{"id":22750,"date":"2023-12-21T14:56:31","date_gmt":"2023-12-21T22:56:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cynthiapublishing.com\/hp_wordpress\/?p=22750"},"modified":"2023-12-21T14:56:31","modified_gmt":"2023-12-21T22:56:31","slug":"first-post-thursday-december-21-2023","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cynthiapublishing.com\/hp_wordpress\/2023\/12\/21\/first-post-thursday-december-21-2023\/","title":{"rendered":"First Post: Thursday, December 21, 2023"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/oIJeih0UOJc?si=75BHpMI9LHI85Hfc\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>What passes for Yuletide Weather here in erstwhile sunny Southern California&#8230;<!--more--><\/p>\n<p><strong>BestLine Racing Society Recap<\/strong>:<\/p>\n<p>A couple of&nbsp;<strong>Florence, Ky.<\/strong>-based post-press-time connections to report from last night\u2019s (<strong>Wednesday<\/strong>\u2019s) late action: In&nbsp;<strong>Race 2<\/strong>,&nbsp;<strong>#8 Isa Lei<\/strong> (.370 Win Prob \/ 1.70-1 Fair Odds \/ 2.24-1 Premium Odds) won it for Fiji at <strong>$6.62<\/strong>; in&nbsp;<strong>Race 7<\/strong>,&nbsp;<strong>Let\u2019s Go Mark<\/strong> (.169 \/ 4.92 \/ 6.10) won it for Mistah Brandon but not for Mr. Meadows at <strong>$20.68<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>Only five tracks ahead of the nighttime track today: Delta, Gulf, Mahoning, Fair Grounds &amp; Turfway.<\/p>\n<p>At&nbsp;<strong>Hallandale Beach, Fla.<\/strong>,&nbsp;<strong>#8 If Not for Luck<\/strong> (.203 \/ 3.93 \/ 4.91) also had enough skill to take&nbsp;<strong>Race 2<\/strong> at&nbsp;<strong>$18.80<\/strong>. In&nbsp;<strong>Race 4<\/strong>,&nbsp;<strong>#3 Nico\u2019s Having Fun<\/strong> (.366 \/ 1.73 \/ 2.28) had even more fun since he won at&nbsp;<strong>$17-even<\/strong>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>BestLine Racing Society Nightcap<\/strong>:<\/p>\n<p><strong>PennNat<\/strong>!<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Strongshots<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_22755\" style=\"width: 2070px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cynthiapublishing.com\/hp_wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/thu1221Pen2.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-22755\" data-attachment-id=\"22755\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/cynthiapublishing.com\/hp_wordpress\/2023\/12\/21\/first-post-thursday-december-21-2023\/thu1221pen2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cynthiapublishing.com\/hp_wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/thu1221Pen2.jpg?fit=2060%2C1308&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2060,1308\" 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=\"thu1221Pen2\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;thu1221Pen2&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;BestLine Output: 21Dec23 2Pen&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cynthiapublishing.com\/hp_wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/thu1221Pen2.jpg?fit=300%2C190&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cynthiapublishing.com\/hp_wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/thu1221Pen2.jpg?fit=640%2C406&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"size-full wp-image-22755\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cynthiapublishing.com\/hp_wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/thu1221Pen2.jpg?resize=640%2C406&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"thu1221Pen2\" width=\"640\" height=\"406\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cynthiapublishing.com\/hp_wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/thu1221Pen2.jpg?w=2060&amp;ssl=1 2060w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cynthiapublishing.com\/hp_wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/thu1221Pen2.jpg?resize=300%2C190&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cynthiapublishing.com\/hp_wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/thu1221Pen2.jpg?resize=1536%2C975&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cynthiapublishing.com\/hp_wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/thu1221Pen2.jpg?resize=2048%2C1300&amp;ssl=1 2048w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cynthiapublishing.com\/hp_wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/thu1221Pen2.jpg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cynthiapublishing.com\/hp_wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/thu1221Pen2.jpg?w=1920&amp;ssl=1 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-22755\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">BestLine Output: 21Dec23 2Pen<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_22756\" style=\"width: 2070px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cynthiapublishing.com\/hp_wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/thu1221Pen6b.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-22756\" data-attachment-id=\"22756\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/cynthiapublishing.com\/hp_wordpress\/2023\/12\/21\/first-post-thursday-december-21-2023\/thu1221pen6b\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cynthiapublishing.com\/hp_wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/thu1221Pen6b.jpg?fit=2060%2C1138&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2060,1138\" 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=\"thu1221Pen6b\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;thu1221Pen6b&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;BestLine Output: 21Dec23 6Pen&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cynthiapublishing.com\/hp_wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/thu1221Pen6b.jpg?fit=300%2C166&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cynthiapublishing.com\/hp_wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/thu1221Pen6b.jpg?fit=640%2C354&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"size-full wp-image-22756\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cynthiapublishing.com\/hp_wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/thu1221Pen6b.jpg?resize=640%2C354&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"thu1221Pen6b\" width=\"640\" height=\"354\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cynthiapublishing.com\/hp_wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/thu1221Pen6b.jpg?w=2060&amp;ssl=1 