First Post: Friday, September 2, 2016

The One-Eyed Pug was possessed of a strong Electra complex: her Daddy’s broad — well, proportionally speaking, anyway — right shoulder belonged to her, and to her alone, and she guarded it fiercely, like a gargoyle carved into a cornice, like a Polly perched to her Pirate. She would not budge.

Now he understands a little bit better the concept of phantom limb syndrome.

Free ones: Rundown…

Saratoga Race Course 2, 3, 8, 10
Gulfstream Park Proper 5
Del Mar Thoroughbred Club Pending…

Pay-side (Weekend/Weekday): Today…

Arlington 6
Belterra 4, 5, 8
Ellis Park 2, 5
Louisiana 3, 5, 6, 7
Monmouth 4
Retama 1, 8, 9
Remington 3, 6, 7, 9
Woodbine 4, 8, 9

Today’s Stakes Pageantry:

Yesterday’s Activity:

Track (Win Mutuels $20+/Gettable)

Albuquerque (0/0) — Woman arrested after hitting K-9, driving away.

Canterbury (1/0) — Host Twins beat White Sox, 8-5; Trevor Plouffe and Byron Buxton homered for Minnesota.

Chas. Town (0/0) — Jefferson Co. Commission approves restructuring plan.

Delpark (0/0) — Man with Delaware ties to plead guilty to LAX murder.

Del Mar (0/0) — Visiting Padres lose to Atlanta, 9-6; Wil Myers and Hector Sanchez homered in the loss.

Ellis Park (0/0) — Henderson Co. Public Library plans to expand.

Finger (1/0) — 2 women charged in Canandaigua prostitution bust.

Golden Gate (0/0) — Visiting Giants lose to Cubs, 5-4; Hunter Pence hit a 2-run HR for San Francisco.

Gulf (2/2) — Race 3 was not contentious, but High-Octane Chancers had a Dual Qualifier to consider in Hatattack (81, 85), who went ribcage-to-wire to win by a clean nose at $35.20. Race 9 was contentious among the experienceds, and publicly touted U. S. A. Jewel had your field-best rating on the LifeLiner Spread Column analysis; she went gate-to-wire to win by 8¼ at $34.20. Good work.

Louisiana (2/0) — 3 Bossier agencies practice civil-unrest tactics.

PennNat (0/0) — Penna. officials make changes to prevent K-9 deaths after drug dog dies in hot car.

Presque (1/0) — Erie man charged for threatening victim with loaded gun.

Remington (2/2) — Race 6 was contentious, and publicly touted Tom’s to the Max had a field-best 88 on the LifeLiner Spread Column analysis; she went tail-to-wire to win by 1¼ at $20.20. Race 9 also was contentious, and publicly touted Alright Big Guy had your field-best rating on the LifeLiner Spread Column analysis; he went gate-to-wire to win by 5¾ at $27-even. Good work.

Saratoga (1/0) — Saratoga authorities seek help finding wanted man.

WMF Report:

Early
Arlington 5f (T) (!)
Columbus 6f
Hastings 6½f
Los Alamitos 4½f
Monmouth 6f

Rally
Gulf 7½f (T)
Saratoga 1 1/16m (T)

Nocturnal Submission: Sifting through the wreckage…

Thank you. Best wishes. Goodbye. So long now.