POINTS results - Del Mar 8/30
 

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

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Ruffian
R1) 7 8 2 10 4 cbx 7
R2) 10 3 2 1 7 axb 12
R3) 3 12 9 6 1 xxx 0
R4) 4 6 3 2 1 bax 17
R5) 4 7 [8] 3 2 acx 15
R6) 1 2 6 4 7 cxa 5
R7) 4 10 5 6 2 axx 10
R8) 5 2 6 4 8 abx 25
R9) 10 11 7 9 4 axx 10
R10) [4] 6 1 2 5 bax 17
R11) 11 8 7 5 4 axx 10
128 PLACE

Digger
R1) 6 2 7 8 bxx 3
R2) 3 10 7 2 bxa 5
R3) 12 5 10 9 cxx 3
R4) 6 3 2 4 axx 10
R5) [8] 4 7 2 axc 12
R6) 1 6 2 4 bxa 5
R7) 10 4 2 6 bcx 7
R8) 8 5 6 2 bxx 3
R9) 10 9 7 11 axx 10
R10) 1 [4] 6 2 * abx 25
R11) 4 11 7 5 bax 17
110

JolyB
R1: 7-2-8-10-6 bcx 7
R2: 10-3-4-1-8 acb 30
R3: 3-6-10-12-9 cxx 3
R4: 4-3-6-2-5 cax 7
R5: 4-7-[8]-3-5 acx15
R6: 1-2-6-4-5 cxa 5
R7: 4-5-10-6-1 axx 10
R8: 5-4-6-3-8 axx 10
R9: 10-11-9-5-12 axx 10
R10: [4]-6-1-5-2 bax 17
R11: 11-8-4-5-7 acx 15
129 WIN

Don Guido ( DC )
1: 7-2-8-5-6 bcx 7
2: 10-3-1-2-7 axb 12
3: 3-12-1-2-6 xxc 1
4: 4-3-6-1-2 cax 7
5: 4-7-[8]-2-6 axc 12
6: 1-2-6-4-5 cxa 5
7: 4-5-10-2-6 axx 10
8: 5-6-8-2-4 axx 10
9: 10-11-9-[3]-7 axx 10
10: [4]-1-6-2-5 abx 25
11: 8-4-11-5-7 cbx 7
106

Real Quiet
R1...2-10-8-7-4 acx 15
R2...8-10-6-4-7 bxx 3
R3...3-10-1-11-7 bxc 5
R4...6-2-3-1-4 axx 10
R5...5-2-4-3-7 cxb 5
R6...1-6-2-3-4 bxa 5
R7...1-5-2-4-10 xcx 2
R8...4-[10]-5-8-2 bxx 3
R9...11-13-1-9-6 xxc 1
R10..6-1-5-3 bax 17
R11..8-4-7-11-[2] xbx 2
68

Indian hemp
1 .. 7 - 8 - 2 - 5 cbx 7
2 .. 4 - 7 - 10 - 2 cax 7
3 .. 3 - 6 - 8 - 10 xxx 0
4 .. 4 - 6 - 3 - 2 bax 17
5 .. 3 - 4 - 7 - 2 bax 17
6 .. 1 - 2 - 6 - 5 cxa 5
7 .. 7 - 4 - 8 - 5 bxx 3
8 .. 5 - 2 - 4 - 8 abx 25
9 .. 10 - 11 - 12 - 4 acx 15
10 .. 6 - 1 - 5 - 2 bax 17
11 .. 7 - 6 - 11 - 5 cxx 3
116 SUPER

BLunny
R 1 7-2-8-10-4 bcx 7
R 2 10-3-1-4-7 axb 12
R 3 10-6-3-12-2 axx 10
R 4 4-6-3-2-1 bax 17
R 5 4-7-3-2-6 acx 15
R 6 1-6-2-4-7 bxa 5
R 7 5-4-6-10-11 bxx 3
R 8 5-4-2-8-6 acx 15
R 9 10-11-7-4-9 axx 10
R 10 6-1-5-2-3 bax 17
R 11 8-11-4-5-1 bcx 7
118 SHOW

