*** 2019 MEOW MIX AWARDS ***

[RUFFIAN]

Once Upon A Time ....
An Idea Formed in the Mind
Of A Frisky Feisty Feline
The Kind U Rarely Find

Because Of Her Love Of Horses
She Created A Game To Play
They Came From Far & Wide
To See If It Would Pay

Some Came And Ran And Conquered
Some Went Away In Tears
So Now We Will Acknowledge
The Winners Of The Year

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GOOD EVENING & WELCOME TO THE 2019 MEOW MIX AWARDS
HONORING THE BEST OF THE BEST -- AS WELL AS
SOME INTERESTING OTHER BOLDLY BIZARRE 'CAT-A-GORYS'

THE AWARDS EXTRAVAGANZA IS COMING TO YOU
FROM THE ENCHANTED FOREST
CELEBRATING OUR THEME OF THE YEAR: FAERY-TALE-FANTASY

ALL 'PRESENTERS' MAY MEOW, BARK, CHIRP, GROWL, SQUEAK
HOWL, HOOT, WHINNY, QUACK, BUT NO 'HUMAN-SPEAK'
TRANSLATORS WILL BE ON STAND-BY IF NEEDED
FOR SOME NOT AS VOCAL AS OTHERS


NOW PLEASE GIVE A RESOUNDING WELCOME TO OUR MC's
THE 3 LITTLE KITTENS = TOM, MITTENS & MOPPET
~~

''O THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THE STANDING OVATION & PURRRS

WITHOUT FURTHER QUIRKY COMMENTARY
PLEASE TURN YOUR ATTENTION TO
THE SILVER STUDDED SPARKLE CARPET
WHICH MAY DULL IN COMPARISON TO
THE SPARKLING STARS OF THE 2019 SEASON ....



PLEASE WELCOME OUR SHINING STARS OF 2019
LEADING THE PURRRFOUND PURRRCESSION ARE
OUR CO-REIGNING 2018 HORSE OF THE YEAR ~
CATALINA {2014 HOTY } & BLUNNY aka: Energizer-Bunny
TIGER DANCER {2017 CO-HOTY}
RUFFIAN ~ aka "The Cheetah" {2016 HOTY}
DUSTY {2010 HOTY + 2017 CO-HOTY}
REAL QUIET {2015 HOTY}
POST TIME MIKE
PEEPTOAD
RAVEN
THUNDER CAT
CRUZAN
ROAMIN
BRI = Welcoming Our New Arrival Filly With Wondrous Whinnies

''WE NOW BEGIN OUR AWESOME AWARDS PRESENTATIONS

PRESENTING THE ''DISTORTED HUMOR AWARD'' IS
ALADDIN & HIS MAGIC LAMP WITH GENIE WAITING WITHIN
IN A PUFF OF SENSATIONAL SMOKE,
GENIE HAS EMERGED FROM THE LAMP,
TAKING COMMAND OF THE PRESENTATION

''THE DISTORTED HUMOR AWARD
IS EXACTLY WHAT THE NAME IMPLIES
'HUMOR' IS 'SUBJECTIVE' AND WHAT SOME MAY FIND
HILARIOUSLY BELLY-ROLLIN FUNNY
OTHERS MAY NOT 'GET IT' OR NOT CONSIDER HUMOROUS

WE HAVE 2 HONOREES FOR THIS AWARD BECAUSE EACH
BRING A DIFFERENT 'FLAVOR' OF DISTORTED HUMOR
PLEASE GIVE A RESOUNDING APPLAUSE,
FOR OUR 2 HUMOR AFICIONADOS: TIGER DANCER & RUFFIAN

TIGER DANCER FOR HER SPOOKTACULAR & TURKEY TROT
RUFFIAN FOR HER IMAGINATIVE, CREATIVE RACE CALLS''

THANK YOU SIR GENIE & ALADDIN

''OUR NEXT AWARD IS THE ''LOST IN THE FOG''

THIS AWARD CAN EITHER DESIGNATE A WIN WITH
THE LOWEST $$$ EARNED ~ OR SOMEONE ARRIVING
AT THE STARTING GATE TOO LATE TO ENTER -&- GETS D.Q.

TO PRESENT THE 'LOST IN THE FOG' AWARD
PLEASE WELCOME TO THE STAGE, HANSEL & GRETEL
WHO KNOW A LITTLE SOMETHING ABOUT BEING LOST!

