First Post: Thursday, May 26, 2016

Fin(al)s up!

’grats to the S.J. Sharks on reaching the Stanley Cup Finals for the first time in their 25-yr. history. They clinched the beard portion of the tournament many weeks ago.

Free ones: Rundown…

Belmont 9
Gulfstream Park Proper 7
Santa Anita 6

Pay-side (Weekend/Weekday): Today…

Churchill 1, 4, 7, 8
Louisiana 2, 6, 7
Pimlico 5, 7

Today’s Stakes Pageantry: One tonight at Prairie, no advisory. Regrets.

Yesterday’s Activity:

Track (Win Mutuels $20+/Gettable)

Chas. Town (1/0) — Suspect in coal exec’s death arraigned in W. Va.

Delpark (1/½) — Old-School Champeens were likely to take a stab on Brooks Lass, $25.40, in Race 4; the race was classically contentious, and ’Brooks had Fair Odds of 5-1, though with no LifeLiner backing whatsoever. Good work.

Evangeline (3/0) — New Iberia mother and son arrested in overdose death of teenage girl.

Finger (0/0) — Monroe Co. Sheriff’s deputies are searching for bank robbery suspects.

Gulf (0/0) — Key West officials use social media to find owner of illegally parked Flintstones car.

Indiana (2/0) — Rain stops practice at Indpls. Motor Speedway.

Louisiana (1/0) — 33rd annual Mudbug Madness starts today in downtown Shreveport.

Mountain (1/0) — Student caught with handgun in Shenandoah Jct. school.

Presque (2/0) — Erie man found guilty of manslaughter for 2014 shooting.

Thistle (1/0) — Cavs larrup visiting Toronto, 116-78, go up 3-2 in Big-League Hoopball Eastern Final; Kevin Love was 8-for-10 from the field and 3-for-4 from 3-pt. range in scoring 25 pts. in the win.

WMF Report:

Early
Churchill 6f
Finger 6f
Gulf 6f
PennNat 6f
Pimlico 6f
Prairie 1m70y

Nocturnal Submission: Evangeline 3 (7:44 p.m. EDT / 4:44 p.m. PDT) has #5 Sargentcasey and #7 Smokum Z Red as your Bonkers-type box in a wild-open race, wild-open. …

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