First Post: Sunday, April 22, 2012

Stay dry, my East Coast friends, stay dry.

Did you see that news item about how the rest of Amurrika hates La-La Land? Yes, there was a poll taken amongst the Citizenry, and they were asked whether they had a favorable or unfavorable view of various U.S. cities. We agree with the poll’s results; Los Angeles is eminently hateable. However, if you steer well clear of all the plastic-surgery suites and all the Pilates studios and all the people who frequent both, well, then, the incomparable (for North America, anyway) Mediterranean-type climate outweighs all other factors. Tennis outdoors in shirtsleeves in January! Low relative-humidity in August!

Free ones: Rundown…

Aqueduct 3, 6, 7
Calder 5, 6, 7, 9, 10
Santa Anita 4, 8, 10

Pay-side: Today…

Keeneland 3, 6, 7
Woodbine 3, 6, 7, 8
Pimlico 2, 3, 10
Tampa 3, 6, 7
Hawthorne 3, 6, 9
Lone Star 6, 7, 8

Sifting through the scratches…

WMF Report:

Speed
Hastings 6f
Mountain 5f, 6f
Turf Paradise 6f

Nocturnal Submission: Going to the ’Gate of all places, today for Race 6 (6:23 p.m. EDT / 3:23 p.m. PDT), and it’s #2 My Secret Weapon who can inflict some damage. …Over to the Hastings next; in the fifth (6:50 / 3:50), in which #3 Lookout Dubai can sheikh things up. (Boo! Boo! Kill the ump! Boo!)

Thank you. Best wishes. Please join us again tomorrow for the weekly track-bias-cum-exotic-wagering scheme that has been affectionately referred to as “Monday Boxing”. Until such time, it’s goodbye. Take care now.