First Post: Saturday, June 23, 2012

National Pink Day now. Affirmed, don’t let these latter-day pretenders get to you…

Affirmed!

Come on, now. Spectacular Bid could not wear the Triple Crown; how can you let a commodity (bought by the Japanese!) like I’ll Have Another be so honoured? Nevah! For frack’s sake!

Free ones: Rundown…

Belmont 5, 8, 9
Calder 6, 8, 10
The BFH 1, 6, 8

Pay-side: Today…

Churchill 1, 7, 9
Woodbine 2, 6, 10
Monmouth 2, 4, 7, 8
Arlington 1, 9, 10, 11
Louisiana 6, 7, 8, 9
Lone Star 5, 6, 9, 10

WMF Report:

Speed
Arlington 6f
Arapahoe 6f
Assiniboia 6f
Churchill 6f
Calder 6f
Chas. Town 4½f
Delpark 6f
Emerald 6f
Evangeline 6f
Finger 6f
Indiana 5½f
Marquis 6f
Mountain 5½f, 6f
Monmouth 6f
Northlands 6f, 6½f
Keystone 6f
River 5½, 6f
SunRay 4½f, 7f
Suffolk 6f
Thistle 6f

Rally
Monmouth 1 1/16m (T) (WMF 17)

Nocturnal Submission: Tulsa this time — no cancellations now, we hope — and Race 4 (8:15 p.m. EDT / 5:15 p.m. PDT) finds #10 Linda Carol’s Slew and #8 Clog ready to upset. …Later there, the 11th (11:10 / 8:10), #5 Fairmont Rougheon can do it. …Fairmount itself, Race 5 (10:19 / 7:19), for #8 Monarch Thunder. …

Thank you. Best wishes. Goodbye. Drive safely.