First Post: Saturday, March 25, 2017

Here’s to ’murrikan Health…

‘Money spines, paper lungs, kidney bingos, organ fun…’

Free ones: Rundown…

Aqueduct 2, 6, 7, 8, 9
Gulfstream Park Proper 6, 7, 8, 9, 10
Santa Anita 1, 6, 8, 9

Pay-side (Weekend/Weekday): Today…

Fair Grounds 8
Golden Gate 5, 9
Hawthorne 5
Laurel 6, 8
Mahoning 3, 5, 8
Oaklawn 1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 7, 10
Tampa 1, 4, 5, 9, 10
Turfway 5, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12
Turf Paradise 5, 6, 7

Today’s Stakes Pageantry: Santa Anita 9 on the free page. Turfway 8, 9, 10 on the pay-side.

Wild-open in Fonner 9, wild-open. #3 World Famous SAM T is not at any great disadvantage.

Tiptoeing around the morning-line fave in Gulf 11, going instead with #5 Who’s the Lady. Next race there, and the obvious #4 Zulu bears the coconut and spear, which should be sufficient for victory.

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.]

Aqueduct (0/0) — Visiting Islanders spatchcock Pgh. in a shootout, 4-3; John Tavares had 2 assists for The Island.

Chas. Town (0/0) — Jefferson Co. Commission adds positions for EMS.

Fair Grounds (1/1) — Race 8 was contentious, but only High-Octane Chancers and Progressive-Minded Eggheads hung in there with Dual Qualifier Resilience of Love (82, 94); he went gate-to-wire to win by a clean neck at $33.60. Good work.

Fonner (1/0) — Car crashes into Lincoln garage.

Golden Gate (0/0) — Visiting Sharks gutted by Dallas, 6-1; Joe Thornton had the S.J. goal, his 7th (!) on the season.

Gulf (2/1) — Race 6 was not contentious, but High-Octane Chancers and Progressive-Minded Eggheads had faith in Dual Qualifier Vedelago (85, 89); he went gate-to-wire to win by a clean neck at $21.60. Good work.

Hawthorne (1/0) — Host Bulls meet el picador de la philalala, 117-107; Chicagoland’s Jimmy Butler led all scorers with 36 pts.

Los Alamitos (0/0) — Host Ducks beat Winn., 3-1; Corey Perry, Andrew Cogliano and Jakob Silfverberg had the goals for Anaheim.

Laurel (1/1) — Race 4 was not contentious, but High-Octane Chancers and Progressive-Minded Eggheads had a white-knuckle flight on Jet Home, bare-minimum 80 on the LifeLiner Speed Column analysis; he rallied a little to win by 7½f at $23.60. Good work.

Mahoning (2/2) — Noncontentious Race 4, but High-Octane Chancers and Progressive-Minded Eggheads had a fat chance with Dual Qualifier Farleys Mandate (98, 97); he went gate-to-wire to win by a clean nose at $23.80. In Race 7, also not contentious, High-Octane Chancers and Progressive-Minded Eggheads had striker’s luck with Mario Balotelli, a strong 90 on the LifeLiner Spread Column analysis; he went gate-to-wire to win by a clean neck at $42.20. Good work.

Oaklawn (2/1½) — Race 2 was not contentious, but High-Octane Chancers and Progressive-Minded Eggheads did not shrink from Big Headed Jerry, 82 on the LifeLiner Speed Column analysis; he rallied a little to win by 6 at $30.60. Race 4 was contentious, and Old-School Champeens stayed true to Myrna Anne, Fair Odds of 6-1; she won by a clean half-length at $30.20. Good work.

PennNat (1/1) — Race 6 was contentious, but only High-Octane Chancers and Progressive-Minded Eggheads set the table with Tinto Mesa, a fine 98 on the LifeLiner Speed Column analysis; he was a stalking-horse throughout, winning by 1¾ at $27.40. Good work.

Santa Anita (1/1) — Race 7 was not contentious, but High-Octane Chancers and Progressive-Minded Eggheads counted on Forthenineteen, 81 on the LifeLiner Spread Column analysis; she went gate-to-wire to win by 3 at $28.80. Good work.

Tampa (0/0) — Visiting Lightning edge Detroit in OT, 2-1; Nikita Kucherov’s 38th goal of the season was the gamewinner.

Turfway (0/0) — Needle exchanges face pushback in NKY.

WMF Report:

Early
Chas. Town 4½f, 6½f, 7f
Los Alamitos 4½f
Laurel 6f
Mahoning 6f
Keystone 6f
Santa Anita 6f
Turfway 6f

Nocturnal Submission: Sifting through the wreckage…

Thank you. Best wishes. Goodbye. Next time!