First Post: Saturday, October 20, 2012

Frankel #1 alwaysz! Among Thoroughbreds, the GOAT!

Of course you know what GOAT stands for. The rest are mere impostors, pretenders to the throne. We don’t often discuss horseracing in this here Web log, but Frankel is a true one-off. The Bard should have marveled: Nature might stand up and say to all the world, “This was a hoss”.

(All right, all right, ya Billie Jakesbeer-loversz!)

Free ones: Rundown…

Belmont 3, 4, 7
Calder 4, 9, 10
Santa Anita 4, 7, 9

Pay-side: Today…

Keeneland 4, 7, 8, 9
Woodbine 6, 7, 8
Meadowlands 1, 2, 5, 6
Laurel 3, 5, 7, 9, 10, 11
Hawthorne 4, 5, 8, 9
Remington 1, 6, 7, 8, 9

Today’s Stakes Pageantry: New Yorkers taking centre stage at the Belmont today, and Race 7 (the Ticonderoga) is on the free page, a k a Pick of the Day.

Bonus coverage for your Race 10 there, the Mohawk. Mild upset coming via fourth-choice on the morning line, #4 Street Game.

Nice calls yesterday on the pay-side stakes, and today’s dish includes Hawthorne 8, Keeneland 9 and Woodbine 8. Fingers crossed!

As well, mid-priced mild shocks forecast for Turf Paradise 7, #8 Falcon Lane, and Turf Paradise 9, #5 Swiss Engagement.

Utterly formful for most of the big-money evening events at the Chas. Town, but shooting for bigger things in Race 5, the Onion Juice: #9 Another Oreo, #8 Chigger Roo.

WMF Report:

Speed
Belmont 6f
Delpark 6f
Finger 6f
Hoosier 7½f
Mountain 6f
PennNat 6f
Keystone 6f
Thistle 6f
Zia 6f

Rally
Santa Anita 1m (T) (WMF 25)

Nocturnal Submission: Shooting for the moon in Race 10 at Delta (10:55 p.m. EDT / 7:55 p.m. PDT), in which #3 Regal Leash, #10 Killistos Classic, #4 Filly Pepper, #7 Pertshire. …Rare shot at Golden Gate in the fifth (5:55 / 2:55) for #2 King Bill. …

Thank you. Best wishes. Goodbye. Next time!