{"id":2920,"date":"2012-10-20T13:24:57","date_gmt":"2012-10-20T20:24:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cynthiapublishing.com\/hp_wordpress\/?p=2920"},"modified":"2012-10-20T13:26:31","modified_gmt":"2012-10-20T20:26:31","slug":"first-post-saturday-october-20-2012","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cynthiapublishing.com\/hp_wordpress\/2012\/10\/20\/first-post-saturday-october-20-2012\/","title":{"rendered":"First Post: Saturday, October 20, 2012"},"content":{"rendered":"

Frankel #1 alwaysz! Among Thoroughbreds, the GOAT!<\/p>\n

Of course you know what GOAT stands for. The rest are mere impostors, pretenders to the throne. We don’t often discuss horseracing in this here Web log, but Frankel is a true one-off. The Bard should have marveled: Nature might stand up and say to all the world, “This was a hoss”.<\/p>\n

(All right, all right, ya Billie Jakesbeer-loversz!)<\/p>\n

Free ones<\/strong>: Rundown…<\/p>\n

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

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

Keeneland<\/strong> 4<\/strong>, 7<\/strong>, 8, 9<\/strong>
\nWoodbine<\/strong> 6<\/strong>, 7<\/strong>, 8
\nMeadowlands<\/strong> 1, 2<\/strong>, 5, 6<\/strong>
\nLaurel<\/strong> 3, 5, 7<\/strong>, 9<\/strong>, 10, 11
\nHawthorne<\/strong> 4, 5, 8, 9<\/strong>
\nRemington<\/strong> 1, 6, 7, 8<\/strong>, 9<\/strong><\/p>\n

Today’s Stakes Pageantry<\/strong>: New Yorkers taking centre stage at the Belmont<\/strong> today, and Race 7<\/strong> (the Ticonderoga<\/strong>) is on the free page, a k a Pick of the Day<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Bonus coverage for your Race 10 there, the Mohawk<\/strong>. Mild upset coming via fourth-choice on the morning line, #4 Street Game<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Nice calls yesterday on the pay-side<\/a><\/strong> stakes, and today’s dish includes Hawthorne 8, Keeneland 9 and Woodbine 8. Fingers crossed!<\/p>\n

As well, mid-priced mild shocks forecast for Turf Paradise 7<\/strong>, #8 Falcon Lane<\/strong>, and Turf Paradise 9<\/strong>, #5 Swiss Engagement<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Utterly formful for most of the big-money evening events at the Chas. Town<\/strong>, but shooting for bigger things in Race 5<\/strong>, the Onion Juice<\/strong>: #9 Another Oreo<\/strong>, #8 Chigger Roo<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

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

Speed<\/em>
\nBelmont 6f
\nDelpark 6f
\nFinger 6f
\nHoosier 7½f
\nMountain 6f
\nPennNat 6f
\nKeystone 6f
\nThistle 6f
\nZia 6f<\/p>\n

Rally<\/em>
\nSanta Anita 1m (T) (WMF 25)<\/p>\n

Nocturnal Submission<\/strong>: Shooting for the moon in Race 10<\/strong> at Delta<\/strong> (10:55 p.m. EDT \/ 7:55 p.m. PDT), in which #3 Regal Leash<\/strong>, #10 Killistos Classic<\/strong>, #4 Filly Pepper<\/strong>, #7 Pertshire<\/strong>. …Rare shot at Golden Gate<\/strong> in the fifth<\/strong> (5:55 \/ 2:55) for #2 King Bill<\/strong>. …<\/p>\n

Thank you. Best wishes. Goodbye. Next time!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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