First Post: Thursday, March 23, 2017

R.I.P., Dallas Green. Scrub over to 3:14 and play-out to 5:14. This was a good franchise, the Ruly Carpenter III (L’ville ’58, probably, or a loose affiliation at least, since we remember our disbelief in seeing him in the stands at an ’murrikan Gridiron Throwball game on campus one time) 1970s-1980s Philadelphia Phillies, owned by true old-money patricians and not showoff arrivistes. Nice to the see the humility and emotion and weeping after the biggest moment of their lives. All good Irishmen here. Not the Irish-in-name-only Paul Ryan kind. R.I.P., Dallas Green. Have a good embrace and a bottle or many with your Irish buddies Pope & Tugger up there. Laugh and weep with the true Irish legends of Philalala sport. R.I.P., Dallas Green.

Free ones: Rundown…

Gulfstream Park Proper 9
Santa Anita 1, 3, 6, 8

Pay-side (Weekend/Weekday): Today…

Fair Grounds 7, 8, 10
Golden Gate 6
Oaklawn 1, 3, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9
Turfway 2, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9

Today’s Stakes Pageantry: None today, but an Eastern Conference Battle Royale hits the ice in Wash., D.C., this evening when the CAPS host Cls. in the Big-League Ice-Hockey Action. Nice contest.

Yesterday’s Activity:

Track (Win Mutuels $20+ That Actually Occurred at That Track On That Day/Gettable Via Current Home-Office-Approved Guidelines) [H/T to P.A.T. in Ky. for suggesting this clarification.]

Chas. Town (0/0) — Federal money for Martinsburg water-plant remediation on hold.

Gulf (1/1) — Race 9 was not contentious, but High-Octane Chancers and Progressive-Minded Eggheads had a bare-minimum 80 on the LifeLiner Spread Column analysis on Maritime Pulpit; he went gate-to-wire to win by 2¾ at $21.20. Good work.

Mahoning (0/0) — Montville Twp. woman admits to breaking into Amish homes in N.E. Ohio.

PennNat (1/½) — Old-School Champeens had a contentious Race 5 and Fair Odds of 4½-1 on Shanghaied, who went gate-to-wire to win by a clean neck at $20.20. Good work.

Tampa (1/0) — Host Magic lose to Charlotte, 109-102; Terrence Ross led Orlando with 19 pts.

Turf Paradise (2/0) — Avondale Kohl’s evacuated for suspicious items.

The WRD (1/0) — Claremont man allegedly embezzles money from softball team.

WMF Report:

Early
Chas. Town 4½f, 6½f, 7f
PennNat 6f
Turfway 6f

Rally
Gulf 1 1/16m (T)

Nocturnal Submission: Sifting through the wreckage…

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