POINTS results - Gulfstream Park 1/27

[Digger]

Scoring System for Points Handicapping Contest:
===Trifectas===
Straight.....A-B-C.....35 points
Boxed, winner on top....A-C-B....30 points
Boxed, top two reversed....B-A-C....25 points
Boxed, other. B-C-A or C-A-B or C-B-A...20 points

===Exactas===
Straight...A-B-x....25 points
Boxed, top two reversed...B-A-x....17 points
Boxed, top pick over third.... A-C-x...15 points
Boxed, other...B-C-x or C-A-x or C-B-x....7 points

===Two in the money, no Exacta===
Winner on top + 3rd....A-x-B or A-x-C....12 points
1st and 3rd without winner on top...B-x-(A or C) or C-x-(A or B.)...5 points
2nd and 3rd...x-(A or B or C)-(A or B or C)....5 points

===One in the Money===
Winner on top....10 points
Winner picked 2nd or 3rd..B-x-x or C-x-x...3 points
2nd picked anywhere..x-(A or B or C)-x...2 points
3rd picked anywhere. x-x-(A or B or C)...1 point

[Digger]

Points and ROI Totals through Jan 6, 2024 thru Jan 27, 2024

NON OFFICIAL TOTALS - just a general account as to where we are standing.

62 - Real Quiet - 67
39 - Digger - 56
36 - JolyB - 69
28 - Indian Hemp -
22 - Cal828 - 32
22 - Ruffian - 53
21 - Cruzan
20 - Alli
5 - Indiam Hemp
4 - Zippy - 22
3 - NJ Stinks
0 - Guido 4

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January 13, 2024 - ( Points )

JolyB 154 WIN ( 10 )
Zippy 134 PLACE ( 8 )
Ruffian 132 SHOW ( 5 )
Don Guido 111 SUPER ( 4 )

January 20, 2024 - ( Points )

Zippy 179 WIN ( 10 )
Ruffian 174 PLACE ( 8 )
Real Quiet 149 SHOW ( 5 )
JolyB 148 SUPER ( DC ) ( 4 )

January 13, 2024 - ( ROI )

WIN...*Cal828 10
PLACE...*Digger 8

January 20, 2024 - ( ROI )

WIN...*Ruffian 10
PLACE...*JolyB 8
SHOW...*Digger 5

[Alli]

Great win, Joly B! Congrats!

[Zippy]

Nice win JolyB...good job!!! Thanks for scoring Digger!!!

[Real Quiet]

Congrats on the win JB. What a strange day. You and Ruff and then a big gap. Nicely played to both of you. (But I'm glad you won. I hate those 17 race cards when Ruff comes out on top)

[RUFFIAN]

I Have Severe Indigestion
That 3-point Loss
Was A Bitter Pill To Swallow 😿

But Happy To Spare Rq Angst If I Won

[JolyB]

As RQ pointed out, a very strange and puzzling scoring distribution. I'm equally puzzled over which track to choose for this coming Saturday. Both Gulfstream and Oaklawn have strong cards and both have races that will earn Derby qualifying points (the Holy Bull and the Southwest). I may end up flipping a coin to decide, although I'm looking forward to Fierceness beginning his 3 year old campaign in the Holy Bull.