{"id":23965,"date":"2024-05-04T16:15:27","date_gmt":"2024-05-04T23:15:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cynthiapublishing.com\/hp_wordpress\/?p=23965"},"modified":"2024-05-04T16:15:28","modified_gmt":"2024-05-04T23:15:28","slug":"first-post-saturday-may-4-2024","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cynthiapublishing.com\/hp_wordpress\/2024\/05\/04\/first-post-saturday-may-4-2024\/","title":{"rendered":"First Post: Saturday, May 4, 2024"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-4-3 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/S0eFlSu7698?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">A reverie crossed with some mania&#8230;<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Now we\u2019re in a sustained Judybats mood. Here\u2019s one with swirling Byrds-revival guitars and a Steely Dan \u2018Peg\u2019 trapeze-style bass line.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Gratuitous Horse Racing Tweet of Your Day<\/strong>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\nhttps:\/\/twitter.com\/NBCSports\/status\/1786895707196035153\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Thrilling<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Had to be this guy! Props!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Add Gratuitous Horse Racing Tweet of Your Day<\/strong>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\nhttps:\/\/twitter.com\/TwinSpires\/status\/1786844675384426506\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">A daymaker, even if it was part of the undercard <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Here was the day\u2019s largest Churchill Downs win mutuel, and it was gettable this time! Best wishes!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>BestLine Racing Society Recap<\/strong>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>One post-press-time connection to report from last night\u2019s (<strong>Friday<\/strong>\u2019s) late action: At <strong>Grantville, Penna.<\/strong>, <strong>#3 Millrose<\/strong> (.456 Win Prob \/ 1.19-1 Fair Odds \/ 1.63-1 Premium Odds) won <strong>Race 6<\/strong> for the track-and-field athletes at <strong>$10-even<\/strong>; your winning <strong>$529.80 daily double<\/strong> had a premium price of $38.13.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A giant slate today, something like 27 tracks in session, more than 250 races, over 2,000 runners going. It was an exercise in eustress, bordering on hormesis. We did what we could. We arrived alive on the other side. We won\u2019t need to do anything approaching this sort of volume for a long time, if ever.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Starting as we frequently do at <strong>Ozone Park, N.Y.<\/strong>, where <strong>Race 7<\/strong> had <strong>#6 Poppy\u2019s Pride<\/strong> (.335 \/ 1.99 \/ 2.58) winning it for Flanders Fields at <strong>$20-even<\/strong>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Big day at <strong>Louisville, Ky.<\/strong>, now, and <strong>Race 9<\/strong> had <strong>#2 Trikari<\/strong> (.125 \/ 7.00 \/ 8.60) shocking the world at a gigantic <strong>$96.34<\/strong>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>At <strong>Albany, Calif.<\/strong>, <strong>#3 The Fuss<\/strong> (.287 \/ 2.48 \/ 3.18) won <strong>Race 3<\/strong> at <strong>$8.60<\/strong>; completing your winning <strong>$29.80 exacta<\/strong> was <strong>#6 R Heart of Gold<\/strong> (.262 \/ 2.82 \/ 3.58), with the premium price on that comboa (comboa!) being $29.12.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>At <strong>Hallandale Beach, Fla.<\/strong>, <strong>#3 Heir to the Roar<\/strong> (.220 \/ 3.55 \/ 5.36) made the most noise in <strong>Race 3<\/strong> at <strong>$12.80<\/strong>; completing your winning <strong>$97.60 exacta<\/strong> was <strong>#6 Foxy Lady<\/strong> (.266 \/ 2.76 \/ 3.51), with the premium price on that comboa (comboa!) being $48.34.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>At <strong>Stickney, Ill.<\/strong>, <strong>#1 Jet Flight<\/strong> (.222 \/ 3.50 \/ 5.31) took off and landed in the winner\u2019s circle in the <strong>opener<\/strong> at <strong>$24.40<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>At <strong>Shelbyville, Ind.<\/strong>, <strong>#5 Otis On the Cape<\/strong> (.300 \/ 2.33 \/ 3.00) won <strong>Race 6<\/strong> for the Army Nat\u2019l. Guard at <strong>$20.60<\/strong>; completing your winning <strong>$76.60 exacta<\/strong> was <strong>#3 Centauro<\/strong> (.339 \/ 1.95 \/ 2.54), with the premium price on that comboa (comboa!) being $21.24.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>At <strong>Laurel, Md.<\/strong>, <strong>#5 Passioned<\/strong> (.246 \/ 3.07 \/ 4.69) had that intense feeling of winning <strong>Race 6<\/strong> at <strong>$23.20<\/strong>; completing your winning <strong>$41.40 exacta<\/strong> was <strong>#4 Work Hard<\/strong> (.531 \/ 0.88 \/ 1.26), with the premium price on that comboa (comboa!) being $21.19.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>At <strong>Arcadia, Calif.<\/strong>, <strong>#4 Hero Status<\/strong> (.334 \/ 1.99 \/ 2.59) ran to that billing in <strong>Race 2<\/strong> at <strong>$11.60<\/strong>. <strong>Next race<\/strong> there, <strong>#3 Rexford<\/strong> (.273 \/ 2.66 \/ 3.40) won it for the tree-lined streets of Beverly Hills, Calif., at <strong>$22.40<\/strong>; your winning <strong>$167.60 daily double<\/strong> had a premium price of $31.59.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>At <strong>Oldsmar, Fla.<\/strong>, <strong>#11 El Rojo Vivo<\/strong> (.217 \/ 3.61 \/ 4.53) was your red-hot upsetter in <strong>Race 4<\/strong> at <strong>$30.20<\/strong>; completing your winning <strong>$259.40 exacta<\/strong> was <strong>#13 Rebel Joke<\/strong> (.143 \/ 5.99 \/ 7.39), with the premium price on that comboa (comboa!) being $76.01. In <strong>Race 8<\/strong>, <strong>#11 <\/strong><font color=\"#000000\"><span style=\"caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"><b>Skipperini<strong> <\/strong><\/b><\/span><\/font>(.136 \/ 6.35 \/ 9.29) commanded the surprise at <strong>$31.60<\/strong>; completing your winning <strong>$104.80 exacta<\/strong> was <strong>#1 Initforthelove<\/strong> (.271 \/ 2.69 \/ 3.43), with the premium price on that comboa (comboa!) being $82.30.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>At <strong>Bell Rd., Phoenix<\/strong>, <strong>#4 Hold Your Applause<\/strong> (.164 \/ 5.10 \/ 6.32) clapped-back at his <strong>Race 5<\/strong> rivals at <strong>$26-even<\/strong>; completing your winning <strong>$87-even exacta<\/strong> was <strong>#5 Vinniebob<\/strong> (.185 \/ 4.41 \/ 5.49), with the premium price on that comboa (comboa!) being $82.03.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Finally, at <strong>Etobicoke Int<\/strong>\u2019<strong>l<\/strong>., the <strong>opener<\/strong> went to <strong>#6 Tabloid Material<\/strong> (.450 \/ 1.22 \/ 1.67), beneficiary of two shocking late-late scratches, at <strong>$5.90<\/strong>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>BestLine Racing Society Nightcap<\/strong>: <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Chas. Town<\/strong> to end this manic day of Thoroughbred activity&#8230;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Strongshots<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"406\" data-attachment-id=\"23986\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/cynthiapublishing.com\/hp_wordpress\/2024\/05\/04\/first-post-saturday-may-4-2024\/sat0504ct4\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cynthiapublishing.com\/hp_wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/sat0504CT4.jpg?fit=1110%2C704&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1110,704\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" 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