Arlington Stakes Contest - FINAL RACE

[miraja2]

Okay guys, it is time for the last race of our contest. It is not exactly a great race for our contest finale (only a six-horse field) but maybe somebody will go out with a bang! I promise I will calculate the results for last week at some point today and post them in both last week's thread and this one, so that everybody knows where they stand going into Saturday. I was doing so well at posting the results in a timely fashion early in the contest, and have done a real crappy job coming down the stretch. Like everybody else, I guess I'll blame the polytrack for that!
I want to thank everybody for playing this contest. It has been a lot of fun for me, and I hope you guys enjoyed it too. Arlington isn't exactly as big-time as something like Saratoga or Del Mar, so I thought this contest might just be me, ArlJim, brianwspencer (and maybe one or two other Chicagoans) making picks each week. The fact that we had quite a few people do it from all over the country made it a lot more fun. Again, I hope you enjoyed this contest and - more importantly - a great Arlington meet.
As always, good luck to all of you on Saturday.

Ada L. Rice Illinois Owners Stakes
Arlington Park - September 15th, 2007 - Race 8
Estimated Local Post Time: 4:24 PM
Age Restriction: Three Year Old and Upward
Sex: Fillies and Mares
Restriction: Restricted Purse: $100,000
Distance: One And One Sixteenth Miles
Surface: Turf

Post Horse
Jockey
Owner Age Sex Weight
Trainer
Breeder Odds

1 Love Handles (IL)
Diego Sanchez
Nancy A. Vanier and Cartwright Thoroughbreds IV (Brian Perry, et al)
4 Filly 116
Brian Williamson
Mr. & Mrs. Harvey L. Vanier 4/1

2 Honour Colony (KY)
Rene R. Douglas
Arbaway Farm (Scott Goldsher)
5 Mare 123
Hugh H. Robertson
Brandon Perry 5/1

3 Lady Lionel (IL)
Eduardo E. Perez
Moises R. Yanez
Mare 120
Moises R. Yanez
Moises Yanez 6/1

4 Jennie R. (KY)
E. T. Baird
Bojarski, Michael and Elaine, Belpedio, Sam, Lloyd, William, and Cherrywood Raci
6 Mare 118
Michele Boyce
Kenny Ackerman 9/5

5 Fairwell Madrid (ON)
Jesse M. Campbell
Darrell and Evelyn Yates Ltd. (Darrell and Evelyn Yates)
5 Mare 118
Chris Richard
Mervyn Kirby 15/1

6 Rich in Spirit (FL)
Earlie Fires
Glen Hill Farm (Leonard Lavin)
5 Mare 118
Thomas F. Proctor
Glen Hill Farm 2/1

[2 Dollar Bill]

Thanks for running It.. I had fun.... and tried like heck to hit a triple.. I guess it was a ""poly"" thing....

As the ""late"' Tug McGraw (when asked )..."" Do you like astroturf or grass better ""? The tugger said.... "" Well I never smoked astoturf "" !!

[swedejxn]

2 across Rich in Spirit

4 exacta Rich in spirit/lady lionel

no way is farewell madrid gonna make anyone any money... what is a 4 dollar show gonna bring????? 12 bucks????

[brianwspencer]

Alright, let's shoot for it here!

$2 WPS #3 Lady Lionel

$4 P3 3/5/2

[dylbert]

WPS #2 Honour Colony

$1 P3 2 // 1,4 // 3,4

[timmgirvan]

Honor Colony WPS
$3tri...HC/FM/RM
$1tri...HC/RM/Fm

Thanks for your hard work on this contest!

[ArlJim78]

2 wps Love Handles

$4 tri 6-4-1

[avance2000]

$2 across on 6, rich in spirit
$2 exacta 1-6
$2 exacta 2-6

[2 Dollar Bill]

2 WPS..... Honour Colony [ alt..... Rich In Spirit ]

1 triple.....4-6-2
1 triple.... 2-4-6
1 triple.....1-2-3
1 triple.....5-4-1

**Good luck all...

[DerbyCat]

WPS: #6 Rich in Spirit

$1 TRI: 6/4/1,2,3,5

Thanks for the contest!

