{"id":1478,"date":"2011-08-28T10:30:26","date_gmt":"2011-08-28T17:30:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cynthiapublishing.com\/hp_wordpress\/?p=1478"},"modified":"2011-08-28T10:30:26","modified_gmt":"2011-08-28T17:30:26","slug":"first-post-sunday-august-28-2011","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cynthiapublishing.com\/hp_wordpress\/2011\/08\/28\/first-post-sunday-august-28-2011\/","title":{"rendered":"First Post: Sunday, August 28, 2011"},"content":{"rendered":"

How can you name a violent force of nature “Irene”?<\/p>\n

You are doubtless familiar with the English word “irenic”, meaning, more or less, “aimed at peace”.<\/p>\n

OK. By that logic, we shall soon be hearing about hurricanes named “Muffin”, “Junior” and the ever-popular “Hello, Kitty”. zOMG. Stay safe, los amigos de las carreras y las calesas<\/em>! Pero no los cabaallos del cuarto americano<\/em>! Esos no son<\/em> cool.<\/p>\n

Free<\/a> ones<\/strong>: In a day filled with cancellations, it is Calder — Calder! — that is fast and not off the turf. zOMG. Rundown…<\/p>\n

Saratoga Race Course<\/del> Golden Gate<\/strong> 2, 6, 9
\nCalder<\/strong> 6, 9, 10
\nDel Mar Thoroughbred Club<\/strong> 7, 8, 9<\/p>\n

Very good at Calder. Also looking forward to the other two.<\/p>\n

Pay-side<\/strong>: Only five today, courtesy of the abandonment of the Monmouth programme. Rundown…<\/p>\n

River<\/strong> 2, 5, 6
\nWoodbine<\/strong> 7, 8, 9
\nEllis<\/strong> 1, 5, 7
\nArlington<\/strong> 3, 7, 8
\nLouisiana<\/strong> 5, 7, 8<\/p>\n

All these are pretty good, too.<\/p>\n

WMF Report<\/strong>: No major changes…<\/p>\n

Speed<\/strong>
\nCanterbury 5½f, 6f
\nColumbus 6½f
\nEllis 1m
\nEmerald 6f
\nGolden Gate 6f (!) (WMF 166)
\nLouisiana 6f
\nMonmouth 6f
\nRuidoso 5½f<\/p>\n

Rally<\/strong>
\nDel Mar 1 1\/16m (T) (WMF 17)
\nWoodbine 7f (WMF 15), 1 1\/16m (Honourable Mention, WMF 26)\\<\/p>\n

Nocturnal Submission<\/strong>: As usual, the Mountain<\/strong> gets the Sunday Night Special, this time in Race 6<\/strong> (9:05 p.m. EDT \/ 6:05 p.m. PDT), with #2 Splendid Again<\/strong> ready to be splendid on this evening, at least. …Later, in the ninth<\/strong> (10:20 \/ 7:20), tossup time, with #3 B. Murray<\/strong> no worse than any of the others. …<\/p>\n

Thank you. Remember to join us again tomorrow for the standard “First Post” post (Swampatoga permitting), as well as for certain the weekly “Monday Boxing” offering (biases permitting). Until such time, it’s goodbye.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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