{"id":2089,"date":"2012-02-19T10:58:59","date_gmt":"2012-02-19T18:58:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cynthiapublishing.com\/hp_wordpress\/?p=2089"},"modified":"2012-02-19T10:58:59","modified_gmt":"2012-02-19T18:58:59","slug":"first-post-sunday-february-19-2012","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cynthiapublishing.com\/hp_wordpress\/2012\/02\/19\/first-post-sunday-february-19-2012\/","title":{"rendered":"First Post: Sunday, February 19, 2012"},"content":{"rendered":"
\"First<\/a>

First Bird of 2012<\/p><\/div>\n

Three things: pitchers and catchers have reported for Spring Training, so the prospect of a Red “Doctober” is not that far off; here’s the first local bloom of the Bird of Paradise, and local temps are headed for the mid-60s °F in Studio City; finally, a gratuitous One-Eyed Pug appearance for you.<\/p>\n

Like this Santorum fightback in which he claims Willard’s great heroics in the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake were really just Mr. Romney going hat-in-hand to the Congress, which in turn obliged him. Nice! We like this primary season where it’s turning into a bench-clearing hockey brawl with fights breaking out sporadically at all ends of the rink. Come on, Newt! Come on, Ronald! Pile on!<\/p>\n

Free<\/a> ones<\/strong>: Rundown…<\/p>\n

Aqueduct<\/strong> 3, 6, 7
\nGulf<\/strong> 2, 8, 11
\nSanta Anita<\/strong> 2, 6, 9<\/p>\n

Pay-side: The coming holiday racing week (through Friday)<\/a>. Today…<\/p>\n

Turfway<\/strong> 6, 7, 10
\nTampa<\/strong> 8, 9, 10
\nFair Grounds<\/strong> 5, 8, 10
\nHawthorne<\/strong> 3, 6, 7
\nOaklawn<\/strong> 6, 8, 9
\nSam Houston<\/strong> 4, 5, 6, 8, 9<\/p>\n

WMF Report<\/strong>: <\/p>\n

Speed<\/em>
\nSam Houston 5½f
\nLos Alamitos 4½f
\nKeystone 6f
\nTurf Paradise 6f, 6½f, 1m<\/p>\n

Rally<\/em>
\nGulf 1 1\/16m (T)
\nTampa 1 1\/16m (T)<\/p>\n

Nocturnal Submission<\/strong>: Night off…<\/p>\n

Please join us again tomorrow for a special Presidents’ Day Monday edition of “First Post”, plus whatever we can whip up for your weekly “Monday Boxing”. Until such time, it’s goodbye. Aloha!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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