DT Contest - Week 5

[DerbyCat]

There were several races to choose from this week. I tried to spread it around the country and stick with route races. I'll update with PP's and other info as I find it but wanted to let you folks get started early.

Saturday, January 3rd

Gulfstream Park : Holy Bull Stakes
Race #7 Distance: 1 Mile

Post # Horse Jockey Weight
1 Pop Goes the Tiger Trujillo E 116
2 Scat Daddy Velazquez J R 120
3 Sam P. Bejarano R 118
4 One of the Best Coa E M 116
5 Drums of Thunder Cruz M R 120
6 Bold Start Desormeaux K J 118
7 Dukes Flying Tiger Nunez E O 116
8 Nobiz Like Shobiz Velasquez C 120


Santa Anita: Sham Stakes
Race # 7 Distance: 1 1/8 Mile
PP’s: http://www.santaanita.com/horsemen/stakes/shamstakesgradeiii-pp.pdf
(REMEMBER: These are nominees only in the PP's, make your picks based on the post positions below)

Post Horse Name Sex Weight Jockey Name
1 Ravel (KY) Colt 118 Garrett K. Gomez
2 Pirates Deputy (CA) Gelding 122 Victor Espinoza
3 Time Squared (NY) Colt 118 Julien R. Leparoux
4 Silent Soul (KY) Colt 118 Richard Migliore
5 Song of Navarone (KY) Colt 118 Jon Kenton Court
6 Liquidity (KY) Colt 118 Corey S. Nakatani
7 Kolo (KY) Colt 122 Jose Valdivia, Jr.


NOTE: CHANGE TO THIRD RACE IN THE CONTEST

Gulfstream Park : Swale Stakes
Race #5 Distance: 6 1/2 Furlongs
PP's : http://www.brisnet.com/Promo/Free_PPs/gpxcomp0203.pdf

# Horse Jockey Trainer Wt. Med. ML
1 Gunfight Prado E S Asmussen Steven M 116 L 6-1
2 Adore the Gold Velasquez C Gorham Michael E 118 L 3-1
3 First Cavalry Trujillo E Mogge Wayne D 116 L 20-1
4 Cowtown Cat Velazquez J R Sciametta, Jr. A J 116 L 5-2
5 Reata's Rocket Douglas R R Orseno Joseph 120 L 4-1
6 Forefathers Cruz M R Zito Nicholas P 116 L 4-1
7 Storm Trust Decarlo C P Sciametta, Jr. A J 116 L 6-1

[POINTGIVEN1985]

what contest ? how does it work ?

[DerbyCat]

what contest ? how does it work ?

The details are in the first weeks thread: http://derbytrail.com/forums/showthread.php?t=8417

Read through the past several weeks threads and you'll catch on real quick.

But here's the simple version - pick a horse in each race - you get whatever it pays (not literally, I'm not a bookie :eek: )

[2 Dollar Bill]

The details are in the first weeks thread: http://derbytrail.com/forums/showthread.php?t=8417



But here's the simple version - pick a horse in each race - you get whatever it pays (not literally, I'm not a bookie :eek: )

WAIT>>>> STOP THE PRESSES......... We dont get paid in Fantasy $$'s ?
:p

[timmgirvan]

DC: Turfway cancelled the weekend!....you want to put up a different race?

[2 Dollar Bill]

gulfstream race # 7
Nobiz Like Sobiz
Santa A. race #7
Time Squared

according to the last post there is No Turfway this weekend...?
Gulfstream race #5 Added race
Forefathers...

[GenuineRisk]

Gulfstream: Nobiz Like Showbiz

Santa Anita: Ravel

Turfway: Carnacks Choice (I let my husband pick that one. Right now he's wandering around the apartment repeating, "Eeeen-ba-sorrrr. Heeee's da behhhhst." It's like being with a racing Rainman.)

