September 25 Parx Points Picks go here
 

Cal is taking us to Parx for another Derby Day - the Pennsylvania Derby that is. We will enjoy a Cotillion, cope with a Turf Monster and even have some Alphabet Soup for good measure.

We will be playing races 4 through 13. Please have your selections posted on this thread for the Points contest not later than 1:26 PM Eastern time, the scheduled post time for race 4.

Good luck to all and thank you to Plenilune for scoring.

R4…12-9-3

R5…8-6-10

R6…4-1-6

R7…3-6-2

R8…4-6-3

R9…1-5-3

R10..5-7-3

R11..1-4-3

R12..8-2-6

R13..7-6-1

Purrrfect Or Pointless
 

PROBABLE POINTLESS PIX 🙄 :zz:

R4
15-ae—12-1-7-3
R5
8-6-4-11-1
R6
6-1-7-4-5
R7
6-2-3-7-4
R8
3-4-2-7-8
R9
8-5-4-1-9
R10
7-1-6-3-4
R11
6-5-7-8-1
R12
7-2-8-1-4
R13 🍀 💗 🍀
1-5-10-3-8

COLOSSAL CATNIP 🐱 QUICHE FOR THE CALCULATOR

PARX....Home of Smarty Jones

R4...12-8-1-2-3
R5...12-8-6-13-4
R6...6-1-4-7-5
R7...6-2-3-4-7
R8...7-5-8-6-4
R9...4-5-1-9-12
R10..7-1-6-3-2
R11..8-5-6-7-4
R12..7-8-2-4-3
R13..2-6-5-7-1

Thanks to Plenilune for scoring

I think Smarty's second home was Oaklawn Park and it was the scene of his pre-Derby heroics. After his Kentucky Derby win, John Servis could have probably run for Governor of Arkansas and won.

R4 15-3-12-6

R5 8-12-6-4

R6 6-1-4-7

R7 6-2-3-7

R8 3-2-5-6

R9 4-5-8-1

R10 7-1-6-2

R11 6-5-4-1

R12 7-8-10-3

R13 2-3-6-7

R4: 5 10 1 2
R5: 8 5 1 2
R6: 6 7 1 2
R7: 6 3 1 2
R8: 7 4 1 2
R9: 5 8 1 2
R10: 7 2 1 3
R11: 6 5 1 2
R12: 8 10 1 2
R13: 6 1 2 3

Yes loved Smarty . . . even have a Smarty Jones ball cap!!! Nice win last Saturday and a perplexing card.

Thanks. Probably too late for redemption this year, but I keep keeping on.:eek::D Maybe one day, I'll figure out what happens to my play in the middle of the year. I think I just lose focus.

Like any good thoroughbreds, perhaps we just need a bit of freshening from time to time. At various times during the season I find myself just going through the motions rather than enjoying the analysis. Usually, that's when my play drops off a lot and takes a while to get back to form.

Right now, I'm trying to finish out the Survival at the Shore at Monmouth Park. The contest has two days left and I'm still playing [along with about 465 out of the original 4400]. I'm in 14th place overall with no chance of catching the leaders. Worse than that, I find myself one winner behind the leader in the most winners category, trying to both pick winners and trying to figure out which contender the leader won't pick. The first isn't too grueling, but the latter is mind bending.

R4: 15-12-1-2-8
R5: 8-6-12-4-2
R6: 6-1-4-7-2
R7: 6-3-2-4-5
R8: 3-4-2-8-5
R9: 8-5-4-9-12
R10: 7-6-1-3-4
R11: 6-5-4-8-3
R12: 7-8-3-10-1
R13: 7-1-3-4-8

Good luck to all and thank you to Plenilune for scoring.

Still, 14th out of 4400 is very good and should give you confidence for future play. :tro:

R4. 15-12-11-1
R5. 8-12-4-6
R6. 6-1-4-7
R7. 6-4-2-3
R8. 7-5-3-8
R9. 5-8-4-12
R10. 7-4-6-1
R11. 6-5-4-8
R12. 7-8-10-3
R13. 8-2-3-1

R4: 15 12 8 alt: 2 11
R5: 8 4 12 alt: 11 3
R6: 6 1 4 alt: 7 2
R7: 9 3 7 alt: 5 4
R8: 3 8 4 alt: 5 2
R9: 5 8 4 alt: 9 1
R10: 7 6 4 alt: 3 1
R11: 5 8 6 alt: 3 4
R12: 7 8 3 alt: 6 1
R13: 8 3 1 alt: 6 2

It's been a crazy trying week picks???

4: 2-15-5-12-6
5: 8-12-6-4-1
6: 6-1-7-4-5
7: 6-3-4-2-1
8: 3-5-7-4-8
9: 8-4-7-12-1
10: 7-6-1-4-3
11: 6-1-5-7-2
12: 7-9-10-1-8
13: 1-7-3-6-5
Ga'luk to all

An update on my efforts to get the Most Wins title at Survivor at the Shore. No improvement today - still in 2nd place in that cateory, 1 win behind the leader. After contest entries were closed today, the rain came to Monmouth Park and two of the contest races were washed off of the turf. Because of scratches we ended up on the same horses in those two races, scratching into the PTF. In the other one, we both took a 6-1 shot who went off at 5-2 [bad ML] and lost by a nose.

Need to pick up one win on the leader on the final day [and hope those who are just behind don't do even better]. They are using races 7, 9 and 13. Unfortunately, all 3 are turf races, so an afternoon thundershower could become a factor beyond anyone's control. Right now I'm leaning toward Sussex Garden, Pogi and High Limit Room, but I suspect that I'll second guess my choices half a dozen times before tomorrow's 12:15 deadline.