First Post: Saturday, March 4, 2017

Here we are, March 4, National Grammar Day. This may be the only time we post a video with 35M views. It must be done. Sorry. Thank you.

Free ones: Rundown…

Aqueduct 9
Gulfstream Park Proper 4, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13
Santa Anita 2, 3, 8, 9, 10

Pay-side (Weekend/Weekday): Today…

Fair Grounds 3, 4, 6, 10
Golden Gate 5, 9
Hawthorne 2, 9
Sam Houston 2, 8, 10
Laurel 3, 4
Mahoning 1, 6, 7, 8
Oaklawn 1, 2, 4, 5
Tampa 4, 6, 11
Turfway 2, 3, 5, 6, 9
Turf Paradise 5, 6

Today’s Stakes Pageantry: Gulf 4, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13 on the free page. Turfway 6 on the pay-side.

Singling-out #9 Cloud Computing in Aqueduct 8. Likewise the super-obvious #1 Unique Bella in Santa Anita 6.

Yesterday’s Activity:

Track (Win Mutuels $20+/Gettable)

Aqueduct (0/0) — Visiting Islanders edged by Chicagoland, 2-1, in a shootout; Brock Nelson’s 14th goal of the season was the extent of the scoring for The Island.

Chas. Town (1/0) — Bank of Chas. Town robbery suspect sought.

Delta (1/1) — Race 2 was not contentious, but High-Octane Chancers and Progressive-Minded Eggheads were ready to hit the surf with Dual Qualifier Beach Queen (80, 91); she raced ribcage-to-wire to win by 1 at $55-even. Good work.

Fair Grounds (0/0) — Host Pelicans edged by San Antonio, 101-98, in OT; Anthony David led New Orleans with 29 pts.

Fonner (2/1) — The finale was not contentious, but High-Octane Chancers and Progressive-Minded Eggheads sidled up to Aloneatthebar, a field-best 89 on the LifeLiner Spread Column analysis; she was your leader by the quarter-pole and won by 6¼ at $26.20. Good work.

Golden Gate (0/0) — Visiting Giants whupped by Oaktown, 6-1, in Cactus League Spring Training action from Mesa; Kelby Tomlinson went 1-for-1 with a run for S.F.

Gulf (0/0) — Host Heat beat by Orlando, 110-99; James Johnson scored 19 pts. for Miami.

Hawthorne (2/0) — See Aqueduct commentary.

Sam Houston (0/0) — All 13 trail rides in town for RodeoHouston.

Los Alamitos (0/0) — Host Ducks rake Toronto, 5-2; Rickard Rakell had 2 goals, Nos. 25 & 26 on the season, for Anaheim.

Laurel (2/1) — Race 4 was not contentious, but High-Octane Chancers and Progressive-Minded Eggheads had a reception for Best Man, 84 on the LifeLiner Spread Column analysis; he raced ribcage-to-wire to win by a clean nose at $25.60. Good work.

Oaklawn (3/2) — The opener was contentious, and players of all stripes had no problems with Dual Qualifier Exquisite Lady (99, 97), Fair Odds of 6-1; she went gate-to-wire to win by 3 at $26.60. The finale was not contentious, but High-Octane Chancers and Progressive-Minded Eggheads sought the W via Dual Qualifier Rich E Z (90, 84); he went off at 15-1 and rallied like the champion he should have been, getting the win, albeit in a dead-heat in which he paid $15.80 up top. Good work.

PennNat (0/0) — Host 76ers edge Nueva Jork, 105-102; Dario Saric led Philalala with 21 pts.

Rillito (0/0) — Last call for skiing atop Mt. Lemmon.

Santa Anita (1/1) — Race 8 was contentious, but only High-Octane Chancers and Progressive-Minded Eggheads saw the silver in Go Argento, a sharp 90 on the LifeLiner Spread Column analysis; she had to rally, though, to win by a clean half-length at $29-straight. Good work.

Tampa (3/1) — Race 8 was not contentious, but High-Octane Chancers and Progressive-Minded Eggheads had an OK 82 on the LifeLiner Spread Column analysis on My Cowboy; he went gate-to-wire to win by a clean head at $34.60. Good work.

Turfway (2/0) — Police looking for Richwood Waffle House robber.

WMF Report:

Early
Chas. Town 6½f
Fair Grounds 6f
Los Alamitos 4½f
PennNat 6f
Santa Anita 6f

Nocturnal Submission: Sifting through the wreckage…

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