Contest - Week 3
 

This weeks races are at Oaklawn (opening day) and Turf Paradise... both are dirt races and have some very interesting Derby contenders running. Both races have big fields, giving us the possibility of long shots winning and you dramatically increasing your winnings. :D The leaders could be passed in the standings this week by anyone - watch out Da Hoss! :eek:

As always, I'll post PP's as soon as I can find them. Good luck everyone!


Friday, January 19
Oaklawn: Dixieland Stakes
Race #8 Distance: 5 ½ Furlong
PP’s: http://www.brisnet.com/Promo/Free_PPs/opxcomp0119.pdf
Post Horse Name Sex Weight Jockey Name
1 Westwon (KY) Colt 115 John McKee
2 Tricky's Tick Tock (IA) Colt 119 Gabriel Saez
3 Tortuga Straits (LA) Colt 122 Luis S. Quinonez
4 Hadacure (TX) Gelding 122 M. Clifton Berry
5 Proud Leader (FL) Colt 115 Quincy Hamilton
6 Harrow Land (KY) Gelding 115 Willie Martinez
7 First Regent (FL) Gelding 115 Stewart Elliott
8 Irish Dreamer (KY) Colt 115 Eusebio Razo, Jr.
9 Speedway (KY) Colt 122 Terry J. Thompson
10 Chawnado (LA) Colt 115 Cody Meche
11 Officer Rocket (GB) Colt 122 Calvin H. Borel
12 Sir Five Star (KY) Colt 122 Justin Shepherd
13 Go Poppa Fooze (KY) Colt 119 Carlos Gonzalez


Sunday, January 21st
Turf Paradise: Rattlesnake Stakes
Race #8 Distance 1 Mile
Post Horse Name Sex Weight Jockey Name
1 Tie Rod (CA) Gelding 115 Juan G. Rivera
2 Ourticketohome (OR) Gelding 121 Glenn W. Corbett
3 Raise the Fee (KY) Colt 117 Leslie Mawing
4 Derouin (CA) Gelding 117 Orlando A. Martinez
5 Waltz Time (CA) Gelding 115 Hector Ventura, Jr.
6 Party With Todd (KY) Gelding 115 Carl S. Williams
7 Mr Charlypotatoes (KY) Colt 115 Scott A. Stevens
8 Preferred Yield (KY) Gelding 117 Lorenzo Castane Lopez
9 R Big Stuff (AZ) Gelding 123 Luis Miguel Hernandez
10 In to the West (CA) Gelding 117 Ry Eikleberry

Dixieland Stakes - Speedway

my pick....
 

In the Dixieland Stakes- Irish Dreamer

Oaklawn: Dixieland Stakes
1A Proud Leader
alt - 7 Irish Dreamer

Dixieland @ Oaklawn... Friday
Go Poppa Fooze

Oaklawn

Go Poppa Fooze

Oaklawn

Officer Rocket

HARROW Land(alt..OFFICER Rocket)

Oaklawn

Speedway/ Alternate Westwon

Oaklawn - Officer Rocket
Fair Grounds - In to the West

EXCELLENT catch! It is actually Turf Paradise... my bad :o

I haven't been able to find PP's for this race so if anyone needs them, send me a PM and I can get them to you.


My pick for Friday: Officer Rocket

friday.... Harrow Land.... alternate Officer Rocket

Dixieland: Sir Five Star

Alternate in case of a scratch: Go Poppa Fooze

Dixieland - Officer Rocket (alt Go Poppa Fooze)

Friday...Proud Leader...alt. Harrow Land


and Mera...tortuga means turtle or tortise in spanish.

Dixieland Stakes - Tortuga Straits (alternate - Officer Rocket)

TODAY'S SCRATCHES @ OAKLAWN

Scratch #4 Tortuga Straits, #5 Harrow Land

If anyone wants to make changes/additions to their picks - get 'em in!

Here's the latest information from Oaklawns site:

Pgm Horse Weight Jockey Trainer Odds
2 Westwon 115 John McKee D. Wayne Lukas 6-1
3 Tricky's Tick Tock 119 Gabriel Saez J. Larry Jones 15-1
4 Tortuga Straits 122 Luis S. Quinonez Ralph R. Irwin 9-2 SCR
1 Hadacure 122 M. Clifton Berry Joseph Petalino 12-1
1a Proud Leader 115 Quincy Hamilton Joseph Petalino 12-1
5 Harrow Land 115 Willie Martinez Anthony L. Reinstedler 8-1 SCR
6 First Regent 115 Stewart Elliott Randy L. Morse 20-1
7 Irish Dreamer 115 Eusebio Razo, Jr. Chris Richard 15-1
8 Speedway 122 Terry J. Thompson Bernard S. Flint 10-1
9 Chawnado 115 Cody Meche David Morris 30-1
10 Officer Rocket (GB) 122 Calvin H. Borel Robert E. Holthus 6-1
11 Sir Five Star 122 Justin Shepherd Steven M. Asmussen 5-1
12 Go Poppa Fooze 119 Carlos Gonzalez Cole Norman 3-1

