First Post: Sunday, July 16, 2017

Last exit before Del Mar, Saratoga — happy motoring!

Free ones: Rundown…

Belmont 2, 6, 7, 8, 9, 11
Gulfstream Park Proper 4, 6, 11
Los Alamitos Thoroughbreds 1, 5, 6, 9

Pay-side (Weekday/Weekend): Today…

Arlington 1, 4
BelTerra 4, 7
Ellis Park 3, 7, 8, 9
Laurel 5, 6, 9
Lone Star 1, 4, 5, 7, 8, 10
Monmouth 6
Woodbine 3, 5, 7, 10

Today’s Stakes Pageantry:

Hard to get past the top two morning-line choices in Emerald 5. However, a Bonkers-type Box comes into play in the sixth: #1 Philly Baby, #6 Manny’s Way. Wild-open in Race 7, wild-open, with #6 Princess Kennedy and #3 My Heart Goes On among the living. In the eighth, the likeliest upsetters are #8 Papa Frank, #9 Moon King.

Should be OK for #2 Take the High Road in Hastings 2.

#4 Sneaky Meek can do it in Arapahoe 8, your 2017 Colorado Derby.

Extra for experts: Fargo 7 (darn tootin’!) has the obvious #7 Cozey Deeds appearing prohibitive. Kindly consult your friendly local turf account for your participation in this one.

Yesterday’s Activity: Quick reposting of yesterday’s email advisories for Gulfstream Park, Hallandale Beach, Fla.

Gulfstream
Race 1: #1 Histrionic
Race 3: #6 Whitesoftheireyes
Race 4: #6 Padre
Race 5: #2 Secret War
Race 6: #2 Extravagant Baby
Race 7: #4 Running Trappes
Race 8: #5 Swagbag
Race 9: #5 Run Rate
Race 10: #3 Temple Fur
Race 11: #1 Minute Madness
Bonkers Box (Race 1): #1 Histrionic – #5 Touch of Quality
Bonkers Box II (Race 4): #6 Padre – #3 Moreno Mojo
Bonkers Box III (Race 6): #2 Extravagant Baby – #9 Oscura
Bonkers Box IV (Race 7): #4 Running Trappes – #8 Bolara
Bonkers Box V (Race 8): #5 Swagbag – #4 Ginger Goose – #11 Swagger – #1 Stableford – #3 Texas Rustler
Bonkers Box VI (Race 10): #3 Temple Fur – #10 Pancake

This sort of day will not soon recur, if ever. We document it here for posterity, to understand that it was done once, to bring a smile to our rheumy eyes some time down the road, perhaps even as early as this evening if nothing goes right today! Hoo-boy.

Sorry, Don Trump Sr. (& Jr.!) fans — not a typo! Real news! Jake Tapper & Gloria Borger got rich off these, even Dr. Chas. Krauthammer had a piece. Well, maybe not the last guy — or any of them. As always, hope you had ’em! Even one would have sufficed. Yeah. Happy!

WMF Report:

Early
Arlington 6f
BelTerra 6f
Emerald 6f
Los Alamitos 4½f
Lone Star 1m
Mountain 6f
Monmouth 6f

Rally
Belmont 7f (T)
Gulf 7½f (T)
Laurel 1 1/16m (T)

Nocturnal Submission: Sifting through the wreckage…

Thank you. Best wishes. Goodbye. No past-posting, no past-posting, you’re the past-posting!