First Post: Saturday, December 28, 2013

Jim Beam! Rotgut! Now, what if we had shot a closeup of a label of Jack Daniel’s or, even better, Maker’s! Then that Oykel Bridge issue on Thursday night would have paid $100-plus, and not the measly $50-and-change he actually did. Drink up!

Free ones: Rundown…

Aqueduct 4, 5, 9
Calder / Gulf Gulf 3, 9, 10
Santa Anita 4, 6

Pay-side: Today…

Fair Grounds 1, 2, 10
Golden Gate 6, 8, 9
Hawthorne 3, 4, 6, 8, 9, 10
Laurel 1, 2, 7
Retama 3, 4, 5
Sunland 7, 8, 11
Tampa 2
Turfway 1, 7, 8, 9
Turf Paradise 5, 6

Today’s Stakes Pageantry: Gulf 9 on the free side, along with SA 4.

On the pay-side, it’s Lrl 7.

#1 Awesome Vision assumes the role of favourite in Aqu 8, the Alex Robb. He’s unlikely to disappoint.

Reasonably open in GP 8, the El Prado, and #8 Alley Oop Oop can be involved at a monster price.

If the downhill course can support frontrunners this meet (well, for today, anyway), then #4 Unbridled’s Note should be prohibitive in SA 8, the Grade III Daytona.

Likewise, nothing in the way of #4 Joint Custody taking the eighth at Laurel, the Md. Juv. Ch.

Could be a live firster in TuP 4, the Az. Juv. F.: #5 Boss Kitten; however, #7 Jet Set Kitten stands out among the experienceds. Experienceds.

DED 9 8.0 Fremont S.

Yesterday’ Activity: Several winners, no time to list. Maybe tomorrow for a proper exposition, winners willing. Allah willing.

WMF Report:

Early
Chas. Town 7f
Delta 1m
Fair Grounds 6f
Gulf 1m
Los Alamitos 4½f
Laurel 6f
Sunland 5½f
Tampa 6f

Rally
Golden Gate 1m
Gulf 1m (T)
Tampa 1m (T)
Turf Paradise 1m

Nocturnal Submission: Sifting through the wreckage…

Thank you. Best wishes. Goodbye. Drive safely.