2060w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cynthiapublishing.com\/hp_wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/thu1221Pen6b.jpg?resize=300%2C166&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cynthiapublishing.com\/hp_wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/thu1221Pen6b.jpg?resize=1536%2C849&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cynthiapublishing.com\/hp_wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/thu1221Pen6b.jpg?resize=2048%2C1131&amp;ssl=1 2048w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cynthiapublishing.com\/hp_wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/thu1221Pen6b.jpg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cynthiapublishing.com\/hp_wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/thu1221Pen6b.jpg?w=1920&amp;ssl=1 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-22756\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">BestLine Output: 21Dec23 6Pen<\/p><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Longshots<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_22757\" style=\"width: 2066px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cynthiapublishing.com\/hp_wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/thu1221Pen1.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-22757\" data-attachment-id=\"22757\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/cynthiapublishing.com\/hp_wordpress\/2023\/12\/21\/first-post-thursday-december-21-2023\/thu1221pen1\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cynthiapublishing.com\/hp_wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/thu1221Pen1.jpg?fit=2056%2C1462&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2056,1462\" 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=\"thu1221Pen1\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;thu1221Pen1&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;BestLine Output: 21Dec23 1Pen&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cynthiapublishing.com\/hp_wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/thu1221Pen1.jpg?fit=300%2C213&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cynthiapublishing.com\/hp_wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/thu1221Pen1.jpg?fit=640%2C455&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"size-full wp-image-22757\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cynthiapublishing.com\/hp_wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/thu1221Pen1.jpg?resize=640%2C455&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"thu1221Pen1\" width=\"640\" height=\"455\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cynthiapublishing.com\/hp_wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/thu1221Pen1.jpg?w=2056&amp;ssl=1 2056w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cynthiapublishing.com\/hp_wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/thu1221Pen1.jpg?resize=300%2C213&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cynthiapublishing.com\/hp_wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/thu1221Pen1.jpg?resize=1536%2C1092&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cynthiapublishing.com\/hp_wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/thu1221Pen1.jpg?resize=2048%2C1456&amp;ssl=1 2048w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cynthiapublishing.com\/hp_wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/thu1221Pen1.jpg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cynthiapublishing.com\/hp_wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/thu1221Pen1.jpg?w=1920&amp;ssl=1 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-22757\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">BestLine Output: 21Dec23 1Pen<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_22758\" style=\"width: 1318px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cynthiapublishing.com\/hp_wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/thu1221Pen3.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-22758\" data-attachment-id=\"22758\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/cynthiapublishing.com\/hp_wordpress\/2023\/12\/21\/first-post-thursday-december-21-2023\/thu1221pen3\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cynthiapublishing.com\/hp_wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/thu1221Pen3.jpg?fit=1308%2C1238&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1308,1238\" 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=\"thu1221Pen3\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;thu1221Pen3&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;BestLine Output: 21Dec23 3Pen&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cynthiapublishing.com\/hp_wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/thu1221Pen3.jpg?fit=300%2C284&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cynthiapublishing.com\/hp_wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/thu1221Pen3.jpg?fit=640%2C606&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"size-full wp-image-22758\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cynthiapublishing.com\/hp_wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/thu1221Pen3.jpg?resize=640%2C606&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"thu1221Pen3\" width=\"640\" height=\"606\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cynthiapublishing.com\/hp_wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/thu1221Pen3.jpg?w=1308&amp;ssl=1 1308w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cynthiapublishing.com\/hp_wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/thu1221Pen3.jpg?resize=300%2C284&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-22758\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">BestLine Output: 21Dec23 3Pen<\/p><\/div>\n<p><strong>BestLine Racing Society Precap<\/strong>:<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Strongshots<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_22751\" style=\"width: 2052px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cynthiapublishing.com\/hp_wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/thu1222GP7Ad.