{"id":13308,"date":"2017-08-06T11:09:23","date_gmt":"2017-08-06T18:09:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cynthiapublishing.com\/hp_wordpress\/?p=13308"},"modified":"2017-08-06T11:09:23","modified_gmt":"2017-08-06T18:09:23","slug":"first-post-sunday-august-6-2017","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cynthiapublishing.com\/hp_wordpress\/2017\/08\/06\/first-post-sunday-august-6-2017\/","title":{"rendered":"First Post: Sunday, August 6, 2017"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/WzYsqbM9H5M\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>The 2017-18 English Premier League season begins in earnest this coming Friday when the Arse host Leicester City. Today the Gunners had their final preseason tuneup, defeating Chelski F.C., 1-1 (4-1 pen.), in the Community Shield. This would be like handing an Interstate 5 roadsign (inscribed with &lsquo;CALIFORNIA&rsquo;) to the winner of the exhibition Dodgers-Angels Freeway Series every April. <!--more--><\/p>\n<p>Arse still looking unlikely to secure a Top 4 position &mdash; and with it, a Champions League placing &mdash; this campaign. Nonetheless, we are undeterred; we are accustomed to backing the underdog. Chop-chop, as you were&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.cynthiapublishing.com\/pick.html\">Free<\/a> ones<\/strong>: Rundown&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Saratoga Race Course<\/strong> 1, <em>2<\/em>, 3, <em>4<\/em>, <em>5<\/em>, <em>6<\/em>, <em>7<\/em>, 8, 11<br \/>\n<strong>Gulfstream Park Proper<\/strong> 1, 8, <em>10<\/em>, 11<br \/>\n<strong>Del Mar Thoroughbred Club<\/strong> 3, 4, 5, <em>6<\/em>, <em>9<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Pay-side (<a href=\"http:\/\/cynthiapublishing.com\/mm5\/merchant.mvc?Screen=PROD&#038;Store_Code=THS&#038;Product_Code=WLLS&#038;Category_Code=\">Weekday<\/a>\/<a href=\"http:\/\/cynthiapublishing.com\/mm5\/merchant.mvc?Screen=PROD&#038;Store_Code=THS&#038;Product_Code=WLL1&#038;Category_Code=\">Weekend<\/a>)<\/strong>: Today&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Arlington<\/strong> 5, 7<br \/>\n<strong>BelTerra<\/strong> <em>2<\/em>, <em>8<\/em><br \/>\n<strong>Ellis Park<\/strong> 1, 6, <em>8<\/em><br \/>\n<strong>Laurel<\/strong> 1, 4, 5, 6, 7, <em>8<\/em><br \/>\n<strong>Monmouth<\/strong> <em>5<\/em><br \/>\n<strong>Suffolk<\/strong> <em>3<\/em>, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, <em>14<\/em><br \/>\n<strong>Woodbine<\/strong> 3, <em>4<\/em>, <em>5<\/em>, 6, <em>9<\/em>, <em>10<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Today&rsquo;s Stakes Pageantry<\/strong>: <strong>Del Mar 5<\/strong>, <strong>Gulf 11<\/strong>, <strong>Saratoga 3<\/strong> on the <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.cynthiapublishing.com\/pick.html\">free<\/a><\/strong> page. <\/p>\n<p>Contentious in <strong>Emerald 8<\/strong>, with <strong>#1 Winter Knight<\/strong> not out of it on this summer day.<\/p>\n<p>Should be OK for <strong>#3 Earth<\/strong> in <strong>Monmouth 9<\/strong>. As for the planet&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><strong>#1 Ianthe<\/strong> can shake things up in <strong>Presque 6<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Suffolk 10<\/strong> has the hyperobvious <strong>#7 Dr Blarney<\/strong> ready to win it for Ireland. Ditto <strong>#1 Princess Dream<\/strong> in the <strong>13th<\/strong> there.<\/p>\n<p>Bypassing the top two morning-line faves in <strong>Woodbine 8<\/strong>, going instead with <strong>#2 Rosemere<\/strong>, <strong>#1 Midnight Strider<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>WMF Report<\/strong>: <\/p>\n<p><em>Early<\/em><br \/>\n<strong>Arapahoe<\/strong> 5&frac12;f<br \/>\n<strong>BelTerra<\/strong> 6f<br \/>\n<strong>Emerald<\/strong> 6f<br \/>\n<strong>Los Alamitos<\/strong> 4&frac12;f<br \/>\n<strong>Prairie<\/strong> 5f<br \/>\n<strong>Saratoga<\/strong> 6f (WMF 850) (!)<\/p>\n<p><em>Rally<\/em><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. Come on, you Gunners!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The 2017-18 English Premier League season begins in earnest this coming Friday when the Arse host Leicester City. Today the Gunners had their final preseason tuneup, defeating Chelski F.C., 1-1 (4-1 pen.), in the Community Shield. 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