{"id":22664,"date":"2023-12-08T15:09:52","date_gmt":"2023-12-08T23:09:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cynthiapublishing.com\/hp_wordpress\/?p=22664"},"modified":"2023-12-08T15:09:52","modified_gmt":"2023-12-08T23:09:52","slug":"first-post-friday-december-8-2023","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cynthiapublishing.com\/hp_wordpress\/2023\/12\/08\/first-post-friday-december-8-2023\/","title":{"rendered":"First Post: Friday, December 8, 2023"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/cfSoFQCiNF4?si=t_uyZi44sGKQLlmO\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>We interrupt this regularly scheduled Jewish holiday today to acknowledge the second half of the Judeo-Christian Way of Living; it is the second night of Hanukkah, but it is also Dec. 8, which each year is a Holy Day of Obligation for the mystical Roman Catholics, lapsed &amp; otherwise, who are commemorating the Feast of The Immaculate Conception, which celebrates God &amp; Jesus, obvs, but maybe more important, the Bless\u00e8d Virgin Mary. Here\u2019s Stevie Wonderboy with his take on the eternal melody, \u2018Ave Maria\u2019.<!--more--><\/p>\n<p><strong>BestLine Racing Society Recap<\/strong>:&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>More than a few post-press-time connections to report from&nbsp;<strong>Thursday<\/strong>\u2019s late action; take a deep breath here: At <strong>Vinton, La.<\/strong>,&nbsp;<strong>#2 Nephi<\/strong> (.308 Win Prob \/ 2.25-1 Fair Odds \/ 2.90-1 Premium Odds) won it for Elders Price &amp; Cunningham and other Latter-day Saints the world over at&nbsp;<strong>$11-even<\/strong>; then in <strong>Race 8<\/strong> there, <strong>#3 Target Practice<\/strong> (.181 \/ 4.52 \/ 6.73) hit the mark for real at <strong>$19.40<\/strong>; to <strong>Grantville, Penna.<\/strong>, now for <strong>Race 4<\/strong> and <strong>#5 Run Laura Run<\/strong> (.616 \/ 0.62 \/ 0.95), who did just that at <strong>$8.80<\/strong>; <strong>next race<\/strong> there, <strong>#2 Kaz Sugar Bank<\/strong> (.239 \/ 3.18 \/ 4.86) tasted sweet at <strong>$12-even<\/strong>; your winning <strong>$69-even daily double <\/strong>had a premium price of $22.85; at <strong>Oklahoma City<\/strong>, the&nbsp;<strong>opener<\/strong> saw <strong>#7 Kick It Again Bob<\/strong> (.216 \/ 3.63 \/ 4.56) booting home the win at <strong>$11-even<\/strong>, 12\u00a2 shy of the premium price, but still at the recommended 4\u00bd-1; <strong>next race<\/strong> there, &nbsp;<strong>#3 New Stripe<\/strong> (.159 \/ 5.29 \/ 7.81) also was a star at <strong>$28.20<\/strong>; your winning <strong>$148.60 daily double<\/strong> had a premium price of $97.96; finally, to&nbsp;<strong>Etobicoke Int\u2019l<\/strong>. for the&nbsp;<strong>finale<\/strong> there, in which <strong>#8 Moonbright<\/strong> (.279 \/ 2.58 \/ 3.30) and <strong>#6 Sweet Nola<\/strong> (.200 \/ 4.00 \/ 5.00) combined on your winning <strong>$64.10 exacta<\/strong> whose premium price was $39.60. Exhale!<\/p>\n<p>As for today,&nbsp;<strong>Friday<\/strong>, it was, in order of first post-time (earliest first): Gulf, Laurel, Oaklawn (Opening Day!), Turfway, PennNat &amp; Delta.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Race 3&nbsp;<\/strong> at&nbsp;<strong>Laurel, Md.<\/strong>, was lousy with debut issues, allowing&nbsp;<strong>#6 C C Royal<\/strong> (.511 \/ 0.96 \/ 1.35) to come through at&nbsp;<strong>$8.60<\/strong>. Then in&nbsp;<strong>Race 6<\/strong>,&nbsp;<strong>#10 Crossland<\/strong> (.169 \/ 4.92 \/ 7.28) constructed the upset at&nbsp;<strong>$31.20<\/strong>; completing your winning&nbsp;<strong>$133.60 exacta<\/strong> was&nbsp;<strong>#1 Uncaptured Storm<\/strong> (.156 \/ 5.41 \/ 7.97), with the premium price on that comboa being $130.60.&nbsp;<strong>Race 7<\/strong> had&nbsp;<strong>#2 Tenebris<\/strong> (.202 \/ 3.95 \/ 4.94) and <strong>#7 Arden\u2019sluckytobe<\/strong> (.171 \/ 4.85 \/ 7.19) combining on your winning&nbsp;<strong>$290.80 exacta<\/strong> whose premium price was $80.91.<\/p>\n<p><strong>BestLine Racing Society Nightcap<\/strong>:<\/p>\n<p><strong>Chas. Town<\/strong> now&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Strongshots<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_22666\" style=\"width: 2064px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cynthiapublishing.com\/hp_wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/fri1208CT3.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-22666\" data-attachment-id=\"22666\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/cynthiapublishing.com\/hp_wordpress\/2023\/12\/08\/first-post-friday-december-8-2023\/fri1208ct3\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cynthiapublishing.com\/hp_wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/fri1208CT3.jpg?fit=2054%2C1292&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2054,1292\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"fri1208CT3\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;fri1208CT3&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;BestLine Output: 8Dec23 3CT&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cynthiapublishing.com\/hp_wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/fri1208CT3.jpg?fit=300%2C189&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cynthiapublishing.com\/hp_wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/fri1208CT3.jpg?fit=640%2C403&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"size-full