Vic Stauffer wins SA Preakness Challenge; Tywizard 4th..

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Originally Posted by tywizard

Thanks to all. It was a fun weekend for sure.

I've learned a lot over the years from this board and ATR. Specifically, Jack and Nick have been very helpful as it relates to contests and strategy.

I always find it informative to hear the general strategy people use in live bankroll contests so I'll give a quick overview:

I went in knowing that I'd focus primarily on the Dixie, Preakness and Mizdirection Stakes - Initially, I was basically without a plan for Sunday.

Key wagers were...

$50 Ex Minster'sadventure - Miss Star Maker
$60 Ex Takeover Target - Ring Weekend
$100 Ex Exaggerator - Cherry Wine
$120 Double into Wild Dude
$50 Ex Sweet - Grandma's Hands

Nyquist winning actually would have been better for me had Cherry Wine still finished second. If Miss Double D'oro would have got up to win the Mizdirection I would have had a $200 Double from Wild Dude and another $150 Double into the eventual winner of the night cap. Hard to complain with the outcome and who's to say others wouldn't have had those for even more than me.

I played relatively conservative on Sunday and only took big swings on the Sweet race and the feature (needed either of the Hollendorfer's in there).

Initially, I was upset they decided to not allow trifectas. In hindsight, I'm convinced that I would have spread too much on trifectas and likely wouldn't have done as well.

A great contest and they take care of you out there.

Great job... Were those cold exacta's or boxed?