Horse Racing Forum - USA Thoroughbred Races

CONGRATS ONCE AGAIN TO STARK-THE-SHARK WHO
IS BITING INTO ALL COMPETITION ON A REGULAR BASIS!

VENUE: TAMPA BAY

POST TIME: 12:45 EDT

SCOREKEEPER
DANCING WITH HER CALCULATOR IN PAWS WILL BE
TIGER DANCER WALLOWING IN CATNIP & CHIPPENDALES

REMEMBER TIZ A BOTS DAY
SO FILLYS BE FRISKY & COLTS BE COURAGEOUS

RULES ARE ON THE MENU
WHY NOT TAKE A PEEK
CAUSE IF U ERRR & DQ
ALL YOU'LL SAY IS > EEEEK

TENACIOUS & TWISTED @ TAMPA

R1 >>> 4 7 1 3 6
SHAKIN EM DOWN

CARE ABOUT THIS
TIME ROCK


R2 >>> 5 1 4 3 7
TUFF DECISION OF TOP 2 FOR DIFFERENT REASONS

POM (QrFluffl) N CIRCUMSTANCE

MO TOWN KAT
IMPECCABLE LADY


R3 >>> 6 4 2 1 8
NIGHT EDITOR

THINK HE'S GONE
WORLD CHANGER


R4 >>> 7 3 4 2 8
YES I DO

I BETCHA
HOPE TOWN


R5 >>> 7 5 1 4 8
WANNA SALSA?

GONE ASTRAY KISS
NOTIONAL WIND


R6 >>> 5 7 8 2 6 (TUFFEST CHOICE OF THE DAY)
EYE OF RA (Toe Of Newt?)

SILVER MAGNOLIA (Kitten's Joy)
QUEEN'S GATE


R7 >>> 6 8 7 4 3
SUPREME JUSTICE

IN A SWAGGER
GOOD TIMES RAMBLES


R8 >>> 14/AE 5 10 8 3 7
BIRD HUMOR / AE

YORKSHIRE INN
ALWAYS GOT THE SUMMER


R9 >>> 3 8 4 6 10
WHOLE

MY PURRRFECT DIAMOND
SABBATARIAN

GOOD AFTERNOON & WELCOME TO A DIFFERENT EDITION
OF THE 'BIG CAT DIARY' ==> WALKING WOUNDED VERSION

TIGER DANCER WENT DOWN THE OLE RABBIT HOLE IN SEARCH
OF TECHNICAL INTERNET SOLUTIONS & YET HAS NOT EMERGED

RECOVERING RUFFIAN WHOSE CHEETAH IS LIMPING ALONG SLOWLY
WILL STEP ON IN MORE WITH A PURRR THAN A ROAR TO BRING
THE RESULTS OF MIDWEEK MAYHEM / BOTS DAY

THE FEATURE EVENT TODAY IS THE JOHN HENRY MEMORIAL S
TO HONOR OUR FALLEN SOLDIER WHO FOUGHT VALIANTLY
MONTH AFTER MONTH TO WIN
A COLT WHO COULD EASILY DEFEAT CHALLENGERS ON THE TRACK
WAS UNABLE TO DEFEAT THE WORST CHALLENGER OF ALL: CANCER

WE HAVE 9 IN THE GATE AS 8 TRY TO DEFEAT THE CHANCES
OF DEFENDING CHAMP, STARK REPEATING HIS VICTORY

AND AWAAAAY THEY GO IN THE JOHN HENRY MEMORIAL S

IT'S ALMOST IRONIC THAT ON A BOTS DAY, WE SEE 3 COLTS
STARK ~ CIGARSHOP & REAL QUIET OUT FOR THE EARLY LEAD,
TRYING TO WIN FOR OUR DEPARTED COLT

BUT THAT IDEA DIDN'T LAST LONG AS DUSTY & EL PRADO
DEFENDING FILLY HONOR ROAR RIGHT PAST THE COLT TRIO!

AT THE TOP OF THE STRETCH IT IS DUSTY IN COMMAND
WITH EL PRADO RIGHT THERE AT HER TAIL

BUT THAT TOO IS SUDDENLY CHANGING AS NOW IT IS BLUNNY
WHO FOUND HIS INNER MOJO AND HAS STORMED RIGHT ON BY
FOLLOWED BY REAL QUIET WHO IS ANYTHING BUT QUIET TODAY!

IT'S SEVERAL LENGTHS BACK TO STARK WHO JUMPED A SHADOW

EVEN FARTHER BACK ARE CATALINA ~ TIGER DANCER ~ CIGARSHOP

AND FLOATING ALONG IN THE TWILIGHT ZONE OF''NO CHANCE AT ALL''
IS RUFFIAN, LACKING ENERGY OR ENTHUSIASM TO RUN AT ALL

AND DOWN THE STRETCH THEY COME

BLUNNY & DUSTY NOSE & NOSE LOCKED IN A TIGHT BATTLE FOR
THE LEAD WITH REAL QUIET & EL PRADO JUST A HALF LENGTH
BACK ALSO NECK & NECK ~ STRIDE FOR STRIDE

THESE FOUR IN A FIERCE FRANTIC FLURRY OF DETERMINATION
BLUNNY & REAL QUIET FIGHTING FOR COLT HONOR
DUSTY & EL PRADO WITH FIREY FILLY FURY ~

HERE COMES THE WIRE AND WITH ONE FINAL DESPERATE
POWERFUL SURGE OF SUPER SONIC SPEED ~ BLUNNY HAS WON

THE VICTORY IS FOR THE COLTS BUT ALSO FOR JOHN HENRY
WHO MUST BE GRINNING AS HE WATCHES COLTS GLORY
FROM THE RACETRACK IN THE STARS

OFFICIAL ORDER OF FINISH

BLUNNY ========= $79.20

DUSTY ======= === $59.20

REAL QUIET ====== $47.20

EL PRADO ==== === $46.20

======= ALSO RAN ======

(DC) STARK ======== $43

CATALINA ===== ==== $36

TIGER DANCER ===== 32.20

CIGARSHOP ==== === $29

RUFFIAN ===== ===== $4.20 (Interesting ## eh!)