$SUPURRR $SATURDAY ~ 4/12 ~ *RESULTS*- KEENELAND + ARK DERBY
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GOOD AFTERNOON + WELCOME TO
SUPURRR~SATURDAY @ KEENELAND
OUR FEATURE EVENT TODAY IS: THE RUFFARAMA STAKES
PRESENTED BY: PRECIOUSLY PURRRFECT
THE CAT TREAT TO KEEP YOUR CAT PURRRING
EVEN IF YOU ARE NOT!
TODAY'S RACE BEING RUN AT: 1 1/4 M
THE HORSES ARE ENTERING THE TRACK TO THE CHEERS
OF A RECORD CROWD ON THEIR FEET TO WELCOME THE STARS
WE HAVE HAD A FEW SCRATCHES
DUE TO HEALTH ISSUES -- MISSED TRAINING TIME .... MISSED FLIGHTS .....
MISSING ALSO IS OUR DEFENDING CHAMPION: KD
PP #1 > RUFFIAN ---------------------- 13/1
PP #2 > CRIMINAL TYPE --------------- 9/2
2011 + 2013 HOTY
PP #3 > DUSTY ------------------------ 3/1
2010 HOTY
PP #4 > JOHN HENRY ----------------- 6/1
PP #5 > GOTADUN-QH --------------- 20/1
PP #6 > CIGARSHOP ----------------- 7/2
PP #7 > BLUNNY --------------------- 15/1
PP #8 > PEEPTOAD ------------------ 10/1
PP #9 > CATALINA ------------------ 15/1
WE NOW TURN YOU OVER TO OUR GUEST TRACK ANNOUNCER:
**JOYFUL KITTEN**
THANK YOU TOM ---
THE HORSES ARE ALL LOADED EXCEPT FOR JOHN HENRY
WHO IS BEING A VERY BAD BOY AND REFUSING TO GO IN
HERE COME THE ASSISTANT HANDLERS
TO HELP CONVINCE HIM TO GO IN
SOME OF THE HORSES ARE BEING TAKEN BACK OUT
AFTER GETTING RESTLESS IN THE GATE
TRAINER HAS BEEN CALLED DOWN TO CONSULT
ON SCRATCHING HIM OUT OF THE RACE
AFTER A BRIEF CONSULT AND ADVICE FROM TRAINER WE
HAVE A 'GOOD TO GO' SIGNAL
WITH SOME URGING AND A FEW PEPPERMINTS JOHN HENRY
AGREED TO ENTER HIS GATE AND NOW
--------- WE ARE READY TO RUN
-----AND THEY'RE OFF IN THE RUFFARAMA-----
ROARING OUT OF THE GATE TO TAKE THE EARLY LEAD IS RUFFIAN
BUT RIGHT AT HER TAIL IS CATALINA
THESE 2 FAST FRISKY FILLIES ARE ON THEIR TOES TODAY
SHOWING EXCELLENT SPEED IN THE EARLY GOING
IT'S JUST ABOUT 4 LENGTHS BACK TO A COLT DUO
CIGARSHOP + CRIMINAL TYPE
JUST OFF THEIR TAILS ARE PEEPTOAD + DUSTY
IT'S SEVERAL LENGTHS BACK TO BLUNNY + GOTADUN
AND WAY BACK AFTER STUMBLING OUT OF THE GATE IS
JOHN HENRY WHO APPEARS TO HAVE NO INTEREST IN RUNNING
AND INTO THE TURN THEY GO
RUFFIAN ROARING ALONG WITH CATALINA STAYING RIGHT WITH HER
AND THERE GOES PEEPTOAD WITH A SUDDEN SURGE OF SPEED
TO COLLAR THE FRONT RUNNING DUO
NOW THESE 3 FEIRCE - FRISKY + FAST FILLIES TAKE COMMAND
LEAVING THE REST OF THE FIELD IN THEIR WAKE
CIGARSHOP DETERMINED TO STAY WITH THEM IN DEFENSE
OF COLT HONOR IS NEXT
THEY'RE AT THE TOP OF THE STRETCH
CATALINA HAS PUT A PRETTY NOSE IN FRONT OF RUFFIAN
PEEPTOAD IS RIGHT THERE
AND THE 3 FIREY FILLIES IN A LINE ACROSS THE TRACK
ARE PUTTING ON AN EXHIBITION REMINDING THE COLTS
WHO IS IN CHARGE!
IT'S ABOUT 15 LENGTHS BACK TO THE REST OF THE FIELD
WITH CIGARSHOP + BLUNNY AT THE FRONT OF THAT BUNCH
GOTADUN -- DUSTY --- CRIMINAL TYPE ARE NEXT
AND JOHN HENRY TRAILS BY 20
AND NOW THE CROWD IS ON THEIR FEET AS CATALINA HAS
SUDDENLY EXPLODED WITH A NEW SUPER SONIC SURGE OF SPEED
TO TAKE COMMAND OF THE LEAD .... ALONE
------ AND DOWN THE STRETCH THEY COME -----
CATALINA ALL ALONE ON THE LEAD NOW JUST PUTTING ON A SHOW
RUFFIAN + PEEPTOAD ARE NECK AND NECK ABOUT 10 LENGTHS BACK
OF THE INCREDIBLE CATALINA WHO IS JUST SHOWING OFF NOW
THEY HAVE SEPARATED THEMSELVES FROM THE REST
OF THE FIELD WHO ARE JIST RUNNING FOR 4TH PLACE
AND NOW PEEPTOAD IS PICKING UP SPEED ---
PASSING RUFFIAN --- MOVING INTO AN UNCONTESTED 2ND
RUFFIAN STILL RUNNING WELL IN 3RD
THE 4TH PLACE SPOT IS GONNA BE CLOSE ---
MAYBE A PHOTO FINISH OR DH WITH CIGARSHOP & BLUNNY
AND THE CROWD GOES WILD AS CATALINA IS JUST TROTTING ALONG
WITH THE VICTORY LINE JUST AHEAD
NO NEED FOR SPEED NOW
NOBODY IS GONNA CATCH "SPEEDY GONZALES" TODAY
AND HERE'S THE WIRE
NO PHOTO TODAY FOLKS
WINNER NEVER IN DOUBT FROM THE FINAL FURLONG
-$-OFFICIAL RESULTS-$-
CATALINA ============ $155.60
PEEPTOAD ============ $88.60
RUFFIAN= ============ $62.20
CIGARSHOP BY A NOSE ==== $30.60
ALSO RAN
BLUNNY ============== $28.80
GOTADUN-QH ========== $23.70
DUSTY =============== $23.40
CRIMINAL TYPE ========== $21.00
JOHN HENRY ============ $7.40
(EASED / VANNED OFF ) -----> BACK TO THE 'DOG-HOUSE'
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WE NOW BID U A GOOD EVENING AND
A SAFE SOBER, NON-TEXTING DRIVE HOME
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