{"id":7668,"date":"2014-10-23T11:53:03","date_gmt":"2014-10-23T18:53:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cynthiapublishing.com\/hp_wordpress\/?p=7668"},"modified":"2014-10-23T11:53:03","modified_gmt":"2014-10-23T18:53:03","slug":"first-post-thursday-october-23-2014","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cynthiapublishing.com\/hp_wordpress\/2014\/10\/23\/first-post-thursday-october-23-2014\/","title":{"rendered":"First Post: Thursday, October 23, 2014"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"420\" height=\"315\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/8J79dC_PQ9o\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Where&rsquo;s Chris Economaki when you need him? <!--more--><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.cynthiapublishing.com\/pick.html\">Free<\/a> ones<\/strong>: Rundown&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Belmont<\/strong> 3, 5<br \/>\n<strong>Calder<\/strong> 8, 9<br \/>\n<strong>Santa Anita<\/strong> 4<\/p>\n<p><strong>Pay-side<\/strong>: Today&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Golden Gate<\/strong> 3, 7<br \/>\n<strong>Hawthorne<\/strong> 1, <em>6<\/em>, 7, 8, <em>9<\/em><br \/>\n<strong>Keeneland<\/strong> <em>5<\/em>, <em>6<\/em>, <em>8<\/em><br \/>\n<strong>Laurel<\/strong> 4, <em>6<\/em><br \/>\n<strong>Remington<\/strong> <em>4<\/em>, <em>6<\/em>, 7, <em>8<\/em>, <em>9<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Today&rsquo;s Stakes Pageantry<\/strong>: None today, but your usual Thursday-nite ACC American Collegiate Throwball pits Va. Poly Poultry vs. The U. This is a little presumptuous of our pretentious friendsz in Coral Gablesz. We all know the real U is the Home of the Utesz, U of U, Salt Lake City. Tyvm.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Yesterday&rsquo;s Activity<\/strong>: Good times on the free page, certainly.<\/p>\n<p>There was Billy the Bull, Bonkersmate of Race 8. &rsquo;Billy was fifth-best on the conventional V6 Betting Line, no Fair Odds assigned in a contentious race. But his LifeLiner Speed Column analysis came up a second-best and qualifying 87. Sufficient!<\/p>\n<p>At 10-1 on the morning line, &rsquo;Billy went off at 50 percent more than that and won by 1&frac34; lengths at $32.80 up top.<\/p>\n<p>Even better at Calder for your Race 3. Another Bonkersmate, Alcaravan, won on his debut from a qualifying connections-line of 11pc\/23pc\/14pc. His morning line was 8-1 and he got away at 40&cent; shy of 15-1. He rallied for the 2&frac12;-length win at $31.20 straight.<\/p>\n<p>As well, top-touted Awesome Union, 5-1 in real life and the sole experienced runner scoring above the minimum 80 in the LifeLiner Speed Column analysis, completed your winning $188.80 Bonkers Exacta Box.<\/p>\n<p>Other winners included Regal Joanne ($12.80) in Keeneland 2, and Bonkersmate Sonof a Monstercat ($14.60) in Remington 9.<\/p>\n<p>As always, Welcome to The Home of The Runner-Up Finish, this time nearly led by Arctic Kid (13-1) in Woodbine 2 and Wild N Crazy (40-1) in Hawthorne 4.<\/p>\n<p>As always, hope you had &rsquo;em &mdash; the winners, that is.<\/p>\n<p><strong>WMF Report<\/strong>: <\/p>\n<p><em>Early<\/em><br \/>\n<strong>Finger<\/strong> 6f<br \/>\n<strong>Indiana<\/strong> 6f<br \/>\n<strong>Keeneland<\/strong> 6f<br \/>\n<strong>Laurel<\/strong> 1m<\/p>\n<p><strong>Nocturnal Submission<\/strong>: Sifting through the wreckage&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>Thank you. Best wishes. Goodbye. 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