GOOD AFTERNOON AND WELCOME TO
SUPURRR~STAKES~SATURDAY
OUR FEATURE EVENT TODAY IS:
"THE QRFLUFFL BIRTHDAY STAKES"
HONORING THE TRACK ANNOUNCER'S POMERANIAN
A LUCKY 13 HAVE ENTERED TO CHALLENGE DEFENDING CHAMPION
DUSTY ~ WHO WILL BE RUNNING FOR THAT ELUSIVE 3~PEAT VICTORY
SHE GOT A STANDING OVATION AS SHE PASSED BY
HER LONG TIME DEVOTED FANS IN THE POST PARADE
THE 13 HAVE ALL ENTERED THE STARTING GATE
AND WE ARE READY TO RUN.....
AND THEY'RE OFF ... IN THE QRFLUFFLE BIRTHDAY STAKES
IT'S A STAMPEDE -- WITH 6 FLYING OUT OF THE GATE
IN A LINE ACROSS THE TRACK HEADING INTO THE TURN....
STARK - JOHN HENRY - PEEPTOAD - CATALINA
OAKLAWN CAPPER & POST TIME MIKE
IT'S JUST A LENGTH BACK TO CRIMINAL TYPE - DUSTY
REAL QUIET & BLUNNY
THE EARLY TRAILERS ARE ~
CIGARSHOP WHO HAS POSITIONED HIMSELF BETWEEN
TIGER DANCER & RUFFIAN AND SEEMS RATHER CONTENTED
WITH THAT SITUATION ......... AT LEAST FOR NOW
OUT OF THE TURN THEY COME
THE EARLY 6 LEADERS HAVE EMERGED
WITH 2 TAKING COMMAND
AND 4 LOSING MOMENTUM
BLUNNY IN THE LEAD BY 1/2 LENGTH OVER OAKLAWN CAPPER
AS TIGER DANCER SUDDENLY ROARED WITH A SUPER SURGE OF POWER
TO JOIN THE COLTS AT THE FRONT
POST TIME MIKE IS RIGHT AT THE TAIL OF THE TIGER
IT'S ANOTHER FEW LENGTHS BACK TO A TRIO OF: STARK - JOHN HENRY & DUSTY
PEEPTOAD - CATALINA & CIGARSHOP ARE STILL TRYING
TO FIND THEIR BEST STRIDE
STILL TRAILING WAY FAR BACK ARE REAL QUIET - CRIMINAL TYPE & RUFFIAN
THEY'RE AT THE TOP OF THE STRETCH
OAKLAWN CAPPER & BLUNNY NECK AND NECK -
STRIDE FOR STRIDE WITH A ONE LENGTH LEAD OVER TIGER DANCER
WHO IS NEXT AND MOVING STRONGLY BEHIND THE COLT DUO
SUDDENLY A GIGANTIC ROAR FROM THE CROWD AS PEEPTOAD HAS
SPROUTED IMAGINARY WINGS ~ SOARING PAST ONE AFTER ANOTHER
TO MOVE WITHIN A WHISKER OF TIGER DANCER
AND DOWN THE STRETCH THEY COME
BLUNNY & OAKLAWN CAPPER STILL TOGETHER ON THE LEAD
BLUNNY WITH A NOSE IN FRONT OF OAKLAWN CAPPER
PEEPTOAD & TIGER DANCER LOCKED IN A BATTLE OF THEIR OWN
ARE JUST A LENGTH BEHIND THE POWERFUL COLT DUO
BOTH FILLYS STILL IN WITH A CHANCE OF VICTORY
CATALINA & JOHN HENRY HAVE FINALLY FOUND THEIR BEST STRIDE
AND BOTH ARE GAINING GROUND QUICKLY
IT'S SEVERAL LENGTHS BACK TO A FOURSOME OF
CIGARSHOP -- POST TIME MIKE -- STARK
THEN DUSTY -- WHO, WITHOUT THE HELP OF PEGASUS
WILL NOT CAPTURE THE ELUSIVE 3-PEAT TROPHY TODAY --
STILL TRAILING THE FIELD ARE
REAL QUIET - RUFFIAN & CRIMINAL TYPE
WHO APPARENTLY IS MORE INTERESTED IN THE KEY
TO THE DOG HOUSE THAN THE WINNER CIRCLE!
