{"id":3719,"date":"2013-05-08T11:41:35","date_gmt":"2013-05-08T18:41:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cynthiapublishing.com\/hp_wordpress\/?p=3719"},"modified":"2013-05-08T11:42:17","modified_gmt":"2013-05-08T18:42:17","slug":"first-post-wednesday-may-8-2013","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cynthiapublishing.com\/hp_wordpress\/2013\/05\/08\/first-post-wednesday-may-8-2013\/","title":{"rendered":"First Post: Wednesday, May 8, 2013"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Sir Alex Ferguson retires. Though we are not Manchester UNITEd fansz, we stand in awe of his longevity and genius. Nothing else to say but, &ldquo;Good work&rdquo;&#8230;<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>In his football management, he was a Scot through and through, not given to sentiment but only to efficiency and industry; yet he was no humorless technician. You&rsquo;ll always think of him on the touchline, tapping his watch during stoppage time of a tense game, chewing his gum or Nicorette like a waitress at a truck stop would. And the quotes: &ldquo;squeaky-bum time&rdquo; and &ldquo;Football. Bloody hell&#8230;&rdquo; He had all the gifts: cunning, competence, charm. Never a dull moment. English football will be a blander place in his absence.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.cynthiapublishing.com\/pick.html\">Free<\/a> ones<\/strong>: <\/p>\n<p><strong>Belmont<\/strong> 4, 7, <em>9<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Pay-side<\/strong>: <\/p>\n<p><strong>Arlington<\/strong> 3, 6, <em>7<\/em>, 8<\/p>\n<p><strong>Today&rsquo;s Stakes Pageantry<\/strong>: Uh-oh. Bone-dry until the weekend. Kindly disregard this space for the next three editions, inclusive.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Yesterday&rsquo;s Activity<\/strong>: Lots of flailing at long odds, except for this weird development in Race 5 at the SunRay. That one found 8-1 morning-line chance Joyful Feeling at least a Double Threat and pounded by the Hammer of the Mutuel Godsz at the windows, all the way down to 1-5! Wild. Couldn&rsquo;t even get that one home, getting beat &frac34; of a length. Dismal.<\/p>\n<p><strong>WMF Report<\/strong>: <\/p>\n<p><em>Early<\/em><br \/>\nChas. Town 4&frac12;f, 6&frac12;f<br \/>\nThistle 5&frac12;f<\/p>\n<p><strong>Nocturnal Submission<\/strong>: <strong>EvD 3<\/strong> (6:50 p.m. EDT \/ 3:50 p.m. PDT) has a Bonkers-type scenario in prospect via <strong>#10 Megnog<\/strong>, <strong>#9 Hero&rsquo;s Dream<\/strong>. &#8230;<strong>Indiana<\/strong> now, the <strong>ninth<\/strong> (9:20 \/ 6:20), where <strong>#4 Lonesome Storm<\/strong> can do it. &#8230;<strong>PennNat 4<\/strong> (7:22 \/ 4:22) can see <strong>#8 Speedway Monkey<\/strong> run to that wonderful label. &#8230;<\/p>\n<p>Thank you. Best wishes. Goodbye. 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