First Post: Friday, January 15, 2016

Good afternoon now.

Free ones: Rundown…

Aqueduct 9
Gulfstream Park Proper 7, 11
Santa Anita 6

Pay-side (Weekend/Weekday): Today…

Fair Grounds 3, 7, 8
Golden Gate 2
Sam Houston 1, 6, 10
Laurel 6, 7, 9
Oaklawn 4, 5, 7, 8, 9
Tampa 9, 10
Turfway 3, 7, 8, 9

Today’s Stakes Pageantry: Oaklawn 8 on the pay-side. Delta 8 has #1 Run Hide My Girl and #3 Lunar Gaze as potential upsetters.

Yesterday’s Activity:

Track (Win Mutuels $20+/Gettable)

Aqueduct (1/0) — New York Values? Too hard to find!

Delta (1/0) — David Bowie getting second-line tribute on Saturday

Fair Grounds (3/0) — See Delta commentary.

Golden Gate (1/0) — Chip Kelly still a bachelor. Maybe he will find his heart in San Francisco.

Gulfstream (1/0) — Rubio, Bush still not gaining on Trump, Cruz. Lots of ‘u’s’ in this field!

PennNat (1/0) — No chance for the $180-plus winner in the finale. Regrets.

Santa Anita (3/1) — Race 4 winner Motoring Around was makeable via the best LifeLiner Spread Column analysis number in the field (78 — mild!). Not touted due to seemingly strong Betting Line top pick; as well, ’Motoring was a too-low 6-1 on the morning line.

Turfway (3/2) — For a refreshing change, two of these winners were touted in public, on the pay-side. Miss Omeara ($30.80) in Race 3 had a scraping-by LifeLiner Spread Column analysis number of 80, good enough. Race 4 winner Akapesche ($23.80) was your top LifeLiner Speed Column analysis runner (98) in the field. Both Race 3 & Race 4 were contentious vis-à-vis the Betting Line dynamic.

WMF Report:

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

Nocturnal Submission: Sifting through the wreckage…

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