THE WIRE IS JUST AHEAD AS THE 2 COLTS ON THE LEAD
ARE SHOWING NO SIGNS OF GIVING UP OR GIVING IN
PEEPTOAD HAS INCREASED HER SPEED
AS SHE LEAVES TIGER DANCER BEHIND HER
AND NOW BECOMES THE ONLY CHALLENGE + THREAT
TO THE TWO COLTS ON THE LEAD
BUT DID THE FRISKY FILLY WAIT TOO LONG TO MAKE HER MOVE?
CAN SHE PULL OFF A ''ZENYATTA'' CLOSING RUN?
THE WIRE IS COMING QUICKLY WHEN SUDDENLY
ONE OF THE COLTS SEEMS TO HAVE DECIDED ...
"ENOUGH IS ENOUGH - TIME TO GET TOUGH!"
OAKLAWN CAPPER WITH ONE FINAL SURGE OF POWER
APPEARS TO HAVE PUT HIS NOSE ON THE WIRE FIRST
SHOCKING BLUNNY WHO SEEMS TO THINK HE WON
A PHOTO WILL CLEAR UP ANY CONFUSION OR DOUBT
THE TOTE BOARD IS LIGHTING UP WITH OBJECTIONS
STEWARDS ARE REVIEWING THE REPLAY
**HOLD ALL TICKETS
3 TRAINERS HAVE RUN OUT ON THE FIELD
3 JOCKEYS ON THE PHONE
LIGHTS HAVE FINALLY STOPPED FLASHING
OAKLAWN CAPPER CLEARLY HAD HIS NOSE ON THE WIRE FIRST
BLUNNY WHO, AFTER WHAT SEEMED TO BE A WIN
MUST NOW ACCEPT THE 2nd PLACE TROPHY BY A WHISKER
PEEPTOAD HOLDS ON FOR THE SHOW SPOT
...(THOSE WINGS OF HERS KEPT HER FROM THE GRIPS OF GOLLUM}
& TIGER DANCER ROUNDS OUT THE SUPERFECTA
AND ALSO STEALS THE PRECIOUS
$$-OFFICIAL ORDER OF FINISH-$$
1st ~ OAKLAWN CAPPER ===== $85.40
~WINNER / TOP DOG~2nd ~ BLUNNY ============ $80.00
3rd ~ PEEPTOAD ============ $72.10
4th ~ TIGER DANCER ============ $63.30
LAST SEEN TRACKING GOLLUM -- AFTER STEALING THE PRECIOUS
FOR A POSSIBLE LATE NIGHT SNACK
==== ALSO RAN ====
CATALINA ============ $61.90
JOHN HENRY ========== $52.10
CIGARSHOP =========== $46.00
POST TIME MIKE ======== $45.80
STARK ============== $41.10
DUSTY {DC} =========== $40.90
LOSES THE 3-PEAT GLORY BUT ~
CAPTURES A FROSTED WHISKER AWARD
REAL QUIET =========== $33.90
RUFFIAN ============= $32.40
CRIMINAL TYPE ========= $27.20
*** DETERMINATION TO GAIN MASTER KEY
TO THE DOG-HOUSE AT YEAR'S END
IF ONLY THAT SAME DETERMINATION
WOULD APPEAR ON THE TRACK IN RACES!
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WE NOW BID YOU A GOOD EVENING
AND A SAFE ~ SOBER & NON-TEXTING DRIVE HOME
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~Graphics By: TIGER DANCER~