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Old 04-19-2012, 05:21 PM
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egads, I made it. (Cheese Danish finished 2nd to the horse I should have chosen if I was going to pick from that race!). Regardless, it was an awful pick. I feel like I've been given a gift by not being eliminated.

One player has been knocked out already. 3 more have picks in the 7th.

Thanks for the cheering!

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Old 04-19-2012, 09:39 PM
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PLAYERS STILL IN: 12
PLAYERS OUT: 6559
TOTAL PLAYERS: 6571


A total of 3 players were knocked out today, leaving 12 of us.

Tomorrow is Day 29, and I'm looking at Blingo in the 5-horse 7th race.

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Old 04-19-2012, 09:59 PM
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Go Dunbar!
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Old 04-19-2012, 10:50 PM
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12 people have successfully run a 28-horse show parlay? That's sick. With only 3 days left, how do you stand on the tiebreaker situation, Dunbar?

Break a leg! (I mean, good luck!)
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Old 04-20-2012, 02:20 PM
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2 scratches in the 1st race leave just 4 horses, but I absolutely can't decide which one is going to lose. a-mile-and-sixteenth on dirt, and most of the PP's are turf, synthetic, or slop. Looking at the few dirt non-sprints, and it seems pretty even to me.

Sticking with Blingo in the 7th, though not thrilled with her single dirt race to draw on, either. Gave a lot of thought to Antidote in the 7-horse 5th race.

Thanks for the good wishes.

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Old 04-20-2012, 02:23 PM
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12 people have successfully run a 28-horse show parlay? That's sick. With only 3 days left, how do you stand on the tiebreaker situation, Dunbar?
Mike, it's not really a 28-race show parlay. In my case, it's 24 races because there was no show wagering on 4 of my "winners". My tiebreaker potential is not awful. I just hope I'm there at the end to find out.

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Old 04-20-2012, 04:23 PM
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2nd and 3rd heavy chalks htb...1st looks like no show betting...how many of the 12 had those chalks i wonder...going out for dinner, hang in there bud...
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Old 04-20-2012, 05:31 PM
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2 scratches in the 1st race leave just 4 horses, but I absolutely can't decide which one is going to lose. a-mile-and-sixteenth on dirt, and most of the PP's are turf, synthetic, or slop. Looking at the few dirt non-sprints, and it seems pretty even to me.

Sticking with Blingo in the 7th, though not thrilled with her single dirt race to draw on, either. Gave a lot of thought to Antidote in the 7-horse 5th race.
Dodged a bullet...Antidote didn't finish in the top 3.

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2nd and 3rd heavy chalks htb...1st looks like no show betting...how many of the 12 had those chalks i wonder...going out for dinner, hang in there bud...
Here's what people had/have today:

5 people selected #02 Blingo in race 7
4 people selected #05 Blu Jon in race 1
2 people selected #01 World Renowned in race 1
1 person selected #05 Love My Way in race 2



2 were knocked out in the 4-horse 1st race. There are 5 of us waiting to see if Blingo comes through. So tomorrow there will either be 5 players left or 10 players left.

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