[DerbyCat]

(I let my husband pick that one. Right now he's wandering around the apartment repeating, "Eeeen-ba-sorrrr. Heeee's da behhhhst." It's like being with a racing Rainman.)

OMG! I almost wet myself when I read that! Believe it or not, I repeat the same thing whenever I like something - when Kenny M. said that I immediately love it! I still laugh so hard I turn red when I hear it. If I could get my cell phone to say that for my ring tone along with "Call to Post", I would be one happy camper!

Guess who my $$$ is on tomorrow?

[DerbyCat]

DC: Turfway cancelled the weekend!....you want to put up a different race?


Yes, let's do the Swale since it's at Gulfstream so that will make it easy for everyone... I'll modify the first post in the thread to note the change... thanks!

[GenuineRisk]

OMG! I almost wet myself when I read that! Believe it or not, I repeat the same thing whenever I like something - when Kenny M. said that I immediately love it! I still laugh so hard I turn red when I hear it. If I could get my cell phone to say that for my ring tone along with "Call to Post", I would be one happy camper!

Guess who my $$$ is on tomorrow?

Me too, not that I'm actually wagering any $$$ tomorrow. I'm so mad no TV stations here are carrying it. I'll have to tape the OTB channel. Lame.

And I desperately want the call to post for a ring tone, too!

[DerbyCat]

And I desperately want the call to post for a ring tone, too!

Actually, that one is easy to get (I found a place a while back where you can get it for $0.99)... I just want the addition of K.M. making his signature "Eeenbaasooooor" call - CLASSIC!

[timmgirvan]

GS5--GUNFIGHT alt FOREFATHERS GS7--SAM P alt BOLD START SA--RILEYS LIFE alt TIME SQUARED

[FreePersonalads]

Cowtown Cat- Storm Thrust
Sam P.- Nobiz Like Shobiz
Liquidity- Ravel

[Alydar]

Scat Daddy

Ravel

Adore The Gold

[miraja2]

Wow, this is the toughest week of the contest so far for me. The Sham is a particularly hard race to figure out. There are probably some nice value horses out there today, but I sure as hell can't figure out who they are, so I am going chalky this week.

Holy Bull - Scat Daddy (alternate: Nobiz Like Showbiz)
Sham - Time Squared (alternate: Liquidity)
Swale - Adore the Gold (alternate: Gunfight)

[WillSmith]

Nobiz Like Shobiz - Liquidity - Gunfight

[PeteMugg]

Nobiz Like Shobiz

Pirates Deputy


Reata's Rocket

[mclem10011]

Holly Bull- Nobiz Like Shobiz, completely towers over this group IMO.
Sham- Pirates Deputy
Swale- Cowtown Cat
Good Luck all!

[Hickory Hill Hoff]

COWTOWN CAT - Swale Stakes (alt. Adore the Gold)

SCAT DADDY - Holy Bull Stakes (alt. Nobiz Like Shobiz)

RAVEL - Sham Stakes (alt. Liquidity)

A "non-Pletcher" triple!

[GenuineRisk]

Holy Bull: Nobiz Like Shobiz
Shame: Ravel
Swale: Gunfight (also picked by husband, because "Prado's riding him." I guess he DOES listen to my horseracing chatter sometimes)

I guess I should pick alternates, just in case:

Sam P
Liquidity
Adore the Gold

[AngelSita]

Holy Bull - Scat Daddy (alt. Nobiz Like Shobiz)
Sham - Ravel (alt. Time Squared)
Swale - Adore the Gold (alt. Cowtown Cat)

[Sightseek]

Holy Bull - Sam P
Sham - Time Squared
Swale - Forefathers

[paisjpq]

swale: Forefathers...alt. cowtowncat
HolyBull: NoBiz...alt. Scat Daddy
Sham: Ravel...alt. Pirates Deputy

[dftwhbvxlcklop]

Holy Bull #8 No Biz Like Show Biz
Sham #1 RAVEL
webn #5 Cobrador

[Holland Hacker]

Here are my picks for week five.

