Birth of a notion! Starting today, inclusion of a new feature for your “First Post”. It’s called “Today’s Stakes Pageantry”. Going forward, it appears in each “First Post” post, regardless of any actual stakes activity. Expect heavy weekend action for this new feature; and on weekdays it could morph into something unseemly. Tyvm!<\/p>\n
Free<\/a> ones<\/strong>: Rundown…<\/p>\n Belmont<\/strong> 5<\/em> (Bonkers Box), 7, 9<\/em>, 10 Pay-side<\/a><\/strong>: Today…<\/p>\n Monmouth<\/strong> 4, 5<\/em>, 8, 9<\/em> Today’s Stakes Pageantry<\/strong>: As threatened in this morning’s editions of the ol’ Short Line<\/a>, Penna. has a big day today. Before that, though, check out a selection for Race 9<\/strong> at Belmont<\/strong>, the Grade II Gallant Bloom<\/strong>. You’ll find it on the Pick of the Day<\/a><\/strong> page — gratis!<\/p>\n Over at the Calder<\/strong>, the 10th<\/strong> is the Stage Door Betty<\/strong>. In it, obvious choice #4 Angelica Zapata<\/strong> looks too strong. <\/p>\n Another seemingly prohibitive shot emerges in Race 4<\/strong> at Louisiana<\/strong>, the Stallion<\/strong>; #4 Palmy Bay<\/strong> can’t help but do well. On the other hoof there, a mild upset could be in store for #2 Cape Town Bride<\/strong> to take the ninth<\/strong>, the Elge Rasberry<\/strong> (really? that was someone’s name?). <\/p>\n More chalk in store for the eighth<\/strong> at Woodbine<\/strong>, the Overskate<\/strong>. #3 Jenna’s Wabbit<\/strong> could very well run to that billing. Likewise in Race 6<\/strong> at Suffolk<\/strong>, the African Prince<\/strong>, in which #5 Adahai<\/strong> has the edge.<\/p>\n Price-seekers will have better prospects in Race 8<\/strong> at Chas. Town<\/strong>, the Miss Shenandoah<\/strong>; upset potential from #2 Gallant Performer<\/strong>. Even wilder in the next race, the Pink Ribbon<\/strong>, in which we expect #3 T. M.’s Treasure<\/strong> and #4 Sweet Content<\/strong> to outperform their fantastical 20-1 morning-line odds.<\/p>\n Stockton<\/strong> has a contentious event in its eighth<\/strong>, the Harvest<\/strong>. Reap the wild wind via #5 Chukchi Sunrise<\/strong>. Yeah!<\/p>\n As for the greatest day in Penna. racing history, it’s hard to get excited about the four-horse 10th, the Grade I Cotillion. But in the Grade II Penna. Darby<\/strong>, the 11th<\/strong>, we should probably try to exclude #6 Golden Ticket and play stronger with #4 Alpha<\/strong> and #7 Csaba<\/strong>.<\/p>\n WMF Report<\/strong>: <\/p>\n Speed<\/em> Rally<\/strong> Nocturnal Submission<\/strong>: Looks good in the third<\/strong> at Exhibition-Hastings<\/strong> (5:54 p.m. EDT \/ 2:54 p.m. PDT) for #3 Timely Flight<\/strong> and #11 Hugh Jackman Road<\/strong> to do better than most can give them credit for. …Additional British Columbia excitement in store about an hour later in the fifth<\/strong> there (6:53 \/ 3:53), and #3 Mazel Print<\/strong> and #6 Silver Ruler<\/strong> and #5 Silver City Sam<\/strong> are not out of it. …<\/p>\n Thank you. Best wishes. Goodbye. Bye-bye.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Birth of a notion! Starting today, inclusion of a new feature for your “First Post”. It’s called “Today’s Stakes Pageantry”. Going forward, it appears in each “First Post” post, regardless of any actual stakes activity. Expect heavy weekend action for … Continue reading
\nCalder<\/strong> 2, 6, 11<\/em>
\nPomona Fair<\/strong> 4, 10<\/em>, 12<\/p>\n
\nLaurel<\/strong> 3, 8<\/em>, 11
\nWoodbine<\/strong> 4<\/em>, 7, 10<\/em>
\nTurfway<\/strong> 1, 10<\/em>, 11
\nArlington<\/strong> 4, 7<\/em>, 9<\/em>, 10<\/em>, 11
\nLouisiana<\/strong> 5, 6, 8<\/em>, 10<\/p>\n
\nArlington 6f
\nBelmont 6f
\nDelpark 6f
\nEmerald 6f
\nFinger 6f
\nHoosier 5½f (WMF 400)
\nLos Alamitos 4½f
\nLouisiana 6f
\nMountain 6f
\nMonmouth 6f
\nKeystone 6f
\nSuffolk 6f
\nThistle 6f
\nTurfway (!) 6f (WMF 154)<\/p>\n
\nPresque 6½f (WMF 21)<\/p>\n