First Post: Friday, January 27, 2017

Sisters are doin’ it for themselves! Venus & Serena, making American Tennis Great Since 1994, when Don Trump Sr. was in the middle of a most miraculous business transaction: losing money operating a casino. Wonder if the caudillo (thanks for that one, Mistah Chas. P. Pierce!) will will have anything to say about the Williams, given that one of them will win the big lawn-tennis tournament in Melbourne early Saturday morning. Or maybe neither one of them sufficiently fits his idea of a tennis champion as suggested by central casting. Oh, well.

However, if he does mention the Williams as a shining example of ’murrikan exceptionalism, well, then, fair play to him, and we take everything back awful we ascribe to himself. Maybe.

Free ones: Rundown…

Aqueduct 9
Gulfstream Park Proper 9
Santa Anita 8

Pay-side (Weekend/Weekday): Today…

Fair Grounds 3, 4, 6
Golden Gate 7
Sam Houston 5, 7, 9
Laurel 1, 9
Oaklawn 1, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8
Tampa 4, 9
Turfway 5, 6, 9

Today’s Stakes Pageantry: None today, but the contest involving the most evenly matched teams this evening finds the hoopball Wash., D.C., Bullards traveling to Atlanta to face the Hawks. Tipoff is at 8 p.m. EST / 5 p.m. PST.

Yesterday’s Activity:

Track (Win Mutuels $20+/Gettable)

Aqueduct (1/0) — Host Islanders beat Montreal, 3-1; Andrew Ladd scored twice, his 9th and 10th goals of the season.

Chas. Town (1/0) — 2 Berkeley Co. gentlemen clubs set to reopen.

Delta (3/1) — Race 5 was contentious, and players of all stripes ate ’em up with Syrup Cake, Fair Odds of 4-1 and an 88 on the LifeLiner Speed Column analysis; she raced mane-to-wire anyway, winning by 1¾ at $21.20. Good work.

Fair Grounds (2/0) — NOPD motorcycle officer injured in crash.

Golden Gate (0/0) — Host Sharks drubbed by Edmonton, 4-1; Logan Couture’s 17th goal of the season was the extent of the San Jose offense.

Gulf (4/1) — The finale was contentious, but only High-Octane Chancers and Progressive-Minded Eggheads dipped their toe into Dual Qualifier Exclusive Lake (81, 84); he went gate-to-wire to win by a clean head at $20.40. Good work.

Oaklawn (1/0) — Satanic statue one step closer to being placed on State Capitol grounds in Little Rock.

PennNat (0/0) — Host Flyers edge Toronto, 2-1; Wayne Simmonds and Roman Lyubimov scored for Philalala.

Santa Anita (1/1) — Race 3 was not contentious, but High-Octane Chancers and Progressive-Minded Eggheads pressed the issue with Dual Qualifier Ultimate Luck (87, 92); he raced gate-to-wire to win by a clean half-length at $26.60. Good work.

Turfway (0/0) — Semi crash blocks lanes of I-71/75 in Florence.

WMF Report:

Early
Aqueduct 6f
Delta 7f
Los Alamitos 4½f
PennNat 1m70y
Santa Anita 6f, 1m

Nocturnal Submission: Sifting through the wreckage…

Thank you. Best wishes. Goodbye. Tennis is good for yourself. Try playing it sometime, especially outdoors in the middle of winter.