First Post: Sunday, September 21, 2014

Hokie Hokie Low

Why is this man frowning? Is this his downbeat way of marking Leonard Cohen’s 80th birthday?

Surely he is in a Midnight Choir!

Free ones:

Belmont 5, 7, 8
Gulf 3, 8, 9
Los Alamitos Thoroughbreds 4, 7, 9

Pay-side: Today…

Arlington 5
BelTerra 1, 3
Churchill 3, 6, 9, 10
Louisiana 2, 5, 6, 7, 8
Monmouth 2, 8, 9, 10
Woodbine 2, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10

Today’s Stakes Pageantry: Woodbine 6, 9 on the pay-side.

Albuquerque 7 is wild-open, and #3 Hello Texas (Tejas!) is one of the ones. In the eighth there (Albuquerque, not Tejas!), we sidestep the morning-line fave to side with #2 Born a Ruler and #1 Gator Heat instead. And in the ninth, #1 Forest Mouse is not out of it.

Looks like a strong shot for #1 Spanky’s Bourbon in Assiniboia 7.

The opposite is true of Thistle 7, and three outsiders worth considering are #10 Derby Day Storm, #5 Blazing Bling, #2 She’s the Prize.

Yesterday’s Activty: How ’bout that Va. Poly American Collegiate Gridiron Throwball team? Two last-second collapses at home in consecutive weeks. It’s enough to drive a fan to drink — two-fisted, no less. Elsewhere on the scoreboard, Duke 49, Tulane 13.

WMF Report:

Early
Assiniboia 6f
BelTerra 6f
Fort Erie 6f
Gulf 6f, 1m
Thistle 6f
Zia 6f

Rally
Arlington 1m
Gulf 1 1/16m (T)

Nocturnal Submission: Sifting through the wreckage…

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