MIDWEEK MAYHEM ~ 3/8 *RESULTS* @ TAMPA BAY

[RUFFIAN]

CONGRATS TO CAT-ALINA WHO HAS CLAWED HER WAY OUT
OF THE CAT HOUSE AND ROARED BACK UP THE PENTHOUSE
DOING HER OWN COPY-CAT VERSION OF YO-YO-MAMA

VENUE: TAMPA BAY AGAIN FOR 2 REASONS
A => WEATHER ELSEWHERE ISN'T GREAT
B => IF IT WORKED ONCE TO WIN, RETURN TO THE SCENE

POST TIME: 12:55 PM ET

SCOREKEEPER

SCORING FROM THE CAT HOUSE IS THE YO-YO-MAMA DUSTY
UNLESS TECHNICAL MONSTER REARS IT'S UGLY HEAD IN WHICH
CASE THEN THE RUFF ONE WILL LEND A PAW TO HELP

RULES ARE ON THE MENU
TO VIEW JUST SCROLL ON DOWN
BETTER TO WEAR A SMILE
THAN D.Q. AND WEAR A FROWN!





=^,,^=

[RUFFIAN]

TENACIOUS @ TAMPA

THE 'BIG BAD KITTY' IS HERE
AND SHE'S COMIN IN TO SAY
TO THE SO CALLED BIG BAD COLTS
JUST GET OUTTA MY #$%*@#$ WAY!

CAUSE I AM THE ''QUEEN OF SPRING''
AND I'M ''DOIN MY SONG & DANCE''
CAUSE SUNDAY THE CLOCKS SPRING FORWARD
THAT'S REASON ENOUGH TO PRANCE!


R1 >>> 2 4 7 6 3
IDES OF MARCH(ANN) => 3/15 = DESTINY'S B'DAY!
AH SWEET MEMORIES

SOUL STRATEGY
FIERY ICE (Monarchos! A Fave Sire)


R2 >>> 1 3 5 8 6
MISS ABSOLUTE

MY FIRST HONEY
GLOBAL WARMING > YES ITS A FACT!

*Scientists world wide may actually know more than the dimwit in charge


R3 >>> 5 6 4 3 2
DOIN MY SONG & DANCE


PECORINO
CATEGORY


R4 >>> 6 8 3 1 7
QUEEN OF SPRING

ODESSA WIND
D' WILD KISS


R5 >>> 5 1 3 4 6
GONE TOO SOON
(Destiny / Sweetums / Cowboy / Ebony / Steve)

AZIMUT
EL GRANDE ROJO


R6 >>> 6 3 1 7 5
ANIMAL TRICK (Leroidesanimaux)

MASTER OF THE HOUSE (The Cat Of Course, Who Else!)
TRISMEN


R7 >>> 4 7 3 8 9
SMART ANSWER

REQUEST DENIED
COULD IT BE ME?


R8 >>> 7 3 4 5 6
NAIFAH

ZUZANNA
ROMANTIC MUSIC


R9 >>> 7 6 2 9 5
BIG BAD KITTY aka => AshAvAri


LEROI'S GEM (Leroidesanimaux)
MOUSEQUETAIRE
(aka > Cat Treat)

[RUFFIAN]

**RESULTS**



MUCH TO DUSTY'S CHAGRIN
THE TECHNICAL ISSUE PREVAILS
SO THE RUFF ONE WILL ROAR ON IN
TO BRING YOU THE TALE OF THE TAILS




SADLY WE SEE JOHN HENRY IS OUT
HE'S BACK ON THE SICK LIST TODAY
AND WITH OAKLAWN BUSY AT STUD
ONLY 8 IN THE GATE TO GET PAY $$$

THE 8 WERE EVENLY DIVIDED
4 COLTS -&- 4 FILLYS TO RUN
THE DISTANCE OF ONLY A MILE
SO SPEED MAYBE WHAT GETS ER DONE




AND AWAY THE 8 GO IN THE ''MAYHEM''
CIGARSHOP -&- STARK FOR THE LEAD
THE OTHER 6 SLOW TO BEGIN
NOT FINDING THE SPEED THAT THEY NEED

OUT OF THE TURN HERE THEY COME
WHEN SUDDENLY THE CROWD ON THEIR FEET
AS TWO HAVE EMERGED OUT IN FRONT
BUT WHICH OF THE TWO WILL GET BEAT?

LIKE TWIN TORNADOES TOGETHER
DEFENDING CHAMP CATALINA & STARK
HAVE LEFT THE OTHER 6 STRUGGLING
WITH THEIR 'DRIVE GEAR' NOW STUCK IN 'PARK'





WHAT STARTED AS 8 WITH A CHANCE
THE PHOTO WILL TELL US THE STORY
EITHER CATALINA REPEATS HER LAST WIN
OR STARK WILL DENY HER THE GLORY?

IT'S 20 LENGTHS BACK TO THE REST
REAL QUIET ALONGSIDE OF BLUNNY
BUT THEY ARE SO FAR BEHIND
THEY'RE RUNNING FOR JUST 3rd PLACE MONEY




IT'S ANOTHER FEW LENGTHS TO A DUO
CIGARSHOP & TIGER DANCER ARE NEXT
RUFFIAN STRUGGLING ALONG SLOWLY
VERY FAR BACK DUSTY SEEMS VEXED!

AND DOWN THE STRETCH THEY ALL COME
CATALINA AND STARK ALL ALONE
NECK AND NECK ~ STRIDE FOR STRIDE
BUT WHICH BRINGS THE VICTORY ON HOME?




THE CROWD ON THEIR FEET NOW ARE ROARING
THE DEEP TONES OF MEN FOR COLT STARK
THE LADIES HIGH TONES FOR THE FILLY
WILL THE VICTORY BE A PURRR OR A BARK?

AND NOW THE LIGHTS HAVE STOPPED FLASHING
AS THE TOTE BOARD TELLS US THE STORY
BY JUST A SLIM KITTY WHISKER
CATALINA INDEED REPEATS GLORY

STARK WITH HIS POWER AND SPEED
REALLY RAN ONE HELL OF A RACE
BUT WHEN PUSH CAME TO SHOVE AT THE WIRE
THE FILLY WENT ON TO 1st PLACE!




THE PHOTO FOR 3rd OH SO CLOSE
REAL QUIET BY A NOSE GETS THE MONEY
BUT THE HONOR OF WINNING ''THE PRECIOUS''
WILL BELONG TO THE 'ENERGIZER BLUNNY'

TIGER DANCER, CIGARSHOP AND RUFFIAN
THEN DUSTY AS SLOW AS A MOUSE
IS HEADING OFF TO GET CATNIP
REPEAT RESIDENT OF THE CAT HOUSE





$$-OFFICIAL ORDER OF FINISH-$$


1st ~ CATALINA (DC) ====== $101.40
* Runs For The Elusive 3~Peat Next Week!
~WINNER~


2nd ~ STARK =========== $97.00
*Outstanding Effort ~ On Any Other Day Woulda Won



3rd ~ REAL QUIET ======== $44.00


4th ~ BLUNNY ===========$43.20
(* How $.80 Can Get Ya A Golden Ring! And In This Economy Too!)


==== ALSO RAN (THO NOT MUCH) ====


TIGER DANCER ====== $36.90

CIGARSHOP ======== $33.40

RUFFIAN ========== $28.60

DUSTY =========== $17.80
*** REPEAT WINNER OF KEY TO THE CAT HOUSE! ***
CATNIP & CHIPPENDALES = WHAT'S NOT TO LOVE?
...But also..... More cleaning to do....


******************

**Graphics By: TIGER DANCER