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09-09-2019, 01:20 PM
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Seconditis Syndrome
SECONDITIS SYNDROME
 YA WIN SOME - YA LOSE SOME ~ OR SO IVE BEEN TOLD BUT THE 2ND PLACE TROPHY IS ALL THAT I HOLD  I TRY VERY HARD TO PICK WHO WILL WIN AND YET WHEN ITS OVER IT'S A 2nd AGAIN!  WAS A 'BIZZY CHANNEL' A 'SMART REMARK' TOO CLOSE DOESN'T COUNT ON THE WIN BETS I DO A LESSON TO BE LEARNED NEXT TIME WHEN I RACE THAT MAYBE CONSIDER TO ALSO BET “PLACE!”  
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#2
09-10-2019, 08:34 AM
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Could be a lot of handicapping going on this weekend with our contest and the Beat Byk contest. Who all from our group besides Joly and myself are playing in the Beat Byk contest? I think Ruffian or Roamin would have to be major contenders for the Beat Byk contest, if they are playing.
Last edited by cal828 : 09-10-2019 at 09:01 AM.
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#3
09-10-2019, 09:29 AM
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BEAT Byk
think Ruffian or Roamin would have to be major contenders
for the Beat Byk contest, if they are playing. =-=-=-=-=-=-=-= NEVER HEARD OF IT WHAT IS THE BASIS ... FORMAT LINK?
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#4
09-10-2019, 09:44 AM
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The Beat Byk contest is a contest to determine the player that will represent Derby Trail in the NTRA/NHC contest in Vegas. It has been going on for several weekends. Our host, Steve Byk has selected a contest race on past Saturdays and Sundays and made a selection in those races. If your winning selection beat his selection or even if you went with the same winning selection, you earned an entry into the final contest which is this coming Saturday. Sorry to hear that you were not aware of the contest, but I did mention it at one point(see my post of 7/17).
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#5
09-10-2019, 11:02 AM
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For what it's worth I will be playing in the contest.
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09-10-2019, 11:19 AM
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#8
09-10-2019, 11:16 AM
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I am pessimistic about my own chances in the contest or maybe realistic. I think that such contests are often won by those that can discern the longer odds runners. That is why I thought the contest was tailor made for Ruffian or Roamin. It has a win/place format which they both excel at. I am not particularly good with long shots. I probably hit a horse with decent odds about 1 or 2 times a year.
But nobody ever won anything, if they didn't take a shot.
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#9
09-10-2019, 11:27 AM
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Cal and RQ, good luck to both of you and to any others of our small group who have qualified. I believe that the contest card will be available on Thursday. The last I looked, there are 1,940 qualifying entries; I assume that takes into account those who have qualified two or three times, so the actual number of individuals participating will be fewer.
With that number, I'm afraid that just handicapping won't get the job done. A certain amount of stabbing is going to be required to come out on top of such a large number of players. Even with the caps of 20-1 to win and 10-1 to place, if there are any price horses in the 12 race program, you will need to have them to come out on top. So Cal, you are absolutely correct in suggesting that players like Ruffian or Roamin, who are brave enough to look for bombs, would have the best chance of coming out on top.
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