First Post: Friday, June 29, 2012

No vamos, Rafa! Lo siento.

Cannot root for that crybaby sissie Federr or that braggart Djonkovtisz. Here’s to the scrappy Ferrer or the improbable Janko T. or even that angry Scot (redundant!) Murray to go for the title at Wimbledon 2012. Maybe the tortured but talented genius manque Dickie Gasket and his stylish one-handed backhand (Vic Braden: “the Bach-HAHND”) can break through.

Also, how ’bout that paisan Mario Balotelli! Germanic superiority is only so-called. Even less humour now from the Teutons. Hollande giggling at Merkel!

Free ones: Rundown…

Belmont 5, 7, 9
Calder 5, 10, 11
The BFH 2, 3, 5, 8

Pay-side: Today…

Churchill 2, 3, 4, 8
Woodbine 5, 6, 7
Monmouth 5, 7, 10
Arlington 1, 2, 4, 7
Louisiana 5, 7, 9
Lone Star 2, 3, 4, 9

WMF Report:

Speed
Assiniboia 6f
Churchill 6f
Calder 6f
Chas. Town 4½f
Emerald 6f, 6½f
Finger 1m70y
The BFH 6½f (!) (WMF 183)
Marquis 6f
Mountain 5½f, 6f
Northlands 6½f
River 5½f, 6f, 1m
Thistle 6f

Rally
Monmouth 1 1/16m (T) (WMF 15)

Nocturnal Submission: Assiniboia, the fifth (9:45 p.m. EDT / 6:45 p.m. PDT), for #2 Meow Wow and #6 Prairie Eclipse. …Two live ones also on tap in Race 7 at Fairmount (11:14 / 8:14): #6 Cherry Magic and #4 Midnight Bruiser. …The third at the Mountain (7:50 / 4:50) has #6 Hot Rodder ready to win for Big Daddy Don Garlitsz. …Another crazy heat at the Prairie, the sixth now (9:44 / 6:44), and #1 Leavethegateopen, #11 Be a Deacon, #12 Shane Daniel, #7 Back to Gold and #8 Mister Minister constitute 41 2/3 percent of your field. …

Thank you. Best wishes. Goodbye. Take care now.