Allydar
R1) 8-2-4-9-7 bax 17
R2) 10-3-2-4-8 axb 12
R3) 2-1-7-12-3 xab 5
R4) 4–3-6-5-1 cax 7
R5) 4–7-3-5-2 acx 15
R6) 1-2–6-7-3 cxa 5
R7) 8-1-7-6-4 xxx 0
R8) 5-4-2-8-3 acx 15
R9) 10–4-2-6-7 axx 10
R10) 6-1-2-5-7 bax 17
R11) 5-7-11-1-9 cxa 5
108

Alli
R1: 9-7-2-8 cxx 3
R2: 2-10-3-7 bxc 5
R3: 9-10-6-3 bxx 3
R4: 4-3-2-6 xxa 1
R5: 4-7-3-2 acx 15
R6: 2-6-1-7 bxc 5
R7: 5-4-11-10 bxx 3
R8: 4-8-5-1 cxx 3
R9: 11-10-5-7 bxx 3
R10: 6-1-2-3 bax 17
R11: 11-5-7-4 axb 12
70

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[ SCRATCHES ] Results

R1 ) 2 8 5
R2 ) 10 4 3
R3 ) 10 2 1
R4 ) 6 1 4
R5 ) [ 8 1 ] 4 3 2
R6 ) 6 5 1
R7 ) 1 - 11 ran 4 2 9
R8 ) [ 11 12 10 ] 5 2 7
R9 ) [ 3 14 15 ] 10 12 1
R10 ) [ 4 ] 1 6 3
R11 ) [ 2 3 ] 11 4 5

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[ POINTS / WEEK RESULTS ]

[ 41 ] 8/30 - Del Mar 2025

JolyB 129 ( WIN )
Ruffian 128 ( PLACE )
BLunny 118 ( SHOW )
Indian hemp 116 ( SUPER )

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[ POINTS PLAYERS ORDER ]

JolyB - ( WIN 11 ) ( PLACE 9 ) ( SHOW 12 ) ( SUPER 3 ) = 257

Ruffian - ( WIN 4 ) ( PLACE 8 ) ( SHOW 9 ) ( SUPER 8 ) = 181

Digger - ( WIN 8 ) ( PLACE 6 ) ( SHOW 4 ) ( SUPER 4 ) = 164

DGuido - ( WIN 6 ) ( PLACE 5 ) ( SHOW 3 ) ( SUPER 5 ) = 134

Alli - ( WIN 4 ) ( PLACE 4 ) ( SHOW 5 ) ( SUPER 9 ) = 132

IHemp - ( WIN 4 ) ( PLACE 5 ) ( SHOW 4 ) ( SUPER 7 ) = 128

RQuiet - ( WIN 3 ) ( PLACE 6 ) ( SHOW 5 ) ( SUPER 5 ) = 125

BLunny - ( WIN 1 ) ( PLACE ) ( SHOW 3 ) ( SUPER 1 ) = 29

Allydar -

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Nicely played Joly B. Almost a dead heat so nice try Ruff.

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Of Victory or defeat
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Wanting FIERCENESS not be beat ❣️

Dyslexia cost me the victory
Reversing the 6 + 1
Fierceness had my heart all year❣️
Hoping to see he had Won 🏆


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That was a very close finish - lucked out the win only by having the third place finisher in the final race to sneak by a determined Ruffian. Sorry Ruff, next time it could just as easily go the other way.

If anyone cares to begin preparing for Saturday, I'm confident that we will be heading to Kentucky Downs for a card that has some very lucrative stakes races on a very quirky course. I'm equally confident that we will be playing all of the stakes races but less than the full card. Based on a quick count, I think that the full card has 173 horses entered, and that's just a bit too much analysis required for anyone who is seriously handicapping this card. I'll post the contest card by late tomorrow.

Congrats, JolyB!

Check the weather. Kentucky Downs could have rain.

Colonial Downs will have good races if there is rain in Kentucky. I've got tickets there this weekend. :D

They can't take the races off of the turf. I suspect that it would take a lot of rain to cause a cancellation on their biggest race day of the year.

Just giving it a shot, so I don't have to handicap two cards. :D

Hope that you enjoy Old Dominion Derby Day!