{"id":2550,"date":"2012-07-07T11:03:51","date_gmt":"2012-07-07T18:03:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cynthiapublishing.com\/hp_wordpress\/?p=2550"},"modified":"2012-07-07T11:03:51","modified_gmt":"2012-07-07T18:03:51","slug":"first-post-saturday-july-7-2012","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cynthiapublishing.com\/hp_wordpress\/2012\/07\/07\/first-post-saturday-july-7-2012\/","title":{"rendered":"First Post: Saturday, July 7, 2012"},"content":{"rendered":"
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U.N. Race an N.J. Tradition<\/p><\/div>\n

UNITEDd Nations Stakes today at Monmouth. Remember when it was run at ol’ Frantic City? Stevie Cauthen won it! Manila won it! The late-great Ant-Man won it! Angel Cordero Jr. (who?) and the boys from the NYRA used to zip by helicopter after the last New York race and arrive just in time for the pageantry of the evening down the shore. Good times…<\/p>\n

That was Mays Landing, McKee City, lush nighttime turf. Now the race is contested under the heat of the afternoon, on the green-painted dirt of the Oceanport cow pasture. No good. Looks like a cold-puncher’s special of the obvious issues, #2 Brilliant Speed and #1 Turbo Compressor. Oh well.<\/p>\n

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

Belmont<\/strong> 2, 4, 9, 10
\nCalder<\/strong> 5, 7, 9, 12
\nThe BFH<\/strong> 5, 7, 10<\/p>\n

Pay-side<\/a><\/strong>: Today…<\/p>\n

Woodbine<\/strong> 8, 9, 10, 12
\nMonmouth<\/strong> 6, 7, 10
\nEllis<\/strong> 3, 6, 8, 9
\nArlington<\/strong> 3, 7, 8
\nLouisiana<\/strong> 2, 5, 9
\nLone Star<\/strong> 3, 4, 7, 8, 9, 10<\/p>\n

Always stabbing in Tejas. Always<\/em>. Hence the Americanism “bringing a knife to a gunfight”. “Pack me in ice. See ya at the morgue”.<\/p>\n

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

Speed<\/em>
\nArlington 6f
\nArapahoe 6f
\nAssiniboia 6f
\nCanterbury 6f
\nCalder 6f
\nEmerald 6f
\nExhibition 6½f
\nIndiana 6f
\nLos Alamitos 4½f
\nMarquis 6f
\nMountain 6f
\nMonmouth 6f
\nNorthlands 6f, 6½f
\nPrairie 6f
\nRiver 6f, 1m
\nSuffolk 1m70y
\nThistle 6f<\/p>\n

Rally<\/em>
\nThe BFH 6f (T)
\nMonmouth 1 1\/16m (T)<\/p>\n

Nocturnal Submission<\/strong>: One time at the Colonial<\/strong>, the ninth<\/strong> (10:28 p.m. EDT \/ 7:28 p.m. PDT), in which #6 Charli Sunshine<\/strong> and #7 The Real Future<\/strong> are not out of it. …Northlands<\/strong> now, Race 7<\/strong> (5:56 \/ 2:56), and #8 Forgetthestorm<\/strong> and #2 Footprint<\/strong> are in with chances. …Lots of action in the sixth<\/strong> at Ruidoso<\/strong> (5:10 \/ 2:10), with #3 Texas Hottie<\/strong> among the contenders. …<\/p>\n

Thank you. Best wishes. Goodbye. Take care now.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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