12.08.2018 Points Results
 

Los Alamitos Race Course R1

2 Swallows Inn Gal
4 Greater Glory
6 K P's Smokin

1 cal828 CXB 5
1 DonGuido-DC CXA 5
1 JolyP CXA 5
1 Plenilune CXA 5
1 Real Quiet BXA 5
1 RUFFIAN-333 CXA 5
1 ElPrado XBX 2
1 Roamin42 XXC 1

Los Alamitos Race Course R2

6 Scouted
2 Grandpa Louie
5 Lieutenant Dan

2 Plenilune BAX 17 22
2 cal828 ACX 15 20
2 JolyP ACX 15 20
2 RUFFIAN-333 ACX 15 20
2 Real Quiet AXX 10 15
2 DonGuido-DC BCX 7 12
2 ElPrado XXC 1 3
2 Roamin42 XXA 1 2

Los Alamitos Race Course R3

3 Optimum
1 Captain N. Barron
2 Irish Ballad

Scratched: 11 12

3 cal828 ABX 25 45
3 Plenilune ACX 15 37
3 RUFFIAN-333 AXX 10 30
3 JolyP BCX 7 27
3 Real Quiet BCX 7 22
3 DonGuido-DC CBX 7 19
3 ElPrado CXX 3 6
3 Roamin42 XAX 2 4

Los Alamitos Race Course R4

5 Master Ruler
7 Love Your Life
DH1 From the Distance
DH2 Michael Mundo

Scratched: 4

4 Plenilune ACB 30 67
4 cal828 CAB 20 65
4 RUFFIAN-333 CXB 5 35
4 JolyP XCB 5 32
4 Real Quiet XCB 5 27
4 DonGuido-DC XBA 5 24
4 ElPrado XBC 5 11
4 Roamin42 CXB 5 9

Los Alamitos Race Course R5 Los Alamitos Cash Call Futurity G1

1 Improbable
6 Mucho Gusto
5 Extra Hope

5 cal828 ABX 25 90
5 Plenilune ACX 15 82
5 JolyP ABC 35 67
5 RUFFIAN-333 ACB 30 65
5 DonGuido-DC ABX 25 49
5 Real Quiet BAX 17 44
5 Roamin42 ABX 25 34
5 ElPrado BAX 17 28

Los Alamitos Race Course R6

4 Scathing
3 Christy Jackson
8 Princess Kendra

Scratched: 5

6 cal828 XBX 2 92
6 Plenilune XXB 1 83
6 JolyP XXC 1 68
6 RUFFIAN-333 XXB 1 66
6 DonGuido-DC XXC 1 50
6 Real Quiet XCX 2 46
6 Roamin42 XXX 0 34
6 ElPrado XCX 2 30

Los Alamitos Race Course R7 Starlet S. G1

6 Chasing Yesterday
5 Enaya Alrabb
2 Mother Mother

7 cal828 AXX 10 102
7 Plenilune BXC 5 88
7 JolyP AXC 12 80
7 RUFFIAN-333 AXB 12 78
7 Real Quiet BCA 20 66
7 DonGuido-DC BXA 5 55
7 ElPrado AXC 12 42
7 Roamin42 CXX 3 37

If you didn't watch this race check out the replay. It was a nail-biter to the wire! So exciting!
https://www.bloodhorse.com/horse-rac...7/starlet-s-g1

Los Alamitos Race Course R8

4 King Abner
5 Mercer Island
12 Sheer Flattery

Scratched: 2 3

8 cal828 XAX 2 104
8 Plenilune ACX 15 103
8 JolyP BAX 17 97
8 RUFFIAN-333 BCX 7 85
8 Real Quiet BAX 17 83
8 DonGuido-DC BXX 3 58
8 Roamin42 AXX 10 47
8 ElPrado XXX 0 42

Los Alamitos Race Course R9

10 Spend It
4 Bitter Ring Home
5 Brahms Forest

cal828 breaks his maiden and wins this week! Plenilune runs for second. JolyB is under the wire for third. RUFFIAN-333 nicely rounds out the super.

1 cal828 XBX 2 106
2 Plenilune XXX 0 103
3 JolyP CXX 3 100
4 RUFFIAN-333 CBX 7 92

9 Real Quiet CBX 7 90
9 DonGuido-DC BAX 17 75
9 Roamin42 BXX 3 50
9 ElPrado CBX 7 49

Colossal Cal
 

MEOWZADOODLES MAGICK :zz:

“CAT-LYSTIC” CONGRATS TO A CHARISMATIC CAL :tro:

MY “INNER CHEETAH” CAME UP SNOOZIN INSTEAD OF SIZZLIN :eek: :(

Thank you ma'am. Had to happen sooner or later by luck, which it probably was, if for no other reason. Wish I had some of that luck for the ROI. Always seem to lose to some outrageous longshot that prevents me from winning the horizontal and vertical bets. I think I'll have to start employing the all button or do like some others here and do straight bets, although, I don't think that would have helped me in this last contest as the win candidates I liked didn't run that well.

I hope that you don't give up on the horizontal or vertical bets too quickly, Cal. I've always felt (and probably mentioned once too often) that the ROI contest is a wonderful opportunity for us to attempt to structure wagers that our bankrolls might not let us try in the real world. That especially applies to the more exotic wagers, either trifectas and supers, or pick 3's and 4's.

I hear what you are saying about the "all" button, or as I like to call it, the "mostly all" button, thinking that there are often some absolute throwouts that can keep the cost of a ticket from getting out of hand. My problem in the horizontal wagers is trying so hard to "have it", I will include a few too many combinations and if several short priced winners come in, I will end up with a winning ticket that cost me more than the payoff. It happened to me again this past Saturday with the early pick 4.

My belief is that in handicapping, the easiest part of the equation is selecting the horses. The most difficult part by far has to do with managing your money to be able to show a profit. The ROI helps us toward that goal.

Oh, yes, congrats on a well earned win in the Points contest.

Congrats on the win Cal. Nicely played. On your pick 4 Joly I was a bit surprised it paid so little.

Thanks and Thanks

Me too.:( Many players apparently treated Improbable as a free square and used much thinner tickets than I did.