An all-time banger. This is an absolute keyboard romp…
Now, if you prefer the standard dixieland arrangement with the banjo, clarinet, trombone, cornet, acoustic bass, piano, drums, well, here’s a shockingly fluent & creditable version from none other than one the old-time champions of monotonous, 4/4-time, polite-society white-man’s music. Take a bow, Ray Coniff!
Gratuitous Horse Racing Tweet of Your Day:
Here’s a gateway-drug-type horse for many of us oldsters from the Generation labeled X.
BestLine Racing Society Recap:
A few post-press-time connections to report from last night’s (Thursday’s) late action: At Chas. Town, W.Va., #7 Welling (.300 Win Prob / 2.33-1 Fair Odds / 3.00-1 Premium Odds) was winning Race 5 at $13-even. In the finale, which on this card was numerically Race 8, #4 Smokin Lady (.288 / 2.47 / 3.17) lit up the victory cigar at $11.20. At Grantville, Penna., #1 A Philly Thing (.230 / 3.35 / 4.22) won that Race 3 jawn for Wawa, cheesesteaks & hoagies at $10.40; granted, this was 4¢ shy of the premium price, but we cannot blame you if you decided to leave those four pennies as a tribute upon The Altar of The God of Doing Business Via The Parimutuels — we report, you decide. As well, your $26-even exacta was completed by #2 Bullitina (.423 / 1.36 / 1.84), with the premium price on that comboa (comboa!) being $23.96. At Etobicoke Int’l., #4 Onandonandon (.178 / 4.62 / 6.87) wonandwonandwon Race 5 at $26.60; completing your winning $137.30 exacta was #8 Moonbright (.223 / 3.48 / 4.38), with the premium price on that comboa (comboa!) being $73.92. In Race 7, #5 Destiny Ro (.224 / 3.46 / 4.36) was fated to visit the winner’s circle today at $15.20.
As for today (Friday), 12 tracks (minus your nightcap track) in-play.
Starting at Nisku, Calgary, Alta., for Race 3, in which #2 Firecracker Stand (.501 / 1.00 / 1.40) did not quite explode the toteboard in an $8.20 win.
At Old Hilltop, Balto., Md., #7 The Last Scip (.162 / 5.17 / 6.41) was first in Race 6 at $17.40.
At Altoona, Iowa, #4 Quiet I’m Not (.456 / 1.19 / 1.63) made enough noise to win Race 5 at $5.80.
At Arcadia, Calif., #6 Refocus (.274 / 2.65 / 3.38) was sufficiently sharp to take Race 3 at $11-even. Next race there, #3 Blazing Bardot (.247 / 3.05 / 4.67) won it for the immortal French siren named Brigitte at $15.40; your winning $88-even daily double had a premium price of $49.66. In Race 6, #4 Arrogates Spirit (.180 / 4.56 / 6.78) scared-up a surprise at $16.60. In Race 8, #5 Roll On Big Joe (.232 / 3.31 / 4.17) won it for the last of the Three Stooges to die, Mistah Joe DeRita, at $13.60.
Finally, from Etobicoke Int’l., Race 5 saw #9 Country Living (.238 / 3.20 / 4.88) and #5 Summer Commandment (.361 / 1.77 / 2.32) combining on your winning $49-even exacta whose premium price was $32.40.
BestLine Racing Society Nightcap:
Hastings again for your Friday…
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