MIDWEEK MAYHEM + BOTS ~ 6/21 *RESULTS* @ NORTHLANDS

[RUFFIAN]

CONGRATS TO CIGARSHOP WHOSE CRYSTAL BALLS WERE
CLEAR & ACCURATE AS HE ACCOMPLISHED WHAT HE PREDICTED

VENUE: NORTHLANDS PARK (CANADA)

FEATURE EVENT: THE SUMMER SOLSTICE STAKES

POST TIME: 6:30 MOUNTAIN TIME / 7:30 CT / 8:30 EDT / 5:30 PT

SCOREKEEPER

DUSTY WAS THE DESIGNATED KEEPER OF SCORES
BUT SHE IS TAKING A WELL DESERVED SPA VACATION
THEREFORE THE RUFFZILLA WILL STEP IN TO ROAR AT YA


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BETTER SAFE THAN SORRY
ERRR THEN SEE A D.Q.

[RUFFIAN]

**RESULTS**



GOOD AFTERNOON -&- WELCOME TO MIDWEEK MAYHEM
COMING TO YOU FROM NORTHLANDS PARK IN CANADA




ALL PASSPORTS WERE VALIDATED -&- ALL HORSES PASSED
THE QUARANTINE TESTING ~ THO RUFFIAN WAS UNDER
TEMPORARY HOLDING DUE TO EXCESSIVE CATNIP BUT
AFTER INVESTIGATION, IT WAS DETERMINED TO BE AN
APPROVED LEGAL SUBSTANCE & SHE WAS RELEASED TO RUN

OUR FEATURE EVENT: THE SUMMER SOLSTICE STAKES




CIGARSHOP -- WILL HAVE 9 CHALLENGERS
DOING THEIR BEST RUNNING TO
PREVENT A REPEAT VICTORY GALLOP

TODAY ALSO WILL BE A BOTS EVENT: BATTLE OF THE SEXES
WILL IT BE THE STURDY STRONGER STALLIONS ~
OR THE FRISKY FIEREY FIERCE FILLYS?



THE HORSES ARE STANDING QUIETLY IN THE GATE AND
WE ARE READY TO RUN -- THE SUMMER SOLSTICE STAKES


AND AWAAAAAAAAAAAY THEY GO




OUT FOR THE EARLY LEAD
DUSTY -&- EL PRADO LEAD THE WAY

4 LENGTHS BACK IS A TRIO OF
STARK ~ REAL QUIET -&- THUNDER CAT

CATALINA IS MOVING UP QUICKLY
JOINING DUSTY -&- EL PRADO

IT'S SEVERAL LENGTHS BACK TO
BLUNNY ~ RUFFIAN -&- CIGARSHOP
AS TIGER DANCER STALLED COMING OUT OF HER GATE
AND HAS A HUGE DISTANCE TO MAKE UP


OUT OF THE TURN THEY COME


NOW IT'S DUSTY -&- CATALINA IN COMMAND OF THE LEAD
AS EL PRADO DID NOT HANDLE THE TURN VERY WELL
DROPPING BACK DRAMATICALLY

REAL QUIET IS NEXT FOLLOWED BY STARK ~ BLUNNY ~ RUFFIAN
THUNDER CAT -&- CIGARSHOP AS TIGER DANCER TRAILS BY 20


THEY'RE AT THE TOP OF THE STRETCH


DUSTY HAS TURNED UP THE HEAT -&- SPEED
NOW ALONE ON THE LEAD


CATALINA COULD NOT KEEP UP AND NOW HAS BEEN PASSED BY
CIGARSHOP -- WHO FINALLY FOUND HIS MOJO - MOVING UP QUICKLY




CATALINA ~ THUNDER CAT ~ REAL QUIET -&- BLUNNY ARE NEXT
STARK SUDDENLY SPOOKED AT SOMETHING LOSING ALL MOMENTUM
RUFFIAN -&- EL PRADO ARE ANOTHER FEW LENGTHS BACK
AS TIGER DANCER STILL TRAILS


AND DOWN THE STRETCH THEY COME


DUSTY -- IN TOTAL COMMAND -&- INCREASING HER LEAD
CIGARSHOP -- PICKING UP SPEED BUT IS NOT GAINING ON DUSTY

SUDDENLY A HUGE REACTION FROM THE CROWD WHO ARE UP
ON THEIR FEET AS FROM THE CLOUDS ~ RUFFIAN HAS LET HER
'INNER CHEETAH' COME OUT & IS ROARING UP THE RAIL

SHE HAS PASSED EVERYONE ONE BY ONE AND NOW HAS FLOWN
RIGHT ON BY CIGARSHOP WITH ONLY DUSTY AHEAD OF HER




THE RACE HAS NOW CHANGED FROM A RUNAWAY WINNER
TO A FILLY MATCH RACE FOR THE BOTS GLORY




DUSTY WHO HAS LED FROM THE GATE WITHOUT SHOWING ANY
SIGNS OF TIRING NOW HAS A HUGE CHALLENGE FROM RUFFIAN

THE WIRE IS JUST AHEAD AS THE 2 FILLYS ARE NECK -&- NECK
CAN DUSTY HOLD ON ~ CAN RUFFIAN FIND ENOUGH TO WIN

THE ANSWER IS YES -&- NO
DUSTY HOLDS ON ~ RUFFIAN'S CHALLENGE TOO LATE

**DUSTY BRINGS HOME THE BOTS GLORY FOR THE FILLYS**
A GATE TO WIRE VICTORY GALLOP

~~~~


RUFFIAN WITH A SUPER-SONIC SURGE OF SPEED IS 2nd

CIGARSHOP WITH A FINAL FURLONGS EFFORT HOLDS ON FOR SHOW

CATALINA BY A KITTY WHISKER STEALS THE PRECIOUS


$$-OFFICIAL ORDER OF FINISH-$$


1st ~ DUSTY ======== $61.00
~~~~
~CELEBRATING AT HER POOLSIDE SPA~

2nd ~ RUFFIAN ======= $52.50


3rd~ (DC) CIGARSHOP == $44.90


4th ~ CATALINA ====== $34.50

ALSO RAN

THUNDER CAT ==== $33.50

REAL QUIET ===== $32.90

BLUNNY ======= $28.30

TIGER DANCER === $26.40
(*Suddenly Awakened In Time To Avoid The Cat House!)

STARK ======== $25.90

EL PRADO ====== $21.10
*Steals The Cat House Key & Calculator
~~~


WE NOW BID YOU A GOOD EVENING FROM CANADA
AND WISHING YOU ALL A SPECTACULAR SUMMER SOLSTICE

~Graphics By: TIGER DANCER~