First Post: Sunday, January 29, 2017

Form is temporary, class is permanent. Witness the men’s and women’s finals at this year’s big lawn-tennis tournament in Melbourne. Age, injuries, autoimmune diseases could not stop the Williams Sisters, Rogerr Federr, Rafa ‘The Bull’ Nadal. ’grats to the Fed. Too good. Fair play to him. Rafa, always fighting, is willing to ‘suffer’ (his word) on the court. Form is temporary, any mope can get lucky for one or two tourneys or even a season; class is permanent, as evidenced by multiple majors and winning majors after age 30. Form is temporary, class is permanent.

As well, it is always good to remember the words of New Order from ‘World in Motion’: ‘When something’s good, it’s never gone…’ Form is temporary, class is permanent. Never forget.

Free ones: Rundown…

Aqueduct 8
Gulfstream Park Proper 12
Santa Anita 8

Pay-side (Weekend/Weekday): Today…

Fair Grounds
Golden Gate
Sam Houston
Laurel
Oaklawn
Tampa
Turf Paradise

Today’s Stakes Pageantry: Sam Houston 6, 7, 10 on the pay-side.

Going to dance with Emma Stone #8 Oscar Nominated in Sam Houston 8. Next race there, tiptoeing around the morning-line fave, going instead with #3 Family Tree, #1 Danzatrice.

Sunland 9 has the cold-puncher’s box of #9 All Shacked Up and #8 Underwood.

Yesterday’s Activity:

Track (Win Mutuels $20+/Gettable)

Aqueduct (3/2) — Race 7 was contentious, and players of all stripes had a powwow with Indian Soldier, 81 on the LifeLiner Spread Column analysis and Fair Odds of 5-1; he was forwardly placed before winning by a clean nose at $68.50. The finale also was contentious, and again players of all stripes went for the theft via Single Heist, Fair Odds of 7-1 and 85 on the LifeLiner Spread Column analysis; he indeed stole the race, winning by 2 at $25.40. Good work.

Chas. Town (1/0) — Residents balk at Chas. Town townhouses.

Delta (0/0) — Winners announced for Mardi Gras Shoebox Float Contest.

Fair Grounds (2/0) — 2 men gunned down in St. Roch neighborhood.

Golden Gate (1/1) — Race 6 was contentious, and players of all stripes had the last laugh via Pure Comedy, Fair Odds of 6-1 and an 83 on the LifeLiner Spread Column analysis; he was a stalking-horse throughout before rallying to win by 1¼ at $30.20. Good work.

Gulf (2/1) — Race 7 was contentious, but only High-Octane Chancers and Progressive-Minded Eggheads were attracted to Pretty Perfection, 85 on the LifeLiner Speed Column analysis; she rallied like the champion she’s on her way to becoming, winning by 1½ at $29.80. Good work.

Sam Houston (0/0) — Man shot after breaking into relative’s home in NW Houston.

Los Alamitos (0/0) — Visiting Clippers torn apart by The City, 144-98; Blake Griffin managed 20 pts. for La-La Land.

Laurel (3/1) — Race 9 was contentious, but only High-Octane Chancers and Progressive-Minded Eggheads went to the rack with Lanier, bare-minimum 80 on the LifeLiner Speed Column analysis; he went gate-to-wire anyway, winning by 7½ at $22.60. Good work.

Mahoning (3/0) — California Palms Hotel in Austintown to be an addiction recovery center.

Oaklawn (0/0) — Pulaski Co. deputy wrecks in front of zoo.

PennNat (0/0) — Man charged with attempted homicide after shooting at woman in Halifax Twp.

Keystone (2/2) — Race 1 was contentious, but only High-Octane Chancers and Progressive-Minded Eggheads found a tonic in Dual Qualifier Ginner (99, 89); he went gate-to-wire to win by 1 at $25.60. Race 8 also was contentious, and players of all stripes endorsed Checkbouncin Billy, Fair Odds of 6-1 and 81 on the LifeLiner Speed Column analysis; she raced ribcage-to-wire anyway, winning by 3¼ at $26.20. Good work.

Santa Anita (1/0) — See Los Alamitos commentary.

Sunland (0/0) — Winds bring cold temps to Borderland.

Tampa (1/1) — Race 4 was contentious, and players of all stripes went to town with Sun Brown, Fair Odds of 6-1 and 88 on the LifeLiner Speed Column analysis; he rallied to win by a clean nose at $20-even. Good work.

Turfway (0/0) — Carrollton police chief held in contempt after mentally ill man shipped to Fla.

Turf Paradise (0/0) — Host Suns lose to Denver, 123-112; Eric Bledsoe led all scorers with 41 pts. for Phoenix.

WMF Report:

Early
Los Alamitos 4½f
Turf Paradise 6½f

Rally
Gulf 7½f (T)

Nocturnal Submission: Sifting through the wreckage…

Thank you. Best wishes. Goodbye. Bye-bye.