{"id":3349,"date":"2013-03-02T12:23:35","date_gmt":"2013-03-02T20:23:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cynthiapublishing.com\/hp_wordpress\/?p=3349"},"modified":"2013-03-02T12:23:35","modified_gmt":"2013-03-02T20:23:35","slug":"first-post-saturday-march-2-2013","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cynthiapublishing.com\/hp_wordpress\/2013\/03\/02\/first-post-saturday-march-2-2013\/","title":{"rendered":"First Post: Saturday, March 2, 2013"},"content":{"rendered":"
\"van<\/a>

R.I.P.<\/p><\/div>\n

Another link to the Old Man, lost. What middle-class household didn’t have this iconic cover peering out from the album racks?<\/p>\n

Bobby Fischer was in that same era of competitive Cold War intrigue. They (Fischer, Cliburn) both had the genius, but they both had a touch of the genius manqué about them after reaching the summit. This is how it must be, it seems. We remember the surprise of being disabused of the faulty preconception that Van Cliburn was some Old World European, or at least a patrician. Tejas! Tejas! What’s coming out of Tejas nowadays? No good, Johnnie, no good.<\/p>\n

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

Aqueduct<\/strong> 1,<\/em> 4, 6<\/em>, 9, 10, 11
\nGulf<\/strong> 2<\/em>, 5, 6, 8, 11
\nSanta Anita<\/strong> 1, 4, 5, 6, 7, 9, 11<\/em><\/p>\n

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

Tampa<\/strong> 5
\nTurfway<\/strong> 3, 6<\/em>, 7, 8, 9<\/em>
\nHawthorne<\/strong> 6<\/em>
\nOaklawn<\/strong> 7, 8<\/em>, 9
\nTurf Paradise<\/strong> 4, 5
\nSam Houston<\/strong> 3, 6
\nSunland<\/strong> (bonus) 6, 10<\/em>, 11<\/em><\/p>\n

Today’s Stakes Pageantry<\/strong>: More stakes than a vampire-killaz convention at Mastro’s! All right, all right, ya ALF-loversz!<\/p>\n

Free<\/a> are Aqu<\/strong> 9<\/strong>, 10<\/strong>, the Grade III Tom Fool<\/strong> and the Grade III Gotham<\/strong>. <\/p>\n

Also gratis are SA<\/strong> 5<\/strong>, 6<\/strong>, 9<\/strong>, the latter two being Grade I<\/strong>s, the Las Virgenes<\/strong> and then the Kilroe<\/strong>. High temp of approx. 86°F in Arcadia this afternoon, so of course it’ll be fast & firm, as it always should be here in So. Calif. As for the Big ’Cap, it appears woefully formful. Regretsz!<\/p>\n

Pay-side<\/a> coverage includes Hou 6<\/strong>, OP 8<\/strong>, TP 9<\/strong>. <\/p>\n

If the layoff does not interfere, #6 Distorted Legacy<\/strong> possesses the bona fides<\/em> in the eighth<\/strong> at Sam Houston<\/strong>, the Jersey Lilly<\/strong>. <\/p>\n

Perhaps a mild upset in store at Delta<\/strong>, Race 2<\/strong>, the Fremont<\/strong>, via #8 Hazards of Love<\/strong>. <\/p>\n

Yesterday’s Activity<\/strong>: National Unplugged Day continues. We pull the plug on this section today! Ill-wishers, continue to have a wonderful weekend nonetheless!<\/p>\n

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

Early<\/em>
\nFair Grounds 6f
\nHawthorne 6f
\nLos Alamitos 4½f
\nLaurel 6f
\nTampa 6½f
\nTurf Paradise 6f<\/p>\n

Nocturnal Submission<\/strong>: Chas. Town<\/strong>, Race 9<\/strong> (10:52 p.m. EST \/ 7:52 p.m. PST), features a potentially dynamic duo (shoot, boy, even one of them will do!): #9 Southern Folly<\/strong>, #2 My First Sip<\/strong>. …The third<\/strong> at Delta<\/strong> (7:37 \/ 4:37) has #4 Wilko Gal<\/strong> in with a chance. …A pair of 20-1s who probably are not that<\/em> far-fetched in Delta 4<\/strong> (8:04 \/ 5:04): #7 Mr Rail<\/strong>, #4 Sleek Ezeke<\/strong>. …Now to Golden Gate<\/strong>, the sixth<\/strong> there (6:28 \/ 3:28) for #7 Perfect Soulmate<\/strong>. …Get the brickbats ready after the running of PennNat 6<\/strong> (8:16 \/ 5:16), in which we tout four, invariably none of whom will finish in the top four: #5 My Dream Catcher<\/strong>, #1 Horseshoe Lake<\/strong>, #9 Two Taverns<\/strong>, #4 Citizen Kat<\/strong>. …<\/p>\n

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

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