GOOD AFTERNOON & WELCOME TO SUPURR SATURDAY
TODAY WE ARE AT SANTA ANITA WHERE THE CROWD
EAGERLY AWAITS TO SEE IF TIGER DANCER CAN DO IT!
DO WHAT? RUN INTO THE RECORD BOOK WITH A 3-PEAT VICTORY
WITH THE SCRATCH OF REAL QUIET ~
TIGER DANCER WILL HAVE 11 ENTHUSIASTIC CHALLENGERS
TRYING TO PREVENT THE TENACIOUS TIGER
FROM DANCING ACROSS THE FINISH LINE FIRST!
OUR FEATURE EVENT
THE 'ROAR OR REGRET' STAKES
THE DYNAMIC DOZEN ARE IN THE GATE READY TO RUN
AND AWAAAAAAAAAAAAAY THEY GO
IT'S A FREAKY FAST FOURSOME OF 3 FEISTY FILLYS & A COLT
RUFFIAN ~ DUSTY ~ EL PRADO & A GRINNING POST TIME MIKE
WHO SEEMS RATHER DELIGHTED BEING SURROUNDED BY FILLYS!
THESE FIERY FAST FOUR HAVE LEFT THE REST IN THEIR DUST!
===== OUT OF THE TURN THEY COME =====
LEADING THE WAY IS RUFFIAN
THE FRISKY FILLY HAS TURNED HER 'INNER-CHEETAH' LOOSE
EARLY THIS TIME ~ WITH A HOT-TO-TROT EL PRADO ON HER TAIL
THESE 2 FILLYS JUST 2 LENGTHS AHEAD OF DUSTY & POST TIME MIKE
ANOTHER 5 LENGTHS BACK IS PEEPTOAD
SHE IS FOLLOWED CLOSELY BY THE 'ENERGIZER-BLUNNY'
WHO SEEMS TO BE RUNNING ON A 1/2 CHARGED BATTERY
IT'S ANOTHER 7 LENGTHS BACK TO CIGARSHOP, CATALINA & ROAMIN
DEFENDING CHAMP, TIGER DANCER, SEEMS TO BE STRUGGLING
WITH HER FOOTING AFTER STUMBLING OUT OF THE GATE, TRYING
TO REGAIN HER COMPOSURE WITHOUT SUCCESS SO FAR
THUNDER CAT ALSO IS FINDING THE TRACK NOT TO HER LIKING
AND EVEN HAVING MORE TROUBLE IS CRUZAN WHO WENT TO
HIS KNEES COMING OUT OF THE GATE ALMOST TOSSING HIS JOCKEY
===== THEY'RE AT THE TOP OF THE STRETCH =====
RUFFIAN ~ EL PRADO & DUSTY SHOWING THEIR TAILS TO THE FIELD
SO FAR AHEAD, THAT IT APPEARS TO BE A BATTLE FOR 'THE PRECIOUS'
PEEPTOAD IS STILL RUNNING STRONGLY ALONG WITH
POST TIME MIKE AS ROAMIN & CRUZAN FINALLY GOT INTO GEAR
A BIG GAP BACK TO THUNDER CAT ~ CATALINA & BLUNNY
THAT TRIO IS FOLLOWED BY THE DEFENDING CHAMP AS
TIGER DANCER IS DOING MORE OF A SLOW-SNAIL-SAMBA TODAY
CIGARSHOP IS RIGHT ON HER TAIL, A PLACE HE SEEMS TO RELISH
=== AND DOWN THE STRETCH THEY COME ===
IT'S NOW A BODACIOUS BATTLE AT THE FRONT
RUFFIAN AND EL PRADO, NECK & NECK ~ STRIDE FOR STRIDE
DUSTY IS JUST 2 LENGTHS BACK
PEEPTOAD IN 4TH WHERE SHE'S BEEN ALMOST FROM THE START
ROAMIN ~ POST TIME MIKE & CRUZAN
STILL WITH A CHANCE AT 'THE PRECIOUS'
THE WIRE LOOMS JUST AHEAD AS THE 2 FERVENT FILLYS
FEROCIOUSLY FIGHT TO THE FINISH LINE!
BUT NOW JUST WHEN IT SEEMED WE MIGHT SEE A DEAD HEAT
RUFFIAN LETS HER 'INNER CHEETAH' TAKE OVER THE REINS
WITH A SUDDEN SURGE OF FELINE FEROCITY
AND A RESOUNDING ROAR TO VICTORY!
EL PRADO HOLDS ONTO THE BRIDESMAID SPOT
DUSTY JUST MISSING 2nd ~ CATCHES THE 'BODACIOUS BOUQUET'
PEEPTOAD, WITH A WORRIED EXPRESSION ON HER FACE AS
SHE SEEMS TO BE LOOKING AROUND IN FEAR OF GOLLUM AS
SHE HOLDS OFF POST TIME MIKE TO STEAL ''THE PRECIOUS''
===== OFFICIAL RESULTS =====
RUFFIAN = $124.20
*Winning Roar Gate To Wire
EL PRADO = $104.50
*Excellent Effort
DUSTY = $90
*In It From Start To Finish!
PEEPTOAD = $57.50
* ''Froggy-Finish'' Leaping Over Post Time Mike To Steal 'The Precious'
===== ALSO RAN ===
POST TIME MIKE = $56.20
ROAMIN = $49.20
CRUZAN = $44.60
THUNDER CAT = $33
CATALINA = $32.80
BLUNNY = $32.50
{{ DC x 2 }} TIGER DANCER
*NO 3-PEAT BUT DOES EARN A COVETED ''FROSTED WHISKER''
CIGARSHOP = $25.20
*Just A 'Buck' Prevents Tiger Dancer Key To Cat House & A Yo-YO
WE NOW BID YOU A GOOD EVENING FROM SANTA ANITA
AND A SAFE ~ SOBER ~ NON TEXTING DRIVE HOME!
*** NO PHONE CALL IS WORTH A LIMB OR A LIFE ***
