DT Contest - The 2008 Finale

DerbyCat · #1 04-30-2008, 10:16 PM

This is it folks, the final race of the 2008 Derby Trail Contest. As your host, it has been a pleasure - thank you for letting me run this fun and informative contest - it has truly been my honor

Just a reminder, if the horse you picked earlier in this contest win the Derby, you will get a "10 times the earlier race payoff" bonus... for example, if Smooth Air wins the Derby, Scav will get a $354.00 bonus (10 x $35.40, Smooth Air's pay-off from the Hutchinson) and he will win this game

Also, we are playing for prizes, they are:

1st Place: A Trophy AND BRAGGING RIGHTS!
2nd Place: An item from the grab bag of our fearless leader, Steve Byk (can you cover me on this prize Steve? I'd appreciate it!

)
3rd Place: A race program from the final day of Bay Meadows, May 11th (and I'll get Russell Baze to sign it)

Last year the Derby bonus ended up making the difference as Paisjpq pulled out the win. Second place went to Mclem10011 and third place went to 2 Dollar Bill – congrats to all of them!

Finally, I also will be posting a Triple Crown contest. That one is very easy, pick the winner and a three horse exacta box for each of the three TC races... you can either post your picks here or there - I'll keep track of them where ever you post them!

Good luck everyone!

Churchill Downs - May 3rd, 2008 - Race 10
Kentucky Derby Presented by Yum! Brands - Grade: 1
Estimated Local Post Time: 6:04 PM
Race Type: Stakes
Breed: Thoroughbred
Age Restriction: Three Year Old Purse: $2,000,000
Distance: One And One Fourth Miles
Surface: Dirt
PP's: BRIS DRF
Post Horse Jockey Sex Weight Trainer Odds
1 Cool Coal Man (KY) Julien R. Leparoux Colt 126 Nicholas P. Zito 20/1
2 Tale of Ekati (KY) Eibar Coa Colt 126 Barclay Tagg 15/1
3 Anak Nakal (KY) Rafael Bejarano Colt 126 Nicholas P. Zito 30/1
4 Court Vision (KY) Garrett K. Gomez Colt 126 William I. Mott 20/1
5 Eight Belles (KY) Gabriel Saez Filly 121 J. Larry Jones 20/1
6 Z Fortune (NY) Robby Albarado Colt 126 Steven M. Asmussen 15/1
7 Big Truck (NY) Javier Castellano Colt 126 Barclay Tagg 50/1
8 Visionaire (KY) Jose Lezcano Colt 126 Michael R. Matz 20/1
9 Pyro (KY) Shaun Bridgmohan Colt 126 Steven M. Asmussen 6/1
10 Colonel John (KY) Corey S. Nakatani Colt 126 Eoin G. Harty 4/1
11 Z Humor (KY) Rene R. Douglas Colt 126 William I. Mott 30/1
12 Smooth Air (FL) Manoel R. Cruz Colt 126 Bennie F. Stutts, Jr. 20/1
13 Bob Black Jack (CA) Richard Migliore Colt 126 James M. Kasparoff 20/1
14 Monba (KY) Ramon A. Dominguez Colt 126 Todd A. Pletcher 15/1
15 Adriano (KY) Edgar S. Prado Colt 126 H. Graham Motion 30/1
16 Denis of Cork (FL) Calvin H. Borel. Colt 126 David M. Carroll 20/1
17 Cowboy Cal (KY) John R. Velazquez Colt 126 Todd A. Pletcher 20/1
18 Recapturetheglory (KY) E. T. Baird Colt 126 Louie J. Roussel, III 20/1
19 Gayego (KY) Mike E. Smith Colt 126 Paulo H. Lobo 15/1
20 Big Brown (KY) Kent J. Desormeaux Colt 126 Richard E. Dutrow, Jr. 3/1

cal828 · #2 04-30-2008, 10:32 PM

Thanks for the contest Derby and I'm sorry about the closing of your favorite track.

