First Post: Saturday, March 18, 2017

A few minutes ahead of High Noon here in the West. For the rest of you, good afternoon now. Good afternoon this time.

Free ones: Rundown…

Aqueduct 1, 2, 4, 9
Gulfstream Park Proper 3, 4, 7, 10, 11, 12
Santa Anita 6, 8

Pay-side (Weekend/Weekday): Today…

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

Today’s Stakes Pageantry: Gulf 11 on the free page. Pay-side has Golden Gate 7, Laurel 8, Oaklawn 8.

Should be OK for #3 Enola Gray in Santa Anita 7.

Yesterday’s Activity:

Track (Win Mutuels $20+/Gettable)

Aqueduct (0/0) — Host Blueshirt Rangers edged by Fla. in shootout, 4-3; Mats Zuccarello scored twice for Nueva Jork.

Chas. Town (1/0) — Martinsburg J.C. Penney store set to close.

Fair Grounds (2/½) — Race 8 was contentious, and Old-School Champeens made a visit to Valiant City, Fair Odds of 6-1; he went gate-to-wire to win by 1½ at $26.20. Good work.

Fonner (3/0) — J.C. Penney closing 3 stores in Neb.

Golden Gate (1/0) — Host Giants whipped by Colo., 5-1, in Cactus League Spring Training action from Scottsdale; Nick Hundley had 2 hits and drove-in the S.F. run.

Gulf (0/0) — See Aqueduct commentary.

Hawthorne (0/0) — Visiting Bulls edged by Wash., D.C., 112-107; Chicagoland’s Jimmy Butler led all scorers with 28 pts.

Los Alamitos (0/0) — Host Ducks edged by Buffalo, 2-1, in a shootout; Richard Rakell scored his 31st goal of the season for Anaheim.

Laurel (0/0) — See Hawthorne commentary.

Oaklawn (2/0) — Ark. lawmakers vote to remove Lee from King holiday.

Rillito (0/0) — More than $100k of marijuana found in Douglas.

Santa Anita (0/0) — Host Jakers edged by Milw., 107-103; Fil-Am superstar Jordan Clarkson had 21 pts. for La-La Land.

Tampa (2/1½) — Race 5 was contentious, and Old-School Champeens did not miss Miss Adara, Fair Odds of 5-1; she rallied win by a clean neck at $26.20. In Race 8, not contentious, High-Octane Chancers and Progressive-Minded Eggheads put on the Ritz for High Society, 90 on the LifeLiner Speed Column analysis; he rallied to win by a clean head at $30.60. Good work.

Turfway (2/1) — Race 5 was not contentious, but High-Octane Chancers and Progressive-Minded Eggheads had a familial feeling for Dual Qualifier C O Sister (89, 81); she raced mane-to-wire to win by 3 at $30.40. Good work.

WMF Report:

Early
Chas. Town 4½f, 6½f, 7f
Gulf 7f
Mahoning 6f
Turfway 6f
Turf Paradise 6f

Rally
Gulf 1 1/16m (T)

Nocturnal Submission: Sifting through the wreckage…

Thank you. Best wishes. Goodbye. Later.