First Post: Saturday, June 13, 2015

Bestow upon us your purple bloomsz

How ’bout that Saint Anthony of Padua, the Patron of Lost Causes. For two years, the bad agent seen in this snapshot would not grace us with any smoky, violet flowers. Then a couple of weeks ago, bang! Tyvm, Saint Anthony!

Tail end of jacaranda season here in La-La Land, and there’s still one tall, balky fella a few paces away who refuses to put his lavender petals on display. Wait till next June!

Free ones: Rundown…

Belmont 4, 5, 6, 10
Gulfstream Park Proper 6, 8
Santa Anita 4, 7

Pay-side (Weekend/Weekday): Today…

Arlington 3, 5, 6, 7, 8
BelTerra 3, 7
Churchill 2, 3
Delpark 1, 2, 5, 7, 8, 9
Golden Gate 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 9
Louisiana 1, 2, 3, 4, 6
Lone Star 1, 4, 5, 7, 8, 10
Monmouth 2, 4, 6, 9, 10, 12
Woodbine 5, 6, 7, 9, 10

Today’s Stakes Pageantry: Belmont 5 on the free page. Golden Gate 7, Woodbine 9 on the pay-side.

#8 Embellishing Bob gets a longshot chance in Albuquerque 9.

Also a good price and a half an opportunity for #1 Grand and Great in Arapahoe 8.

Hoo-boy. Quintuple Qualifying Horsey #1 Native American (not to be confused with ’murrikan Faeroe!) is 2-5 in Canterbury 4. What are you gonna do? Later there, this crazy duo is not out of the eighth: #2 Private Prospect, #7 Shrewd Move.

Tiptoeing around the morning-line fave in Gulfstream 3, preferring #2 Great Majestic and #1 Susie Bee instead.

#8 Bear’s Reality can upset Northlands 7.

Going for the fave-longshot pairing of #6 Zeki, #2 You Funny Man in Prairie 6. Should be the same type scenario in the eighth via favored #3 Sumting Wong and longshot #4 Rallydownthealley.

Uh-oh. Trying to drown the shark in Santa Anita 5 with the outsider #1 Winning Prize. However, the odds-on #4 Beholder looks OK in the eighth there.

Singling-out #5 Goodoldhockeygame (go Lightning!) in Woodbine 8.

OK. Exhale now. Too much horseys. Sometimes.

Yesterday’s Activity: Pittsburgh Pyritesz score only one run in 13 innings. Lucky for them, they were playing the Philalala Philliesz, who scored never. Very bad.

WMF Report:

Early
Arlington 6f
Belmont 6f
Les Bois 5f
BelTerra 6f
Churchill 6f
Chas. Town 6½f
Finger 1m
Fairmount 6f
Gulfstream 6f
Mountain 1m
Northlands 6½f
PennNat 1m
Santa Anita 6f, 1m
Thistle 6f

Rally
Belmont 7f (T)

Nocturnal Submission: Sifting through the wreckage…

Thank you. Best wishes. Goodbye. Take care now.