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SUPURRR SATURDAY ~ 4/23 *RESULTS* @ CHARLES TOWN

Posted: Mon Apr 25, 2016 2:43 am
by RUFFIAN
**RESULTS**

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GOOD AFTERNOON AND WELCOME TO SUPURRR~SATURDAY
AT THE CHARLES TOWN RACE TRACK .... DOO-DA DOO-DA


OUR FEATURE EVENT TODAY IN HONOUR OF PRINCE
**THE PURPLE RAIN STAKES**


WE HAVE AN EXCELLENT FIELD OF 12 RUNNERS TODAY
WITH 2 SCRATCHES: OAKLAWN CAPPER
WHO IS STILL TRYING TO FIND HIS WAY OUT OF ARKANSAS
AND
POST TIME MIKE ALSO IS A NO SHOW
BUT, WE HAVE HAD NO EXPLANATION FROM HIS TRAINER


THE HORSES ARE ENTERING THE STARTING GATE
EXCEPT FOR STARK -- WHO IS BEING A NAUGHTY BOY
AND GIVING THE HANDLERS A HARD TIME

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BUT A LITTLE SWEET TALKIN AND SWEET PEPPERMINT HAS NOW
CONVINCED HIM TO ENTER THE STARTING GATE


AND AWAAAAAAAAAAAY THEY GO

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NOBODY SEEMS TO WANT THE EARLY LEAD BUT A FEW HAVE INHERITED IT ---

BLUNNY ..... DUSTY ...... PEEPTOAD ...... REAL QUIET
EL PRADO & CRIMINAL TYPE

JUST A COUPLE OF LENGTHS BEHIND THAT GROUP ARE
RUFFIAN - CATALINA - CIGARSHOP - TIGER DANCER

ANOTHER FEW LENGTHS BACK ARE JOHN HENRY & STARK
WHO LEFT THE GATE VERY SLOWLY --- NOT FINDING THEIR BEST STRIDE YET

OUT OF THE TURN THEY COME

AND NOW THE REAL RUNNING HAS BEGUN
AS SEVERAL HAVE TURNED UP THE HEAT TO HIGH

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CATALINA & CRIMINAL TYPE
NOW TAKING COMMAND OF THE LEAD

JUST OFF OF THEIR TAILS ARE -- DUSTY, BLUNNY, REAL QUIET

TIGER DANCER & PEEPTOAD ARE NEXT

A FEW MORE LENGTHS BACK ARE
JOHN HENRY -- RUNNING FOR A REPEAT
EL PRADO, RUFFIAN & CIGARSHOP

AND WAY FAR BACK WE SEE STARK
WHO APPEARS TO BE STRUGGLING WITH THE TRACK SURFACE -
NOT GAINING ANY GROUND ON THE FIELD IN FRONT OF HIM

THEY'RE AT THE TOP OF THE STRETCH

CRIMINAL TYPE APPEARS TO HAVE JUMPED A SHADOW
ALMOST COLLIDING WITH CATALINA!
HE HAS LOST ALL MOMENTUM & DROPPING BACK QUICKLY

