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CONGRATS TO RAVEN
THE COMPETITIVE CLASSY COLT OUTRAN THE COMPETITION
TO EASILY WIN, GOING AWAY

VENUE: BELMONT PARK

POST TIMES: 1 PM EDT // 12 PM CT // 11 AM MT // 10 AM PT

********************* ENTIRE CARD: RACE #1 ===> 1 PM EDT **********************

Belmont Derby Invitational(Grade 1)
$1,000,000.00; 3 Year Olds
1 1/4 Miles(Turf)

BELMONT
Belmont Oaks Invitational(Grade 1)
$750,000.00; 3 Year Olds
1 1/4 Miles(Turf)

BELMONT
Suburban(Grade 2)
$700,000.00; 4 Year Olds And Up


BELMONT
John A. Nerud(Grade 2)
$300,000.00; 3 Year Olds And Up
7 Furlongs

BELMONT
Dwyer S.(Grade 3)
$250,000.00; 3 Year Olds
1 Mile
FEATURE EVENT: TBA

RULES ARE ON THE MENU
TIZ WISE TO READ EM THRU
BETTER SAFE THAN SORRY
TO ERR & SEE A DQ

GOOD AFTERNOON & WELCOME TO SUPURR SATURDAY
TODAY WE ARE AT BELMONT PARK

WITH THE LATE SCRATCH OF CIGARSHOP
DEFENDING CHAMP, RAVEN, WILL HAVE A DOZEN
DETERMINED CHALLENGERS TRYING TO PREVENT
THE RAVEN FLIGHT TO THE WIRE FIRST!

FEATURE EVENT: THE ''FIRECRACKER'' STAKES
WHO WILL FIERCELY FIRE TO THE WIRE
AND WHO WILL FIZZLE OUT TRYING!

WE WOULD LIKE TO WELCOME SENATOR ON HIS MAIDEN FLIGHT

THE LUCKY 13 ARE IN THE GATE & READY TO RUN

AND THEY'RE OFF IN THE ''FIRECRACKER'' STAKES

IT'S A QUICK START FOR HALF THE FIELD AS HALF A DOZEN
TAKE A SHORT EARLY LEAD TO THE TURN

ROAMIN ~ DUSTY ~ EL PRADO ~ CATALINA ~
THUNDER CAT & TIGER DANCER

OUT OF THE TURN THEY COME

LIKE THE LIGHTNING FAST CHEETAH WITHIN, IT IS NOW RUFFIAN
IN COMMAND QUICKLY JOINED BY THUNDER CAT & TIGER DANCER
AS THE 3 'FELINE FILLYS' LEAD THE WAY

THE RAVEN IS FLYING FAST TRYING TO CATCH THE FILLYS IN FRONT
THE CONTENTIOUS COLT IS ABOUT 13 LENGTHS BACK

IT'S ANOTHER 10 LENGTHS BACK TO
CATALINA ~ ROAMIN + POST TIME MIKE

ANOTHER FEW LENGTHS BACK ARE
BLUNNY, EL PRADO, SENATOR & DUSTY

THE EARLY TRAILERS ARE PEEPTOAD & CRUZAN

THEY'RE AT THE TOP OF THE STRETCH

THE 3 FAST FRISKY 'FELINE' FILLYS CONTINUE TO SHOW THE WAY
RUFFIAN ~ THUNDER CAT & TIGER DANCER

CATALINA IS NOW SHOWING SPEED GAINING GROUND
PEEPTOAD SUDDENLY AWAKENED AND NOW HAS JOINED CATALINA

IT'S ALL FEARLESS FIERY FILLYS IN FRONT
WHERE ARE ALL THE COLTS?

AH YES, HERE COMES RAVEN IN FULL FLIGHT!
POST TIME MIKE IS NEXT FOLLOWED BY BLUNNY
WHO MAY HAVE FINALLY CHARGED UP HIS ENERGIZER BATTERY

EL PRADO ~ DUSTY & ROAMIN ARE NEXT AS SENATOR IN HIS MAIDEN
RACE IS STRUGGLING WITH THE 'BIG SANDY' SURFACE SO FAR

CRUZAN IS WAY BACK SHOWING LITTLE DESIRE TO RUN AND
FINDING THE INFIELD ENTERTAINMENT MORE INTERESTING

AND DOWN THE STRETCH THEY COME

IT IS STILL THE 3 FLAMBOYANT FILLYS IN FRONT
THUNDER CAT IS STARTING TO PULL AWAY FROM THE
'BIG-CAT' DUO OF RUFFIAN WHOSE INNER CHEETAH IS
BEGINNING TO LOOK LEG WEARY
AND TIGER DANCER ALSO WHO IS LOSING GROUND

SUDDENLY THE CROWD IS ON THEIR FEET AS THE
DEFENDING CHAMP, RAVEN, IS ON THE MOVE FLYING
UP THE MIDDLE OF THE TRACK GAINING WITH EVERY STRIDE!

BUT CAN HE FLY HIGH & FAST ENOUGH TO CATCH THE FILLYS

THE RAVEN IS IN HIGH FLIGHT AND NOW HAS COLLARED TIGER DANCER
ONLY RUFFIAN & THUNDER CAT STAND IN HIS WAY OF REPEAT GLORY

IT'S WAY TOO CLOSE TO CALL!
IT'S LIKE A STRANGE VERSION OF WILD KINGDOM!
A RAVEN & 3 FELINES IN A PHOTO FINISH FOR VICTORY

THE CROWD IS ON THEIR FEET
SCREAMING OUT NAMES OF THEIR FAVORITE

LIGHTS HAVE STOPPED FLASHING!

THUNDER CAT ROARS THE BEST IN VICTORY
RUFFIAN'S CHEETAH GOT DISTRACTED JUST FOR A MOMENT
COSTING HER THE BRIDESMAID GOWN AS RAVEN FLIES BY
TIGER DANCER BY A TIGER WHISKER STEALS THE PRECIOUS
JUST MISSING OUT ON THE BODACIOUS BOUQUET

$$$$$ OFFICIAL ORDER OF FINISH $$$$$

THUNDER CAT = $82.60
*Fires To The Wire

{{DC}} RAVEN = $62.90
*No Repeat But Bridesmaid Joy

RUFFIAN = $61.70
*Catches The Bodacious Bouquet

TIGER DANCER $61.20
*Where's 'Fitty-Cent' When U Need It?

$$$ ALSO RAN $$$

CATALINA = $56.50

PEEPTOAD = $51.40

POST TIME MIKE = $45.60

EL PRADO = $37.40

BLUNNY = $37.30

DUSTY = $32.10

ROAMIN $28.80

SENATOR = 11.70
*Maiden Voyage

CRUZAN = $8.50
*FireCracker Fizzled To The Dog House
Milk Bone Biscuits ~ Chew Toys ~ Vegas Showgirl Dancers
Not Such A Bad Consolation!

WE NOW BID YOU A FOND FAREWELL FROM BELMONT PARK
WISHING ALL A HAPPY JULY 4TH & A SAFE, SOBER JOURNEY HOME