First Post: Sunday, March 27, 2011

The New York Times retreats behind the Paywall of Doom tomorrow, but did you notice they threw one final crumb to the handicapping cruciverbalists in yesterday’s crossword?

Yea, verily, it was clue 13-Down, seven letters: “One-two track options” As long as you didn’t grow up playing the New England, South Florida and Canadian tracks, it was a slam-dunker.

All right, all right, ya Will Shortz addicts! What else is there to do in the Big Apple other than word games? After all, if you had to struggle for value and cope with Akkeduck day after day, you’d be screaming for the Sudoku and the Ken-Ken too! Sweet blessed relief! Gulfstream forever!

Here’s the free ones…

Rundown
Aqueduct 6, 8, 9
Gulfstream 2, 8, 9
Santa Anita 6, 7, 9

Rain all night means no turf today in SoCal; however, Mother Nature could not erase the super-6 jackpot on offer this afternoon.

Pay-side has these:

Rundown
Turfway 1, 4, 10
Tampa 5, 8, 9
Fair Grounds 1, 6, 13
Oaklawn 4, 5, 6
Turf Paradise 2, 4, 6
Sunland 5, 11, 12

Super-spectacular cards today at Fair Grounds and Sunland. Combined, 26 races dripping with contention and forecast delectable prices at those two tracks. Don’t miss ’em.

WMF Report: Take a gander at yesterday’s commentary, which pretty much holds true again this time.

OK. Enjoy your day. Best wishes!