{"id":12359,"date":"2016-12-31T13:30:18","date_gmt":"2016-12-31T21:30:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cynthiapublishing.com\/hp_wordpress\/?p=12359"},"modified":"2016-12-31T13:30:18","modified_gmt":"2016-12-31T21:30:18","slug":"first-post-saturday-december-31-2016","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cynthiapublishing.com\/hp_wordpress\/2016\/12\/31\/first-post-saturday-december-31-2016\/","title":{"rendered":"First Post: Saturday, December 31, 2016"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Good afternoon across all North American Time Zones this time, the last for your current calendar year. Good afternoon now. <!--more--><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.cynthiapublishing.com\/pick.html\">Free<\/a> ones<\/strong>: Rundown&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Aqueduct<\/strong> 9<br \/>\n<strong>Gulfstream Park Proper<\/strong> <em>9<\/em>, <em>10<\/em>, <em>11<\/em><br \/>\n<strong>Santa Anita<\/strong> <em>5<\/em>, <em>6<\/em>, 7, <em>8<\/em>, 9<\/p>\n<p><strong>Pay-side (Weekend\/Weekday)<\/strong>: Today&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Fair Grounds<\/strong> 6, 7, <em>8<\/em>, <em>11<\/em><br \/>\n<strong>Golden Gate<\/strong> <em>5<\/em>, 6, 7, 8, <em>9<\/em><br \/>\n<strong>Hawthorne<\/strong> <em>9<\/em><br \/>\n<strong>Tampa<\/strong> <em>9<\/em><br \/>\n<strong>Turfway<\/strong> <em>4<\/em>, 6, <em>8<\/em><br \/>\n<strong>Turf Paradise<\/strong> 5, 6<\/p>\n<p><strong>Today&rsquo;s Stakes Pageantry<\/strong>: <strong>Gulf 9<\/strong>, <strong>10<\/strong>, <strong>11<\/strong>, <strong>Santa Anita 8<\/strong> on the <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.cynthiapublishing.com\/pick.html\">free<\/a><\/strong> page. <strong>Fair Grounds 6<\/strong>, <strong>7<\/strong>, <strong>8<\/strong>, <strong>Tampa 9<\/strong>, <strong>Turf Paradise 6<\/strong> on the pay-side. <\/p>\n<p>Tune-in to New Year&rsquo;s Rockin&rsquo; Eve live and direct from Vinton, La., with <strong>#7 Zarb&rsquo;s Gift<\/strong>, <strong>#8 Aaron&rsquo;s Bluff<\/strong>, <strong>#10 Just Kissing Buck<\/strong> and <strong>#9 Hook<\/strong> seeking to ring-out 2016 with a parimutuel BANG! (this word sponsored by your hyperballistic friends at the NRA) in <strong>Delta 8<\/strong>. Shoot to KILL, Pierre!<\/p>\n<p>Before that from the great Pelican State of Luzianne, it should be OK for morning-line fave <strong>#14 Jack Snipe&rsquo;s<\/strong> (again, this word sponsored by your semiautomatic-toting good buddies at the Nat&rsquo;l. Rifle Ass&rsquo;n.) in <strong>Fair Grounds 9<\/strong>, the oversize field notwithstanding.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Santa Anita 4<\/strong> no longer on the grass, but it&rsquo;s hard to look past <strong>#5 Pretty Girl<\/strong>. She&rsquo;s easy on the eyes, yeah?<\/p>\n<p>High-Octane Chancers and Progressive-Minded Eggheads will take shelter with <strong>#3 All Shacked Up<\/strong> and <strong>#5 Wine N Divine<\/strong> in an indeterminate <strong>Turf Paradise 7<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Yesterday&rsquo;s Activity<\/strong>: <\/p>\n<p>Track (Win Mutuels $20+\/Gettable)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Aqueduct (2\/1)<\/strong> &mdash; The finale was not contentious, but High-Octane Chancers and Progressive-Minded Eggheads warmed-up to Glare Ice, a sufficient 84 on the LifeLiner Spread Column analysis; she went tail-to-wire to win by 2&frac14; at $55-even. Good work.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Chas. Town (1\/0)<\/strong> &mdash; Harpers Ferry to install paid parking for visitors.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Delta (2\/1)<\/strong> &mdash; Race 6 was contentious, and players of all stripes took to the skies with Dual Qualifier Flying Cat (99, 91), Fair Odds of 5-1; he was a forward-factor throughout, winning by 1&frac14; at $42-straight. Good work.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Fair Grounds (1\/1)<\/strong> &mdash; The opener was not contentious, but High-Octane Chancers and Progressive-Minded Eggheads did not find a deplorable horse in Basket of Dreams, 81 on the LifeLiner Spread Column analysis; she went gate-to-wire to win by 4&frac34; at $74.20. Good work.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Golden Gate (1\/0)<\/strong> &mdash; Host Sharks blank Philalala, 2-nil; goalie Aaron Dell posted his first career shutout. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Gulf (1\/0)<\/strong> &mdash; Visiting Heat edged by Boston, 117-114; James Johnson scored 22 pts. for Miami.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Hawthorne (0\/0)<\/strong> &mdash; Visiting Blackhawks edged by Carolina, 3-2; Michael Kempny and Vinnie Hinostroza were the Chicagoland goalscorers. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Los Alamitos (0\/0)<\/strong> &mdash; Visiting Ducks edged by Vancouver in OT, 3-2; Ryan Getzlaf and Rickard Rakell scored for Anaheim.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Laurel (0\/0)<\/strong> &mdash; Host Wizards thrash Bklyn., 118-95; Trevor Booker led the losers with 16 pts. <\/p>\n<p><strong>PennNat (0\/0)<\/strong> &mdash; See Golden Gate commentary.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Santa Anita (2\/&frac12;)<\/strong> &mdash; Old-School Champeens only for the contentious opener, courtesy of Public House, Fair Odds of 6-1; she won by a clean head at $27.60. Good work.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Sunland (0\/0)<\/strong> &mdash; City of Sunland Park extends city manager&rsquo;s contract.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Tampa (4\/1)<\/strong> &mdash; The opener was good to players of all stripes, with debut-issue Here Comes Doc, Fair Odds of 9-5 and with a connection-line\/slashline readout of 22pc\/14pc\/24pc winning by 3 parts of a length at $23.80. Good work.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Turfway (2\/1)<\/strong> &mdash; Race 5 was contentious amongst the experienceds, but only High-Octane Chancers and Progressive-Minded Eggheads bagged Mooose, 81 on the LifeLiner Spread Column analysis; he went gate-to-wire to win by a clean half-length at $26.40. Good work.<\/p>\n<p><strong>WMF Report<\/strong>: <\/p>\n<p><em>Early<\/em><br \/>\n<strong>Keystone<\/strong> 6f<br \/>\n<strong>Tampa<\/strong> 6f<br \/>\n<strong>Turf Paradise<\/strong> 6f<\/p>\n<p><em>Rally<\/em><br \/>\n<strong>Golden Gate<\/strong> 1m<br \/>\n<strong>Gulf<\/strong> 7&frac12;f (T)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Nocturnal Submission<\/strong>: Sifting through the wreckage&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>Thank you. Best wishes. Goodbye. Twenty-sixteen OUT!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Good afternoon across all North American Time Zones this time, the last for your current calendar year. 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