First Post: Thursday, July 21, 2011

Don’t go there: Colonial, Finger, Presque, Woodbine.

No racing at those four tracks this afternoon: too hot to handle. Looking ahead, nothing at Monmouth for your Friday, either.

On the other hoof, welcome back to the Canterbury.

We are left with these free tracks today:

Rundown
Calder 4, 5, 6
Del Mar Thoroughbred Club 1, 4, 6

Rainy as usual in South Florida; a little more enthusiasm today than yesterday at the Western Spa, particularly in Races 4 & 6.

Pay-side:

Rundown
River 3, 6, 8
Arlington 5, 6, 8
Louisiana 3, 6, 8

Very good today in Chicagoland. OK in Bossier City.

WMF Report:

Speed
Calder 6f
Evangeline 6f
River 6f, 1m

Nocturnal Submission: In the seventh at Canterbury (10:52 p.m. EDT / 7:52 p.m. PDT), #11 Speakers Action could lead to excellence — or serious injury. …We try again at Fair Meadows, in Race 4 tonight (8:15 / 5:15), in which #5 Grand Casa can post the mild surprise. …Hello to our friends in the Cornhusker State, where we go for the fourth at Horsemen’s Park (9:15 / 6:15). It’s wide-open, so price is all: #8 Fancy Princess, #4 Fast City Girl. …

Thank you. Goodnight now.