Just some thoughts until the scratches show up.

At first glance, Rosie's PARADE OF HOMES looks unbeatable on paper with the drop from specials and should open at about 2/5. But they don't run on paper, they run on shredded tires and recycled condoms.

Lump firster CASTLE PRINCESS shows some nice work tabs and John Dyer has been known to put one over in a debut race.

Charlietown shipper WILDCAT JILLEE clunked in the mud as the fave off the layup but will catch fast footing today off a 35.4 gate breeze. Gets the rail and the shortest way 'round. Eligible for marked improvement second off the shelf.

The chalk looks real tough here. Parade of Homes figure wise is tons better than these but they got to run the race.

5 Dos Gardenias has some good works over this surface and missed the start with a hop last out. With clean break could be in mix.

3 Tomo Nights was wide first out and broke slow. With better trip will be a factor late.

The 5 was a scratch. Going to go with a 50 cent pk 3 here.

3-7/1-3-5/2-5

Ex 7/3-6

I just doubled up on the cats' lunch ration, hoping they'll sleep away the afternoon but there's too many CAT, KITTY, and KITTEN horses going today. I'm going to get no peace by the TV.

Cold P3: 7/3/5

DD: 7/2-3-6-8

DD: 1-7-8/3

I wanted to cover the 7 & 5 cold DD and so I did but I winky-wanked some numbers as well.

DD: 4-7-8/5

I know, I'm nuts.

ExBx: 7/4-8

I liked the 6 a bit and it romps. But went chaly next.

I jumped the wrong firster.

Study long, study wrong.

Hey, it's "oily" yet as the players from Brooklyn used to say.