Horse Racing Forum - USA Thoroughbred Races

CONGRATS TO CIGARSHOP
THE COMPETITIVE COLT OVERCAME HIS DESIRE TO STAY WITH
TIGER DANCER AND DECIDED A BOTS COLT VICTORY
WAS MORE IMPORTANT ~ AT LEAST IN THAT MOMENT!

VENUE CHOICE: MAHONING VALLEY RACE COURSE

WITH CIGARSHOP RUNNING FOR A REPEAT
THE FEATURE EVENT WILL BE
''SMOKE OR SMOLDER'' STAKES

POST TIMES: 12:45 ET // 11:45 CT // 10:45 MT // 9:45 PT

SCOREKEEPER

IN YE OLE CAT HOUSE, AMIDST CATNIP & MEOW MIX
THE 'DUSTY ONE' WILL BE IN CHARGE OF CALCULATING
UNLESS THE DUST FUMES OVERCOME THE FAINT FILLY
WHO IS STILL FUMING OVER LOSING HER GOLDEN GOOSE EGG!

IF THAT HAPPENS, THEN THE RUFF-ENFORCER SHALL ROAR IN

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BETTER NOT TO SEE DQ
THEN SING: O WOE IS ME

MIDWEEK MAYHEM: ''SMOKE OR SMOLDER'' STAKES

NO TIME TO BE ABLE A-BRINGIN
AN ELONGATED WONDROUS RACE CALL
DUE TO TECHNICAL ISSUES ALL DAY
THIS CAT IS ABOUT READY TO BAWL!

THE DEFENDING CHAMP CIGARSHOP
HAD JUST AN 8 CHALLENGER TEST
BUT WHEN THE FINISH LINE CAME ~
WOULD THE CHAMPION STILL BE THE BEST?

THE DAY BEGAN VERY SLOWLY
WITH NOBODY MUCH IN A RUSH
WHEN SUDDENLY A CHEETAH EMERGED
CLAWING HER WAY FROM THE BRUSH!

SHE SPRANG TO THE LEAD WITH A FURY
AS ONLY A CHEETAH CAN RUN ~
WITH 8 ON HER TAIL WAY BEHIND HER
THIS CAT WAS JUST RUNNIN FOR FUN

SHE CLAWED & SHE ROARED ALL THE WAY
KEEPING ALL 8 WAY FAR BEHIND
NOBODY COULD EVEN COME CLOSE
AS THE ''CHEETAH'' WAS CROSSING THE LINE!

TO ''SMOKE OR SMOLDER' THE NAME
WAS CALLED FOR TODAY'S SPECIAL RACE
BUT NONE COULD COMPETE WITH A CHEETAH
NONE COULD KEEP UP WITH THAT PACE!

IT WAS 13 LENGTHS BACK NEAR THE WIRE
WITH A TIGHTLY FOUGHT BATTLE OF THREE
FOR BRIDESMAID, FLOWERS & 'PRECIOUS'
THEN A PHOTO DECISION WOULD BE

BY THE SLIMMEST OF WISPY GRAY WHISKERS
IN A TENACIOUSLY TIGHTLY FOUGHT RACE
FOR THE COVETED BRIDESMAID GRAY GOWN
IT WAS DUSTY WINNING THE 'PLACE'

EL PRADO DID CATCH THE FLOWERS
WHEN, AT THE WIRE SHE DID TIRE
STEALING 'THE PRECIOUS' FROM GOLLUM
IT WAS ROAMIN ALONE IN THE SHIRE!

THE DEFENDING CHAMP, CIGARSHOP
WAS NO MATCH FOR A CHEETAH ROAR
HE'S SURE TO RUN BETTER NEXT TIME
BUT TODAY HE JUST COULD NOT SCORE

TIGER DANCER, BLUNNY & CRUZAN
WERE TRYING TO CATCH THE LEADER
BUT COULD NOT EVEN COME CLOSE
WHEN TRYING TO CAPTURE A CHEETAH

FAR BACK & OH SO SLOW
THUNDER CAT MEANDERING ALONE
SHE WILL RETIRE TO THE CAT HOUSE
FOR A WEEK IT WILL BE HER 'HOME'

WITH MEOW MIX ~ CATNIP & MORE
CHIPPENDALE DANCERS FOR FUN
NOT SUCH A BAD COMPENSATION
FOR HER LOSING INSTEAD OF SHE WON

SO THE RUFFIAN'S CHEETAH WAS SMOKIN
AS ONLY A CHEETAH CAN RUN
THE REST OF THE FIELD WERE JUST SMOLDERIN
UNDER THE MAHONING AFTERNOON SUN

SO HERE'S HOW IT ALL FINALLY ENDED
HERE IS THE STORY OF WHO SCORED
A THUNDER CAT IN THE CAT HOUSE
AND A RUFFIAN CHEETAH WHO ROARED

*IF ANY OF THE PRICES ARE WRONG
NOTIFY THE 'CHEETAH' BY MAIL
EVEN A FAST CAT CAN DO WRONG
WITH A CALCULATOR BUZZING HER TAIL!

TO SMOKE OR SMOLDER STAKES: RESULTS

RUFFIAN = $67.80
*Smokin Sizzlin Cheetah Power

DUSTY = $48.90
*Bridesmaid = 'Smokey Gray' Gown

EL PRADO = $47.20
*Catches The 'Bodacious Bouquet'

ROAMIN = $43.20
*Steals 'The Precious'

ALSO RAN
{DC} CIGARSHOP = $34

TIGER DANCER = $32.20

BLUNNY = $22.60

CRUZAN = $12.40

THUNDER CAT = $7.60
*SO CLOSE TO A GOLDEN GOOSE EGG!
JUST 1 FEATHER AWAY FROM THE NEST