Tup Contest Dec 11th and 12th

[hdcper]

Hi All,

Just signed up for the two one day contests at Tup today. Would like to meet any of you that plan to attend.

I will be sitting in the Players Club in seat P15, so stop by, if you have time, and say hi.

Hope to see you in the winners circle,

Bill (Hdcper)

[hdcper]

Turf Paradise Handicapping Contest 12/11/2004


Just thought I would share the results of the first of two contests at Tup (two one day contests Saturday 11th and Sunday 12th). Luckily I finished 10th on day one and got my entry fee back(prize money thru 20th position). Just missed cashing a bigger check by $2.20 in cumulative winnings.


1st Tom Leslie $92.40
2nd Craig Larson $91.60
3rd Dave Kassmier $87.00
4th Howard Hong $79.20
5th Hadj Thomas $74.60
6th Michael Young $74.20
7th Josh Silverstein $74.00
8th Tim Billow $73.20
9th Lee Gerdes $72.60
10th Bill Thompson $71.00
11th Richard Nilsen $70.00
12th Charles Ricks $69.80
13th Carm Adimando $68.00
14th Larry Harris $67.20
15th Blanche Anzini $67.00
16th Bernard Flynn $66.60
17th Mark Bertolucci $63.80
18th Paul LeBlanc $61.60
19th Kenneth Magner $61.40
20th Todd Horwitz $61.00

I’d like to thank Nathan (for Equisim) and Jeff (for Jcapper), both were very helpful in my success!!!

Looking forward to the second event tomorrow,

Bill (Hdcper)

[headhawg]

Congrats Bill on your excellent day. Now, bring it on home!!

[RXB]

A friend of mine was down in Phoenix for the weekend. Yesterday was a tough day; today he just missed the top 20. He'd have got one of the automatic entries (for a top 8 finish) into the big contest in Vegas if his 20/1 shot in the 6th had won, but it ran second to a 50/1.

[hdcper]

Funny RXB, I just missed the top 20 today myself, finished 27th in the second day contest. I two missed the same horse which was actually 25/1. Also got nosed out of an 8/1 shot in race 7.

Could have been one great day!!!!

But really enjoyed the contests.

Bill

[CapperLou]

Hey Bill:

Those were tough ones to lose--and one could have gone the other way--just racing luck. You did very well--cause if one of those had won you would have been right up there I'm sure.

Glad you had fun--that's important.

All the best,

CapperLou

[The Skeptic]

All be damned Bill you proved it once and for all. You are a better handicapper then Mark Bertolucci. Congratulations on your $200 that's totally awesome! Tell us how you outflanked the competition? I'd love to learn from your success? Any special strategies you used?

[RXB]

Just saw my buddy who was in the contest. Apparently, another guy from Vancouver won both the Saturday and Sunday contests. Picked up a quick $40,000. Not bad for a weekend's work.

[hdcper]

Skeptic,

In no way does two one day contests make me better than any other handicapper, especially any specific handicapper such as Mark Bertolucci (who by the way I don't even know).

In any contest, strategy certainly is important. But realize these were one day contests of only 10 races and one might think it is like playing the lottery (luck most likely making up the largest part of being successful on any one day of our handicapping career).
But fun no less and offering a positive expectation, with all entry fees and an additional $5000 seed money provided by Tup as prize money.

Of all the contests I have participated in, I for one, found the contest format of the Cal Neva contest held in Reno Nevada twice a year the most challenging and truly a measure of any handicapper's ability and management of his or her bankroll.

This contest was of a 4 day format and every contestant began with their own hard cash bankroll of $500. Each contestant was required to make 10 wagers of $50, allocating the $50 of each wager in the win, place and show pool on one specific horse. More than one horse could be played on any one given race but each required a separate $50 wager. After day one, lets say the contestant had increased his bankroll to $800, he or she was then required to roll that bankroll on day 2, with ten $80 wagers. Thus if on any of the four days, you were unlucky enough to go 0 for 10 you were eliminated. Further, what your bankroll ended with on day 4 was also you own money to take home (not only handicapping pressure but real money was being risked rather than mythical wagers on shot in the dark longshots, somewhat eliminating the element of luck winning the contest).

Although I never finished high enough for a cash prize, many times my ending bankroll reflected a positive ROI which was reward enough for most handicapper's ego.

In closing, strategy is ones own decision and best developed by the contestant investing the money.

Best of luck,

Bill (hdcper)