{"id":2855,"date":"2012-10-06T10:32:23","date_gmt":"2012-10-06T17:32:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cynthiapublishing.com\/hp_wordpress\/?p=2855"},"modified":"2012-10-06T13:06:07","modified_gmt":"2012-10-06T20:06:07","slug":"first-post-saturday-october-6-2012","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cynthiapublishing.com\/hp_wordpress\/2012\/10\/06\/first-post-saturday-october-6-2012\/","title":{"rendered":"First Post: Saturday, October 6, 2012"},"content":{"rendered":"

Pet peeves: loudmouths who aren’t as smart as they think they are. Ergo: nearly 100 percent of the interwebsz, television and the radio put together, plus a good three-fourths of the remainder of the popular culture.<\/p>\n

Another grating noise: the way “Mercedes” is pronounced in North America. How you give the letter e<\/em> three different vowel sounds (short e<\/em>, long a<\/em>, long e<\/em>) in the span of one word is ridiculous. “It’s ridiculous what you’re doing with your life”. As well, the hard d<\/em> sound needs to be softened with a little Castilian dth<\/em>. Tyvm.<\/p>\n

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

Belmont<\/strong> 2<\/strong>, 3, 6
\nCalder<\/strong> 2, 3<\/strong>, 5, 7, 8, 12
\nSanta Anita<\/strong> 2, 5<\/strong>, 6<\/strong>, 7<\/strong>, 9, 10<\/strong><\/p>\n

Tapas on offer at Calder. No huge entrees. Lots of little bites, small plates. Station-to-station playoff baseball. <\/p>\n

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

Keeneland<\/strong> 2, 4, 6<\/strong>, 8, 9<\/strong>
\nMonmouth<\/strong> 4<\/strong>, 6, 8<\/strong>
\nWoodbine<\/strong> 4<\/strong>, 5, 8
\nLaurel<\/strong> 7<\/strong>, 9<\/strong>, 11<\/strong>
\nHawthorne<\/strong> 1, 2<\/strong>, 3<\/strong>, 4, 5, 6, 8
\nRemington<\/strong> 2, 5, 6<\/strong>, 7<\/p>\n

Today’s Stakes Pageantry<\/strong>: One free stakes race on the docket. It’s the ninth<\/strong> at Santa Anita<\/strong>, the Swingtime<\/strong>, and it’s on the Pick of the Day<\/a><\/strong> page. <\/p>\n

On the pay-side<\/a>, Keeneland 8 & 9, Monmouth 8, Woodbine 5 & 8, Laurel 7 & 9 & 11, and Hawthorne 8 are all covered. You can look up the names when you have a spare moment. <\/p>\n

ESPN Upset Alert for Race 8<\/strong> at Delpark<\/strong>, the Dover<\/strong>, where #3 Keep the Canoli<\/strong> can leave the rest gunning. <\/p>\n

Same type situation in the fourth<\/strong> at Turf Paradise<\/strong>, Princess of Palms<\/strong>, in which #2 Scherzi<\/strong> can make a joke of it at the expense of the others. <\/p>\n

Weird, wild stuff over at Hoosier in the 10th, the M. H. George. Bombs away via #2 Sweet Lemon Chello<\/strong>, #5 Linda’s Lace<\/strong>, #3 Absinthe Minded<\/strong>. <\/p>\n

As for the U.S. Baseball, can’t go wrong picking any of the National League teams. In the American League, anybody but the Ansky. (What’s that?)<\/p>\n

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

Speed<\/em>
\nAlbuquerque 6f
\nBelmont 6f
\nCalder 6½f
\nDelpark 5½f, 6f
\nHoosier 5½f
\nHastings 6½f
\nLos Alamitos 4½f
\nMountain 6f
\nMonmouth 6f
\nKeystone 6f
\nPortland 6f
\nThistle 6f
\nZia 6f<\/p>\n

Rally<\/em>
\nWoodbine 1 1\/16m<\/p>\n

Nocturnal Submission<\/strong>: Big Fresno Fair! Ever heard that song called “The Wells Fargo Wagon” from the musical called “The Music Man”? Good song. Better than Gotye. Anyway, one of the lyrics in it is about getting “raisins from Fresno”. Another line is “grapefruit from Tampa”. Another is “salmon from Seattle”. Now you just get all those things from Wal-Mart. Sigh. All right, all right, ya nostalglia-loverszz! It’s a now world, and we go back to the sixth<\/strong> at Fresno<\/strong> (5:52 p.m. EDT \/ 2:52 p.m. PDT), with a shout-out to all our Armenian Brothers Expatriated from Nagorno-Karabakh! #1 Mickey’s House<\/strong>, #2 Malibu Canyon<\/strong>, #6 Cadillac Coach<\/strong> can convert wagers into funds for the Guns of Liberty! Or at least some extra lavash. Or something like that. …Retama<\/strong>, Race 4<\/strong> (9:08 \/ 6:08), and #1 Sierra Wild<\/strong> looks like she can tame this bunch. …Next race<\/strong> there (9:36 \/ 6:36) for #7 Jones Focus<\/strong> and #4 Just Expectations<\/strong>. …Crowning achievement in the 12th<\/strong> at Zia<\/strong> (7:23 \/ 4:23): #9 Stormin Bomb<\/strong>, #1 Distorted Gold<\/strong>, #3 Oh Lady Who<\/strong>. …<\/p>\n

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

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