CONTEST: Monday Night Madness at Mountaineer

[The_Knight_Sky]

Hello again good people - :)

A heads up to those interested on this board.
We're having another of our special handicapping contest
on a Mountaineer Park race on Monday evening.

Several PA guys participated with us at Thoroughbred Champions last time
and if you still remember your password you're more than welcome to do it again.

Besides bragging rights as "top dog",
the top scorer will receive a high quality 8 x 10 photograph from Exclusively Equine.

The puzzle looks like it will be the featured 9th race,
an allowance route - nonwinnners of 4 lifetime.
More details on the contest race can be found here:

CLICK: Monday Night Madness contest thread :D (http://thoroughbredchampions.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=22904)

[The_Knight_Sky]

The BRIS past performances are up and it is indeed the featured 9th race:
http://www.brisnet.com/Promo/Free_PPs/mnrcomp1004.pdf

The weather forecast calls for a cool crisp autumn evening.
The track should be listed as fast.
The favorite is Little Nicky Regs, a stretchout candidate,
who is going two turns on the main track for the first time.
Trainer Rod Madrigal sr. is clicking at a 15% rate doing the sprint-sprint-route.
Will he or won't he?

Players have already begun posting their plays:
http://thoroughbredchampions.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=22904

What do the Mountaineer experts here think of the race ? http://www.hoc-board.de/phpBB2/smilies/gemein/naughty.gif

[Zaf]

Experts.

I'll take a look at the race.

ZAFONIC

[Zaf]

The #2 El Merlot looks tough. The AP shipper has tactical speed which should be advantageous at the 1 Mile distance. His Beyers and Pace Figures at the distance look very strong. He's the 4-1 second choice on the ML , but the public will probably send him off at 9-5 or less.

ZAFONIC

[BIG HIT]

HIi guy didn't logg in for got pass word or what ever.Anyway just want to post my pick's #1 win 20.00 place 20.00 ex $2.00 box#1\#3\#10 tri $2.00 #1\#3\#10
reason #1 trk\class op inp wks aft last race and trainer plus bring hismain jky here and run style
#3 Has spd ron good off lay off good this class\condition's
#10wk bef last race was fast plus he has spd and good class condition's here

[The_Knight_Sky]

Hey there Sponge Bob - I saw "you're over there now" ---> http://thoroughbredchampions.com/forum/images/avatars/3410757574062542bd1f7b.jpg
You entered your $100 cyberdollars in such meticulous fashion:
http://thoroughbredchampions.com/forum/viewforum.php?f=5

Big Hit -
The official scorer would prefer all plays
be under one thread to expedite the leaderboard.
This bit of organization will help us tally up within 1 hour
so we can all sleep peacefully that evening. :D

You may create a new handle / password by clicking on the right link here:
http://thoroughbredchampions.com/forum/index.php


It's free to enter and PA guys are eligible for this (and future) prizes.
We're in the Handicapping Forum

[The_Knight_Sky]

9TH RACE MNR OCTOBER 4TH - ==========================
1 MILE DIRT; ALLOWANCE; PURSE $36,500.
FOR THREE YEAR OLDS AND UPWARD WHICH HAVE NEVER WON FOUR RACES.

# HORSE NAME ML JOCKEY WT TRAINER MED EQP
-- ---------- -- ------ -- ------- --- ---
1 WAR BOUNTY 8/1 HOUGHTON T D 114 BENNETT G S L
2 EL MERLOT (ARG) 4/1 NGUYEN T 115 RIVELLI L L
3 BEAUGAR 8/1 SKERRETT J 115 RUBERTO, JR. L L
4 SCHEDULED EVENT 20/1 WHITNEY D G 115 SHORT T C L
5 TWILITE TESTIMONEY 15/1 GARCIA J J 115 WITHEE H E L
6 BONILLA 10/1 MARCIAL B 115 MORALES N L
7 LITTLE NICKY REGS 3/1 VILLA-GOMEZ H 111 MADRIGAL, SR. R L
8 SOLDIER SONG 5/1 PARKER D L 115 BAIRD D L
9 THE STALKER 8/1 MURPHY C K 118 HOFFMAN M L
10 EBBEN ESTOORA 6/1 STOKES, III R A 115 WELSH G L

[The_Knight_Sky]

Alright people - Here's my brief take on this puzzle.

