September 25 Parx ROI Wagers go here
 

We will be playing races 4 through 13 at Parx on Pennsylvania Derby Day. Please have your wagers for the ROI contest posted on this thread not later than 1:26 PM Eastern time, the scheduled post time for race 4.

Good luck to all and thank you to Real Quiet for scoring.

Ridiculous Or Ingenious = R O I
 

I REALLY OUGHTA “SMARTEN UP” :rolleyes:
WITH THE HORSES �� WHO I CHOOSE
THE SIRE MAY BE AWESOME �� :{>:
BUT THE OFFSPRINGS SEEM TO LOSE �� :(

RACE 5
#1 = $30 WIN
SMARTEN UP

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Race 9
#11 = $20 WIN
HOLLYWOOD TALENT

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RACE 12
#10 = $20 WIN
AMERICAN REVOLUTION
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RACE 13
#2 = $30 WIN
STONEGATE

PURRRFOUND PARX CATNIP CAKE FOR THE QUIET ONE :{>:
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Race 10 $10 Tri 7 w 1-6 w 1-3-6 ($40)

Race 12 $20 ex key 7 W 2-4-8 ($60)

R9

$5 tri 4//1,5,8//1,5,8=$30

$3 tri 1,5,8//4//1,5,8=$18


R10

$1 P3 7//6,8//7,8=$4

R12

$5 tri 7//3,8,10//3,8,10=$30

$3 tri 3,8,10//7//3,8,10=$18

R12: Midnight Bourbon 8 ( show $100 )

race 11

$50 WIN

8

race 12

$50 WIN

3


thanks RQ and good luck all

Total Bets - $100

Race 4:
$50 to win on #12 (Motion Picture)

Race 13:
$30 to win on #2 (Stonegate)
$10 exacta box - #1/#2

Race 10: $100 Win - #7

Good luck to all and thank you to Real Quiet for scoring.

R8. 5 Shooger Ray Too 25.00 Place
R9. 12 Admiral Abe 25.00 Place
R10. 4 Pickin Time 25.00 Place
R13. 2 Stonegate 25.00 Place

r9 $50 W #5

r11 $50 W #5

Race 6: $24 exacta = $96
6w/1,4,5,7
Enjoy the Day!!!

Race 7 was a head scratcher.

Well, I've also been scratching my head over races 4, 5 and 8 as well. Things are bound to get better.

:tro::$::$:

Can you imagine what will happen if Jackie's Warrior throws a clunker in the 10th race? The bridge jumpers are out in full battle array. 207K out of 213 K in the show pool so far, probably with lots more to come.

On a day like this, all things seem possible, but Jackie losing would add insult to injury. I've been trying to thing of a comparative miracle. Maybe Moses parting the Red Sea? Whole thing has made me so nervous, I went to the refrigerator to find something to nibble on, unfortunately I've run out of groceries so have to settle for a couple of Keebler crackers to settle me down.

Call off the river patrol. The bridge jumpers are safe. Jackie's Warrior ran to form. Cruised the 6 f in 1:08.3. Can't say as much for the rest of the day.

Cal, the Keebler crackers aren't nearly enough. After the PA Derby, might I suggest a pizza run? I'll bring the beer.

I thought this next race was pretty tough to figure. This one and the last race both made my head hurt.:zz:

Nice pick Ruff.

Riculous but hey whadiknow!!! The gypsy with her Colorado crystal ball!!!:eek::confused::rolleyes:

What a crazy up and down year. Earlier in the year, I thought Roamin would win the overall contest, but there was too much time left. Then I thought Plenilune would win. Then Indian Hemp. Now Ruffian and surely she will win with so little time left, but who knows, maybe one of those others will have a giant Breeder's Cup? Interesting to watch, even for us cellar dwellers.:eek:

It is very interesting to watch the leaderboard constantly change. It goes to show how hard it is to make a profit over 50 weeks and yet most years a few of our players do. Don't have the totals handy but you still need at least $5000 to show a profit and a $2000 + hit really helps. And Ruff usually gets 5 or 6 good ones during the year. Maybe not that big but substantial.

Well, I never thought about it in those terms, but I see what you are saying $100 x 50=$5k. Not rooting for her to lose, but I am guessing that she is probably not the only one in the black so should be a competitive contest right up until the end and good luck to all from one who is most likely to be just an innocent bystander or what's that word? A kibitzer.

Yesterday's results certainly showed the sometimes wild divergences between the morning line odds and the actual odds. Ruff's winning pick of Hollywood Talent was 20-1 in the ML and yet went off at an eye popping 108-1! Amazingly, he was not the longest shot in this 9 horse field - the last two runners both were 170-1 and ran like it.

I happened to make a no-brainer win pick of Jackie's Warrior in the next race. Jackie was 4-5 in the ML but was crushed to about 1-20 in the win pool - may have been even less than that but they don't go any lower.

I have to wonder whether either of us would have made the plays that we did if we were looking at the infield tote with two minutes to post. I probably would have said that Jackie was by far the most likely winner but an insane bet at those odds and either passed the race or looked to a bet other than win. I just don't know what a bettor would do when seeing a horse that they had considered at 20-1 on the board at 99-1. Would that horseplayer have run to the windows and gotten the bet down or said at those odds there must be a reason why they are so high and looked elsewhere. Interesting to consider.

I think Ruff's horse was a 10 year old. I probably would have eliminated him for that reason alone. Not often you see one that old win a stakes or maybe any other race. I did see one at Oaklawn win a stakes. Can't remember, but think he was at least 10 and maybe 11. What's that old saying? Snow on the roof and fire in the furnace. I think Ruff's horse obviously, still had some fire.:rolleyes:

I REALIZED LAST WEEK
MY CRYSTAL BALL HAD GROWN DINGY :(
SO I POLOSHED IT TO SEE MORE CLEARLY

THAT SURELY DID HELP :$: :tro: :)

INTERESTING SIDENOTE

IN HIGH SCHOOL
3 TEACHERS NICKNAMED ME “ HOLLYWOOD “

BUT THATS A TALE FOR ANOTHER TIME

EARLIER I WAS SO UPSET OVER MY OTHER HORSE “SMARTEN UP” FINISHING #2nd
THAT SEEING HOLLYWOOD WIN, MADE UP FOR IT IN A BIG WAY!


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Vine Jet Abner Adorno 24.60 11.00 6.80

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Smarten Up Anthony Salgado 16.80 12.60 <=========