{"id":3540,"date":"2013-04-20T12:16:25","date_gmt":"2013-04-20T19:16:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cynthiapublishing.com\/hp_wordpress\/?p=3540"},"modified":"2013-04-20T12:23:00","modified_gmt":"2013-04-20T19:23:00","slug":"first-post-saturday-april-20-2013","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cynthiapublishing.com\/hp_wordpress\/2013\/04\/20\/first-post-saturday-april-20-2013\/","title":{"rendered":"First Post: Saturday, April 20, 2013"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"420\" height=\"315\" src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/S-64FTeOZvk\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Hey, it&rsquo;s 4\/20, and you know what that means: Colorado, here we come! Watch out, State of Washington! It&rsquo;s OK to inhale, Mistah Clinton! Deeply!<\/p>\n<p>Not far behind that scene, or perhaps a leading Left Coast originator of it, the beautiful City of Portlandia in Oregon, and this song by one of its leading citizens. No, not that Pink Martini guy; rather, the great Malkmus, by way of Stockton, Charlottesville and New York City and a few other cities, too, probably.<\/p>\n<p>It&rsquo;s been that sort of week; we need to hear something poppy, something innocent. <!--more--><\/p>\n<p>Yet the song is passive-aggressive! The music sounds like Boz Scaggs or even 10cc but the lyrics are sinister, subversive, the sort of union of passive music and aggressive lyrics found in XTC&rsquo;s <em>King for a Day<\/em>, say. <\/p>\n<p>As well, how can you not think of Malkmus as clever as he name-checks Lippmann and Avedon! Plus, he prefigured the rise of Oblahblah and the large-scale flim-flammery of Madoff! In comparison, we here are only street-level pimpsz and scammers. Hey, it takes all kinds.<\/p>\n<p>Good song. Accessible on many levels, depending on how far down you want to drill. Sarah Palin, where did you go?<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.cynthiapublishing.com\/pick.html\">Free<\/a> ones<\/strong>: Rundown&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Turf Paradise<\/strong> 5, 9<br \/>\n<strong>Golden Gate<\/strong> <em>3<\/em>, 7, 9<br \/>\n<strong>Santa Anita<\/strong> 3, 7, 9<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/cynthiapublishing.com\/mm5\/merchant.mvc?Screen=PROD&#038;Store_Code=THS&#038;Product_Code=WLLS&#038;Category_Code=\">Pay-side<\/a><\/strong>: Today&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Keeneland<\/strong> 2, <em>4<\/em>, <em>5<\/em>, <em>6<\/em>, <em>10<\/em><br \/>\n<strong>Tampa<\/strong> <em>6<\/em>, <em>9<\/em><br \/>\n<strong>Hawthorne<\/strong> <em>8<\/em>, <em>9<\/em>, 10<br \/>\n<strong>Woodbine<\/strong> 2, 10<br \/>\n<strong>Lone Star<\/strong> 1, 5, 8, <em>9<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Today&rsquo;s Stakes Pageantry<\/strong>: <strong>Haw 8<\/strong>, the <strong>Ill. Derby<\/strong>, on the pay-side. <\/p>\n<p>Nothing on the free page, but the following are complimentary nonetheless. <\/p>\n<p>Playing hard against the morning-line chalk in <strong>Race 7<\/strong> at <strong>Hawthorne<\/strong>, the Grade III <strong>Sixty Sails<\/strong>. Second-choice <strong>#6 Disposablepleasure<\/strong> inherits top-billing, and <strong>#4 Little Ms Protocol<\/strong> is not out of it. <\/p>\n<p>Mid-level, nonfavorite box opportunity in <strong>Kee 8<\/strong>, the <strong>Giant&rsquo;s Causeway<\/strong>: <strong>#2 Extravaganza<\/strong>, <strong>#5 Sensible Lady<\/strong>. Open affair there in the next, the Grade III <strong>Lexington<\/strong> &mdash; best wishesz with it!