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Old 01-14-2016, 06:18 PM
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LOL, even in a 3-horse race, neither of us picked the winner!

There were only 574 players that used the 1st race. More than that picked either Carlot Cowboy in the 2nd or Eddie Haskel in the 6th.
I know, I was pretty amazed when I looked at the popular picks page and saw that Carlot Cowboy was the most popular pick of the day, and that my pick, who was virtually assured of being successful, was only the 6th most popular pick of the day. You know I don't consider field size to be the most important consideration, but if they give you a chance where you are assured of being correct, you have to take it, yet many people missed with Eddie Haskell and to a lesser degree Guns Loaded.

There were 16 11/11 streaks when today started, I'd be curious to see how many (if any) were ended today when they didn't have to be.
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Old 01-15-2016, 06:15 AM
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There were 16 11/11 streaks when today started, I'd be curious to see how many (if any) were ended today when they didn't have to be.
Now there are just 12 with 12/12. I suspect a lot of people pick early, before scratches are listed. I often do that myself until I'm in a position where I think I have a real chance at a prize.

I may not pick a horse today. Gotta protect my 3/3, lol!
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Old 01-15-2016, 12:02 PM
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Race 4

#5 Blue Chat

Good luck!

Improved by over 300 spots yesterday, going from 986 to 683. Still have a lot of ground to make up but considering I was in 3200th place just a few days ago, I'm pretty pleased.
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Old 01-15-2016, 03:11 PM
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Race 4

#5 Blue Chat

Good luck!

Improved by over 300 spots yesterday, going from 986 to 683. Still have a lot of ground to make up but considering I was in 3200th place just a few days ago, I'm pretty pleased.
I'm sitting pretty in 1467th place. Maybe I should have picked today, to help my total wins (743rd) and total places (687th) rankings!

good luck with Blue Chat.
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Old 01-16-2016, 02:45 PM
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Going for 4/4 today with Tiz a Billy in Race 2.
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Old 01-17-2016, 02:26 PM
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Going for 4/4 today with Tiz a Billy in Race 2.
Going for 5/5 today. Only 578 players in front of me! (not counting tiebreakers)

Race 5, #2, Mighty Mousse
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Old 01-18-2016, 12:08 PM
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Keep up the good work!

Back up to two in a row after Friday's miss, going today with Bistro Lights in the 4th.
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