There's no less than 5 horses going sprint to route in this one
and the pace figures to be above average.
Looking for a horse that will rate in the second tier,
I found Beaugar hidden at a square price of 8/1
for trainer Louis Ruberto jr. He's a part owner of this horse
along with his wife Sharon and I figure he's got no pressure
to run him before it's time.

Beaugar comes off a short rest here.
The last time he had a 45+ day break he won for fun by 10 lengths.
So I'm going to post my play simply:

$50 win + $50 place #3 Beaugar

That along with the stipulation of "for entertainment purposes only." LOL http://www.hoc-board.de/phpBB2/smilies/zwinker/zwinker.gif

We've got 18 players entered already as of this posting
and the thread will remain open right up until post time 10:20 pm ET.
How do YOU see the race ?

[Hammerhead]

Since I cannot log on to your site I'll play 50 win 50 place on #9

[shanta]

I have no clue as to how the race will be run.

$100 win on # 6- Bonilla

Richie

[The_Knight_Sky]

Alrighto - we've got a full field of 10 going into the gate this evening.

No scratches in the featured 9th race at MNR.
The track is listed as FAST
and there is one reinsman correction:
1 WAR BOUNTY jockey changed to Luis Gonzalez

This contest race will be televised on TVG / HRTV
and viewable via the webcast link posted on the invite.

Since some of you seem to be having logging on problems
the official scorer will accept the plays posted in this thread
at PA and will remain open right up until post time
which is approximately 10:20 pm ET / 7 :20 pm PT.

The bouncing back and forth between two different threads
will slow the scorer down but we hope to get an accurate
leaderboard up within one hour of the race.

please do not exceed the allotted $100 cyberdollars
or risk disqualification

Good racing luck to all players and a safe trip to all the horses. :)

[The_Knight_Sky]

ATTN: all contest players here.

To ensure accuracy of the plays made over here at PA,
the official scorer will accept plays made before 10:15 pm ET only.

Any plays time-stamped after that will be rendered void.
We hope to have the leaderboard up by 11:30 pm ET.

Thanks. ;)

[Zaf]

Originally posted by shanta
I have no clue as to how the race will be run.

$100 win on # 6- Bonilla

Richie


NICE SCORE SHANTA !!!!!!!!!


ZAFONIC

[shanta]

Originally posted by zafonic
NICE SCORE SHANTA !!!!!!!!!


ZAFONIC

Thanx Daryl! And I had some real dough on it too.

Winner # 6 - $52.60
Return- $2,630.00
Richie

[andicap]

My redboard:

Only real closer in a race full of speed/sprinters. That how you picked him, Shanta?

[shanta]

Originally posted by andicap
My redboard:

Only real closer in a race full of speed/sprinters. That how you picked him, Shanta?

Andicap,
He was the top ranked horse on Validator 3 and all screens showed him VERY STRONG in this matchup.
Richie

[The_Knight_Sky]

Well it's a foregone conclusion - a certain PA guy won it. LOL

Terrific hit Shanta ! http://www.hoc-board.de/phpBB2/smilies/sonstige/icon_amen.gif
Bragging rights and a hi - quality racing photo are yours.
Two PA guys placed in our famed Fab Four on the leaderboard.


CLICK: Mountaineer leaderboardhttp://www.hoc-board.de/phpBB2/smilies/lachen/bravo.gif (http://thoroughbredchampions.com/forum/viewtopic.php?p=300514#300514)

[Buddha]

I had $10 to win on the contest on him. I though Nicky Regs was the best, but did hit the exacta with real money. nice pick shanta

[Binder]

Fantasic Shanta
I am real proud of you

Your hard work all these years at the Mountain
pays off

Bind

[BIG HIT]

Nice touch validator seem lik pretty good prgm.But as with all programs the key is the man behind it.Agian nice job

[The_Knight_Sky]

Trip handicappers must have made note of the show horse
Ebben Estoora who got hung out to dry on the first turn
yet made a solid showing. I thought he was the proverbial "best horse".

Unfortunately, this is Mountaineer and these horses will
probably get a lengthy rest again before being loaded into the gate.
Some will hold their form others won't.
It's difficult to say if Ebben Estoora
will duplicate a winning effort next out.

This is the second time our Monday Night Madness contest
throws a double-digit winner at Mountaineer Park.
A very difficult one to come up with based upon statistics alone.

ATTN: Shanta

Since I don't see a PM button in your profile,
feel free to PM me and we'll send you your rightful prize
from the vaults of Exclusively Equine.

Good job and thanks to all those who participated. http://www.hoc-board.de/phpBB2/smilies/zwinker/thumb.gif