New Contest @ Monmouth Park
 

Called Survival @ the Shore

contest starts 5/26-9/2/07

register @ Monmuthpark.com

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Monmouth Park Survival at the shore starts today. Don't forget to make you picks!

The only good news I've had this week: out of 2500 contestants still alive, I'm only $2 out of the top 8 (they don't list further than that, so I don't know exactly where I stand).

Hey, it's better than nothing:rolleyes:

Just wait and see how many start dropping, when they forget to put their bets in for the first week of weekday racing.

You can view everyones stats here
http://www.monmouthpark.com/survival...eaderboard.asp
Nice going so far. Still a long way to go but you're in the running for the weekly prize.

I used:

Stretchin' North 4
Truer Than True 7
Disastrous Storm 8

Yep, already forgot about it!

Well, I was going for prices... so I barely survived with a 2nd in the 4th race... congrats BWS, you are a man of your word.

I was actually thinking about it a whole lot, but that site is blocked at my work so I could never make picks at work and would forget by the time I got home.

Oh well, it happens every time!

I was in 143rd place entering today, barely hanging in on Friday (only got a third place horse). Swept all 3 today.

978th after today, but still alive! I like this contest. You have to pick your spots to go for a price. They've done a pretty good job selecting wide open races. I thought it might have been over for me on Friday as well, but More than a Feelin saved me.

I moved up to #11 overall, after a 3-3 $69 day. I think I'm starting to feel the pressure:eek:

I'm in 307. I like this contest... more to it than just staying alive.

Early nods for tomorrow

5th...Ambling Rose 4-1 Pams Girl 7-2
8th Hopes and Dreams 5-2 Regina Madre 9-2
9th Primo Nova 5-2 Rymar 8-1

May Take Rymar as my "Money" pick of the day...

Usually pick the likely two winners and play one with odds... The only way to win this thing is to pull a few big money horses to boost the bankroll and use the chalk to keep you in the game...

Becareful with making picks early. There was alot of heavy rain here Sunday night and most of all day Monday. They would have been off the old turf couse for a week. The new course takes the water much better, but they might be in baby the turf course mode because of the Breeders Cup. It sucks making picks for the turf and they end up off it and you end up with the post time favorite. I expect to get knocked out, but I want it to be with horses I like.

I will hesitantly release my picks for tomorrow:rolleyes: , which I have made foolishly early. I actually haven't "handicapped" since the opening of the contest. I have used my superb knowledge of Monmouth's trainers and jockeys, as well as my library-like memory of Monmouth's horses ( ah, screw it, nobody believes this crap, would ya believe dumb luck:) ).
Race 5: Sister Silver, only because of Perkins.
Race 8: Hopes and Dreams, due to the red-hot Stanley Hough.
Race 9: Dixie Two Thousand, due to the red-hot Scott Volk.
Hopefully, one of these horses will hit the board, so I can continue the "quest".

Hah!! Still alive, a place, a win, and a scratch... not much money, but live to pick another day. Moved up 1 spot to 10th place.

staying alive is what it's all about bro.... hit a shot here and there and you will win the dang thing.... keep up the good pickin

6-8-07... Still Alive! dropped from 10 to 17 yesterday, back to #11 today.

Lost alot of people today. All three favorites off the board!

Today's picks: Green Line in the 4th, Just for Lust in the 6th, and Audacious Chloe in the 9th. Just looking to stay alive today, no prices in these picks.

The ONLY thing good to come out of yesterday, is I stayed alive in this contest. 3 out of the top 5 leaders are OUT of the contest, only 644 remain. In a strange "coincidence", the 3 leaders still in the contest all used a 25-1 first time starter yesterday, who obviously won and paid big baloons... Hmmm, ponderous:rolleyes:

Moved back up to 7th place yesterday. Today is the toughest set of races they've put together so far (CHEAP claimers, cheap allowance). I feel the least confident going in to today. Which means either 3 for 3, or OUT! I'm hoping for 3 for 3.
Nonchalant in the 2nd, Buffalo Paul in the 4th, and Medford Junction in the 6th.

two 3rd place finishers, alive to pick another day!

I am way back in 65 but I am still playing:D

Not bad Lava, or should I say Birdsfan5;) Only 451 left playing. I dropped back to 12th.

After a rotten weekend, just barely stayed alive today, catching only the 1-2 winner of the 10th race... dropped down to 17th place. Only 398 remaining players. Lava, I see you stayed alive by scratching into the winner of the 9th. I saw Trippi's Storm was scratched, and changed my pick to Interpetation:mad:

Yup I got lucky today but I will take it.

Still alive after yesterday's strange races, but Free-Falling to 25th! Parachute please... only 12 bucks out of top 10, but I need to hit something good today!