First Post: Thursday, October 23, 2014

Where’s Chris Economaki when you need him?

Free ones: Rundown…

Belmont 3, 5
Calder 8, 9
Santa Anita 4

Pay-side: Today…

Golden Gate 3, 7
Hawthorne 1, 6, 7, 8, 9
Keeneland 5, 6, 8
Laurel 4, 6
Remington 4, 6, 7, 8, 9

Today’s Stakes Pageantry: None today, but your usual Thursday-nite ACC American Collegiate Throwball pits Va. Poly Poultry vs. The U. This is a little presumptuous of our pretentious friendsz in Coral Gablesz. We all know the real U is the Home of the Utesz, U of U, Salt Lake City. Tyvm.

Yesterday’s Activity: Good times on the free page, certainly.

There was Billy the Bull, Bonkersmate of Race 8. ’Billy was fifth-best on the conventional V6 Betting Line, no Fair Odds assigned in a contentious race. But his LifeLiner Speed Column analysis came up a second-best and qualifying 87. Sufficient!

At 10-1 on the morning line, ’Billy went off at 50 percent more than that and won by 1¾ lengths at $32.80 up top.

Even better at Calder for your Race 3. Another Bonkersmate, Alcaravan, won on his debut from a qualifying connections-line of 11pc/23pc/14pc. His morning line was 8-1 and he got away at 40¢ shy of 15-1. He rallied for the 2½-length win at $31.20 straight.

As well, top-touted Awesome Union, 5-1 in real life and the sole experienced runner scoring above the minimum 80 in the LifeLiner Speed Column analysis, completed your winning $188.80 Bonkers Exacta Box.

Other winners included Regal Joanne ($12.80) in Keeneland 2, and Bonkersmate Sonof a Monstercat ($14.60) in Remington 9.

As always, Welcome to The Home of The Runner-Up Finish, this time nearly led by Arctic Kid (13-1) in Woodbine 2 and Wild N Crazy (40-1) in Hawthorne 4.

As always, hope you had ’em — the winners, that is.

WMF Report:

Early
Finger 6f
Indiana 6f
Keeneland 6f
Laurel 1m

Nocturnal Submission: Sifting through the wreckage…

Thank you. Best wishes. Goodbye. Drive safely.