Y36 Thoroughbred Weekly Handicapping Contest

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Brian Leavitt
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Y36 Thoroughbred Weekly Handicapping Contest

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Welcome to my second SIM year of running this contest! I'm going to keep this brief as I don't have much to say, but week 1's races will be at the end of this post!

Here, once again, are the rules:

Each week, I will select six Friday races for competitors to select winners from (Em, please don't pick any of these for your pick six contests!), and I will randomize which races will be selected, but, for the sake of diversity, I will select one race from each of the following categories:

1 route stakes race
1 miler stakes race
1 sprint stakes race
1 juvenile stakes race
1 steeplechaser or all weather stakes race
1 wildcard (any) stakes race

Each week will be scored and tracked. A win will be 5 points, a place will be 2 points, and a show will be 1 point, and overall standings will be tracked via a spreadsheet. You can join in at any time, though if you join later than, say, halfway through, you likely will not be in the running for overall end of the year prizes. The Steward's Cup portion of this contest will be free-for-all andwill have its own prizes. However, those who are top five (or top ten if there are many competitors) in the overall standings must PM their picks to me instead of posting them on the handicapping thread (their picks will only be disclosed with the final results).

For the weekly contest, the top 3 will receive prizes as follows:

1st place: 50,000 GPs and $500,000 SIM cash
2nd place: 30,000 GPs and $250,000 SIM cash
3rd place: 15,000 GPs and $100,000 SIM cash

If there are more than 25 active competitors, I will pay down to 5th:

4th place: 10,000 GPs and $75,000 SIM cash
5th place: 5,000 GPs and $50,000 SIM cash

I will need donations to help with these prizes, so please post them on the thread (or private message them to me if you wish to be an anonymous donor)!

And without further ado, here are your week 1 races!:

1 (Juvy). Year 36 Week 1 (Fri 8pm) Adolescent Acres (CA) Condition: Fast. Race 16 - 4 furlongs. Dirt. Thoroughbred. "Treasured Stakes." 2 year olds. Fillies. Stakes. Purse $75,000 Entry Fee $750 (40 points) 6/12 entries

2 (Sprint). Year 36 Week 1 (Fri 8pm) New Zealand Racetrack (NZL) Condition: Yielding. Race 4 - 6 furlongs. Turf. Thoroughbred. "Farmer's Market Stakes." 4 year olds and up. Stakes. Purse $60,000 Entry Fee $600 (40 points) 5/12 entries

3 (Mile). Year 36 Week 1 (Fri 8pm) Brooklyn Raceway (NY) Condition: Fast. Race 5 - 1 mile. Dirt. Thoroughbred. "Edict Stakes." 3 year olds. Stakes. Purse $100,000 Entry Fee $1,000 (40 points) 4/12 entries

4 (Route). Year 36 Week 1 (Fri 8pm) Arcadia Park (CA) Condition: Fast. Race 11 - 1 1/16 miles. Dirt. Thoroughbred. "Fern Stakes." 4 year olds. Stakes. Purse $150,000 - Grade 2 Entry Fee $1,500 (80 points) 6/12 entries

5 (G1/G2). Year 36 Week 1 (Fri 8pm) Bay Area Park (CA) Condition: Firm. Race 12 - 1 1/16 miles. Turf. Thoroughbred. "Northern California Bunburette." Sponsored by Bradley Davis. 3 year olds. Fillies. Stakes. Purse $150,000 - Grade 2 Entry Fee $1,500 (80 points) 6/12 entries

6 (Wildcard). Year 36 Week 1 (Fri 8pm) Arcadia Park (CA) Condition: Fast. Race 19 - 1 1/16 miles. Dirt. Thoroughbred. "I'll Have Another Stakes." 3 year olds. Colts and Geldings. Stakes. Purse $150,000 - Grade 3 Entry Fee $1,500 (60 points) 5/12 entries
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Jo Ferris
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Re: Y36 Thoroughbred Weekly Handicapping Contest

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thank you for running this again Brian!!!

