{"id":3999,"date":"2013-07-05T15:00:49","date_gmt":"2013-07-05T22:00:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cynthiapublishing.com\/hp_wordpress\/?p=3999"},"modified":"2013-07-05T15:00:49","modified_gmt":"2013-07-05T22:00:49","slug":"first-post-friday-july-5-2013","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cynthiapublishing.com\/hp_wordpress\/2013\/07\/05\/first-post-friday-july-5-2013\/","title":{"rendered":"First Post: Friday, July 5, 2013"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Pears, raspberries, blueberries in syrup; whipped cream; alternating layers of custard and lady fingers; puff pastry on the bottom. Gastrointestinal fireworks! Always trust the baking to the Central & Eastern Europeans! God Bless Budapest!<\/p>\n

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

Belmont<\/strong> 8
\nCalder<\/strong> 7
\nBFHollyPark<\/strong> 1, 5, 6<\/em>, 8<\/p>\n

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

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

Today’s Stakes Pageantry<\/strong>: Hahahahaha. Gallows humour at BFHollyPark<\/strong> via the seventh<\/strong>, the knowingly named Lucie Manet<\/strong>. Just waiting for the guillotine in Inglewood! Sacre bleu!<\/em> It was the worst of times! But not for #4 Midnight Music<\/strong> (in the proverbial 11th hour!), a standout here.<\/p>\n

PrM 8<\/strong> is the Ioway Stallion Futurity<\/strong>. Ioway. #7 Holy Missile<\/strong> can hit his intended target. What else were you expecting?<\/p>\n

Yesterday’s Activity<\/strong>: BFHollyPark. The final July 4 card in its history. How could it have come to this? Is it possible that a track like, say, Mount Pleasant Meadows outlive the venerable BFHollyPark?<\/p>\n

Bonkersmate Privilaged took the fifth at an unimpeachable 10-1. This was something of a bonus as the morning line had him pegged at 8-1. Top touted selection Kuro could manage only third. That ever happen to you, the dreaded one-three “skip exacta”? Worse still, these two were separated by just half a length at the wire. The interloper did not figure! Thanks, interloper! Thanks a lot!<\/p>\n

In the finale, Exponentially was touted at 8-1 on the morning line. The actual odds on him ballooned to 14-1 at the off. He had open lengths on the field in the stretch, and then in the final furlong he ran like the trial horse he’s well on the way to becoming. The winner was a firster, top of V6, connection-lines all good, and the saver exacta was $78.<\/p>\n

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

Early<\/em>
\nAssiniboia<\/strong> 6f
\nCanterbury<\/strong> 6f
\nChas. Town<\/strong> 4½f, 6½f
\nFinger<\/strong> 5½f
\nLos Alamitos<\/strong> 4½f, 1m70y
\nLouisiana<\/strong> 5½f
\nLone Star<\/strong> 6f
\nMarquis<\/strong> 6f
\nMountain<\/strong> 5½f
\nMonmouth<\/strong> 6f
\nPennNat<\/strong> 1m
\nKeystone<\/strong> 6f
\nPrairie<\/strong> 6f
\nThistle<\/strong> 1m<\/p>\n

Rally<\/em>
\nBelmont<\/strong> 7f (T) (WMF 21)
\nBFHollyPark<\/strong> 6f (!) (WMF 23) (!)
\nWoodbine<\/strong> 7f<\/p>\n

Nocturnal Submission<\/strong>: Allah bless Marquis Downs<\/strong>! Race 5<\/strong> there (10:45 p.m. EDT \/ 7:45 p.m. PDT) has a live 7-1 morning line (7-1! no fear of odd whole numbers!): #7 Zee Throne<\/strong>. …After all, take a gander at the seventh<\/strong> (11:35 \/ 8:35), in which #5 Spectacular Slew<\/strong> has a shot at 9-1 (9-1! where do you come up with 9-1 on the morning line! OCD handicappers are screaming in anguish! 7-1 on the morning line! 9-1 on the morning line! OCD handicappers are shrieking in bewilderment!) Oddsmaker at Marquis Downs, we salute you in your top efforts to make these OCD handicappers squirm with utter powerlessness! Thank you! …Nice one at the Mountain<\/strong> in Race 6<\/strong> (9:05 \/ 6:05): #2 Fast Fashion<\/strong>. …<\/p>\n

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

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