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Old 10-03-2024, 12:23 PM
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RQ, here is one possibilty of a "Breeders Cup Prep" contest card. Of the ten races, 8 are "Win and You're In", and the other two have in the past been classic races in their own right and could easily have a couple of BC pointed entrants. I'll point out those that are not "Win and You're In". Here's the list:

Belmont at Aqueduct:

Race 7 - Frizette - 3:17 PM (all times set forth will be based on Eastern) - 2 year old fillies - (10 entries)

Race 8 - Champagne - 3:49 PM - 2 year old colts - (10 entries)

Keeneland:

Race 6 - Woodford (NOT a Win etc.) - 3:40 PM - 5 1/2 f on turf - $350,000 purse (12 entries plus 3 also eligible)

Race 7 - Thoroughbred Club of America - 4:12 PM - 6f for f&m - (7 entries)

Race 8 - First Lady (NOT a Win etc.) - 4:44 PM - 1 mile on turf for f&m - $750,000 purse - (11 entries)

Race 9 - Breeders Futurity - 5:16 PM - 2year old colts - (11 entries)

Race 10 - Coolmore Turf Mile - 5:48 PM - 1 mile turf, 3 and up - (9 entries)

Santa Anita:

Race 3 - Oak Leaf - 5:00 PM Eastern - 2 year old fillies - (8 entries)

Race 8 - Rodeo Drive - 7:30 PM Eastern - 1 1/4 miles on turf for f&m - (7 entries)

Race 9 - American Pharoah - 8:00 PM Eastern - 2 year old colts - (7 entries)

This does have a greater emphasis on Keeneland, but their opening weekend usually results in a very large number of BC runners, and Keeneland can be beautiful on early October.

No pride in authorship here, just a suggestion that I hope our players might enjoy. I know I would. It's still your choice as the points winner.

Two additional thoughts
(1) The race order ought to be grouped by track, not by post time of race. That should be less confusing for players and easier on the scorers.

(2) While you have been very generous in letting players include other races from the card in the ROI contest, it seems excessive to let that occur when three tracks are involved. I'd recommend limiting the ROI to only our contest races. Makes it a little more difficult for those who want to play horizontal exotics (pick 5 and the like), but I think we can find wagering opportunities in these races.
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Old 10-03-2024, 12:56 PM
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Score me up with this one. Long as we have players who want to play let's play and I will keep the score.
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Old 10-03-2024, 01:45 PM
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Ok JB. Digger has weighed in and an all stakes BC card looks good. You can post the threads at your leisure. Late post times work good too so nobody has to rush their picks.
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Old 10-03-2024, 03:10 PM
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Old 10-03-2024, 08:11 PM
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Nice score Real Quiet and congrats on you winning. Only one race were you didn't have a winner.
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