{"id":25666,"date":"2024-08-23T16:50:02","date_gmt":"2024-08-23T23:50:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cynthiapublishing.com\/hp_wordpress\/?p=25666"},"modified":"2024-08-23T16:50:06","modified_gmt":"2024-08-23T23:50:06","slug":"first-post-friday-august-23-2024","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cynthiapublishing.com\/hp_wordpress\/2024\/08\/23\/first-post-friday-august-23-2024\/","title":{"rendered":"First Post: Friday, August 23, 2024"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 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\/WPHPS4KdUCg?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\">Another song about La-La Land that was not written by Randy Newman<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Friday is, more or less, unofficially, loosely speaking, the day we choose a song to serve as our video lede. Probably now that we are back home in SoCal, and after Wednesday\u2019s unexpected selection, we are unconsciously compelled to try this tune today&#8230;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Gratuitous Horse Racing Tweet of Your Day\u00a0<\/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\/1827101758868390237\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Good outcome; previous BestLine Racing Society longshot connection, too! Salute!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Quality animal, this Caitlinhergrtness. We continue to root for her as long as the public keeps discounting her ability. Mark her up!<\/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>Thursday<\/strong>\u2019s) late action: At <strong>Chas. Town, W.Va.<\/strong>, <strong>#7 Still Grumpy<\/strong> (.185 Win Prob \/ 4.41-1 Fair Odds \/ 6.57-1 Premium Odds) won <strong>Race 7<\/strong> for the other six famous dwarves at <strong>$23.40<\/strong>; completing your winning <strong>$102.40 exacta<\/strong> was <strong>#5 Navy Band<\/strong> (.325 \/ 2.08 \/ 2.69), with the premium price on that comboa (comboa!) being $48.48.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As for today (<strong>Friday<\/strong>), some of the races went like this&#8230;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Starting this time as we never have, at <strong>Albuquerque, N.M.<\/strong>, whose <strong>finale<\/strong> went to <strong>#9 Candy Track<\/strong> (.266 \/ 2.76 \/ 3.51) at <strong>$16.60<\/strong>; completing your winning <strong>$32.60 exacta<\/strong> was <strong>#8 Taz Marking<\/strong> (.369 \/ 1.71 \/ 2.25), with the premium price on that comboa (comboa!) being $22.81. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Race 3<\/strong> from <strong>Queen Ziti Zinzinnati Porkopolis<\/strong> went to <strong>#2 Nuevo Amanecer<\/strong> (.331 \/ 2.02 \/ 3.32) at <strong>$19-even<\/strong>; completing your winning <strong>$36-even exacta<\/strong> was <strong>#1 Tom\u2019s Spirit<\/strong> (.499 \/ 1.00 \/ 1.40), with the premium price on that comboa (comboa!) being $15.93.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The <strong>Chas. Town, W.Va.<\/strong>, <strong>opener<\/strong> had <strong>#5 Gold Alliance<\/strong> (.262 \/ 2.82 \/ 3.58) and <strong>#7 Thundar Cloud<\/strong> (.332 \/ 2.01 \/ 2.61) combining on your winning <strong>$49.40 exacta<\/strong> whose premium price was $25.84. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The <strong>Hallandale Beach, Fla.<\/strong>, <strong>finale<\/strong>, which numerically was <strong>Race 9<\/strong>, was won by <strong>#6 Twizzle<\/strong> (.194 \/ 4.15 \/ 6.22) at <strong>$34.20<\/strong>; completing your winning <strong>$217.40 exacta<\/strong> was <strong>#3 Emona Rossa<\/strong> (.211 \/ 3.74 \/ 5.64), with the premium price on that comboa (comboa!) being $82.60. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Race 6<\/strong> on the <strong>Oceanport, N.J.<\/strong>, card was lousy with first-timers, allowing <strong>#7 Strong Like Sara<\/strong> (.494 \/ 1.02 \/ 1.43) to get away to a <strong>$15-even<\/strong> upset; completing your winning <strong>$38.90 exacta<\/strong> was <strong>#8 Bee Bluff<\/strong> (.457 \/ 1.19 \/ 1.63), with the premium price on that comboa (comboa!) being $7.52. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To <strong>Saratoga Spgs., N.Y.<\/strong>, where <strong>#4 El Rezeen<\/strong> (.198 \/ 4.05 \/ 5.06) made the <strong>Race 3<\/strong> winner\u2019s circle scene at <strong>$14.40<\/strong>. In a <strong>Race 7<\/strong> lousy with first-timers, <strong>#8 Rare Art<\/strong> (.549 \/ 0.82 \/ 1.19) got the sorry-not-sorry score at <strong>$6.60<\/strong>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The start of the Maryland State Fair at <strong>Timonium<\/strong> found <strong>#2 Flinny Tin Tin<\/strong> (.354 \/ 1.82 \/ 2.39) winning <strong>Race 1<\/strong> at <strong>$10-even<\/strong>. In <strong>Race 8<\/strong>, <strong>#1 Goodbye Note<\/strong> (.259 \/ 2.86 \/ 3.63) and <strong>#4 Parkerness<\/strong> (.293 \/ 2.41 \/ 3.10) combined on your winning <strong>$33.20 exacta<\/strong> whose premium price was $29.76.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Big day today at <strong>Etobicoke Int\u2019l.<\/strong>, and <strong>Race 4<\/strong> there resulted in a win by <strong>#5 Echo With Laughter<\/strong> (.235 \/ 3.26 \/ 4.11) at <strong>$15-even<\/strong>. In <strong>Race 9<\/strong>, <strong>#4 Caitlinhergrtness<\/strong> (.174 \/ 4.75 \/ 5.90) won it for WNBA rookie superstar Ms. Clark at <strong>$20.70<\/strong>.