{"id":8709,"date":"2015-05-25T10:32:54","date_gmt":"2015-05-25T17:32:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cynthiapublishing.com\/hp_wordpress\/?p=8709"},"modified":"2015-05-25T10:32:54","modified_gmt":"2015-05-25T17:32:54","slug":"first-post-monday-may-25-2015","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cynthiapublishing.com\/hp_wordpress\/2015\/05\/25\/first-post-monday-may-25-2015\/","title":{"rendered":"First Post: Monday, May 25, 2015"},"content":{"rendered":"
\"kajgoldberg\"<\/a>

May grey<\/p><\/div>\n

On the descent into LAX, if you look out the appropriate window, you can mourn over the skeletal remains of what was Hollywood Park; the outline of the oval, all the inside parts like the rails and the turf course ripped out, the infield lakes just dusted-out kidneys. <\/p>\n

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

Belmont<\/strong> 2<\/em>, 10<\/em>
\nGulfstream Park Proper<\/strong> 10, 11
\nSanta Anita<\/strong> 5<\/em>, 6, 7<\/em>, 9<\/p>\n

Pay-side (Weekday<\/a>\/Weekend<\/a>)<\/strong>: Today…<\/p>\n

Arlington<\/strong> 4, 6<\/em>, 7<\/em>, 8<\/em>
\nChurchill<\/strong> 5, 10
\nDelpark<\/strong> 1, 2, 5<\/em>, 6, 7, 9<\/em>
\nGolden Gate<\/strong> 8<\/em>, 9<\/em>
\nLouisiana<\/strong> 1, 4<\/em>, 7<\/em>
\nLone Star<\/strong> 3, 4<\/em>, 7, 10<\/em>
\nMonmouth<\/strong> 6, 8<\/em>, 10<\/em>
\nPimlico<\/strong> 3, 7, 8, 9<\/em><\/p>\n

Today’s Stakes Pageantry<\/strong>: Belmont 2<\/strong> on the free<\/a><\/strong> page. Pay-side includes Churchill 10<\/strong>, Golden Gate 8<\/strong>, Monmouth 10<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Wild-open in Arapahoe 8<\/strong>, with longshot #11 She’s All Bling<\/strong> no worse than any of the others. <\/p>\n

Also crazy in Belmont 5<\/strong>, in which we sidestep the morning-line favorite and side with #9 Good Luck Gus<\/strong>, #3 Battle of Evermore<\/strong> and #7 Wincoma<\/strong> instead. In the eighth<\/strong> there, it’s probably OK for chalk #9 Kharafa<\/strong>, one of ’em Quadruple Qualifying Horseys. <\/p>\n

Gulfstream 6<\/strong> finds morning-line second-choice #6 Rizwan<\/strong> as another one of ’em Quadruple Qualifying Horseys. Hoo-boy. <\/p>\n

Prairie 8<\/strong> should be good, and we go with the nonfavoured duo of #3 Jessica’s Star<\/strong>, #4 Lahshad<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Contentious also in Ruidoso 8<\/strong>: #2 Teardrop<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Santa Anita 8<\/strong> has more than a few options, with #3 Blingismything<\/strong> among the higher-priced contenders. <\/p>\n

Finally, chalk-lovers get their chance in Race 9<\/strong> at The WRD<\/strong>: #6 More Than Even<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Yesterday’s Activity<\/strong>: The Bishop puts The King in check. The Other King, Lebron of Jamesz, continues his imperious reign, however. <\/p>\n

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

Early<\/em>
\nBelTerra<\/strong> 6f
\nChurchill<\/strong> 6f
\nGulfstream<\/strong> 6f
\nKeystone<\/strong> 6f, 1m70y (!)
\nMonmouth<\/strong> 6f
\nPimlico<\/strong> 6f
\nPrairie<\/strong> 6f
\nSanta Anita<\/strong> 6f
\nThistle<\/strong> 6f
\nThe WRD<\/strong> 1m<\/p>\n

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

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

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