Showvivor 2 @ Santa Anita
 

Santa Anita is starting a Showvivor 2 contest next Saturday the 24th. The top three finishers were from Pa.,Kentucky and Texas. The winner got $5,000 and I think everybody on this board should give it a try.http://www.santaanita.com/showvivor/

I second that...
 

Agree.

So, let it be known to all, this is the official SHOWVIVOR Thread...picks start on Feb.24th (a Saturday).

I plan on posting my picks here. The winner from the last game went 28 rounds, I think.

This time I'm not going to be tempted into taking horses in races I don't do well with. Or big fields. Maidens, maiden claimers are my forte and unless I see a 5-horse field that has two throw-outs, that's where I'm sticking.

I'm going to use the same handle I use here "2HOT4TV" and it would be nice to see names from this board finishing in the top 100.

Rootdog1 is signed up.....starts tomorrow so everyone get in

it starts saturday actually.

i just registered. i always forgot to keep playing these things after like two days.

With the hours I work on I have to place my pick before I go to work. Most days I am really just throwing a dart, but even a blind dog finds a bone.

I just signed up. Didn't do it the first time.

My first thought is like Brian in that I'm afraid that I will forget.
Therefore I'm going to do what 2Hot suggested and make it part of the morning ritual.

Day 1
 

Going with Capt. Sparrow with C Nak in a 6 horse field. Should get the job done...

i'm going with Wailea Girl in the fourth.

I also played, I have CNak in the first. It seems like an interesting contest. I am in 2 others. They are fun and free and keeps you on your toes, capping wise that is.

i'm in i hope that i also won't forget.
but in my case sometimes i can't get to a computer,
cause of work. work all hours of the day and night.

You and me both, man.

I signed up....but I never read the rules...just have to have one hit the board to stay in right?

correct.....but it is harder then one would think. I cant find one for today....I hate to have to use a maiden race or a cheap claiming race, dont feel any horse in there is even close to predictable....

Signed up,and selecting that very special girl hog( Wailea Girl) today.

Fete in the 5th Race... I lasted three whole rounds last time. LOL! Hope, I make four or more this contest.

I prefer maiden claimers for something like this. I find that with higher class horses, who are all winners, its harder to eliminate horses. It seems like with the cheaper maidens its easy to find several that are just not even close, and others that are likely to be on the board.

idaho joe in the second.... hate waiting until the end of the day to get knocked out....

You don't have to help them.Can't ya go blow Roger Staubach,or something?

Not sure that on round one it's a big deal to share picks or strategies. I'm sure if it comes down to people from DT, sharing picks won't be happening then.

Lighten up man!

I was just kid'n him.Anybody want to put $50 a piece into a winner take all DT POT?

Hey Einstein, if you are so worried about not helping people, why did you post your selection?

I have no other comment for you that wouldn't violate all of the conduct rules on here.

If only there were a Hawthorne Showvivor, then I'd be willing to bet money on it. :D

I pretty much know that people on here are too competitive (or stubborn) to use other people's contest picks.They may use the same horse,but not because somebody else used it.Why don't you put $50 up,and we will get at it.

Oh come on, can't we all just piss on each other without spending money?!

That would be directed at me.......:)

Scuds has a dry but direct sense of humor, he wasnt being a jerk

I AM ALIVE after one day....you know what they say, the first time is the hardest! Used #4 Idaho Joe

I'm out...that was short and sweet:)

good luck to everyone still in

Bound to Get Even kept me in, although I thought the ride was puzzling. Six-horse race, where only two figured - that's what I like.

I think this is the first time I can remember where I actually remembered to play the first day and/or actually survived it.

By a half length today :)

It's exciting. On to tomorrow!

I had Fete too. Whew. :)

can you believe that that horse ended up in a battle to take third?

Not really, but that's the unpredictability of low level maiden claimers, eh?

Same here, I used Idaho Joe. We move to day two. Good luck.

Well, it looks like most of the "most-chosen" horses came through for people today.

The only one in the top so far that didn't hit was the 8% of people who are done after supporting #07 Branca Como Neve in race 1.

where do you get that info?

Jim it's on the Santa Anita web site. They post it in the Showvivor under favorite horses.

thanks, I hadn't looked at that link.

Looks like the first day didn't wipe out too many.

I showvivied the first day. :eek: shocker.lol I had C Nak. in the first. On to tommorrow. Good luck everyone that is still showviving.