First Post: Friday, October 26, 2012

Plato, nice writer (at least through translation) and an even better philosopher. Flip through his magnum opus, The Republic, to appreciate the following wisdom (again, through translation)…

The makers of fortunes have a second love of money as a creation of their own, resembling the affection of authors for their own poems, or of parents for their children, besides that natural love of it for the sake of use and profit which is common to them and all men. And hence they are very bad company, for they can talk about nothing but the praises of wealth.

The LDS racket, taking over the spiritual world 10 percent at a time, baby, 10 percent at a time! And don’t forget to proselytize!

Free ones: Rundown…

Belmont 2, 4, 10
Calder 8, 9, 10
Santa Anita 4, 6, 7

Pay-side: Rundown…

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

Today’s Stakes Pageantry: Race 8 at the Remington is the Gaylord Memorial, and it’s a pay-side offering, though not necessarily a doozie.

Otherwise, for the lookie-loos and other assorted curiosity-seekers who wouldn’t pay a nickel (or even get up and walk across the street) to see Mohammed tap dance for free, have a look at Race 9 at the Delta. They’re calling this one the Magnolia, and you might be able to get a square price on the #4 She’s Prado’s Idol.

Expanded coverage tomorrow, Saturday, the day of the week on which most stakes races in North America are contested. Stay tuned.

WMF Report:

Speed
Hawthorne 6f
PennNat 6f
Thistle 5f, 6f, 1m

Rally
Keeneland 6½f

Nocturnal Submission: All right, all right, ya night owlsz! Here’s your way-past-your-bedtime special. It’s Race 11 at the Delta (11:20 p.m. EDT / 8:20 p.m. PDT), and two are worth considering in this scramble: #9 Laura Branigan and #3 Golden Grammar. …Another finale spectacular, this time at the Hoosier (9:50 / 6:50), where #8 Monnie Marie fits well enough. …

Best wishes. Thank you. Goodbye. Take care now.