Horse Racing Forum - USA Thoroughbred Races

CONGRATS TO REAL QUIET FOR A DAZZLING DYNAMIC DISPLAY
OF POWER, STYLE & SPEED REMINDING LOYAL FANS
HOW HE BECAME 2015 HOTY

VENUE: A NO BRAINER ON TRAVERS DAY AT THE SPA

POST TIME: 11:35 AM EDT / 10:35 CT / 9:35 MT/ 8:35 PT

EARLY BIRD GETS THE WORM
2ND MOUSE GETS THE CHEESE
THEN THE CAT GETS EM ALL!

RULES ARE ON THE MENU
WHY NOT TAKE A BITE
BETTER SAFE THAN SORRY
DQ THEN WHINE ALL NITE

SERENDIPITOUS & SUPURRRFLUOUS SELECTIONS

MY 'TALE' IS ONE OF CONFUSION
WITH THESE PIX 'ESKEN FOR MONEY'
SARATOGA = 'GRAVEYARD OF CHAMPS'
SO MAYBE THESE NOT SO FUNNY?

R1 >>> 2 1 8 6 5
HAZIT

VICTORY LANE
GOOD MAGIC


R2 >>> 5 3 9 8 10
KABANG!

SURPRISE TWIST
FOCUS GROUP


R3 >>> 2 6 10 7 3
CHIRPING

FORTUNE COOKIE
NEEPAWA


R4 >>> 5 6 1 2 8
ANGRY MOON

SHAFT OF LIGHT
OSTROLENKA


R5 >>> 7 1 9 4 10
TATHQUEEF

PROFITEER
ROYAL SON


R6 >>> 5 3 4 2 1 ~ PERSONAL ENSIGN
ESKENFORMONEY $$$

GOING FOR BROKE
FOREVER UNBRIDLED
SONGBIRD
(*YES I LOVE HER & YES SHE 'SHOULD' WIN BUT.....
IN RACING ESPECIALLY AT SARATOGA, GRAVEYARD OF CHAMPS,
YA JUST NEVER KNOW!)

R7 >>. 6 1 4 7 5 ~ BALLERINA
DISTINTA
(* Dam = Miss Kitty)

BIRD AT THE WIRE
BY THE MOON


R8 >>> 3 2 1 4 8 ~ H. ALLEN JERKENS S (Supurrr Tuff Choice)
TALE OF SILENCE
(* What Cat's Friends Always Hope For)

TAKAFUL
PRACTICAL JOKE


R9 >>> 8 4 6 5 10~ FOREGO
TALE OF S'AVALL

DIVINING ROD
MIND YOUR BISCUITS


R10 >>> 2 3 5 6 7 ~ SWORD DANCER
BIGGER PICTURE

SADLER'S (Kitten) JOY
MONEY MULTIPLIER


R11 >>> 7 4 12 5 1 ~ THE BIG DANCE = A Fave Or New Star Shines?
ALWAYS DREAMING

TAPWRIT
FAYEQ


R12 >>> 4 3 5 1 2 ~ WOODFORD RESERVE BALLSTON SPA
ON LEAVE

TIME & MOTION
ANTONOE


R13 >>> 8 4 11 12 9
ALL ABOUT VOODOO

PROGNOSTICATION
HERE COMES YOUR MAN (DH)

GOOD AFTERNOON & WELCOME TO SUPURRR SATURDAY
COMING TO YOU FROM SARATOGA RACE TRACK

OUR FEATURE EVENT TODAY WILL BE THE ''TRAVERSE STAKES''
A JOURNEY FROM GATE TO WIRE FOR REAL QUIET ATTEMPTING
TO REPEAT HIS VICTORY GALLOP & 8 OTHERS TRYING TO STOP HIM

