{"id":5031,"date":"2013-10-17T11:44:43","date_gmt":"2013-10-17T18:44:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cynthiapublishing.com\/hp_wordpress\/?p=5031"},"modified":"2013-10-17T11:44:55","modified_gmt":"2013-10-17T18:44:55","slug":"first-post-thursday-october-17-2013","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cynthiapublishing.com\/hp_wordpress\/2013\/10\/17\/first-post-thursday-october-17-2013\/","title":{"rendered":"First Post: Thursday, October 17, 2013"},"content":{"rendered":"
\"sunset\"<\/a>

Sunset Toward Sunset…<\/p><\/div>\n

Billy Joel: Los Angelenos\/All come from somewhere…<\/em> <\/p>\n

Some parts good, some parts horrific. Probably the Eagles (as opposed to the Igglesz) got it right: You can check out any time you like\/But you can never leave.<\/em><\/p>\n

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

Belmont<\/strong> 6<\/em>, 8<\/em>, 9
\nSanta Anita<\/strong> 4, 7<\/p>\n

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

Golden Gate<\/strong> 2, 4, 5, 6
\nHawthorne<\/strong> 4<\/em>, 6, 9<\/em>
\nKeeneland<\/strong> 1, 2, 3, 4, 5<\/em>, 8, 9<\/em>
\nLaurel<\/strong> 2, 5
\nRemington<\/strong> 2, 6<\/em>, 8<\/p>\n

Rain or shine, near-freezing temperatures or springtime warmth, Keeneland never varies! The only thing that might affect their race-in, race-out contentiousness is if some kind of havoc was wreaked at a local apiary and…<\/p>\n

Today’s Stakes Pageantry<\/strong>: Pivotal Game 5 over at Detroit City tonight. Grosse Pointe Farms, represent!<\/p>\n

Otherwise, a pair of Race 8<\/strong>s at the big tracks today. Belmont<\/strong>’s eighth<\/strong> is on the free<\/a> page. And Keeneland<\/strong>’s is on the pay-side.<\/p>\n

Yesterday’s Activity<\/strong>: First-time starters in route-races on the main track? Yea or nae? It was “yea” yesterday.<\/p>\n

But first, Welcome to The Home of The Runner-Up Finish, as embodied most recently by top-touted Bethel in Kee 4. Bethel was 14-1 in real life from a morning line of 10-1. The race was contentious, and Bethel had enough on LifeLiner Speed. He rallied (71-60-99 LifeLiner array) to get second, but the winner was not reachable. Ugh.<\/p>\n

Likewise the nearly-was Second Bonkersmate Thunder Affair, 12-1 on both the tote board and the morning line in Kee 7. Wild race, and the winner was another slippery customer. Regrets!<\/p>\n

A winner, finally, in the last at Suffolk, thereby qualifying as a King of the NetCapper Bulliesz special. It was First Bonkersmate Bop Bop a Do Wop providing the bop, bam, boom at $16-even. Bop Bop a Do Wop was 8-1 on the morning line in a contentious race. The place-horse was OK on the LifeLiner as the 2-1 public-choice, and the exacta of 7-1 over 2-1 fave in a nine-horse lineup was $60.40. <\/p>\n

Now, back to the original question: First-time starter in a route-race on the main-track? Yea or nae? Race 2 at the Remington in the OKC was the object lesson last night. The experienceds were so modestly talented that the V6 Betting Line shunted them to no higher than third-choice there. The top two choices were firsters! Cazart! How does this happen? <\/p>\n

Both those preferred firsters were 8-1 on the morning line, and the connection-lines were was follows: 14pc\/17pc\/14pc vs. 17pc\/6pc\/0pc (from no starts). On this basis, which one would you have opted for? The former, right? The former ahead of the latter! <\/p>\n

And this was reflected on the toteboard of doom: the latter was a holy-high 39-1 while the former was a lower (but still rather high) 26-1 there.<\/p>\n

The former, a horsey named Denali Rahy Ruler, was your lone Bonkersmate call in this Race 2 at the Remington in the OKC. Denali Rahy Ruler went toward the front and stayed there to the end. The result was a hard-fought win by 1 length at a $55.40 mutuel. <\/p>\n

The runner-up was OK on LifeLiner, 5-1 on the toteboard, and the gettable exacta paid $255.60.<\/p>\n

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

Early<\/em>
\nFinger<\/strong> 1m
\nPennNat<\/strong> 6f
\nRemington<\/strong> 5½f
\nSanta Anita<\/strong> 6f<\/p>\n

Nocturnal Submission<\/strong>: Night off…<\/p>\n

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

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