{"id":11934,"date":"2016-10-30T12:55:31","date_gmt":"2016-10-30T19:55:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cynthiapublishing.com\/hp_wordpress\/?p=11934"},"modified":"2016-10-30T12:57:02","modified_gmt":"2016-10-30T19:57:02","slug":"first-post-sunday-october-30-2016","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cynthiapublishing.com\/hp_wordpress\/2016\/10\/30\/first-post-sunday-october-30-2016\/","title":{"rendered":"First Post: Sunday, October 30, 2016"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/KMfryetj5A4\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Fantastic. How can you prevent yourself from grinning once you see The Smiling Indian, more popularly known as &lsquo;Chief Wahoo&rsquo;? The Smiling Indian is one logo\/mascot that has Stood the Test of Time. As well, The Smiling Indian would have won the 2016 U.S. Presidential Election in a walk. Easy. No contest. Wahoo-Francona 2016. <!--more--><\/p>\n<p>Also, Jason Kipnis doing it for The Tribe. Al Rosen 1948, Jason Kipnis 2016, The Eternal Tribe. Fantastic.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.cynthiapublishing.com\/pick.html\">Free<\/a> ones<\/strong>: Rundown&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Belmont<\/strong> <em>7<\/em><br \/>\n<strong>Calder<\/strong> (a&thinsp;k&thinsp;a Gulfstream Park West) <em>6<\/em>, <em>9<\/em><br \/>\n<strong>Santa Anita<\/strong> 4, 7, 8<\/p>\n<p><strong>Pay-side (<a href=\"http:\/\/cynthiapublishing.com\/mm5\/merchant.mvc?Screen=PROD&#038;Store_Code=THS&#038;Product_Code=WLL1&#038;Category_Code=\">Weekday<\/a>\/<a href=\"http:\/\/cynthiapublishing.com\/mm5\/merchant.mvc?Screen=PROD&#038;Store_Code=THS&#038;Product_Code=WLLS&#038;Category_Code=\">Weekend<\/a>)<\/strong>: Today&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Churchill<\/strong> <em>7<\/em>, <em>9<\/em>, <em>10<\/em><br \/>\n<strong>Golden Gate<\/strong> <em>4<\/em>, <em>7<\/em>, <em>8<\/em>, <em>9<\/em><br \/>\n<strong>Laurel<\/strong> 7, 8, <em>9<\/em>, <em>10<\/em>, 11<br \/>\n<strong>Turf Paradise<\/strong> 7, <em>8<\/em><br \/>\n<strong>Woodbine<\/strong> 6, <em>7<\/em>, 8, <em>10<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Today&rsquo;s Stakes Pageantry<\/strong>: <strong>Santa Anita 8<\/strong> on the <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.cynthiapublishing.com\/pick.html\">free<\/a><\/strong> page. <strong>Churchill 9<\/strong>, <strong>Woodbine 8<\/strong> on the pay-side. <\/p>\n<p>Big Day for Hobbs, N.M. <strong>#10 Indian Tiva<\/strong> has a heartbeat in <strong>Zia 5<\/strong>. Likewise <strong>#9 Whitrock<\/strong> and <strong>#8 Hit a Lick<\/strong> in the <strong>sixth<\/strong>. Ditto <strong>#11 Fast T B<\/strong> and <strong>#3 Charlie&rsquo;s Memo<\/strong> in <strong>Race 8<\/strong>. However, we single-out <strong>#5 Bubba Rain<\/strong> in <strong>Race 9<\/strong>. Finally, <strong>#5 Citizen Geller<\/strong> has an opportunity in the finale. Again, it is a Big Day for Hobbs, N.M.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Yesterday&rsquo;s Activity<\/strong>: <\/p>\n<p><strong>Track (Win Mutuels $20+\/Gettable)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Belmont (2\/2)<\/strong> &mdash; Race 5 was contentious, but only High-Octane Chancers and Progressive-Minded Eggheads could appreciate the 83 on the LifeLiner Spread Column analysis on Pirellone, who went gate-to-wire to win by 1&frac14; at $54.50. In Race 7, contentious and rife with firsters, Takaful had Fair Odds of 3-1 and a connection-line\/slashline readout of 17pc\/22pc\/41pc (!); he won by 8 at $27.60. Good work.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Calder (2\/2)<\/strong> &mdash; Not contentious in the opener, but Dual Qualifier J C Monba (97, 96) was more than a live issue for the High-Octane Chancers and Progressive-Minded Eggheads; he went gate-to-wire to win by 1&frac34; at $20.60. In Race 10, the Old-School Champeens were welcomed into the fold of The Red Tour, who had Fair Odds of 6-1 in a contentious race, not to mention a just-barely-qualifying 80 on the LifeLiner Speed Column analysis; she rallied like the champion she&rsquo;s on her way to becoming, winning by 3 at $20-even. Good work.