{"id":6946,"date":"2008-11-23T18:51:10","date_gmt":"2008-11-23T18:51:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blacktypebugler.com\/?p=6946"},"modified":"-0001-11-30T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"-0001-11-30T00:00:00","slug":"oldbtb_99","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/btb.ehorseracing.com\/?p=6946","title":{"rendered":"Lawyerron Has A Big Day"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><P class=MsoNormal style=\"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center\" align=center><B style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal\"><SPAN style=\"FONT-SIZE: 14pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Bookman Old Style'\">Lawyerron Has A Big Day<?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = \"urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office\" \/><o:p><\/o:p><\/SPAN><\/B><\/P><P class=MsoNormal style=\"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt\"><B style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal\"><SPAN style=\"FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Bookman Old Style'\"><o:p>\u00a0<\/o:p><\/SPAN><\/B><\/P><P class=MsoNormal style=\"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt\"><B style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal\"><SPAN style=\"FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Bookman Old Style'\">Auction 3777<\/SPAN><\/B><SPAN style=\"FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Bookman Old Style'\">:<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0 <\/SPAN>There were four horses that sold for over a million dollars this week and all went to new homes, at least as near as I can tell.<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0 <\/SPAN>The auction went up and down but never in a good way.<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0 <\/SPAN>More horses were entered but the average was down, The Computer stable took home more, less two year-olds were sold and total sales were down.<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0 <\/SPAN>Only two of the 28 senior citizens sold for more than a dollar with the 8YO stallion <B style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal\">Genius Theory<\/B>, #25275, selling for the high price of $1250.00 to <B style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal\"><I style=\"mso-bidi-font-style: normal\">Pastures3<\/I><\/B>.<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0 <\/SPAN>A 9 YO stallion that hasn&#8217;t run since 2006 was the only other and was sold to <B style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal\"><I style=\"mso-bidi-font-style: normal\">Stcbonus<\/I><\/B>.<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0 <\/SPAN><B style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal\">Burden Wish<\/B> has won one of only 14 starts and certainly all the time off should have healed any injuries. <SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0<\/SPAN>Just for fun this week, I put in the stats from about a year ago.<o:p><\/o:p><\/SPAN><\/P><P class=MsoNormal style=\"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt\"><SPAN style=\"FONT-SIZE: 14pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Bookman Old Style'\"><o:p>\u00a0<\/o:p><\/SPAN><\/P><P class=MsoNormal style=\"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt\"><B style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal\"><SPAN style=\"FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Bookman Old Style'\">Auction Stats: <o:p><\/o:p><\/SPAN><\/B><\/P><P class=MsoNormal style=\"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; tab-stops: 62.8pt\"><B style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal\"><SPAN style=\"FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Bookman Old Style'\"><SPAN style=\"mso-tab-count: 1\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/SPAN><o:p><\/o:p><\/SPAN><\/B><\/P><P class=MsoNormal style=\"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt\"><B style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal\"><SPAN style=\"FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Bookman Old Style'\">Horses Entered &#8211; 563 <\/SPAN><\/B><SPAN style=\"FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Bookman Old Style'\">(last week &#8211; 455)<B style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal\"> +<\/B> (last year &#8211; 544)<B style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal\"><o:p><\/o:p><\/B><\/SPAN><\/P><P class=MsoNormal style=\"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt\"><B style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal\"><SPAN style=\"FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Bookman Old Style'\">Horses Sold For More Than $1.00 &#8211; 189 <\/SPAN><\/B><SPAN style=\"FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Bookman Old Style'\">(last week &#8211; 182<B style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal\">) + <\/B>(last year &#8211; 217)<B style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal\"><SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0 <\/SPAN><\/B><o:p><\/o:p><\/SPAN><\/P><P class=MsoNormal style=\"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt\"><B style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal\"><SPAN style=\"FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Bookman Old Style'\">Horses Not Sold or RNA (Reserve Not Attained) &#8211; 48 <\/SPAN><\/B><SPAN style=\"FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Bookman Old Style'\">(last week -37) <B style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal\">+ <\/B>(last year &#8211; 75)<o:p><\/o:p><\/SPAN><\/P><P class=MsoNormal style=\"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt\"><B style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal\"><SPAN style=\"FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Bookman Old Style'\">Horses Sold For $1.00 &#8211; 150 <\/SPAN><\/B><SPAN style=\"FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Bookman Old Style'\">(last week &#8211; 109)<B style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal\"> + <\/B>(last year &#8211; 116)<B