First Post: Friday, July 15, 2016

Del Mar Thoroughbred Club starts today. ‘She is your friend/Until the ocean breaks…’

‘And the world goes hot…’ Definite Roxy Music vibe to this one, yeah?

N.B. ‘New Gold Dream’ anagrams to ‘New Del Mar God’. You’re welcome.

Free ones: Rundown…

Belmont 4, 6, 9
Gulfstream Park Proper 7, 8, 9
Del Mar Thoroughbred Club 1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 8, 9, 10

Pay-side (Weekend/Weekday): Today…

Arlington 2, 3, 6, 7
Belterra 8
Ellis Park 3, 5, 6, 9
Louisiana 4, 5, 6
Laurel 3, 7, 9
Monmouth 5
Woodbine 4, 5, 8

Today’s Stakes Pageantry: Del Mar Thoroughbred Club 8 on the free page. And #2 Native Princess appears to be the proper chalk in Prairie 8. Regrets!

Yesterday’s Activity:

Track (Win Mutuels $20+/Gettable)

Arlington (3/0) — Judge rules Double Door must vacate Wicker Park space.

Belmont (3/0) — Ex-Port Authority Char & Christy Christy ally pleads guilty in Geo. Washington Bridge lane-closing scandal.

Belterra (0/0) — Car crashes into Glenway Ave. home.

Canterbury (0/0) — Woman driving impaired crashes into Hopkins apartment building.

Chas. Town (0/0) — Teen spends year in prison for false rape accusation.

Delpark (1/0) — Local chef beats Bobby Flay.

Evangeline (0/0) — Authorities arrest 8 in fatal Turkey Creek shooting.

Finger (1/0) — Canandaigua man arrested for stealing shotgun.

Fair Meadows (0/0) — Former Tulsa dentist sentenced for money laundering.

Gulf (0/0) — $15k worth of birds stolen from Homestead home.

Indiana (0/0) — Gov. Mike Pence drops re-election bid.

Louisiana (0/0) — Several vigils planned for Saturday in Shreveport-Bossier City

Lone Star (0/0) — Dallas Co. confirms 15th case of Zika virus.

PennNat (0/0) — Body found in Codorus Creek in York.

Presque (1/0) — Augemented-reality app gameplay creates safety concerns at Erie Zoo.

Prairie (1/0) — 17-year-old is shot near Drake Univ. neighborhood.