So, Derby Week has finally arrived, Look for all Extras Here

[cal828]

[quote=RUFFIAN;1163904]{ CAL }
…. “ Sorry, ma'am, but most of us have to forego
your dark arts methodology.
Especially, if we want to save our eternal souls
and spare ourselves the need for an exorcism. “
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FIRST OFF

U Can Call Me Bych, U Can Call Me Wych ~
~ ~ ~ But …. NO WAY Call Me Ma’am ��

Also
I can channel Marie Laveau the VooDoo Queen ��*♂️
~~~ and put a spell on you if you don’t watch out ����*♀️

I think you already did. You know I'm just joking. Actually, I admire your abilities and wish I had them. You definitely have that "Hotel California" vibe going for you in your handicapping. In the meantime, I'll just have to stick with my silly old reasoned approach which probably doesn't make much sense in a sport that often seems unreasonable.

[RUFFIAN]

{ CAL }
“ I think you already did. You know I'm just joking.
Actually, I admire your abilities and wish I had them.
You definitely have that "Hotel California" vibe “
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OF COURSE I KNEW U WERE JOKING 🙃
That’s one of the things I Love 💗 about you

Which Explains My Favorite Sires = Distorted Humor + Into Mischief 💗

💥 And if I had put a Spell 🧙*♀️ on you
~~~~ It would have been for
Good Health ~ Happiness ~ All Your Horse Bets Be Winners 💰

As For A “ California Vibe “ ?????
Not Sure Exactly What That Is 🙄

~~~ My “ VIBE “ Is Feline Based 🐯
Intuition Directly From The Litter Box
Which is probably why most of my ROI wagers Stink 😩


🐎 😻 🐕 🪐 🎶

[cal828]

Originally Posted by RUFFIAN

{ CAL }
“ I think you already did. You know I'm just joking.
Actually, I admire your abilities and wish I had them.
You definitely have that "Hotel California" vibe “
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OF COURSE I KNEW U WERE JOKING 🙃
That’s one of the things I Love 💗 about you

Which Explains My Favorite Sires = Distorted Humor + Into Mischief 💗

💥 And if I had put a Spell 🧙*♀️ on you
~~~~ It would have been for
Good Health ~ Happiness ~ All Your Horse Bets Be Winners 💰

As For A “ California Vibe “ ?????
Not Sure Exactly What That Is 🙄

~~~ My “ VIBE “ Is Feline Based 🐯
Intuition Directly From The Litter Box
Which is probably why most of my ROI wagers Stink 😩


🐎 😻 🐕 🪐 🎶

Hard to know what songs mean and sometimes I read things into them that are not meant to be there. I always pictured the Hotel California as being a mysterious place where black magic might be performed to keep a person there forever as in "you can never leave", but maybe that is wrong. Maybe it's more like the House of the Rising Sun in which there doesn't seem like any magic involved, but it is a place that robs a person of all humanity.

[RUFFIAN]

Cal

My Theme Song 🎶 Is Rocky Mountain 🏔 High 🍃

~~~~ In Every Sense And Connotation 😉

[RUFFIAN]

Official Post Positions Kentucky Derby presented by Woodford Reserve
#1 Mo Donegal (10/1)
#2 Happy Jack (30/1)
#3 Epicenter (7/2)
#4 Summer is Tomorrow (30/1)
#5 Smile Happy (20/1)
#6 Messier (8/1)
#7 Crown Pride (20/1)
#8 Charge It (20/1)
#9 Tiz the Bomb (30/1)
#10 Zandon (3/1)
#11 Pioneer of Medina (30/1)
#12 Taiba (12/1)
#13 Simplification (20/1)
#14 Barber Road (30/1)
#15 White Abarrio (10/1)
#16 Cyberknife (20/1)
#17 Classic Causeway (30/1)
#18 Tawny Port (30/1)
#19 Zozos (20/1)
#20 Etheral Road (30/1)

[JolyB]

Originally Posted by cal828

7 stakes on Friday and 8 on Saturday. I wish we could start capping now. I think only Oaklawn and Fairgrounds give you nearly a week to do your capping. I likely will ignore Friday and focus on Saturday and even that is pretty grueling if you handicap all the stakes that are offered unless you go the dark sciences route with your crystal ball or Weegee board.

After looking at Saturday's entry list, I'm inclined to agree with you (other than one of my favorite wagers, the Oaks - Derby Double). Saturday's race card is nothing short of grueling. An active player will likely be exhausted, both physically, mentally and financially, by the end of the day. Churchill is offering 14 races over a period of 10 hours, with most races having very full fields. A cynical person would suggest that they were being greedy. When I have time I'll try to count the total number of horses who will be running - I'm sure that it is a large number.

Good that we can start the handicapping process earlier than in the past.

[RUFFIAN]

Is The Kentucky Oaks Televised Friday
On Tv — Cable Network … *** Not Tvg Which I Don’t Have

I Called Nbc But They Are Not Doing Oaks

[JolyB]

Originally Posted by RUFFIAN

Is The Kentucky Oaks Televised Friday
On Tv — Cable Network … *** Not Tvg Which I Don’t Have

I Called Nbc But They Are Not Doing Oaks

Try USA Network for Oaks Day coverage. That's what we have locally.

[RUFFIAN]

JOLY
OMG
USA NETWORK
I never would’ve guessed that … but you’re absolutely right
I FOUND IT AND SET DVR
THANKS SO MUCH

I tried NBCSN which is NBC sports network
The articles I read said that is who was carrying it

I also tried Fox Sports #1, Fox Sports #2

[RUFFIAN]

MAYBE TOO MUCH CATNIP…

DON’T Recall IF We Also Do Friday Contest
~~~~~ OR JUST SATURDAY

[JolyB]

Originally Posted by RUFFIAN

MAYBE TOO MUCH CATNIP…

DON’T Recall IF We Also Do Friday Contest
~~~~~ OR JUST SATURDAY

Real Quiet has kindly allowed us to include the Oaks/Derby Double in our ROI wagers. Other than that, I can't recall ever playing the Oaks card as a contest. The only time we do a two day contest is for the BC races.

