First Post: Friday, July 13, 2012

Excuse us one moment. Need to pop open this umbrella inside the Home Office.

Yup. Rain in July in usually sunny Southern California. Unstable air masses are part and parcel of the summertime experiences at most places on the continent. Not so here! Thank Allah for the wonder of nature.

As well, a lucky Friday the 13th to yourself.

Free ones: Rundown…

Belmont 1, 6, 9
Calder 7, 8, 9
The BFH 4, 6, 7, 8

Pay-side: Today…

Monmouth 4, 6, 8
Woodbine 5, 8, 9
Ellis 1, 6, 7, 8
Arlington 5, 7, 9
Louisiana 2, 4, 7
Colonial 3, 4, 7

WMF Report:

Speed
Arlington 6f
Canterbury 6f
Calder 5f
Chas. Town 4½f
Emerald 6f
Finger 1m70y
Fairmount 1m
Exhibition 6½f
Marquis 6f
Mountain 6f
Monmouth 6f
Northlands 6½f
PennNat 6f
Presque 1m
Prairie 6f
River 1m
Thistle 6f

Nocturnal Submission: Hello, Omaha! Horsemen’s Park (!), Race 3 (8 p.m. EDT / 5 p.m. PDT), has #1 Farrah’s Angel and #6 Merry Marino available to surprise. …Later there, it&rsquos; the sixth (8:30 / 6:30), in which #10 Quality Mirjah and #5 Magnificent Bluff are not out of it. …Crazy Race 5 on tap at the Exhibition (12:15 a.m. Saturday / 9:15 p.m.): #1 Katelliena and #4 J J’s Orchid and #12 Sassy’s Treasure and #5 J J’s Wander are just as worthy as any of the others. …Second at Prairie (7:56 / 4:56), and #3 Lumberjack Cat can grab the flannel. …

OK. Exhale. Too much horseys sometimes.

Thank you. Best wishes. Goodbye. So long.