First Post: Saturday, August 20, 2016

This self-absorbed mope cleans up somewhat nice, but why did he?

Free ones: Rundown…

Saratoga Race Course 2, 3, 5, 6, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12
Gulfstream Park Proper 5, 6, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12
Del Mar Thoroughbred Club Pending

Pay-side (Weekend/Weekday): Today…

Arlington 1, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8
Belterra 3, 8
Delpark 1, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7
Ellis Park 5, 6, 7
Golden Gate 5, 7, 8, 9
Laurel 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 9, 10
Monmouth 1, 5, 8, 10
Remington 1, 3, 4, 5
Woodbine 1, 2, 4, 10

Today’s Stakes Pageantry: Saratoga 5, 9, 10 on the free page. Pay-side has Laurel 8, 10.

Big day at Northlands, and #4 Blameitontheknight gets the single in Race 7. Should be OK for #5 Killin Me Smalls in the ninth. A wild-open Race 11 has the longshot trio of #6 Ruck, #11 Solve, #1 Hold the Giant.

Yesterday’s Activity:

Track (Win Mutuels $20+/Gettable)

Albuquerque (0/0) — Scruffy bandit robs northeast Albuquerque bank.

Arlington (2/1) — Race 5 was not contentious, but High-Octane Chancers had a good-enough 82 on the LifeLiner Speed Column on Wild Mongolia; he rallied like the champion he should have been, winning by a clean neck at $47.40. Good work.

Assiniboia (0/0) — Early-morning armed home-invasion in Regina downtown core.

Belterra (0/0) — Reds hammer visitor La-La Land Doyers, 9-2; Joey Votto had a 3-run HR and 4 RBI.

Canterbury (1/0) — Twins edged by host K.C. in 11 inns., 5-4; Brian Dozier had a solo HR, his 28th of the season, for Minnesota.

Columbus (0/0) — Lincoln police launch ‘You drink & drive. You lose’.

Chas. Town (2/1) — Race 6 was not contentious, but High-Octane Chancers a Dual Qualifier horse to consider in Franklin Storm (82, 82); he went gate-to-wire to win by 8¾ at $38.60. Good work.

Del Mar (0/0) — Host Padres beat Arizona in 10 inns., 7-4; Ryan Schimpf had 2 HR, including the 3-run gamewinner.

Ellis Park (2/2) — Race 6 was contentious, and Forafewdollarsmore was sufficiently rated on the LifeLiner Spread Column analysis; he was a stalking-horse throughout before assuming command at the quarter-pole, winning by a clean head at $38.40. The finale was contentious, and publicly touted Dual Qualifier Temperature Rising (82, 81) had to rally like the champion she’s on her way to becoming, winning by a clean nose at $34.80. Good work.

Emerald (0/0) — Host Mariners edge Milwaukee, 7-6; Robby Cano had a 2-run HR in the win.

Evangeline (2/0) — Gov. Edwards outlines housing options for displaced flood victims.

Ferndale (1/0) — U.S. Hwy 101 billboard removal pact met with varied reactions.

Golden Gate (3/1) — Publicly touted first-timer Buy Me a Drink had a good-enough slashline/connection-line readout of 18pc/15pc/16pc in a contentious finale; she rallied like the champion she’s on her way to becoming, winning by 3¼ at $34-even. Good work.

Gulf (0/0) — Marlins edge host Pgh., 6-5; Christian Yelich had a solo HR and 2 RBI for Miami.

Grande Prairie (0/0) — 3-vehicle crash in northern Alberta kills 1.

Hazel (1/0) — Tigers trounced by visitor Boston, 10-2; J.D. Martinez’s 2-run HR was the entirety of the Detroit offense.

Hastings (0/0) — 9 bears killed in 3 days in Kootenay.

Indiana (2/0) — Terre Haute man charged with robbing augmented-reality app players.

Los Alamitos (0/0) — Host Los Angeles de Los Angeles of Anaheim & O.C. blanked by Nueva Jork Jankees, 7-nil; Mike Trout had 2 singles for the losers.

Louisiana (2/1) — Defiant Red was a Dual Qualifier (99, 92) in a noncontentious Race 4; indeed ’Red made the race noncontentious, so High-Octane Chancers were not necessary to take advantage — Old-School Champeens and Progressive-Minded Eggheads also had a stake. She went tail-to-wire to win by 2½ at $20.80. Good work.

Laurel (0/0) — Host Orioles nearly doubled-up by Houston, 15-8; 5 HRs, including Mark Trumbo’s 36th, for Balto.

Marquis (0/0) — Man dead after being struck by vehicle in Creighton, Sask.

Monmouth (4/2) — Race 2 was contentious, and publicly touted Dual Qualifier Lagrats (99, 80) went gate-to-wire to win by 2¼ at $49.60. Race 3 also was contentious, and another publicly touted Dual Qualifier Wildly Good Lookin (80, 80) had to rally like the champion she should have been, winning by 3 parts of a length at $26.80, with your publicly touted natural double paying $563.60. Good work.

Northlands (1/0) — Motorcyclist in serious condition after crash in Sturgeon Co.

PennNat (1/1) — Race 5 was not contentious, but High-Octane Chancers had a field-best 88 on the LifeLiner Spread Column analysis on Platinum Affair; she went gate-to-wire to win by a clean head at $29.60. Good work.

Remington (3/2) — Race 5 was contentious, and publicly touted Uncle Witt had a competitive 83 on the LifeLiner Spread Column analysis; he went gate-to-wire to win by a clean head at $52-straight. Race 8 also was contentious, and similarly publicly touted Dual Qualifier Hammer the Bay (97, 87) had to rally like the champion he should have been, winning by 1¼ at $73.40. Good work.

Saratoga (2/1) — Publicly touted Pira had a squeaking-by 81 on the LifeLiner Speed Column analysis in a contentious finale; she showed considerable intestinal fortitude late, winning by a clean head at $20.40. Good work.

Woodbine (0/0) — Visiting Blue Jays edged by Cleveland, 3-2; Russell Martin had a 2-run HR for Toronto.

WMF Report:

Early
Assiniboia 6f
Columbus 6f
Delpark 6f
Indiana 6f
Los Alamitos 4½f
Mountain 6f
Monmouth 6f
Northlands 6½f
Saratoga 6½f
Thistle 1m

Nocturnal Submission: Sifting through the wreckage…

Thank you. Best wishes. Goodbye. Groom safely.