What Are Your Breeders Cup H. Challenge Picks

Laura Smith · Post by **Laura Smith** » 17 years ago

Here goes nothin'. I didn't even really check out the PP's...:/
I don't wannnnna wait until Saturday!

The BC needs to be TOMORROW. I'm way too excited.

1) Classic: Bernardini
2) Distaff: Pine Island
3) Distaff: Round Pond
4) F&M Turf: Ouija Board
5) F&M Turf: Wait a While
6) Juvenile Fillies: Cash Included
7) Juvenile Fillies: Dreaming of Anna
8) Juvenile: King of the Roxy
9) Juvenile: Skip Code
10) Mile: Araafa
11) Mile: Gorella
12) Mile: Rob Roy
13) Sprint: Thor's Echo
14) Sprint: War Front
15) Turf: English Channel
16) Turf: T. H. Approval

My Jockeys
1) Garrett Gomez
2) Javier Castellano
3) John Velazquez

My Trainers
1) Doug O'Neill
2) Ed Dunlop
3) Patrick Biancone
4) Todd Pletcher
5) Tom Albertrani

Amanda O'Brien · Post by **Amanda O'Brien** » 17 years ago

Worth a try!

Juv Fillies - Dreaming of Anna / Octave
Juvenile - Scat Daddy / Circular Quay
F&M Turf - Ouijia Board /Gorella
Sprint - Henny Hughes / Pomeroy
Mile - Aargorn / Rob Roy
Distaff - Baletto / Fleet Indian
Turf - Go Deputy / Hurricane Run
Classic - George Washington / Flower Alley

Jockeys - Dettori / Valasquez

Trainers - AP O'Brien / Luckas

Good luck to all

Alysse Peverell · Post by **Alysse Peverell** » 17 years ago

Does anybody other than me find the Distaff near impossible to pick? What a classy, classy group of girls that is.

Fantastic Fantasy · Post by **Fantastic Fantasy** » 17 years ago

Here are my picks for the breeders cup

My Horses
1) Classic: Bernardini
2) Classic: Lava Man
3) Distaff: Balletto
4) Distaff: Fleet Indian
5) F&M Turf: Honey Ryder
6) F&M Turf: Wait a While
7) Juvenile Fillies: Cash Included
8) Juvenile Fillies: Octave
9) Juvenile: Circular Quay
10) Juvenile: Great Hunter
11) Mile: Aragorn
12) Mile: Gorella
13) Sprint: Henny Hughes
14) Sprint: Nightmare Affair
15) Turf: Cacique
16) Turf: English Channel

My Jockeys
1) Corey Nakatani
2) Edgar Prado
3) John Velazquez

My Trainers
1) Aidan O'Brien
2) Bobby Frankel
3) Doug O'Neill
4) Patrick Biancone
5) Todd Pletcher

Good luck to everyone with your picks B)

Ron

Ian Nicastrin · Post by **Ian Nicastrin** » 17 years ago

you can't edit your stable entries after you have submitted can you?

Ali Weasley · Post by **Ali Weasley** » 17 years ago

Last minute, 99% random picks

1) Classic: Lava Man
2) Classic: Lawyer Ron (a little birdie told me)
3) Distaff: Fleet Indian
4) Distaff: Pine Island
5) F&M Turf: Honey Ryder (I know her exersize rider)
6) F&M Turf: Wait a While
7) Juvenile Fillies: Cash Included
8) Juvenile Fillies: She's Included
9) Juvenile: Skip Code
10) Juvenile: Stormello
11) Mile: Aragorn
12) Mile: Gorella
13) Sprint: Bordonaro
14) Sprint: Kelly's Landing
15) Turf: Better Talk Now
16) Turf: Hurricane Run

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My Jockeys
1) Alex Solis (my fav)
2) Julien Leparoux (he's too adorable)
3) Victor Espinoza (he's on fire!)

My Trainers
1) Aidan O'Brien
2) Doug O'Neill
3) Patrick Biancone
4) Todd Pletcher
5) Tom Albertrani

Sarah Chase · Post by **Sarah Chase** » 17 years ago

I didn't join that thing because I suck at handicapping, but here are the horses I want to win (not necessarily the horses I think WILL win) -

Classic: Giacomo
Distaff: Bushfire/Pool Land
F/M Turf: Ouija Board
Juvenile Fillies: Dreaming of Anna
Juvenile: Teuflesberg/Scat Daddy
Mile: Aragorn
Sprint: Too Much Bling/Henny Hughes
Turf: Scorpion/Cacique/English Channel

Carolyn Eaton · Post by **Carolyn Eaton** » 17 years ago

I earned 77 points - I was 3002 out of over 16000 players, so hey - top 25% seems OK to me

Ian Nicastrin · Post by **Ian Nicastrin** » 17 years ago

i got 61 points. if they would have let me change my picks I would have had another 7 pts... but that wouldn't have helped much. i got all excited cause at one point I was in the top 300.

i nailed both the mile and juv fillies in exacta order. i am still really sad about pine island... and lava.

i think someone should give a yearling to whoever got the most points

Laura Smith · Post by **Laura Smith** » 17 years ago

78 points. Not so good.

IsaP · Post by **IsaP** » 17 years ago

64... pretty good for someone who hasn't the ability to really follow racing.

Ara Davies · Post by **Ara Davies** » 17 years ago

Isa,

Most of us get most of our racing information and knowledge from television (such as ABC, NBC, and ESPN, not even counting TVG which a lot of us DON'T get) and from the internet. I get to the track four times a year at most and never attended a race until 2002. I started following racing in 1986. When I *do* go to the track, I count myself lucky to find people who've heard of the most recent Derby winners, let alone any other big national names. Having no racetracks in your state doesn't mean you can't learn a lot about the national scene, especially when we're talking about Breeders' Cup horses. Don't be so hard on yourself.

IsaP · Post by **IsaP** » 17 years ago

Ara Davies wrote: Isa,

Most of us get most of our racing information and knowledge from television (such as ABC, NBC, and ESPN, not even counting TVG which a lot of us DON'T get) and from the internet. I get to the track four times a year at most and never attended a race until 2002. I started following racing in 1986. When I *do* go to the track, I count myself lucky to find people who've heard of the most recent Derby winners, let alone any other big national names. Having no racetracks in your state doesn't mean you can't learn a lot about the national scene, especially when we're talking about Breeders' Cup horses. Don't be so hard on yourself.

Ara,

You're speaking to someone who doesn't even have TV thanks to the stupid landlady who doesn't believe in TV. The most I get is from here. I picked my winners on who I thought was prettiest in Em's pictures.. and of course, Giacomo because I love him.

(I DID get to catch TGV at the local pizza place.. his late move in the classic was amazing.)

Ara Davies · Post by **Ara Davies** » 17 years ago

Yesterday was the first day I watched racing since the Preakness (I really even couldn't get myself to watch the Belmont) yet I don't consider myself uninformed. The internet is a far better source of information than television and I see you online all the time. And yes, I agree that you need to move. If it's because you can't afford an apartment that can give you television then maybe you need a different job.

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