First Post: Friday, August 12, 2011

How ’bout that preseason American Gridiron Throwball?

Zzzzzz. Better action on the racetrack than from scrimmage. Today is a fine example.

Free ones:

Rundown
Saratoga Race Course 6, 7, 8
Calder 2, 11, 12
Del Mar Thoroughbred Club 1, 6, 7

A little mild today at the Ancient Spa, with only Race 8 promising some kind of shock. Not bad, even with the inclemency, at the Calder. Wild this time at the DMTC.

Pay-side:

Rundown
Monmouth 7, 9, 11
Woodbine 5, 6, 9
Ellis 6, 7, 8
River 1, 2, 7
Arlington 4, 5, 9
Louisiana 2, 7, 8

Can’t get over how good these 18 opportunity-type races are. Solid from top to bottom, from snout to tail. Go!

WMF Report:

Speed
Arlington 5½f
Assiniboia 6f
Columbus 6f
Ellis 6f, 1m (WMF 263) (!)
Fairmount 6f (WMF 325)
Louisiana 6f
Monmouth 6f
Northlands 6f, 6½f
PennNat 6f, 1m
Prairie 6f
River 6f
Ruidoso 5½f
Saratoga 6f
Santa Rosa 6f
Woodbine 6f (WMF 225) (!)

Rally (Honourable Mention)
Arapahoe 6f (WMF 26)
Woodbine 7f (WMF 28)

Nocturnal Submission: Over to Nebraska for Race 5 at Columbus (9:14 p.m. EDT / 6:14 p.m. PDT), an open affair with these two longshot candidates providing the Bonkers-type box: #9 Blake Lively Rattlenroll and #5 A Steel Trap. …In the sixth at Chas. Town (9:27 / 6:27), #8 Livalicious is a live co-fourth choice on your morning line. …If it stays on the grass, the eighth at Evangeline (9:49 / 6:49) provides us with a playable longshot in #1 Phone Marybe. …

Bye-bye. Best wishes.