GOOD AFTERNOON -&- WELCOME
TO MIDWEEK MAYHEM @ WOODBINE
IT'S BOTS DAY = BATTLE OF THE SEXES
TODAY IS ALSO: NATIONAL ''TUG-O-WAR'' DAY
A VERY BEFITTING SIGNIFICANT NAME FOR OUR FEATURE EVENT!
DEFENDING CHAMP ~TIGER DANCER~ WILL HAVE 9 CHALLENGERS
TRYING TO PREVENT ANOTHER DYNAMIC DANCE TO THE WIRE
THE TORRID TEN ARE IN THE GATE -&- READY TO RUN!
AWAAAY THEY GO IN .... THE 'TUG O' WAR' STAKES
IT'S A FRISKY-FEISTY-FOURSOME OF FILLYS
FLYING OUT OF THE GATE LEAVING 6 OTHERS
WONDERING IF THEIR OWN GATES HAD MALFUNCTIONED!
THESE FOUR, DUSTY ~ THUNDER CAT ~ RUFFIAN ~ EL PRADO
HAVE LEFT THE REST PLAYING 'CATCH-UP' HEADING INTO THE TURN
~~OUT OF THE TURN THEY COME~~
IT IS NOW EL PRADO -- WHO HAS MOVED AHEAD OF
THE OTHER THREE FILLYS BY 10 LENGTHS
WITH A DISTANT CATALINA ANOTHER 8 LENGTHS BACK
SO FAR --> THE COLTS ARE STRUGGLING TO GET A GRIP ON
THE CONCEPT OF 'TUG O WAR' AS THEY -&- DEFENDING CHAMP,
TIGER DANCER HAVE YET TO SHIFT INTO GEAR!
CIGARSHOP ~ BLUNNY ~ REAL QUIET ~ CRUZAN ~ TIGER DANCER
SO FAR BACK IT'S LIKE WATCHING 2 SEPARATE RACES
~~THEY'RE AT THE TOP OF THE STRETCH~~
EL PRADO -- HAVING THINGS ALL HER OWN WAY SO FAR
IS BEGINNING TO SHOW SIGNS OF TIRING
OPENING THE WAY FOR DUSTY -- WHO IS INCREASING HER SPEED
GAINING ON THE FILLY IN FRONT WITH EVERY STRIDE!
RUFFIAN -- WHO LET HER 'INNER-CHEETAH' OUT EARLY ON
RAN OUT OF CHEETAH-POWER DROPPING BACK SUDDENLY
THUNDER CAT -- ALSO COULD NOT KEEP UP WITH
THE FERVENTLY FAST FILLY DUO IN THE LEAD
CRUZAN ---
FINALLY AWAKENED HIS COLTISH CHARISMA
AND IS GRADUALLY MOVING UP AS
HIS FELLOW COLTS ARE STILL
PLAYING A LOSING GAME OF CATCH UP
CIGARSHOP ~ REAL QUIET ~ BLUNNY
AND A TURTLE-TEMPO-TIGER
DANCING A SNAIL-SLOW-STEP
... AT THE BACK, SEEING ANY CHANCE
OF A ROARING REPEAT DISAPPEARING IN THE DISTANCE
~~AND DOWN THE STRETCH THEY COME~~
EL PRADO CONTINUES TO LOOK LEG WEARY
.... AS DUSTY NOW HAS ZOOOOOOMED
RIGHT ON BY THE FADING FILLY
TAKING A HUGE LEAD OVER THE FIELD
EL PRADO STRUGGLING TO HOLD ON IS NOW FACED WITH A
CHALLENGE BY ~CATALINA~ WHO SUDDENLY FOUND HER
INNER MOJO AND IS RIGHT AT THE TAIL OF EL PRADO
IT'S A TIGHT BATTLE BEHIND THOSE 3 FEARLESS FILLYS
CRUZAN ~ RUFFIAN ~ THUNDER CAT ... STILL
ALL IN WITH A CHANCE AT SOME OF THE PURSE MONEY
AS CIGARSHOP IS RIGHT AT THE TAILS OF THOSE 3
THE WIRE LOOMS JUST AHEAD AS ~DUSTY~ HAS GONE INTO
HIGH GEAR OVERDRIVE LEAVING THE REST IN HER WAKE
EL PRADO, SUPER SPEEDY AT THE START MANAGES TO JUST
HOLD OFF CATALINA FOR THE BRIDESMAID TROPHY
AMAZINGLY, WITH A SNAIL LIKE START ....
CRUZAN FIRED UP ENOUGH 'CRUSIN POWER'
IN THE FINAL STRIDES TO PASS RUFFIAN
AND STEAL ''THE PRECIOUS''
SO THE ''TUG-O'-WAR'' TURNED OUT TO BE
A 'TUG O' FILLYS' RACE
WITH COLTS A-SLIPPIN N A-SLIDIN
GETTING NO 'TUGGIN TRACK-SHUN' TODAY
**A BIG BOTS WIN FOR THE FILLYS!!! :celebrate:
A TENACIOUS TRIFECTA OF
FEISTY - FAST - FILLY - KITTYS
$$--OFFICIAL ORDER OF FINISH--$$
1st ~ DUSTY === $86.10
*Dusted The Field Convincingly!
~WINNER / BRIDE OF WOODBINE~
2nd ~ EL PRADO === $43.80
*Super Speed 1st Half ~ Tired After A Half
~RUNNER-UP / BRIDESMAID~
3rd ~ CATALINA === $40.60
*Slow Start ~ Great Finish
~FLOWER-BEARER~
4th ~ CRUZAN === $34.80
*Amazing Turn Of Hoof In Final Furlong!
Steals The Precious - Saves The Colt's Egos
~RING-THIEF~
~~ALSO RAN~~
RUFFIAN === $29.20
THUNDER CAT === $27.20
CIGARSHOP === $25.50
--Now Cigar on Top--
{DC}TIGER DANCER === $22.10
*The Tiger In Her Tank Took A Snooze
REAL QUIET === $18.50
BLUNNY === $4.30
*Almost A Golden Goose Egg!
But Earns A Trip To The Dynamic Dog House {aka: The Bunny Hutch}
Awaiting Him Are Old Buddies Jim Beam & Jack Daniels
Along With A Calculator To Help Present The Race Call Next Week!
And A Big Batch Of Energizer-Batteries!
WE NOW BID YOU A GOOD EVENING FROM WOODBINE
WISHING ALL A FRISKY TUG O' WAR WITH YOUR FAVORITE FRIEND
~ BE IT 2 LEGS OR 4 ~ IT'S NOT IF YA WIN OR LOSE THAT MATTERS
BUT HOW MUCH FUN YOU HAD DOIN IT!
