1 - Modern History (NAP), Rutland Boy (Kanaf)
2 - Merhee, Conveyance (Masamah)
3 - Wednaan, Jallota (Make It Reel)
4 - Ihitmal, Mensoora (Magrooma)
5 - Mushreq, Edu Querido (Trade Strom)
6 - Winterlude, Energia Davos (Starboard)

Race 1 Gold City, Tamaathul (alt My Freedom)
Race 2 Medicean Man, Merhee (alt Lehaaf)
Race 3 Eye in the Sky, Make it Reel (alt My Catch)
Race 4 Mensoora, Magrooma (alt Magroora)
Race 5 (NAP) Mushreq, Gabrial (alt Gale Force Ten)
Race 6 Manalapan, Winterlude (alt Energia Davos)

thanks
Ron

Thurs. 2/27
 

Race 1-#5 Modern History #4 Kanaf (#7 My Freedom)
Race 2-#2 Merhee #10 Lehaaf (#6 Medicean Man)
Race 3-#5 Eye In The Sky(NAP) #1 Wednaan (#10 Najm Suhail)
Race 4-#2 Ihtimal #5 Feedah (#3 More Aspen)
Race 5-#5 Mushreq #7 Gale Force Ten (#6 Mshawish)
Race 6-#9 Tha'ir #3 Energia Davros(#6 Farrier)

Good Luck All!

R1 ~ #5 Modern History/#7 My Freedom / #1
R2 ~ #7 Conveyance / #6 Medicean Man / #2
R3 ~ #1 Wednaan / #4 My Catch / #10
R4 ~ #2 Ihtimal/ #7 Mensoora / #6
R5 ~ #5 Murhreq :tro: NAP/ #8 Anaberobio / #6
R6 ~ #10 Winterlude / #3 Energia Davos / #9

Day 8

1. My Freedom, Tamaathul alt Modern History
2. Medicean Man, Conveyance alt Abu Sidra
3. Jallota, My Catch alt Wednaan
4. Mensoora, Feedyah alt Ihtimal
5. Mshawish, Mushreq alt Trade Storm
6. Starboard NAP, Winterlude alt Farrier

Best of Luck :)

1. #4 Kanaf, #5 Modern History (Gold City)
2. #2 Merhee, #3 Masamah (Medician Man)
3. #1 Wednaan, #4 My Catch (Dolce N Karama)
4. #2 Ihtimal, #7 Mensoora (Magrooma)
5. #6 Mshawish, Mushreq (Gabriel)
6. #3 Energia Davos:tro:, Thair (Alexandra Palace)

Gl............

Nice start guys! :tro:

I think, I won the Derby Wars contest today!!!!!

thank you, and congratulations DJARUM, i also think you were victorious !

Fine work! You been so close, congrats! :)

Great job!

Thanks guys and gals, lots of support in this group. Cheers!!!!!

Racing tomorrow right?

Hi all

Twin Spires doesn't have the link yet to the pps- but found on equibase at the bottom of a news item

http://www.amwestentertainment.com/p...s-20140001.pdf

thanks
Ron

For Saturday-

Race 1 Ottoman Empire, Mickdaam (alt Busker)
Race 2 Alnashmy. Free Wheeling (alt Tamarkuz)
Race 3 (NAP) Kavanagh, Nawwaar (alt Dux Scholar)
Race 4 Energizer, Capital Attraction (alt Solar Deity)
Race 5 Simenon, Star Empire (alt Certerach)
Race 6 Sanshaawes, Al Waab (alt Saxo Jack)

thanks
Ron

03/01/2014 Picks
 

RACE 1> #2 OTTOMAN EMPIRE,#1 MICKDAAM (ALT)#3 BUSKER
RACE 2> #1 FREE WHEELING,#2 TAMARKUZ (ALT) #8 ALNASHMY
RACE 3> NAP #4 KAVANAGH,#1 NAWWAAR (ALT)#5 ROICEAD
RACE 4> #6 ENERGIZER,#3 SOLAR DEITY (ALT)#1 CAPITAL ATTRACTION
RACE 5> #12 STAR EMPIRE,#9 CERTERACH (ALT)#4 CALVARYMAN
RACE 6> #6 SAXO JACK,#9 AUSSIE REIGNS (ALT)#5 SANSHAAWES

Sat 3/1
 

Plantagenet Ottoman Empire

Tamarkus Yaa wasl

Nawwaar NAP Glass office

Mufarrh Energizer

Cedrterach Star empire

Sanshawes Starlight

MEYDAN 1-3-2014

"sovereign is he who decides on the exception." - carl schmitt


RACE 1: 3 – BUSKER, 2 – OTTOMAN EMPIRE (ALT: 5 – PLANTAGENET)
RACE 2: 2 – TAMARKUZ, 1 – FREE WHEELING (ALT: 8 – ALNASHMY )
RACE 3: 2 – GLASS OFFICE, 8– TAKE TEN (ALT: 5 – ROICEAD)
RACE 4: 6 – ENERGIZER, 4 – ZAIN SHAMARDAL (ALT: 3 – SOLAR DEITY)
RACE 5: (NAP) 9 – CERTERACH, 4 – CAVALRYMAN (ALT: 10 – RENEW)
RACE 6: 5 – SANSHAAWES, 6 – SAXO JACK (ALT: 9 – AUSSIE REIGNS)

best of fortune to all !

