First Post: Sunday, August 14, 2011

How ’bout that Michelle Bachmann?

The filly beats the boyz! Tenacious! Can she maintain? At least she’s not boring like you-know-who. And she’s a bit more accomplished than the other filly who ducked her. Yeah, that other filly should stick to that television racket she’s got goin’.

Free ones:

Rundown
Saratoga Race Course 1, 8, 9
Calder 6, 7, 10
Del Mar Thoroughbred Club 3, 4, 10

What else is new? The Calder is soggy. The Ancient Spa & the Western Spa are in fine shape.

Pay-side:

Rundown
Monmouth 7, 9, 11
Woodbine 4, 8, 10
River 4, 5, 6
Ellis 1, 4, 7
Arlington 1, 5, 9
Louisiana 3, 5, 9

After two or three spectacular days, this is where the good times end…until the next time. Of course, the exception is Rexdale-Etobicoke Int.’l.

WMF Report:

Speed
Arlington 5½f
Canterbury 5½f
Ellis 6f, 1m
Emerald 6f
Monmouth 6f
Northlands 6f, 6½f
River 6f
Ruidoso 5½f
Saratoga 6f
Woodbine 6f

Nocturnal Submission: Columbus has a doozie in Race 8 (8:02 p.m. EDT / 5:02 p.m. PDT), and #9 Morris Boris can blow up the tote, aided and abetted by #3 Belver. …Another Bonkers Box-type scenario, this time in the fifth at Hastings (6:50 / 3:50), where #1 Ash Fork and #8 Fishers Catch are the wacky duo. …

Thank you. So long. Best wishes.