{"id":3186,"date":"2013-01-04T17:59:29","date_gmt":"2013-01-05T01:59:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cynthiapublishing.com\/hp_wordpress\/?p=3186"},"modified":"2013-01-04T17:59:29","modified_gmt":"2013-01-05T01:59:29","slug":"first-post-friday-january-4-2013","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cynthiapublishing.com\/hp_wordpress\/2013\/01\/04\/first-post-friday-january-4-2013\/","title":{"rendered":"First Post: Friday, January 4, 2013"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Twenty-six years ago on this date, outside Chase, Md., there was a big train accident. This is in memory of the 16 who didn&rsquo;t make it from the wreckage.<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.conrail.com\/images\/logo_sm.gif?resize=350%2C85\" width=\"350\" height=\"85\" class=\"alignnone\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/ts1.mm.bing.net\/th?id=H.4852613796530204&#038;pid=1.7&#038;w=242&#038;h=67&#038;c=7&#038;rs=1\" width=\"242\" height=\"67\" class=\"alignnone\" \/><\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>Some of us got to continue on with life after a moment or two of darkness and uncertainty, a split-second of collision, spinning and the swirling black. Life that has been bad and life that has been good and life that has been every possible point in-between, but life nonetheless. Some of us have had more than enough luck to last the rest of the way.<\/p>\n<p>Meantime, we drink in remembrance of those whose lives did not get to go on.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/1987_Maryland_train_collision\">http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/1987_Maryland_train_collision<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Takeaway: &ldquo;Gates was uninjured&rdquo;.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.cynthiapublishing.com\/pick.html\">Free<\/a> ones<\/strong>: Today&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Aqueduct<\/strong> 2, 4, 6, <strong>7<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Gulf<\/strong> 5, 6, 7, 8, <strong>10<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Santa Anita<\/strong> <strong>2<\/strong>, <strong>3<\/strong>, 4, <strong>6<\/strong>, 7, <strong>8<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Pay-side<\/strong>: Today&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Laurel<\/strong> <strong>6<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Turf Paradise<\/strong> <strong>8<\/strong>, 9<br \/>\n<strong>Sunland<\/strong> 8, <strong>11<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Turfway<\/strong> <strong>2<\/strong>, <strong>10<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Today&rsquo;s Stakes Pageantry<\/strong>: We have the <strong>eighth<\/strong> at <strong>Delta<\/strong>, the <strong>By the Light<\/strong>. Longshot shoutout(e) to <strong>#5 Hopeshesamiracle<\/strong>, with sensible backup in the form of <strong>#3 Portales<\/strong> and <strong>#2 Lonnie Bell<\/strong>. <\/p>\n<p><strong>WMF Report<\/strong>: <\/p>\n<p><em>Early<\/em><br \/>\nGulf 6f<br \/>\nLos Alamitos 4&frac12;f (WMF 1000)<br \/>\nLaurel 6f<br \/>\nPennNat 6f, 1m<br \/>\nTampa 6f<\/p>\n<p><em>Rally<\/em><br \/>\nTampa 1m (T)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Nocturnal Submission<\/strong>: Chas. Town, Race 8 (10:25 p.m. EST \/ 7:25 p.m. PST): <strong>#2 Brayzen Billy<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>Thank you. Best wishes. Goodbye. Take care now.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Twenty-six years ago on this date, outside Chase, Md., there was a big train accident. 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