DTers Road to the Roses Contest

[ddthetide]

i built my stable, jockeys and trainers yesterday. it was the 2007 list.

[SniperSB23]

Originally Posted by ddthetide

i built my stable, jockeys and trainers yesterday. it was the 2007 list.

So am I really the only one getting the list of 2005 horses? It is pretty amusing to look through them but I don't think they will score me many points.

[Holland Hacker]

The 2007 Road to the Roses Contest allows leagues ti be set up is anyone interested in forming a league for DTers?

See the excerpt from the Q & A? Maybe we could even have a tie in with ATRAB and they could give away hats or shirts or something. Just a thought.

Q: Tell me more about the League feature that was added for 2006?

A: One of the two new highlights of the game (along with weekly prizes), the League creation adds an exciting element to the game no matter where you rank in the overall standings. During the signup process, every player will have the option to create their own league in which they can compete against friends, co-workers, etc. Basically, you will be able to invite as many people as you want to join your league by simply inputting their email addresses in the appropriate box. Once they accept, all the people in your league can track their rankings within your league each time they log in to the game. This is a great new addition to the game; even if you find yourself far out of first place overall, you still could be doing much better than everyone in your league, earning bragging rights over your co-workers, family, or friends.

[txshorns02]

Originally Posted by Holland Hacker

The 2007 Road to the Roses Contest allows leagues ti be set up is anyone interested in forming a league for DTers?

That seems like a good idea, not sure who will run it though.

[Swap Fliparoo]

Originally Posted by SniperSB23

So am I really the only one getting the list of 2005 horses? It is pretty amusing to look through them but I don't think they will score me many points.

Maybe try signing up anew under a different email address, and see if it works correctly??

Make sure you are using a link for the 133rd Derby (2005 links lead to 2005 horses.)

[zippyneedsawin]

WooHoo! I'm #1 (along with 4,500 other people)

[ultracapper]

Am I missing something? How can someone get 13 total points, when only possible pointer were available in the 3 races today?
AGS = 4
Johnny V = 3
Pletcher = 3

Where is the other 3?

[Withers]

Originally Posted by bmont22

Am I missing something? How can someone get 13 total points, when only possible pointer were available in the 3 races today?
AGS = 4
Johnny V = 3
Pletcher = 3

Where is the other 3?

You are right -- folks got 10 points only for the Sam Davis, but I assume that the other 3 points are from the Borderland -- if you had Asmussen as trainer, for example.

[Withers]

Originally Posted by bmont22

Am I missing something? How can someone get 13 total points, when only possible pointer were available in the 3 races today?
AGS = 4
Johnny V = 3
Pletcher = 3

Where is the other 3?

You are right -- folks got 10 points only for the Sam Davis, but I assume that the other 3 points are from the Borderland -- if you had Asmussen as trainer, for example.

Originally Posted by Withers

You are right -- folks got 10 points only for the Sam Davis, but I assume that the other 3 points are from the Borderland -- if you had Asmussen as trainer, for example.

Now we know who took Asmussen as a trainer. I took ONeill instead, along with Pletcher. Asmussen has more horses, but ONeill looks to have high quality.

If this year goes as consistent as the past, half of my stable will get injured very early.

And yes it is not a handicapping contest. But a lot of those handicapping contests are stupid also. You try to pick a few long shot winners and hope all the favorites lose in many of the setups. I dont see any use in handicapping against other handicappers, I see it much more valuable as taking horses based on the likelyhood of winning v. the reward as decided by the public, and thats not an integral part of many handicapping contests.

[Withers]

Originally Posted by pgardn

Now we know who took Asmussen as a trainer. I took ONeill instead, along with Pletcher. Asmussen has more horses, but ONeill looks to have high quality.

If this year goes as consistent as the past, half of my stable will get injured very early.

And yes it is not a handicapping contest. But a lot of those handicapping contests are stupid also. You try to pick a few long shot winners and hope all the favorites lose in many of the setups. I dont see any use in handicapping against other handicappers, I see it much more valuable as taking horses based on the likelyhood of winning v. the reward as decided by the public, and thats not an integral part of many handicapping contests.

Yeah, well, I'm kind of kicking myself for picking Asmussen too. O'Neill no doubt would have been a better choice. On numbers alone, though, one should have gone for Pletcher and then Zito (18) I think...or Baffert (17).

[todko]

It's a stupid contest really -- doesn't reward handicapping skills at all. The winner gets you the same points whether he's 50-1 or 2-1. And you're stuck with the original horses plus a few add-ons. Last year I had the same 5 horses activated from late March to the Derby -- all my others were injured and I think one or two were even dead by Derby.

It's a management issue too. The activation feature is bizarre. You have to pay attention to it and "activate" 5 horses and deactivate others before each weekend. You can have a horse in your stable win and if you forgot to activate the horse you don't get any points. With all the other things going on this time of year who wants to worry about things like this?

Then by all means DON'T bless us with your presence!!

[Withers]

Yeah, it's not a handicapping skills contest, but where else can you get tickets -- and a nice lift -- to the Derby?

Originally Posted by todko

It's a stupid contest really -- doesn't reward handicapping skills at all. The winner gets you the same points whether he's 50-1 or 2-1. And your stuck with the original horses plus a few add-ons. Last year I had the same 5 horses activated from late March to the Derby -- all my others were injured and I think one or two were even dead by Derby.

It's a management issue too. The activation feature is bizarre. You have to pay attention to it and "activate" 5 horses and deactivate others before each weekend. You can have a horse in your stable win and if you forgot to activate the horse you don't get any points. With all the other things going on this time of year who wants to worry about things like this?

[todko]

Originally Posted by Withers

Yeah, it's not a handicapping skills contest, but where else can you get tickets -- and a nice lift -- to the Derby?

Brisnet Race of the Day for one. It's handicapping. And it's across a lot of different tracks. Good practice for anyone.