SEVERAL LATE SCRATCHES DUE TO VARIOUS REASONS
CO-HOTY STARK TAKING A WELL DESERVED R & R VACATION

CATALINA CAUGHT IN A HURRICANE UNABLE TO TRAVERSE
THE JOURNEY TO THE AIRPORT TO RUN AT SARATOGA

EL PRADO BACK AT ROOT & RIDDLE EQUINE

THE HORSES ARE ALMOST ALL IN JUST WAITING FOR
RUFFIAN & TIGER DANCER TO STOP FUSSING & GO IN

FINALLY WE ARE READY TO RUN

AND THEY'RE OFF IN THE TRAVERSE STAKES

AWAY WITH GOOD EARLY SPEED ARE RUFFIAN & BLUNNY

PEEPTOAD & REAL QUIET JUST 3 LENGTHS BEHIND THAT DUO

THUNDER CAT IS NEXT WITH POST TIME MIKE JUST AT HER TAIL

CIGARSHOP & TIGER DANCER NOT SHOWING ANY SPEED YET
AND TRAILING THE FIELD IN THE EARLY GOING IS DUSTY

OUT OF THE TURN THEY COME

THE TWO FRONT RUNNERS NOT HANDLING THE TURN WELL
HAVE NOW BEEN PASSED BY THUNDER CAT DOING HER OWN
IMPRESSION OF THE ROADRUNNER ~ BEEP BEEP OUT OF MY WAY!

THE FIERCE FILLY IS DISAPPEARING INTO THE DISTANCE AS
THE REST OF THE FIELD IS NOW PLAYING CATCH-UP!

IT'S 13 LENGTHS BACK TO BLUNNY & REAL QUIET

FAR BACK BEHIND THAT COLT DUO ARE CIGARSHOP & RUFFIAN

IT'S ANOTHER FEW LENGTHS BACK TO PEEPTOAD, POST TIME MIKE
AND TIGER DANCER AS DUSTY CONTINUES TO TRAIL

THEY'RE AT THE TOP OF THE STRETCH

THUNDER CAT WITH A COMMANDING LEAD CONTINUES ON STRONGLY

REAL QUIET & BLUNNY NECK AND NECK ARE NEXT
BUT NOT GAINING ON THE FRISKY FAST FILLY AT THE FRONT

AND DOWN THE STRETCH THEY COME

THUNDER CAT LEADS THE WAY SHOWING NO SIGNS OF SLOWING DOWN

REAL QUIET HAS TAKEN OVER THE 2ND SPOT
WITH BLUNNY DROPPING BACK INTO 3RD

CIGARSHOP PICKING UP HIS SPEED NOW RIGHT AT BLUNNY'S TAIL

IT'S A BIG GAP BACK TO PEEPTOAD, POST TIME MIKE & DUSTY

RUFFIAN HAD SPOOKED AT SOMETHING IN THE INFIELD LOSING
HER EARLY MOMENTUM NEVER AWAKENING HER 'INNER CHEETAH'
NOW TRAILING FAR BACK ALONG WITH TIGER DANCER
A NEW ''VERSION'' OF THE 'BIG CAT DIARY' HEADING FOR THE CAT HOUSE

THUNDER CAT ALL ALONE ON THE LEAD LEAVING NO DOUBT WHO
'TRAVERSED' THIS RACE WITH SPEED, STYLE & SIZZLE!

DEFENDING CHAMP, REAL QUIET NOT QUITE FAST ENOUGH TODAY
BUT RUNNING VERY STRONGLY TO HOLD ON FOR 2ND

BLUNNY FAILING TO RECHARGE HIS ENERGIZER BATTERY STILL
MANAGES TO HOLD OFF CIGARSHOP FOR THE SHOW SPOT
WHO STEALS THE PRECIOUS BY A SLIM NOSTRIL HAIR

OFFICIAL ORDER OF FINISH

THUNDER CAT = $71.40
*ROARED FROM THE TURN TO THE WIRE IMPRESSIVELY

(DC) REAL QUIET = $55.40
*GOOD EFFORT JUST NOT QUIET GOOD ENUFF TODAY

BLUNNY $49.20
*ALMOST APPEARED AS IF HE TRIED TO LET CIGARSHOP PASS
SO HE COULD STEAL THE PRECIOUS ~ BUT NOT TO BE

CIGARSHOP = $48.80
*MID PACK IN 1ST HALF - REGAINED HIS MOJO IN FINAL FURLONGS

ALSO RAN

PEEPTOAD = $35.90

POST TIME MIKE = $34.40

DUSTY = $32.60

TIGER DANCER = $25.90

RUFFIAN = $24.40
*LEFT HER 'INNER CHEETAH' NAPPING BACK AT THE BARN!

WE NOW BID YOU A GOOD EVENING
AND A SAFE, SOBER, NON-TEXTING DRIVE HOME
THE LIFE U SAVE - MAY BE YOUR OWN!