{"id":1169,"date":"2011-07-01T10:11:07","date_gmt":"2011-07-01T17:11:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cynthiapublishing.com\/hp_wordpress\/?p=1169"},"modified":"2011-07-01T10:17:03","modified_gmt":"2011-07-01T17:17:03","slug":"first-post-friday-july-1-2011","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cynthiapublishing.com\/hp_wordpress\/2011\/07\/01\/first-post-friday-july-1-2011\/","title":{"rendered":"First Post: Friday, July 1, 2011"},"content":{"rendered":"

Yo, all you handicapping cruciverbalists! Check out 17-Across in today’s NYT<\/em> puzzle. <\/p>\n

Slam dunk, right? After figuring that TROPICAL didn’t fit, it was, certainly! <\/p>\n

So, can we expect to see clues for AKSARBEN, BOWIE, BAY MEADOWS and MEADOWLANDS sometime soon? Or at least SPORTSMANS?<\/p>\n

Ah, memories. Here’s your free<\/a> ones: <\/p>\n

Rundown
\nBelmont<\/strong> 5, 7, 9
\nCalder<\/strong> 2, 10, 11
\nHollypark<\/strong> 3, 7, 8<\/p>\n

These are all good; with the twi-night racing at Belmont and Hollypark, updates will be available (if necessary). Consult the free<\/a> page at the appointed hour. <\/p>\n

Pay-side:<\/p>\n

Rundown
\nMonmouth<\/strong> 4, 9, 10
\nWoodbine<\/strong> 5, 7, 9
\nLouisiana<\/strong> 7, 8, 9
\nChurchill<\/strong> 9, 11, 12
\nArlington<\/strong> 6, 7, 8
\nLone Star<\/strong> 3, 7, 8<\/p>\n

Man, these are all eminently playable; big fields, fast tracks, firm turf courses…kaboom! Enjoy the moment!<\/p>\n

WMF Report:<\/p>\n

Speed<\/strong>
\nAssinboia 6f
\nBelmont 6f
\nChas. Town 4½f, 6½f
\nEvangeline 1m
\nFinger 6f
\nFairmount 6f
\nHastings 6½f
\nLone Star 5f (T)
\nMountain 6f
\nMonmouth 6f
\nNorthlands 6½f
\nKeystone 6f, 1m70y
\nRiver 6f, 1m
\nThistle 6f<\/p>\n

Nocturnal Submission: If it stays on the grass, Race 4<\/strong> at Canterbury<\/strong> (9:25 p.m. EDT \/ 6:25 p.m. PDT) is a pick ’em. #3 Moore West<\/strong> is an outsider but a contender, as is #7 H M S Anniversary<\/strong>. …In the sixth<\/strong> at Fairmount<\/strong> (10:46 \/ 7:46), #3 Stariana<\/strong> gets the upset nod (again). …In the opener<\/strong> at Indiana<\/strong> (6:55 \/ 3:55), wide-open, too, with the zongo #9 She Be Smokin<\/strong> ready to light up the tote, with #4 Just Pick Me<\/strong> providing sensible backup. …Finally, a Canada Day special for our friends in Canuckland (boo, Roberto Luongo!). It’s the fourth<\/strong> at Marquis<\/strong> (10:20 \/ 7:20), and the box contains #5 Simply Elusive<\/strong> and #9 Book It Thunder<\/strong>. …<\/p>\n

Remember to begin practicing safety and sanity from now through Tuesday. Until next time, it’s goodbye.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Yo, all you handicapping cruciverbalists! Check out 17-Across in today’s NYT puzzle.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"advanced_seo_description":"","jetpack_seo_html_title":"","jetpack_seo_noindex":false,"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[11,4,3],"tags":[13,7,6],"class_list":["post-1169","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news","category-picks","category-wmf","tag-commentary","tag-longshots","tag-track-bias"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pavW5M-iR","jetpack-related-posts":[],"jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/cynthiapublishing.com\/hp_wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1169","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/cynthiapublishing.com\/hp_wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/cynthiapublishing.com\/hp_wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cynthiapublishing.com\/hp_wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cynthiapublishing.com\/hp_wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1169"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/cynthiapublishing.com\/hp_wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1169\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1171,"href":"https:\/\/cynthiapublishing.com\/hp_wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1169\/revisions\/1171"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/cynthiapublishing.com\/hp_wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1169"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cynthiapublishing.com\/hp_wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1169"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cynthiapublishing.com\/hp_wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1169"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}