Good Afternoon And Welcome To Midweek Mayhem At Tampa Bay Downs
Today We have an exciting Feature Event
Competitive Colt Cruzan Will Be Running For The Elusive 3-Peat
OR ….. If Fails Does Receive The Frosted Whisker
Therefore The Feature Event Will Be = GLORY OR GRIEF
Cruzan Will Have 8 Contentious Challengers Trying To Prevent Glory
And Away They Go In The Glory Or Grief Stakes
Out for a short early lead is a trio of Roamin, Real Quiet and Tiger Dancer
Their lead did not last very long as Dusty + Cruzan Flew by like Twin Pegasus
With Cruzan taking the lead in front
Roamin is just a length back with Dusty right on his tail
Another several lengths behind that trio are
Real Quiet
Digger
Zippy l
Tiger
Dancer
Trailing in the early going are The Energizer Blunny
Running on low battery today
And Ruffian
Who apparently left her Inner Cheetah back at the barn
They’re At The Top Of The Stretch
DC x 2 Cruzan Beginning to feel the taste of 3-Peat victory in Front
Roamin only half the length behind
Dusty is right there chasing the two colts in front
Digger Finding his best trade is moving up quickly
Blunny is beginning to show signs of life
Real Quiet and Ruffian are next
A big gap back to Zippy and Tiger
Dancer
AND DOWN THE STRETCH THEY COME
Cruzan With so much on the line it’s starting to look Leg weary
Roamin Is right on his tail showing a lot of energy left in the engine
Dusty is neck and neck with Roamin
Digger is gaining ground quickly moving up
With a final furlong to go suddenly Roamin found even more
Passing Cruzan Depriving the champion of the 3Peat
Even more upsetting to the Defending Champion
Dusty and Digger pass him by also
Leaving him with No Glory ~ Only A Frosted Whisker
$$$$$ OFFICIAL ORDER OF FINISH $$$$$
ROAMIN
$68.20
This Colt has been hotter than a forest fire lately
DUSTY 🌪 $65.10
Just enough to be the bridesmaid of the day
DIGGER
$61.90
No need to DIG in the garden ~ as he catches The Bodacious Bouquet
DC x 2 CRUZAN 🏍 $55
Ferocious in the first half faltering in the final furlongs
No 3-Peat Trophy
But Does Earn A Coveted Frosted
Whisker
BLUNNY
$43.10
REAL QUIET
$38.10
RUFFIAN
$33.80
ZIPPY
$26.70
TIGER
DANCER
$26.20
Where’s “Fitty-Cent” When you need it
So it’s glory for Roamin and grief for the defending champion Cruzan
Just when it looked like he might run into the record book but then
It Ain’t Over Till That Stout Lady Sings
The ups and downs of horse racing
No such thing as a sure thing
TO CRUZAN 
WOULD SAY
IT WORKS AGAIN”
OR GRIEF 
Digger 
Zippy l 
Tiger 
Dancer 
Running on low battery today
Who apparently left her Inner Cheetah back at the barn
$68.20 
Whisker 
$43.10 