{"id":3992,"date":"2013-07-04T10:11:17","date_gmt":"2013-07-04T17:11:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cynthiapublishing.com\/hp_wordpress\/?p=3992"},"modified":"2013-07-04T10:11:17","modified_gmt":"2013-07-04T17:11:17","slug":"first-post-thursday-july-4-2013","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cynthiapublishing.com\/hp_wordpress\/2013\/07\/04\/first-post-thursday-july-4-2013\/","title":{"rendered":"First Post: Thursday, July 4, 2013"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Land of the Free!<\/p><\/div>\n

Happy Independence Day!<\/p>\n

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

BFHollyPark<\/strong> 5<\/em>, 9<\/p>\n

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

Arlington<\/strong> 8, 10
\nColonial<\/strong> 2, 3<\/em>, 7<\/em>, 8
\nEllis Park<\/strong> 1, 3, 7
\nLouisiana<\/strong> 6
\nLone Star<\/strong> 1<\/em>, 3<\/em>, 4, 8<\/em>, 9<\/em>
\nMonmouth<\/strong> 4, 5, 6<\/em><\/p>\n

Today’s Stakes Pageantry<\/strong>: Bel 4<\/strong> contains a vaunted Triple Threat Horsey: #5 Discreet Marq<\/strong>. <\/p>\n

Playing to exclude the morning-line fave in GP 7<\/strong>. Three to consider are #2 Alley Oop Oop<\/strong>, #3 Megamove<\/strong>, #5 Balino<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Moderate upset in prospect via another Triple Threat Horsey in Mth 10<\/strong>, the Grade III Jersey Shore<\/strong> (!): #5 Uptown Boy<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Quite a scramble in Cby 8<\/strong>, the Frances Genter<\/strong>, and #1 Badge of Glory<\/strong> is as worthy as any of the others.<\/p>\n

Looks good for #3 Shades of Sugar<\/strong> in FL 8<\/strong>, the Niagara<\/strong>. Likewise #2 Distinctiv Passion<\/strong> in Pln 9<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Yesterday&rsquos; Activity<\/strong>: As always, Welcome to The Home of The Runner-Up Finish. <\/p>\n

Del 1, sloppy, rain up and down the Eastern Seaboard. No sales tax in Delaware. Save some money. Shop the First State, a Member Colony of The Original Thirteen. Touted Tripplite, 8-1 morning line and 10-1 toteboard, was good enough only for the second-place finish this time. The winner was 3-1 and a LifeLiner qualifier, with the saver exacta returning $53. OK.<\/p>\n

Two additional seconds at Delpark, though at way-lower odds than their morning lines. <\/p>\n

Suf 5, one race after a crazy 52-1 winner that we still are looking for. Suf 5, then. Bubber was touted, 10-1 morning line and 15-1 actual, and beat all the rest save the winner. Sorry for not getting the 3½-1 winner to qualify on LifeLiner. Boo!<\/p>\n

One winner, well bet-down. It was the finale at Suffolk. Seeking the Point, 8-1 morning and 3-1 (!) actual (thanks, E. Boston! thanks a lot!), lived up to his LifeLiner array of 99-99-99 in going gate-to-wire at $8.40. Runner-up was 4½-1 and OK on LifeLiner. The exacta was $41. Come on, you Jonahs!<\/p>\n

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

Early<\/em>
\nBelmont<\/strong> 1m
\nLes Bois<\/strong> 5f
\nCanterbury<\/strong> 6f
\nDelpark<\/strong> 6f
\nEmerald<\/strong> 6f, 6½f
\nEvangeline<\/strong> 6f
\nFinger<\/strong> 5½f, 6f
\nBFHollyPark<\/strong> 6f (T) (!) (WMF 157) (!)
\nLouisiana<\/strong> 5½f, 1m70y
\nLone Star<\/strong> 6f
\nMonmouth<\/strong> 6f
\nPennNat<\/strong> 1m
\nPrairie<\/strong> 6f<\/p>\n

Nocturnal Submission<\/strong>: Presque 4<\/strong> (6:40 p.m. EDT \/ 3:40 p.m. PDT) looks like the race of the day on the continent, and #4 Dazzled Saint<\/strong> is not out of it. <\/p>\n

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

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