December 7 Aqueduct Points Picks go here . . .

[cal828]

Originally Posted by Plenilune

Ack! You forgot to post your picks for the BIG race #10!

Actually, it was Race 9 that I forgot. It should have been 3-4-5-6 and Race ten should have been 6-5-8-10. Don't know how I did that except Race 8 and Race 9 were only one digit different. Race 8 was 2-4-5-6 and my intent for R9 was 3-4-5-6. I must have thought after I entered Race 8 that I had already entered Race 9 too? I thought it was peculiar that I got a zero in the last race. Didn't even notice that I didn't have enough races. Anyway, that's my story and I'm sticking to it!!

[JolyB]

Cal, I feel very badly being listed as the winner under those circumstances. The race that you didn't get credit for was the only one that I came close to getting correct. I'm sure that you'll be able to even the score next weekend.

Your explanation did clarify one thing though - it helped us understand the method you used to be the only one to have Shotski on top in the Remsen. In putting together my feeble attempt at a pick 6, the best I could do was to make him a "C".

[cal828]

No reason to feel badly. I don't think I would have won even with the additional points from Race 10. Your entry was a brave try at the pick 6. There were a lot of long shots hitting at Aqueduct, which made that a difficult pursuit. I am more mad at myself for my ROI entry than my flub in the points contest. If I am not picking horses badly, I am picking races badly.
I usually really handicap 3 or 4 races and invariable pick the one that I think looks easiest which often turns out to be harder than I anticipate and then I miss a race like the feature race on Saturday in which I actually had a good opinion. I think the lesson from that is to stick with the graded stakes, but I was a bit intimidated by the big field with so many horses that looked like they could hit the board.