{"id":1596,"date":"2011-09-30T10:13:22","date_gmt":"2011-09-30T17:13:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cynthiapublishing.com\/hp_wordpress\/?p=1596"},"modified":"2011-09-30T10:13:22","modified_gmt":"2011-09-30T17:13:22","slug":"first-post-friday-september-30-2011","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cynthiapublishing.com\/hp_wordpress\/2011\/09\/30\/first-post-friday-september-30-2011\/","title":{"rendered":"First Post: Friday, September 30, 2011"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"width: 210px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Oak Tree Logo\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.macbethfund.org\/newsletters\/images_logos\/logo_oak_tree_large.gif?resize=200%2C170\" title=\"http:\/\/www.macbethfund.org\/newsletters\/images_logos\/logo_oak_tree_large.gif\" width=\"200\" height=\"170\" \/><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">Not this Year...<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Opening Day, but not with the usual branding&#8230;<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>Twenty years ago, a kid makes his first visit to a sprawling Southern California track. It is Santa Anita, but not really; it is the famous Oak Tree meet, est. 1969. No more! Or at least not right now. And the Los Angeles Times Sports section used to be 20 pages thick, no tire ads necessary. And there was a Graded handicap with three selectors, and the Sherlock Computer tout column, and, and&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>We endure.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.cynthiapublishing.com\/pick.html\">Free<\/a> ones<\/strong>: Rundown&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Belmont<\/strong> 4, 6, 8<br \/>\n<strong>Calder<\/strong> 7, 10, 11<br \/>\n<strong>Santa Anita<\/strong> 6, 8, 9<\/p>\n<p>Dreary on the East Coast. Opening Day at Santa Anita. Good in the latter stages there, with a bonus Bonkers Box and a pentafecta in that bonus Box. Have at it!<\/p>\n<p><strong>Pay-side<\/strong>: Weekend (Friday &#038; Saturday) activity <a href=\"http:\/\/www.cynthiapublishing.com\/mm5\/merchant.mvc?Screen=PROD&#038;Store_Code=THS&#038;Product_Code=WLL&#038;Category_Code=INFO\">here<\/a>. Rundown&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Woodbine<\/strong> 5, 8, 9<br \/>\n<strong>Laurel<\/strong> 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9<br \/>\n<strong>Golden Gate<\/strong> 3, 6, 8<br \/>\n<strong>Turfway<\/strong> 2, 7, 9<br \/>\n<strong>Remington<\/strong> 5, 6, 7<br \/>\n<strong>Retama<\/strong> 3, 4, 5, 8, 9<\/p>\n<p>Hooves down, the great tracks in play for your Friday are Laurel and Retama. <\/p>\n<p><strong>WMF Report<\/strong>: Shocking synth stuff at Florence, Ky.<\/p>\n<p><em>Speed<\/em><br \/>\nChas. Town 4&frac12;f<br \/>\nMountain 6f<br \/>\nNorthlands 6f<br \/>\nPennNat 6f<br \/>\nRetama 6f, 1m<br \/>\nRemington 5&frac12;f<br \/>\nThistle 6f<br \/>\nTurfway 6f, 6&frac12;f<\/p>\n<p><strong>Nocturnal Submission<\/strong>: <strong>Race 8<\/strong> at <strong>Chas. Town<\/strong> (10:25 p.m. EDT \/ 7:25 p.m. PDT), and <strong>#2 Najarans Star<\/strong> can surprise. &#8230;<\/p>\n<p>Thank you. 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