12.02.2017 Points Results

[Plenilune]

Aqueduct R1

2 Memories of Peter
3 War Bond
5 Black Sea (FR)

1 Plenilune AXB 12
1 DonGuido XCA 5
1 JolyB BXA 5
1 Real Quiet-DC XBA 5
1 RUFFIAN-333 XCA 5

[Plenilune]

Aqueduct R2

5 Fair Regis
1 Lady Rullah
8 Woundwithhereyes

Scratched: 4

2 Plenilune AXC 12 24
2 DonGuido BXA 5 10
2 JolyB BXC 5 10
2 Real Quiet-DC XBC 5 10
2 RUFFIAN-333 BXA 5 10

[Plenilune]

Aqueduct R3

1A Any Questions
4 Mambo At the Gym
3 Bow Tie Affair

Scratched: 3, 6, 10, 11

3 Plenilune ABX 25 49
3 JolyB ACX 15 25
3 RUFFIAN-333 ACX 15 25
3 Real Quiet-DC CBX 7 17
3 DonGuido CXX 3 13

[Plenilune]

Aqueduct R4

4 Forty Winds
12 She's Delightful
7 Nazay

Scratched: 10, 13

4 Plenilune CXB 5 54
4 JolyB CXA 5 30
4 RUFFIAN-333 XCA 5 30
4 Real Quiet-DC AXB 12 29
4 DonGuido CXA 5 18

[Plenilune]

Aqueduct R5

5 Gucci Factor
3 Minsky Moment
1 Follow the Signs

5 Plenilune ABC 35 89
5 DonGuido BAX 17 35
5 JolyB XAB 5 35
5 RUFFIAN-333 XAB 5 35
5 Real Quiet-DC XAX 2 31

[Plenilune]

Aqueduct R6 Go for Wand H. G3

7 Indulgent
2 Highway Star
5 Verve's Tale

6 Plenilune BXC 5 94
6 JolyB XBC 5 40
6 DonGuido XBX 2 37
6 RUFFIAN-333 XXB 1 36
6 Real Quiet-DC XAX 2 33

[Plenilune]

Aqueduct R7

4 Rachel's Blue Moon
8 Barrel of Destiny
12 Stonefactor

Scratched: 13, 14

7 Plenilune XXC 1 95
7 JolyB XXA 1 41
7 DonGuido XXB 1 38
7 RUFFIAN-333 XXA 1 37
7 Real Quiet-DC XXA 1 34

[Plenilune]

Aqueduct R8 Demoiselle S. G2

3 Wonder Gadot
6 Maurer Power
7 Layla Noor

8 Plenilune BXX 3 98
8 RUFFIAN-333 ABX 25 62
8 JolyB ACX 15 56
8 DonGuido ACX 15 53
8 Real Quiet-DC ACX 15 49

[Plenilune]

Aqueduct R9 Remsen S. G2

5 Catholic Boy
3 Avery Island
8 Vouch

9 Plenilune BAX 17 115
9 Real Quiet-DC ABX 25 74
9 JolyB CAX 7 63
9 RUFFIAN-333 XXX 0 62
9 DonGuido XCX 2 55

[Plenilune]

Aqueduct R10 Cigar Mile H. Presented by NYRA Bets G1

If you don't get goose bumps watching this, check your pulse!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ydT4SRxZT1Y

6 Sharp Azteca
1 Mind Your Biscuits
8 Practical Joke

Plenilune runs away and hides taking this week's contest. RUFFIAN-333 lands second. JolyB is close in third. Real Quiet nicely rounds out the super.

1 Plenilune CBA 20 135
2 RUFFIAN-333 ABC 35 97
3 JolyB ACB 30 93
4 Real Quiet-DC AXX 10 84

10 DonGuido AXB 12 67

[JolyB]

Very nicely done, Plen. The chartmaker's line for your effort should say, "quickly opened up an insurmountable lead and then gradually drew further away."

[DonGuido]

YOU had it nailed Plen. Me, I'm thinking too much college (Clemson :tro:) football is on my mind. I have a break now of 4 weeks. Gotta get with the program here. :$::) What I get for picking off the entries.

[DonGuido]

A short story of Patty and my earlier years getting into forums and connecting very fortunately with inside horse people (and ya'll know my neat story about meeting Storm Cat, yes The Storm Cat). Anyway in 2000 we tripped to Kentucky and went to the Horse Park for our first real experience with greatness and through contacts we made via racing forums, we got to meet Cigar up close and personal in the barn after his show to the gathering of others. What a thrill and talking with his and John Henry's care taker, we learned wonderful tales of how John would teach Cigar to do things. JOhn was a very bad cribber and thankfully Cigar did not learn that bad habit.

Two years later when I had my infamous meet up with Storm Cat, posing as a legit horseman (maybe with breeding interests, go figure) . . . again we visited the Horse Park for the 2nd time and Patty not to my knowing, while I was doing something aside, fed Cigar peppermints (which be loved) all by herself. I'm thinking for her that's what heaven is like, me standing by her holding her hand,

Those were grand days and we have been so fortunate for people we barely know to accept us into the inter-world of getting in the face (literally) of thoroughbred greatness. We need to do this at least one more time before we can't do it anymore . . . and we still to this day maintain contact with one very special insider. Lucky us, I guess?!

[DonGuido]

OK I finally figured out my brain 50% ANYWAY. The year 2002 when we where in Kentucky, Lexington etc. with grateful personal guidance I had one of my most amazing up close thoroughbred experiences (save my Storm Cat deal) with Riboletta and "friend", who I can't think of now (but will soon) at their retirement farm (memory). I was always a huge fan of Riboletta and much to my luck, while Patty and others where off visiting somewhere else I ventured off alone to a kinda remote paddock.

Much to my surprise and delight, two "mares" came running over to me on the fence line. It was like a mini race to get to me, why?, I had nothing for them to eat, I wasn't important. Were they just bored and here was a poor shmuck human who came to see us, accidently maybe??? They came running like I was the feed guy, Lucky me. I was so in awe of the beauty and strength and size of her and friend. Towering over me, magnificent in raw horse presence. I truly was AMAZED at their beauty and size and I'm sure had goosebumps on every part of my body.

They stayed with me as I talked to them much longer than I should have but they were bored and still thought I was someone special, maybe but they seemed not to care, don't know. To close I can only say I felt the pure thrill of being in the presence of truly amazing equine flesh. What a day, what an experience, what luck to hold in my little old dwindling brain of this great experience. Oh and I fed them both grass out of my hand . . . wow!!!

[Real Quiet]

Congrats on your wire to wire win on Saturday Plenilune. Nicely played and mighty impressive triple digit score. I saw an unfamiliar name at the bottom. Don...did you get some of Ruffians "spiked catnip" perchance?

[DonGuido]

Congrats on your wire to wire win on Saturday Plenilune. Nicely played and mighty impressive triple digit score. I saw an unfamiliar name at the bottom. Don...did you get some of Ruffians "spiked catnip" perchance?I'll blame it on college football and ....... well it happens to the "best" of us. :eek::)

[RUFFIAN]

RQ ASKS: ''...Ruffians "spiked catnip" perchance?''

EXCUUUUUSE ME?!? :eek:

My Catnip Is Fresh ~ Fine ~ Flavorful ~ Full O Fun & Frivolity ~ :zz: ;)
But ~ Definitely NOT ''Spiked'' :p