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Old 04-28-2007, 11:35 AM
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I hope so.

I honestly tried my best. I spent like eight hours each week ( or should I say " wasted " eight hours each week ) handicapping those cards.
I'm sure you were unhappy with your results, but at least you beat the track take. You lost $7.40 on $96 worth of bets. That's -7.7%. Where's that 8% rebate when you need it!

So even on an off day, you cut the track take in half.

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Old 04-28-2007, 11:40 AM
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No problem with the instructions.

Good luck - someone here get hot and win this 10k!
It's probably going to take a +$100 or more finish. The 2 prelim winners were +$91 and +$158.80. There will be fewer entries this week, but I'm thinking it will still take more than +$100.

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Old 04-28-2007, 11:51 AM
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Dunbar - thanks. It's going to be tough for sure.

If Hollywood is playing like it did yesterday look for some
longshots there - it looks like we need a few to get
those numbers.
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Old 04-28-2007, 02:30 PM
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There are 236 people in the Finals. At -$4, I am currently 43rd (probably in a big tie.)

The leader has +$29 before the first mandatory race. 25th place is +3.60.

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Old 04-28-2007, 02:50 PM
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There are 236 people in the Finals. At -$4, I am currently 43rd (probably in a big tie.)

The leader has +$29 before the first mandatory race. 25th place is +3.60.

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The "43rd" doesn't tell you much. I just realized that they do not figure in how many people are tied. Right now there are 5 people tied for "24th", but someone else is 25th. The "25th" person is actually 49th!

Also, there are 320 people in the Finals, not 236. The "236" must have been how many people had picked a race before the 1st mandatory race.

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Old 04-28-2007, 03:30 PM
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Just hit a nice one at Tampa to get in top 15 for now.

But still way behind because it looks like 5 or 6 people had
the $73 horse in the Hawthorne 5th - damn, Bombs Away!!!!
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Old 04-28-2007, 04:46 PM
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Just hit a nice one at Tampa to get in top 15 for now.

But still way behind because it looks like 5 or 6 people had
the $73 horse in the Hawthorne 5th - damn, Bombs Away!!!!
Excellent! Do you have any shots left?

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Old 04-28-2007, 05:28 PM
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30th now, still have 2 optionals - using at Hollywood 6th and 10th.
But still @ $70 away from top five.
Basically need a miracle.
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Old 04-28-2007, 05:44 PM
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30th now, still have 2 optionals - using at Hollywood 6th and 10th.
But still @ $70 away from top five.
Basically need a miracle.
We needed a 40-1 miracle from the get go!

I have Holywood 6,8,9 left. But might need 2 miracles!

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Old 04-28-2007, 05:57 PM
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We needed a 40-1 miracle from the get go!

I have Holywood 6,8,9 left. But might need 2 miracles!

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Yep, 6th and 9th for me.

No 10th as I mistakenly said above
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Old 04-28-2007, 08:18 PM
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nada.

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