Nobiz like show biz

Silent Soul

Cowtown Cat

[swedejxn]

Roll the Dice with.....

Bold Start.... alt Drums of Thunder

Time Squared alt Pirates Deputy

Forefathers alt... adore the gold...


Go Bears...

[SniperSB23]

Holy Bull - Bold Start
Sham - Time Squared
Swale - Adore the Gold

[estreetposse]

Holy Bull: Nobiz Like Showbiz
Sham: Pirates Deputy
Swale: Adore the Gold


-bt-

[DerbyCat]

GS R5 (Swale): #4 Cowtown... alt. Gunfight
GS R7 (Holy Bull): #8 Nobiz... alt. Bold Start
SA R7 (Sham): #3 Time Squared... alt. Ravel

[Buffymommy]

Here are my picks:

Holy Bull-NoBiz Like Shobiz

Sham-Silent Soul

Swale-Forefathers


These are the picks my nephew made (he is 7 years old and he wanted to pick some horses too.) Now watch him kick all of our butts!

Holy Bull-Drums of Thunder

Sham-Silent Soul

Swale-Storm Trust

[cal828]

Swale: Cowtown Cat
HolyB : Scat Daddy
Sham: Ravel

[saucon17]

Swale: Adore The Gold
Holy Bull: Bold Start
Sham Stakes: Silent Soul

[ruslist]

Holy Bull Nobiz Like Shobiz (alt) Drums Of Thunder
Sham Liquidity (alt) Ravel
Wben Loose Leaf (alt) Cajun Mon

[paisjpq]

swale: Forefathers...alt. cowtowncat
HolyBull: NoBiz...alt. Scat Daddy
Sham: Ravel...alt. Pirates Deputy
please edit...I want scat daddy not nobiz...

[DerbyCat]

Miraja2 was able to maintain his lead after a three contest race Saturday, with AngelSita and Paisjpq still holding steady in the place and show positions. A very strong showing by first-timer Robfla... and for all of those who had Buffymommy's 7 year old nephew pick better than you - just remember, we're getting him hooked on the horses early so all of you can take his money at the windows later when he's a bit older and addicted to this! :D (J/K Buffy!)


Here are todays totals and the current standings:

# DT Member Swale Holy Bull Sham TOTAL
1 Miraja2 $13.60 $2.10 $0.00 $161.40
2 AngelSita $13.60 $2.10 $14.60 $136.10
3 Paisjpq $7.00 $2.10 $14.60 $114.20
4 Hickory Hill Hoff $2.20 $2.10 $14.60 $97.80
5 Mclem10011 $2.20 $8.50 $0.00 $83.50
6 Swedejxn $7.00 $0.00 $0.00 $83.10
7 DaHoss9698 $7.00 $2.10 $14.60 $79.20
8 BT $13.60 $8.50 $0.00 $65.30
9 Buffymommy $7.00 $8.50 $0.00 $61.80
10 Alydar $13.60 $2.10 $14.60 $61.50
11 PeteMugg $0.00 $8.50 $0.00 $61.20
12 Merasmag NP $11.80 $5.60 $60.70
13 Sightseek $7.00 $0.00 $0.00 $57.80
14 2 Dollar Bill $7.00 $8.50 $0.00 $50.60
15 Cal828 $2.20 $2.10 $14.60 $48.50
16 GenuineRisk $0.00 $8.50 $14.60 $47.70
17 SniperSB23 $13.60 $0.00 $0.00 $39.50
18 Ninetoone NP NP NP $37.40
19 Derbycat $2.20 $8.50 $0.00 $37.30
20 nwaryas $2.20 $0.00 $5.60 $34.70
21 Ramone44 NP $8.50 $5.60 $34.30
22 Saucon17 $13.60 $0.00 $0.00 $31.20
23 TitanSooner NP NP NP $27.90
24 1 dollar pick 3 NP $8.50 $14.60 $23.10
25 Timmgirvan $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $19.20
26 Robfla $0.00 $8.50 $5.60 $14.10
27 PackerBacker7964 NP NP NP $12.80
28 CannonShell NP NP NP $12.30
29 Buffy's 7 y.o. Nephew $0.00 $11.80 $0.00 $11.80
30 Manila Rose NP NP NP $10.80
31 Holland Hacker $2.20 $8.50 $0.00 $10.70
32 Danzig188 NP NP NP $9.40
33 CeeJay NP NP NP $3.30
34 KirisClown NP NP NP $2.80
35 Thunder Gulch NP NP NP $2.00

