First Post: Saturday, January 14, 2017

Reader B.B.N. of Jerusalem, N.Y., asks us: What does ‘KRAV-MAGA’ stand for? Well, Bin (and can we call you Bin?), give us a moment here. Toda raba.

OK, time’s up. To the best of our knowledge, ‘KRAV-MAGA’ stands for ‘Kremlin Reprogrammers Affect Voting – Manipulate American Governmental Apparati’. So there you have it. Thank you to B.B.N. for the excellent question. Next time, reader V.P. from Moscow, Idaho, asks us what the deriviation of ‘N.K.V.D.’ is. Do join us then. From Studio City, everybody, goodnight!

Free ones: Rundown…

Aqueduct 8, 9
Gulfstream Park Proper 8, 10, 12
Santa Anita 7, 9

Pay-side (Weekend/Weekday): Today…

Fair Grounds 6, 7, 8
Golden Gate 4, 5, 9
Oaklawn 7, 9
Turfway 1, 4, 5
Turf Paradise 6, 7, 8

Today’s Stakes Pageantry: Gulf 10 on the free page. Turf Paradise 7 on the pay-side.

Live-longshot-type play in Sunland 9: #4 Hit a Lick.

Yesterday’s Activity:

Track (Win Mutuels $20+/Gettable)

Aqueduct (0/0) — Host Blueshirt Rangers lose to Toronto, 4-2; Chris Kreider and J.T. Miller scored for Nueva Jork.

Chas. Town (1/1) — Race 8 was contentious, but only High-Octane Chancers and Progressive-Minded Eggheads had a relative bead on Aunt Lois, 88 on the LifeLiner Speed Column analysis; she rallied like the champion she should have been, winning by a clean neck at $24.20. Good work.

Delta (0/0) — Former ambassador and diplomat from Israel visits Lake Chas.

Fair Grounds (0/0) — New Orleans has nation’s fastest-growing immigrant population.

Golden Gate (2/½) — Uh-oh. Race 3 was contentious but only Old-School Champeens had Fair Odds of 4½-1 on Malibu Alex, a 1¾-length winner at $36.20. Good work.

Gulf (4/1) — Race 4 was contentious, but only High-Octane Chancers and Progressive-Minded Eggheads could take the ride on Backseat Driver, 83 on the LifeLiner Speed Column analysis; she rallied like the champion she’s on her way to becoming, winning by a clean neck at $26.40. Good work.

Los Alamitos (1/0) — Disneyland adds premium FastPass feature in app.

Laurel (0/0) — Host Caps blank Chicagoland, 6-nil; Braden Holtby saved all 24 shots he faced.

Oaklawn (1/0) — Saline Co. dog threatened in social-media post gets new home.

PennNat (1/0) — Host 76ers beat Charlotte, 102-93; Joel Embiid led all scorers with 24 pts. for Philalala.

Santa Anita (0/0) — Rams reach deal with FAA over stadium concerns.

Sunland (0/0) — Potential Affordable Care Act repeal worries Borderland residents.

Tampa (1/0) — Host Lightning lose to Columbus, 3-1; Jonathan Drouin scored for Tampa Bay.

Turfway (2/1) — Race 7 was not contentious, but High-Octane Chancers and Progressive-Minded Eggheads woke up early for Fourinthemorning, 84 on the LifeLiner Spread Column analysis; he went gate-to-wire to win by a clean neck at $42-straight. Good work.

WMF Report:

Early
Aqueduct 6f, 1m70y
Chas. Town 4½f
Gulf 6f
Los Alamitos 4½f
PennNat 6f, 1m70y
Keystone 6f

Rally
Gulf 7½f (T)

Nocturnal Submission: Sifting through the wreckage…

Thank you. Best wishes. Goodbye. Shalom.