First Post: Friday, December 2, 2011

Would you name your son Aiden or Jayden?

zOMG. A couple of days ago, they came out with the top 10 names for girls and boys in 2011, and all the boy names were just plain wrong. In addition to the duo mentioned in the lede, there were also crazy names like Mason and Liam. This is quite disturbing. Liam is OK only if you are truly Irish from the Old Sod.

On the distaff side, only the chi-chi, pretentious and untenable “Madison” seemed offensive. But nearly all the boy names were unacceptable. What happened to solid names such as Jane and Jill, Steven and William, Mitt, Newt and Barack? Cazart!

Free ones:

Aqueduct 3, 5, 6
Calder 3, 4, 5, 7, 8
Hollypark 3, 4, 7

Strong sendoff from Miami Gardens, Fla.

Pay-side: Weekend signup. Today’s slate…

Laurel 6, 7, 8
Woodbine 4, 6, 10
Fair Grounds 7, 9, 10
Hawthorne 7, 8, 9
Turfway 2, 3, 5, 11, 12
Remington 5, 6, 7

WMF Report:

Speed
Beulah 6f
Chas. Town 4½f
Mountain 6f
PennNat 6f
Remington 5½f

Rally
Woodbine 1 1/16m

Nocturnal Submission: Delta, Race 2 (7:12 p.m. EST / 4:12 p.m. PST), and #7 Smackover Prospect, #9 Uncle Froy, #1 Pennant Chase and #10 Jack Del Rio are four worthy of upset status. …

Thank you. Best wishes. Goodbye.