Ladies and gentlemen, after 37 races in 18 weeks, we have a new champion in the Annual Derby Trail Contest - Congratulations to:

Duvalier! :tro::$::D

He held his lead in the stretch despite a close pursuer in bigdog 14086 and a furious late run by Scav! Congrats to our runner-ups:

2nd: bigdog 14086

3rd: Scav

The Derby bonus paid off $24 for Super Saver’s third place finish on the Tampa Bay Derby and $102 for the runner up spot in the Arkansas Derby. Congrats to Scav for being the only player to pick the Derby winner this year (and he got the $102 bonus, too).

Thanks to everyone who played this year, it was educational as always. Let’s do this again next year!

FINAL STANDINGS
# DT Member Derby Bonus TOTAL
1 Duvalier $0.00 N/A = $329.70
2 bigdog 14086 $19.20 $24.00 = $321.30
3 Scav $32.80 $102.00 = $304.50
4 Mclem0822 $0.00 $24.00 = $285.00
5 Hickory Hill Hoff $19.20 $24.00 = $274.40
6 3kings $7.40 $24.00 = $274.10
7 Holland Hacker $0.00 $24.00 = $264.60
8 rontheman1964 No Pick $24.00 = $247.20
9 viscount26 $0.00 N/A = $243.90
10 Hoist Her Flag $0.00 N/A = $242.10
11 MaTH716 $0.00 N/A = $236.90
12 declansharbor $0.00 N/A = $235.20
13 rstp354 $0.00 N/A = $233.90
14 ryonker $0.00 $102.00 = $232.60
15 Fulla Sheets $7.40 $24.00 = $230.30
16 Arletta $0.00 N/A = $228.40
17 Dunbar No Pick N/A = $227.20
18 PeteMugg $0.00 $24.00 = $225.40
19 tiggerv $0.00 N/A = $224.70
20 Ninetoone No Pick N/A = $211.00
21 DerbyCat $0.00 $24.00 = $210.50
22 Sightseek $0.00 $102.00 = $205.80
23 golfer No Pick $24.00 = $197.10
24 herkhorse $0.00 N/A = $188.90
25 Heels1989 $7.40 N/A = $188.60
26 tiznowthegreat No Pick N/A = $185.80
27 Many Others No Pick N/A = $185.30
28 pweizer $0.00 $24.00 = $178.10
29 Gaines2b $7.40 N/A = $168.20
30 keithting $0.00 N/A = $166.70
31 2 Dollar Bill $0.00 N/A = $162.30
32 ironprospect No Pick N/A = $159.50
33 rpncaine No Pick $24.00 = $158.60
34 my miss storm cat $0.00 N/A = $157.20
35 Cal828 No Pick N/A = $146.50
36 letswastemoney $0.00 N/A = $141.50
37 chucklestheclown $0.00 N/A = $139.30
38 Swedejxn $0.00 N/A = $138.90
39 Patrick333 $0.00 N/A = $133.50
40 AngelSita $0.00 N/A = $115.20
41 miraja2 No Pick N/A = $68.40
42 knickslions2 $0.00 N/A = $62.30
43 jms62 No Pick N/A = $55.60
44 dylbert $0.00 N/A = $55.50
45 gamblin4ever No Pick N/A = $53.50
46 Thunder Gulch No Pick N/A = $46.00
47 TheSpyder No Pick N/A = $45.50
48 gorvy No Pick N/A = $29.60
49 exactamac No Pick N/A = $29.00
50 Lava No Pick N/A = $28.10
51 Immanuel Kant No Pick N/A = $23.70
52 theMOUSSEisloose $0.00 N/A = $20.60
53 Wildcat Racing No Pick N/A = $17.40
54 otisotisotis No Pick N/A = $17.00
55 South Beach Luv No Pick N/A = $15.20
56 RockHardTen1985 No Pick N/A = $11.90
57 clambeau No Pick N/A = $7.40
57 justindew No Pick N/A = $7.40
59 flipsal $7.40 N/A = $7.10
60 eddy1 No Pick N/A = $4.70
61 Gaelic Storm No Pick N/A = $3.20
61 oilertige No Pick N/A = $3.20
63 Bigsmc No Pick N/A = $0.00
63 bookjockey No Pick N/A = $0.00
63 Buffymommy $0.00 N/A = $0.00
63 lord007 $0.00 N/A = $0.00
63 MLC No Pick N/A = $0.00
63 NTamm1215 No Pick N/A = $0.00
63 steve s No Pick N/A = $0.00

Great Cappin' Dulavier. Congratulations!! :tro:

Good for you. Congrats!

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Thank you, Ms. D. Cat, for running the contest.

Thanks Arletta...I appreciate it. Sometimes you just get lucky.

Thanks mmsc. I just want to thank DerbyCat for running the contest...the time and effort she puts into it is really appreciated...it really is alot of work. Congrats to bigdog 14086 and Scav for some nice capping throughout the contest.

Thanks again to DerbyCat and I'm looking forward to playing again next year.

Thanks for running the contest, Derby Cat. It's a fun event. btw, despite exchanging several emails with you in the past few years, I didn't know you were of the female persuasion until today.


Great job winning the contest, Duvalier.


--Dunbar

HEY!! I tied for 63rd!!! :D

Seriously though! Congrats to the winner, Duvalier! Great job!! I will be playing next year though!

I'm glad everyone enjoyed the contest, I get a lot out of running it (although it didn't help me this year, I liked Zito's other horse too much :o ).

Congrats again to Duvalier, a worthy champion. He declined the championship trophy (can you believe that Scav?) so instead of getting that for him, a donation will be made in his name to GEVA, the horse rescue farm where Nopie lives.

Yes, it's true, DerbyCat is a mare (definitely not a filly), but really, I'm just another horse player like everyone else here. :D

Thanks for doing that DerbyCat...it's just great that an ex racehorse has a chance at a nice retirement because of the efforts of people like you and Scav.

My opinion of you was already high...

That's a lovely thing to do.

Cheers to you, Duvalier.

I hate the term class act but what else do I say here?

You, Sir, have both wisdom and class.

I dont know, that trophy is serious bragging rights. I bring it to the track with me and when people start arguing with me I just show them the trophy and say "I win"

Congrats to all the winners. Great Job.
Once again DC thanks for all your time and hard work that you put into the contest.

Way to Duvalier. You deserved it.

DerbyCat, thanks for putting in the time running this contest. You do a great job.

Congrats Duvalier, very nice job!
DC, your fine work as always is much appreciated! :tro:

Congrats Duvalier, and thanks as always for running the fun contest Derby Cat.