First Post: Wednesday, August 10, 2016

Gen X-era children of Philalala are in mourning. Capt. Noah is dead at 90. R.I.P. Vale!

He used to take a slide down from the captain’s deck, but toward the end he had to descend slowly from a staircase. One of his best recurring segments involved his reciting a biography of some important figure in American history; at the end, he would always mention the date and place of that person’s death, slowing the delivery to something like, ‘…and on December 26th, 1972, in Kansas City, Missouri, Harry S. Truman, the man who brought an end to the Second World War, himself met his end at the age of 88…’, immediately after which he would start on his acoustic guitar and begin singing ‘This Land Is Your Land’. It was good stuff, and thus began our ongoing 40-year fascination with checking the obituaries every day. Nowadays, you’d be hard-pressed to find something of the same quality being fed to children from the television. Back then, it was easier to play the facts straight, unadorned, with the opinions left unsaid. Capt. Noah allowed you to think it out for yourself. Thank you, Capt. Noah.

Free ones: Rundown…

Saratoga Race Course 5, 6
Del Mar Thoroughbred Club Pending

Pay-side (Weekday/Weekend): Today…

Delpark 3, 7, 8
Louisiana 5, 7
Woodbine Pending

Today’s Stakes Pageantry: One today at Swampatoga; no advisories. Regrets! Or, perhaps, congratulations!

Yesterday’s Activity:

Track (Win Mutuels $20+/Gettable)

Fort Erie (0/0) — Heat alert for Niagara.

Finger (0/0) — Geneva man accused of killing seagulls with car.

Fairmount (2/0) — Host Cards lose to Cincinnati, 7-4; a solo HR apiece for Matt Holliday and Yadier Molina, both still in the league.

Indiana (1/1) — https://cynthiapublishing.com/hp_wordpress/2016/08/09/tuesday-sniping-eternal-jorge-luis-borges-edition/

Publicly touted Royal Asscher, a Dual Qualifier (85, 79) and the best of the experienceds in a contentious Race 4, rallied like the champion she’s on her way to becoming, winning by a clean half-length at $24-even. Good work.

Mountain (1/0) — Wheeling police looking for missing man.

Keystone (1/1) — https://cynthiapublishing.com/hp_wordpress/2016/08/09/tuesday-sniping-eternal-jorge-luis-borges-edition/

Publicly touted Wowwhatabrat, owner of a fine 90 on the LifeLiner Speed Column analysis in a contentious Race 9, rallied like the champion he should have been, winning by 1¼ at $78.60. Good work.

Presque (0/0) — Strange animal sighting in Erie Co.

WMF Report:

Early
Del Mar 6f
Finger 5½f
Indiana 5½f, 6f
Mountain 1m
Prairie 5½f, 6f
Thistle 6f

Nocturnal Submission: Sifting through the wreckage…

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