''THE AWARD THIS YEAR WAS A PHOTO FINISH DECIDED BY $.20
HONORABLE MENTION GOES TO: BLUNNY ~ WINNING WITH $46.20
THE LOST IN THE FOG WINNER:
REPEAT 2018 WINNER THUNDER CAT WITH $46

OUR NEXT AWARD IS: ''THE PRECIOUS''
'ONE RING TO RULE THEM ALL' IS A BIT DIFFERENT HERE
''THE PRECIOUS'' = THE 'RING BEARER' IS BASED ON
THE FINAL TOP 4 IN A CONTEST:
#1 BRIDE / #2 BRIDESMAID / #3 FLOWER / #4 RING BEARER
''RING BEARER'' RELATES TO FRODO / LOTR / GOLLUM

HERE TO PRESENT THE AWARD, PLEASE WELCOME THE FROG PRINCE

'HONORABLE MENTION GOES TO 3X WINNER: BLUNNY WITH 15 RINGS
WITH JUST ONE MORE GOLDEN RING, THE WINNER IS: THUNDER CAT''

THE NEXT AWARD IS THE ''CAT HOUSE CATNIP'' KEY

ENDING UP IN THE CAT HOUSE MEANS ---> LAST PLACE
WHY THIS IS AN 'AWARD GETTER' IS BEYOND ME!
OF COURSE THE INCENTIVE IS A BATCH OF FRESH CATNIP ~
MEOW MIX + ANCHOVY BUFFET ~ AND OF COURSE
THE CHIPPENDALES ~ THE DANCERS = NOT THE RODENTS!

HONORABLE {?} MENTIONS: DUSTY = 13

BUT ONCE AGAIN THE CAT HOUSE QUEEN -- WITH 20 TRIPS
TO THE COSMOPOLITAN ~ CHARISMATIC ~ CHARMING CAT HOUSE
~RUFFIAN~ WHO APPARENTLY NOW -&- THEN
LETS HER ''INNER-CHEETAH'' REMAIN BACK AT THE BARN TO SNOOZE


OUR NEXT AWARD IS THE COUNTERPART TO THE CAT HOUSE:
OF COURSE ===> THE DOG HOUSE KEY

PLEASE GIVE A 'HOWLING' HELLACIOUS WELCOME TO
THE BIG-BAD-WOLF

''THIS YEAR THE DOG HOUSE KEY WAS STOLEN FROM THE START AS IT
WAS CRUZAN RUNNING AWAY WITH IT AN IMPRESSIVE 24 KEYS!''
FOR THE SECOND YEAR IN A ROW! THIS COLT IS OBSESSED WITH EITHER
THE MILK-BONE BISCUITS OR THE VEGAS SHOW GIRLS?

THE NEXT AWARD IS THE GOLDEN GOOSE EGG

IT'S A BIT DIFFICULT TO CALL THIS AN 'HONOR' BECAUSE
THE 'CHALLENGE' OF WINNING THIS YEAR END AWARD
MEANS THE RECIPIENT MUST RUN AN ENTIRE DAY AND
RETURN TO THE BARN WITH $0 ~ NADA ~ EMPTY PURSE

HERE TO PRESENT THE GOLDEN EGG
IS NONE OTHER THAN MOTHER GOOSE HERSELF LEAVING HER COZY
GOOSE EGG NEST TO HONOR US WITH HER QUACKAGOODLES!

''QUACK QUACK QUACK!
THE HONORABLE MENTION GOES TO RUFFIAN
WITH 2 GOLDEN GOOSE EGGS IN HER FINELY FEATHERED NEST ~ ~ ~
THE WINNER, WITH JUST ONE MORE GOOSE EGG IS CRUZAN WITH 3 "

OUR NEXT AWARD IS THE BODACIOUS BOUQUET

AS THE BRIDE IS #1, THE BRIDESMAID OR BRIDESMAN IS #2
THE #3 FINISHER MORE OFTEN THAN ANY OTHERS, IS THE RECIPIENT
OF THE BODACIOUS BOUQUET AWARD

PRESENTING THIS HONOR IS MARY MARY QUITE CONTRARY
WHO LEFT HER GLORIOUS GARDEN TO BE HERE TODAY WITH US

"HONORABLE MENTION IS SHARED BY
RUFFIAN & DUSTY WITH 12 EACH
AND CATCHING THE BOUQUET A LUCKY #13 TIMES IS: THUNDER CAT"


THE NEXT AWARD IS CALLED THE 'BRIDESMAID'
WHICH DOES NOT NECESSARILY IMPLY 'GENDER' AT ALL
IT REPRESENTS THE ABILITY TO FINISH 2nd
MORE TIMES THAN ANYONE ELSE IN THE COMPETITION ~

