{"id":1373,"date":"2011-08-06T09:52:52","date_gmt":"2011-08-06T16:52:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cynthiapublishing.com\/hp_wordpress\/?p=1373"},"modified":"2011-08-06T09:52:52","modified_gmt":"2011-08-06T16:52:52","slug":"first-post-saturday-august-6-2011","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cynthiapublishing.com\/hp_wordpress\/2011\/08\/06\/first-post-saturday-august-6-2011\/","title":{"rendered":"First Post: Saturday, August 6, 2011"},"content":{"rendered":"

Up for debate: The first Saturday in August — is it greater than the first Saturday in May?<\/p>\n

Prolly not, but there’s some good action to be had during the opening weekend of the Dog Days.<\/p>\n

Free<\/a> ones: <\/p>\n

Rundown
\nSaratoga Race Course<\/strong> 1, 8, 11
\nCalder<\/strong> 10, 12, 13
\nDel Mar Thoroughbred Club<\/strong> 5, 9, 10<\/p>\n

Yea, verily, one of those legendary Saturday cards this afternoon at the Ancient Spa; enjoy! Crazy-good latter part of the card at the Calder Thoroughbred Racing Society, especially that lucky 13th, which is a Doozie, uppercase D. Somewhat weaksauce this afternoon at the DMTC; too bad.<\/p>\n

Pay-side:<\/p>\n

Rundown
\nMonmouth<\/strong> 2, 9, 12
\nWoodbine<\/strong> 4, 6, 9
\nEllis<\/strong> 4, 9, 10
\nArlington<\/strong> 2, 8, 9
\nLouisiana<\/strong> 3, 5, 9
\nRetama<\/strong> 4, 5<\/p>\n

Better today at Rexdale-Etobicoke Int.’l. Good late double on the grass at the Ellis Pea Patch Racing Association & Trust. Retama continues to delight, even with the limited Thoroughbred programming.<\/p>\n

WMF Report: <\/p>\n

Speed<\/strong>
\nArlington 5½f
\nArapahoe (!) 5½f
\nEllis 6f, 1m
\nFairmount 6f
\nMountain 6f
\nMonmouth 6f
\nNorthlands 6f, 6½f
\nPennNat 6f, 1m
\nRiver 6f
\nRuidoso 5½f
\nWoodbine 6f<\/p>\n

Rally (Honourable Mention)<\/strong>
\nHoosier 6f (WMF 30)<\/p>\n

And every once and again, a synthetic track comes up speedy, a la the current trends at both Arlington and Woodbine. PennNat & Ellis look similar, havens for the sacred lone-F ploy of conventional handicapping. The green light blinks! Don’t try it at the Hoosier at 6f right now, however; it’s a little bit riskier there.<\/p>\n

Nocturnal Submission: Going to Assiniboia<\/strong> for Race 7<\/strong> (10:35 p.m. EDT \/ 7:35 p.m. PDT), where the top two morning-line choices are bogi, making the stab on #8 Marozi<\/strong> much more appealing. …A similar situation presents itself in the second<\/strong> at Evangeline<\/strong> (9:22 \/ 6:22), and #4 Mr. Porter<\/strong> will be overlooked. …Back to Canada now for Race 3<\/strong> at Marquis<\/strong>; in that one, #5 Lynn’s Temptress<\/strong> has a shot. …A stakes chaser for the road at Prairie<\/strong>, Race 9<\/strong> (11:19 \/ 8:19), where many have high hopes but #10 Rico’s Posse<\/strong> is sure to have high odds. …<\/p>\n

Thank you. So long. Best wishes.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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