Well, we quibble with the missing hyphen in its title, but don’t let that stop you from staring at the cinematic screen of this fever dream brought on by falling for the hypnotic spell of sunnie Southern California. Or something like that. Impossibly gorgeous. Plus there’s a fine ending that’s not happy or sad or sappy. Check it!
Free ones: Rundown…
Gulfstream Park Proper 9, 10
Santa Anita 3, 5, 6, 8, 9
Pay-side (Weekday/Weekend): Today…
Fair Grounds 4, 5, 8, 11
Golden Gate 5, 6, 7, 8
Hawthorne 5, 7, 8
Laurel 2, 7, 8
Mahoning 5, 7, 9
Turf Paradise 5, 6, 7, 8
Today’s Stakes Pageantry: Gulfstream 10, Santa Anita (!) 6, 8, 9 on the free page. Pay-side has Fair Grounds 5.
Yesterday’s Activity: Recap for Friday, Dec. 23, 2016, unless noted.
Track (Win Mutuels $20+/Gettable)
Chas. Town (2/1) — The finale was contentious, but only High-Octane Chancers and Progressive-Minded Eggheads could swing for the fences with the bomb provided by Bronx City Boy, minimum 80 on the LifeLiner Spread Column analysis; he had to rally a little, though, before winning by 3 parts of a length at $20.60. Good work.
Delta (4/1) — The opener was contentious, but only High-Octane Chancers and Progressive-Minded Eggheads accepted the cold dope on Moira Ice, a field-best 91 on the LifeLiner Speed Column analysis; she was a forward-factor throughout en route to winning by a clean half-length at $73.60. Good work.
Fair Grounds (0/0) — Bonfires lit the way for Papa Noel in Grammercy.
Gulf (2/0) — Dania Beach man fatally shot while walking home on Christmas.
Hawthorne (0/0) — 41 shot, 11 fatally, in Chicagoland during Christmas Weekend.
Laurel (0/0) — Balto. man fatally stabbed in Christmas Day argument.
Laurel (Sat., 1/0) — 2 hurt in Balto. shootings.
PennNat (3/1) — The opener was contentious, but only High-Octane Chancers and Progressive-Minded Eggheads gave their blessing to Holy Snip, a good 85 on the LifeLiner Speed Column analysis; he rallied like the champion he should have been, winning by 3 at $54.20. Good work.
Tampa (0/0) — Woman stabbed in Clearwater dies.
Turfway (2/0) — Missing 14-year-old Gallatin Co. boy found.
WMF Report:
Early
Gulf 6f
Keystone 6f
Turf Paradise 6f
Rally
Golden Gate 1m
Gulf 7½f (T)
Nocturnal Submission: Night off…
Thank you. Best wishes. Goodbye. Emma Stone & Ryan Gosling #1 always.
Me the HONEYMAN wuz on the Delta Down horsie— egg head or no
HI, HONEYMAN, HAPPY NEW YEAR!