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Chas. Town (0\/0)<\/strong> &mdash; Chas. Town mayor sets prayer day to prepare for Election Day.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Delta (3\/0)<\/strong> &mdash; Hundreds come out to clean up Lake Charles.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Finger (0\/0)<\/strong> &mdash; 2 taken to hospital after head-on crash in Clifton Spgs.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Golden Gate (1\/1)<\/strong> &mdash; Contentious finale, and High-Octane Chancers and Progressive-Minded Eggheads had an unbeatable 99 on the LifeLiner Speed Column analysis on Barcelo, who rallied like the champion she should have been, winning by 3&frac14; at $23-straight. Good work.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Hawthorne (0\/0)<\/strong> &mdash; Host Cubs lose again to Cleveland, 7-2, drawing them to within 1 loss of extending their current World Series drought to 109 years; Dexter Fowler doubled and homered, scoring twice and driving-in 1 for Chicagoland.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Indiana (4\/&frac12;)<\/strong> &mdash; The finale was contentious, and only Old-School Champeens could cotton to Leota Even Bid, Fair Odds of 5-1 but with no LifeLiner backing; she won by 1&frac34; at $37.40. Good work.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Keeneland (2\/1)<\/strong> &mdash; Race 8 was not contentious, but High-Octane Chancers and Progressive-Minded Eggheads had Dual Qualifier Celestial Insight (99, 89) to look at; she went gate-to-wire to win by a clean neck at $29-even. Good work.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Laurel (1\/&frac12;)<\/strong> &mdash; Race 8 was contentious and the Old-School Champeens had Grand Old Game, Fair Odds of 6-1 but with no LifeLiner backing; he won by 1&frac14; at $50.40. Good work.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Mountain (3\/0)<\/strong> &mdash; BDC buys former Follansbee Steel site.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Mahoning (1\/0)<\/strong> &mdash; See Hawthorne commentary.<\/p>\n<p><strong>PennNat (1\/0)<\/strong> &mdash; Host Flyers edged by Pgh., 5-4, in Battle of Penna.; Jakub Voracek had 2 goals for Philalala.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Keystone (2\/0)<\/strong> &mdash; See PennNat commentary.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Retama (0\/0)<\/strong> &mdash; Host Spurs beat New Orleans, 98-79; Kawhi Leonard led San Antonio with 20 pts.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Remington (0\/0)<\/strong> &mdash; No. 16 Oklahoma buries visitor Kansas, 56-3; Baker Mayfield threw 4 TD passes.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Santa Anita (3\/0)<\/strong> &mdash; Visiting Kings lose to St. Louis, 1-nil; goalie Peter Budaj stopped 24 of 25 shots.<\/p>\n<p>Turf Paradise (0\/0) &mdash; Host Coyotes edged by Colorado, 3-2; Radim Vrbata had a goal for Arizona.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Woodbine (4\/&frac12;)<\/strong> &mdash; A contentious Race 8 was for the Old-School Champeens via Touch of Disney, Fair Odds of 3-1 but with no LifeLiner backing; he won at $25.30. Good work.<\/p>\n<p><strong>WMF Report<\/strong>: <\/p>\n<p><em>Early<\/em><br \/>\n<strong>Belmont<\/strong> 6f<br \/>\n<strong>Mountain<\/strong> 6f<br \/>\n<strong>Keystone<\/strong> 1m70y<\/p>\n<p><em>Rally<\/em><br \/>\n<strong>Santa Anita<\/strong> 1m (T)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Nocturnal Submission<\/strong>: Sifting through the wreckage&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>Thank you. Best wishes. Goodbye. Pop the champagne safely.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Fantastic. How can you prevent yourself from grinning once you see The Smiling Indian, more popularly known as &lsquo;Chief Wahoo&rsquo;? The Smiling Indian is one logo\/mascot that has Stood the Test of Time. 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