<\/p>\n<p>Vaunted Triple Threat Horsey status conferred upon <strong>#3 Obviously<\/strong> (!) in the Grade III <strong>San Simeon<\/strong> at <strong>Arcadia<\/strong>. Probably the layoff won&rsquo;t matter.<\/p>\n<p>Could be a shocker in <strong>Grove City<\/strong> in <strong>Race 7<\/strong>, the <strong>Noonan<\/strong>. (&ldquo;Hello, Noonan!&rdquo;) It&rsquo; <strong>#5 Potentially Ours<\/strong> (!); don&rsquo;t forget to call on <strong>#3 Blazing Bling<\/strong> and <strong>#7 Fuzzy Dee Jay<\/strong> for backup. <\/p>\n<p>Too strong for <strong>#3 Lucy&rsquo;s Bob Boy<\/strong> in <strong>CT 4<\/strong>, the <strong>Confucius Say<\/strong>.  <\/p>\n<p>Uh-oh. <strong>Altoona<\/strong>, the one in <strong>Iowa<\/strong>; the one in Pennsyltucky wasn&rsquo;t enough. Altoona, Ia. Hoo-boy. <strong>Race 8<\/strong>, the <strong>Golden Circle<\/strong>, two longest shots on the morning line: <strong>#2 Vervata<\/strong>, <strong>#4 Sugar Business<\/strong>. Can it happen?<\/p>\n<p>Disregarding the chalk in <strong>SunRay 8<\/strong>, the <strong>Foutz Distaff<\/strong>. <strong>#1 Funnyoushouldask<\/strong> is not out of it.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Yesterday&rsquo;s Activity<\/strong>: Close call in the Aqueduct opener in which touted 8-1 morning-line hope Tycoon Cat got bet-down action to 6-1 and was defeated by a dirty nose by the 17-10 fave, a fave who did not measure on LifeLiner, though the Betting Line rated him second-best. Clarity is elusive.<\/p>\n<p>Race 5 at Lexington was one of those mad 4&frac12;-furlong dashes for the babies. The touted Bonkersmate Manaus, 15-1 on the morning line and 28-1 in real life, held on to the place. The 8-5 fave had the requisite firster numbers, however, and the $109 exacta was gettable from this perspective.<\/p>\n<p>Yes, five horseys were listed Race 6 there, and it was a massacre. Some of the listed did complete the super-duper, at 25-1 and 8-1. <\/p>\n<p>That left Race 8 for the glory of Dreams Cut Short, 15-1 on the morning line and 18-1 at the off. Only two of the entrants did not qualify on the Life Liner, even though Dreams Cut Short was a prohibitive selection on the Betting Line. Of course, the show-horse was an unwanted buttinsky kibitzer! Boo! The exacta did pay $227 or so, though.<\/p>\n<p>Minor praise for 45-1 Bonkersmate Tea Tott in the sixth at Pimlico. <\/p>\n<p>And now we have the munchies. Open up that can of bisque.<\/p>\n<p><strong>WMF Report<\/strong>: <\/p>\n<p><em>Early<\/em><br \/>\nBeulah 6f<br \/>\nHawthorne 6f<br \/>\nPennNat 5&frac12;f<br \/>\nKeystone 6f<br \/>\nTurf Paradise 6f<\/p>\n<p><strong>Nocturnal Submission<\/strong>: A shot with <strong>#5 The King&rsquo;s Keeper<\/strong> in <strong>EvD 5<\/strong> (8:20 p.m. EDT \/ 5:20 p.m. PDT). &#8230;Also for <strong>#12 Chris&rsquo;s Wing&rsquo;s<\/strong> there in <strong>Race 7<\/strong> (9:10 \/ 6:10). &#8230;And, because we can, even though it comes 10 minutes before 5 p.m. on the East Coast, here&rsquo;s Race 3 from SUD (Sun Downs, not to be confused with Sunflower Downs or even SunRay Park): #1 Missis Caldwell, #5 Scarlett&rsquo;s Mark; just remember your $2 contribution to the mutuels in the form of a $1 perfecta (Hello, Boston!) box may constitute the entirety of the pool! &#8230;<\/p>\n<p>Thank you. Best wishes. Goodbye. 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