No offense taken!

As a "Track Collector", I collect track visits, like a stamp collector collects stamps. I particularly like the small agricultural type of race meets. I'm close to 120 different tracks visited. I have yet to visit Pocatella Downs, but I've been to places like Ruppert and Sandy Downs (Idaho Falls) near your neck of the woods. A visit to Burley (for their 2-day meet in mid-August) is in the plans for 2014.


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Final Results
 

Listed below are the final (unofficial) results, pending the reporting of any scoring errors.

Congratulations and a job well done to:

#16 Squatheads (RDSS) :ThmbUp:


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You like the "bull rings" here in Idaho. I think all the tracks you mentioned have a combined length of 23 days among them. Boise has a bull ring also, but their racing season is now about 3 mo. out of the year. I believe it starts in May. You have to cover a lot of county fairs to catch the tracks you attend.

I'm more apt to take off for California and Santa Anita and Del Mar myself.

Thank you Track Collector for your scoring this week. Well done. :ThmbUp:

Hey Track Collector, ever been to the small North Dakota Horse Park meet? I'm actually considering making a quick drive to Fargo to see it.

Thank You Track Collector for your scoring this week.

Hi cutchemist42,

I visited there the very first two days they ran (in 2004 I think). Everything was temporary then like tents and rented bleachers. When a place runs for the very first time, or racing returns after a gap of time, it is best to get the visit in case it is a bust and they never race again.

NDHP was the result of a lot of volunteer efforts. The first season was something like 10-12 days. After a while they ran into financial trouble and did not run for a few years. Now they run only 1 or 2 weekends.

You might also check out another "interesting" racing venue up that way in North Dakota. The track is Chippewa Downs (on an Indian Reservation) in Belcourt, ND. They usually run about 4 weekends in June. It might shock some folks as the track seemed to have some rocks in it, and at least to me, the stretch looked like it runs uphill. Don't be surprised if you see 12-year-olds betting their allowance money. :eek:


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Thanks Track Collector for scoring this week in Jay's absence!!

And congrats to team Squatheads!

Well, Guido caught up with me for not posting on time. I didn't come out of it too bad. He only broke two fingers of mine. It could have been worse.

Thank you Track Collector for scoring duties.

And big congrats to Team Squatheads this week!

I like this week's episode better than last week, even if there was a bit of 'trash talk'. Sort of Boardwalk Empire meets Charlestown Races, though no eucalyptus or coconut water involved ...

I'll post weekly and cumulative Team standings later tonight.

Ted

Nice job all the way around
 

Fun schedule Pace

Thanx Chris

and wtg The Squatheads ( RDSS )!

thnx,

Team NFS

WEEK 5 POINTS EARNED
 

P.A.I.H.L. POINTS EARNED WEEK 5

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POINTS        TOTAL        TEAM #        TEAM  NAME
 39        $976.50        16        Squatheads (RDSS)
 38        $888.40        15        Rough Riders
 37        $583.70        8        La Familia
 36        $546.80        31        Team PickMasters
 35        $522.70        38        Sweetspicylove (RDSS)
 34        $511.40        20        CanAm Turfers
 33        $489.40        34        The Gold Runners
 32        $476.20        29        Team Overlay (OverlayPublications.com)
 31        $437.90        10        Masters of Futility
 30        $423.40        24        Team Gapfire
 29        $403.80        6        Down 2 with the Puck
 28        $388.00        13        Pucks & Ponies
 27        $381.50        30        Team PaceAdvantage
 26        $376.30        37        LetItRide
 25        $373.90        7        Hottalkers 1
 24        $365.80        25        Team Hawgwash
 23        $362.90        1        Also Eligibles
 22        $352.30        32        Team Sartin (RDSS)
 21        $351.70        39        Stretching for the Wire (RDSS)
 20        $347.30        23        Team Game Over
 19        $341.40        35        The Parlay Kings
 18        $330.90        12        Pens Pens RDSS
 17        $317.50        27        Team LOCKS
 16        $304.80        36        The Sunshine Pros
 15        $301.20        28        Team NFS
 14        $288.90        5        Dangerous Dams and the Duke (RDSS)
 13        $287.10        18        Loadedwithclass
 12        $254.20        40        Jcapper Plus Two
 11        $249.80        17        Swing for the Fences
 10        $248.40        26        Team Las Vegas
 9        $242.00        14        Lady and the Gramps (e-ponies)
 8        $238.90        3        Assiniboia Cappers
 7        $233.00        11        Pear Shaped
 6        $229.60        33        Team Texas (RDSS)
 5        $216.80        19        Freepigmoney
 4        $208.90        9        Legion of Doom
 3        $205.90        4        Da Cappers (e-ponies.com)
 2        $189.20        21        Team Derby Trail
 1        $184.50        2        Arlington Cappers
 0        $125.40        22        Team Dynaformer

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