[AngelSita]

$2 WPS - Rich in Spirit (Alt. Honour Colony)
$1 TRI - 6,2/6,2,3/3,4

[Buffymommy]

$2wps Rich in Spirit
$2WP Love Handles

Thanks for the contest Mira!!! I had a lot of fun!

[Gaines2b]

$2 WPS #5
$1 TRI 5/12/12
$1 TRI 4/5/12

Thanks for the contest!

GL all.

[miraja2]

$2 WPS - (4) Jennie R
$1 trifecta - 4,6/4,6/2,3

[Buffymommy]

Well, I had a lot of fun Mira. Thanks again for the contest. Love Handles came through for me and ArlJm today. Hee Hee I will admit, I picked her on name alone since I have gotten rid of my love handles on my new diet. I thought that name was appropriate which is why she was my WP bet and not my WPS bet. Sometimes I do better by just going on funny things.

I am happy with how I did. I honestly didn't think anyone would catch DC, but CONGRATS to that dude! Awesome Tri dude!

Thanks again for all your hard work mira.

[miraja2]

The big winner in the final week was ArlJim78 who selected the winner Love Handles for his WPS bet and was rewarded with a $24 score. Buffymommy used her usual WPS/WP strategy with her typical effectiveness and came in a close second with $21.20.
The biggest congratulations go out to 2 Dollar Bill (our winner) and DerbyCat (our runner-up). Both coupled solid weekly selections with one GIANT day to run away from the rest of us. You guys get the "big" prizes, and Arlington bragging rights until next May. Congratulations, and thanks again to everybody for playing.

Final Standings

1) 2 Dollar Bill - $637.10 + $2.80 = $639.90
2) DerbyCat - $426.20 + $0.00 = $426.20
3) Buffymommy - $270.90 + $21.20 = $292.10
4) ArlJim78 - $222.60 + $24.00 = $246.60
5) Swedejxn - $200.70 + $0.00 = $200.70
6) brianwspencer - $177.90 + $0.00 = $177.90
6) avance2000 – $177.90 + $0.00 = $177.90
8) dylbert - $155.70 + $2.80 = $158.50
9) miraja2 - $138.40 + $4.80 = $143.20
10) Angelsita - $133.50 + $0.00 = $133.50
11) Gaines2b - $131.10 + $0.00 = $131.10
12) timmgirvan - $102.20 + $2.80 = $105.00
13) Scav - $97.20 + NP = $97.20
14) viscount26 - $67.10 + NP = $67.10
15) Cajungator26 - $63.60 + NP = $63.60
16) trifecta124 - $58.20 + NP = $58.20
17) gamblin4ever – $31.50 + NP = $31.50
18) FGfan – $21.20 + NP = $21.20
19) cowgirlintexas – $8.40 + NP = $8.40

[dylbert]

I had great fun trying to find winners and value at track I don't often play. Most of my past AP success has been on its turf course.

Good luck to all and I hope this contest returns in 2008!

John G. Dooley, AP race caller, is one of best in the country. He does great job each season at Fair Grounds.

[ArlJim78]

congrats $2Bill and thanks for running the contest miraja.
they played Happy Trails today at AP today for the last time this year.

we'll do it again in '08.

[2 Dollar Bill]

Originally Posted by ArlJim78

congrats $2Bill and thanks for running the contest miraja.
they played Happy Trails today at AP today for the last time this year.

we'll do it again in '08.

Thank you & thanks to everyone else who played every week. Funny thing was I kept thinking just One triple could do it... and right before the end on the contest.... B I N G O... Thanks to Miraja for keeping the tabs and all the contest posts...

[brianwspencer]

Thanks for keeping up with this Miraja -- I calculated just one week's worth of results and finally understood what an undertaking it is, especially on days with multiple races.

It was a lot of fun, I enjoyed my two minutes in the lead, and then still enjoyed watching people hit unthinkable bets on some races.

Congrats to the top two!

Hawthorne Stakes contest, anyone?!