Road To The Roses Contest -2012

[Mike]

My strategy for next year's RTTR contest:

Always wait until Friday evening before the start of the competition or next stage before submitting picks.

Initial horse selection for Stage 1:


Earned 2 yo Bris figs of 90-100, 2 yo Beyer figs of 85-95.
In 3yo season, Bris fig of 100+ should mean automatic inclusion.
Late Pace Bris fig of 105-110 should be the benchmark of choices.

California based horses did well in Derby in 2012(S.A. Derby top two were 1st and 5th), but the B.C. Juvenile runners all did very well during the season. Bodemeister had been in San Felipe but rerouted to Arkansas.



Picks for Stage 2:
Wait until the eve of the the four Graded preps that were this year the Wood, S.A. Derby, Bay Shore and Illinois Derby.

Picks for Stage 3:
Unless you somehow missed an emerging horse prior to Stage 2, go for the points available in the graded races of the Jerome, Lexington and Derby.
Don't give in to the mystery horse from Europe