POINTS results - Gulfstream Park 1/27
 

Real Quiet
R4...7-2-1-3-5 xax 2
R5...11-8-1-7-6 axx 10
R6...3-1-4-2 cax 7
R7...10-6-8-12-7 bxx 3
R8...3-7-16-8-2 xxc 1
R9...3-10-8-1-7 bxx 3
R10..6-7-8-9-11 xxa 1
R11..1-11-8-3 bxx 3
R12..7-5-10-9-1 xxx 0
R13..7-4-12-3-8 axx 10
38

Zippy ( DC )
R4...5-8-3-1 cxa 5
R5...11-8-6-7 axx 10
R6...3-[6]-1-8 xax 2
R7...9-6-10-12 bxa 5
R8...7-[10]-4-8 xxx 0
R9...8-10-9-1 bxc 5
R10...6-8-5-4 xxa 1
R11...11-1-2-6 axx 10
R12...5-12-9-3 cxb 5
R13...7-8-2-4 axx 10
53

Ruffian
R4 5 7 3 4 8 cba 20
R5 11 6 7 [13] 4 axx 10
R6 1 3 [6] 4 9 cbx 7
R7 6 1 8 4 9 abx 25
R8 1 3 7 [10] [9] axx 10
R9 10 9 3 1 8 axb 12
R10 4 7 9 8 6 cxx 3
R11 1 8 3 2 11 xxc 1
R12 9 3 8 7 6 axx 10
R13*7 8 9 2 12 axx 10
108 PLACE

Digger
R4: 5 7 8 3 xba 5
R5: 11 6 6 4 axx 10
R6: 1 3 4 [6] cbx 7
R7: 8 9 4 6 xxb 1
R8: 1 7 3 [10] axx 10
R9: 9 3 8 10 xxa 1
R10: 4 6 9 8 cxb 5
R11: 1 11 2 3 bxx 3
R12: 3 9 8 11 bxx 3
R13: 7 8 9 2 * axx 10
55 SUPER

JolyB
R4: 5-3-7-1-2 bca 20
R5: 11-6-4-1-3 axx 10
R6: 3-1-4-9-8 cax 7
R7: 6-1-9-4-7 ABC 35
R8: 1-7-3-11-8 axx 10
R9: 3-9-10-1-2 cxb 5
R10: 4-7-9-8-11 cxx 3
R11: 1-3-8-6-4 xxb 1
R12: 9-3-5-7-8 axx 10
R13: 7-8-12-9-4 axx 10
111 WIN

Indian hemp
4 : 1 5 9 4 7 xxb 1
5 : 11 4 7 6 1 axx 10
6 : 3 1 3 4 5 xax 2
7 : 1 4 6 9 3 cax 7
8 : 3 1 7 8 2 bxx 3
9 : 3 8 9 6 1 xxc 1
10 : 6 4 1 7 8 xxa 1
11 : 12 1 3 8 2 xxc 1
12 : 3 9 5 8 7 bxx 3
13 : 8 7 2 4 5 bxx 3
32

Alli
R4: 5-3-8-4 bxa 5
R5: 11-10-7-4 axx 10
R6: 1-3-9-4 xbx 2
R7: 4-8-1-9 xcx 2
R8: 16-7-1-3 cxa 5
R9: 9-10-1-3 bca 20
R10: 6-4-7-9 xxa 1
R11: 1-3-11-8 cxb 5
R12: 9-11-7-3 axx 10
R13: 8-7-12-2 bxx 3
63 SHOW

Cruzan
R4. 1-5-4-7 xxb 1
R5. 8-6-11-7 cxx 1
R6. 3-1-4-8 cax 5
R7. 7-10-4-9 xxx 0
R8. 1-4-3-11 axx 10
R9. 8-9-10-3 cxb 5
R10. 9-4-6-7 axc 12
R11. 8-11-2-1 bxx 3
R12. 9-11-3-5 axx 10
R13. 4-7-12-8 bxx 3
50

JolyB 111 WIN
Ruffian 108 PLACE
Alli 63 SHOW
Digger 55 SUPER

Scoring System for Points Handicapping Contest:
===Trifectas===
Straight.....A-B-C.....35 points
Boxed, winner on top....A-C-B....30 points
Boxed, top two reversed....B-A-C....25 points
Boxed, other. B-C-A or C-A-B or C-B-A...20 points

===Exactas===
Straight...A-B-x....25 points
Boxed, top two reversed...B-A-x....17 points
Boxed, top pick over third.... A-C-x...15 points
Boxed, other...B-C-x or C-A-x or C-B-x....7 points

===Two in the money, no Exacta===
Winner on top + 3rd....A-x-B or A-x-C....12 points
1st and 3rd without winner on top...B-x-(A or C) or C-x-(A or B.)...5 points
2nd and 3rd...x-(A or B or C)-(A or B or C)....5 points

===One in the Money===
Winner on top....10 points
Winner picked 2nd or 3rd..B-x-x or C-x-x...3 points
2nd picked anywhere..x-(A or B or C)-x...2 points
3rd picked anywhere. x-x-(A or B or C)...1 point

Points and ROI Totals through Jan 6, 2024 thru Jan 27, 2024

NON OFFICIAL TOTALS - just a general account as to where we are standing.

