First Post: Sunday, May 19, 2013

When Fourth Feels Like the Winner’s Circle

Nil-one to the Arsenal, and with that last-day triumph, the Goonersz edge out perpetually unlucky Spurrz to become England’s allotted fourth team in the 2014-15 UEFA Champions League. Spurrz…snakebit every year. Every! Even Zippie Chippie shakes his mane in amazement over the perennial bridesmaid’s status of Spurrz! Next year, Tottenham! Next year, White Hart Lane!

As well, Philsz are walkoff winnersz in dramatic fashion, courtesy of back-to-back jacks from unlikely heroes Kratz & Galvis off flamethrowing Aroldis Chapman! Boyzzz! Yeah, boyzzz! Buena Vista Cholly pulling all the right stringsz! Boyzzzz!

A good Sunday, then, for the Red & the White across the continentsz! Boyzzz!

Lukasz won yesterday. Never thought too much of that guy. Prefer Thoroughbreds who are trained by human beings, not robotsz. Ah, well. Louie Roussel 3d OK, though. Hope you had ’em. Another anticlimactic Belmont in store…

Free ones: Rundown…

Belmont 2, 7, 9, 10
Calder 5, 7
BFHollyPark 5, 6

Pay-side: Today…

Churchill 4, 10
Woodbine 3, 6
Arlington 5, 8
Louisiana 1, 6, 8
Lone Star 2, 4, 8, 9
Golden Gate 8

Today’s Stakes Pageantry: Looks OK for #2 Ciao Bella Luna in the eighth at HollyPark, the Railbird.

Yesterday’s Activity: The Ox-Bow Incident! No good from here, Jonnie, no good. Some successes in other races in North America, and perhaps one day we shall share those with you.

WMF Report:

Early
Chas. Town 6½f
Emerald 5½f, 6f
Exhibition 6½f
Mountain 5f
Prairie 5½f
SunRay 4½f (WMF 1000)

Nocturnal Submission: Triple Stumper on tap in Exhibition 3 (5:48 p.m. EDT / 2:48 p.m. PDT): #4 Skopa, #3 Delta Bouquet, #10 We Are One. …

Thank you. Best wishes. “Monday Boxing” for your (your!) tomorrow. If not, then “Tuesday Sniping” a little less than 48 hours from now. Until either such time, it’s goodbye. Goodnight, Cincinnati! Goodnight, Tottenham!