SniperSB23 · #3 04-30-2008, 11:06 PM

Haven't picked in a long time so in case I still have a snowball's chance in hell I'll go with Anak Nakal.

ryonker · #4 05-01-2008, 12:17 AM

Colonel John

thanks
Ron

horseofcourse · #5 05-01-2008, 07:55 AM

Eight Belles...(someone's gotta pick her!)

wiphan · #6 05-01-2008, 08:50 AM

Z Fortune

Thanks so much for running the contest. It has been a lot of fun!

mclem10011 · #7 05-03-2008, 12:12 AM

Colonel John
Good Luck All!
DC thanks for all the hard work, you do a great job with the contest, which is a alot of fun to participate in.

cal828 · #8 05-03-2008, 02:17 AM

Pyro alt. Monba

dylbert · #9 05-03-2008, 07:59 AM

Z Humor -- finally proves Delta Jackpot is genuine affair! Longest price on board at close of business yesterday, 67-1. Bill Mott, Rene Douglas, blinkers off, best wet Tomlinson fig, 2nd best distance Tomlinson fig, Zayat owner...

Laissez les bons temps rouler!!!

(This selection has been sponsored by Ken Rudulph School of Handicapping who gave everyone Giacomo)

Immanuel Kant · #10 05-03-2008, 09:06 AM

Visionaire (alt: Recapturetheglory)

viscount26 · #11 05-03-2008, 09:14 AM

Pyro

Many thanks for running this contest. It's been fun

sundaysilenceforever · #12 05-03-2008, 09:19 AM

Pyro....alt Colonel John

Good luck everyone!
Thank you Derby Cat for hosting this fun contest!

Gaines2b · #13 05-03-2008, 09:58 AM

PYRO!!

Thanks for everything.
GL!

#14 05-03-2008, 01:05 PM

1)Colonel John-2) Pyro 3) Big Brown 4) Smooth Air

Quote:

Originally Posted by DerbyCat

This is it folks, the final race of the 2008 Derby Trail Contest. As your host, it has been a pleasure - thank you for letting me run this fun and informative contest - it has truly been my honor

Just a reminder, if the horse you picked earlier in this contest win the Derby, you will get a "10 times the earlier race payoff" bonus... for example, if Smooth Air wins the Derby, Scav will get a $354.00 bonus (10 x $35.40, Smooth Air's pay-off from the Hutchinson) and he will win this game

Also, we are playing for prizes, they are:

1st Place: A Trophy AND BRAGGING RIGHTS!
2nd Place: An item from the grab bag of our fearless leader, Steve Byk (can you cover me on this prize Steve? I'd appreciate it!

)
3rd Place: A race program from the final day of Bay Meadows, May 11th (and I'll get Russell Baze to sign it)

Last year the Derby bonus ended up making the difference as Paisjpq pulled out the win. Second place went to Mclem10011 and third place went to 2 Dollar Bill – congrats to all of them!

Finally, I also will be posting a Triple Crown contest. That one is very easy, pick the winner and a three horse exacta box for each of the three TC races... you can either post your picks here or there - I'll keep track of them where ever you post them!

Good luck everyone!

