I'm in 6th now, 50 points back.

I have five horses left still, and only one 1 other person in the top 18 has as many runners left.

I don't think I will get beat up this month, as bad as I thought I might going into last weekend.

The Latent Heat guy with multiple entries seems to have guessed right, Frankel is now intending to run him in the San Carlos--and probably will unless he gets an unfavorable weight assignment---or the horse doesn't come into the race doing outstanding.

I think I recall seeing Latent Heat worked in the last few days. Nice job in 6th...I'm at 71 or so with only one horse left to run in the month and she'll probably get her butt handed to her by Pussycat Doll.

I don't think Pussycat Doll was nominated to the Fritchie at Laurel, I think she might be staying home this weekend

Hopefully that means good things for Silmaril.

725 in the two leagues I didn't change my lineup that one day which puts me in 91st. 935 in the one I did change that would put me just behind Drugs in 7th. I have Siren Lure, Ah Day, Einstein and Dreadnaught left this month.

A lot of people didn't really understand how you can completely change your lineup each month, therefor took horses the first month that didn't even race

That is what has me so far back. I set my stable and didnt bother to read the dang rules. Oh well I guess that is what I get huh? And I also didnt realize that this month you could have switched your horses twice, once at the start of the month and then right after all the big races on Sat. Double crap. Now that is what I get for not paying attention I guess.

Pussycat Doll wasn't supplemented to Saturday's Grade 2 Barbara Fritchie at Laurel---which should make Silmaril's job a little easier.

I made one mess up, it was between Jan 2nd-to-Jan 5th, which probably cost me only 20 or 30 points max....but after I saw my ranking falling, I started to realize you could make day-to-day changes before the 5th of the month.

Luckily for me, there weren't many points to be gained at that time. Mostly jockey and trainer points, and one "Grade 2 category" horse ran 2nd in a 65K AQU stake.

I think March is going to be the month where things really get shaken up.
Even if you were slow to start, the lack of Graded Stakes races in JAN and FEB made it difficult to make progress. It seemed everyone had nearly the same stable of G1 horses, and a few in the G2 group as well.

By my count, there's seven..... yes seven Gr 1 or II races the weekend of March 3rd (during the all important add/drop period) and nearly 40 graded stakes races for the entire month of March.
No longer will you see so many people with the similar stables.
Plenty of opportunities to move up or down.

Those who have Dreaming of Anna be advised she is entered this Sunday in the turf stakes at GP.

I really hope things don't get shaken up that much---as I will be the leader going into March.

But, I feel kind of like I'm setting a real slow pace on the lead....as I've lost a few key photos, and made a few mistakes and fell into a few traps. Hopefully I can have a big March and get a lot of seperation.

I think a lot of people sitting from like 12th-to-75th will now start to take a lot of chances....a few of them will be rewarded and shoot way up in the standings, but a good deal of them will probably miss, and take themselves out of it.

Anyone who isn't in the top 20 at the end of March will probably be too far back to win.

Yeah, congrats on first but I must admit I'm a bit surprised there aren't people with a lot more points too. I'm sitting in 76th in the public league despite losing all those points on March 3rd where I only set my lineup in one of the three leagues. In that one I'm right at 1,000 which would put me in 5th in the public and I've made my share of mistakes (besides the obvious devestating one). I'm kind of torn at this point between taking risks on the extremely slim chance I can make a move or just playing it straight and seeing how many points I can get in my thoroughbrednet group so I can really kick myself in the end. There are so many races in March that I can probably play it straight and still have different horses from a lot of the people ahead of me. But if I get the chance to pick against an expected chalk horse I don't particularly like I will probably do so. I think you can be lower than 20th in March and still crack the money but it will be extremely difficult to win unless you catch an unlikely Derby/Preakness winner.

The key is trying to find out who is going to be running in all the big races towards the end of the month.
And the other is really being at the mercy of who TVG adds to the list of G1 horses. With deep fields expected for the G1 Kilroe Mile, GP Handicap, Santa Anita handicap, etc... it would be nice if there was more to choose from than Lava Man in the G1 group.

I am going to try to be one of the smart ones and change my horses twice this weekend.hehe I am getting my list of horses running over the whole weekend together. I got slammed by the ones that did this last month.

Yes...tons of point opportunities this weekend, and then you can reload your stable on Monday for the rest of March (assuming points have been awarded and updated).
One interesting note. The Florida Derby is on March 31st this year, forcing you to hang on to your favorite horses from the Hutcheson and/or Fountain of Youth.
There's well over 20 Grade1 and Grade2 races in March, and a slew of G3s and other stakes. If you guess wrong on a few races, you can really get buried due to so many opportunties for everyone to get points.

The Three Year old Fantasy Contest will be available for sign-up this week-end too.

Looks like they only added G2 horses this time around.

Yes, that's hilarious...
Give us 150 horses to choose from that are potentially running in March in the G2 area, and give us maybe 10 to choose from in the g1.
They still have horses that are well into their retirement listed, then they don't even add Corinthian, who will be the favorite in the GP handicap this weekend.
It's a free contest, so I'm not complaining, it just seems simple to categorize the horses in a more logical manner.

They didn't add Corinthian?! :eek:

Trying to debate if it's worth adding the Delta horses for tomorrow, then having to stay up on the East Coast to change em' AFTER they officially score.

Eh, I'm 85th. I'm out of it anyway.

