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[mbahadur]

Originally Posted by Indian Charlie

How's everyone doing?

My two stables are in 4th and 12th, but I don't see how I can possibly win.

I am in 64th place, about 2,600 points behind the leader. I still have Christina Daae, D'Funnybone, Eskendereya, Rule, & Tuscan Evening left to run. Rule is either going in the Florida Derby or the Louisiana Derby the following week per Elliott Walden's comments in a Bloodhorse article.

I took John Velazquez instead of Mike Smith but Mike Smith has earned a lot of points this month with 2 Grade 1 wins and a Grade 1 second. I would have liked to have been able to pick Neko Bay, Proviso, Radiohead, and Fluke in the Grade 1s if they were available.

I think there are too many stables at the top of the leaderboard with the same horses and they need to add horses for the April scoring period to create diversity among the stables and add more skill to the game.

Whoever finishes in the Top 5 spots of the Florida Derby will likely determine the winner.

[philcski]

Originally Posted by mbahadur

I am in 64th place, about 2,600 points behind the leader. I still have Christina Daae, D'Funnybone, Eskendereya, Rule, & Tuscan Evening left to run. Rule is either going in the Florida Derby or the Louisiana Derby the following week per Elliott Walden's comments in a Bloodhorse article.

I took John Velazquez instead of Mike Smith but Mike Smith has earned a lot of points this month with 2 Grade 1 wins and a Grade 1 second. I would have liked to have been able to pick Neko Bay, Proviso, Radiohead, and Fluke in the Grade 1s if they were available.

I think there are too many stables at the top of the leaderboard with the same horses and they need to add horses for the April scoring period to create diversity among the stables and add more skill to the game.

Whoever finishes in the Top 5 spots of the Florida Derby will likely determine the winner.

I agree with you here. Nobody earned points on the GPH today because none of the top finishers were available... which is kind of dumb.

I'm in 83rd place. I have D'Funnybone, Discreetly Mine, Dry Martini (whom I thought was going in the GPH... wrong), General Quarters, and Rule left. Which means I have virtually no chance.

IC, who do you have left? Where is Drugs' stables ranked right now?

[mbahadur]

Originally Posted by philcski

IC, who do you have left? Where is Drugs' stables ranked right now?

DrugS has "IC Rocks" as his stable name. He has a number of stables in the Top 50 of the leaderboard. He posted that he has Ice Box and Pulsion in a couple of his stables -- I believe he has a chance if they finish in the money in the Florida Derby.

[Indian Charlie]

Originally Posted by mbahadur

DrugS has "IC Rocks" as his stable name. He has a number of stables in the Top 50 of the leaderboard. He posted that he has Ice Box and Pulsion in a couple of his stables -- I believe he has a chance if they finish in the money in the Florida Derby.

It's not looking to good for him either.

At least it will be nice not to finish 2nd or 3rd to him like in the TVG contest.

[The Indomitable DrugS]

I still have as many as 4 horses for GP on a few different entries - D' Funnybone/Esk/Rule as the three common ones - and Ice Box and Pulsion once.

I also can inflate my top score with up to 250 points ref points. Still - I don't like my chances.

[mbahadur]

Originally Posted by The Indomitable DrugS

I still have as many as 4 horses for GP on a few different entries - D' Funnybone/Esk/Rule as the three common ones - and Ice Box and Pulsion once.

I also can inflate my top score with up to 250 points ref points. Still - I don't like my chances.

DrugS,

With Ice Box winning and Awesome Gem returning today and finishing in 3rd place, your chances suddenly improved as you are now in 3rd place. Hope you can stay there - there may be some stables behind you with Conveyence or Eagle Poise. Nice job regardless in the first month of this contest.

[The Indomitable DrugS]

I can inflate my way into 2nd place because I haven't used any friend referral points yet .. and the guy who is in 1st place is also in 2nd place now .. referral points go to your top stable .. so his 2nd place entry can't inflate.

The one big problem is that I have like no friends... let alone five.

Would someone please like to be my friend and enter this thing and hook me up with the friend referral points?

Please PM me if you can help me out.

[Indian Charlie]

Originally Posted by philcski

I agree with you here. Nobody earned points on the GPH today because none of the top finishers were available... which is kind of dumb.

I'm in 83rd place. I have D'Funnybone, Discreetly Mine, Dry Martini (whom I thought was going in the GPH... wrong), General Quarters, and Rule left. Which means I have virtually no chance.

IC, who do you have left? Where is Drugs' stables ranked right now?

I just have Esk and Rule left. Unless, of course, Cassidy changes his mind and runs the Usual QT later this month in the USA!

Which is why I think I have no hope. I assume everyone in front of me has those two.

My entry in 12th place also has Tuscan Evening. Besides the whole point thing, I would have liked her much more in the Kilroe however.

JRV has been a cancer to both of my stables.