First Post: Sunday, July 7, 2013

Andy Murray #1 always! England co-opts Scotland’s favourite son. Opportunist English!

Free ones: Rundown…

Gulf 5
BFHollyPark 6

Pay-side: Today…

Arlington 4, 5, 7, 9
Colonial 4, 5, 6, 9
Ellis Park 5, 7
Louisiana 2, 4, 6, 8
Monmouth 3, 7, 10, 11
Woodbine 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12 (sorry, Race 7 fans!)

Today’s Stakes Pageantry: Mth 10 & 11 on the pay-side. Therein are also all the big-money events today at Woodbine. Etobicoke-Rexdale!

Could be a dandy scramble on in Pln 8, the Nevin. In it, #2 Echo Zulu is your NATO Phonetic Alphabet Live Longshot of the Day, saved judiciously with #9 Pheisty Kid (Papa Kilo) and #6 Loop Current Eddie (Lima Charlie Echo).

Sadly, looks like an obvious two-horse showdown between the standouts in Tdn 7, the Cleveland Gold Cup.

#2 Renee’s Passion can upset ArP 8, the Wafer.

Yesterday’s Activity: Back-to-back jackers at the Ellis Park now. On Saturday it was a King of the NetCapper Bullies special, courtesy of Bonkersmate Kitchenman, 15-1 on the morning line and 13-1 at the off. That resulted in a $28.80 win mutuel, with the runner-up and show-horse spots being accounted for by LifeLiner qualifiers; the exacta with the 13-10 fave on the bottom was worth $113.60 (for $2), and the trifecta paid $454 (also for $2).

Never, ever have had a bad time touting the great Louisiana-based horsey named UNITAS. UNITAS. It figures, doesn’t it? When we tout UNITAS, he finds a way to hit paydirt at rich odds. So it was last night at the Evangeline in Race 8: $20.20 well-visible in foresight as in hindsight. How many days in a row can we include those two words in the commentary? ONLY THE SHADOW KNOWS! UNITAS!

WMF Report:

Early
Canterbury 6f
Emerald 6f
BFHollyPark 6f (T) (!) (WMF 157) (!)
Los Alamitos 4½f
Louisiana 1m70y
Mountain 5½f
Monmouth 6f
Keystone 5½f, 6f
Prairie 6f
Thistle 1m

Rally
Belmont 7f (T)

Nocturnal Submission: Nootka! Exhibition 4 (6:25 p.m. EDT / 3:25 p.m. PDT) can put a lucky end to the extended holiday weekend, courtesy of #6 Leprechuan Kid. …

Thank you. Best wishes. Goodbye. Bye-bye.