First Post: Saturday, July 19, 2014

Do it clean

Dire drought conditions here in La-La Land mean this is the only place you can have your car washed legally.

Crazy celebrity-sighting here one day. Everybody’s favourite television chiropractor, played by Jonnie Cryer, drove up in a luxury Mercedes and then sat down next to us.

We were thinking about asking him about how it was playing alongside Alex Rocco in ‘The Famous Teddy Z’, but then an undocumented Latino twirled a towel in front of our car and it was time for us to drive away.

Free ones: Rundown…

Saratoga Race Course 4, 7, 8, 11
Gulf 4, 11
Del Mar Thoroughbred Club 4, 5, 6, 8, 10

Pay-side: Today…

Arlington 5, 9
BelTerra 2, 5, 7
Delpark 2, 4, 6
Ellis Park 5, 7, 9
Louisiana 5, 7
Monmouth 1, 4, 6, 7, 9, 11
Woodbine 10

Today’s Stakes Pageantry: Dmr 6, Sar 7 on the free page. On the pay-side it’s Mth 11.

Singling out #12 My Conquestadory in Del Mar 9, the Grade II San Clemente.

#2 Ol Army has strong chances to win as the fifth choice on your morning line in ElP 8.

Two 6-1 chances on your morning line possess upset appeal in Sar 10, the Grade I HRTV Diana: #10 Tannery, #9 Stephanie’s Kitten.

#5 On Rainbow Bridge can beat the chalk in WO 5.

In EmD 8, #1 Ole’s Miss is hard to rebel against. Likewise the aptly named #2 Commander in NP 8.

Tiptoeing around the morning-line fave in PrM 6 via #5 Saint Greeley and #7 Private Prospect. And #2 Cats West can do some surprising in the eighth there.

Up to Sac’to, Northern Cal (Sac’to, Northern Cal!) for Race 8 and the single #5 Unusual Way.

Another single is #4 Hotrod Haywagon, seventh-best on your morning line, in Tdn 6. Then in Race 8 there, sidestepping the fave with this threesome: #9 Jessica’s Star, #6 Russellin, #12 East Hall.

OK. Exhale now. Too much horseys. Sometimes.

Yesterday’s Activity: Some OK ones on the free page. As always, hope you had ’em!

WMF Report:

Early
Arapahoe 6f
Assiniboia 6f
Les Bois 5f
BelTerra 6f
Chas. Town 4½f
Delpark 5½f
Emerald 6f, 6½f, 1m
Fairmount 6f
Indiana 6f
Los Alamitos 4½f
Marquis 6f
Keystone 5½f, 7f
Prairie 6f
Suffolk 6f
Thistle 1m

Nocturnal Submission: Sifting through the wreckage…

Thank you. Best wishes. Goodbye. So long now.