Sat. 3/1
 

Race 1-#4 Samurai Sword #2 Ottoman Empire (#5 Plantagenet)
Race 2-#2 Tamarkuz #1 Free Wheeling (#4 Qutoomah)
Race 3-#4 Kavanagh(NAP) #8 Take Ten (#1 Nawwaar)
Race 4-#1 Capital Attraction #3 Solar Deity(#7 Disa Leader)
Race 5-#12 Star Empire #4 Cavalryman (#9 Centerach)
Race 6-#9 Aussie Reigns #11 Tarbawi (#5 Sanshawawes)

Good Luck All!

Day 9 Selections -

Plantagenet, Ottoman Empire alt Busker
Yaa Wayl, Ocean Tempest alt Dragon Falls
Glass Office, Nawwar alt Kavanagh
Captain Joy, Solar Deity alt Capital Attraction
Moment In Time NAP, Simenon alt Cavalryman
Tarbawi, Saxo Jack alt Chil The Kite

I should have scores up from the last day before racing starts today.

Best of Luck :)

race 1 #3 Busker, Ottoman Empire (Mickdaam)
race 2 #2 Tamarkuz, Free Wheeling (Qatoomah)
race 3 #2 Glass Office, #8 Take Ten (Newwaar)
race 4 #7 Disa Leader, #2 Mufarrh (Solar Diety)
race 5 #9 Centerach:tro:,#7 Statutory (Star Empire)
race 6 #5 Shanshaawes, #2 Al Waab (Saxo Jak)


Gl....................

Great job, keep it going!!!!

He's sitting in second place at Derby Wars.. Great job Michael!

Thanks you guys, nice run but faded to 6th! Still fun contest. :)

Scores after Day 8 -

No massive change in the scores as there were quite a few struggles for big winners - scores available here - http://www.racingpost.com/horses2/re...014-02-27#1231

Day 9 scores should be up in a jiffy!!

Rank Name This Week Running Total
1 gamblin4ever 54.55 5,409.05
2 DJARUM 204.55 4,529.55
3 brockguy 495.00 4,503.00
4 Par 350.00 2,800.00
5 mclem0822 398.05 2,606.55
6 Arletta 54.55 2,521.55
7 KLAUS 358.05 2,181.05
8 ryonker1 430.00 1,855.00
9 NoChanceToDance 54.55 1,429.55
10 jaripeo 54.55 1,034.55
11 PatCummings 0.00 998.00

Scores after Day 9 -

Some good scores today, most notably from mclem0822 who hit 3 winners (9-1, 5-1 Nap and 7-1) and hit another exacta, great play and surges past Par :) Results available here - http://www.racingpost.com/horses2/re...ate=2014-03-01

Just a reminder that the next racing from Dubai is Super Saturday where Double points are available

Rank Name This Week Running Total
1 gamblin4ever 800.00 6,209.05
2 DJARUM 140.00 4,669.55
3 brockguy 0.00 4,503.00
4 mclem0822 1,304.50 3,911.05
5 Par 350.00 3,150.00
6 Arletta 140.00 2,661.55
7 ryonker1 620.00 2,475.00
8 KLAUS 140.00 2,321.05
9 NoChanceToDance 0.00 1,429.55
10 jaripeo 315.00 1,349.55
11 PatCummings 0.00 998.00

Been lax the last few weeks and wildly busy. Time to take a few shots to get back going...

R2 - Asmar, Full Combat
R3 - Sole Power, Shea Shea
R4 - Complicate, Balmont Mast
R5 - Variety Club, Brendan Brackan
R6 - Empoli (NAP), Meandre
R7 - Elleval, Sanshaawes
R8 - Mars, Al Waab

Super Saturday Picks 3/8
 

Race 2-#9 Full Combat #8 Emirates Flyer (#4 Najm Suhail)
Race 3-#7 Hototo #15 Sole Power (#6 Shea Shea)
Race 4-#2 Complicate(nap)#11 Russian Soul(#14Soft Falling Rain)
Race 5-#11 Variety Club #13 Avon Pearl(#10 Haatheq)
Race 6-#5 Excellent Resul #10 Penglai Pavilion(#8 Songcraft)
Race 7-#1 Prince Bishop #9 Cat O'mountain(#8 African Story)
Race 8-#2 Vercingetorix #8 Trade Storm(#3 Vancouverite)

Good Luck All!

