First Post: Saturday, August 4, 2012

How ’bout that Gabby Douglas? Serena Williams! Katie Ledecky! Phelps!

All right, all right ya patriotsz. We root for good beach volleyball. Which is to say, warm temps at the Horse Guard Parade Grounds.

Free ones: Rundown…

Saratoga Race Course 2, 3, 5, 8, 10
Calder 1, 3, 7, 9, 11
DMTC 1, 4, 10

Pay-side: Today…

Monmouth 3, 8, 10
Woodbine 5, 7, 9, 10
River 5, 7, 8
Ellis Park 4, 8, 9
Arlington 1, 5, 9, 11, 12
Louisiana 3, 5, 6

WMF Report:

Speed
Arapahoe 5½f, 6f
Canterbury 6f
Calder 5½f
Chas. Town 4½f, 6½f
Delpark 6f
Ellis Park 6f
Emerald 6f
Fairmount 6f
Exhibition 6½f
Los Alamitos 4½f
Monmouth 6f
Northlands 1m
PennNat 6f
Keystone 6f
Presque 6½f
Prairie 6f
River 6f, 1m70y
Suffolk 6f
Thistle 6f

Nocturnal Submission: All right, all right, ya Minehahahaha-loversz! Here’s your spot in today’s sixth at Canterbury Downs/Park/Kard Klub (5:20 p.m. EDT / 2:20 p.m. PDT): #5 Terice, #4 Bert’slittlesister. …At the other end of the Mississippi, it’s the 10th at Evangeline (10:25 / 7:25), in which #10 Wild Sugar and #6 Crown Me Kayla up for the challenge. …Here’s the obligatory play for Racing Night in Canada: Race 6 at Hastings (7:24 / 4:24), and #2 Whosecash. …Back in the Lower 48 for Race 5 at PennNat (7:52 / 4:52), where #1 Scarlet O’Cashy can run to that billing. …Presque, Race 2 (5:50 / 2:50): #8 A Brew in Th Woods. …Later there, it’s the eighth (8:20 / 5:20) for #4 Walley’s Way. …

Thank you. Best wishes. Goodbye. Bye-bye.