BREEDING SHED
... WE HAVE A FINE FIELD OF 9
TO CHALLENGE DEFENDING CHAMPION, CATALINA
WHO RUNS FOR THE REPEAT VICTORY GALLOP GLORY
THE POST PARADE IS BEGINNING
SO NOW LET'S MEET THE FIELD:
**PAST 2 PERFORMANCES IN (--)
RUFFIAN ------------------ 15/1
(2) 10 / 6
BLUNNY -------------------10/1
(2) 9 / 4
DUSTY --------------------- 5/2
(2) 2 / 8
PEEPTOAD ----------------- 6/1
(2) 5 / 8
CATALINA {DC} ---------- 1/1
(2) 1 / 1
REAL QUIET --------------- 3/1
(2) 2 / 7
POST TIME MIKE ---------- 7/2
(2) 3 / 4
JOHN HENRY -------------- 6/1
(2) 8 / 3
STARK --------------------- 15/1
(1) 4 & TIME OFF IN TRAINING
TIGER --------------------- 20/1
(2) 11 / 7
THE HORSES ARE ALL STANDING NICELY IN THE GATE
PATIENTLY WAITING FOR CATALINA TO DECIDE TO GO IN
PURRRHAPS THE PRESSURE OF A REPEAT WIN
IS PLAYING HAVOC IN HER MIND?
A FEW SUGAR CUBES HAVE WORKED THEIR MAGIC
CONVINCING THE FRISKY FILLY TO GO ON IN!
AND AWAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAY THEY GO!
ROARING OUT OF THE GATE ~
LOOKS LIKE AN EPISODE OF: 'WELCOME TO THE JUNGLE'
AS THE CHEETAH (aka: Ruffian) AND THE DANCING TIGER
HAVE LEFT THE REST OF THE RUNNERS WONDERING
IF THEIR GATE WERE MALFUNCTIONING?
THE ''BIG CAT DIARY'' IS UNDERWAY FOR SURE
AS THESE 2 FREAKY FAST FILLYS
HAVE TAKEN A HUGE LEAD OVER THE FIELD
**THE SUPURRR--STALLION, KITTEN'S JOY -- MUST BE SMILING!! --
MAKING UP GROUND QUICKLY IS --- DUSTY
WHO NOW IS ABOUT 5 LENGTHS BEHIND THE 2 FRONT RUNNERS
OUT OF THE TURN THEY COME
THE ''CHEETAH'' (Ruffian) PROVING TO BE
THE SPEED DEMON OF THE BIG CAT DIARY DUO
.... IS NOW ON THE LEAD ALONE
BUT THE DANCING TIGER IS RIGHT AT HER TAIL
PEEPTOAD FOUND HER INNER MOJO AND HAS PASSED DUSTY
TAKING OVER THE 3rd SPOT BEHIND THE FRONT RUNNING DUO
DUSTY MOVING POWERFULLY
IS ONLY A LENGTH BEHIND PEEPTOAD
POST TIME MIKE IS GAINING GROUND
AND NOW IS JUST A LENGTH BEHIND DUSTY
IT'S A BIG GAP BACK TO:
STARK / JOHN HENRY / BLUNNY -&- CATALINA
AND IT'S REAL QUIET BRINGING UP THE REAR BUT WE
HAVE A LONG WAY TO GO AND ANYTHING CAN CHANGE!
THEY'VE REACHED THE TOP OF THE STRETCH
AND NOW WE HAVE ANOTHER 'BIG CAT DIARY' MATCH RACE
RUFFIAN WHISPERING TO HER 'INNER CHEETAH' TO GET GOIN
TIGER DANCER RIGHT THERE AT HER NECK REFUSING TO GIVE IN
IT'S A FEW LENGTHS BACK TO ANOTHER BATTLE BETWEEN
PEEPTOAD -&- DUSTY, WHO ALSO ARE NECK & NECK
ANOTHER FEW LENGTHS BACK WE HAVE JOHN HENRY & STARK
FOLLOWED BY REAL QUIET -- WHO FINALLY AWAKENED
JUST ANOTHER LENGTH BACK ARE THE FINAL TRIO OF
BLUNNY -- POST TIME MIKE -&- DEFENDING CHAMP, CATALINA
WHO APPEARS TO BE STRUGGLING WITH THE TRACK SURFACE
IT'S UNLIKELY SHE WILL BE ABLE TO REPEAT THE
WINNING PERFORMANCES OF HER LAST TWO RACES
AND DOWN THE STRETCH THEY COME
RUFFIAN TRYING TO HOLD ON TO A QUICKLY DIMINISHING LEAD
AS TIGER DANCER HAS COLLARED THE FRONT RUNNER AND
THE BIG CAT DIARY MATCH RACE IS GONNA BE CLOSE!
DUSTY & PEEPTOAD LOCKED IN THEIR OWN BATTLE
BUT NEITHER FILLY CLOSE ENOUGH FOR THE WIN
JUST RUNNING FOR THE 3RD PLACE MONEY NOW
THE ROAR OF THE CROWD IS DEAFENING
AS THE WIRE LOOMS JUST AHEAD
SUDDENLY ONE OF THE 'BIG CATS' HAS DECIDED THAT
FUN & GAMES IS OVER NOW AND IT'S TIME TO DIG DEEP
TIGER DANCER -- WITH ONE FINAL SURGE OF POWER
HAS PUT HER PRETTY NOSE ON THE WIRE
AS RUFFIAN MUST SCOLD HER 'INNER CHEETAH'
FOR COMING UP EMPTY WHEN IT COUNTED!
**PHOTO FOR THE SHOW -- BETWEEN DUSTY / PEEPTOAD
AND SO WE COME TO ANOTHER FELINE FINALE
OF OUR "SERIES WITHIN A SERIES" OF RACES
AS 'THE BIG CAT DIARY' ENDS
WITH A TIGER / CHEETAH FINISH
$$-OFFICIAL ORDER OF FINISH-$$
1st ~ TIGER DANCER -------------------- $75.20
~WINNER~.... FORGET THE SHADOW.... TIGER JUST SEES THE SUN --
2nd ~ RUFFIAN ------------------------- $60.60
... (Is That 3 x Purrrfect Vision?)
3rd ~ DUSTY ------------------- $45.80
4th ~ PEEPTOAD --------------------------- $43.90
(Already Trying To Hide From Gollum!)
==== ALSO RAN ====
JOHN HENRY ----------------- $33.00
STARK ------------------------ $31.50
REAL QUIET ------------------ $29.20
BLUNNY ----------------------- $25.70
POST TIME MIKE ------------- $23.30
{DC}CATALINA -------------- $23.10 (Anyone got a coupla dimes??) --
(Heading Back To The Cat House For Catnip & Chippendales!
Which May Have Been Her Plan All Along?)
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WE NOW BID YOU A GOOD EVENING
AND A SAFE, SOBER, NON-TEXTNG DRIVE HOME
JUST BECAUSE 'THE BIG CATS' CAN BREAK SPEED RECORDS
DOES NOT MEAN YOU SHOULD ON THE HIGHWAY
''SMOKEY'' MAY BE WATCHING AND THAT AIN'T THE BEAR!
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~Graphics By: TIGER DANCER~