HERE TO PRESENT THE BRIDESMAID TROPHY PLEASE WELCOME
THE 2 STEP SISTERS WHO ALWAYS FINISH 2nd TO CINDERELLA!
BRUNHILDA & DRIZELLA
''FINISHING #2 AS #2 BRIDESMAID WITH #12 ~ TIGER DANCER
AND PLAYING THE BRIDESMAID A LUCKY #13 TIMES = THUNDER CAT
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *

WE WILL NOW TAKE A BRIEF BREAK
TO GRAB SNAX AND STRETCH ......
LEGS, WINGS, EARS, TAILS, PAWS, CLAWS,
AND ANYTHING ELSE NEEDING A STRETCH


OUR NEXT AWARD IS --> THE ''FROSTED WHISKER''


TO WIN THIS PRESTIGIOUS TROPHY ALSO MEANS DISAPPOINTMENT
SOMETIMES REFERRED TO AS: 'FRUSTRATION FIASCO'

IT IS GIVEN TO ALL WHO RUN FOR THE ELUSIVE 3-PEAT
BUT FAIL TO GAIN THE GLORY IN THE FINAL EFFORT
A MIXED BAG OF SPARKLING ACHIEVEMENT FOLLOWED BY
A LET DOWN ENOUGH TO FROST ANYONE'S WHISKERS FOR SURE!

HERE TO PRESENT THIS AWARD IS ---> JACK FROST

"THIS SEASON BROUGHT A SPECTACULAR SHOW OF TALENT
WITH 7 AMAZING RUNNERS ATTEMPTING 3-PEAT GLORY
ONLY TO COME UP A WHISKER SHORT ~ ~ ~

WITH #1 WHISKER EACH: TIGER DANCER, BLUNNY, CRUZAN ~ ~ ~
WITH 2 AWESOME ATTEMPTS AT HISTORY:
RUFFIAN, ROAMIN, PEEPTOAD AND THUNDER CAT "


THE NEXT AWARD HONORS THE EXCEPTIONAL RACE HORSE
WHOM WE LOST IN A TRAGIC TRACK ACCIDENT, WAY TOO SOON
THE ''CAIXA ELETRONICA''

A REWARD FOR EARNING THE MOST MONEY IN A SINGLE DAY



HERE TO PRESENT THIS AWARD:
PLEASE GIVE A ROUND OF APPLAUSE FOR
THE ONE -&- ONLY TOOTH FAERY!

"THANK YOU SO MUCH LITTLE KITTENS ~
IT IS QUITE DIFFERENT BEING HERE IN PERSON BECAUSE THE
RECIPIENTS OF MY GIFTS ARE ALWAYS ASLEEP!

THE WINNER OF THIS AWARD WILL BE RECEIVING
1 TOOTH FOR EVERY DOLLAR WON IN THE PRESTIGIOUS PURSE THAT DAY THAT CAN BE
TURNED IN FOR $1 PER TOOTH AT THE LOCAL FAERY-BANK
AS WELL AS THE CAIXA ELETRONICA TROPHY

THE IMPRESSIVE WINNER THIS YEAR HAS BROKEN THE ALL TIME $$$
PREVIOUSLY HELD BY CATALINA WITH $291
WITH AN INCREDIBLE TOTAL OF $366.40 ON ONE DRAMATIC DAY ~
366 TEETH WILL GO TO: TIGER DANCER"


OUR NEXT AWARD IS B.O.T.S. = BATTLE OF THE SEXES
FILLYS -VS- COLTS
HERE TO PRESENT THE BOTS TROPHY
PLEASE WELCOME BEAUTY & THE BEAST
RUNNER UP WITH 5 BOTS VICTORIES: TIGER DANCER
WINNING THE AWARD FOR COLTS GLORY WITH 7: ROAMIN

''OUR NEXT AWARD IS: ~THE MIDWEEK MAYHEM TROPHY~
PRESENTING THE AWARD HONORING ''HUMP DAY''
PLEASE WELCOME THE 3 LITTLE PIGS
WHO ALWAYS MANAGE TO CREATE SOME FORM OF 'MAYHEM'
AND NOT JUST ON HUMP DAY

"THIS YEAR'S MAYHEM WAS A RUNAWAY DISPLAY OF SUPERIORITY
ROAMIN RUNNING WITH AN IMPRESSIVE 12 VICTORY GALLOPS
AS RUNNER UP RUFFIAN, COULD ONLY MANAGE WINNING 6 ''

