For Gentlemen who prefer blondes table 15 seat 5 was the place to sit with Sarah Underwood to your right and Lacey Jones to the left.The girls outlived most of the guys occupying the seat unless Matt Savage was selling time share on the chair.

The final six, to return on 3rd March are:

Trish Cannatella,Thor Hansen,Steve Elliot,Sean Urban,Neev Baram and LeRon Washington.

The outing of Steve Lipscomb ,who I assume was a bit of a nit picker, has breathed new life into the WPT. I am not sure I will call the new CEO Obama as one  did this afternoon but the staff ,very few changes, seem more relaxed.

The media at the rival event, at the Venetian, have free rooms and $50 a day food credit. Just chop a zero off Matt Savages pay and the Commerce could match that offer.Good to see a return to those days. Lets hope Harrahs Rincon and Caesars offer something for the upcoming Heads Up at Caesars LV and WSOP circuit at Rincon.The dates for those events are March 4-7 for Vegas and March 18-31 for Rincon.

The Ironman event started at 4pm. Soon afterwards a muscle milk table was set up nearby. It that like steroids?Jennifer Tilly is hoping to take this one for the ladies.

 

I visited Borders to pick up a USA today only to find they don’t sell newspapers at this branch.Mindblowing. None of the 14 “experts” made Zenyatta their selection.The locals knew though. A fresh horse,her previous races had been paid exercise gallops given the lack of competion in California these days.Zenyatta was sent off the 5/2 favourite.

The human stars attending included horse lover Bo Derek, George Maloof talking a well earned day off from the Palms and Boyz II Men sang the anthem. No Sex Pistols when the Brit trained horses won though.

As for the ailing Santa Anita.  The Breeders Cup is a separate company and the track just gets a management fee for staging the showpiece. Similar to when the WPT jumps in at the end of a tournament series. It may be fair to give other tracks the chance to stage the November showpiece even take the event to England.However, Santa Anita is the perfect host for everyone. The public love it. The weather is perfect, the course able to handle the crowds comfortably. With so many rooms in L.A. nobody has to pay $300 for a roach motel. The horses enjoy the warm climate and with no fatalities the,pro ride, surface must be safe. The stable staff must love it with the Mall, D&B and a cinema a stones throw from the barn’s.

I missed out on the freebies. A visor from Metro buses for using the train to Sierra Madre then shuttle to the track. The Visors probably arrived late knowing Metro as well as I do. Where did all those Fly Emerates caps come from? I could have used those for my Chelsea and Arsenal friends Xmas pressies. Except I don’t have any friends who support those two.

Today was closing day. The crowd,of 7625, was predominately Mexican families so it was apt that the last winner was Mexican bred.Zenyattas jockey Mike Smith returned for a single ride, in a 36k race.The horse Evening Jewel won.

 

Kudos to Dennis Philips. Not only did he come and play the media event yesterday but he bought pizza for everyone and here he was today still in the ME. Many other sponsored pro’s need to use Dennis as a role model.