MEYDAN 8-3-2014

"All truth passes through three stages. First, it is ridiculed. Second, it is violently opposed. Third, it is accepted as being self-evident."

- Schopenhauer

conspiracy angle: on international women's day (march 8) the sex allowance is decisive (shuruq + l'amour de ma vie)


RACE 2: 1 - HE'S NO SAINT, 8 - EMIRATES FLYER (ALT: 3 - ASMAR)
RACE 3: 6 - SHEA SHEA, 2 - CATCALL (ALT: 15- SOLE POWER)
RACE 4: 2 - COMPLICATE, 11 - RUSSIAN SOUL (ALT: 4 - BELLO)
RACE 5: 12 - SHURUQ, 9 - EASTERN RULES (ALT: 13 - AVON PEARL)
RACE 6: 6 - MUJAARIB, 3 - EMPOLI (ALT: 5 - EXCELLENT RESULT)
RACE 7: 8 - AFRICAN STORY, 1 - PRINCE BISHOP (ALT: 9 - CAT O'MOUNTAIN)
RACE 8: (NAP) 4 - L'AMOUR DE MA VIE, 2 - VERCINGETORIX (ALT: 8 - TRADE STORM)

Best of fortune to all !


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the international women's day double

Double E/W

Shuruq @ Guaranteed Price (14/1)WinOpen
3:00 Meydan (16:00 CET)
L'Amour De Ma Vie @ Guaranteed Price (7/1)WinOpen
4:45 Meydan (17:45 CET)
Stake: €1.00 Potential Returns: €64.56

Sat 3/8
 

3/8/2014 Picks
 

R2> #8 EMIRATES FLYER,#3 ASMAR(ALT)#1 HE'S NO SAINT
R3> #12 ALSAAEQAH,#15 SOLE POWER(ALT)#6 SHEA SHEA
R4>NAP #14 SOFT FALLING RAIN,#2COMPLICATE(ALT)#11 RUSSIAN SOUL
R5> #11 VARIETY CLUB,#12 SHURUQ(ALT)#14 ZAHEE
R6> #5 EXCELLENT RESULT,#3 EMPOLI(ALT)#10 PENGLAI PAVILION
R7> #9 CAT O'MOUNTAIN,#13 SANSHAAWES(ALT)#5 ELLEVAL
R8> #2 VERCINGETORIX,#4 L'AMOUR DE MA VIE(ALT)#8 TRADE STORM

Official Rating
 

Can someone please explain the Official Rating on horses? I was looking at the Form Guide on Dubai racing club, and, started wondering how the rating is made, based on what criteria is used?

Race 2 Emirates Flyer, Full Combat (alt Eye in the Sky)
Race 3 Sole Power, Shea Shea (alt Hototo)
Race 4 Reynaldothewizard, Jamesie (alt Russian Soul)
Race 5 Variety Club, Eastern Rules (alt Capital Attraction)
Race 6 (NAP) Excellent Result, Mount Athos (alt Empoli)
Race 7 Elleval, African Story (alt Prince Bishop)
Race 8 Vercingetorix, Al Waab (alt Mushreq)

thanks
Ron

A Guide To Handicapping
 

I thought a good question gamblin since I had no idea myself. Found this, by the British Horseracing Authority, that answers your questions,

http://www.britishhorseracing.com/in...iledGuide2.doc

Thank you for finding and posting Djarum.

There is an official handicapper who rates all horses. Races are written for horses based on their rating.

For example - a handicap for horses rated 95-105.

If you're numerical rating is in that range, you can enter. Horses get preference the higher the rating, so take away names, and race might look like this.

#1 - 105 (132 lbs)
#2 - 104 (131 lbs)
#3 - 102 (129 lbs)
#4 - 102 (129 lbs)
#5 - 101 (127 lbs)
#6 - 100 (125 lbs)
#7 - 100 (125)
#8 - 100 (125)
#9 - 100 (125)
#10 - 99 (124)
#11 - 99 (124)
#12 - 98 (123)
#13 - 97 (121)
#14 - 96 (120)
AE #15 - 95 (119)
AE #16 - 95 (119)

This is quite possibly the opposite of the type of racing that exists in the US now - no condition other than the official rating. While the increase/decrease of the rating is, to some degree, arbitrary (and the source of some controversy, always), I've really grown to like the system. Frankly, it makes sense. Perform well, rating up, perform poorly, rating down - base all races on those ratings, handicap accordingly.

There is a Derby Wars contest on all 7 Dubai races tomorrow - $47 entry fee - and the winner gets a free seat to their $50,000 contest later in the day, which has only 67 entries.

http://www.derbywars.com