First Post: Thursday, June 30, 2016

Bough-bender

A frequent neighborhood visitor, just like the lizards and the coyotes and the garter snakes he must terrorize. Look at that beak. As well, you should see his talons. He seems to be one of these red-tailed hawks; his wingspan is all about the enveloping!

Free ones: Rundown…

Belmont 8
Gulfstream Park Proper 6, 8, 10
Santa Anita 3, 8

Pay-side (Weekend/Weekday): Today…

Churchill 2, 4, 5, 7, 8
Delpark 4, 5, 6, 7, 9
Louisiana 4, 7
Tampa 5

Today’s Stakes Pageantry: Open in Prairie 8 now, and we sidestep the top two morning-line choices and go instead with the all-immigrant-named lineup of #1 Ciaran’s Prize, #5 Fioretti and #2 Donita’s Ruler. On the other hoof, in the next race there, #2 Thrilled looks like a legitimate fave.

Yesterday’s Activity:

Track (Win Mutuels $20+/Gettable)

Albuquerque (2/0) — Man fatally shot in northeast Albuquerque.

Chas. Town (1/0) — 3 local schools are damaged in hail storm.

Delpark (1/0) — High bacteria at Bethany, Dewey beaches.

Evangeline (1/0) — Boil advisory lifted in Sunset.

Finger (0/0) — Webster man injured after being hit by car in Canandaigua.

Indiana (1/0) — Federal judge blocks Ind. abortion law.

Louisiana (0/0) — Passenger in vehicle-vs.-train accident in Shreveport dies.

Mountain (1/0) — Several houses raided overnight by federal officials in Wheeling.

Northlands (1/0) — Oilers trade Taylor Hall to Devils for Adam Larsson.

PennNat (2/2) — Race 5 was not contentious, but Measured had a sharp 92 on the LifeLiner Speed Column analysis; he rallied like the champion he’s on his way to becoming, winning by 2¼ at $36-even. Race 7 was not contentious either, but Bear Moon had the field-best 89 on the LifeLiner Spread Column analysis; she did not race forwardly but won anyway by 2 at $24.80. Good work.

Presque (1/1) —

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Scroll on down to the section titled ’Nocturnal Submission’. Race 3 was contentious, and Dual Qualifier Dubai Beauty (81, 86) won by a clean half-length at $44-straight. Good work.

Thistle (1/0) — Indians blank host Atlanta, 3-nil; Cleveland starter Danny Salazar pitched 7 innings for his 10th win of the season.

Woodbine (2/0) — Blue Jays beat host Colorado, 5-3; Josh Donaldson had a solo HR, his 18th of the season, for Toronto.

WMF Report:

Early
Canterbury 6f
Chas. Town 6½f
Evangeline 7f
Finger 6f
Prairie 6f, 1m70y

Nocturnal Submission: Canterbury 3 (8:35 p.m. EDT / 5:35 p.m. PDT) has #4 Seven Tuff and #2 Battle On comprising one of ’em Bonkers Box-type scenarios. …In Evangeline 5 (8:38 / 5:38), #2 Sure Can Do can run to that billing. …PennNat 7 now (8:43 / 5:43) and #8 Little Hedge can block out all the obvious horses in there. …

Thank you. Best wishes. Goodbye.