Declan Rice nearly made the difference in his first season with The Arsenal, but it was too much to do to overcome the rampant disregard the asterisked-champs (four years’ running now, four years’ of The Powers That Be looking the other way, MBS / Jared Kushner-levels of flouting) have for any putative financial-fair-play regulations that most of the other teams in your English Premier League choose to abide by. Speaking of fair play, well-done by The Gunners on another fine campaign; someday these sportswashing petrostates will get their ignominious due: LIV, PSG, Qatar World Cup, etc. As these fútbol diehards are fond of saying, ‘We go again in August. We go again…’
Never get too gutted about sports teams losing, wagers losing, etc. A pandemic will give you the proper perspective on what’s worth fretting over, though anger at injustice still comes through, though not as passionately or vehemently. As well, losing important people in your life provides some scope & depth to your existence, and things that get other people all riled-up, well, you understand better that it’s more than acceptable, many times, to just to smile and say, ‘OK’ and then walk-on down the road…
Gratuitous Horse Racing Post of Your Day:
A good one here, $15-even up top.
Add Gratuitous Horse Racing Tweet of Your Day:
An even better one here, nearly a triple-digit winner: $92.80!
BestLine Racing Society Recap:
Rounding-up some strays from the remainder of yesterday’s (Saturday’s) action: At Shakopee, Minn., on Opening Night there, Race 4 had #10 Shake Up (.157 Win Prob / 5.37-1 Fair Odds / 6.64-1 Premium Odds) agitating for the win at $28.20; completing your winning $101-even exacta was #3 Cousvinnysacanuck (.171 / 4.85 / 6.02), with the premium price on that comboa (comboa!) being $93.22. Next race there, #11 Mr Insensitive (.294 / 2.40 / 3.08) disregarded the feelings of his foes at $30.80; your winning $587.40 daily double had a premium price of $62.34; as well, your winning $182.60 exacta was completed by #3 Mach Two (.284 / 2.52 / 3.23), with the premium price on that comboa (comboa!) being $26.05. At Louisville, Ky., #4 Into Love (.202 / 3.95 / 4.94) showed nonesuch to his Race 9 rivals at $20.94. At Chas. Town, W.Va., #7 Blue Hour (.457 / 1.19 / 1.63) was in-the-black at $8.40 in Race 3. Next race there, #1 Greek Easter (.480 / 1.08 / 1.50) won it for Iesous at $7.40; your winning $53.20 daily double had a premium price of $13.15. In Race 6, #6 George (.252 / 2.97 / 4.56) won it for Cynthia Publishing Co. mascot Kevork K. Kanine at $15-even. At Nisku, Calgary, Alta., Race 2 went to #4 B B’s Wildfire (.384 / 1.60 / 2.13) at $12.90; completing your winning $40.90 exacta was #3 Asamatteroffactido (.270 / 2.70 / 4.19), with the premium price on that comboa being $22.10. In Race 5, #2 Six Shots of T (.410 / 1.44 / 1.93) won it for Mr. Laurence Tureaud at $7-even; completing your winning $15.70 exacta was #3 Kiss Me Hello (.295 / 2.39 / 3.07), with the premium price on that comboa (comboa!) being $15.71 — one penny more than the actual price; TALK TO THE HAND, as they used to say! At Auburn, Wash., Race 5 went to #4 Miner League (.373 / 1.68 / 2.22) at $7.64; completing your winning $21.58 exacta was #1 Freightline (.323 / 2.10 / 2.72), with the premium price on that comboa (comboa!) being $16.51. At Collinsville, Ill., #8 Jack Sprat (.237 / 3.22 / 4.06) was a lean, clean winning machine in Race 6 at $17.60. At Vancouver, B.C., #2 American Tsunami (.421 / 1.38 / 1.85) won Race 2 for U-S-A! U-S-A! at $7.60. At Altoona, Iowa, the opener saw #3 Adria (.532 / 0.88 / 1.26) winning it for Veneto, Northern Italy, at $5.60. Next race there, #1 Night Terror (.307 / 2.26 / 2.91) proved to be that to her competitors at $9-even; your winning $27.20 daily double double had a premium price of $17.67. The race after that, #3 That’s Our Vision (.339 / 1.95 / 2.54) saw himself in the winner’s circle at $20-even; your winning $168.80 daily double had a premium price of $27.68; your winning $87.40 pick 3 (for 50¢) had a premium price of $36.33 (again, for 50¢).
As for today, everything in-play, though the docket here was much more manageable than it was last time.
Starting as we frequently do at Ozone Park, N.Y., and Race 8 featured #9 Smokey Smokey (.187 / 4.35 / 6.49) bearing down on his challengers at $15-even.
Continuing your Sunday recap now from Louisville, Ky., where #6 One Cool Dude (.243 / 3.12 / 3.94) was The Man in Race 3 at $17.44; completing your winning $81.44 exacta was #1 Spycraft (.290 / 2.45 / 3.14), with the premium price on that comboa (comboa!) being $32.62. In Race 5, #4 Pelican Lane (.506 / 0.98 / 1.37) won it for the state bird of Louisiana at $5.10; completing your winning $13.92 exacta was #6 Grayton (.326 / 2.07 / 3.29), with the premium price on that comboa being $11.75.
Over to Hallandale Beach, Fla., for Race 9, in which #1 Saucy Six (.145 / 5.90 / 8.66) put-up a way-bigger number than that in shocking the North American Thoroughbred continent at $92.80; completing your winning $1,171-even exacta was #10 Mobay Princess (.217 / 3.61 / 4.53), with the premium price on that comboa (comboa!) being $95.77.
Down the Shore to Oceanport, N.J., now, for #3 Bucchanera (.192 / 4.21 / 5.25) seizing Race 6 at $15.40. In Race 9, #9 Prince of Troy (.159 / 5.29 / 6.55) won it for Hector & Paris at $60.80.
Finally, at Etobicoke Int’l., the opener went to #2 Bijou Baby (.234 / 3.27 / 4.98) at $12.50.
BestLine Racing Society Nightcap:
Behold! The Mountain!
Strongshots
Longshots
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