{"id":1246,"date":"2011-07-16T09:59:40","date_gmt":"2011-07-16T16:59:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cynthiapublishing.com\/hp_wordpress\/?p=1246"},"modified":"2011-07-16T09:59:40","modified_gmt":"2011-07-16T16:59:40","slug":"first-post-saturday-july-16-2011","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cynthiapublishing.com\/hp_wordpress\/2011\/07\/16\/first-post-saturday-july-16-2011\/","title":{"rendered":"First Post: Saturday, July 16, 2011"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Wow! What a Saturday of racing, eh? Action galore! We&rsquo;re in love with the day&#8230;<!--more--><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.cynthiapublishing.com\/pick.html\">Free<\/a> ones: <\/p>\n<p>Rundown<br \/>\n<strong>Belmont<\/strong> 1, 6, 8<br \/>\n<strong>Calder<\/strong> 6, 9, 12<br \/>\n<strong>Hollypark<\/strong> 4, 7, 8<\/p>\n<p>Decent at Belmont and Calder, and not altogether hopeless at Hollypark, where today&rsquo;s on-track attendance is projected to be 34; we assure you, they&rsquo;re all there for that hellacious Race 7.<\/p>\n<p>Pay-side:<\/p>\n<p>Rundown<br \/>\n<strong>Monmouth<\/strong> 8, 9, 10<br \/>\n<strong>Woodbine<\/strong> 3, 4, 10<br \/>\n<strong>Ellis<\/strong> 3, 8, 9<br \/>\n<strong>Arlington<\/strong> 7, 8, 9<br \/>\n<strong>Louisiana<\/strong> 6, 7, 8<br \/>\n<strong>Colonial<\/strong> 6, 7, 8<\/p>\n<p>zOMGalicious card all day at Etobicoke-Rexdale International. Almost as good at Henderson, Ky. Arlington, spectacular, especially that doozie of a finale. Wacky selection of races and horseys from the Colonial&rsquo;s big day. In all, the kind of Saturday we pray for: fast tracks, firm turf, precipitation far away. Vamos, Rafa!<\/p>\n<p>WMF Report: <\/p>\n<p><strong>Speed<\/strong><br \/>\nBelmont 6f<br \/>\nChas. Town 4&frac12;f<br \/>\nEvangeline 6f<br \/>\nFinger 6f<br \/>\nFairmount 6f<br \/>\nHollypark 6f (WMF 183; zOMG)<br \/>\nHastings 6&frac12;f<br \/>\nLincoln 6f<br \/>\nMarquis 6f<br \/>\nMountain 6f (WMF 253)<br \/>\nMonmouth 6f<br \/>\nNorthlands 6f<br \/>\nKeystone 6f<br \/>\nPresque 6&frac12;f<br \/>\nRiver 6f (WMF 300)<br \/>\nRuidoso 5&frac12;f<br \/>\nSuffolk 6f<br \/>\nThistle 6f<\/p>\n<p><strong>Rally (Honourable Mention)<\/strong><br \/>\nColonial 5&frac12;f (T) (WMF 29)<\/p>\n<p>Nocturnal Submission: <strong>Assiniboia Race 5<\/strong> (9:45 p.m. EDT \/ 6:45 p.m. PDT) finds <strong>#2 Momma Two Shoes<\/strong> with enough talent to hoof it into the winner&rsquo;s circle. &#8230;In the <strong>fourth<\/strong> at <strong>Chas. Town<\/strong> (8:33 \/ 5:33), <strong>#5 Extinguish<\/strong> gets the upset nod. &#8230;Next race, the <strong>sixth<\/strong> (9:27 \/ 6:27) is a scramble, with a box-up involving <strong>#5 Max Cooper<\/strong> and <strong>#6 Speedy SAMMY<\/strong> as good as any other pairing in here. &#8230;Check out the <strong>sixth<\/strong> at <strong>Evangeline<\/strong> (8:55 \/ 5:55) for another lotto-ball-hopper mixup &mdash; crazy inside-post combo of <strong>#1 Buckwild<\/strong> and <strong>#2 Diablo&rsquo;s Holiday<\/strong> can shake things up. &#8230;Also of interest there is <strong>Race 8<\/strong> (9:49 \/ 6:49), in which <strong>#7 Natawaki<\/strong> is not out of it; nor is <strong>#9 Oneafternoon<\/strong>. &#8230;Hopefully that&rsquo;s enough action for you! &#8230;<\/p>\n<p>Thank you. Goodbye.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Wow! What a Saturday of racing, eh? Action galore! 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