wp-image-22666\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cynthiapublishing.com\/hp_wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/fri1208CT3.jpg?resize=640%2C403&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"fri1208CT3\" width=\"640\" height=\"403\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cynthiapublishing.com\/hp_wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/fri1208CT3.jpg?w=2054&amp;ssl=1 2054w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cynthiapublishing.com\/hp_wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/fri1208CT3.jpg?resize=300%2C189&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cynthiapublishing.com\/hp_wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/fri1208CT3.jpg?resize=1536%2C966&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cynthiapublishing.com\/hp_wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/fri1208CT3.jpg?resize=2048%2C1288&amp;ssl=1 2048w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cynthiapublishing.com\/hp_wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/fri1208CT3.jpg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cynthiapublishing.com\/hp_wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/fri1208CT3.jpg?w=1920&amp;ssl=1 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-22666\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">BestLine Output: 8Dec23 3CT<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_22667\" style=\"width: 2062px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cynthiapublishing.com\/hp_wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/fri1208CT5.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-22667\" data-attachment-id=\"22667\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/cynthiapublishing.com\/hp_wordpress\/2023\/12\/08\/first-post-friday-december-8-2023\/fri1208ct5\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cynthiapublishing.com\/hp_wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/fri1208CT5.jpg?fit=2052%2C1460&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2052,1460\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"fri1208CT5\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;fri1208CT5&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;BestLine Output: 8Dec23 5CT&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cynthiapublishing.com\/hp_wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/fri1208CT5.jpg?fit=300%2C213&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cynthiapublishing.com\/hp_wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/fri1208CT5.jpg?fit=640%2C455&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"size-full wp-image-22667\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cynthiapublishing.com\/hp_wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/fri1208CT5.jpg?resize=640%2C455&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"fri1208CT5\" width=\"640\" height=\"455\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cynthiapublishing.com\/hp_wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/fri1208CT5.jpg?w=2052&amp;ssl=1 2052w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cynthiapublishing.com\/hp_wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/fri1208CT5.jpg?resize=300%2C213&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cynthiapublishing.com\/hp_wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/fri1208CT5.jpg?resize=1536%2C1093&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cynthiapublishing.com\/hp_wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/fri1208CT5.jpg?resize=2048%2C1457&amp;ssl=1 2048w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cynthiapublishing.com\/hp_wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/fri1208CT5.jpg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cynthiapublishing.com\/hp_wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/fri1208CT5.jpg?w=1920&amp;ssl=1 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-22667\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">BestLine Output: 8Dec23 5CT<\/p><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Longshots<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_22668\" style=\"width: 2070px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cynthiapublishing.com\/hp_wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/fri1208CT4.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-22668\" data-attachment-id=\"22668\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/cynthiapublishing.com\/hp_wordpress\/2023\/12\/08\/first-post-friday-december-8-2023\/fri1208ct4\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cynthiapublishing.com\/hp_wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/fri1208CT4.jpg?fit=2060%2C1468&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2060,1468\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"fri1208CT4\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;fri1208CT4&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;BestLine Output: 8Dec23 4CT&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cynthiapublishing.com\/hp_wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/fri1208CT4.jpg?fit=300%2C214&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cynthiapublishing.com\/hp_wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/fri1208CT4.jpg?fit=640%2C456&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"size-full