First Post: Saturday, September 10, 2011

Weekend life after Ancient Spa, Western Spa…

Of course it beats the alternative!

Free ones: Rundown…

Belmont (Opening Day!) 6, 7, 9
Calder 2, 3, 9
The Fairplex 8, 9, 10

Good for your Opening Day at the Belmont Fall meet, and a good threesome sequence at The Fairplex in Pomona.

Pay-side: Rundown…

Monmouth 2, 4, 8
Laurel 7, 8, 9
Woodbine 3, 8, 10
Turfway / Kentucky 1, 3, 6, 9, 10, 17
Arlington 1, 7, 9
Louisiana 3, 9, 11

Fantastic programmes throughout the pay-side universe.

WMF Report: Today’s top speed-track can be found in No. Randall, Ohio.

Speed
Canterbury 6f
Calder 6f
Delpark 6f
Emerald 6f
Evangeline 6f
Hoosier 6f
Louisiana 6f
Mountain 6f
Monmouth 6f
Thistle 6f, 1m70y

Rally
Arlington 1m (T)
Presque 1m70y

Nocturnal Submission: Stay around for the finale at Columbus (10:58 p.m. EDT / 7:58 p.m. PDT), where nearly every horse on four legs is eligible for the win; hence the only strategy — win, lose or draw — is to opt for the biggest prices possible: #1 Howard County Hank, #2 Flashy Mike and #6 Sligo Incognito. …Similarly wide-open in Race 6 at Chas. Town (9:27 / 6:27), though #8 Lord of Dance gets top billing now. …Over to Emerald, where the sixth (7:25 / 4:25) can go to #2 Five Star Promise, with #8 Mamoonya also a sensible stab. …

Thank you. Goodbye.