GOOD AFTERNOON & WELCOME TO
SUPURRR~SATURDAY AT DELTA DOWNS
OUR SPECIAL EVENT TODAY IS:
THE TBRF JACKPOT STAKES
WE HAVE A FINE FIELD OF 12 READY TO RUN
FOR THE BIG BUCKS AND GLORY
THE POST PARADE IS STARTING
SO NOW LET'S MEET THE FIELD:
LEADING THEM OUT DANCING & PRANCING IS ---
RUFFIAN @ 9/2
CIGARSHOP @ 4/1
DUSTY @ 20/1
BLUNNY @ 6/1
PEEPTOAD @ 20/1
STARK @ 4/1
REAL QUIET (DC) @ 9/5
OAKLAWN CAPPER @ 15/1
POST TIME MIKE @ 7/1
CATALINA @ 12/1
TIGER DANCER @ 12/1
JOHN HENRY @ 9/2
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THE HORSES ARE ALL STANDING QUIETLY
AND WE ARE READY TO RUN
......AND THEY'RE OFF IN THE TBRF JACKPOT STAKES
LEAVING THE GATE WITH THE FURY OF A CAT #5 HURRICANE -- IS DUSTY RUNNING AS IF HER TAIL CAUGHT FIRE & WHO
IS QUICKLY TAKING COMMAND WITH A GIGANTIC LEAD
BUT LIKE TWIN TORNADOES, CATALINA & JOHN HENRY
WITH EQUAL FURY HAVE CLOSED THE HUGE GAP BUT
NOT BY MUCH ~ NOW ABOUT 20 LENGTHS BACK ~
LEAVING THE OTHER 9 WONDERING WHAT JUST HAPPENED
THESE 3 HAVE LEFT THE FIELD IN THEIR WAKE
WITH BLISTERING FRACTIONS INTO THE TURN
OUT OF THE TURN THEY COME
BUT NOW ONLY 1 HAS TAKEN THE LEAD
LEAVING THE OTHER 2 IN HER DUST
DUSTY WITH A SHOCKING SURGE OF SUPER-SONIC SPEED
HAS TURNED THE RACE INTO HER OWN VERSION OF
'CATCH ME IF YOU CAN'
CATALINA IS ABOUT 15 LENGTHS BACK
AND JUST A NECK IN FRONT OF JOHN HENRY
THESE 3 STILL IN COMMAND
AS THE REST OF THE FIELD ARE SHOWING LITTLE SO FAR
BUT WE HAVE A LONG WAY TO GO
AND IN RACING, WE KNOW ~ ANYTHING CAN CHANGE
THEY'RE AT THE TOP OF THE STRETCH
DUSTY CONTINUES HER PEGASUS IMPRESSION
AS IF SHE HAD INVISIBLE WINGS ATTACHED IN THE STARTING GATE
CATALINA RUNNING STRONGLY IN 2nd ...
BUT NOT GAINING GROUND ON THE RUNAWAY LEADER
JOHN HENRY CONTINUES TO ROLL ALONG BUT
ALSO NOT GAINING ANY GROUND ON THE 2 FILLYS
TIGER DANCER SHOWING A LITTLE SPEED NOW
HAS MOVED UP WITHIN 10 LENGTHS OF JOHN HENRY
IT'S ANOTHER BIG GAP BACK TO DEFENDING CHAMP
REAL QUIET --- WHO'S CHANCES OF A REPEAT WIN
ARE SLIM TO NONE
PEEPTOAD & BLUNNY ARE RIGHT THERE WITH RQ
RUFFIAN MUST HAVE LEFT HER ''INNER CHEETAH''
BACK IN THE STALL SNOOZING AS THERE IS
NO SIGN OF THE SPEEDY BIG CAT YET
RUNNING OR MORE LIKE TROTTING
EVEN FARTHER BACK IN ANOTHER TIME ZONE ARE
OAKLAWN CAPPER --- CIGARSHOP & STARK
AND DOWN THE STRETCH THEY COME
DUSTY LEADS THE WAY
WITHOUT SHOWING ANY SIGNS OF TIRING ~
MAKING A MOCKERY OF THIS JACKPOT RACE
BUT HOLD ON FOLKS ~ ~ ~ AS THEY SAY
'IT AIN'T OVER TILL THE STOUT LADY SINGS'
AND A NOSE HASN'T TOUCHED THE WIRE YET!
BECAUSE AS WE SEE TIME & TIME AGAIN ~
ANYTHING CAN & OFTEN DOES HAPPEN TO CHANGE A
''SURE THING'' INTO A "WHAT JUST HAPPENED" THING
CATALINA SUDDENLY FOUND HER MOJO
AND NOW HAS FOUND ANOTHER GEAR OF SPEED
TO CHALLENGE THE FREAKY FAST FILLY IN FRONT
BUT IS IT TOO LITTLE TOO LATE?
SHE HAS TURNED UP THE HEAT LEAVING JOHN HENRY
TO CHASE THE TWO FILLY TAILS IN FRONT OF HIM THAT
ARE NOW DISAPPEARING QUICKLY INTO THE DISTANCE
BUT DUSTY IS HAVING NONE OF THAT NONSENSE!
AS SHE HEARS THE SOUND OF HOOFBEATS BEHIND HER
THAT IS ENOUGH TO SPUR HER ON EVEN FASTER!
AFTER RUNNING ONE OF HER FASTEST RACES EVER
NO WAY TO CONCEDE DEFEAT NOW!
AND AS HER PRETTY NOSE TOUCHES THE WIRE ~
SHE GLANCES BACK TO SEE THE CLOSEST CHALLENGER
20 LENGTHS BEHIND HER ~
MAKING THE VICTORY EVEN SWEETER
CATALINA STILL RUNNING STRONGLY WITH SPEED THAT
ON ANY OTHER DAY WITHOUT DUSTY IN THE RACE,
WOULD HAVE BEEN AN IMPRESSIVE WINNING EFFORT!
JOHN HENRY --- LEG WEARY IN THE FINAL FURLONG
MANAGES TO HOLD ON FOR THE SHOW SPOT
TIGER DANCER FINDS ENOUGH TO STEAL 'THE PRECIOUS'
MAJOR KUDOS TO THE 'DUSTY ONE' WHO DUSTED
THE FIELD GATE TO WIRE IN AN AMAZING DISPLAY
OF POWER, STAMINA, SPEED & DETERMINATION
$$-OFFICIAL ORDER OF FINISH-$$
1st ~ DUSTY ============ $171.60
~WINNER / BRIDE OF THE BALL~2nd ~ CATALINA ========== $133.90
~RUNNER-UP / BRIDESMAID~3rd ~ JOHN HENRY ========== $83.60
4th ~ TIGER DANCER ========= $55.80
.... (Is That Gollum Behind the Tree?)
=== ALSO RAN ===
(DC) REAL QUIET ======= $45.90
PEEPTOAD =========== $44.40
BLUNNY ============= $42.80
RUFFIAN ============= $35.90
OAKLAWN CAPPER ======= $23.10
POST TIME MIKE ======== $21.80
CIGARSHOP =========== $21.40
STARK ============== $20.80
(Might Wanna Have A Booze & Babes Bash In Dog-House
And Invite Oaklawn Capper / PTM / Cigarshop)
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WE NOW BID YOU A GOOD EVENING
AND A SAFE, SOBER, NON-TEXTING DRIVE HOME
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