First Post: Sunday, October 23, 2011

Derby Winner!

Paint the town BLUE!

That town would be Manchester, not the one in New Hampshire; rather, the one in England, United Kingdom. The blue half of the city, represented by the Manchester City Football Club, invaded Old Trafford, ancestral home of their noisy neighbors (!), Manchester United (ever heard of them?), and promptly proved ruthless guests, thrashing the hosts 1-6.

Also, in our further endeavours to bring you up to snuff on the world of international sport (Luis Pujols? who is he?), the All Blacks of New Zealand prevailed over France, 8-7, in the Final of the Rugby World Cup. That would be like the Packers beating the Jets in the Super Bowl by a score of 7-6.

Free ones: Rundown…

Belmont 1, 9, 10
Calder 2, 8, 9
Santa Anita 2, 7, 8

Deplorable at the Miami Gardens, Fla.

Pay-side: Reserve now for the coming weekday racing week. Rundown…

Keeneland 2, 3, 4, 5, 8, 9
Monmouth 2, 4, 6
Woodbine 1, 8, 10
Hawthorne 5, 7, 9
Golden Gate 7, 8, 9
Turf Paradise 6, 7, 8

As usual, Lexington, Ky., comes to save the afternoon.
WMF Report: Sprints galore…

Speed
Calder 6f
Fort Erie (!) 6½f
Hoosier 6f
Mountain 6f
Monmouth 6f
Keystone 1m
Turf Paradise 6f

Nocturnal Submission: Mild interest from Race 7 at the Mountain (9:30 p.m. EDT / 6:30 p.m. PDT). #6 Robyns Afair has the bona fides to provide the upset. …

Thank you. Best wishes. Join us again tomorrow for another edition of “First Post”. Also on Monday, the weekly feature called “Monday Boxing”. Until such time, it’s goodbye. Bye-bye.