GOOD AFTERNOON & WELCOME TO SUPURR SATURDAY
TODAY WE ARE AT DELIGHTFUL DEL MAR
'WHERE SURF MEETS TURF'
TODAY IS WORLD HONEY BEE DAY
CELEBRATING THAT HOLIDAY ~ OUR FEATURE EVENT
''BUZZ OR BEMOAN'' STAKES
WHO WILL 'BUZZ' WITH A 'BOO-YAH - YEE HAW'!
WHO WILL BEMOAN CHOICES ON THE WAY TO CAT OR DOG HOUSE
DEFENDING CHAMP, THUNDER CAT, WILL HAVE 10 CONNIVING CHALLENGERS ALL TRYING TO PREVENT ANOTHER CAT ROAR!
THE ENTHUSIASTIC ENERGIZED ELEVEN ARE IN THE GATE
AND AWAAAAAAAY THEY GO IN THE 'BUZZ OR BEMOAN' STAKES
IT'S A SPEEDY DUO OUT FOR AN EARLY LEAD
PEEPTOAD & ROAMIN TAKE THE FIELD INTO THE TURN
OUT OF THE TURN THEY COME
ROAMIN STUMBLED ON THE TURN LOSING GROUND
PEEPTOAD QUICKLY MOVES ON BUT IS SUDDENLY OVERTAKEN BY DUSTY NOW WITH ALL THE MOMENTUM TAKING OVER THE LEAD
THUNDER CAT + BLUNNY HAVE JOINED PEEPTOAD AS THIS TRIO
ARE ONLY 3 LENGTHS BACK BEHIND THE FRONT RUNNING FILLY
ANOTHER LENGTH BACK IS CIGARSHOP, STARTING TO 'SMOKE'
IT'S A BIG GAP BACK TO CATALINA & POST TIME MIKE
AND TRAILING IN ANOTHER TIME ZONE ARE THE TARDY TRIO OF
CRUZAN ~ TIGER DANCER ~ RUFFIAN
THEY'RE AT THE TOP OF THE STRETCH
DUSTY IS STARTING TO LOOK LEG WEARY
AS THUNDER CAT ~ BLUNNY & PEEPTOAD ARE QUICKLY
CATCHING UP TO THE FILLY IN THE LEAD
WITH A SMOKIN HOT CIGARSHOP RIGHT AT THE TRIO TAILS
ROAMIN & CRUZAN STILL FAR BACK SHOWING NO SPEED
CATALINA ~ POST TIME MIKE ~ TIGER DANCER & RUFFIAN
MEANDERING ALONG AS IF OUT FOR A MORNING TROT
AND DOWN THE STRETCH THEY COME!
IT'S A FRISKY FOURSOME ACROSS THE TRACK
DUSTY ~ THUNDER CAT ~ BLUNNY & PEEPTOAD
IT'S ANYONE'S RACE TO WIN NOW
BUT HOLD ON FOLKS! SUDDENLY THE CROWD IS ON THEIR FEET
WITH ALL EYES TURNED AWAY FROM THE 4 IN FRONT TO THE
3 IN THE BACK FLYING UP THE MIDDLE OF THE TRACK LIKE A
TRIO OF ZENYATTA ~ CRYPTOCLEARANCE & WINX!
RUFFIAN HAS LET HER 'INNER-CHEETAH' OUT TO RUN
CATALINA SHOWING HOW MUCH SOME R+R HAS HELPED HER
CIGARSHOP SMOKIN LIKE A BONFIRE
THE 4 JOCKEYS IN FRONT ALL HAVE THEIR HEADS TURNED
LOOKING BEHIND THEM TO SEE WHAT ALL THE COMMOTION IS
AND AS THEY ARE LOOKING BACK
THE TENACIOUS TRIO FLIES RIGHT ON BY THEM!
THE CROWD IS GOING WILD!
RUFFIAN ~ CIGARSHOP + CATALINA HAVE TOTALLY TAKEN COMMAND
THE RACE IS UP FOR GRABS AS ANY OF THE 3 CAN 'BUZZ' WITH JOY
DUSTY IS TRYING TO HOLD ON FOR SOME PURSE MONEY
DEFENDING CHAMP, THUNDER CAT, WITH A QUIET PURRR NOT ROAR
SEES HER CHANCES OF REPEAT GLORY DISAPPEARING QUICKLY
THE WIRE LOOMS JUST AHEAD WITH ONLY A WHISKER SEPARATING
THE TEMERARIOUS TRIO WITH VICTORY POSSIBLE FOR ALL 3
MAYBE WE MIGHT EVEN SEE A 3-WAY DEAD HEAT?
THE CROWD IS SCREAMING LIKE A BUNCH OF BANSHEES
HIGH TONED LADIES FOR RUFFIAN & CATALINA
DEEP TONED MEN FOR CIGARSHOP
WITH ONE LAST MIGHTY ROAR OF THE CHEETAH ~
IT IS RUFFIAN'S NOSE ON THE WIRE FIRST
WITH A PERSUASIVE PUFF OF SMOKE, CIGARSHOP LIGHTS UP FOR 2ND
CATALINA PURRRRRS ON HOME FOR THE BODACIOUS BOUQUET
DUSTY HOLDS ON TO STEAL 'THE PRECIOUS'
IT WILL BE RUFFIAN ''BUZZZZZZZZING'' IN THE WINNER CIRCLE
TIGER DANCER 'BEMOANING' IN THE CAT HOUSE
DEFINITELY A DIFFERENT VERSION OF 'BIG-CAT-DIARY'
$$$$$ OFFICIAL ORDER OF FINISH $$$$$
BUZZ OR BEMOAN STAKES
RUFFIAN = $68.60
*A ''Higher Power'' Purrrred The Cheetah To A 'Buzzzzzzzing' Victory
CIGARSHOP = $67.80
*So Close ~ But Not Close Enuff To OutRun A Cheetah!
CATALINA = $65
*Proving What R+R Can Produce
DUSTY = $56.60
*Supurr Speedy Start ~ Faltering Final Furlongs
$$$ ALSO RAN $$$
{{DC}} THUNDER CAT = $46.90
BLUNNY = $43.30
PEEPTOAD = $42.60
ROAMIN = $39.40
CRUZAN = $33.80
POST TIME MIKE = $23.20
TIGER DANCER = $21.20
*NO BUZZ JUST BEMOAN IN CAT HOUSE
Plenty Of Catnip To Sooth Wilted Whiskers
WE NOW BID YOU A FOND FAREWELL FROM DEL MAR
WISHING ALL A SAFE, SOBER, NON TEXTING DRIVE HOME!
