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CONGRATS TO CRUZAN

THE CRAFTY CLEVER COLT CRUISED TO THE VICTORY
WITH SPEED ~ STYLE AND POWER

VENUE WAS A DILEMMA

WITH THE SUDDEN ANNOUNCEMENT OF SANTA ANITA SHUT DOWN
WE HAD TO DO THE QUICK-STEP-SALSA TO FIND A GOOD VENUE

THE RESULT OF THAT DILEMMA IS THIS

AQUEDUCT: *** RACE 4--11 ***
BONUS: ==> R11 @ TAMPA BAY DERBY

*** FEATURE EVENT ***
THE ''SPRING FORWARD'' STAKES
WHOOO HOOO + YEEEE HAW!
IT'S 'ABOUT TIME'


POST TIME: R4 (AQU) 1:55 ET // 12:55 CT // 11:55 MT // 10:55 PT

PLEASE POST THE TAMPA BAY ENTRY AFTER AQUEDUCT PIX

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GOOD AFTERNOON & WELCOME TO SUPURR SATURDAY

TODAY WE ARE AT AQUEDUCT RACE TRACK WHERE
DEFENDING CHAMP, CRUZAN RUNS FOR A REPEAT VICTORY

OUR FEATURE EVENT WILL BE
''SPRING FORWARD'' STAKES
{{ IT'S ABOUT TIME }}

A LUCKY 13 ARE IN THE GATE & READY TO RUN

AND AWAAAAAAAY THEY GO IN THE ''SPRING FORWARD''

IT'S A 'DAWDLING DUO' OUT FOR A SHORT EARLY LEAD
IN NO HURRY AT ALL ~ SETTING VERY SLOW FRACTIONS

RAVEN & THUNDER CAT LEAD THE FIELD INTO THE TURN

OUT OF THE TURN THEY COME

THINGS HAVE DRAMATICALLY CHANGED QUICKLY

EL PRADO & DUSTY WITH A SUDDEN SURGE OF SPEED HAVE
NOW TAKEN COMMAND OF A 3 LENGTH LEAD OVER
ROAMIN ~ THUNDER CAT ~ RAVEN & CIGARSHOP

THIS ''6-PAK'' ARE ANOTHER 7 LENGTHS IN FRONT OF
RUFFIAN & PEEPTOAD

THERE'S A GIGANTICUS GAP BACK TO THE REST OF THE FIELD

BLUNNY WHO'S 'ENERGIZER BATTERY' APPEARS TO BE 'UNCHARGED'
TIGER DANCER ~ CATALINA ~ POST TIME MIKE ~ + {DC} CRUZAN

THEY'RE AT THE TOP OF THE STRETCH

THE SPEED IS STARTING TO HEAT UP AS NOW IT'S A ''STAMPEDE''
ACROSS THE TRACK AT THE FRONT
RAVEN ~ ROAMIN ~ THUNDER CAT ~ EL PRADO ~ DUSTY

JUST 3 LENGTHS BACK ARE CIGARSHOP & RUFFIAN
THIS DUO IS ABOUT 10 LENGTHS IN FRONT OF BLUNNY

THEN WE SEE A HUGE BREAK BACK TO THE REST OF THE FIELD

POST TIME MIKE ~ PEEPTOAD ~ CATALINA ~ TIGER DANCER

AND EVEN FARTHER BACK IS OUR DEFENDING CHAMP, CRUZAN
WHO HAD STUMBLED OUT OF THE GATE, ALMOST TOSSING HIS JOCK THEN, BUMPING INTO POST TIME MIKE SENDING THAT COLT INTO CATALINA INTO A 3-WAY FREE-FOR-ALL ~ & NOT THE GOOD KIND!

AND DOWN THE STRETCH THEY COME

RAVEN FLYING ALONG ~ ROAMIN RIGHT AT HIS TAIL
AS THESE 2 CONTENTIOUS COMPETITIVE COLTS LEAD THE WAY

JUST A LENGTH BACK ARE THUNDER CAT ~ EL PRADO & DUSTY

A GAP OF ANOTHER FEW LENGTHS TO CIGARSHOP
FOLLOWED CLOSELY BY RUFFIAN

IT'S A LONG WAY BACK TO BLUNNY, POST TIME MIKE, PEEPTOAD
CATALINA, TIGER DANCER AND DEFENDING CHAMP CRUZAN
WHO SEEMS HEADED TO THE DOG HOUSE, POSSIBLY ENJOYING
THE COMFORT OF A GOOSE-EGG-FEATHERED NEST & A YO-YO

AT THE FRONT SUDDENLY THE CROWD IS ON THEIR FEET
AS RAVEN HAS SPREAD HIS WINGS TO FLY FERVENTLY FASTER
ON HIS WAY TO VICTORY LEAVING ROAMIN IN HIS MIGHTY WAKE

THUNDER CAT CATCHES THE 'BODACIOUS BOUQUET'
AS EL PRADO JUST EDGES DUSTY FOR 'THE PRECIOUS'

A RESOUNDING OVATION FROM THE FANS FOR RAVEN RETURNING
FROM A LONG LAYOFF TO A RUN AN IMPRESSIVELY POWERFUL RACE

$$$ OFFICIAL ORDER OF FINISH $$$

RAVEN = $75
*Poe Would Be Proud!

ROAMIN = $60.60
*BridesMaid Again!

THUNDER CAT = $58.60
*Where's A Couple O' Bucks When Ya Need Em!

EL PRADO = $55.10
*Sheer Determination To Steal 'The Precious'

===== ALSO RAN =====

DUSTY = $54.10
*Just Escapes Gollum By A 'Buck'
What A Thing To See! A Buck vs Gollum Match-Up

CIGARSHOP = $48.80

RUFFIAN = $43.90

BLUNNY = $32.50

POST TIME MIKE = $18.60

PEEPTOAD = $18.50

CATALINA $17.90

TIGER DANCER = $13.80
{Headin To The Cat House}

{{ DC }} CRUZAN = $2.80
O NO! THE GOLDEN GOOSE EGG FEATHERED NEST IS GONE!
RIGHT AT THE LAST MOMENT ~ THE ONLY FEATHERS TO BE SEEN
ARE IN THE WINNER CIRCLE WITH THE RAVEN!

BUT THE DEFENDING CHAMP DOES GET A "YO-YO-DUDE" AWARD!
{PENTHOUSE TO DOG HOUSE}

WE NOW BID YOU FAREWELL FROM NEW YORK
WISHING EVERYONE A SAFE, SOBER, NON-TEXTING DRIVE HOME