First Post: Friday, August 24, 2012

All right, all right, ya Truman Capote loversz! If you can get past the yodeling and swishiness, here’s a pretty little ditty from those esteemed Mancunians, Morrissey, Marr, Joyce & Rourke, collectively known as The Smiths

Good lyrics, poppy accompaniment. A subersive message enclosed in an irresistible musical envelope. A la XTC, a la Malkmus.

Free ones: Rundown…

Saratoga Race Course 1, 5, 6, 7
Calder 4, 8, 10
DMTC 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7

Come on, Swampatoga! One time! Hatpin Annie is better than this! Hatpin Annie’s beloved feline Hildegard is better than this! So is Pittsburgh Phil, even in his deceased state! Come on, Swampatoga! One time!

Pay-side: Today…

Monmouth 4, 5, 7, 9
Woodbine 4, 5, 6, 7
Ellis Park 1, 4, 6
Arlington 4, 7, 9
Louisiana 4, 7, 9
Remington 2, 6, 8

WMF Report:

Speed
Ellis Park 6f
Emerald 6f, 6½f
Evangeline 1m
Fairmount 6f
Exhibition 6½f
Los Alamitos 4½f
Marquis 6f
Mountain 6f
River 6f, 1m70y (WMF 660)
Ruidoso 5½f

Nocturnal Submission: Trying Canterbury, Race 2 (8:28 p.m. EDT / 5:28 p.m. PDT), for #10 Gogo Jojo. …Down to Evangeline, the sixth (8:45 / 5:45), finds #4 Mr. Chub with a chance. …No night is complete without some sort of activity in Penna., and this evening it’s Presque’s turn; in the fifth (7:05 / 4:05), #4 Timeless Secret, #6 Quick Change and #8 Brechin are your crucial three. …

Thank you. Best wishes. Goodbye. Drive safely.