Horse Racing Forum - USA Thoroughbred Races

THE STANDS ARE FILLED IN ''HOOSIERVILLE''
AWAITING A DAY FULL OF FUN
ALTHOUGH WE HAD SOME LATE SCRATCHES
WE STILL HAVE 9 WHO WILL RUN

AND NOW THOSE NINE ARE JUST LOADING
EXCEPT FOR A 'BOLD RUCKUS' BY BLUNNY
KICKING AND SQUEALING IN PROTEST
HIS CONNECTIONS DON'T THINK THAT ITS FUNNY!

OUT COMES THE BLINDFOLD + PEPPERMINTS
TO PERSUADE HIM THAT HE SHOULD GO IN
FINALLY THEY GENTLY CONVINCE HIM
AND NOW THE RACE CAN BEGIN

'AND AWAAAAAAAAY THE GO' WE ALL HEAR
TIGER DANCER BREAKS OUT WITH A ROAR
SHE HAS LEFT THE FIELD IN HER WAKE
BUT AT THE WIRE WILL SHE THEN SCORE?

NOW OUT OF THE TURN THEY ALL CHARGE
TIGER DANCER STILL LEADING THE WAY
DUSTY AND CIGARSHOP ARE NEXT
BUT THE REST STILL HAVE LITTLE TO SAY

AT THE TOP OF THE STRETCH WE NOW SEE
THAT THE CLOSERS ARE COMIN ON FAST
JOHN HENRY RUNNING LIKE LIGHTNING
AND ONE BY ONE HE'S NOW PASSED

CATALINA THEN SUDDENLY WOKE UP
AND NOW HAS A CHANCE AT SOME MONEY
JUST OFF HER TAIL ARE TWO COLTS
CRIMINAL TYPE AND THEN BLUNNY

TIGER DANCER STILL STRONG IN THE LEAD
BUT THE CLOSERS ARE FAST GAINING GROUND
REAL QUIET AND DUSTY ARE FAR BACK
AND POOR RUFFIAN CANNOT BE FOUND

AND DOWN THE STRETCH HERE THEY COME
THE BATTLE ON THE FRONT NOW IS THREE
CIGARSHOP -- JOHN HENRY -- TIGER DANCER
BUT AT THE WIRE --- WHO SHALL IT BE?

THE LEADERS ARE LOCKED IN A MATCH RACE
A WHISKER CAN SEPARATE THESE THREE
CATALINA + BLUNNY STILL TRYING
BUT A 4TH IS ALL THEY MAY SEE

THE CROWD ON THEIR FEET LOUDLY SCREAMING
AS TWO DIFFERENT VOICE TONES WE HEAR
THE MEN ARE SCREAMING FOR THE 2 COLTS
AND THE LADIES FOR THE FILLY IS CLEAR

TIGER DANCER NOW IS A SANDWICH
BETWEEN THE TWO COLTS DOES SHE BURST
AND AS THE WIRE DRAWS CLOSER
WHICH NOSE OF THE 3 TOUCHES FIRST?


THE EXCITEMENT GROWS WITH EACH STRIDE
NOTHING TO SEPARATE THESE THREE
IT'S GONNA REQUIRE A PHOTO
TO SEE WHO THE WINNER WILL BE

THE CROWD IS IN WILD ANTICIPATION
THE TRAINERS ARE A BUNDLE OF NERVES
WILL IT PROVE TO BE EITHER BOLD COLT
OR THE FILLY GETS WHAT SHE DESERVES

OBJECTIONS BY SEVERAL ARE FLASHING
THE STEWARDS HAVE THEIR HANDS FULL
THE REPLAY THEY HAVE BEEN WATCHING
INDICATE THE OBJECTIONS ARE BULL


FINALLY THE LIGHTS HAVE STOPPED FLASHING
IT WAS CLOSE --- BUT NOW WE CAN SEE
CIGARSHOP PREVAILS BY A WHISKER
TO EMERGE AS THE WINNER OF THREE

JOHN HENRY WITH A MUCH LONGER NOSE
EDGES OUT TIGER DANCER BY A HAIR
CATALINA WITH JUST ENOUGH SPEED
STOLE THE PRECIOUS AS PART OF HER SHARE

ROUNDING OUT THE ORDER OF FINISH
WERE BLUNNY ------ CRIMINAL TYPE + RQ
DUSTY AND RUFFIAN SO FAR BACK
FROM THE GATE IT SEEMED THEY WERE THRU

SO CONGRATS TO CIGARSHOP IN VICTORY
A HARD FOUGHT BATTLE HE WON
DEFENDING CHAMP JOHN HENRY
THE REPEAT HE ALMOST GOT DONE

HERE IS THE ORDER OF FINISH
BUT IF YOU THINK IT IS WRONG
JUST NOTIFY THE CATZILLA
WHO'LL FIX IT BEFORE VERY LONG

CIGARSHOP ========== ========== $45.70
QUALIFIES FOR LOST IN THE FOG AWARD => WIN WITH LOWEST $$

JOHN HENRY (DC) ================= $43

TIGER DANCER =================== $41.20

CATALINA ============= ========= $37.80 (Steals The Precious)

======= ALSO RAN --- MOSTLY TROTTED ========

BLUNNY ==== ====== $29.30

CRIMINAL TYPE ====== $26.40

REAL QUIET ======== $22.40

DUSTY ===== ====== $19.80

RUFFIAN ========== $19.60

RUFFIAN + DUSTY WILL BE HOSTING A PARTY IN THE CAT HOUSE
"BYOC" = BRING YOUR OWN CATNIP === THEY ARE BROKE