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Old 12-02-2014, 06:37 PM
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Default Wed. 12/3

Race 2-$20 W #6 HEADSTONE
Race 4-$10WP#9 STARSHIP SILVERADO
Race 8-$20 WP#9 NATIONAL
Race 9-$20 W #6 ANNAMONARCOS

Good Luck All!
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Old 12-03-2014, 05:29 PM
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Race 2-$20 W #6 HEADSTONE
Race 4-$10WP#9 STARSHIP SILVERADO
Race 8-$20 WP#9 NATIONAL
Race 9-$20 W #6 ANNAMONARCOS

Good Luck All!
$98 tied for 142nd place. The leader had over $3200
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Old 12-03-2014, 06:22 PM
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$98 tied for 142nd place. The leader had over $3200
Yeah, it's another hopeless contest.
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Old 12-03-2014, 06:46 PM
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Guess that means we will need to hope for bombs from here on. Usually that stage arrives a bit later on in a contest.
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Old 12-04-2014, 08:15 AM
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Default access is brutal

works with ipad but not with iphone6 plus

anyone else have this particular issue ?

i'd quit but got lucky and have to continue

roy lerman!
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Old 12-04-2014, 08:48 AM
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After looking at the first day's standings, it is clear that I had the wrong approach to this contest. I played the first day the way I might play a day at the races, placing $10 or $20 Win-place bets on what I thought were contenders. Then saw that the leader had over $3200, which I assume was the result of betting $100 on Flying Posse in Race 8, who paid $65.20 to win. My approach could not possibly reach that total in a full 10 days of play, even if just about every pick came in.

So, for the rest of the contest I'm going to completely change my approach. I'll simply try for the highest score of the day by making a single $100 win bet on a huge price horse and hope for the best. I guess there's no shame in having a score of zero for every day if you have the chance of having that single hit that could win the best day's performance. It's a bizarre way to play a contest, and is contrary to all of my handicapping habits, but that seems to be the only way to have any shot at all.

Does anyone else feel the same way?
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Old 12-04-2014, 08:58 AM
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Already bombing away JB! I just picked the wrong one on day one

With the contest being such a short duration- 2-3 bombs will probably take this. Think of this as similar to some of the Colonial Downs scoreboards...one crazy hit would put someone way up there....until the next crazy hit happened.

Normal handicapping will get you to the top 100- but not where the prizes are. And even if we go 9 for 9 the rest of the way on Ness' trained horses, the odds will be reduced to the point where it won't matter.

GL all!

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Old 12-04-2014, 09:02 AM
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After looking at the first day's standings, it is clear that I had the wrong approach to this contest. I played the first day the way I might play a day at the races, placing $10 or $20 Win-place bets on what I thought were contenders. Then saw that the leader had over $3200, which I assume was the result of betting $100 on Flying Posse in Race 8, who paid $65.20 to win. My approach could not possibly reach that total in a full 10 days of play, even if just about every pick came in.

So, for the rest of the contest I'm going to completely change my approach. I'll simply try for the highest score of the day by making a single $100 win bet on a huge price horse and hope for the best. I guess there's no shame in having a score of zero for every day if you have the chance of having that single hit that could win the best day's performance. It's a bizarre way to play a contest, and is contrary to all of my handicapping habits, but that seems to be the only way to have any shot at all.

Does anyone else feel the same way?
I can't argue with you. Especially being only a 10 racing days contest, increasing the $ to the picks is the way to proceed.
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Old 12-04-2014, 11:45 AM
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works with ipad but not with iphone6 plus

anyone else have this particular issue ?

i'd quit but got lucky and have to continue

roy lerman!
..logged on and up comes yesterday's races with entries and results?..can't find a way to today's card? wtf...says i have $100 daily spend..
under my picks says 'none found'..my pick yesterday ran out..
anyone??
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Old 12-04-2014, 12:02 PM
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I guess that it's just too early for Friday's fields to be posted. Probably be available late today or early tomorrow morning.
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