First Post: Sunday, May 26, 2013

A Sure Sign of Memorial Day Weekend in La-La Land…

Behold the unmistakable jacaranda. It’s in bloom, and that can mean only one thing: we’re approaching the unofficial start of summer. Beautiful. Man cannot improve upon Mother Nature’s handiwork. We should not even try.

Good article about this whole phenomenon:

http://www.forbes.com/sites/davidhochman/2013/05/19/best-places-to-see-jacarandas-in-bloom-in-los-angeles/

Free ones: Rundown…

Golden Gate 3, 6, 7
Calder 1, 4, 8
BFHollyPark 5, 8, 9

Pay-side: Today…

Arlington 6, 8
Churchill 7, 8
Lone Star 2, 5, 8
Louisiana 1, 4, 8
Monmouth 2, 9, 11
Pimlico 2, 4, 5
Woodbine 1, 3, 6, 8, 9

Only the best races, right?

Today’s Stakes Pageantry: Mth 11 & WO 8 on the pay-side.

Hello, Denver! How’s the air up there? Remember to drink plenty of water! Anyway, Race 8 today at the ArP is the Inaugural, and it’s a mad scramble. Mad as in bonkers, not as in angry, OK? #11 Silk Indian is as likely
as any of the others. Wild.

Goodnight, Seattle! Here’s your city’s eponymous Handicap, Race 8, and #3 Stopshoppingdebbie has the goods.

What’s going on, New Mexico?! The 10th at Ruidoso is the First Lady, and #4 Painted Woman (Nancy Reagan?) gets the straight-up call. Consult your astrologer first.

Yesterday’s Activity: Ugh. Picking the proper races for scores (as evidenced by the prices paid out in those races) but our touted horseys are just not quick enough right now. That ever happen to yourself? We continue.

WMF Report:

Early
Belmont 6f
Beulah 6f
Churchill 6f, 1 1/16m (WMF 205)
Chas. Town 4½f, 6½f
Emerald 5½f, 6f
BFHollyPark 6f (T) (!) (WMF 171) (!)
Exhibition 6½f
Louisiana 6f
Mountain 6f
Monmouth 6f
Keystone 6f
Prairie 6f, 1m
SunRay 4½f

Nocturnal Submission: Seattle again, Race 6 (7:53 p.m. EDT / 4:53 p.m. PDT) for the comebacking #5 Bullys Blond Girl. …Staying in the Great Pacific Northwest for the fourth at Exhibition (6:17 / 3:17); in it, #3 R Dubai Girl and #4 Whosecash can produce fat staxx (fat staxx!) of Looniesz. …Hey, Altoona! The one in Iowa, not the one in Penna. It’s #3 Back to Gold in the eighth (5:07 / 2:07). …

Thank you. Best wishes. Tomorrow, pulling out all the stopsz for your Memorial Day Monday with a special edition of “First Post” and your usual weekly minor hit “Monday Boxing”. Until then, it’s goodbye. Take care now.