{"id":749,"date":"2011-03-05T10:17:38","date_gmt":"2011-03-05T18:17:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cynthiapublishing.com\/hp_wordpress\/?p=749"},"modified":"2011-03-05T10:46:35","modified_gmt":"2011-03-05T18:46:35","slug":"first-post-saturday-march-5-2011","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cynthiapublishing.com\/hp_wordpress\/2011\/03\/05\/first-post-saturday-march-5-2011\/","title":{"rendered":"First Post: Saturday, March 5, 2011"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Words to live by: &ldquo;It\u2019s with much joy that I hand over command of this city to King Momo.&rdquo;<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>Welcome to your 2011 carnival season. Whether you&#8217;re singing &ldquo;Brasil, Brasil, meu Brasil brasileiro&rdquo; in Rio, screaming &ldquo;Throw me sumthin&rsquo;, Mistah!&rdquo; in New Orleans or checking out the scenery in Sydney (if that&#8217;s how you swing), let&#8217;s party! We should all be King Momo for a day. Maybe even several days, at least &rsquo;til Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p>Here&#8217;s the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.cynthiapublishing.com\/pick.html\">free<\/a> ones&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>Rundown<br \/>\n<strong>Aqueduct<\/strong> 7, 9, 10<br \/>\n<strong>Gulfstream<\/strong> 5, 7, 10<br \/>\n<strong>Santa Anita<\/strong> 7, 10, 11<\/p>\n<p>Better than usual from Aqueduct and Santa Anita. Continued excellence at the &rsquo;Gulf.<\/p>\n<p>On the pay side&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>Rundown<br \/>\n<strong>Laurel<\/strong> 5, 7, 8<br \/>\n<strong>Tampa<\/strong> 4, 8, 10<br \/>\n<strong>Hawthorne<\/strong> 4, 7, 9<br \/>\n<strong>Fair Grounds<\/strong> 6, 8, 12<br \/>\n<strong>Oaklawn<\/strong> 2, 5, 6<br \/>\n<strong>Turfway<\/strong> 3, 6, 9<\/p>\n<p>Terrific stuff all afternoon from Tampa, as is frequently the case. Not bad early on at Oaklawn. If it&#8217;s not past your bedtime, Turfway can produce some reasonable chances. As for the rest, it&#8217;s likely a case of making rainy-day lemonade out of rainy-day lemons. Ah, well. <\/p>\n<p>WMF Report: Back to speed-only status over at the <strong>Chas. Town<\/strong> at 4&frac12;f, WMF 481. &#8230;zOMG at <strong>Golden Gate<\/strong> and its synth-defying WMF 152 at 6f. &#8230;<strong>Hawthorne<\/strong>, <strong>Sam Houston<\/strong>,  <strong>Laurel<\/strong> and <strong>Pharx<\/strong> all have good 6f speed-trips. &#8230;Patience pays at 1m (T) at <strong>Santa Anita<\/strong>, WMF 5 (not a typo). &#8230;Ditto the 1m (T) at <strong>Tampa<\/strong>, WMF 15. &#8230;<strong>Turf Paradise<\/strong> has two up-front sprint distances: 6f (WMF 150) and 6&frac12;f (WMF 172). &#8230;<\/p>\n<p>Take care now! 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