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CONGRATULATIONS TO CRUZAN
NOT ONLY A REPEAT ROMP
BUT NOW RUNS FOR THAT ELUSIVE 3-PEAT!

OF COURSE AS MR SPOCK WOULD SAY
“ITS ONLY LOGICAL THAT WE RETURN TO TAMPA
IF IT WORKED WELL LAST TIME ~ MAYBE IT WORKS AGAIN”

FEATURE EVENT = GLORY OR GRIEF
aka = 3-PEAT OR FROSTED WHISKER

POST TIMES
ET = 12:20
CT = 11:20
MT = 10:20 ⛰
PT = 9:20

RULES ARE ON THE MENU
WISE TO READ EM THROUGH
BETTER SAFE THAN SORRY
THEN ERRR AND SEE DQ

Good Afternoon And Welcome To Midweek Mayhem At Tampa Bay Downs
Today We have an exciting Feature Event

Competitive Colt Cruzan Will Be Running For The Elusive 3-Peat
OR ….. If Fails Does Receive The Frosted Whisker

Therefore The Feature Event Will Be = GLORY OR GRIEF

Cruzan Will Have 8 Contentious Challengers Trying To Prevent Glory

And Away They Go In The Glory Or Grief Stakes

Out for a short early lead is a trio of Roamin, Real Quiet and Tiger Dancer
Their lead did not last very long as Dusty + Cruzan Flew by like Twin Pegasus

With Cruzan taking the lead in front
Roamin is just a length back with Dusty right on his tail

Another several lengths behind that trio are
Real Quiet Digger Zippy l Tiger Dancer

Trailing in the early going are The Energizer Blunny Running on low battery today
And Ruffian Who apparently left her Inner Cheetah back at the barn

They’re At The Top Of The Stretch

DC x 2 Cruzan Beginning to feel the taste of 3-Peat victory in Front
Roamin only half the length behind
Dusty is right there chasing the two colts in front

Digger Finding his best trade is moving up quickly
Blunny is beginning to show signs of life
Real Quiet and Ruffian are next

A big gap back to Zippy and Tiger Dancer

AND DOWN THE STRETCH THEY COME

Cruzan With so much on the line it’s starting to look Leg weary
Roamin Is right on his tail showing a lot of energy left in the engine
Dusty is neck and neck with Roamin
Digger is gaining ground quickly moving up

With a final furlong to go suddenly Roamin found even more
Passing Cruzan Depriving the champion of the 3Peat

Even more upsetting to the Defending Champion
Dusty and Digger pass him by also
Leaving him with No Glory ~ Only A Frosted Whisker

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

ROAMIN $68.20
This Colt has been hotter than a forest fire lately

DUSTY 🌪 $65.10
Just enough to be the bridesmaid of the day

DIGGER $61.90
No need to DIG in the garden ~ as he catches The Bodacious Bouquet

DC x 2 CRUZAN 🏍 $55
Ferocious in the first half faltering in the final furlongs
No 3-Peat Trophy But Does Earn A Coveted Frosted Whisker

BLUNNY $43.10

REAL QUIET $38.10

RUFFIAN $33.80

ZIPPY $26.70

TIGER DANCER $26.20
Where’s “Fitty-Cent” When you need it

So it’s glory for Roamin and grief for the defending champion Cruzan
Just when it looked like he might run into the record book but then
It Ain’t Over Till That Stout Lady Sings
The ups and downs of horse racing
No such thing as a sure thing