First Post: Saturday, January 28, 2017

Truth, Justice & The Canadian Way…

Mistah Alex Trebek, lover of nonalternative facts and ice hockey. What else is there? (Though he did have to bail out of the horse bidness, sadly.) On the whole, however, a Quality Canadian, a Quality Individual…

Mistah Alex Trebek >>>>>>>> Benjamin J. Stein >>>>>>>>> Chuck ‘Australian Snake Oil Dream’ Woolery.

But let’s take it to the Tweeter & the InstaRant & all the other SOcial MEdia: YOUR OPINION COUNTS. HOW DO YOU RATE THESE ESTEEMED GAMESHOW HOSTS? YOUR OPINION COUNTS! SHARE IT EVERY HOUR ON THE HOUR 24 TIMES A DAY ON SOcial MEdia. DO IT. DO YOUR PART. YOUR OPINION COUNTS. It’s the NEW ’MURRIKAN WAY. DO IT. YOU’RE A NOBODY IF YOU’RE NOT SHARING ALL YOUR OPINIONS, ALL THE TIME. DO IT. YOUR OPINION COUNTS. OK? YOU WILL DISAPPEAR IF YOU DO NOT TAKE TO THE SOCIAL MEDIA NOW AND EXPRESS YOUR OPINION THIS SECOND. POOF!

Free ones: Rundown…

Aqueduct 7, 8, 9
Gulfstream Park Proper 9, 10, 11, 12
Santa Anita 2, 8, 10

Pay-side (Weekend/Weekday): Today…

Fair Grounds 1, 4, 5, 6, 10
Golden Gate 5, 6
Sam Houston 1, 2, 5, 6
Laurel 9
Tampa 10
Turfway 5, 8
Turf Paradise 5, 6, 7

Today’s Stakes Pageantry: Gulfstream 9, 10, 11, 12, Santa Anita 2 on the free page.

Singling-out #5 California Diamond in Santa Anita 9.

Yesterday’s Activity:

Track (Win Mutuels $20+/Gettable)

Aqueduct (0/0) — Host Knickerbockers edge Charlotte, 110-107; Carmelo Anthony had 18 pts. to lead Nueva Jork.

Chas. Town (0/0) — Local officials consider options for Martinsburg Roundhouse.

Delta (0/0) — Authorities use spike strips to stop chase on I-10 in Sulphur.

Fair Grounds (1/0) — Host Pelicans beat San Antonio, 119-103; Jrue Holiday had 23 pts. to lead New Orleans.

Golden Gate (0/0) — Arrests made after stolen police car found in San Jose.

Gulf (0/0) — Visiting Heat beat Chicagoland, 100-88; Miami’s Goran Dragic led all scorers with 26 pts.

Sam Houston (1/0) — Visiting Rockets nip Philalala, 123-118; James Harden had 51 pts. for Houston.

Los Alamitos (1/0) — Anaheim House of Blues nearing completion.

Laurel (1/1) — Race 7 was not contentious, but High-Octane Chancers and Progressive-Minded Eggheads bowed to Anna May Our Queen, 86 on the LifeLiner Speed Column analysis; she went gate-to-wire anyway, winning by 1 at $38.40. Good work.

Oaklawn (0/0) — Suspect fires shot at Little Rock Dollar General employee in attempted robbery.

PennNat (1/1) — Race 4 was not contentious, but High-Octane Chancers and Progressive-Minded Eggheads saw the virtue in You’re No Saint, 84 on the LifeLiner Speed Column analysis; he rallied like the champion he should have been, winning by 3¼ at $25.40. Good work.

Santa Anita (0/0) — ‘Panty Bandit’ sentenced for thefts of lingerie in San Fernando Valley.

Tampa (1/0) — Visiting Magic trounced at Boston, 128-98; Nikola Vucevic had 14 pts. for Orlando.

Turfway (0/0) — Well-wishes pouring in from around the world for Cincy Zoo’s baby hippo.

WMF Report:

Early
Aqueduct 6f
Chas. Town 4½f
Delta 7f
Los Alamitos 4½f
Mahoning 6f
PennNat 6f, 1m70y
Santa Anita 1m
Turf Paradise 6½f

Rally
Tampa 1 1/16m (T)

Nocturnal Submission: Sifting through the wreckage…

Thank you. Best wishes. Goodbye. Goodnight & good hockey…