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CONGRATS TO TIGER DANCER WHO DANCED TO HER OWN TUNE
ALL THE WAY TO THE WIRE, AS SHE HELD OFF DEFENDING CHAMP
CATALINA'S REPEAT VICTORY

VENUE: FAIR GROUNDS
FEATURE EVENT: THE SPRING EQUINOX STAKES

POST TIMES: 1 PM CENTRAL // 2 PM ET // NOON MT // 11 AM PT

*** SCOREKEEPER ***
SCORING FROM THE COOL CAT HOUSE WILL BE DUSTY
UNLESS SHE IS UNABLE TO CALCULATE ~
~ IF DUSTY CANNOT PRESENT RESULTS ~
RUFFIAN WILL ROAR ON IN TO PARTAKE OF THE CATNIP BUFFET
AND DANCE WITH THE AUSSIE 'THUNDER FROM DOWN UNDER'

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GOOD AFTERNOON & WELCOME TO MIDWEEK MAYHEM
TODAY WE ARE IN CAJUN COUNTRY AT THE FAIR GROUNDS

OUR FEATURE EVENT IS THE 'SPRING EQUINOX' STAKES
PLUS THE BOTS: BATTLE OF THE SEXES ~ COLTS VS: FILLYS

WITH THE SCRATCH OF REAL QUIET, DEFENDING CHAMP
TIGER DANCER WILL HAVE 7 CHALLENGERS TRYING TO PREVENT
THE TIGER DANCING TO THE WIRE IN A REPEAT VICTORY

7 ARE STANDING QUIETLY JUST WAITING FOR CATALINA TO
SETTLE DOWN ~ THE FILLY SEEMS QUITE 'ANTSY' TODAY!

TIGER DANCER SUDDENLY GAVE CATALINA A NUDGE & A WINK
AS IF TO SAY: ''GET GOIN GIRL, I GOT A REPEAT TO RUN!''

SINCE I DON'T SPEAK 'EQUINESE' I AM GUESSING IT WORKED
BECAUSE CATALINA WENT RIGHT ON IN! ''FILLY-SPEAK?''

AND THEY'RE OFF IN THE 'SPRING EQUINOX' STAKES

TAKING AN EARLY LEAD ARE CIGARSHOP & THUNDER CAT
WITH CRUZAN RIGHT THERE ON THEIR HEELS

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

THE SAME TRIO CONTINUE TO LEAD THE WAY WITH CIGARSHOP
A NOSE IN FRONT OF CRUZAN FOLLOWED CLOSELY BY THUNDER CAT

BLUNNY IS ABOUT 6 LENGTHS BACK WITH DUSTY NEXT

VERY FAR BACK IS THE TRAILING TURTLE-TRIO OF
RUFFIAN, TIGER DANCER AND CATALINA

THE 3 FILLYS SEEM TO BE MORE INTERESTED IN A FLOCK OF
RINGED TURTLE DOVES FLUTTERING IN THE INFIELD
THAN RUNNING A RACE!

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

CIGARSHOP NOW HAS A DETERMINED CRUZAN RIGHT AT HIS NECK
THESE 2 COLTS LEAD THE WAY WITH A TENACIOUS THUNDER CAT
NIPPING AT THEIR TAILS!

BLUNNY IS ANOTHER SEVERAL LENGTHS BEHIND THE FRONT RUNNERS
FOLLOWED BY A LETHARGIC DUSTY

STILL LOLLY-GAGGING IN ANOTHER TIME ZONE, THE SLOW MOVIN
SNAIL PACED SILLY FILLYS ~ RUFFIAN, CATALINA AND DEFENDING CHAMP
TIGER DANCER WHO NOW SEES ANY CHANCE OF REPEAT GLORY
FADING FAR AHEAD IN THE DISTANCE!

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

A COLT MATCH RACE FOR BOTS GLORY HAS THE CROWD ON THEIR FEET
AS CIGARSHOP AND CRUZAN ~ NECK & NECK, STRIDE FOR STRIDE
HEAD TO THE WIRE WITH THUNDER CAT ALL OUT & STILL IN WITH A CHANCE TO SAVE FACE FOR THE FALTERING 4 FILLYS FAR BACK

HERE COMES THE WIRE ~ WAY TOO CLOSE TO CALL! HOLD ALL TICKETS

INQUIRY LIGHTS ARE FLASHING FROM THE TOP 3 AT THE WIRE
TRAINERS ARE DASHING ONTO THE FIELD
3 JOCKEYS ON THE PHONE WITH STEWARDS

THE REPLAY IS BEING REVIEWED, TAKING A LONG TIME
AS THE CROWD IS GETTING RAUCOUS & IMPATIENT!

FINALLY AFTER MUCH DELIBERATION
THE LIGHTS HAVE STOPPED FLASHING

BY A SLIMMEST OF NOSTRIL WHISKERS ~
CIGARSHOP EMERGES VICTORIOUS OVER CRUZAN

THUNDER CAT EASILY TAKES THE SHOW

ONCE AGAIN, IT IS THE ENERGIZER-BLUNNY STEALING 'THE PRECIOUS'


===== OFFICIAL ORDER OF FINISH =====

CIGARSHOP = $50.60
*3 Times A Bridesmaid, Now Finally The Glory!
BOTS Colt Celebration In The Penthouse

CRUZAN = $50.20
*Hard Fought Final Furlong ~ Doesn't Get Closer Than This! OUCH

THUNDER CAT = $48
*Tried Valiantly For The Fillys

BLUNNY = $33.40
*Rumor Has It, He Has Rented A Stall In The Shire, Since He Visits So Often!

===== ALSO RAN: THO NOT MUCH =====

DUSTY = $20.60

RUFFIAN = $14.60

(DC) TIGER DANCER = $11.60
*Her 'Giddy-Up-And-Go' Got Up And Left!

CATALINA = $9.60
*Was Headed To The Golden Goose Egg Nest Until Final Strides!
Cat House Consolation Buffet of Meow Mix, Anchovy, Catnip And
Thunder From Down Under Dancers

WE NOW BID YOU A GOOD EVENING FROM CAJUN COUNTRY
WISHING ALL A SUPURRR SPRING EQUINOX
AND A SAFE ~ SOBER ~ NON TEXTING DRIVE HOME!
*NO PHONE CALL IS WORTH A LIFE!*