SUPURRR SATURDAY AT BELMONT PARK
OUR FEATURE EVENT: THE AUTUMN LEAVES STAKES
WITH JUST THE SCRATCH OF POST TIME MIKE
WHOSE FLIGHT WAS DELAYED IN LOUISIANA
WE HAVE A STELLAR FIELD OF A DOZEN TO RUN
EVERYONE IS IN THE GATE EXCEPT FOR DUSTY
AND CRIMINAL TYPE WHO HAVE ENGAGED IN A
FRISKY FROLIC AS THE HANDLERS ARE TRYING
TO CONVINCE THEM BOTH TO GO IN!
FINALLY EVERYONE IS READY TO RUN
AND AWAAAAAAY THEY GO IN THE AUTUMN LEAVES S
NO DOUBT WHO WANTS THE LEAD TODAY FOLKS
RUFFIAN HAS TURNED LOOSE HER 'INNER CHEETAH'
TO LEAVE THE REST IN HER DUST!
IT'S ABOUT 10 LENGTHS BACK TO A TRIO OF
BLUNNY ~ PEEPTOAD & CATALINA
CIGARSHOP & JOHN HENRY HAVE NOW BEGUN
TO PICK UP SPEED JOINING THE TRIO AHEAD
IT'S SEVERAL LENGTHS BACK TO REAL QUIET & STARK
AND TRAILING THE FIELD IN THE EARLY GOING ARE
TIGER DANCER ~ DUSTY ~ CRIMINAL TYPE AND
DEFENDING CHAMPION OAKLAWN CAPPER
OUT OF THE TURN THEY COME
RUFFIAN LEADING THE WAY BUT HER LEAD IS
BEGINNING TO DWINDLE AS THE PACE HAS QUICKENED
REAL QUIET & BLUNNY ARE MOVING UP QUICKLY
ON THE FREAKY-FAST FILLY IN FRONT
THEY'RE AT THE TOP OF THE STRETCH
RUFFIAN ALL OUT IS DESPERATELY TRYING TO HOLD ONTO HER LEAD
WHICH APPEARS TO BE A FUTILE EFFORT AS THE CLOSERS HAVE NOW MOVED UP
QUICKLY CUTTING INTO HER ONCE VERY BIG LEAD
RUFFIAN LOOKING LEG WEARY BUT STILL IN FRONT
REAL QUIET & BLUNNY RIGHT AT HER TAIL
JOHN HENRY IS RIGHT THERE
IT'S JUST ANOTHER LENGTH BACK TO:
STARK - CIGARSHOP - OAKLAWN CAPPER
DUSTY & CATALINA
BUT SUDDENLY A ROAR FROM THE CROWD
HAS EVERYONE ON THEIR FEET AS TWO HORSES
ARE FLYING UP THE MIDDLE OF THE TRACK
THE MASTER THIEF, CRIMINAL TYPE, FROM THE BACK OF THE FIELD
LAST BY AT LEAST 20 LENGTHS FLYING LIKE A FALCON
PASSING ALL WHO STAND IN HIS WAY
AND TIGER DANCER ALSO FROM THE CLOUDS IS
ROARING UP THE TRACK JOINING CRIMINAL TYPE
AS BOTH HAVE NOW PASSED A TIRING RUFFIAN
=== AND DOWN THE STRETCH THEY COME ===
THE ROAR OF THE CROWD NOW CAN BE HEARD
IN TWO DISTINCT DIFFERENT TONES
THE LADIES HIGHER PITCHED SCREAMS FOR TIGER DANCER
THE LOWER VOICES OF THE MEN FOR CRIMINAL TYPE
THE COLT & THE FILLY LOCKED IN A FIERCE BATTLE
NECK & NECK RUNNING FEROCIOUS FRACTIONS
BUT ----- HOLD ON FOLKS ~
SUDDENLY THE 2-HORSE MATCH RACE HAS TURNED
INTO A TRIO AS PEEPTOAD FINALLY FOUND HER MOJO
AND HAS CAUGHT UP TO THE DYNAMIC DUO IN THE LEAD
WE NOW HAVE A 3-HORSE RACE TO THE WIRE
WITH RUFFIAN RIGHT THERE & STILL IN WITH A CHANCE
THESE FOUR HAVE SEPARATED THEMSELVES
FROM THE REST BY A HUGE MARGIN
BUT WHOSE NOSE WILL TOUCH THE WIRE FIRST?
THE CROWD IS GOING WILD
IT'S A 4~WAY STAMPEDE TO THE LINE
BUT SUDDENLY ONE OF THE FOUR DECIDED
'ENOUGH IS ENOUGH ~ TIME TO SHOW EM WHO'S BOSS'
AND AS THE NOSE TOUCHED THE WIRE
IT WAS THE HIGH PITCHED SCREAMS OF THE LADIES
WHOSE VOICES ROSE ABOVE THE REST
TIGER DANCER WITH ONE SUDDEN SURGE OF SPEED
PUT AWAY THE OTHER THREE WITH A MIGHTY ROAR!
A PHOTO WILL BE NEEDED TO DETERMINE THE
PLACE / SHOW / SUPERFECTA PLACINGS
IT IS THAT CLOSE!
OBJECTION LIGHTS ARE FLASHING
3 TRAINERS & JOCKEYS ARE VOICING THEIR COMPLAINTS
STEWARDS TAKING LONG TIME REVIEWING THE REPLAY
FINALLY ~ THE LIGHTS HAVE STOPPED FLASHING
========== OFFICIAL RESULTS ==========
TIGER DANCER ============ $77.50
PEEPTOAD =============== $69.40
CRIMINAL TYPE ============ $68.80 (OUCH!)
RUFFIAN ================ $65.80
(Last Seen Hiding In Bushes From Gollum!)
============= ALSO RAN ==============
REAL QUIET ====== ======= $55
BLUNNY ================ $50.60
JOHN HENRY ============= $41.40
STARK ================= $39.50
CIGARSHOP ============== $38.10
(DC) OAKLAWN CAPPER === === $35.90
DUSTY ================= $35.10
CATALINA =============== $34.10
WE NOW BID YOU A GOOD EVENING
AND A SAFE, SOBER, NON-TEXTING DRIVE HOME
