{"id":2329,"date":"2012-04-28T11:31:53","date_gmt":"2012-04-28T18:31:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cynthiapublishing.com\/hp_wordpress\/?p=2329"},"modified":"2012-04-28T11:32:42","modified_gmt":"2012-04-28T18:32:42","slug":"first-post-saturday-april-28-2012","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cynthiapublishing.com\/hp_wordpress\/2012\/04\/28\/first-post-saturday-april-28-2012\/","title":{"rendered":"First Post: Saturday, April 28, 2012"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Rec&rsquo;d an email today asking: &ldquo;WHERE IS FRANTIC CITY?&rdquo; (Yes, it was in UPPERCASE. Srsly.)<\/p>\n<p>Sir, here is Frantic City&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"420\" height=\"315\" src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/NSDjRWXZcxo\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>As well, the zany announcer there in the 1990s (Mr. Larry Lederman) used to refer to the place as &ldquo;Frantic City&rdquo; over the public-address system, perhaps in an allusion to the posted cartoon. <\/p>\n<p>We can only hope you got to enjoy the real place (track abbrev. &lsquo;Atl&rsquo;) before the likes of Donnie Trump &#038; His Syndicate Boyszzz (pre-Nucky Thompson) got hold of it. Magnificent. Especially the turf course in the shank of the evening. Thank you!<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.cynthiapublishing.com\/pick.html\">Free<\/a> ones<\/strong>: Rundown&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Frantic City<\/strong> 1, 2, 4, 5, 6<br \/>\n<strong>Belmont<\/strong> 3, 6, 10<br \/>\n<strong>Calder<\/strong> 6, 8, 9<br \/>\n<strong>The BFH<\/strong> 2, 4, 5, 8, 10<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/cynthiapublishing.com\/mm5\/merchant.mvc?Screen=PROD&#038;Store_Code=THS&#038;Product_Code=WLLS&#038;Category_Code=\">Pay-side<\/a><\/strong>: Today&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Churchill<\/strong> 2, 5, 8, 10<br \/>\n<strong>Woodbine<\/strong> 5, 7, 10<br \/>\n<strong>Pimlico<\/strong> 5, 7, 9<br \/>\n<strong>Tampa<\/strong> 3, 9, 11<br \/>\n<strong>Hawthorne<\/strong> 3, 7, 8, 9, 10<br \/>\n<strong>Lone Star<\/strong> 6, 7, 8<\/p>\n<p><strong>WMF Report<\/strong>: <\/p>\n<p><em>Speed<\/em><br \/>\nBeulah 6f<br \/>\nChas. Town 4&frac12;f<br \/>\nEvangeline 6f<br \/>\nFinger 4&frac12;f<br \/>\nHawthorne 6f<br \/>\nHastings 6f<br \/>\nMountain 5f, 6f<br \/>\nTurf Paradise 6f<\/p>\n<p><em>Rally<\/em><br \/>\nGolden Gate 1m (WMF 25)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Nocturnal Submission<\/strong>: Going to <strong>Race 2<\/strong> at <strong>Evangeline<\/strong> (7:05 p.m. EDT \/ 4:05 p.m. PDT), and it&rsquo;s <strong>#5 Max the Knife<\/strong>, <strong>#9 Strike It<\/strong> and <strong>#8 Badger Barry<\/strong> comprise the Bonkers Trizactor Box. &#8230;Then in the <strong>fifth<\/strong> there (8:20 \/ 5:20), <strong>#8 Yukon Bandit<\/strong> and <strong>#12 Peaberry<\/strong> form your Bonkers Perfecta Box. &#8230;All action all the time at Opelousas, La., and that includes <strong>Race 6<\/strong> (8:45 \/ 5:45) for the dynamic duo of <strong>#11 Dynapac<\/strong> and <strong>#2 Mighty Elk<\/strong>; and even 50-1 #8 Hawk Walker is not out of it. &#8230;Also, <strong>Race 8<\/strong> (9:35 \/ 6:35) finds <strong>#12 Alabama Wildcat<\/strong> in with a chance. &#8230;In the <strong>seventh<\/strong> at <strong>Fonner<\/strong> (5:24 \/ 2:24), <strong>#4 Ghost Vapors<\/strong> and <strong>#3 Aqab<\/strong> can upset. &#8230;Graded stakes action at the <strong>&rsquo;Gate<\/strong> (7:25 \/ 4:25) for <strong>#4 Positive Response<\/strong> and <strong>#5 Sanger Silver<\/strong>. &#8230;Doozie in store in the penultimate race at the <strong>Mountain<\/strong> (10:20 \/ 7:20), where <strong>#1 Geri&rsquo;s Kid<\/strong> and <strong>#2 Gage Park<\/strong> are no worse than the odds-on morning-line choice. &#8230;<\/p>\n<p>Whew. Take a deep breath. Too much horseys sometimes. Even Pep Guardiola had to step away from the Barca juggernaut.<\/p>\n<p>Thank you. Best wishes. Goodbye. Farewell.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Rec&rsquo;d an email today asking: &ldquo;WHERE IS FRANTIC CITY?&rdquo; (Yes, it was in UPPERCASE. Srsly.) 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