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-22751\" data-attachment-id=\"22751\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/cynthiapublishing.com\/hp_wordpress\/2023\/12\/21\/first-post-thursday-december-21-2023\/thu1222gp7ad\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cynthiapublishing.com\/hp_wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/thu1222GP7Ad.jpg?fit=2042%2C340&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2042,340\" 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=\"thu1222GP7Ad\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;thu1222GP7Ad&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;BestLine Header: 22Dec23 1GP&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cynthiapublishing.com\/hp_wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/thu1222GP7Ad.jpg?fit=300%2C50&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cynthiapublishing.com\/hp_wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/thu1222GP7Ad.jpg?fit=640%2C107&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"size-full wp-image-22751\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cynthiapublishing.com\/hp_wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/thu1222GP7Ad.jpg?resize=640%2C107&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"thu1222GP7Ad\" width=\"640\" height=\"107\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cynthiapublishing.com\/hp_wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/thu1222GP7Ad.jpg?w=2042&amp;ssl=1 2042w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cynthiapublishing.com\/hp_wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/thu1222GP7Ad.jpg?resize=300%2C50&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cynthiapublishing.com\/hp_wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/thu1222GP7Ad.jpg?resize=1536%2C256&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cynthiapublishing.com\/hp_wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/thu1222GP7Ad.jpg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cynthiapublishing.com\/hp_wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/thu1222GP7Ad.jpg?w=1920&amp;ssl=1 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-22751\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">BestLine Header: 22Dec23 7GP<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_22752\" style=\"width: 2064px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cynthiapublishing.com\/hp_wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/thu1222Pen1Ad.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-22752\" data-attachment-id=\"22752\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/cynthiapublishing.com\/hp_wordpress\/2023\/12\/21\/first-post-thursday-december-21-2023\/thu1222pen1ad\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cynthiapublishing.com\/hp_wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/thu1222Pen1Ad.jpg?fit=2054%2C356&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2054,356\" 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=\"thu1222Pen1Ad\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;thu1222Pen1Ad&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;BestLine Header: 22Dec23 1Pen&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cynthiapublishing.com\/hp_wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/thu1222Pen1Ad.jpg?fit=300%2C52&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cynthiapublishing.com\/hp_wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/thu1222Pen1Ad.jpg?fit=640%2C111&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"size-full wp-image-22752\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cynthiapublishing.com\/hp_wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/thu1222Pen1Ad.jpg?resize=640%2C111&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"thu1222Pen1Ad\" width=\"640\" height=\"111\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cynthiapublishing.com\/hp_wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/thu1222Pen1Ad.jpg?w=2054&amp;ssl=1 2054w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cynthiapublishing.com\/hp_wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/thu1222Pen1Ad.jpg?resize=300%2C52&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cynthiapublishing.com\/hp_wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/thu1222Pen1Ad.jpg?resize=1536%2C266&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cynthiapublishing.com\/hp_wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/thu1222Pen1Ad.jpg?resize=2048%2C355&amp;ssl=1 2048w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cynthiapublishing.com\/hp_wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/thu1222Pen1Ad.jpg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cynthiapublishing.com\/hp_wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/thu1222Pen1Ad.jpg?w=1920&amp;ssl=1 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-22752\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">BestLine Header: 22Dec23 1Pen<\/p><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Longshots<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_22753\" style=\"width: 2070px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cynthiapublishing.com\/hp_wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/thu1222GP9Ad.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-22753\" data-attachment-id=\"22753\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/cynthiapublishing.com\/hp_wordpress\/2023\/12\/21\/first-post-thursday-december-21-2023\/thu1222gp9ad\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cynthiapublishing.com\/hp_wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/thu1222GP9Ad.jpg?fit=2060%2C348&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2060,348\" 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=\"thu1222GP9Ad\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;thu1222GP9Ad&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;BestLine Header: 22Dec23 9GP&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cynthiapublishing.com\/hp_wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/thu1222GP9Ad.jpg?fit=300%2C51&amp;ssl=1\" 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