2nd Annual Derby Trail Contest

[my miss storm cat]

I'm in.

[2 Dollar Bill]

Originally Posted by my miss storm cat

I'm in.

Will you also grace us with free pp's ?

I'll play this year.

[hi_im_god]

what happens if i don't say "i'm in" but post a pick before the race?

am i in? if i am, doesn't that render all the "i'm in" post's meaningless? if i'm not why wasn't that spelled out in the rules?

i'm not sure if i'm in or not. i want to think.

you'll know once i post a pick.

[_ed_]

I'm in, sounds like fun. Thanks a lot for running it.

[dylbert]

Originally Posted by hi_im_god

what happens if i don't say "i'm in" but post a pick before the race?

am i in? if i am, doesn't that render all the "i'm in" post's meaningless? if i'm not why wasn't that spelled out in the rules?

i'm not sure if i'm in or not. i want to think.

you'll know once i post a pick.

Is god clueless? All-knowing, omnipotent one and asking questions. Go figure... Probably grounds for early disqualification from contest before it begins.

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[_ed_]

Originally Posted by dylbert

This tongue-in-cheek moment brought to you by Budweiser. Please remember to drink responsibly.

That's something I always forget to do after a few.

[3kings]

I'm in. thank you for oganizing.

[Hickory Hill Hoff]

Everybody's birthday on Tuesday...can't wait to begin!

[Gaines2b]

YesYesYes!!!

[DerbyCat]

In an ideal world, you will have your picks posted an hour before post time, but because I know that none of us live in an ideal world (except for hi im god, obviously he's in paradise) I'm ok with you posting your picks up until post time. If I'm home and watching the races on the computer, I'll monitor the thread and let you know when the contest is closed for that race. If I'm at the track that day (which I hope to be as much as possible since this is the last racing season for my home track, Bay Meadows), I'll go by what time your post was made and what time the race went off at - as long as your pick was made before the race started (your post must be time stamped the minute, or more, before the race started based on Equibase's "Time off" notation on the results page) your pick will count. This is not scientific nor precise but it's the best I can do and still give you a chance to see the post parade.

If you don't like my rules, if you b*tch and complain, if you think you're being cheated and it's unfair - I don't care. It's my contest (I pay for the prizes myself), my rules and everything worked fine last year and we all had fun. If you cause me grief and make this difficult, I just won't tally your score. This is suppose to be fun and help you keep track of the potential Derby horses leading up to the first Saturday in May. Please let's keep this fun.

I will continue to try to post free PP's whenever possible. If someone finds them before I do, send me the link and I'll get it up. Thanks for playing everyone, may the best capper win!

[GBBob]

I'll give it a shot...thnx for running this
Bob

[ryonker]

I'm in

[saucon17]

Everyone should be very thankful for DC for running this great contest. I helped DC a couple times in last years contest and it's time consuming get everybodies correct totals on days with multiple 3yo races. So if DC needs some help when needed don't hesitate, it will be greatly appreciated

[GenuineRisk]

Hurrah! Thanks for running this again, DerbyCat. I had such fun doing it last year. And it will keep me amused while I'm away from home.

[Hoist Her Flag]

Sounds fun, Sign me up.

[hi_im_god]

Originally Posted by DerbyCat

In an ideal world, you will have your picks posted an hour before post time, but because I know that none of us live in an ideal world (except for hi im god, obviously he's in paradise) I'm ok with you posting your picks up until post time. If I'm home and watching the races on the computer, I'll monitor the thread and let you know when the contest is closed for that race. If I'm at the track that day (which I hope to be as much as possible since this is the last racing season for my home track, Bay Meadows), I'll go by what time your post was made and what time the race went off at - as long as your pick was made before the race started (your post must be time stamped the minute, or more, before the race started based on Equibase's "Time off" notation on the results page) your pick will count. This is not scientific nor precise but it's the best I can do and still give you a chance to see the post parade.

If you don't like my rules, if you b*tch and complain, if you think you're being cheated and it's unfair - I don't care. It's my contest (I pay for the prizes myself), my rules and everything worked fine last year and we all had fun. If you cause me grief and make this difficult, I just won't tally your score. This is suppose to be fun and help you keep track of the potential Derby horses leading up to the first Saturday in May. Please let's keep this fun.

I will continue to try to post free PP's whenever possible. If someone finds them before I do, send me the link and I'll get it up. Thanks for playing everyone, may the best capper win!

"except for hi im god, obviously he's in paradise"

right.

running the contest is hard. running the universe is paradise.

that wasn't a complaint. just an observation.

i'm all for setting parameters and allowing free will. then smiting the whiners.

i'm sure this will be a great show.

[Scav]

Who wants to get nominated to remind me to do this? I don't want to do what I did last year and never remember to do it

[Immanuel Kant]

would like to play,

thanks

[Many Others]

sounds fair enough ! will play, good luck to all...

Originally Posted by DerbyCat

..........If you don't like my rules, if you b*tch and complain, if you think you're being cheated and it's unfair - I don't care. It's my contest (I pay for the prizes myself), my rules and everything worked fine last year and we all had fun. If you cause me grief and make this difficult, I just won't tally your score. This is suppose to be fun and help you keep track of the potential Derby horses leading up to the first Saturday in May. Please let's keep this fun.

I will continue to try to post free PP's whenever possible. If someone finds them before I do, send me the link and I'll get it up. Thanks for playing everyone, may the best capper win!