Churchill Downs - May 3rd, 2008 - Race 10
Kentucky Derby Presented by Yum! Brands - Grade: 1
Estimated Local Post Time: 6:04 PM
Race Type: Stakes
Breed: Thoroughbred
Age Restriction: Three Year Old Purse: $2,000,000
Distance: One And One Fourth Miles
Surface: Dirt
PP's: BRIS DRF
Post Horse Jockey Sex Weight Trainer Odds
1 Cool Coal Man (KY) Julien R. Leparoux Colt 126 Nicholas P. Zito 20/1
2 Tale of Ekati (KY) Eibar Coa Colt 126 Barclay Tagg 15/1
3 Anak Nakal (KY) Rafael Bejarano Colt 126 Nicholas P. Zito 30/1
4 Court Vision (KY) Garrett K. Gomez Colt 126 William I. Mott 20/1
5 Eight Belles (KY) Gabriel Saez Filly 121 J. Larry Jones 20/1
6 Z Fortune (NY) Robby Albarado Colt 126 Steven M. Asmussen 15/1
7 Big Truck (NY) Javier Castellano Colt 126 Barclay Tagg 50/1
8 Visionaire (KY) Jose Lezcano Colt 126 Michael R. Matz 20/1
9 Pyro (KY) Shaun Bridgmohan Colt 126 Steven M. Asmussen 6/1
10 Colonel John (KY) Corey S. Nakatani Colt 126 Eoin G. Harty 4/1
11 Z Humor (KY) Rene R. Douglas Colt 126 William I. Mott 30/1
12 Smooth Air (FL) Manoel R. Cruz Colt 126 Bennie F. Stutts, Jr. 20/1
13 Bob Black Jack (CA) Richard Migliore Colt 126 James M. Kasparoff 20/1
14 Monba (KY) Ramon A. Dominguez Colt 126 Todd A. Pletcher 15/1
15 Adriano (KY) Edgar S. Prado Colt 126 H. Graham Motion 30/1
16 Denis of Cork (FL) Calvin H. Borel. Colt 126 David M. Carroll 20/1
17 Cowboy Cal (KY) John R. Velazquez Colt 126 Todd A. Pletcher 20/1
18 Recapturetheglory (KY) E. T. Baird Colt 126 Louie J. Roussel, III 20/1
19 Gayego (KY) Mike E. Smith Colt 126 Paulo H. Lobo 15/1
20 Big Brown (KY) Kent J. Desormeaux Colt 126 Richard E. Dutrow, Jr. 3/1

#15 05-03-2008, 01:11 PM

Steve love At the Races on Sirius

Colonel John 1st Pyro 2nd Big Brown (like Curlin) 3rd Smooth Air 4th

last Adriano

pointman · #16 05-03-2008, 01:43 PM

Z Humor, alt - Z Fortune

cboh11 · #17 05-03-2008, 03:26 PM

Pyro (alt. Eight Belles)

mes5107 · #18 05-03-2008, 03:39 PM

Kentucky Derby
Smooth Air (alt Pyro)

Heels1989 · #19 05-03-2008, 05:08 PM

DC, thanks for an awesome contest.

Col John.

G/L to all

DerbyCat · #20 05-06-2008, 11:23 PM

TheSpyder – Winner of the 2nd Annual Derby Trail Contest!

TheSpyder pulled off the upset victory, moving from 32nd place into the winners circle with help from the magical Derby Winner Bonus. TheSpyder was one of only three DTers to pick Big Brown back in the Florida Derby – that pick earned TheSpyder, Dunbar and horseofcourse an extra $120 to their contest total. The place position went to Dunbar, who finished only $2.20 behind the winner

Hoist Her Flag took the place position after leading for the past several weeks.

After 41 races in 18 weeks we have finally reached the end of the contest. Thank you to all that played this year, I hope you had as much fun as I did. Let’s do it again next year!

Winners of the 2008 Derby Trail Contest:

1st Place: TheSpyder
Prize: Trophy AND BRAGGING RIGHTS!

2nd Place: Dunbar
Prize: An item from the grab bag of our fearless leader, Steve Byk (I think, Steve – can you help me here?)

3rd Place: Hoist Her Flag
Prize: A race program from the final day of Bay Meadows, May 11th (and I'll get Russell Baze to sign it)

Prize winners, please PM your name and mailing address and I’ll get the prizes as to you ASAP.

Once again, thanks to all of you who stuck it out and played every week. Out of 78 total contestants only 20 of us played every week - now that is dedication!

