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Old 06-16-2009, 02:47 PM   #16
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The 3 paid $2.20 to show. No one jumping off any bridges today at Suffolk.
Doesn't Suf have a minimum $2.20 payout like Mnr?
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Old 06-16-2009, 03:15 PM   #17
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The 3 paid $2.20 to show. No one jumping off any bridges today at Suffolk.
$2.20 is the MINIMUM Show payout @Suffolk Downs.. There was
$18,880 to Win, $7,343 to place, & $28,938 of $34,759 to show on Hot Chili Soup
That's a Bridgejumper in my book..
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Old 06-16-2009, 03:19 PM   #18
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Suffolk race 4...Bridgejumper on the 3
Not to be negative, but is there a reason why you posted this here and didn't Direct Message the @bridgejumper group in Twitter?
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Old 06-16-2009, 03:30 PM   #19
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$2.20 is the MINIMUM Show payout @Suffolk Downs.. There was
$18,880 to Win, $7,343 to place, & $28,938 of $34,759 to show on Hot Chili Soup
That's a Bridgejumper in my book..
I know there is a $2.20 minimum. The point I was making is that no one actually had to jump off any bridges in MA.
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Old 06-16-2009, 06:07 PM   #20
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Your service made the Equidaily headlines! Right now it's about 14 from the top!

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Old 06-16-2009, 07:00 PM   #21
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Great Job Stu! and Thank You!

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Your service made the Equidaily headlines! Right now it's about 14 from the top!

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Alright! and I see that 41 are now signed-up! Looks like we are heading in the direction of attaining sufficient critical mass to ensure the likely timely alerting of Bridgejump Betagainst Oppurtunities (BBO's). Now if we could just get a BBO so I for one could see how this twitter thing works... .

Perhaps we should also discuss a standard BBO Alert Message format. I am thinking timeliness is most critical so something short and sweet may be best. Perhaps something like HWD R8 10 MTP ? Certainly it would be nice to know Pool Size and amount bet on favorite, but I am sure most of us can check that out for ourselves and it will be constantly changing anyway.

I am also looking forward to seeing some stats on this. What % of bridgejumps are successful? 80-90%? and what will the bet against ROI look like? -5%? +5%?

At any rate, looking forward to following along and contributing when able to!

Thanks Again Stu and Best of Luck Everyone!

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Old 06-16-2009, 07:47 PM   #22
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Y'all,

I have just created 'Bridgejumper Alert' Twitter Service. This will be a free community.

The @bridgejumper Twitter account can be followed at http://twitter.com/bridgejumper.

In order to prevent spam tweets, I have made the account protected. You will have to request of me approval to follow @bridgejumper. At least once a day I will check the queue of approvals. I will approve every request. Spam tweets and/or tweets unrelated bridgejumping alerts will recieve a warning message. Accounts will receive 2 warnings and be blocked on the third offense.

The @bridgejumper Twitter account has been configured as a group tweet. Members who are following @bridgejumper can broadcast a message to the whole group by sending a direct message to the group's Twitter account.

For this to work well to compete against the bridgejumpers, followers will have to be active - the price of being free. If the followers are passive, this will not work. The philosophy will be like a 'neighborhood watch.'

Bridgejumper Alert Process:

1. Identify a bridgejumper opportunity
2. Login to Twitter
3. Send a Direct message to @bridgejumper

We will need to establish what is considered a bridgejump so we don't have too much noise. We could try to decide on a concensus in this thread. As a starting point, I suggest the following guidelines: the bridgejump horse has greater than 75% of the show pool with at least $10,000 bet to show on him.

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GREAT Idea. I am awaiting approval. _WrightStuff
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Old 06-16-2009, 07:53 PM   #23
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Not to be negative, but is there a reason why you posted this here and didn't Direct Message the @bridgejumper group in Twitter?
Wasn't signed up at twitter and it was last minute..
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Old 06-16-2009, 11:07 PM   #24
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I know there is a $2.20 minimum. The point I was making is that no one actually had to jump off any bridges in MA.
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Old 06-17-2009, 05:10 PM   #25
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There was a bridge jump on Nicanor today at Delaware.

The tote board didn't look like a bridge jump until the last minute by then I hadn't left myself enough time to log-in and fire off a direct message to 'bridgejumper'

twitter moral - always stay logged into twitter if you want to send a message
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Old 06-17-2009, 05:51 PM   #26
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stu- Do you mind if I send off this information about this service to our mailing list?
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Old 06-17-2009, 05:53 PM   #27
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Then you also on the other hand keep a window open & stay logged on to the ADW---

If there was A way to Direct MSG so it shows up on the screen no need to sign in etc--it would save precious seconds--

This is a noble effort.Plz keep us informed on your success---I'm in wait & see mode---
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Old 06-17-2009, 05:53 PM   #28
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stu- Do you mind if I send off this information about this service to our mailing list?
Go for it. The more who participates the better this will be.
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Old 06-17-2009, 06:18 PM   #29
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It seems many here are interested in participating but are perhaps unfamiliar with some of the options available to best use this service.

I would strongly recommended those who wish to participate, either to alert the group, or to receive alerts, to download a Twitter client to your Desktop (or smart phone, if supported).

These clients can run minimized in your System Tray (Windows) or Dock (Mac), and give notifications for all messages, @replies and/or direct messages (DMs) based on your client settings that you have chosen. It keeps you signed into Twitter as long as you run it.

For instance, for those that wish to alert others of a potential bridge-jumping situation, you click on the client's icon in the system tray to display it and give it focus, and then you can use the "d username" command shortcut to quickly message the group e.g. (using MakinItHappen's example):

d bridgejumper HWD R8 10 MTP

This will send a direct message to bridgejumper, who in turn, by using GroupTweet, will auto-propagate that message to all other followers of bridgejumper.

Depending on the client you have, you will most likely get a "toaster-like" popup in the bottom right-hand of your screen for a few moments that shows who it's from (bridgejumper) and the content of the message (HWD R8 10 MTP). You may also get an email depending on your Twitter settings.

I would recommend choosing one of the following clients:

Twhirl
Seesmic Desktop
TweetDeck

All of the above clients require Adobe AIR to run. If you don't have it installed, it should auto-install for you when you try to install one of the above clients.

If you have further Twitter questions, contact me on Twitter (@robinhowlett) and I'll be happy to assist in any way I can.
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Thanks to BombsAwayBob for breaking in the service.

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#1 - Emishi Warrior survived with 84+ % of the show pool
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