{"id":22807,"date":"2023-12-31T15:40:11","date_gmt":"2023-12-31T23:40:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cynthiapublishing.com\/hp_wordpress\/?p=22807"},"modified":"2023-12-31T15:40:11","modified_gmt":"2023-12-31T23:40:11","slug":"first-post-sunday-december-31-2023","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cynthiapublishing.com\/hp_wordpress\/2023\/12\/31\/first-post-sunday-december-31-2023\/","title":{"rendered":"First Post: Sunday, December 31, 2023"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"v-AAXkCwLv-1\" class=\"video-player\"><iframe title='VideoPress Video Player' aria-label='VideoPress Video Player' width='640' height='426' src='https:\/\/videopress.com\/embed\/AAXkCwLv?hd=1&amp;cover=1&amp;loop=0&amp;autoPlay=0&amp;permalink=1&amp;muted=0&amp;controls=1&amp;playsinline=0&amp;useAverageColor=0&amp;preloadContent=metadata' frameborder='0' allowfullscreen data-resize-to-parent=\"true\" allow='clipboard-write'><\/iframe><script src='https:\/\/s0.wp.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/video\/assets\/js\/next\/videopress-iframe.js'><\/script><\/div>\n<p>An uplifting message from THE OTTER OF THE OTB!<!--more--><\/p>\n<p><strong>BestLine Racing Society Recap<\/strong>:&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>A couple of post-press-time connections from last night\u2019s (<strong>Saturday<\/strong>\u2019s) late-night action: At&nbsp;<strong>Florence, Ky.<\/strong>,&nbsp;<strong>#9 Mizzen Ash<\/strong> (.138 Win Prob \/ 6.25-1 Fair Odds \/ 9.14-1 Premium Odds) set sail for the winner\u2019s circle at&nbsp;<strong>$20.94<\/strong>. In&nbsp;<strong>Race 6<\/strong>,&nbsp;<strong>#8 Retained<\/strong> (.216 \/ 3.63 \/ 4.56) kept calm and was carried-on to victory (with help from the stewards!) at&nbsp;<strong>$13.82<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>As for today,&nbsp;<strong>Sunday<\/strong>, prior to tonight\u2019s last-track-standing, it was Gulf, Tampa, Aqueduct, Laurel, Santa Anita &amp; Golden Gate.<\/p>\n<p>Starting with&nbsp;<strong>Race 9<\/strong>&nbsp;from&nbsp;<strong>Hallandale Beach, Fla.<\/strong>; in it, <strong>#1 Hades<\/strong> (.261 \/ 2.83 \/ 3.60) gave \u2019em hell\/heck\/the Big Bonfire at <strong>$14.60<\/strong>. &nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>At&nbsp;<strong>Ozone Park, N.Y.<\/strong>,&nbsp;<strong>#2 George\u2019s Vice<\/strong> (.251 \/ 2.98 \/ 3.78) won&nbsp;<strong>Race 2<\/strong> for Kevork K. Kanine at&nbsp;<strong>$20.80<\/strong>; completing your winning&nbsp;<strong>$97-even exacta<\/strong> was&nbsp;<strong>#8 Active Lane<\/strong> (.169 \/ 4.92 \/ 7.28), with the premium price on that comboa (comboa!) being $62.59. In&nbsp;<strong>Race 4<\/strong>,&nbsp;<strong>#6 Khali Magic<\/strong> (.177 \/ 4.65 \/ 6.91) cast a surprise spell at&nbsp;<strong>$23.40<\/strong>; completing your winning&nbsp;<strong>$154.50 exacta<\/strong> was&nbsp;<strong>#5 Gone and Forgotten<\/strong> (.151 \/ 5.62 \/ 8.27), with the premium price on that comboa (comboa!) being $128.11. In&nbsp;<strong>Race 6<\/strong>,&nbsp;<strong>#7 American Monarch<\/strong> (.218 \/ 3.59 \/ 5.42) and&nbsp;<strong>#4 Andiamo a Firenze<\/strong> (.288 \/ 2.47 \/ 3.17) combined on your winning&nbsp;<strong>$108.50 exacta<\/strong> whose premium price was $45.20.&nbsp;<strong>Race 8<\/strong> had&nbsp;<strong>#4 Crupi<\/strong> (.192 \/ 4.21 \/ 5.25) winning it for J.J. at&nbsp;<strong>$14.80<\/strong>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>In the&nbsp;<strong>Arcadia, Calif., <\/strong><strong>opener<\/strong> it was&nbsp;<strong>#2 For A Laugh<\/strong> (.259 \/ 2.86 \/ 4.41) getting the last one at&nbsp;<strong>$11.60<\/strong>; completing your winning&nbsp;<strong>$52.60 exacta<\/strong> was&nbsp;<strong>#1 Giovinazzo<\/strong> (.299 \/ 2.34 \/ 3.68), with the premium price on that comboa (comboa!) being $41.27.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>BestLine Racing Society Nightcap<\/strong>:<\/p>\n<p>To close out your 2023 now, tonight\u2019s Thoroughbred races from your favorite racetrack in The OC, Southern California,&nbsp;<strong>The Los Alamitos Nighttime<\/strong>! From Upper Nichols Canyon, everybody, goodnight &amp; Happy New Year!<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_22808\" style=\"width: 1856px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cynthiapublishing.com\/hp_wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/sun1231LA2.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-22808\" data-attachment-id=\"22808\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/cynthiapublishing.com\/hp_wordpress\/2023\/12\/31\/first-post-sunday-december-31-2023\/sun1231la2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cynthiapublishing.com\/hp_wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/sun1231LA2.jpg?fit=1846%2C1460&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1846,1460\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" 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src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cynthiapublishing.com\/hp_wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/sun1231LA2.jpg?resize=640%2C506&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"sun1231LA2\" width=\"640\" height=\"506\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cynthiapublishing.com\/hp_wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/sun1231LA2.jpg?w=1846&amp;ssl=1 1846w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cynthiapublishing.com\/hp_wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/sun1231LA2.jpg?resize=300%2C237&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cynthiapublishing.com\/hp_wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/sun1231LA2.jpg?resize=1536%2C1215&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cynthiapublishing.com\/hp_wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/sun1231LA2.jpg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-22808\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">BestLine Output: 31Dec23 2LA<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_22809\" style=\"width: 1854px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cynthiapublishing.com\/hp_wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/sun1231LA5.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-22809\" data-attachment-id=\"22809\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/cynthiapublishing.com\/hp_wordpress\/2023\/12\/31\/first-post-sunday-december-31-2023\/sun1231la5\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cynthiapublishing.com\/hp_wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/sun1231LA5.jpg?fit=1844%2C1182&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1844,1182\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" 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