62 - Real Quiet - 67
39 - Digger - 56
36 - JolyB - 69
28 - Indian Hemp -
22 - Cal828 - 32
22 - Ruffian - 53
21 - Cruzan
20 - Alli
5 - Indiam Hemp
4 - Zippy - 22
3 - NJ Stinks
0 - Guido 4

******
January 13, 2024 - ( Points )

JolyB 154 WIN ( 10 )
Zippy 134 PLACE ( 8 )
Ruffian 132 SHOW ( 5 )
Don Guido 111 SUPER ( 4 )

January 20, 2024 - ( Points )

Zippy 179 WIN ( 10 )
Ruffian 174 PLACE ( 8 )
Real Quiet 149 SHOW ( 5 )
JolyB 148 SUPER ( DC ) ( 4 )

January 13, 2024 - ( ROI )

WIN...*Cal828 10
PLACE...*Digger 8

January 20, 2024 - ( ROI )

WIN...*Ruffian 10
PLACE...*JolyB 8
SHOW...*Digger 5

Great win, Joly B! Congrats!

Nice win JolyB...good job!!! Thanks for scoring Digger!!!

Congrats on the win JB. What a strange day. You and Ruff and then a big gap. Nicely played to both of you. (But I'm glad you won. I hate those 17 race cards when Ruff comes out on top)

I Have Severe Indigestion
That 3-point Loss
Was A Bitter Pill To Swallow 😿

But Happy To Spare Rq Angst If I Won :(

As RQ pointed out, a very strange and puzzling scoring distribution. I'm equally puzzled over which track to choose for this coming Saturday. Both Gulfstream and Oaklawn have strong cards and both have races that will earn Derby qualifying points (the Holy Bull and the Southwest). I may end up flipping a coin to decide, although I'm looking forward to Fierceness beginning his 3 year old campaign in the Holy Bull.

This might help you decide. Forecast calling for "light rain showers" in Hot Springs. Not seen the forecast for Florida, but guessing it might be dryer there. It was very wet at Oaklawn last weekend. My granddaughter called me for some picks, but of course I was focused on races at Gulfstream. She and her companions said it was very tough playing at Oaklawn so they gave up and went home early. Imagine it might be the same this coming weekend. Rain or not, I may try to play the Southwest. My best play ever was at Oaklawn last year in the rain, but I think that was in the Rebel.

From The Litter Box ~ Mewsings

Gulfstream Park :{>:

Holy Bull = I Have 4 Of His Shoes
Given To Me By Jimmy Croll
In Appreciation Of My Holy Bull Poem
And The Real Bull Horn I Gave Him

He Hung The Bull Horn In The Tack Room
So A Lot Of Specual Memories
Related To Holy Bull :{>:

Thank you for the info Cal. It seems to have been a rough January in Hot Springs with several racing days lost. Hope that you have been getting through this winter all right.

I survived the big freeze ok. Temps down to single digits caused Oaklawn's track to freeze therefore they shut down a few days. I think they are racing more days than in the past so a couple days missed like that doesn't hurt all that much. Plus racing is not their only game anymore now that they are a racino and they have a sizable hotel.

Nice Win..... AGAIN !!!!

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YA WIN SOME --- YA LOSE SOME
OR SO I'VE BEEN TOLD
BUT THE 2ND PLACE TROPHY
IS ALL THAT I HOLD

I TRY O SO HARD
I RUN O SO FAST
YET RIGHT AT THE WIRE~
ANOTHER GOES PAST!

I GIVE IT MY ALL
I KNOW I RUN GOOD
I DO EVERYTHING
THAT A RACE WINNER SHOULD

SO IF ONLY ONE WISH
I MAY HAVE WHEN I RACE
THEN PLEASE, NOW & THEN
LET ME BE IN FIRST PLACE! trophy.gif

(C) LADY CAT 🐱

It was 1977 at Bay Meadows when Mag Drop and Happy Randy came down to the wire...I was near the wire in the grandstand when a guy that lost the head bob reached around and grabbed me by the lapels of my suit and lamented that he had $200 on the loser....thanks for the memories.... I think...