First Post: Sunday, September 23, 2012

History is being made today at Bossier City, La. Good history.

Yea, verily, for the first time in the history of the Pay-Side action, an entire racecard has been deemed worthy for selection. That’s correct. Every race today at the Louisiana Downs is included for longshot scrutiny. That’s hard to do — after all, it’s never been done before!

We salute all concerned, especially the Racing Sec’y and the good people at Harrah’s. Please show the Breeders’ Cup mopes how to make a racecard. Even if it’s just for one of their two Championship Days, so-called. Thank you. Tyvm!

Free ones:

Belmont 5, 6, 8
Calder 4, 8, 9
Pomona Fair 1, 4, 5, 9, 12

Pay-side: Today…

Monmouth 3, 7, 9
Woodbine 2, 4, 6, 7
Turfway 5, 7, 8, 9
Arlington 2, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9
Louisiana the whole card (2, 4, 5, 6, 7, 10)
Zia 8, 9, 10

Today’s Stakes Pageantry: Woodbine’s eighth is the La Lorgnette, and we can endorse a nonfavoured pair: #5 Nikkis Smartypants and #6 Appealing Cat. …

WMF Report:

Speed
Albuquerque 6f
Arlington 6f
Belmont 6f
Calder 6½f
Los Alamitos 4½f
Louisiana 6f
Mountain 6f
Keystone 6f
Portland 6f
Turfway 6f

Nocturnal Submission: Where would this feature be without Thoroughbred Racing in Canada? Over to Assiniboia for its 10th (6:27 p.m. EDT / 3:27 .m. PDT), a contentious race in which #3 Adieu My Friend is as modestly talented as the rest of these. …At Emerald, Race 5 (6:48 / 3:48), #1 Big Bad Jim can run to that billing. …If you like extreme-layoff upsetters, take a gander at the ninth at Portland (Portland!) (7:28 / 4:28): #2 Imnocupcake. …

Thank you. Best wishes. Please join us again tomorrow for cold-punch exotic excitement courtesy of the minor weekly hit “Monday Boxing”. Until such time, it’s goodbye. Go play Louisiana! Now!