THE NEXT AWARD IS SUPURR SATURDAY CHAMPION

HERE TO PRESENT THE AUSPICIOUS AWARD ~ PLEASE WELCOME
SLEEPING BEAUTY WHO NOW HAS AWAKENED FROM
ONLY DREAMING OF VICTORY BUT IS DELIGHTED TO AWARD THE ACTUAL RECIPIENT

"THE RUNNER UP WITH 7 SUPURR SATURDAY WINS IS = DUSTY
AND WITH 9 SUPURR SATURDAY VICTORY GALLOPS = RUFFIAN
WHOSE 'INNER-CHEETAH' PREVAILED IMPRESSIVELY"

OUR NEXT AWARD IS THE YO-YO-MAMA // YO-YO-DUDE

FOR A FILLY IT IS THE YO-YO-MAMA
FOR A COLT IT IS THE YO-YO-DUDE

PRESENTING THIS DOUBLE AWARD IS RAPUNZEL WHO IS VERY USED TO
LETTING HER HAIR GO UP & DOWN, UP & DOWN LIKE A YO-YO

"WITH 4 YO-YO'S EACH, RUFFIAN IS THE 2019 YO-YO-MAMA
CRUZAN IS THE 2019 YO-YO-DUDE"

WE WILL NOW TAKE A SHORT BREAK FOR REFRESHMENTS
BEFORE PRESENTING THE FINAL FANTASTIC SUPURR 7 AWARDS OF THE YEAR


WELCOME BACK FROM REFRESHMENTS & STRETCHING
LIMBS, LEGS, PAWS, CLAWS, FEATHERS, WINGS

OUR NEXT VERY PRESTIGIOUS AWARD IS ~
THE CRAFTY PROSPECTOR: MOST $$$ EARNED IN A YEAR

PRESENTING THIS HIGHLY REGARDED AWARD ~
PLEASE WELCOME TO THE STAGE, THE LEPRECHAUN
BUT ~ INSTEAD OF APPLAUSE
THE SOUND OF JINGLING COINS WOULD MAKE HIM FEEL AT HOME! "

"AH YES, TIZ TRUE, KITTENS ~
THE SOUND OF MONEY ALWAYS MAKES ME GLEEFUL!
THE HONORARY MENTION GOES TO: ROAMIN {$1253.10}
THE RUNNER UP HONORS TO: TIGER DANCER { $1288}

BUT THE GRAND CHAMPION SHAKIN HER 'MONEY-MAKER' IS
RUFFIAN WITH A GLORIOUS BANK ROLL OF: $1536.60 "


''BEFORE WE GET TO THE TOP 4 AWARDS ....
WE WOULD LIKE TO BESTOW AN ADDITIONAL
'SPECIAL SERVICE APPRECIATION AWARD' TO
~TIGER DANCER~

FOR HER EXCEPTIONAL DEDICATION... DETERMINATION
AND EXHAUSTING HOURS OF RESEARCH TO PROVIDE
OUTRAGEOUS, OUTSTANDINGLY CLEVER & WITTY GRAPHICS
TO THE RACE RESULTS EVERY WEEK THAT TURNS
RACE CALLS INTO EXTRAORDINARY MAGICAL EVENTS


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NOW ON TO THE TOP 4 AWARDS OF THE EVENING

"OUR NEXT AWARD IS: THE 'FILLY OF THE YEAR'

HERE TO PRESENT THE "FLAMBOYANT FILLY OF THE YEAR''

PLEASE GIVE A WARM WELCOME TO ONE WHO HAS LIVED THE DREAM
OF BEING AT THE BOTTOM OF HAPPINESS
TO RISE TO THE TOP OF JUBILANT JOY
CINDERELLA! "

''THANK YOU KITTENS ~
FOR A STANDING OVATION & SUCH A HEART HAPPY WELCOME!
THE JOURNEY FROM NOTHING TO EVERYTHING WAS DIFFICULT
BUT THE MEMORIES OF NOTHING QUICKLY FADE INTO SHEER JOY!

