{"id":29293,"date":"2026-08-17T16:33:10","date_gmt":"2026-08-17T23:33:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cynthiapublishing.com\/hp_wordpress\/?p=29293"},"modified":"2026-08-17T16:33:13","modified_gmt":"2026-08-17T23:33:13","slug":"first-post-monday-august-17-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cynthiapublishing.com\/hp_wordpress\/2026\/08\/17\/first-post-monday-august-17-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"First Post: Monday, August 17, 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Reading >>>>>> rawdogging<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

A jumbo jet airplane is not nearly as quiet as a library; nonetheless, the conditions for long, absorbed, uninterrupted stretches of high-intensity reading are nearly as good at 30,000-ft. as they are among the stacks & shelves on terra firma<\/em>. Every time we\u2019re on a several-hours-long nonstop flight, we cannot help but do our best consumption of the written word. Even better, thanks to some useful technology, we can actually munch on airline-sized bags of pretzels & biscuits while simultaneously turning to the next page! This is one of the greatest combinations known to man: feeding the mental mind while at the same time nourishing (loosely speaking) the physical body. Soaring!<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

From six-miles-high to sea-level and now back to our standard elevation of approx. 1,150-ft., from LAX to LIH and back to LAX and finally Upper Nichols Canyon, across the North Pacific and then down on the rock and back to warm & Golden West, we\u2019re trying to resume normal service after reacclimatizing to travel velocities slower than 600mph and stateside time-zones. So here\u2019s what some of Monday\u2019s races brought…<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Hendo., Ky.<\/strong>, opener<\/strong> had #6 Midnight Vengeance<\/strong> (.226 Win Prob \/ 3.42-1 Fair Odds \/ 4.18-1 Premium Odds) bringing the Witching Hour to his rivals at $13.26<\/strong>. In Race 5<\/strong> there, a washed-off-the-turf race resulted in #10 West Coast Dream<\/strong> (!) (.342 \/ 1.92 \/ 2.42) realizing a low-priced-overlay score at $6.88<\/strong>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

#2 Stjames<\/strong> (.359 \/ 1.79 \/ 2.18) won Race 2<\/strong> out of Canandaigua, N.Y.<\/strong>, for Newcastle United Football Club at $6.16<\/strong>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Back to bidness-as-usual at Cornwells Hts., Penna.<\/strong>, now, with the opener<\/strong> being won by #3 Extrasexyzqteepeye<\/strong> (.216 \/ 3.63 \/ 4.42) at $11.60<\/strong>. In Race 9<\/strong>, #6 Smallchangegeep<\/strong> (.288 \/ 2.47 \/ 2.96) paid a little bit better than that in a $9.60<\/strong> victory.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

To the other end of The Keystone State now for Erie\u2019s Race 2<\/strong>, which #3 She\u2019s Lit<\/strong> (.210 \/ 3.76 \/ 4.71) won for Jane Austen (?), Geo. Eliot (!) & Virginia Woolf (?!?!) at $15.20<\/strong>. In Race 5<\/strong>, #8 Traveller<\/strong> (.309 \/ 2.24 \/ 2.79) won it for the mascot of the Univ. of So. Calif. at $11.40<\/strong>. In Race 7<\/strong>, #2 Justifiable Steel<\/strong> (.257 \/ 2.89 \/ 3.67) won it for Pittsburgh, Penna., at $15-even<\/strong>; completing your winning $35-even exacta<\/strong> was #7 Modarosa<\/strong> (.405 \/ 1.47 \/ 1.81), with the premium price on that comboa (comboa!) being $20.62.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Finally from No. Randall, Ohio<\/strong>, it was #6 Quick Recovery<\/strong> (.236 \/ 3.24 \/ 4.08) taking the sixth<\/strong> for anabolic steroids & various other beefroids at $13-even<\/strong>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Here\u2019s your nightcap from The Mountain<\/strong> tonight…<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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New BestLine Output: 17Aug26 8Mnr<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

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