Nearly 1/2 field gone after Day 1...
 

Only 2891 folks between me and top prize now! Good luck tomorrow fellow players...

And then there were 2891...

I tood Orbrigado for Sunday. I liked him and Runway Dancer. <fingers crossed>

day 2
 

Spriggzee!!

sail on sunshine is my choice tomorrow.

Lots of horses who will want to be toward the front end in this one. I'm taking Slow N Easy to pass half of the field down the stretch and take me another day further in the contest. Good luck to all.

Website issues
 

Am I the only one who is having difficultly getting on the Santa Anita website to put in my Showvivor pick?

i just logged in to check for you, and i got in fine.

did you try the direct link?

http://www.santaanita.com/showvivor

Thanks... I just checked again and got right in.

Trying not to be sentimental here (On the Acorn!:) ) and thinking about taking Hockey the General in the 5th.....

edit: Stupid sentiment won out..... changed to On the Acorn.:D

I'm taking General Bueno in the 1st race with Gomez riding. This maiden was a beaten favorite last time out and has truf breeding. I really like the trainers % with first time grass starters, they seem to really move up when Peter Eurton moves them to the grass.

Into Reality

The mindset of this game is messing with my head. It's all about playing as absolutely safe as you possibly can and looking for chalk chalk chalk that seems too good to miss the board.

It's like fishing for $2.10 show prices.

You're daring to take a first-time grass runner :D

Yes this is really against my rules. Never bet a horse when they are trying something new, like dirt to grass. I have more sucsess with maiden racesand this trainer moves them up when he goes to the grass. Hope I made the right choice.

The key is not really the horse you select(per say.) It is about the competition.There are 3 slots,and if your horse runs it's B,OR C race(or bad trip,) will your horse fight to get 3rd? Of the competitors in the race,how hard is it gunna be to pick up that last slot? You're gunna pick a horse(eventually) who is either not on it's game,or gets a very bad trip.It is going to happen.You need to foresee the possibility,and have picked the situation where 1)your horse cares about fighting for 3rd,and 2)the other horses in the race are few in #,or in fight.This is why I didn't use the the short-field 2nd race.I think if you run a less than average race in there(any of them,)you will get beat for 3rd.On the other hand,yesterday,WAILEA GIRL ran awful........awful.....but it wasn't all about her.There are not that many situations where your horse can run awful,and get 3rd,but that was the horse yesterday that could get 3rd with her C game.Don't think about the A game.You are not gunna get it enough of the time.

Got stupid and Im out.

Sail on Sunshine in the third - in first drop to claiming, with blinkers and Chavez on, she finally woke up. She can canter along just behind the 5 (who has led and faded at this level already a couple of times) and she can keep going. On pedigree, the 1 figures to be better on turf at 10-12f - by Silver Hawk from a daughter of Chief's Crown and Yellow Ribbon winner Castilla. The rest have been beaten pretty well at this level already. 7 horse field, rock-solid to run 3rd or better.

Well, we're either both in together or we're both crashing and burning on that one together! At least there will be someone to console me if SOMEHOW she runs out!

Just glancing at the pools...

Sprigzee is the 5th favorite to win, but third favorite to SHOW...good thing this is SHOWvivor... :)

Show!!

Small field does it again...