{"id":24543,"date":"2024-06-08T17:24:29","date_gmt":"2024-06-09T00:24:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cynthiapublishing.com\/hp_wordpress\/?p=24543"},"modified":"2024-06-08T17:24:32","modified_gmt":"2024-06-09T00:24:32","slug":"first-post-saturday-june-8-2024","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cynthiapublishing.com\/hp_wordpress\/2024\/06\/08\/first-post-saturday-june-8-2024\/","title":{"rendered":"First Post: Saturday, June 8, 2024"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Saturday!<\/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\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Since 1941, Golden Gate Fields has served as a stage for legendary performances from some of the sport&#39;s top athletes. Thank you to the fans who supported us, our hardworking staff, &amp; the athletes who gave us so many memories.<br><br>Watch our full video: <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/4yxwhaE6fm\">https:\/\/t.co\/4yxwhaE6fm<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Golden Gate Fields (@GGFracing) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/GGFracing\/status\/1799482858035400892?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 8, 2024<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">The late, great Golden Gate&#8230;<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>No more Bay Area Thoroughbreds; no more Tanforan, no more Bay Meadows, no more Golden Gate. As well, there used to be three other tracks in New Jersey that had major meets. Two have bitten the dust in So. Fla. Boston \/ New England gone, too. Everything in Michigan, bye-bye. Chicagoland barely there anymore. Maverick state racing commissions in Tejas &amp; Louisiana threaten to push those places into shunned obscurity. Miss \u2019em. Miss \u2019em all.<\/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\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Jayson Werth\u2019s horse Dornoch just won the Belmont Stakes!  <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/NvdlHEIW1z\">pic.twitter.com\/NvdlHEIW1z<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Crossing Broad (@CrossingBroad) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CrossingBroad\/status\/1799575084627096005?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 8, 2024<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Jayson Werth, a k a The Werthwolf, hits a Triple Crown race! Awooooooo!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>BestLine Racing Society Recap<\/strong>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Some post-press-time connections to report from last night\u2019s (<strong>Friday<\/strong>\u2019s) late action: <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Hst 3<br>#3 Ave\u2019s in Command (.268 \/ 2.73 \/ 3.48) $10.30<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>PrM 8<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>#2 Go the Distance (.334 \/ 1.99 \/ 2.59) $7.20<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As for today (<strong>Saturday<\/strong>), there were more than 25 tracks open for action, offering more than 220 races involving more than 1,750 experienced Thoroughbreds. Some of those races went like this&#8230;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Starting today in The Buckeye State, specifically at <strong>Cincinnati<\/strong>, where <strong>Race 2<\/strong> had <strong>#2 Family Factor<\/strong> (.442 \/ 1.26 \/ 1.71) and <strong>#3 Road Minister<\/strong> (.261 \/ 2.83 \/ 4.36) combined on your winning <strong>Race 2<\/strong> <strong>$19.20 exacta<\/strong> whose premium price was $18.33.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>At <strong>Chas. Town, W.Va.,<\/strong> <strong>#7 Direct the Show<\/strong> (.175 \/ 4.71 \/ 7.00) settled neither for that nor the place but the win at <strong>$17.20<\/strong> in <strong>Race 2<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>At <strong>Nisku, Edmonton, Alta.<\/strong>, <strong>#3 Lanny Mac<\/strong> (.311 \/ 2.22 \/ 2.86) won <strong>Race 2<\/strong> for the Hockey Hall of Famer whose last name was McDonald at <strong>$21.50<\/strong>. In <strong>Race 4<\/strong>, <strong>#7 Northern Force<\/strong> (.424 \/ 1.36 \/ 1.83) and <strong>#3 Forced to Run<\/strong> (.381 \/ 1.62 \/ 2.15) combined on your winning <strong>$13.80 exacta<\/strong> whose premium price was $11.52.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>At <strong>Stanton, Del.<\/strong>, <strong>#2 Beach Island<\/strong> (.325 \/ 2.08 \/ 2.69) made his foes pound sand in <strong>Race 2<\/strong> at <strong>$9.80<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>At <strong>Stickney, Ill.<\/strong>, <strong>Race 3<\/strong> went to <strong>#7 Performance Plus<\/strong> (.266 \/ 2.76 \/ 3.51) at <strong>$9.60<\/strong>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>At <strong>Vancouver, B.C.<\/strong>, <strong>#7 Dynamiter<\/strong> (.226 \/ 3.42 \/ 4.31) exploded the toteboard a little in <strong>Race 3<\/strong> at <strong>$15.40<\/strong>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>At <strong>Shelbyville, Ind.