Live blogging the Cup, Day One

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In what's perhaps my most ridiculous blog idea yet, I've decided to do running commentary on an event whose real action lasts about a minute-and-a-half, maximum. Absurd? Yes. Pointless? No. In that I missed my chance to head out there today and I'm sure I'm not the only one bored off my ass on this miserable Friday afternoon, this will at least entertain me. Then maybe I can do one tomorrow, complete with my best impression of a member of the media.

4:22 - Not sure why the hell my windows are open or why it takes the jaws of life to close them, but anyway, I'm finally out of the can and ready to go. Looks nasty as hell at Monmouth. 21% of ESPN SportsNation, the bastion of reliable horse racing foresight, says Miss Macy Sue takes it. Jerry Bailey is asking Eibar Coa how he's going to handle the slop with Dream Rush. It's like Napoleon interviewing Stalin about an upcoming offensive. La Traviata is the chalk, which is no surprise. Her 5-2 morning line was ludicrous. Jeanine Edwards isn't home when she's called on for a report on Maryfield. That's it. I'm soured on ESPN's coverage. Oh, there she is. Whew. I'm slowly getting down from the ledge. We're supposed to be able to see a standing pool of water in front of the gate. I can't even see the gate. Loading. Trevor Denman, butcher it. I mean take it away.

Odds update with a minute to post:
Miss Macy Sue - 5/1
Miraculous Miss - 40/1
Dream Rush - 3/1
Maryfield - 9/1
Jazzy - 15/1
Oprah Winney - 6/1
La Traviata - 2/1
Wild Gams - 11/1
Shaggy Mane - 22/1
Baroness Thatcher - 21/1