GOOD AFTERNOON AND WELCOME TO
SUPURRR~SATURDAY AT AQUEDUCT RACETRACK
WE HAVE HAD TWO SCRATCHES
CIGARSHOP & BLUNNY
LEAVING US WITH AN EXCELLENT FIELD OF 12
THE HORSES ARE LOADING INTO THE GATE WITHOUT INCIDENT
EXCEPT FOR CATALINA WHO APPEARS TO BE A LITTLE BIT ON EDGE
BUT WITH A LITTLE BIT OF COAXING SHE HAS GONE IN
WE ARE NOW READY TO RUN
AND AWAAAAAAAAAAAAY THEY GO
GOING FOR THE EARLY LEAD IS
DEFENDING CHAMPION -- REAL QUIET
JUST A LENGTH BEHIND HIM ARE
JOHN HENRY, CATALINA, DUSTY & TIGER DANCER
ITS A FEW LENGTHS BACK TO
RUFFIAN -- PEEPTOAD -- RAVEN --- STARK
AND OAKLAWN CAPPER
TRAILING THE FIELD IN THE EARLY GOING
POST TIME MIKE & CRIMINAL TYPE
SUDDENLY WE HAVE A MAJOR DISTURBANCE
AS CIGARSHOP -- WHO DID NOT MAKE THE CALL TO POST
SOMEHOW FOUND HIS WAY INTO THE INFIELD WITHOUT HIS JOCKEY
AND HAS JUMPED OVER THE FENCE ONTO THE MAIN TRACK
WITH THE CROWD GOING WILD AND SEVERAL OUT RIDERS
TRYING TO ROUND UP THE RUNAWAY COLT
He might be out of this race.... But he was not gonna miss out on the after party
WE HAVE NEVER SEEN ANYTHING LIKE THIS BEFORE
AND YOU CAN BE ASSURED THAT HIS TRAINER WILL BE SEVERELY FINED!
THIS HAS TURNED INTO A SPECTACLE -- BUT FINALLY
THE OUTRIDERS HAVE MANAGED TO GET CONTROL OF THE NAUGHTY COLT
AND LED HIM OFF OF THE TRACK
IN SPITE OF ALL THE SHENANIGANS
THE HORSES HAVE CONTINUED TO RUN WITHOUT INCIDENT
COMING OUT OF THE TURN THINGS HAVE CHANGED DRAMATICALLY
WE NOW HAVE A 3-WAY MATCH RACE IN TOTAL COMMAND
AS STARK - PEEPTOAD & REAL QUIET SUDDENLY FIRED ON ALL CYLINDERS
LEAVING THE REST OF THE FIELD IN THEIR WAKE
IT'S A GOOD WAY BACK TO
JOHN HENRY --- RUFFIAN ---
OAKLAWN CAPPER & RAVEN
AND EVEN FARTHER BACK IS TIGER DANCER
THEN POST TIME MIKE ... DUSTY
AND ALL ALONE TRAILING EVERYONE
IS CRIMINAL TYPE SHOWING NO INTEREST IN RUNNING AT ALL YET
THEY'RE AT THE TOP OF THE STRETCH
REAL QUIET -- WHO WAS RIGHT UP THERE AT THE FRONT
SUDDENLY JUMPED A SHADOW AND IS FADING BADLY
LOSING ALL CHANCE FOR A REPEAT WIN
IT IS NOW A 2-HORSE MATCH RACE
BETWEEN STARK AND PEEPTOAD
WHO HAVE RUN TOGETHER FROM THE GATE
LIKE A MATCHED SET OF TWINS
STRIDE FOR STRIDE --- NECK & NECK
.... BUT IT AIN'T OVER TILL THE STOUT LADY SINGS
AND DOWN THE STRETCH THEY COME
STARK & PEEPTOAD IN TOTAL COMMAND LEADING THE WAY
BUT SUDDENLY THE CROWD IS ON THEIR FEET
SCREAMING LIKE BANSHEES
AND THE REASON IS THAT RAVEN & OAKLAWN CAPPER
SUDDENLY SPROUTED WINGS LIKE PEGASUS TURNING THE RACE
INTO A FOUR HORSE EXTRAVAGANZA ACROSS THE TRACK
THEY ARE SO CLOSE TOGETHER
THAT WE MAY EVEN SEE A FEW OBJECTIONS
AND A PHOTO FINISH FOR ALL 4 PLACINGS!
A KITTY WHISKER SEPARATES THESE FOUR
WITH NONE OF THEM SHOWING ANY SIGN OF SLOWING DOWN
WITH THE WIRE JUST AHEAD
**HOLD ALL TICKETS FOLKS**
INDEED WE DO HAVE A FOUR-WAY PHOTO FINISH
AS WELL AS SEVERAL OBJECTIONS
THE STEWARDS ARE REVIEWING THE REPLAY
AS 4 TRAINERS HAVE RUN ONTO THE TRACK
ALONG WITH 4 JOCKEYS ON THE PHONE
IT HAS TAKEN QUITE A WHILE
BUT WE NOW HAVE THE OFFICIAL RESULTS
WITH ALL OBJECTIONS BEING DISMISSED
$$-OFFICIAL ORDER AND PAYOUT-$$
1st ~ STARK ========== $67.30
DETERMINED -- DYNAMIC -- DEDICATED TO VICTORY
{ANY RELATION TO TONY STARK???}
2nd ~ PEEPTOAD ====== $61.80
FIERCE & FIREY FROM GATE TO WIRE
3rd ~ RAVEN ============ $60.60
BRILLIANT EFFORT OFF VERY LONG LAY OFF!
4th ~ OAKLAWN CAPPER ======= $60.50
OUTSTANDING CLOSING KICK IN FINAL FURLONGS
LOST 3rd, BUT WON "THE PRECIOUS" BY JUST .10 CENTS
=== ALSO RAN ===
(DC) REAL QUIET ============== $54.40
EXCELLENT FIRST HALF BUT AFTER JUMPING
A SHADOW, LOST EARLY MOMENTUM
JOHN HENRY ================ $48.60
GOOD EFFORT RETURNING FROM HOSPITAL
TIGER DANCER ============== $44.10
GAINED SPEED IN SECOND HALF
POST TIME MIKE ============= $43.60
SLOW FIRST HALF / IMPROVED IN STRETCH
DUSTY ==================== $23.00
SEEMED TO NOT LIKE TRACK
RUFFIAN =================== $22.10
ALL SPEED IN FIRST HALF
NO ACCELERATION IN FINAL FURLONGS
CRIMINAL TYPE =============== $18.00
LAST FOR 3/4 OF THE RACE
ONE DESPERATE SURGE NEAR THE WIRE
TO DEPRIVE GETTING A GOLDEN GOOSE EGG
CATALINA =================== $15.40
LETHARGIC GATE TO WIRE
WILL BE EXAMINED BACK AT THE BARN --- THEN ON TO THE CAT-HOUSE
.... Catalina's Modern-Contemporary Cat-House
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INTERESTING SIDE NOTES
STARK TURNED INTO A "PSYCHIC" OF SORTS
PREDICTING A 'SWEEP' OF THE RACE
THO IT WAS NOT A RUNAWAY VICTORY
IT IS INDEED HIS 3rd SS VICTORY IN 3 MONTHS!
HE MAY BE TAKING LESSONS FROM CRIMINAL TYPE
DOG HOUSE TO PENTHOUSE!
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WE NOW BID YOU A GOOD EVENING
AND A SAFE, SOBER, NON TEXTING DRIVE HOME
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