style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal\"><SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0 <\/SPAN><o:p><\/o:p><\/B><\/SPAN><\/P><P class=MsoNormal style=\"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt\"><B style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal\"><SPAN style=\"FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Bookman Old Style'\">Two Year-olds &#8211; Entered &#8211; 122 <\/SPAN><\/B><SPAN style=\"FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Bookman Old Style'\">(last week 135)<B style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal\"> &#8211; <\/B>(last year &#8211; 183)<B style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal\"><SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0 <\/SPAN><\/B><o:p><\/o:p><\/SPAN><\/P><P class=MsoNormal style=\"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt\"><B style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal\"><SPAN style=\"FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Bookman Old Style'\">Two Year-olds &#8211; Sold &#8211; 118 <\/SPAN><\/B><SPAN style=\"FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Bookman Old Style'\">(last week &#8211; 128)<B style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal\"> &#8211; <\/B>(last year &#8211; 177)<B style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal\"><o:p><\/o:p><\/B><\/SPAN><\/P><P class=MsoNormal style=\"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt\"><B style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal\"><SPAN style=\"FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Bookman Old Style'\">Two year-olds &#8211; Not Sold or RNA &#8211; 4 <\/SPAN><\/B><SPAN style=\"FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Bookman Old Style'\">(last week &#8211; 7)<B style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal\"> &#8211; <\/B>(last year &#8211; 6)<o:p><\/o:p><\/SPAN><\/P><P class=MsoNormal style=\"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt\"><B style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal\"><SPAN style=\"FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Bookman Old Style'\"><o:p>\u00a0<\/o:p><\/SPAN><\/B><\/P><P class=MsoNormal style=\"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt\"><B style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal\"><SPAN style=\"FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Bookman Old Style'\">Total Sales &#8211; $12,595,307 <\/SPAN><\/B><SPAN style=\"FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Bookman Old Style'\">(last week $13,606,609.)<B style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal\"> &#8211; <\/B>(last year &#8211; $32,415,626.00<\/SPAN><SPAN style=\"FONT-SIZE: 12pt\"> <B style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal\"><SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0\u00a0<\/SPAN><\/B><\/SPAN><B style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal\"><SPAN style=\"FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Bookman Old Style'\"><o:p><\/o:p><\/SPAN><\/B><\/P><P class=MsoNormal style=\"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt\"><B style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal\"><SPAN style=\"FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Bookman Old Style'\">Average <\/SPAN><\/B><?xml:namespace prefix = st1 ns = \"urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags\" \/><st1:City><st1:place><B style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal\"><SPAN style=\"FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Bookman Old Style'\">Sale<\/SPAN><\/B><\/st1:place><\/st1:City><B style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal\"><SPAN style=\"FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Bookman Old Style'\"> Price &#8211; $37,154 (last week &#8211; $46,758.) &#8211; <\/SPAN><\/B><SPAN style=\"FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Bookman Old Style'\">(last year &#8211; $97,344.22<\/SPAN><SPAN style=\"FONT-SIZE: 12pt\"><SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0\u00a0 <\/SPAN><\/SPAN><B style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal\"><SPAN style=\"FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Bookman Old Style'\"><o:p><\/o:p><\/SPAN><\/B><\/P><P class=MsoNormal style=\"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt\"><B style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal\"><SPAN style=\"FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Bookman Old Style'\">Leading Buyer &#8211; Computer Stable &#8211; 176 <\/SPAN><\/B><SPAN style=\"FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Bookman Old Style'\">(last week &#8211; 127)<B style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal\"> <\/B>+ (last year &#8211; 136)<o:p><\/o:p><\/SPAN><\/P><P class=MsoNormal style=\"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt\"><st1:City><st1:place><B style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal\"><SPAN style=\"FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Bookman Old Style'\">Sale<\/SPAN><\/B><\/st1:place><\/st1:City><B style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal\"><SPAN style=\"FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Bookman Old Style'\"> Topper &#8211; #174958 Iamsomeonesclone &#8211; $2,000,000 <\/SPAN><\/B><SPAN style=\"FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Bookman Old Style'\">(last year &#8211; # 151847 &#8211; Rap Sucks &#8211; $3,000,001.00)<B style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal\"><o:p><\/o:p><\/B><\/SPAN><\/P><P class=MsoNormal style=\"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt\"><B style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal\"><SPAN style=\"FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Bookman Old Style'\"><o:p>\u00a0<\/o:p><\/SPAN><\/B><\/P><P class=MsoNormal style=\"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt\"><B style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal\"><SPAN style=\"FONT-SIZE: 14pt\"><o:p>\u00a0<\/o:p><\/SPAN><\/B><\/P><P class=MsoNormal style=\"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt\"><B style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal\"><SPAN style=\"FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Bookman Old Style'\"><o:p>\u00a0<\/o:p><\/SPAN><\/B><\/P><P class=MsoNormal style=\"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt\"><B style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal\"><SPAN style=\"FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Bookman Old Style'\">The Millionaires:<o:p><\/o:p><\/SPAN><\/B><\/P><P class=MsoNormal style=\"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt\"><B style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal\"><SPAN style=\"FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Bookman Old Style'\"><o:p>\u00a0<\/o:p><\/SPAN><\/B><\/P><P class=MsoNormal style=\"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt\"><SPAN style=\"FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Bookman Old Style'\">The top selling horse this week was<B style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal\"> Iamsomeonesclone<\/B> #174958.