[golfer]

to quote one of my favorite artists, Southside Johnny, "Better days are comin", and "it can't get no worse"... so today we take a stab at the turf racing extravaganza known as Colonial Downs.

Race 1:
#5 Queen Mother 3rd
#7 Duck Hunt 5th
#10 Desert Thunder (the top play if ML 8-1 holds)1st
#1 Whycocomagh 6th

Race 2:
#7 Coles a Player 2nd
#8 Addmeup (layoff makes this one iffy)4th
1 Space Pistol (longshot may be a reach, but this field ain't great)
#3 And Hes Off (see Space Pistol)5th

Race 3:
1A Call Me Moxie (fastest coming in, but 1st off layoff)scr
#5 My Manhatten 1st
#1 Monday's Child 3rd

Race 4:
#7 Mariah's Moon 3rd
#8 Bankcard (fast last race on Churchill dirt, now turf) 5th
#5 Meadowren Sky (1st turf)2nd
#4 Kaylas Smile (in light, solid turf #'s)1st

Race 5:
#14 Mr Madison (debut on dirt towers over these, if he likes turf) didn't
#9 Humming Along 5th
#7 Lord Rafa 2nd
#4 Side Buster 4th
Long shot add ins: #1 Cryptogram 3rd, #3 Perilous Lad

Race 6:
#9 Tiger Fever (fig 2 back at AC is best in here)1st
#2 Miss Lina
#7 Privately Approved 2nd
#8 Game N Laughin 4th
also, #6 Partners Luck (Trombetta's layoff horse is dangerous)

Race 7:
#6 Mount Weather (Donk adds Lasix off layoff) 2nd
#1 Love it Hot
#2 Spy in Sky
#8 Polish Dynamite (only knock is 124 lbs)
long shot add ins: #4 Phantastic Peace, and #12 Sir Chip

Race 8:
#10 Private Scandal (comes off huge dirt effort)scr
#13 Jungle Fighter (can improve 2nd off layoff) 1st
1A Pass Play scr
#12 Bastille (3rd off layoff, may be top choice) 2nd
#9 Please the Crowd 10th

Race 9:
#6 May Night 6th
#2 Bridge Game 3rd
#10 Ballet Pacifica 5th
#12 Massuese (seems like underlay as favorite from post 12) scr

Race 10:
#4 Strike a Deal 2nd
#7 Summer Doldrums 1st
#11 Soldier's Dancer (love the pattern, hopefully get better than ML odds) 6th
#8 Adagio

Race 11:
#8 Second Fiddle (probably most likely winner of the day) 1st
#11 Western Gambler
#10 Chancellery 4th
#12 News Flash
long shot add ins: #3 Plymouth Rock 2nd, #14 Kiyoshi

Hopefully there are a few winners in here, good luck as always.