Don't know about you, but I suspect that I'll be burned out after plowing through just the card for Derby Day. Our hardworking scorers will probably be also.

[DonGuido]

Originally Posted by JolyB

Real Quiet has kindly allowed us to include the Oaks/Derby Double in our ROI wagers. Other than that, I can't recall ever playing the Oaks card as a contest. The only time we do a two day contest is for the BC races.

Don't know about you, but I suspect that I'll be burned out after plowing through just the card for Derby Day. Our hardworking scorers will probably be also.

Yes, we always allow Oaks-Derby Double for ROI as one of your four wagers and no we do not add Oaks day to our Points contest. Definitely too much catnip Ruffian.

[RUFFIAN]

DON = “ Definitely too much catnip Ruffian.“
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NEVER TOO MUCH !

[RUFFIAN]

MOTHER NATURE MAY BETTING ON LONGSHOTS

~~~~~~~ WEATHER FORECAST ~~~~~~~


Saturday 05/0756% / 0.13 in
Cloudy with occasional rain showers.
High 64F. Winds W at 5 to 10 mph.

=====> Chance of rain 60%.

[cal828]

OK, I'm through handicapping. So I'll do my bonus point entry now while my brain still has a sliver of functionality.

1. Tri:

Win Taiba (#12)
Place Mo Donegal (#1)
Show Epicenter #3)

2 Exacta:

Win Taiba (#12)
Place Mo Donegal (#1)

3. Last Place Horse:

Classic Causeway (#17)

4. Attendance:

152,301

[Plenilune]

Originally Posted by JolyB

Don't know about you, but I suspect that I'll be burned out after plowing through just the card for Derby Day. Our hardworking scorers will probably be also.

Yeah, it's a long day not just handicapping but scoring. But it's all good and fun. I used to have tickets every year for Oaks day and would arrive at Churchill before the first race. By the end of the day I was exhausted. Would spend Derby day at Keeneland for their wonderful buffet and it was a lot of fun. Have to admit, again, was exhausted by the end of the day.

I think what makes it so bad is how they extend the time between races later in the cards. Just keep it at 30 min. But I know they extend the time to bring in more betting money. Still, ugh.

Also, as is tradition, a KY Derby glass will be awarded to the Points Contest and ROI winners.

[RUFFIAN]

CAT 🐯 HOUSE 🏡 CONFUSION

AM A BIT CONDUSED RE CAL POST
INCLUDES ======> EXACTA + ATTENDANCE

YET, DON’S POST LAST YEAR DOES NOT
SO… WHICH IS IT ?

Points awarded are doubled
2. We have a $200 wallet and will accept the Oaks Derby double as one of you four wager
3. An extra 15 pts awarded if you pick the Derby straight trifecta
4. An extra 10 pts awarded if you pick the last place horse
5. An extra 5 pts awarded for the guess on the lengths back the last place horse is from the winner

POST ALL THESE EXTRAS HERE in the following order please.

1: Straight trifecta
2: Last Place horse
3: Lengths back for last place horse

[DonGuido]

Originally Posted by RUFFIAN

CAT 🐯 HOUSE 🏡 CONFUSION

AM A BIT CONDUSED RE CAL POST
INCLUDES ======> EXACTA + ATTENDANCE

YET, DON’S POST LAST YEAR DOES NOT
SO… WHICH IS IT ?

Points awarded are doubled
2. We have a $200 wallet and will accept the Oaks Derby double as one of you four wager
3. An extra 15 pts awarded if you pick the Derby straight trifecta
4. An extra 10 pts awarded if you pick the last place horse
5. An extra 5 pts awarded for the guess on the lengths back the last place horse is from the winner

POST ALL THESE EXTRAS HERE in the following order please.

1: Straight trifecta
2: Last Place horse
3: Lengths back for last place horse

Ruffian, Reread the initial post, item d. You're close to losing your editorial position?!

[RUFFIAN]

DON
“ Ruffian, Reread the initial post, item d.
You're close to losing your editorial position?! “
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A
I scroll down to the beginning and the first thing I see is
Cal
Addressing my handicapping method of secret spells etc

B
I do not see “item D “

Sorry for interrupting your day with my state of confusion
Sorry you could not understand why I was confused
After seeing what Cal posted that included exacta + attendance

I thought perhaps I may have missed something new that was added

As for losing my “ Editorial Position “ 😱

Who Else Will Notice Your Errors
And Prevent Humiliation

[cal828]

Originally Posted by DonGuido

Chruchill Downs next Saturday of course and we have extras and prizes far and wide.

- Double your wallets to win or lose to $200
- Double points awarded for picks and ROI Wagers
- Derby Extras include additional points for:
a. 30 pts for a straight trifecta
b. 20 pts for a straight exacta
c. 10 pts for picking the last place horse
d. 10 pts for closest guess to the official CD attendance

And winners of the Points and ROI Contests will get a yummy treat

DonGuido's Extra Large Hunson River Eell pizza, delivered hot and fresh to your back porch (someone will steal it on the front porch). If ya don't have a back porch get one built quickly, ya got 7 days

And don't forget "DonGuido's Hudson River Eel Pizzas are Eelly Eelly Good!"
Anchovies will cost extra.

Please put your guesses for c. and d. above in this tread. Thanks for playing and Ga'luk to all!!!

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