<\/strong>, early-early-early-early-morning value via the <strong>opener<\/strong>, in which <strong>#8 Showdown Justice<\/strong> (.210 \/ 3.76 \/ 4.71) and <strong>#3 Magic in Motion<\/strong> (.444 \/ 1.25 \/ 1.70) combined on your winning <strong>$33.40 exacta<\/strong> whose premium price was $25.43. In <strong>Race 5<\/strong>, <strong>#9 Sense of Pearl<\/strong> (.442 \/ 1.26 \/ 1.71) polished off the win at <strong>$6.20<\/strong>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>At <strong>Bossier City, La.<\/strong>, <strong>#3 H V Xtra Wild Heat<\/strong> (.402 \/ 1.49 \/ 1.99) took the <strong>opener<\/strong> at <strong>$7.60<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>At <strong>Bensalem Twp., Penna.<\/strong>, <strong>Race 2<\/strong> went to <strong>#9 Awesome Launch<\/strong> (.173 \/ 4.78 \/ 5.94) at <strong>$17.60<\/strong>. In <strong>Race 4<\/strong>, <strong>#12 Swift Tap<\/strong> (.202 \/ 3.95 \/ 4.94) ran to that billing at <strong>$32.40<\/strong>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>At <strong>Saratoga Springs, N.Y.<\/strong>, <strong>#7 Buttercream Babe<\/strong> (.175 \/ 4.71 \/ 5.86) won <strong>Race 2<\/strong> for Candace Nelson at <strong>$20.20<\/strong>. In <strong>Race 7<\/strong>, <strong>#1 Randomized<\/strong> (.225 \/ 3.44 \/ 5.22) was sufficiently systematic and prevailed at <strong>$14-even<\/strong>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>At <strong>No. Randall, Ohio<\/strong>, <strong>#1 Right Trappe<\/strong> (.457 \/ 1.19 \/ 1.63) won <strong>Race 4<\/strong> for Pennsylvania at <strong>$7.40<\/strong>. In <strong>Race 6<\/strong>, <strong>#7 Jimmy Junga<\/strong> (.180 \/ 4.56 \/ 6.78) jolted the toteboard at <strong>$18.60<\/strong>; completing your winning <strong>$63-even exacta<\/strong> was <strong>#3 Johnny\u2019s Game<\/strong> (.260 \/ 2.85 \/ 3.62), with the premium price on that comboa (comboa!) being $62.64.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Ending as we frequently do with <strong>Etobicoke Int\u2019l<\/strong>., where <strong>Race 3<\/strong> had <strong>#2 Hot Cargo<\/strong> (.327 \/ 2.06 \/ 2.67) and <strong>#1 Classy Image<\/strong> (.357 \/ 1.80 \/ 2.36) combining on your winning <strong>$18.90 exacta<\/strong> whose premium price was $17.94.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>BestLine Racing Society Nightcap<\/strong>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Fairmount \/ FanDuel<\/strong> again for a Saturday night&#8230;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Strongshots<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" 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decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"405\" data-attachment-id=\"24566\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/cynthiapublishing.com\/hp_wordpress\/2024\/06\/08\/first-post-saturday-june-8-2024\/sat0608fp4\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cynthiapublishing.com\/hp_wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/sat0608FP4.jpg?fit=1106%2C700&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1106,700\" 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=\"sat0608FP4\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cynthiapublishing.com\/hp_wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/sat0608FP4.jpg?fit=300%2C190&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cynthiapublishing.com\/hp_wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/sat0608FP4.jpg?fit=640%2C405&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cynthiapublishing.com\/hp_wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/sat0608FP4.jpg?resize=640%2C405&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-24566\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cynthiapublishing.com\/hp_wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/sat0608FP4.jpg?w=1106&amp;ssl=1 1106w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cynthiapublishing.com\/hp_wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/sat0608FP4.jpg?resize=300%2C190&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">BestLine Output: 8Jun24 4FP<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Longshots<\/strong><\/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=\"462\" data-attachment-id=\"24567\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/cynthiapublishing.com\/hp_wordpress\/2024\/06\/08\/first-post-saturday-june-8-2024\/sat0608fp3\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cynthiapublishing.com\/hp_wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/sat0608FP3.jpg?fit=1108%2C800&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1108,800\" 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=\"sat0608FP3\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" 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decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"465\" data-attachment-id=\"24568\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/cynthiapublishing.com\/hp_wordpress\/2024\/06\/08\/first-post-saturday-june-8-2024\/sat0608fp5\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cynthiapublishing.com\/hp_wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/sat0608FP5.jpg?fit=1106%2C804&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1106,804\" 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=\"sat0608FP5\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" 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