As always, if you see that I made a mistake on your total, send me a PM and let me know, I'll fix it ASAP!

[paisjpq]

please edit...I want scat daddy not nobiz...
never second guess, never second guess, never second guess....:rolleyes:

[miraja2]

and for all of those who had Buffymommy's 7 year old nephew pick better than you - just remember, we're getting him hooked on the horses early so all of you can take his money at the windows later when he's a bit older and addicted to this!

I'm just glad the kid missed the first 4 weeks of the contest because otherwise he would probably beat me in the overall standings. Hey, he might anyway.
Scat Daddy and a maiden? What was I thinking?

[GenuineRisk]

Note to self: Do not let husband pick my horses anymore. I went two for three this time, and my choice in the race I let him pick was the winner. Just because he can say "Eeenvasor... heeeee's da behhhhhst" should not count for anything...

Though, quite frankly, this was probably luck for me. Nobiz is my current fave for the Derby (subject to change, I'm sure) and I like Ravel for no reason I can explain. Either way, BuffyM is still kicking my ass. ;)

[Buffymommy]

Note to self: Do not let husband pick my horses anymore. I went two for three this time, and my choice in the race I let him pick was the winner. Just because he can say "Eeenvasor... heeeee's da behhhhhst" should not count for anything...

Though, quite frankly, this was probably luck for me. Nobiz is my current fave for the Derby (subject to change, I'm sure) and I like Ravel for no reason I can explain. Either way, BuffyM is still kicking my ass. ;)


Hey! I only beat my nephew by a couple of bucks. I may just let him start picking my horses for me. :)

Hee hee. His mom isn't going to let me babysit anymore if I get him hooked on this!

[miraja2]

I like Ravel for no reason I can explain.

Any horse that is by FuPeg & out of a G2 winning mare by AP Indy, AND has already won on dirt & poly, AND has already proven that he can handle both graded stakes competion & going 9 furlongs........is a horse worth liking.

[GenuineRisk]

Any horse that is by FuPeg & out of a G2 winning mare by AP Indy, AND has already won on dirt & poly, AND has already proven that he can handle both graded stakes competion & going 9 furlongs........is a horse worth liking.

And he has a cool name. :) Seriously, though, I just haven't had time to follow the 3-year-olds as closely as I'd like, so I don't feel very solid yet on who they are. Thanks for reminding me!

[Hickory Hill Hoff]

And he has a cool name. :) Seriously, though, I just haven't had time to follow the 3-year-olds as closely as I'd like, so I don't feel very solid yet on who they are. Thanks for reminding me!

He is (RAVEL) the first serious contender on the T.C. trail, Nobiz Like Shobiz is logical and still is green.
RAVEL is bred to get the distance and the early price should be slightly better (even though Pletcher) in the first Derby future pool.

[GenuineRisk]

He is (RAVEL) the first serious contender on the T.C. trail, Nobiz Like Shobiz is logical and still is green.
RAVEL is bred to get the distance and the early price should be slightly better (even though Pletcher) in the first Derby future pool.

Well, cool. That'll give me two to root for (so far). :)

[2 Dollar Bill]

never second guess, never second guess, never second guess....:rolleyes:
What happen your dart board is broken ? :D