— Cynthia Publishing Company (AIO V6 / BestLine) (@cpcbestline) August 9, 2020
Over at The Lawrenceville School in Lawrenceville, N.J., back in the early 1980s, it was the legendary Milton scholar Fred Gerstell who said, more or less, ‘I don’t care what you read. Read something!’
Back in those days, going to the library was a big deal, waiting for the latest books to come in. One year, just before commencement, a new Dick Francis title was placed on the New Arrivals table. We snatched it up and signed our name to the card tucked into the inside of the back cover. Alas! We were beaten to the punch by — yup! you guessed it! — the legendary Milton scholar Mistah Fred Gerstell.
So, yes, Mistah Fred Gerstell, besides being a Milton scholar and general fan of the Western literary canon, also indulged in the brain candy that was the latest Dick Francis mystery yarn. He lived up to his old injunction: ‘I don’t care what you read. Read something!’
Variously and currently on our virtual nightstand, it’s Herodotus, The Histories; Elizabeth Bowen, The Death of the Heart; Richard Haass, The World: A Brief Introduction; Jim Al-Khalili, The World According to Physics; Bessel van der Kolk, The Body Keeps the Score: Brain, Mind, and Body in the Healing of Trauma; and, on audiobook, of course, Mary L. Trump, Too Much and Never Enough: How My Family Created the World’s Most Dangerous Man.
Hope that’s enough for you, Mistah Fred Gerstell!
Yesterday:
Albuquerque (!) 10
#12 Shadow Me Gray ($65.80, BestLine Fair Odds 10.36-1)
Chas. Town 7
#5 Aussie Gold ($38, BestLine Fair Odds 3.98-1)
Ellis Park 6
#3 Dreamer’s Disease ($45, BestLine Fair Odds 4.26-1)
Gulf 5
#3 Marcelino ($42, BestLine Fair Odds 7.77-1)
Gulf 8
#5 Rodeo Red ($57.40, BestLine Fair Odds 5.54-1)
Thistle 5
#8 Romantic Cowboy ($32.40, BestLine Fair Odds 5.99-1)
Woodbine 1
#5 Martini Sue ($20, BestLine Fair Odds 4.03-1)
There were six selected races yesterday. There were 14 win-overlay wagers. There was a runner-up finish by a dirty neck at 12-1, and there was a winner, at $57.40.
WMF Report / Track-Trend Notes:
WMF Report / Track-Trend Notes for Sunday, Aug. 9, 2020 – @cntymile 6f, @mtrgaming 6f, 1m, @prmracing 1m, @RuidosoDowns 6f, @TheNYRA 6f good from the get-go nowadays.
— Cynthia Publishing Company (AIO V6 / BestLine) (@cpcbestline) August 9, 2020
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Today:
The Zongo Race Club suggests Albuquerque (!) 5, 7, 10, Ellis Park 5, 7, 8, Gulf 11, Woodbine 7, 10. Read ’em up!
