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Old 02-15-2009, 10:14 PM
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How did Chocolate Candy look, as far as future races?

How do the Candy Ride offspring do on the synth, grass and dirt?
Choc Candy won, but it was alot closer than what I though it would have been. I'll take a wait and see as to what he'll do on dirt, as all of his races in CA will be on some type of synthetic... and they all play different. Was hoping for a larger win, especially with Axel Foley nowhere to be found.
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Old 02-15-2009, 10:16 PM
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Tomorrow's two races should bring in many points if Old Fashioned does not falter(it is a contentious race)
I have Wall St. Wonder in the Vicente
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Old 02-15-2009, 10:17 PM
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Tomorrow's two races should bring in many points if Old Fashioned does not falter(it is a contentious race)
I have Wall St. Wonder in the Vicente
we've got the exact same two.
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Old 02-18-2009, 09:17 AM
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Quick...somebody take a picture of the leaderboard.
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Old 03-15-2009, 10:12 AM
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Quick...somebody take a picture of the leaderboard.

Holy smokes.....that's my wife at the top of the leaderboard....#21 nationwide....what's next???
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Old 03-15-2009, 10:22 AM
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Holy smokes.....that's my wife at the top of the leaderboard....#21 nationwide....what's next???
Yeah!! Congrats to her!!! It's a toughie and to get above the 1/2 way mark let alone to ever get in 1st place is truley an accomplisment!
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Old 04-02-2009, 07:44 AM
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Help me out here, y'all. I have 7 horses in my RTTR stable running in contest races Saturday.

I've got I Want Revenge and Atomic Rain in the Grade I Wood.

I've got three horses in the Grade I S.A. Derby: Pioneer of the Nile, The Pamplemousse and Chocolate Candy

Two horses in the Grade II Illinois Derby: Perfect Song and Free Country

And I've got Capt. Candyman Can in the Grade III Bay Shore


Despite getting less points for a G III win, I figure I have to include likely winner Capt. Candyman

Though I'm concerned about I Want Revenge duplicating his last effort, I have to take him(?). Probably toss Atomic Rain

The Ill. Derby is weak so I feel I should use untested Perfect Song and the disappointing Free Country.

But, I need to toss another besides Atomic Rain, so from the SA Derby I can't keep three horses(?) and will toss Chocolate Candy

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Old 04-02-2009, 11:36 AM
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Good Luck Mike!

I've got 6 runners and will definitely put a bet on the one I don't activate at Trackside Sat. Based on past history, whichever one I don't activate, it wins.
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Old 04-02-2009, 02:25 PM
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The approach depends on where you are. I think I have the same seven as you...no I have 8. Since the points thing isn't sensitive to odds, you have to take the most likely mindset, unless of course you need to make up a lot of ground and take a horse nobody else wants. Anyway, agree on Captn Candyman. POTN will get points. I'm taking Dead Oak- I mean Giant Oak because I need the points from Illinois. Chocolate Candy has a chance to get points and isn't on a lot of lists so the gamble is in him beating POTN or Pamplemousse which will make up grouind on the field....I have Atomic Rain from a bad choice early on, and I don 't think he has much of a shot...IWR figures to get points one way or another and second in that race is better than the win in the G3 races.
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Old 04-02-2009, 03:18 PM
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second in that race is better than the win in the G3 races.
2nd in a G1 only gets you 7 points
winning a G3 gets you 8 points
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I'm sure a lot of us are going to have an extra horse or two. I'm tossing Free Country and hoping none of the others get scratched late.

You guys doing any good in this thing?
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Help me out here, y'all. I have 7 horses in my RTTR stable running in contest races Saturday.

I've got I Want Revenge and Atomic Rain in the Grade I Wood.

I've got three horses in the Grade I S.A. Derby: Pioneer of the Nile, The Pamplemousse and Chocolate Candy
Two horses in the Grade II Illinois Derby: Perfect Song and Free Country

And I've got Capt. Candyman Can in the Grade III Bay Shore


Despite getting less points for a G III win, I figure I have to include likely winner Capt. Candyman

Though I'm concerned about I Want Revenge duplicating his last effort, I have to take him(?). Probably toss Atomic Rain

The Ill. Derby is weak so I feel I should use untested Perfect Song and the disappointing Free Country.

But, I need to toss another besides Atomic Rain, so from the SA Derby I can't keep three horses(?) and will toss Chocolate Candy

Thoughts?
I have those as well as a few other running this weekend as well as some others! Good Luck!
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Old 04-02-2009, 07:33 PM
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I'm sure a lot of us are going to have an extra horse or two. I'm tossing Free Country and hoping none of the others get scratched late.

You guys doing any good in this thing?
Sitting at #42 overall....
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Old 04-02-2009, 10:07 PM
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I tossed Choc Candy from my six... so that's probably the best bet of the weekend.

Not doing anywhere near as good this year (about 1900th overall).
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I'm sure a lot of us are going to have an extra horse or two. I'm tossing Free Country and hoping none of the others get scratched late.

You guys doing any good in this thing?
As predicted, throw one out and a different one scratches. The Pamplemousse is out. Too late to change.
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Old 04-04-2009, 12:46 PM
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As predicted, throw one out and a different one scratches. The Pamplemousse is out. Too late to change.
That does blow! I did the opposite and left PON to run instead of Pamplemousse, they should let you make changes until like noon or something on race day, that rule could be changed in my opinion.
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Old 04-04-2009, 01:01 PM
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This points out on a weakness in the rules. I see no reason in this modern age that we can't at least see the scratches, which have all come out well before any of the Contest races
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Old 04-07-2009, 11:21 AM
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Remember to add your final horses before Saturday gets here
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Remember to add your final horses before Saturday gets here
I'll need them, I only have one running this weekend.
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Old 04-07-2009, 03:44 PM
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I was able to pick up 2 horses, and I ignored the Bluegrass(despite its' G I status as opposed to Ark.'s GII and I already have JoJo), who I think will win), so I picked up Papa Clem(established on synth-why isn't he in the Bluegrass?) and Win Willy for the Arkansas Derby with and eye on their chances in the Big One also

I have Old Fashioned, but I have no confidence in him, and I think Win Willy might be a live long shot in the KD.
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