Points results 02.24.2018

[Plenilune]

Sam Houston R1

3 Little Prowless
4 Jim's Proud Girl
5 Love Ya Honey

Scratched: 6

1 JolyB ABC 35
1 RUFFIAN-333 ABC 35
1 DonGuido-DC ACB 30
1 Plenilune BCA 20
1 Real Quiet BAX 17
1 cruzan200246 XCB 5

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Sam Houston R2

4 Hourly
6 Arch of Ages
8 Bentley's Show

Scratched: 3

2 JolyB XAB 5 40
2 RUFFIAN-333 XAC 5 40
2 DonGuido-DC XAC 5 35
2 Plenilune XBA 5 25
2 Real Quiet XBA 5 22
2 cruzan200246 XCX 2 7

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Sam Houston R3

1 Okavango Alfa
3 Curandero (MEX)
5 Zilker

3 JolyB BCA 20 60
3 RUFFIAN-333 XBA 5 45
3 DonGuido-DC BCX 7 42
3 Plenilune XCA 5 30
3 Real Quiet XXC 1 23
3 cruzan200246 XXA 1 8

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Sam Houston R4

9 Blingonthwing
3 Strawberrycream
6 Pure Grey

Scratched: 4

4 JolyB CXB 5 65
4 RUFFIAN-333 CXB 5 50
4 DonGuido-DC CXA 5 47
4 Plenilune BXA 5 35
4 Real Quiet CXA 5 28
4 cruzan200246 CXB 5 13

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Sam Houston R5

8 Royal Reality
5 Fantastic Warrior
6 Rock Pache

Scratched: 2

5 JolyB ACX 15 80
5 RUFFIAN-333 AXX 10 60
5 DonGuido-DC AXX 10 57
5 Real Quiet AXC 12 40
5 Plenilune CXX 3 38
5 cruzan200246 BXX 3 16

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Sam Houston R6 Sam Houston Sprint Cup S.

2 Wings Locked Up
1 Counterforce
6 Bending Saint

Scratched: 5

6 JolyB XAX 2 82
6 RUFFIAN-333 XAX 2 62
6 DonGuido-DC XBX 2 59
6 Real Quiet XBX 2 42
6 Plenilune XAX 2 40
6 cruzan200246 BXA 5 21

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Sam Houston R7 Jersey Lilly Turf S.

2 Proud Reunion
8 Brooks House
7 Stormquility

7 JolyB AXB 12 94
7 RUFFIAN-333 AXB 12 74
7 DonGuido-DC BXA 5 64
7 Real Quiet BCA 20 62
7 Plenilune XXA 1 41
7 cruzan200246 XBX 2 23

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Sam Houston R8 Maxxam Gold Cup S.

2 Blueridge Traveler
4 Net Gain
5 Holiday Mischief

8 JolyB ABX 25 119
8 RUFFIAN-333 ACX 15 89
8 DonGuido-DC AXX 10 74
8 Real Quiet CAX 7 69
8 Plenilune BAX 17 58
8 cruzan200246 CXA 5 28

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Sam Houston R9 Houston Turf S.

6 Bonjour Baby
8 P Millers Clock
4 Gavin

Scratched: 1

JolyB wins with the only score to break into the triple digits! RUFFIAN-333 lands second. DonGuido comes under the wire in third. Real Quiet rounds out the super.

1 JolyB XXX 0 119
2 RUFFIAN-333 XXX 0 89
3 DonGuido-DC BXX 3 77
4 Real Quiet XXX 0 69

9 Plenilune XXA 1 59
9 cruzan200246 BXX 3 31

[Real Quiet]

Congrats on the win Joly. Nicely played.

[JolyB]

Thanks for the kind words, and thank you for scoring, Plen.

My choice for next Saturday's venue is a no-brainer, one of the things I handle the best. The Derby Trail resumes at Gulfstream Park for the frequently sought Fountain of Youth, along with a stakes studded undercard. Can't think of any other place where we should be.

BC Juvie Champ Good Magic, Holy Bull runnerup Free Drop Billy and Swale winner Strike Power are among those seeking Derby qualifying points in the FOY.

[DonGuido]

Nice job JB on a foreign track down Texas way in my neck of the woods no less. Just goes to show ya, when ya got it, ya got it!!! And the Rocky Mountain high filly nabs me too!!!??? NO biggie.

[Real Quiet]

Any thoughts on the number of races we are doing? I think the full card might be 14 races.

[JolyB]

14 seems like a bit too much either to handicap or to score. I'd like to take a look at the actual race card rather than the condition book to see what makes the most sense before giving you a specific answer.

[JolyB]

After looking at the Gulfstream race card for Saturday, I'm inclined to only include races 4 through 14 on our contest card. Rather than start at 11:30 AM Eastern and have a 14 race card, we would have our first contest race at 1:00 PM Eastern and have an 11 race contest, of which 9 would be stakes races, finishing with the Grade 2 Fountain of Youth.

I'll post the venue announcement sometime tomorrow, but would appreciate any reactions you might have concerning this choice.

[RUFFIAN]

Later is always much better
For me it's 2 hours earlier!
Trying to post by 9:30 AM
Can make me even get Squirrelly

By 11 AM i'm coherent
My coffee is starting to kick in
And then if I really get lucky
I might pick some horses who win

[DonGuido]

JB, you make the call and I for one will be in the gate to give a very goOd run for your money and picks!!!