{"id":29117,"date":"2026-07-23T17:47:04","date_gmt":"2026-07-24T00:47:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cynthiapublishing.com\/hp_wordpress\/?p=29117"},"modified":"2026-07-23T17:47:07","modified_gmt":"2026-07-24T00:47:07","slug":"first-post-thursday-july-23-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cynthiapublishing.com\/hp_wordpress\/2026\/07\/23\/first-post-thursday-july-23-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"First Post: Thursday, July 23, 2026"},"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\/h5y0ExQz5UU?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\">Ear candy<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It\u2019s hot here right now in La-La Land; summer has taken hold. In terms of the sounds of this season, this tune holds-up quite well. It could have been the song for an advert for orange soda or something. You\u2019re welcome!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">One outcome to report from last night\u2019s (Wednesday) late action: at <strong>Winnipeg, Man.<\/strong>, <strong>#7 Pay My Way<\/strong> (.182 Win Prob \/ 4.49-1 Fair Odds \/ 5.59-1 Premium Odds) was indeed self-sufficient in <strong>Race 5<\/strong> at <strong>$20.70<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Thursday now, with these outcomes of note&#8230;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The <strong>Zinzinnati finale<\/strong>, which numerically was <strong>Race 8<\/strong>, had <strong>#7 Pilkington<\/strong> (.203 \/ 3.93 \/ 4.91) winning it for Nippon Sheet Glass at <strong>$13.60<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Over to <strong>New Kent, Va.<\/strong>, for <strong>Race 8<\/strong>, which found <strong>$4 Sohandsometome<\/strong> (.163 \/ 5.13 \/ 6.36) and <strong>#3 Renovator<\/strong> (.205 \/ 3.88 \/ 4.71) combining on your winning <strong>$99.60 exacta<\/strong> whose premium price was $72.63. In <strong>Race 10<\/strong>, <strong>#6 Burning Bridges<\/strong> (.462 \/ 1.16 \/ 1.47) led to the winner\u2019s circle as a low-priced overlay at <strong>$7.60<\/strong>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">At <strong>Stanton, Del.<\/strong>, <strong>#3 Sharp Wonder<\/strong> (.263 \/ 2.80 \/ 3.33) and <strong>#4 Bad Boy Butch<\/strong> (.388 \/ 1.58 \/ 1.94) combined on your winning <strong>$21.60 exacta<\/strong> whose premium price was $19.58. <strong>Next race<\/strong> there, <strong>#8 Distinct<\/strong> (.636 \/ 0.57 \/ 0.84) beat two \u2014 count \u2019em! \u2014 rivals at a low-priced overlay number of <strong>$4.20<\/strong>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">From <strong>Opelousas, La.<\/strong>, <strong>#2 Treasure Me<\/strong> (.278 \/ 2.60 \/ 3.32) took <strong>Race 2<\/strong> at <strong>$8.60<\/strong>. In <strong>Race 5<\/strong>, <strong>#8 Go Girl Go<\/strong> (.305 \/ 2.28 \/ 2.84) got the money at <strong>$10.20<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>#8 Gun Barrel City<\/strong> (.149 \/ 5.71 \/ 7.05) fired a victorious shot in <strong>Saratoga Spgs., N.Y., Race 2<\/strong> at <strong>$23.48<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">At <strong>No. Randall, Ohio<\/strong>, your <strong>opener<\/strong> went to <strong>#7 Chardu<\/strong> (.381 \/ 1.62 \/ 2.07) at a sorry-not-sorry <strong>$10.40<\/strong>; completing your winning <strong>$20.40 exacta<\/strong> was <strong>#6 Native Lucci<\/strong> (.556 \/ 0.80 \/ 1.05), with the premium price on that comboa (comboa!) being $8.48. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A pair of Crazy 8s (that is, Race 8s) for you to end this Thursday now&#8230;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"612\" 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In terms of the sounds of this season, this tune holds-up quite well. It could have been the song for an advert for orange soda or something. 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