<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0 <\/SPAN>Consigned by <B style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal\"><I style=\"mso-bidi-font-style: normal\">Winnett<\/I><\/B>, the unraced dark bay colt caught more than a few eyes but it was <B style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal\"><I style=\"mso-bidi-font-style: normal\">Aussie<\/I><\/B> who ended up signing the ticket for $2,000,000.<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0 <\/SPAN>All trimmed in white, the appealing 2YO colt is by Any Given Saturday and out of a Turkoman mare.<o:p><\/o:p><\/SPAN><\/P><P class=MsoNormal style=\"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt\"><SPAN style=\"FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Bookman Old Style'\"><o:p>\u00a0<\/o:p><\/SPAN><\/P><P class=MsoNormal style=\"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt\"><SPAN style=\"FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Bookman Old Style'\">Reserve honors went to one of the two sold by <B style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal\"><I style=\"mso-bidi-font-style: normal\">Lawyerron<\/I><\/B> that brought more than a million dollars.<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0 <\/SPAN><B style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal\">Lovely Dream<\/B>, hip #147646, is by Mineshaft out of a Mr. Prospector mare.<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0 <\/SPAN>The 3 YO bay colt has two wins from 14 starts and seems to be a solid performer and better yet, is lightly raced.<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0 <\/SPAN><B style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal\"><I style=\"mso-bidi-font-style: normal\">Mainline<\/I><\/B> is hoping a change of scenery will spark this guy up since he hasn&#8217;t won in nine months.<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0 <\/SPAN><B style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal\"><I style=\"mso-bidi-font-style: normal\">Mainline<\/I><\/B> put up his money and paid $1,650,021.00 to find out.<o:p><\/o:p><\/SPAN><\/P><P class=MsoNormal style=\"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt\"><SPAN style=\"FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Bookman Old Style'\"><o:p>\u00a0<\/o:p><\/SPAN><\/P><P class=MsoNormal style=\"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt\"><SPAN style=\"FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Bookman Old Style'\">Prediction is by Seeking The Gold and won eight of her 25 starts including two stakes win before retiring to the breeding shed.<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0 <\/SPAN>She is the dam of two foals to race, both are winners and this week one of them, <B style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal\">Valafar<\/B> #159610 sold to <B style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal\"><I style=\"mso-bidi-font-style: normal\">Asta<\/I><\/B> for $1,596,332.<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0 <\/SPAN>Consigned by <B style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal\"><I style=\"mso-bidi-font-style: normal\">7heaven<\/I><\/B>, <B style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal\">Valafar<\/B>, a grand looking, brown, 2 YO filly by Grand Slam has only won one of her eight races but is four for seven in the money on the dirt.<o:p><\/o:p><\/SPAN><\/P><P class=MsoNormal style=\"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt\"><SPAN style=\"FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Bookman Old Style'\"><o:p>\u00a0<\/o:p><\/SPAN><\/P><P class=MsoNormal style=\"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt\"><SPAN style=\"FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Bookman Old Style'\">Hip #26021 <B style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal\">Dynaforty<\/B> is by, say it with me &#8211; Dynaformer out of &#8211; a big guess here\u2026 &#8211; a Forty Niner mare.<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0 <\/SPAN>The 2YO bay colt has only one win from seven starts but should improve with age and distance.<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0 <\/SPAN><B style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal\"><I style=\"mso-bidi-font-style: normal\">Lawyerron<\/I><\/B> consigned <B style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal\">Dynaforty<\/B> and <B style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal\"><I style=\"mso-bidi-font-style: normal\">Aggots<\/I><\/B> signed the ticket for $1,024,870.oo and sent <B style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal\"><I style=\"mso-bidi-font-style: normal\">Lawyerron<\/I><\/B> home with over two and a half million dollars on just these two horses alone.