Horse Racing Forum - USA Thoroughbred Races

**RESULTS**


GOOD AFTERNOON & WELCOME
TO SUPURRR SATURDAY AT TAMPA BAY

WE HAVE 11 RUNNERS TO CONTEST OUR FEATURE EVENT
BUT MISSING FROM TODAY'S RACE IS PEEPTOAD
WHO WAS REPORTED AS RUNNING A SLIGHT FEVER
WE WISH HER WELL AND HOPE TO SEE HER IN THE GATE
AT OUR NEXT EVENT




THE HORSES ARE ENTERING THE GATE AND WE ARE
ALMOST READY TO RUN, ONCE JOHN HENRY CAN BE
CONVINCED TO GO IN
ADDITIONAL HANDLERS & PEPPERMINTS SEEM TO BE
THE ANSWER AS HE HAS NOW GONE IN

WE ARE FINALLY READY TO RUN!

AND AWAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAY THEY GO.....



IT'S 4 ACROSS THE TRACK TO TAKE THE EARLY LEAD
RUFFIAN ... DUSTY ... STARK ...REAL QUIET

TUCKED IN JUST BEHIND THOSE 4 ARE
BLUNNY ... OAKLAWN CAPPER & CRIMINAL TYPE

A FEW LENGTHS BACK WE SEE
TIGER DANCER ... POST TIME MIKE ... CATALINA

TRAILING THE FIELD IN THE EARLY GOING IS JOHN HENRY

===OUT OF THE TURN THEY COME===

AND THE COMPLEXION OF THE RACE HAS SUDDENLY CHANGED

BLUNNY HAS TAKEN TOTAL COMMAND OF THE RACE
WITH SUPER SONIC SPEED
LEAVING THE REST OF THE FIELD STUNNED




DEFENDING CHAMP STARK IS NEXT
TRYING TO NOT LET BLUNNY GET TOO FAR AHEAD
AND LOSE ALL HOPE OF A REPEAT VICTORY

OAKLAWN CAPPER IS RUNNING RIGHT WITH STARK
AND NOW IT'S THESE 3 COLTS TAKING COMPLETE
CONTROL OF THE RACE

=== THEY'RE AT THE TOP OF THE STRETCH ===

BLUNNY HAS BEEN A POWERHOUSE FROM THE GATE
AND NOT ONLY ISN'T HE SLOWING DOWN BUT NOW
HE HAS PICKED UP SPEED AND IS LEAVING THE FIELD
ONLY RUNNING FOR A PIECE OF THE PURSE

