Venue = April 10
Very disappointing to see only 6 in the Arkansas derby :(
Probably will be Oaklawn Park :tro: + *** Bonus of the Lexington Which almost looks better than the Arkansas derby :rolleyes: Will decide later on and post the final decision tonight .............. Or by tomorrow morning A = OAKLAWN WITH LEXINGTON BONUS B = ***** OR ~ DO U PREFER KEENELAND WITH ARKANSAS DERBY AS BONUS? ***** *********** OPINIONS AND THOUGHTS WELCOMED :zz: =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= |
I don't think that you could go wrong with either choice. Both of the cards appear to be very strong. I'm sure that whatever you choose most of us will be interested in the Arkansas Derby because of its KY Derby implications. At this point Concert Tour will be one of the top contenders. Unfortunately it isn't as great a race for our contest purposes. Many of us would likely play it in much the same way in the points contest. The Count Fleet should be very interesting with a rematch of Whitmore and CZ Rocket. They put on a real show in the Hot Springs S. and should do so again. I just wish that the Racing Secretary didn't get carried away and write a 13 race card. I know that they all do that on big race days to maximize the handle, but sometimes it seems excessive.
The Keeneland card also looks to be of quality although the Lexington does not have the same Derby importance. It only yields 20 points to the winner compared to 100 to the winner of the Arkansas Derby. In fact the Jenny Wiley is probably the feature race on the card. As I said before you are in the wonderful position of having two very nice choices. I am going to take a somewhat contrarian position by suggesting that having a so-called bonus race doesn't always add to the quality or enjoyability of our contest. For a major race most of us will pay attention to it whether or not it is part of our contest. By the way congrats on your very strong points win last Saturday. |
13 races a few too many at Oaklawn. I don't think those first 4 races would be missed. Start with Race 5 and go through Race 13 and add the Lexington. That would be 10 races.
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(JOLY = “In fact the Jenny Wiley is probably the feature race on the card.”
:( A $300K Race And ONLY 6 Bother to Enter :( i Just Don’t Get It! :confused: |
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I don't know what the cause is, but I can't ever remember a 6 horse Arkansas Derby. I wonder whether it might have something to do with changing their schedule for the Racing Festival of the South to occur on 3 weekends and not 2. It used to be that the Arkansas Derby, Oaklawn Handicap and Count Fleet and Apple Blossom happened on the same weekend and now the Apple Blossom and Oaklawn will not be run this coming weekend, but will be run next weekend.
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FOOD FOR THOUGHT IS GIVING ME INDIGESTION :eek:
OAKLAWN = BIGGER PURSES KEENELAND = BETTER JOCKEYS I almost wish somebody else had Won this week So this decision would be theirs and not mine :zz: Am Leaning Towards OP R5-13 + Lexington I will make the final decision later today and post by tonight *** I welcome all opinions and thoughts on this ... PLEASE To get a general idea of what the majority of players prefer :{>: |
Don't take it too seriously. After all, we've had weekends that were way more terrible than this one with fewer options. As Joly said, which ever you go with will be ok. To me, even though there are some short fields at both venues, the Oaklawn Mile is a nice race and Lexington isn't bad and I think we can play both along with some nice supporting allowances and even a couple of maidens. So, in my opinion, there should be a little something for everyone whichever venue you choose.
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THANKS CAL
Mucho Appreciado :) I’m sending you a “Virtual “ Hug and a Basket Of Kittens :{>: |
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CAL
I HAVE PERSIAN CAT 🐱 PONY 🐎 POMERANIAN 🐕 A Life Of “P” NO MAN = NO AGGRAVATION 😉 |
Final Decision
My Head Is Exploding :zz:
The Decision So Hard To Finally Decide On The Saturday Card I Personally Am NEVER in favor of eliminating ANY Races �� But being considerate of the Scorekeepers �� I will make an exception for Saturday Going against my Heart �� to play the entire card ***** OAKLAWN RACE 5–13 ***** N And ~ LEXINGTON {R9 Keeneland} |
Good choice, Ruffian. See ya Saturday.
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