{"id":1102,"date":"2011-06-10T23:49:45","date_gmt":"2011-06-11T06:49:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cynthiapublishing.com\/hp_wordpress\/?p=1102"},"modified":"2011-06-11T09:38:00","modified_gmt":"2011-06-11T16:38:00","slug":"first-post-saturday-june-11-2011","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cynthiapublishing.com\/hp_wordpress\/2011\/06\/10\/first-post-saturday-june-11-2011\/","title":{"rendered":"First Post: Saturday, June 11, 2011"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>From the rheumy-eyed melancholy of &ldquo;My Old Kentucky Home&rdquo; to the old-world solemnity of &ldquo;Maryland, My Maryland&rdquo; to&#8230;&ldquo;New York, New York&rdquo;? Cazart!<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>In terms of American Triple Crown songs, leave it to the Gothamites to mix things up with a large dose of incongruity. But it wasn&rsquo;t always this way. In a better, more-restrained time, the song played before the Belmont Stakes was &ldquo;The Sidewalks of New York&rdquo;. No waving top hats, no big toe-to-the-forehead leg kicks, no microphones.<\/p>\n<p>Fear not, you can still hear the sentimental melody of &ldquo;The Sidewalks of New York&rdquo; played by the bugler before the Manhattan.  <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.cynthiapublishing.com\/pick.html\">Free<\/a> ones: <\/p>\n<p>Rundown<br \/>\n<strong>Belmont<\/strong> 5, 10, 12<br \/>\n<strong>Calder<\/strong> 4, 8, 9<br \/>\n<strong>Hollypark<\/strong> 8, 9, 10<\/p>\n<p>Needless to say, Belmont&rsquo;s card is worthy, worthwhile. As is Calder&rsquo;s. For the Inglewood fansz, sleep in until Race 8. Thank you!<\/p>\n<p>Pay-side:<\/p>\n<p>Rundown<br \/>\n<strong>Churchill<\/strong> 7, 8, 10<br \/>\n<strong>Monmouth<\/strong> 8, 9, 12<br \/>\n<strong>Woodbine<\/strong> 5, 8, 11<br \/>\n<strong>Colonial<\/strong> 5, 6, 7<br \/>\n<strong>Arlington<\/strong> 2, 4, 7<br \/>\n<strong>Louisiana<\/strong> 2, 6, 8<\/p>\n<p>WMF Report: <\/p>\n<p><strong>Speed<\/strong><br \/>\nCalder 6f<br \/>\nChas. Town 6&frac12;f<br \/>\nEmerald 6f<br \/>\nFinger 6f<br \/>\nLincoln 6f<br \/>\nLone Star 5f (T) (!)<br \/>\nMountain 5&frac12;f<br \/>\nMonmouth 6f<br \/>\nNorthlands 6f<br \/>\nKeystone 6f, 7f<br \/>\nPresque 6f<br \/>\nPrairie 6f<br \/>\nRiver 6f, 1m<br \/>\nSunRay 4&frac12;f (a perfect WMF 1000), 6&frac12;f<br \/>\nThistle 6f<\/p>\n<p><strong>Rally (Honourable Mention)<\/strong><br \/>\nHollypark 1 1\/16m (WMF 26)<\/p>\n<p>Nocturnal Submission: <strong>Chas. Town&rsquo;s second<\/strong> (7:41 p.m. EDT \/ 4:41 p.m. PDT) features three horses ranked higher on the morning line than our much more sensible &mdash; ho-ho!&mdash; choice, <strong>#1 Jjalad<\/strong>. &#8230;In the <strong>10th<\/strong> (and final) at <strong>Evangeline<\/strong> (10:43 p.m. \/ 7:43 p.m.), the live longshot has to be <strong>#6 Fourteen Hundred<\/strong>. &#8230;Finally, in <strong>Race 7<\/strong> at Indiana (9:25 p.m. \/ 6:25 p.m.), <strong>#5 Royal Renaissance<\/strong> can post the upset. &#8230;<\/p>\n<p>Thank you, and goodbye.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>From the rheumy-eyed melancholy of &ldquo;My Old Kentucky Home&rdquo; to the old-world solemnity of &ldquo;Maryland, My Maryland&rdquo; to&#8230;&ldquo;New York, New York&rdquo;? 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