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>BestLine Racing Society Nightcap<\/strong>: <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Remington<\/strong> again&#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\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"552\" data-attachment-id=\"25684\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/cynthiapublishing.com\/hp_wordpress\/2024\/08\/23\/first-post-friday-august-23-2024\/fri0823rp2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cynthiapublishing.com\/hp_wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/fri0823RP2.jpg?fit=1534%2C1322&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1534,1322\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" 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srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cynthiapublishing.com\/hp_wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/fri0823RP2.jpg?w=1534&amp;ssl=1 1534w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cynthiapublishing.com\/hp_wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/fri0823RP2.jpg?resize=300%2C259&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cynthiapublishing.com\/hp_wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/fri0823RP2.jpg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">BestLine Output: 23Aug24 2RP<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"547\" data-attachment-id=\"25685\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/cynthiapublishing.com\/hp_wordpress\/2024\/08\/23\/first-post-friday-august-23-2024\/fri0823rp3\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cynthiapublishing.com\/hp_wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/fri0823RP3.jpg?fit=1538%2C1314&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1538,1314\" 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=\"fri0823RP3\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cynthiapublishing.com\/hp_wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/fri0823RP3.jpg?fit=300%2C256&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cynthiapublishing.com\/hp_wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/fri0823RP3.jpg?fit=640%2C547&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cynthiapublishing.com\/hp_wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/fri0823RP3.jpg?resize=640%2C547&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" 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data-permalink=\"https:\/\/cynthiapublishing.com\/hp_wordpress\/2024\/08\/23\/first-post-friday-august-23-2024\/fri0823rp4\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cynthiapublishing.com\/hp_wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/fri0823RP4.jpg?fit=1126%2C1200&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1126,1200\" 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=\"fri0823RP4\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cynthiapublishing.com\/hp_wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/fri0823RP4.jpg?fit=282%2C300&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cynthiapublishing.com\/hp_wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/fri0823RP4.jpg?fit=640%2C682&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cynthiapublishing.com\/hp_wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/fri0823RP4.jpg?resize=640%2C682&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-25686\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cynthiapublishing.com\/hp_wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/fri0823RP4.jpg?w=1126&amp;ssl=1 1126w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cynthiapublishing.com\/hp_wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/fri0823RP4.jpg?resize=282%2C300&amp;ssl=1 282w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">BestLine Output: 23Aug24 4RP<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"781\" data-attachment-id=\"25687\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/cynthiapublishing.com\/hp_wordpress\/2024\/08\/23\/first-post-friday-august-23-2024\/fri0823rp9\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cynthiapublishing.com\/hp_wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/fri0823RP9.jpg?fit=1118%2C1364&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1118,1364\" 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=\"fri0823RP9\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cynthiapublishing.com\/hp_wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/fri0823RP9.jpg?fit=246%2C300&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cynthiapublishing.com\/hp_wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/fri0823RP9.jpg?fit=640%2C781&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cynthiapublishing.com\/hp_wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/fri0823RP9.jpg?resize=640%2C781&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-25687\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cynthiapublishing.com\/hp_wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/fri0823RP9.jpg?w=1118&amp;ssl=1 1118w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cynthiapublishing.com\/hp_wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/fri0823RP9.jpg?resize=246%2C300&amp;ssl=1 246w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">BestLine Output: 23Aug24 9RP<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Friday is, more or less, unofficially, loosely speaking, the day we choose a song to serve as our video lede. 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