THIS PRESTIGIOUS AWARD IS BASED UPON ACCOMPLISHMENTS
HONORARY MENTION GOES TO THUNDER CAT

OUR 2019 FILLY OF THE YEAR ===> RUFFIAN!
SUPURR SATURDAY CHAMPION
CRAFTY PROSPECTOR
2 FROSTED WHISKERS
#2 BODACIOUS BOUQUET
#3 CAIXA ELETRONICA

''THE NEXT AWARD IS FOR: THE 'COGENT COLT OF THE YEAR'

WE ARE WAITING PATIENTLY FOR THE ARRIVAL OF OUR NEXT PRESENTER
WHO HAD TO TRAVERSE A LONG JOURNEY FROM THE
TOP OF A BEANSTALK, WHILE NOT BEING CAPTURED BY THE GIANT

PLEASE GIVE A ROUSING WELCOME TO JACK "

"THANK YOU SO MUCH, KITTENS ~
I WAS APPREHENSIVE THAT I MAY NOT MAKE IT HERE AT ALL WITH
FEELING THE GIANT'S HOT BREATH RIGHT BEHIND ME THE WHOLE WAY

I AM SO HONORED TO PRESENT THIS AWARD TO THE COLT WHO
HAS ACCOMPLISHED MORE THAN ANY OTHER THIS SEASON

*** R O A M I N ***
MIDWEEK MAYHEM CHAMPION
B O T S CHAMPION
*** 3 PEAT ***

" WE LIKE TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE BEST RACE CALLS OF THE YEAR
TIGER DANCER FOR: SPOOKTACULAR & TURKEY TROT
RUFFIAN: WEEKLY RACE CALLS & MEOW MIX AWARDS SHOW

"OUR NEXT AWARD IS : ~ THE RACE OF THE YEAR ~"

PRESENTING THIS AWARD ARE 2 WHO DEFINITELY CAN RELATE
TO WINNING OR LOSING A RACE!
THE TORTOISE & THE HARE

"THANK YOU KITTENS, WE ARE PROUD TO PRESENT THIS AWARD
AS WE PATIENTLY WAIT FOR THE TORTOISE TO GRADUALLY ARRIVE!

WE HAVE A 3-PEAT CO-HONOREES THIS YEAR AS ALL 3 RECIPIENTS
ARE MORE THAN WORTHY OF THIS PRESTIGIOUS AWARD

DUSTY ===> 3~PEAT {SS 1/26}
ROAMIN ==> 3~PEAT {MM 10/9}
TIGER DANCER ===> ALL TIME CAIXA ELETRONICA = $336.40 {2/16}
* * * * * * * * * * * *

" WE NOW COME TO THE HIGHLIGHT OF THE EVENING
THE HIGHEST HONOR OF ACHIEVEMENT FOR THE YEAR
~ HORSE OF THE YEAR AWARD ~

HERE TO PRESENT THIS MOST PRESTIGIOUS AWARD
SOMEONE WHO KNOWS SOMETHING ABOUT ''FLYING HIGH''
TO SOAR ABOVE THE REST WITH CONFIDENCE & DETERMINATION,
IN SPITE OF THREATENING WIND GUSTS OR STORMY INTERFERENCE

PLEASE GIVE A RESOUNDING WARM WELCOME TO: PEGASUS

" THANK YOU SO MUCH KITTENS `
IT IS INDEED AN HONOR BEING INVITED HERE THIS EVENING
TO PRESENT THE HIGHEST AWARD OF THE YEAR

SOMETIMES THERE IS MORE THAN ONE WORTHY RECIPIENT
AS WE HAVE SEEN IN A FEW PREVIOUS YEARS
AND ONCE AGAIN THIS 2019 SEASON
HAS GIVEN US A DYNAMIC DUO OF ACCOMPLISHMENT
EACH WORTHY OF HORSE OF THE YEAR

WITH AWESOME ADMIRATION I AM PLEASED TO PRESENT CO-HOTY
RUFFIAN & ROAMIN

RUFFIAN
SUPURR SATURDAY CHAMPION
CRAFTY PROSPECTOR $$$
FILLY OF THE YEAR
2 FROSTED WHISKERS
#2 BODACIOUS BOUQET
#3 CAIXA ELETRONICA

ROAMIN
MIDWEEK MAYHEM CHAMPION
B O T S CHAMPION
COLT OF THE YEAR
3~ PEAT

WE NOW COME TO THE END OF OUR 2019 MEOW MIX AWARDS
HOPING WE HAVE GIVEN ALL OF YOU SOME HEART HAPPY HIGHS
AS THESE MAGNIFICENT WINNERS HAVE GIVEN TO US ALL YEAR

WISHING EVERYONE A HAPPY 'MEW' YEAR UNTIL WE MEET AGAIN
FOR THE 2020 MEOW MIX AWARDS CELEBRATION