TVG Fantasy League

[The Indomitable DrugS]

With exception to the Wood---all of these weekend stakes are coming up very deep and contentious.

I think someone as far back as about 25th could possibly move into 3rd on the basis of landing on the right horses in many of the key weekend stakes. It may take an inside-straight, plus a bad showing by the top two, for someone in places 3rd through about 12th to move into 1st---but that isn't out of the realm of possibility.

I'm not confident at all in many of these races going into this week....but, as a very expierenced handicapper, I know these weekend races will be skull busters for everyone else--and not just me. They are very competitive races, and the favorite doesn't have much of an edge in any of them.

[lemoncrush]

Originally Posted by The Indomitable DrugS

With exception to the Wood---all of these weekend stakes are coming up very deep and contentious.

I think someone as far back as about 25th could possibly move into 3rd on the basis of landing on the right horses in many of the key weekend stakes. It may take an inside-straight, plus a bad showing by the top two, for someone in places 3rd through about 12th to move into 1st---but that isn't out of the realm of possibility.

I'm not confident at all in many of these races going into this week....but, as a very expierenced handicapper, I know these weekend races will be skull busters for everyone else--and not just me. They are very competitive races, and the favorite doesn't have much of an edge in any of them.

I think you're right on in the Apple Blossom and Oaklawn Handicap.
The stakes at Santa anita will be very tough, too.
I think the Oaklawn Fantasy, Wood & Carter ayt Aqeduct and Ashland at Keenland will all be fairly chalky, however. You just got to pick the right chalk.

[sundaysilenceforever]

Well stables are picked and closed out for the month of April. This is the LEAST confident I have felt since the beginning of the contest...I thought it was tough this time for some reason...not really sure why. I feel like I will be taking a tumble...

Good luck, everybody

[lemoncrush]

April is tough, but there's plenty of places to get your points.
I don't see a lot of room to gain ground on the leaders until next month.
Here's the stable I went with. Pretty safe, but with a few curveballs thrown in.
Grade 1
Cotton Blossom
Octave
Showing Up
Nobiz Like Shobiz
Street Sense

Grade II
Any Given Saturday
Sam P.
Latent Heat
Cobalt Blue
Ermine
Smokey Stover
Curlin

JockeysDivison

1st Call John Velazquez
2nd Call David Flores


TrainersDivison
Trainer I Todd Pletcher 36
Trainer II Barclay Tagg

[sundaysilenceforever]

I really wanted to put Showing Up in there, but I figured that would be a sure way for Barclay to decide at the last minute not to enter him in the Maker's Mark!

[Sightseek]

My Stable:

Grade I
Round Pond
Cotton Blossom
Octave
Nobiz
Great Hunter

Grade II
Any Given
Cobalt Blue
India
Latent Heat ** I think I must have gone back and forth 'tween he & Silver Wagon like 20 times...
Sam P.
Level Red
Curlin

Jocks:
JV
Flores

Trainers:
Pletcher
Jerkins

[sundaysilenceforever]

Originally Posted by Sightseek

Latent Heat ** I think I must have gone back and forth 'tween he & Silver Wagon like 20 times...

Me too! C'mon Latent Heat!!!

[Sightseek]

Originally Posted by sundaysilenceforever

Me too! C'mon Latent Heat!!!

Ha, ha! Seriously...the biggest mistake I made in this entire contest is never having him in my stable, so I have this feeling that now that I added him he is going to lose.

[Sightseek]

Originally Posted by sundaysilenceforever

Me too! C'mon Latent Heat!!!

Darn it!

India didn't help my case either by breaking her tongue tie before the race, but honestly I thought she would run super-well or badly and few people added her. I slipped back to 59th, I hope you did much better!