First Post: Thursday, September 19, 2024

He’s done it! Ichiban!

Gratuitous Horse Racing Tweet of Your Day:

Santa Anita is cutting purses as much 14%. https://t.co/DtImombM2u

— Gulf-SchemePark(Formerly Gulfstreampark) (@Jackpotkimm) September 19, 2024

Add Gratuitous Horse Racing Tweet of Your Day:

Sad day for #harnessracing as multiple sources confirm Freehold Raceway is closing at the end of December. More information to come as it is released.

— DRF Harness (@DRFHarness) September 19, 2024

And we are still here, like all the other entities, slowly bleeding-out, not quite completely bled-out the way some of the other entities have done, and we surely, regardless of the desolation & destitution of the situation, will end-up bled-out someday, sooner or later, but bled-out nonetheless. Cheers!

BestLine Racing Society Recap:

Some post-press-time connections to report from last night’s (Wednesday’s) late action: At St. James-Assiniboia, Man., #6 Railsplitter (.293 Win Prob / 2.41-1 Fair Odds / 3.78-1 Premium Odds) stayed intact to take Race 2 at $10.10. In the Race 8 finale, #5 Offley Special (.191 / 4.24 / 5.28) ran to that billing at $20.10; completing your winning $227.10 exacta was #8 Mor of Tadaa (.156 / 5.41 / 7.97), with the premium price on that comboa (comboa!) being $94.72. At Oklahoma City, #2 Dastardly Dan (.481 / 1.08 / 1.49) was a villain to his Race 4 foes at $6.40.

As for today (Thursday), some of your races went like this…

The Stickney, Ill., opener had #1 Sweet Smila (.451 / 1.22 / 1.66) getting the candy at $11.20. In Race 5, #3 Anna After Midnite (.173 / 4.78 / 5.94) applied the witching hour to her rivals at $15-even. In Race 8, #7 Sendemdowntheroad (.150 / 5.67 / 8.33) sent ’em up the track at $34.80; completing your winning $254.80 exacta was #8 Champagne Mike (.206 / 3.85 / 4.83), with the premium price on that comboa (comboa!) being $97.12.

Race 2 from Shelbyville, Ind., featured #7 Sinner’s Sin (.269 / 2.72 / 3.46) and #1 Northern Chill (.234 / 3.27 / 4.13) combining on your winning $41-even exacta whose premium price was $35.49. In Race 5, #7 Stella Teresa (.167 / 4.99 / 6.19) was your brightest star at $30.80.

At Etobicoke Int’l., #4 Give Me the Boots (.299 / 2.34 / 3.01) engaged in some quality hoofing it in Race 3 at $10.70; completing your winning $23.30 exacta was #7 Peach Cobbler (.318 / 2.14 / 2.77), with the premium price on that comboa (comboa!) being $22.69. In Race 6, #4 Noahs Ark (.217 / 3.61 / 4.53) and #7 SAMmy Stone (.255 / 2.92 / 3.71) combined on your winning $80.70 exacta whose premium price was $42.67.

BestLine Racing Society Nightcap:

Wholly within the U.S. again, via Remington in The OKC…

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