In The Sulky Forum

Back in the day when Chicago harness racing was Grade A entertainment, a thoroughbred guy who helped put the Arlington Million on the map turned Maywood Park into "The Friendly Track" and created the Windy City Pace in 1983, his only year at Maywood.

www.bloodhorse.com/horse-racing/articles/219010/sheldon-robbins-dies-at-78

RIP Shel.

So it now takes $7500 claimers and nw $3000 last 5 to get full fields to go at Freehold North.

I spot a few in some of the better races:

Race 1 - I iike #5 K-Lees Shakenbake right back.  Not much of a class bump, plus can make cases against the other six. With 7-6-1.

Race 5 - Lots of early speed in here and Pansformative's price will be closer to 7-5 than the 7-2ML. But there is the chance this horse has been Pletcher-ized (Chicago fans know this term). The better value is #8 Kingofthejungle; however, McCarthy needs to make a well-timed move like he did 2 starts ago. With 4-1-9.

Race 7 - #6 Rockin Wizard is a logical choice with the class drop. Sheds Ginsburg and Marohn for Tetrick; hope he hasn't forgotten how to win. With 1-8-3.

Race 9 - Simply throw out that last race for #1 Invictus Hanover. Maybe Campbell thought he was going to find cover but it didn't happen. Gets the rail and a lukewarm field. With 7-4-10.

Race 11: The #7 Rockeyed Optimist vs. #5 Dovuto Hanover rematch. The former has 2 push button wins and gets Tetrick back. The latter is getting close to breaking through for the first time this year...but not tonight. Only question is will Rocky offer a better win price than the $5 Exacta payoff?

Good luck to everyone playing tonight.

Saturdays at The Meadowlands ain't what they used to be, but I have some spot plays:

Race 6 - I agree w/Mags on #9 Burkentine Hanover. Can't come from last and should find live cover. With 5-6-2.
Race 8 - #6 K-Lees Shakenbake drops and should fly late when the speed hits the wall. With 1-5-7.
Race 9 - #9 Invictus Hanover offers lot of value. Beat better in Jan. and drops out of a key race. With 2-6-5.

So they have already posted blizzard warnings, with 8-12 inches of snow and winds near 50 mph expected for Saturday.

Two questions coming to mind:

1. Do you bother handicapping the card or just figure the track will be closed?

2. What's your best snow story and what did you have to endure getting to or home from the track?

No Cubs No: now 107 years and counting.

Imagine what would happen if you had a losing streak like that at the track...

How does a bad team with an inconsistent offense, incredibly bad defense, lack of baseball smarts and leadership, and an overmatched manager outscore a team 26-5 and sweep a four game series on the road in a town where they haven't done it in 10 years?

Thanks Cleveland, the cellar is all yours.

Tuesday night LeBron and the Cavs watch Golden State celebrate their first championship in 40 years... in Cleveland.

Last night the Cubs destroyed the Indians 17-0. Two touchdowns and a field goal, maybe it was the Browns.

What's next?

Ran his own race with puppies on the Wednesday night broadcast.

Obviously was taped prior to the post position draw so don't go by the numbers.

Only showed the top 3 finishers so rerun it if you are playing Superfectas.

Only had 16 of the top contenders - maybe they couldn't find 4 others?  Click here to see it:

www.youtube.com/watch?v=jMsIPmaAILo