Arlington Stakes Contest - Race 1
 

Arlington Park - May 5th, 2007 - Race 6
Russell L. Reineman Illinois Owners Stakes
Estimated Local Post Time: 3:20 PM
Age Restriction: Three Year Old and Upward
Restriction: Restricted Purse: $100,000
Distance: One And One Sixteenth Miles
Surface: Turf

Post Horse Name Age Sex Weight Jockey Name
1 Toasted (KY) 6 Horse 116 Rene R. Douglas
2 Major Rhythm (KY) 8 Gelding 118 Earlie Fires
3 Lord Carmen (ON) 6 Horse 118 Christopher A. Emigh
4 Kid Grindstone (KY) 5 Gelding 118 Jesse M. Campbell
5 Fort Prado (IL) 6 Horse 118 Eusebio Razo, Jr.
6 Le Jester (KY) 7 Gelding 116 Timothy Thornton

I am loving a contest where I don't have to keep track of the entries :eek:

My pick is:
#1 Toasted

That's how I'm going to be Saturday :eek: :D

A fine selection. Just so you know however, we are doing this one a little differently than the way you did yours. In addition to the $2 WPS bet on the top selection....you also get $4 to spend on any other wagers of your choice.
This thread contains a full explanation of the contest: http://www.derbytrail.com/forums/showthread.php?t=12661
Welcome to the contest DerbyCat!

Week 1
 

$2 WPS Fort Prado
$2 Tri Fort Prado over Toasted over Kid Grindstone/Major Rhythm

EDIT:

OK, Miraja2 - I like being told what to do :eek:

$2 EXB 1/5

Not that I'm copying Scav... but that would be brilliant if I was!

I just thought of something, when I said $4 "any way you want," I lied.
I am not dealing with 10-cent superfectas or any crap like that. In fact, if your bet has the word "cent" in it at all....I'm not counting it.

$2 WPS Fort Prado

$4 Trifecta Fort Prado / Kid Grindstone / Lord Carmen

$2 WPS Lord Carmen

$2 Trifecta: key Lord Carmen over Fort Prado/Major Rhythm

Mystery Giver is not in the race, unless I don't know how to read

$2WPS KID GRINDSTONE

$2EX KG/FORT PRADO-MAJOR RHYTHM:p

Put down the pipe son.

WPS Kid Grindstone

$2 exb KG,FP (4,5)

Toasted...?? Are you going to the beach ????

Oh pipe down you two! So while talking on the phone with a technician at work I accidentally interchanged two hard-knocking old-time Chicago based graded-stakes winning turf horses.

Sue me.

$2WPS Kid Grindstone

$2ExBx Kid Grindstone/Toasted


Good Luck everyone!

$2 WPS - Major Rhythm
$2 EXB - Kid Grindstone/Fort Prado

Come on folks... Team Block....

winner Fort Prado

$1 Tri's 5 4 1
5 1 4
5 4 2
5 4 3

$2 WPS - Fort Prado
$4 Place - Kid Grindstone

Lets try $ 2.00 WPS..... Major Rhythm
$4.00 COLD exacta Major Rhythm...... Fort Pardo
Good luck everyone

WPS--FORT PRADO $1 TRI's--5/1/3...3/5/1...5/3/1...3/1/5 GRL:)

$2 across on the 3 (lord carmen)
$2 ex 1-3
$2 ex 5-3

Hey nice going! you got the tri.

the sad part is you could have got more money by putting the $4 to win on Ft Prado, ($8.80 vs. $8.15).:)

Thanks,Buddy.....but that was the 50 cent tri...so I made 16.30:p

RACE ONE STANDINGS
1) timmgirvan - $26.10
2) DerbyCat - $18.20
3) ArlJim - $9.80
3) Miraja2 - $9.80
3) Scav - $9.80
3) Swedejxn - $9.80
7) avance2000 - $3.20
7) brianwspencer - $3.20
9) 2 Dollar Bill - $0.00
9) Angelsita - $0.00
9) Buffymommy $0.00
9) Gaines 2b - $0.00
9) Thunder Gulch - $0.00
Congratulations to timmgirvan and DerbyCat who both got off to a nice start.
Let's go Chicagoans....we have two West Coasters winning a contest that is about OUR meet! We have awhile before the next race.....so let's regroup.

oh sorry, my mistake. I saw the tri listed on brisbet as $8.15 and just assumed it was a buck.

you're off to a great start.

Just kidding,bro! It's fun to play these contests and I'm sure it'll be crowded at the end!

Since I did sooooooooooo well last week...... Is there a race tomorrow?
Or is this a one & done contest...:p

There is no stakes race at Arlington this Saturday.....so we don't have a race this week.
Here is the full list of 27 races we will be playing in this contest: http://www.arlingtonpark.com/racing_...s_schedule.pdf
As you can see, there will be times when we go a couple weeks without a race, and then other Saturdays when we have multiple races.
So don't worry, there is still plenty of time for you to rally from your poor Race 1 performance to finish a well-beaten second to me.

A well-beaten second ?....... Your giving me THAT much Credit ????

Sorry I didnt read the schedule.... Im just SOOOOO used to making picks for this weekend.... Im havin a racing withdraw....Ohhhh.... well there is allways next weekend... I Wonder if there are any good races NEXT weekend ?:p

....chuckle..chuckle:)

$2 wps # 3 lord carmen

$ 4 tri lord carmen, toasted, kid grindstone

sorry, you're a week too late.:)

details details!

thats what you get when you don't look to see when it was posted:o

Arlington Stakes Contest - Race 2
 

Okay people, it has been 3 weeks since our first race, but we are back this Saturday with the first graded stakes of the Arlington meet. It looks like a really nice field.
In case some of you forgot, the betting works like this: $2 WPS bet on your top selection and you also get $4 to spend on other wagers of your choice.
Good luck everyone.

Arlington Park - May 26th, 2007 - Race 9
Hanshin Cup H. - Grade: 3
Estimated Local Post Time: 5:00 PM
Age Restriction: Three Year Old and Upward
Purse: $100,000
Distance: One Mile
Surface: All Weather Track
Post Horse Name Age Sex Weight Jockey Name
1 Throng (KY) 4 Colt 114 Jesse M. Campbell
2 Fort Prado (IL) 6 Horse 117 Eduardo E. Perez
3 Buddy Got Even (KY) 5 Horse 116 Eusebio Razo, Jr.
4 Star by Design (KY) 4 Gelding 114 Carlos H. Silva
5 Connections (KY) 6 Gelding 114 Jose C. Ferrer
6 Gouldings Green (KY) 6 Horse 120 Larry J. Sterling, Jr.
7 Lewis Michael (KY) 4 Colt 118 Rene R. Douglas
8 Spotsgone (KY) 4 Colt 113 Earlie Fires
9 Barbican (KY) 4 Colt 113 Kerwin John
10 High Expectations (IL) 5 Gelding 113 Christopher A. Emigh
11 Purim (KY) 5 Horse 118 Jamie Theriot

Oooooh salty!

$2 across on the 6 (gouldings green)
$2 ex 2-6
$2 ex 7-6

It might be time to change that signature avance.

$2 WPS High Expections
$1 Exacta box HE, BGE/HE, BGE, Fort Prado

$2 WPS - Lewis Michael
$2 Ex - Lewis Michael/Fort Prado
$2 Ex - Fort Prado/Lewis Michael