FINAL STANDINGS

# DT Member * Derby * Bonus = TOTAL
1 TheSpyder $0.00 $120.00 $304.80
2 Dunbar $17.00 $120.00 $302.60
3 Hoist Her Flag $0.00 $0.00 $290.40
4 ryonker $0.00 $0.00 $286.60
5 Duvalier $11.60 $0.00 $278.90
6 horseofcourse $17.00 $120.00 $276.10
7 3kings $0.00 $0.00 $271.50
8 Scav No Pick $0.00 $262.50
9 wiphan $0.00 $0.00 $260.60
10 sundaysilenceforever $0.00 $0.00 $255.00
11 Hickory Hill Hoff $0.00 $0.00 $244.90
12 cboh11 $0.00 $0.00 $243.60
13 Gaines2b $0.00 $0.00 $242.00
14 otisotisotis $0.00 $0.00 $238.80
15 Holland Hacker $0.00 $0.00 $235.10
16 megahertz $0.00 $0.00 $232.90
17 Heels1989 $0.00 $0.00 $230.70
18 PeteMugg $0.00 $0.00 $228.70
19 MaTH716 $0.00 $0.00 $228.60
20 Bigsmc No Pick $0.00 $225.50
21 Many Others $0.00 $0.00 $222.40
22 mes5107 $0.00 $0.00 $214.60
23 Swedejxn $0.00 $0.00 $214.30
24 ed No Pick $0.00 $214.00
25 AngelSita $0.00 $0.00 $213.50
26 Cal828 $0.00 $0.00 $210.70
27 viscount26 $0.00 $0.00 $210.30
28 golfer No Pick $0.00 $201.00
29 Mumtaz $0.00 $0.00 $200.90
30 dylbert $0.00 $0.00 $200.00
31 tiznowthegreat $0.00 $0.00 $199.40
32 2 Dollar Bill $11.60 $0.00 $197.40
33 pweizer $0.00 $0.00 $197.40
34 herkhorse $0.00 $0.00 $191.20
35 GBBob $0.00 $0.00 $181.90
36 cowgirlintexas $16.60 $0.00 $174.70
37 Mclem10011 $0.00 $0.00 $166.00
38 pgiaco $0.00 $0.00 $165.90
39 DerbyCat $0.00 $0.00 $164.00
40 Oaklawnfan No Pick $0.00 $161.40
41 tiggerv $0.00 $0.00 $160.10
42 Ninetoone $0.00 $0.00 $159.00
43 Lava $0.00 $0.00 $157.80
44 rontheman1964 $0.00 $0.00 $156.80
45 Immanuel Kant $0.00 $0.00 $153.90
46 pointman $0.00 $0.00 $151.40
47 Pperfectfan $0.00 $0.00 $137.50
48 declansharbor $0.00 $0.00 $119.70
49 gamblin4ever No Pick $0.00 $119.40
50 GenuineRisk No Pick $0.00 $112.60
51 Saucon17 $17.00 $0.00 $112.30
52 hi im god No Pick $0.00 $110.00
53 my miss storm cat $0.00 $0.00 $100.00
54 FlaFemFatale No Pick $0.00 $87.80
55 Buffymommy $0.00 $0.00 $87.00
56 SniperSB23 $0.00 No Pick $69.60
57 G $0.00 $0.00 $68.40
58 CannonShell No Pick No Pick $49.30
59 smitty1278 No Pick No Pick $35.40
60 skyfire No Pick No Pick $31.00
61 Gate Dancer No Pick No Pick $24.40
62 DelKev No Pick No Pick $22.30
63 merasmag No Pick No Pick $18.00
64 nomad No Pick No Pick $17.40
65 jms62 No Pick No Pick $15.20
66 zippyneedsawin No Pick No Pick $11.50
67 TitanSooner No Pick No Pick $10.40
68 abe1947 No Pick No Pick $7.00
69 deltagulf No Pick No Pick $4.60
70 Ogygian No Pick No Pick $3.00
71 trifecta124 No Pick No Pick $2.90
72 geeker2 No Pick No Pick $2.20
73 Avery Smartman No Pick No Pick $0.00
73 DaHoss9698 No Pick No Pick $0.00
73 LuckyJoyce No Pick No Pick $0.00
73 NTamm1215 No Pick No Pick $0.00
73 Port Conway Lane No Pick No Pick $0.00
73 wac No Pick No Pick $0.00