OAKLAWN CAPPER HAS MOVED INTO 2nd
WITH STARK A FEW LENGTHS BACK TRYING TO
GAIN GROUND ON THE DUO IN FRONT

IT'S ANOTHER SEVERAL LENGTHS BACK TO REAL QUIET

AND THEN A HUGE GAP TO THE REST OF THE FIELD
WHO HAVE SHOWN LITTLE SPEED SO FAR

=== AND DOWN THE STRETCH THEY COME ===

BLUNNY LEADS THE WAY LEAVING THE REST OF
THE FIELD WITH LITTLE HOPE OF CATCHING HIM

OAKLAWN CAPPER STILL RUNNING STRONGLY

STARK IS LOOKING A BIT LEG WEARY NOW AND
DROPPING BACK

REAL QUIET STILL TRYING TO KEEP UP

TIGER DANCER IS NEXT BUT FAR BACK

CRIMINAL TYPE / RUFFIAN / DUSTY / POST TIME MIKE
ARE RUNNING IN A LINE ACROSS THE TRACK
SHOWING LITTLE SPEED AT ALL

AND EVEN FARTHER BACK IN ANOTHER TIME ZONE ---> PST --
ARE CATALINA & JOHN HENRY




THE WIRE LOOMS JUST AHEAD BUT THERE IS
NO DOUBT WHOSE NOSE WILL TOUCH IT FIRST

IT'S BEEN BLUNNY FROM THE START
AND IT WILL BE BLUNNY AT THE FINISH

OAKLAWN CAPPER RAN VERY WELL AND ON ANY
OTHER DAY MIGHT HAVE BEEN IN THE WINNER'S CIRCLE

DEFENDING CHAMP, STARK ALSO RAN STRONGLY
BUT COULD NOT KEEP UP WITH THE RECORD SETTING
FRACTIONS RUN BY BLUNNY

$$-OFFICIAL ORDER OF FINISH-$$


1st ~ BLUNNY ============ $123.60
~WINNER / TOP DOG~


2nd ~ OAKLAWN CAPPER === $70.20
~RUNNER-UP / BRIDESMAID~


3rd ~ STARK {DC} ========= $56.40
~FLOWER-BEARER~


4th ~ REAL QUIET ====== $48.00
(STEALS THE PRECIOUS)
~RING-BEARER~


ALSO RAN / THO NOT MUCH

TIGER DANCER ======= $35.40

CRIMINAL TYPE ======= $29.80

RUFFIAN =========== $29.20

DUSTY ============ $28.40

POST TIME MIKE ====== $23.40

CATALINA ========== $12.60
.... (Threw A Shoe In The Turn)

JOHN HENRY ========= $10.20
....AND OFF TO THE DOG-HOUSE HE GOES


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WAS A TUFF DAY FOR ALL BUT FOUR
WHO CAME VERY READY TO RUN
AS THE OTHER SEVEN TRIED HARD
BUT DIDN'T HAVE VERY MUCH FUN

WE ALL HAVE DAYS OF GOOD AND BAD
SOME WE STRUGGLE TO GET THRU
AND THEN THE NEXT TIME WE RUN
IT'S THE OTHERS CRYING "BOO HOO"


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WE NOW BID YOU A GOOD EVENING
AND A SAFE, SOBER, NON-TEXTING DRIVE HOME
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~Graphics By: TIGER DANCER~

Congrats to Blunny on the victory and to the underneath part of the exacta OaklawnCapper, and of course to Ruffian for being the maestro!

While I'm no longer a maiden I'm certainly still a green rookie learning the ropes and enjoying my time travelling to a couple of tracks I've never ran at before, that was the first time in my life I watched an entire card from TampaBay. Still can't watch all of DeltaDowns, but I will get some midweek picks in.

Just curious..... do the "professionals" ever play in these things, y'know like Thinair, Dustino, Horsebagger et al? Not that we need them to ensure a good time will be had by all but it would no doubt add to the bragging rights for a few if they took a shot at it

STARK SAYS >> Thanks Ruffian the Maestro

ACTUALLY STARK ---
RUFFIAN DOES THE RACE CALL BUT TIGER DANCER DOES GRAPHICS
WHICH TURNS MY WORDS INTO A WORK OF ART
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Just curious..... do the "professionals" ever play in these things, y'know like Thinair, Dustino, Horsebagger et al? Not that we need them to ensure a good time will be had by all but it would no doubt add to the bragging rights for a few if they took a shot at it

STARK
ACTUALLY SEVERAL OF OUR PLAYERS ARE WHAT U MIGHT CALL 'PROFESSIONAL'
(ACTUALLY PLAY TRACKS FOR REAL & ARE VERY EXPERIENCED)

DUSTINO DID PLAY ONCE OR TWICE

IT SEEMS THAT WHEN WE GET A NEW PLAYER LATELY
IT'S ALWAYS A COLT
WHERE ARE THE FILLYS???

WE HAVE LOST SEVERAL REGULAR FILLYS THIS YEAR DUE TO EXTENUATING
CIRCUMSTANCE WHEN LIFE GETS IN THE WAY OF FUN

WE LOST EL PRADO / HORSE CRAZY GAL / TY88 (HOTY 2012) / GOTADUN --- ETC

SO EVEN OUTNUMBERED BY A LOT
THE FILLYS HAVE MANAGED TO WIN QUITE OFTEN

WE ARE ONE OF VERY FEW FORUMS WHO GIVE YEAR END PRIZES / AWARDS
THE MEOW MIX AWARDS FOR 2015 ARE IN PROGRESS

THE WORDS HAVE BEEN WRITTEN BY ME
NOW WE WAIT FOR TIGER DANCER TO WORK HER GRAPHIC MAGIC
AND THEN ALL SHALL BE KNOWN ---
THE STORY OF FAME AND GLORY!

PREVIOUS YEARS CEREMONIES ARE POSTED ON THE MENU
CHECK EM OUT --- A FUN READ!

RUFFIAN wrote: IT SEEMS THAT WHEN WE GET A NEW PLAYER LATELY
IT'S ALWAYS A COLT
WHERE ARE THE FILLYS???

Well, that's pretty much what you see at the track on days when it is only simulcast and parimutuel wagering, but no live racing. Mostly men, very few women.