My stable....
 

Nobiz Like Shobiz
Lava Man
Great Hunter
Adore the Gold


Birdbirdistheword
Rehoboth
E Z Warrior
Weigellia
Latent Heat
Storm in May

Jockeys- Eddie Castro
Kent Desormeax
Trainers- Todd Pletcher
Barclay Tagg
I joined later however, so my ranking blows! Lookin forward to seeing how it will change after this weekend. Lookin forward to seeing Birdbirdistheword in the Louisana Derby.

All I have to say is thank goodness my boyfriend plays this as well because for the next 3 days I'll be devoted to the Contest, but those are some decent prizes to be battling for!

I'm not too many in front of you and still feel that we both have a pretty good shot. Not having Latent Heat at all stung, but if you look at the points, someone could make some serious ground in the Triple Crown races.

Yeah I know...I should have pulled the trigger but I have to be at work early Saturday.

I'll have to make up for it with the rest of my March picks!

So I made a pretty big move into 59th, however, if I had the same points as in a private league I'd be 11th.

TVG took FOREVER to credit the stables tonight...I got my Bagdaria points, but I dropped No Sleep 40 seconds after midnight and didn't get her points....doubtful I get the points for Bayeux too now :mad: Big gamble trying to get the points tonight but it paid off pretty well with this one exception.

Scat Daddy...on the bench :(

AND KIP DEVILLE...WHEN I COULD HAVE SWAPPED HIM FOR THE SCRATCHED ARSON SQUAD!!!

Anyone got any bright ideas for mapping out March?

Got some nice points yesterday (missed having scat daddy), but had Molengo, Silent Name, Bayeux, etc..
Gained some more ground today with Silver tree, Old dodge and Wait a While.
Still not quite in the top 100, but hopefully March will be a better month.

It's tough. Time to guess who is in the Florida Derby on March 31st...
There's so many G1 and G2 races left (with fields TBD) that you can either go the safe route and take obvious picks (Any given saturday in the Tampa Bay Derby) or take some chances on horses who can win G1s later in the month, but may not end up making the race.

Agreed. Or load up on the horses who are nominated and likely to run next weekend.

Three year olds are a catch 22 - you can get a good idea for where they are bring pointed (unlike some of the older horses) but any minor injury or change and you might get nothing for a whole month.

The 3-year olds are pretty well mapped out for the next 2 weekends, as are the stakes at Fairgrounds and Santa Anita (and Oaklawn in 2 weeks).
That's where most of the people will load up.
If you can find a few horses towards the end of the month, you could do realyl well.

My Stable for the rest of March.
Still can't quite break the top 100, but hoping March is a better month.
Took some obvious chances with the GII stable, and must have changed my lineup 4 times yesterday. :confused:

G1
Balance
Round Pond
Circular Quay
Appealing Zophie
Adore the Gold

Grade II
Zanjero
Master Command
Leah's Secret
Ermine
Rags to Riches
Stormy Kiss
Any Given Saturday


Garrett Gomez
David Flores

Todd Pletcher
Nicholas Zito

I went with:

Balance
Appealing Zophie
Round Pond
Cash Included
Adore the Gold

Sugar Shake
Rags to Riches
Master Command
Obrigado (FR)
Any Limit
Magnolia Jackson
Notional

Gomez
Flores

Pletcher
J Jerkens

GI
1 Circular Quay
2 Balance
3 Round Pond
4 King's Drama
5 Scat Daddy

Grade II
1 Master Command
2 Rags to Riches
3 Attila's Storm
4 Sugar Shake
5 Notable Guest
6 Ermine
7 Noble Court

Moved up to 52nd...not sure how much the point positioning will change through the month as it seems most in the Top 50 have the same horses give or take a Scat Daddy or an Adore the Gold. Leah's Secret is the biggest hope I have to make a move...Go Girl Go! :D

Obrigado to Dubai. Wonderful, he was one I was counting on to take down that G2 and give me some points that most ahead of me wouldn't get.

I'm relying on Noble Court and Notable Guest to make up any ground.

I'm 48th but everyone has the same horses....

I am hoping for Jambalaya to help me make up ground. I took a shot that he will enter into the Pan American.

Is there a DT league here for the 3 year old challenge game coming up on the 31st?

No DT league as of yet, but I'm sure someone will set something up.

April is going to be a strange month for this contest. For the first time, there's literally no stakes races bring run within the first 5 days of the month that qualify (Sunday's races on April 1 won't count unless a horse is running that you already had in your stable from March).

Everyone will be well aware who is running in all the G1 derby preps, but if you choose wrong, you could be in trouble. Lots of big (non derby prep) races at Aqueduct, Keenland and Oaklawn this month, too.

I went from having a 7 point lead going into March to having a 6 point lead going into April. The 2nd place guy didn't use Round Pond---if she didn't tank I would be in great shape. The 3rd place guy is over 100 points back.

I liked Ketchican A LOT more than Circular Quay in the LA Derby---but, because of the styles of the two horses, I went with the tact of using CQ and not Ketchican---and making Al Stall my secondary trainer. However, I think it might have been a moot point, as Ketchican might not have been available. Anyway, it worked out for me.

In the 3-year-old contest, I had an excellent start---the only two horses I used last week were Scat Daddy and Notional---and I used Street Magician's trainer as my secondary trainer.

Hopefully I can win them both.