{"id":2864,"date":"2012-10-07T10:35:57","date_gmt":"2012-10-07T17:35:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cynthiapublishing.com\/hp_wordpress\/?p=2864"},"modified":"2012-10-07T10:43:16","modified_gmt":"2012-10-07T17:43:16","slug":"first-post-sunday-october-7-2012","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cynthiapublishing.com\/hp_wordpress\/2012\/10\/07\/first-post-sunday-october-7-2012\/","title":{"rendered":"First Post: Sunday, October 7, 2012"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Catalunya!<\/p><\/div>\n

If it’s Sunday, it’s football — but really today it’s fútbol! Sí, claro, tonight brings El Clásico<\/em> in España, this time in the Catalunya region and Camp Nou, ancestral home of F.C. Barçelona. (What? You’d rather watch common molesters like MV7 & Big Ben? Even Brady v. P. Manning is not as compelling as seeing Lio Messi and CR7 matching kicks!)<\/p>\n

Today more is at stake than just the result on the pitch. There will be an overt political display in the stands. Visually and audibly, the home supporters in attendance will make their case for independence from Spain. Some of this has to do with the current economic climate and its effects of austerity. But the political roots go back much farther, back to everybody’s favourite Generalissimo, Herr Franko. The meta-argument pervading all these Clasicos is fascism vs. freedom. <\/p>\n

None other than Johan Cruyff, one of the top five footballers for all time, former Barça legend and manager and proponent of “total football” and inventor of his eponymous “turn”, said he could never sign for Real Madrid, owing to the club’s historical ties to Franko. How can you argue against that?<\/p>\n

Kickoff is at 1:50 p.m. EDT \/ 10:50 a.m. PDT.<\/p>\n

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

Belmont<\/strong> 4, 5<\/strong>, 10
\nCalder<\/strong> 4, 8, 9<\/strong>
\nSanta Anita<\/strong> 1, 2<\/strong>, 3, 4<\/strong>, 7, 9, 10<\/p>\n

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

Keeneland<\/strong> 3<\/strong>, 4<\/strong>, 7, 9<\/strong>
\nMonmouth<\/strong> 4, 5, 8<\/strong>
\nWoodbine<\/strong> 4<\/strong>, 5, 6, 7, 9<\/strong>, 10
\nHawthorne<\/strong> 7<\/strong>, 8, 9<\/strong>
\nTurf Paradise<\/strong> 5, 6, 9<\/strong>
\nZia<\/strong> 6, 7, 8<\/strong><\/p>\n

Today’s Stakes Pageantry<\/strong>: Fort Erie<\/strong> today, Race 7<\/strong>, the Queen of FE S<\/strong>. In it, #1 Tree Pose<\/strong> gets the full endorsement. <\/p>\n

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

Speed<\/em>
\nBelmont 6f
\nCalder 6½f, 1m
\nFort Erie 6½f
\nHastings 6½f
\nMountain 6f
\nMonmouth 6f
\nKeystone 6f
\nPortland 6f
\nZia 6f<\/p>\n

Rally<\/em>
\nWoodbine 1 1\/16m (WMF 22)<\/p>\n

Nocturnal Submission<\/strong>: Top action just a couple of minutes after 5 o’clock (in the East, anyway) in the fifth<\/strong> at Albuquerque<\/strong> (5:02 p.m. EDT \/ 2:02 p.m. PDT): #2 Valet M G<\/strong> has the speed. …<\/p>\n

Thank you. Best wishes. Please join us again tomorrow for a special holiday Monday (thank you, Columbus!) edition of “First Post”, along with another crack at the weekly minor hit “Monday Boxing”. Until such time, it’s goodbye. Forza Barça!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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