<o:p><\/o:p><\/SPAN><\/P><P class=MsoNormal style=\"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt\"><SPAN style=\"FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Bookman Old Style'\"><o:p>\u00a0<\/o:p><\/SPAN><\/P><P class=MsoNormal style=\"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt\"><B style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal\"><SPAN style=\"FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Bookman Old Style'\">Auction Seen:<o:p><\/o:p><\/SPAN><\/B><\/P><P class=MsoNormal style=\"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt\"><SPAN style=\"FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Bookman Old Style'\"><o:p>\u00a0<\/o:p><\/SPAN><\/P><P class=MsoNormal style=\"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt\"><SPAN style=\"FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Bookman Old Style'\">Good weather returned to <\/SPAN><st1:State><st1:place><SPAN style=\"FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Bookman Old Style'\">Kentucky<\/SPAN><\/st1:place><\/st1:State><SPAN style=\"FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Bookman Old Style'\"> this weekend and although it was a bit chilly the sun was out and that always lifts the spirits.<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0 <\/SPAN>I arrived early as I wanted to see everyone and next week I am taking off because of the Thanksgiving holiday.<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0 <\/SPAN>So the auction will be on its own and none of you will have to read this drivel that I get paid to write by The BTB every week.<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0 <\/SPAN><B style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal\"><I style=\"mso-bidi-font-style: normal\">Thekids<\/I><\/B> and <B style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal\"><I style=\"mso-bidi-font-style: normal\">Herbie<\/I><\/B> were in the refreshment area with <B style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal\"><I style=\"mso-bidi-font-style: normal\">Milkshaker<\/I><\/B> hoping for a treat and I waved at them as I got my Pepsi.<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0\u00a0 <\/SPAN>I saw <B style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal\"><I style=\"mso-bidi-font-style: normal\">Bobmarley<\/I><\/B> down by <B style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal\"><I style=\"mso-bidi-font-style: normal\">Oceanfront<\/I><\/B> on the rail talking to <B style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal\"><I style=\"mso-bidi-font-style: normal\">Mrv<\/I><\/B> and <B style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal\"><I style=\"mso-bidi-font-style: normal\">Thesarge<\/I><\/B> as they looked over the catalog.<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0\u00a0 <\/SPAN><B style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal\"><I style=\"mso-bidi-font-style: normal\">Hops<\/I><\/B> and <B style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal\"><I style=\"mso-bidi-font-style: normal\">Wheels<\/I><\/B> were both making a dash towards the last free table ringside from opposite directions but out of nowhere came <B style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal\"><I style=\"mso-bidi-font-style: normal\">Somebozo<\/I><\/B> who got there first and later, I saw, he had <B style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal\"><I style=\"mso-bidi-font-style: normal\">Sassafras<\/I><\/B> for a drink.<o:p><\/o:p><\/SPAN><\/P><P class=MsoNormal style=\"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt\"><SPAN style=\"FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Bookman Old Style'\"><o:p>\u00a0<\/o:p><\/SPAN><\/P><P class=MsoNormal style=\"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt\"><B style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal\"><I style=\"mso-bidi-font-style: normal\"><SPAN style=\"FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Bookman Old Style'\">Emit<\/SPAN><\/I><\/B><SPAN style=\"FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Bookman Old Style'\"> and <B style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal\"><I style=\"mso-bidi-font-style: normal\">Toplight<\/I><\/B> were waiting for me at my table and it is always fun to visit with them.<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0 <\/SPAN><B style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal\"><I style=\"mso-bidi-font-style: normal\">Toplight<\/I><\/B> and I always like to hear <B style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal\"><I style=\"mso-bidi-font-style: normal\">Emit&#8217;s<\/I><\/B> tales as he likes to live close to the edge and just like <B style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal\"><I style=\"mso-bidi-font-style: normal\">Irisharse<\/I><\/B>, has racetrack stories that are wonderful but sometimes hard to believe.<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0 <\/SPAN><B style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal\"><I style=\"mso-bidi-font-style: normal\">Curiousjeb<\/I><\/B> stopped by for a short visit but then went off to see <B style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal\"><I style=\"mso-bidi-font-style: normal\">Radcliffe<\/I><\/B>.<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0 <\/SPAN><SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0<\/SPAN><B style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal\"><I style=\"mso-bidi-font-style: normal\">Westsider<\/I><\/B> came over and joined the <B style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal\"><I style=\"mso-bidi-font-style: normal\">Fritztown<\/I><\/B> table to my left where <B style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal\"><I style=\"mso-bidi-font-style: normal\">Tonguetie<\/I><\/B> was already sitting, so we decided to push the two tables together and that led to a really good time, especially after <B style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal\"><I style=\"mso-bidi-font-style: normal\">Moonface<\/I><\/B> us.<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0 <\/SPAN>By the time the soft drinks had turned to something harder, <B style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal\"><I style=\"mso-bidi-font-style: normal\">Shelmo<\/I><\/B> joined us also and that led to some serious drinking and tale- telling..<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0 <\/SPAN>I have no idea when the auction ended because we stayed late and it is probably a good thing I am taking next week off.<o:p><\/o:p><\/SPAN><\/P><P class=MsoNormal style=\"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt\"><SPAN style=\"FONT-SIZE: 12pt; 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