{"id":7221,"date":"2014-08-17T11:13:25","date_gmt":"2014-08-17T18:13:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cynthiapublishing.com\/hp_wordpress\/?p=7221"},"modified":"2014-08-17T11:13:25","modified_gmt":"2014-08-17T18:13:25","slug":"first-post-sunday-august-17-2014","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cynthiapublishing.com\/hp_wordpress\/2014\/08\/17\/first-post-sunday-august-17-2014\/","title":{"rendered":"First Post: Sunday, August 17, 2014"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"420\" height=\"315\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/IzrvuMOIqr8\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Robyn Hitchcock &#038; The Egyptians were a decidedly not a mainstream band, but that didn&rsquo;t stop them from putting out this accessible rocker, one of the top indie-radio songs of summer 1991. <!--more--><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.cynthiapublishing.com\/pick.html\">Free<\/a> ones<\/strong>: Rundown&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Saratoga Race Course<\/strong> <em>5<\/em>, 7, <em>8<\/em><br \/>\n<strong>Gulf<\/strong> 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, <em>10<\/em>, <em>11<\/em><br \/>\n<strong>Del Mar Thoroughbred Club<\/strong> 6, <em>7<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Pay-side<\/strong>: <\/p>\n<p><strong>Arlington<\/strong> 2, 6<br \/>\n<strong>BelTerra<\/strong> 4<br \/>\n<strong>Ellis Park<\/strong> 1, <em>7<\/em><br \/>\n<strong>Golden Gate<\/strong> 5, <em>9<\/em><br \/>\n<strong>Louisiana<\/strong> 2, <em>3<\/em>, 6, 7, <em>8<\/em><br \/>\n<strong>Monmouth<\/strong> 9<br \/>\n<strong>Woodbine<\/strong> 6, 7, <em>10<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Today&rsquo;s Stakes Pageantry<\/strong>: A lot of horseys lined up for <strong>Woodbine 9<\/strong>, but the chalk seems too strong now: <strong>#8 Ami&rsquo;s Holiday<\/strong>. Oh, well.<\/p>\n<p>Likewise <strong>#3 Seeking the Light<\/strong> in <strong>Emerald 8<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>However, there&rsquo;s a wild-open Quintuple Stumper (!!!!!) on tap in <strong>Thistle 7<\/strong>. The Luckless Five are <strong>#2 Rookie Gladden<\/strong>, <strong>#11 Diavoletto<\/strong>, <strong>#6 Quasi Folle<\/strong>, <strong>#13 Doctoriat<\/strong>, <strong>#10 Plain Ol&rsquo; Willard<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Yesterday&rsquo;s Activity<\/strong>: We would be remiss if we did not mention that the first Bonkers Box of the day at Saratoga Race Course finished one-two &mdash; bottom and second from the bottom, that is. Hoo-boy.<\/p>\n<p>As always, Welcome to The Home of The Runner-Up Finish, this time nearly led by First Bonkersmate Woodfield Springs and Second Bonkersmate Sportscaster, second-place and third-place in the last race at Saratoga, 11-1 and 24-1, respectively. Unfortunately, the winner was not that good on the LifeLiner, so all chances for the saver exotics were unavailable. Pity.<\/p>\n<p>Just a regrettable day in soggy South Florida. Better off playing Three-Card Monte over pressed Cuban sandwiches in Coral Gables with the Rastafariansz. Or something like that.<\/p>\n<p>Another nearly was in Del Mar 9, courtesy of sole-touted Salsita.<\/p>\n<p>Salsita, fourth-best on your V6 Betting Line at Fair Odds of 6-1 in a contentious race, was 12-1 on your morning line and 17-1 in real life. Salsita rallied hard to be beaten 1&frac14; lengths, confirming her complete LifeLiner array of 63-75-99.<\/p>\n<p>The race winner was your 4.20-1 third-choice in the wagering, a gate-to-wire job who also ran to her complete LifeLiner array: 99-99-84. The saver exacta paid $187-even, for $2. The show-horse also was LifeLiner Speed Column-sanctioned, and the trifecta returned $654, for $2.<\/p>\n<p>Over at Arlington, Race 3 went to sole-touted Sir Applesolutely, the longest shot in the eight-horse field.<\/p>\n<p>Sir Applesolutely, winner by 1&frac34; was dead-last on your conventional V6 Betting Line but sill worth considering based on a barely qualifying 81 in the Life Liner Speed Column. Sir Applesolutely was 12-1 on the morning line, 17&frac12;-1 on the toteboard and a $37-even payoff straight. <\/p>\n<p>The 4&frac12;-1 runner-up was also OK on LifeLiner, and the exacta paid $192.80. <\/p>\n<p>In Race 7 at Delpark, it took plastering the race with five touted horseys, but they pulled down the exacta, anyway. A wild-open maiden race for two-year-olds rife with first-timers and second-out restarts, crazy. Even though it turned out 14-1 over 9&frac12;-1 in a 11-horse scramble, the exacta returned a modest $208.80. Yes, complaining about $200-plus gimmicks. What&rsquo;s this world coming to now?<\/p>\n<p>Another miserly score: lone-touted Emmajestic prevailed in Ellis Park 6, paying $5.80. Mark &rsquo;em up!<\/p>\n<p>Another close call, this time at Monmouth, the Shore&rsquo;s Greatest Stretch, so-called, and Race 9, in which Bonkersmate Tell Tale Friend ran second, beaten just half a length.<\/p>\n<p>Tell Tale Friend, third from bottom on your conventional V6 Betting Line, nevertheless scored the minimum acceptable LifeLiner Speed Column score of 80. Tell Tale Friend, 15-1 on your morning line and 20&cent; shy of 39-1 in the actual wagering, unfortunately was not beaten by another LifeLiner Speed Column qualifier. Boo! Boo, hiss!<\/p>\n<p>A winner over at Woodbine: single-touted Didyoujustsaythat, $9.80, in Race 7. The exact same win-payoff to lone-touted Oro Vero in the ninth there. Blowin&rsquo; it up at Rexdale-Etobicoke Int&rsquo;l.<\/p>\n<p>Closing out the touting evening chronologically was Remington Park 7, won by First Bonkersmate Passion Talk, rallying winner by a dirty, desperate head at $28.80. Complete LifeLiner array: 64-60-85.<\/p>\n<p>Lots of loose touting out there for your Saturday. Loose. Anyway, al always, hope you had &rsquo;em &mdash; the winners, at least.<\/p>\n<p><strong>WMF Report<\/strong>: <\/p>\n<p><em>Early<\/em><br \/>\n<strong>Arapahoe<\/strong> 6f<br \/>\n<strong>Columbus<\/strong> 6f<br \/>\n<strong>Del Mar Thoroughbred Club<\/strong> 6f<br \/>\n<strong>Ellis Park<\/strong> 6f<br \/>\n<strong>Keystone<\/strong> 6f<br \/>\n<strong>Saratoga Race Course<\/strong> 6f<br \/>\n<strong>Thistle<\/strong> 6f, 1m<\/p>\n<p><em>Rally<\/em><br \/>\n<strong>Gulf<\/strong> 1 1\/16m (T)<br \/>\n<strong>Monmouth<\/strong> 1 1\/16m (T)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Nocturnal Submission<\/strong>: Sifting through the wreckage&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>Thank you. Best wishes. Goodbye. 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