First Post: Thursday, January 14, 2016

Shower (read: displayer) of Power

No, no, no. No, we have not renounced our loyalty to Jackie Johnson when it comes to the local weather-casters. But this guy, Mistah Dallas Raines from the ABC7, defeats that nerd on the NBC4 every time.

Mistah Dallas teases his forecast right before the Jeopardy! show, and he always ends his 5-sec. spot with a clenched fist. This guy could beat up that nerd on the NBC4 with just this one fist. Dallas Raines #2 always!

Free ones: Rundown…

Aqueduct 8
Gulfstream Park Proper 7, 8
Santa Anita 5, 8

Pay-side (Weekend/Weekday): Today…

Fair Grounds 6, 8, 9
Turfway 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 9

Today’s Stakes Pageantry: None today, the Big-League Hoopball has a marquee matchup this evening with a pair of potential 2016 Finalists squaring off in San Antonio as the Cavs visit the Spurs. Who ya got?

Yesterday’s Activity:

Track (Win Mutuels $20+/Gettable)

Delta (0/0) — Pelicans beat Sact’o, Northern Cal, Sac’to, Northern Cal, to end a 4-game losing streak.

Gulf (1/0) — Race 5 upsetter too slippery. Sorry.

Mahoning (2/0) — No good, Chollie, no good.

PennNat (0/0) — Flyers skating glacially toward respectability; last night’s nailbiter over Boston puts them just 2 pts. behind the B’s with a game in-hand.

Tampa (2/0) — Grim.

Turf Paradise (2/1) — Could not tout Race 6 winner Wups; morning line was too short (5-1), plus the race seemed to have a prohibitive-type fave (20¢-to-the-dollar Skydreamin. Still, maximum-testosterone players might have gotten the Wups via a creditable 84 on the LifeLiner Speed Column analysis.

WMF Report:

Early
Chas. Town 4½f, 6½f
Gulf 6f
PennNat 6f
Turfway 6f

Nocturnal Submission: Sifting through the wreckage…

Thank you. Best wishes. Goodbye. The forecast…at 11!