Arlington Stakes Contest - Race 1

[miraja2]

Originally Posted by brianwspencer

In lieu of Miraja's witty contest remarks, which will no longer be at my expense now that I'm nowhere near the lead, I've totaled the payoffs for this past weekend's Prairie State Festival. Feel free to check your payoffs and I can edit accordingly.

A little business first -- and this is pending Miraja's approval as that one created the contest. I did pull up the original contest thread, and there was no mention of having to split entries and pick a specific horse, so I used regular wagering rules that a bet on either part of the entry counted as a bet on the entire entry (and that counts for exotics as well, Buffy! as long as Miraja says it's okay ).

And it appears Avance did not get the memo after posting his picks, so I translated them for him using the original post's "program numbers," so that he didn't get totally shut out...once again, pending Miraja's decision on how cutthroat we want to be.

Huge congrats to DerbyCat, who took a huge lead now thanks to a wonderfully played Pick-3 and hitting half of the trifecta that got kicked into the stratosphere by Lady Lionel sucking up into fourth to claim the kicker slot in that exotic in the Lincoln Heritage.

Name - Previous Total - This Wk - Current Total

1) DerbyCat - $23.00 + $353.10 = $376.40
2) brianwspencer - $111.00 + $19.70 = $130.70
3) ArlJim78 - $76.30 + $42.50 = $118.80
4) Buffymommy - $21.20 + $94.80 = $116.00
5) avance2000 – $7.40 + $82.60 = $90.00
6) 2 Dollar Bill - $11.00 + $76.50 = $87.50
7) miraja2 - $16.00 + $68.80 = $84.80
8) Gaines2b - $0.00 + $80.80 = $80.80
9) Angelsita - $14.00 + $60.80 = $74.80
10) Cajungator26 - $26.20 + $34.80 = $61.00
11) dylbert - $10.80 + $39.40 = $50.20
12) Scav - $9.80 + $39.80 = $49.60
13) timmgirvan - $26.10 + $9.20 = $35.30
14) Swedejxn - $9.80 + $19.30 = $29.10
15) trifecta124 - $26.20 + NP = $26.20
16) viscount26 - $14.80 + NP = $14.80
17) gamblin4ever – $10.80 + NP = $10.80
18) Aewingnut – $0.00 + NP = $0.00
19) kickslions – $0.00 + NP = $0.00

Thanks Brian for doing these numbers. I will just trust their accuracy. The last few nights on Bourbon Street may have permanently damaged my brain's ability to add, so your help is greatly appreciated. Just one more night to survive and then I'll be back in Chicago.
I agree that Buffy should get credit for betting the whole entry, and that avance2000 should get credit made for his picks from the original list.
As for DerbyCat, she needs to be immediately thrown out of the contest. Going six for six and tossing in some high-priced exotics in one day is quite simply unfair. She is just running up the score on us now.
I had not originally intended to include multi-race wagers like the pick-3 in the contest, but since I never actually excluded it, and there isn't any harm in it, we might as well leave it in. Hitting a pick-3 with $4 is tough, so if people can do it.....why not?
With the way that DerbyCat was picking on Saturday, we are probably lucky that she played pick-3s and not superfectas.

The good news is, we still have 16 races left - including the Round Table Stakes this coming Saturday - so there are still plenty of opportunities to hit that big exotic and catch her.

[Buffymommy]

YEAH! I get to stay in my happiness for breaking the $100 mark! Thanks Mira!

Congrats again to Derby Cat. She deserves it. I seriously doubt I (or anyone else) can catch her.

[DerbyCat]

Well, I got lucky on 7/7/07 but I didn't get lucky with my job interview in Austin - I got the "thank you for your interest but we have offered the job to another candidate" call yesterday... guess I'm stuck in Spokane for awhile longer

Now I've just got to buckle down and finish my master's thesis

[2 Dollar Bill]

Originally Posted by DerbyCat

Well, I got lucky on 7/7/07 but I didn't get lucky with my job interview in Austin - I got the "thank you for your interest but we have offered the job to another candidate" call yesterday... guess I'm stuck in Spokane for awhile longer

Now I've just got to buckle down and finish my master's thesis

Dont worry its toooooooooooooooooooo hot in texas anyway !

Looks like DC has set the bar high, time to sharpen the pencils and start doing some capin !