January 21 - Gulfstream Park Points Picks go here . . .

[JolyB]

I've got to ask - why do they still call this day of state bred racing the Sunshine Millions? We have a card that includes 5 stakes races for Florida breds that have total combined purses of $600,000. I think there was a time when the total purses equaled the million mark, or perhaps it was combined with similar races in the sunshine of California, but not any more. Oh well, what's in a name?

R1: 8-6-2-7-3
R2: 8-5-1-2-6
R3: 2-3-5-1-6
R4: 5-4-3-6-1
R5: 3-2-5-1-7
R6: 7-2-5-6-4
R7: 9-3-6-1-4
R8: 1-4-7-9-3
R9: 7-8-9-5-3
R10: 6-9-5-1-2
R11: 2-8-6-4-3
R12: 8-6-3-4-7

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

[DonGuido]

Originally Posted by JolyB

I've got to ask - why do they still call this day of state bred racing the Sunshine Millions? We have a card that includes 5 stakes races for Florida breds that have total combined purses of $600,000. I think there was a time when the total purses equaled the million mark, or perhaps it was combined with similar races in the sunshine of California, but not any more. Oh well, what's in a name?

Yes it should not be called the Sunshine Millions any more if this is going to be the norm. Pretty odd!!!

[ryonker1]

Hi all

Apologies for missing this week- go to the grocery store to buy milk, and I turn it into an hour long circular sales/closeout hunting/couponing extravaganza

When the Sunshine Millions first came around, they would get full fields with the additional purses; I think it predated the Magna 5 by a year or two. So this *was* a major event for the first few years. Then they started to scale back the purses, and shockingly this turned into a much smaller affair. The Cal horses wouldn't travel to Florida and vice versa with the lower amounts- and so you'd end up with a 7 horse field at Gulfstream with 5 or 6 of the horses based in Florida. Now it's pretty much just keeping the use of the name. <sigh>

But hey, we'll do the Pegasus thing instead, and see if that works out

Have a happy weekend! Time to go handicap the Fair Grounds
Ron

[DonGuido]

Originally Posted by ryonker1

Hi all

Apologies for missing this week- go to the grocery store to buy milk, and I turn it into an hour long circular sales/closeout hunting/couponing extravaganza

When the Sunshine Millions first came around, they would get full fields with the additional purses; I think it predated the Magna 5 by a year or two. So this *was* a major event for the first few years. Then they started to scale back the purses, and shockingly this turned into a much smaller affair. The Cal horses wouldn't travel to Florida and vice versa with the lower amounts- and so you'd end up with a 7 horse field at Gulfstream with 5 or 6 of the horses based in Florida. Now it's pretty much just keeping the use of the name. <sigh>

But hey, we'll do the Pegasus thing instead, and see if that works out

Have a happy weekend! Time to go handicap the Fair Grounds
Ron

Yeppers Ron, sometimes real life just gets in our way

[Plenilune]

Originally Posted by ryonker1

Hi all

Apologies for missing this week- go to the grocery store to buy milk, and I turn it into an hour long circular sales/closeout hunting/couponing extravaganza

When the Sunshine Millions first came around, they would get full fields with the additional purses; I think it predated the Magna 5 by a year or two. So this *was* a major event for the first few years. Then they started to scale back the purses, and shockingly this turned into a much smaller affair. The Cal horses wouldn't travel to Florida and vice versa with the lower amounts- and so you'd end up with a 7 horse field at Gulfstream with 5 or 6 of the horses based in Florida. Now it's pretty much just keeping the use of the name. <sigh>

But hey, we'll do the Pegasus thing instead, and see if that works out

Have a happy weekend! Time to go handicap the Fair Grounds
Ron

Oh my gosh Ron! What is up with not dedicating your every Saturday to the contest? I just hope you got some good deals while shopping and look forward to seeing you next Saturday...come on, you can't pass up the Pegasus!