Mother Theresa
Excessive Vow
Crossing Guard
Knights
Emancipate
Frankenstorm
Arabian:
Money Run Low - 7.5k
Cass Ole - 5k
Mugello - 5k
All I'll Praise - 5k
Zandvoort - 10k

Paint:
Toby Flenderson - 15k
One In The Woods - 5k
We Can Be Heros - 5k
FLD Eclipse - 3.5k
Scooter - 3.5k
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Carole Hanson
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Re: Y36 Thoroughbred Weekly Handicapping Contest

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I'm so happy this is back :mrgreen: Will definitely be playing along!

1.Landaulet
2.Excessive Vow
3.Crossing Guard
4.Accelerator
5.Emancipate
6.In the Dust
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Re: Y36 Thoroughbred Weekly Handicapping Contest

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Hi Brian,
thanks for running this. I am excited to take part this year.
Below are my picks.

1. Landaulet
2. Excessive Vow
3. King Of The Street
4. Knights
5. Emancipate
6. Frankenstorm
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Re: Y36 Thoroughbred Weekly Handicapping Contest

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gotta join this

Zen Is A Puzzle
Excessive Vow
Kastor
Little Raven
Shadowcast
Easy On Yourself
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1.Landaulet
2.Excessive Vow
3.Crossing Guard
4.Knights
5.Emancipate
6.Easy On Yourself
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Re: Y36 Thoroughbred Weekly Handicapping Contest

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1. Genuine Socks
2. Draconian
3. King of the Street
4. Accelerator
5. Rosalita
6. Chariot Racing
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Darcy McBride
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I'm going to give this contest a go this year!

Yr 36 Week 1

1. Landaulet
2. Excessive Vow
3. Burning Fate
4. Little Raven
5. Emancipate
6. Easy on Yourself
DM: AMERICATION MISCHIEF & JAMBOREE
TM: NIGHTWATCH
DS: SINISTER MISTER/THE HELLHOUND/DARKANDSTORMYNIGHT
AWR: TUSCANY GOLD
QH DS: EL RAY SOL
QH DM: MARK ME CHROMED
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Carole Hanson
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Walter Hill wrote:1. Genuine Socks
2. Draconian
3. King of the Street
4. Accelerator
5. Rosalita
6. Chariot Racing
Walter just letting you know this one is a turf sprinter racing at a dirt sprint, she'll lose. Maybe you might want to pick someone else.
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Mr. Lord Rich
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Re: Y36 Thoroughbred Weekly Handicapping Contest

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Carole Hanson wrote:
Walter Hill wrote:1. Genuine Socks
2. Draconian
3. King of the Street
4. Accelerator
5. Rosalita
6. Chariot Racing
Walter just letting you know this one is a turf sprinter racing at a dirt sprint, she'll lose. Maybe you might want to pick someone else.

I actually messaged the owner of that horse also when I made my picked letting him know he entered a horse in the wrong race, he never responded.
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Carole Hanson
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Pete Vella wrote:
Carole Hanson wrote:
Walter Hill wrote:1. Genuine Socks
2. Draconian
3. King of the Street
4. Accelerator
5. Rosalita
6. Chariot Racing
Walter just letting you know this one is a turf sprinter racing at a dirt sprint, she'll lose. Maybe you might want to pick someone else.

I actually messaged the owner of that horse also when I made my picked letting him know he entered a horse in the wrong race, he never responded.
Well there's still a week to go so let's hope the owner withdraws the horse, it looks really nice but that race is totally out of its range. Also, it is very annoying for people who play in this contest or the pick 6 players :|
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1. Landaulet
2. Excessive Vow
3. Crossing Guard
4. Little Raven
5. Emancipate
6. Frankenstorm
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Mother Theresa
Excessive Vow
Crossing Guard
Accelerator
Rosalita
Frankenstorm
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Jennifer Francis
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1.Landaulet
2.Excessive Vow
3.Crossing Guard
4.Knights
5.Emancipate
6.Easy On Yourself
Got to start from the bottom to get back to the top. Just wonder how long that will take in the game and in life.
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Tim Matthews
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Re: Y36 Thoroughbred Weekly Handicapping Contest

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Why not?

1 Landaulet
2 Draconian
3 Kastor
4 Knights
5 Emancipate
6 Easy on Yourself
Got bombed, got frozen
Got finally off to finally dozin’
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