Westwon

my horse is still in but in case of a late scratch my alt is Speedway

Give me Westwon instead of the alt I chose.... although officer rocket is still my alternate....lol

This isn't my pick, but the horse I have a feeling about is Irish Dreamer. That is what my gut is saying, but I am going with my paper picks today in Sir Five Star.

Officer Rocket @ oaklawn

Derouin @ Turf Paradise

Dixieland - First Regent (alt Chawnado)

Rattlesnake - Tie Rod (alt R Big Stuff)

Oaklawn - Harrow Land <- scratched

New pick: speedway


Turf Paradise- 2 Ourticketohome

Oaklawn
Officer Rocker
alt- Irish Dreamer

officer rocket alt westwon

-bt-

Officer Rocket alt Irish Dreamer

(If I'm not too late-- thanks for the heads' up, BuffyM! I owe you!)

Geesh, two thirds of the $5300 tri but you played the wrong one. Nice call!

Nice pick Mclem too! That should skyrocket you up the standings.

And don't think for a minute I am not sitting here staying "SON OF A BEYYOTCH!" But I atleast got some $$$ in the contest.

Who was it that asked about going with your GUT instinct the other day?

I should have went with my gut. Nice Call MCLEM!

WATCH OUT DAHOSS, MCLEM IS CLOSING FAST!

Rattlesnake---PARTYWITHTODD alt-MRCHARLEYPOTATOES.

Irish Dreamer's win........
 

My first pick of the weekend contest, came home strong. She made sense to me based on her recent works, and E. Razo is an underrated rider in my book.
I'm a little suprised to have gotten 15-1, but i'll take it!
Pick for the Rattle Snake- Mr. Charlypotatoes (in case of a scratch- Ourticket Home) Good luck all!

Just got home and looked at the results - HOLY COW!!

Buffymommy, who does your gut like tomorrow in ANY race? Nice call by you and Mclem!! :D

If anyone wants the PP's for Turf Paradise on Sunday, PM your e-mail and I'll send it to you in a PDF version.

I'll post current totals a little later tonight.

Thanks Buffy.....
 

My middle name is Patrick, I got some Irish in my blood! Perhaps it helped lol!

Here are the current totals after the Dixieland Stakes:

# Name OAK R8 SUBTOTAL
1 mclem10011 $57.20 = $57.20
2 Hickory Hill Hoff $23.00 = $51.70
3 DaHoss9698 $0.00 = $49.20
4 Swedejxn $0.00 = $43.50
5 Paisjpq $0.00 = $41.70
6 Sightseek $0.00 = $36.80
7 Miraja2 $0.00 = $34.20
8 Buffymommy $6.60 = $33.50
9 Ninetoone $0.00 = $30.60
10 PeteMugg $0.00 = $28.10
11 TitanSooner $0.00 = $25.90
12 Alydar NP = $24.90
13 BT $0.00 = $24.20
14 SniperSB23 $0.00 = $23.90
15 eurobounce $23.00 = $23.00
16 GenuineRisk $0.00 = $22.60
16 nwaryas NP = $22.60
18 2 Dollar Bill $0.00 = $21.10
18 Merasmag $0.00 = $21.10
20 Derbycat $0.00 = $19.00
21 Cal828 $0.00 = $16.80
22 Timmgirvan $0.00 = $13.80
23 PackerBacker7964 NP = $12.80
24 CannonShell $0.00 = $10.30
25 Danzig188 NP = $9.40
26 Manila Rose $0.00 = $4.50
27 CeeJay $0.00 = $3.30
28 Saucon17 NP = $3.20
29 KirisClown NP = $2.80
30 AngelSita $0.00 = $0.00
31 Thunder Gulch $0.00 = $0.00

Huge start by mclem10011 who took the lead with his first pick in the contest winning $57.20 by being the only player to pick Irish Dreamer. Also, out of 25 players to make picks today, only FOUR pick one of the top 3 horses - Congrats to mclem10011, Hickory Hill Hoff, eurobounce and Buffymommy! Great handicappers!

Good luck to everyone on Sunday... hopefully we'll have some more good paying horses!

RAttlesnake.... ourtickettohome alt R Big Stuff