Santa Anita showvivor March 2nd

Originally Posted by Dunbar

We've picked 19 days, but 3 of the 32 remaining players show only 18 total win/place/show finishes. I wonder what's up with that? Probably got byes because of some technical issues.

Wasn't there a race early on that had no show betting or something like that? Believe everyone who selected that race got a bye.


Ocala Mike

[Dunbar]

Originally Posted by Ocala Mike

Wasn't there a race early on that had no show betting or something like that? Believe everyone who selected that race got a bye.


Ocala Mike

You're probably right, with the added stipulation that the selected horse had to finish 3rd. I had two picks in races where show betting was cancelled, and my picks show up in the stats. My horse must have finished 1st or 2nd in those two races.

--Dunbar

[Dunbar]

Originally Posted by Ocala Mike

Wasn't there a race early on that had no show betting or something like that? Believe everyone who selected that race got a bye.

Originally Posted by Dunbar

You're probably right, with the added stipulation that the selected horse had to finish 3rd. I had two picks in races where show betting was cancelled, and my picks show up in the stats. My horse must have finished 1st or 2nd in those two races.

We were wrong, Mike. I asked the Santa Anita contact person, and he answered that it was the "No Contest" race that caused the difference. They chose to allow all picks from that race to survive, regardless of finish position. Seems like the right decision to me, too.

--Dunbar