A week off and we all deserve it . . .

[RUFFIAN]

After A Day of Disillusioning Disgruntling Disappointments
~ ~ ~ One After Another After Another ~
Every Horse I Loved = Defeated ~

My Heart + Spirit Soared As 2 Phenomenal Filly’s
Flew Past The “Boys” In What Turned An Otherwise
Day Of Dejection ~ Into A Day Of Bodacious Bliss!

“Grumpy Cat” Turned Into “Kitten’s Joy”
Beholding A PurrrFectly PurrrFound PurrrFormance

***Would Be Fascinating To See WINX vs ENABLE Match Race***

WHO DO U THINK WOULD WIN?

[DonGuido]

Originally Posted by RUFFIAN-333

After A Day of Disillusioning Disgruntling Disappointments
~ ~ ~ One After Another After Another ~
Every Horse I Loved = Defeated ~

My Heart + Spirit Soared As 2 Phenomenal Filly’s
Flew Past The “Boys” In What Turned An Otherwise
Day Of Dejection ~ Into A Day Of Bodacious Bliss!

“Grumpy Cat” Turned Into “Kitten’s Joy”
Beholding A PurrrFectly PurrrFound PurrrFormance

***Would Be Fascinating To See WINX vs ENABLE Match Race***

WHO DO U THINK WOULD WIN?

Sure but ain't gonna happen. You tell me. Are you doubting Enable's ability and legacy? It's like saying if Secretariat and Justify or American Pharoah ran a race together, who'd win? You tell me. I hate match races. Haven't they been outlawed/banned for ohhhh 30 years at least on the big circuits. Sorry Ruff but your throwing out a question that begs NO Answer and I took the bait.

I'll leave it at that. WINX great . . . ENABLE great! In the moment (which is where we are now at, I think) Enable wins hands down!!!

And do really think the competition is equal to what ENABLE has faced. I have no clue about Australian racing and the quality of horses. but i'd guess it's sub-par to American and Europe.

So who was the filly that won all the races in a row in Louisiana that never lost a race. Same questions in a match race with ENABLE, who'd win. I know her races were not G1, 2 or 3's, it's a stretch I know but I'm showing you how ridiculous it is to match past and previous horses up in match race and ask "who would win?"

So you hooked me Ruffian.

[RUFFIAN]

Just The “Mewsings” Of The Cat
Imaginary Wanderings Of The Mind...
“Enable” Fought A Close Tight Race
“Winx” Wins By Daylight Every Time

In An Imaginary Fantasy Race
That Never Would Really Be Run...
My Imaginary Money Would Be
That WINX Would Be The One Who Won

[cal828]

It was a fun two days, but way too many races to handicap. I usually just play a few of them. Sometimes I play the last 4 or 5 on Saturday. This year I played 2 on Friday and 5 on Saturday. All the races I played were on dirt.
These seemed to be the easier ones. I played exactas and hit in 4 of the 7 so ended up winning a little. They were all pretty chalky. None paying more than $25. I think I won enough to buy a cup of coffee depending upon whether you buy it at Starbucks or a McDonalds. Oh well, looking forward to the new contest(s). Should be fun.

[JolyB]

Originally Posted by cal828

It was a fun two days, but way too many races to handicap. I usually just play a few of them. Sometimes I play the last 4 or 5 on Saturday. This year I played 2 on Friday and 5 on Saturday. All the races I played were on dirt.
These seemed to be the easier ones. I played exactas and hit in 4 of the 7 so ended up winning a little. They were all pretty chalky. None paying more than $25. I think I won enough to buy a cup of coffee depending upon whether you buy it at Starbucks or a McDonalds. Oh well, looking forward to the new contest(s). Should be fun.

Cal, I'll bet that your cup of coffee will taste exceptionally good if it's paid for with your winnings. Glad to hear that you had a winning couple of days.

[cal828]

Thanks. I think I have finally learned that exactas are the way to go for me.
I like playing tris because they pay so much more, but I'm afraid they are a bit of a siren's song that I am going to try to resist in the future. These exercises that we do here really are important and instructive not just for the lessons in handicapping, but also for the lessons in wage construction and wager choice which I think I tend to pay less attention to. I will still play tris, but for lesser amounts. Ok, stepping down from the pulpit now.