wp-image-22668\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cynthiapublishing.com\/hp_wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/fri1208CT4.jpg?resize=640%2C456&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"fri1208CT4\" width=\"640\" height=\"456\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cynthiapublishing.com\/hp_wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/fri1208CT4.jpg?w=2060&amp;ssl=1 2060w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cynthiapublishing.com\/hp_wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/fri1208CT4.jpg?resize=300%2C214&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cynthiapublishing.com\/hp_wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/fri1208CT4.jpg?resize=1536%2C1095&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cynthiapublishing.com\/hp_wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/fri1208CT4.jpg?resize=2048%2C1459&amp;ssl=1 2048w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cynthiapublishing.com\/hp_wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/fri1208CT4.jpg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cynthiapublishing.com\/hp_wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/fri1208CT4.jpg?w=1920&amp;ssl=1 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-22668\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">BestLine Output: 8Dec23 4CT<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_22669\" style=\"width: 1516px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cynthiapublishing.com\/hp_wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/fri1208CT6.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-22669\" data-attachment-id=\"22669\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/cynthiapublishing.com\/hp_wordpress\/2023\/12\/08\/first-post-friday-december-8-2023\/fri1208ct6\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cynthiapublishing.com\/hp_wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/fri1208CT6.jpg?fit=1506%2C1422&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1506,1422\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"fri1208CT6\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;fri1208CT6&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;BestLine Output: 8Dec23 6CT&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cynthiapublishing.com\/hp_wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/fri1208CT6.jpg?fit=300%2C283&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cynthiapublishing.com\/hp_wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/fri1208CT6.jpg?fit=640%2C604&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"size-full wp-image-22669\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cynthiapublishing.com\/hp_wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/fri1208CT6.jpg?resize=640%2C604&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"fri1208CT6\" width=\"640\" height=\"604\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cynthiapublishing.com\/hp_wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/fri1208CT6.jpg?w=1506&amp;ssl=1 1506w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cynthiapublishing.com\/hp_wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/fri1208CT6.jpg?resize=300%2C283&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cynthiapublishing.com\/hp_wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/fri1208CT6.jpg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-22669\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">BestLine Output: 8Dec23 6CT<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We interrupt this regularly scheduled Jewish holiday today to acknowledge the second half of the Judeo-Christian Way of Living; it is the second night of Hanukkah, but it is also Dec. 8, which each year is a Holy Day of &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/cynthiapublishing.com\/hp_wordpress\/2023\/12\/08\/first-post-friday-december-8-2023\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"advanced_seo_description":"","jetpack_seo_html_title":"","jetpack_seo_noindex":false,"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-22664","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pavW5M-5Ty","jetpack-related-posts":[],"jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/cynthiapublishing.com\/hp_wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22664","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/cynthiapublishing.com\/hp_wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/cynthiapublishing.com\/hp_wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cynthiapublishing.com\/hp_wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cynthiapublishing.com\/hp_wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=22664"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/cynthiapublishing.com\/hp_wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22664\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":22670,"href":"https:\/\/cynthiapublishing.com\/hp_wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22664\/revisions\/22670"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/cynthiapublishing.com\/hp_wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=22664"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cynthiapublishing.com\/hp_wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=22664"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cynthiapublishing.com\/hp_wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=22664"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}