First Post: Saturday, December 31, 2011

Before there was all this nonsense with that sissie Seacrest or even the hush-hush A. Cooper, and even before there was Mr. Dick Clark, there was a man of actual talent ringing-in the New Year…

Yea, verily, the one and only Mr. Guy Lombardo. In the words of one of his other hits: “Enjoy yourself/It’s later than you think/Enjoy yourself/While you’re still in the pink.”

Free ones:

Aqueduct 3, 5, 6
Gulfstream 5, 6, 7, 8, 10, 12
Santa Anita 1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 9

You can never say it enough: “Thank you, Frank Stronach. Thank you for delivering us from the blabbers of the Tango Victor Golf Smell-O-Vision channel. They should go hibernate permanently. Thank you, Frank Stronach!”

Pay-side: Order ahead for your looming holiday racing week. Today…

Turfway 2, 3, 4, 8, 9, 10
Tampa 5, 6, 10
Fair Grounds 5, 7, 8, 11
Hawthorne 3, 5, 7, 9, 12
Turf Paradise 6, 7, 9
Sunland 8, 9, 11

WMF Report:

Speed
Gulf 6f
Sunland 6f
Turfway 6f
Turf Paradise 5½f, 6f

Nocturnal Submission: Opener at Delta (6:45 p.m. EST / 3:45 p.m. PST) for #6 Nola Gusta to upset. …In the third there (7:41 / 4:41), #3 Dr. Silent can make some noise. …

Thank you. Best wishes. Happy New Year’s Eve to you, and when midnight strikes in your time zone, best wishes for a prosperous New Year in 2012. Take care, and drive safely.