CATALINA IS NOW ALONE ON THE LEAD

BUT THE CLOSERS ARE PUTTING THE PRESSURE ON AND GAINING GROUND
ON THE SPEEDY CATALINA WITH EVERY STRIDE

EL PRADO SUDDENLY HAS SHIFTED INTO HIGH GEAR
AND NOW HAS TAKEN OVER THE LEAD

REAL QUIET WITH EQUAL DETERMINATION, POWER & SPEED
IS NOW RUNNING NECK AND NECK WITH EL-PRADO

CATALINA HAS DROPPED BACK TO 3rd NOW

PEEPTOAD IS JUST OFF OF THE TAIL OF CATALINA

IT'S A TIGHTLY BUNCHED GROUP OF FOUR
RUNNING JUST A COUPLE OF LENGTHS BEHIND THE LEADERS

DUSTY & CIGARSHOP NECK AND NECK --- SIDE-BY-SIDE

BLUNNY & JOHN HENRY ARE NEXT

RUFFIAN & TIGER DANCER, JOINED BY CRIMINAL TYPE
ARE AT THE BACK OF THE PACK

AND RUNNING IN HIS OWN TIME ZONE IS --- STARK

AND DOWN THE STRETCH THEY COME

EL-PRADO FIRING ON ALL CYLINDERS

REAL QUIET ---- JUST OFF HER TAIL

CATALINA --- STILL RUNNING STRONGLY AND NOT OUT OF IT YET

PEEPTOAD IS STILL IN WITH A SHOT

BUT HOLD ON FOLKS....
THE CROWD IS SUDDENLY ON THEIR FEET
SCREAMING LIKE A PACK OF BANSHEES

SOMEONE IS COMING UP THE RAIL PASSING ONE AFTER ANOTHER
LIKE THEY WERE JUST TROTTING!

IT'S HARD TO TELL EXACTLY WHO IT IS YET ---
NOW WE CAN FINALLY SEE THE HOT PINK SILKS ~
IT'S RUFFIAN WHO SUDDENLY FROM THE BACK OF THE PACK
LET HER "INNER CHEETAH" COME OUT TO PLAY
DOING HER BEST CRYPTOCLEARANCE IMPRESSION!!

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THE ROAR OF THE CROWD MATCHES THE ROAR OF THE RUFF ONE
AS SHE HAS FLOWN BY EVERYBODY IN FRONT OF HER INCLUDING
EL PRADO WHO LOOKS A LITTLE BIT STUNNED
AT BEING PASSED SO CLOSE TO THE WIRE

AS RUFFIAN'S TAIL DISAPPEARS QUICKLY INTO THE DISTANCE
THERE IS NO DOUBT ABOUT WHO WILL BE STANDING
IN THE WINNER'S CIRCLE TODAY ---

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IN THE FINAL FURLONG THE FIERY FILLY MADE A MOCKERY
OF WHAT HAD BEEN A CLOSELY CONTESTED RACE

THERE WILL BE A PHOTO TO DETERMINE SECOND-PLACE

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WHATEVER FIRED RUFFIAN UP TODAY...
SHOULD BE PUT INTO THE OTHER HORSE'S FEED ON A REGULAR BASIS
PERHAPS HER TRAINER MIGHT GIVE US A CLUE LATER
THO "HIGHLY" UNLIKELY

$$-OFFICIAL ORDER OF FINISH-$$


1st ~ RUFFIAN ........................... $135.40
Image ~WINNER / QUEEN OF THE TRACK~


2nd ~ EL-PRADO ...........................$90.00
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3rd ~ REAL QUIET .........................$86.40
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4th ~ CATALINA ...........................$75.80
... (ANOTHER GOLDEN RING BUT ALSO MORE DANGER FROM GOLLUM)
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======= ALSO RAN =======

PEEPTOAD ......................... $72.80

DUSTY AND
CIGARSHOP = DH ............... $65.20

BLUNNY ............................ $62.60

JOHN HENRY (DC) ............... $54.80

TIGER DANCER ................... $49.00

CRIMINAL TYPE .................. $48.80

STARK ............................... $25.40
PULLED UP IN FINAL FURLONG
WILL BE EXAMINED BACK AT THE BARN
.... THEN OFF TO THE DOG-HOUSE :thumbsup:
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WE NOW BID YOU A GOOD EVENING
AND A SAFE, SOBER, NON TEXTING DRIVE HOME
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Image ~Graphics By: TIGER DANCER~

Re: SUPURRR SATURDAY ~ 4/23 *RESULTS* @ CHARLES TOWN

Posted: Mon Apr 25, 2016 4:05 pm
by stark
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Doctors are happy to report that Stark is not suffering from any serious life threatening injury at this time after being pulled up and vanned off at Charlestown on Saturday. However, some toxicology reports are still pending as apparently Stark was self-prescribing the formula made famous by Zenyatta, a pint of Guinness whenever he wanted one.
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As one might imagine, any horse that's taught to count on their own, as Stark was, could indeed get it wrong and overdo it.
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So while it's easy enough to say it's just a hangover, it is our recommendation that Stark be turned out to pasture for some well deserved R&R most likely in Southern California near the beach. Image

The current plan is that Stark be re-evaluated on a monthly basis before returning to the rigors of competition be it midweek mayhem or super saturdays in the future. He wishes you all a safe trip with hopes of getting your picture taken in the winners circle very soon!
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