Announcing! TheRx 2008 Breeders' Cup Contest

[JOH]

• Contest is open to all RX members.
  
  
• Contestants will start out with a $6300 bankroll to be wagered over the 14 Breeders' Cup races (Average of $450 per race). There are 5 races on Friday and 9 races on Saturday. A list of races and post times is shown below.
  
  
• Win, Place, and Show wagering only. No Exotics.
  
  
• There is a 5 bet maximum per race. A WPS wager on a horse counts as 3 bets.
  
  
• Contestants must wager a minimum of $100 on every race and not exceed a maximum of $1000. Each bet must be a minimum of $100. Case in point: A wager of $500 WPS #1 will not be allowed, since the total wagers = $1500. If for any race, your total wagers exceed the $1000 maximum, all wagers on that race will become a $1000 Show wager on the Post Time Favorite. If a contestant fails to make an selection for any race, $450 will be deducted from his account for that race.
  
  
• One post only is allowed per race thread. Additional posts will not count!
  
  
• If your selection is scratched, you will receive the Post time favorite for that race. No second choices.
  
  
• If you do not wager all $6300, any money not bet will be deducted from your balance. Example: If you wager only $5000 in the contest and lose all bets, your balance will be $0, not $1300.
  
  
• There will be 14 separate threads for each race which will be conducted in the Horse Racing Forum. A link to the Past Performances will be provided in each thread specifying which page to go to. Thanks to Poster Bobbflo for this info.
  
  
• Deadline to post is 5 minutes prior to the Official Race Post Times and will be noted in the title of each thread. If the thread is not locked and any wager is placed in the thread after the posted deadline, it will not count. As aforementioned, poster would then have $450 deducted from his account.

Race #'s and thread closing times are listed below: (5 minutes prior to race post time)


(Race 3) Breeders' Cup Filly and Mare Sprint (Deadline: Friday 3:30 ET)

(Race 4) Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies Turf (Deadline: Friday 4:10 ET)

(Race 5) Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies (Deadline: Friday 4:50 ET)

(Race 6) Breeders' Cup Filly and Mare Turf (Deadline: Friday 5:30 ET)

(Race 7) Breeders' Cup Ladies Classic (Deadline: Friday 6:10 ET)

(Race 1) Breeders' Cup Marathon (Deadline: Saturday 1:05 ET)

(Race 2) Breeders' Cup Turf Sprint (Deadline: Saturday 1:45 ET)

(Race 3) Breeders' Cup Dirt Mile (Deadline: Saturday 2:25 ET)

(Race 4) Breeders' Cup Mile (Deadline: Saturday 3:10 ET)

(Race 5) Breeders' Cup Juvenile (Deadline: Saturday 3:50 ET)

(Race 6) Breeders' Cup Juvenile Turf (Deadline: Saturday 4:30 ET)

(Race 7) Breeders' Cup Sprint (Deadline: Saturday 5:10 ET)

(Race 8) Breeders' Cup Turf (Deadline: Saturday 5:55 ET)

(Race 9) Breeders' Cup Classic (Deadline: Saturday 6:40 ET)

• The contestant having the highest balance after the 2-day affair will be declared champion. In the event of a tie, prize money will be combined between finishing positions and split evenly.
  
  
• We are still in limbo as to what prizes will be awarded.
  
  
• Contest will hopefully be updated at the conclusion of Friday's last race but will not include a running leaderboard throughout the day. ASAP after Saturday's Final race, we will announce the winner.

 

[JOH]

When making selections, please do not use horse names. Use numbers only.

Example:

100 win 5
200 place 3
300 show 1
400 win 7

Thanks and good luck.

 

[Labeeb]

JOH, I'm glad someone has stepped in to oversee this monster of a contest this year. Good luck in it, and more importantly, good luck entering all of the plays and running it!

 

[gremlinlad]

Thanks JOH for overseeing another Great Contest. I have to work Friday and Saturday because of these two Biggest Days of the Horse racing Industry... so I'm posting on the blind for Saturday... Giving it a shot anyway.

PS... I received the 2nd prize "TheRx.com Shirt" from Saratoga contest. Great looking Shirt. Thanks

 

[JOH]

Labeeb,

There you are buddy! It said you hadn't been around since May so I wasn't sure if you were going to tackle this thing again this year. We had a pretty good system last year comparing results. I tried to make the rules as complicated as possible this time to scare people away so grading wouldn't be such a chore. LOL. We'll see how THAT goes. Good to see you back.

gremlin lad,

Give it that ol' college try. I'm sure you will do well, you usually do. Glad to hear the shirt "fits".

 

[Cusipz]

Thanks for running the contest again this year, I believe I am the defending champion with my huge play on Curlin Last year. :toast:

Sadly, will not get much payout on him this year!

GL everyone.

 

[Labeeb]

Yeah, I hadn't been approached about the contest this year, so I assumed it was dead for the most part. Honestly, I'm not sure if I would have volunteered my time again this year. Last year I really didn't get to enjoy the Breeders Cup, as I was just constantly updating my spreadsheet with entries throughout the day.

If I remember correctly, we had pretty much used the same Excel methodology to grade the contest, so you should be in good shape. Hopefully everyone plays nice and follows the rules so there isn't someone crying foul like last year.

 

[JOH]

I am sick to death guys... my computer froze up and I lost 3 hour of work!


damn damn damn. :headbeat:

 

[ron310]

what sportsbook is doing the contest??

 

[JOH]

what sportsbook is doing the contest??

nothing confirmed

 

[HAT]

Thanks for your time investment in this JOH.

Can you clarify the minimum bet?

The rules state $100 minimum per race, but I've seen you post in other threads that it's $100 minimum per selection?

 

[JOH]

Thanks for your time investment in this JOH.

Can you clarify the minimum bet?

The rules state $100 minimum per race, but I've seen you post in other threads that it's $100 minimum per selection?

100 minimum per selection

 

[OJS#32buff]

• Contest is open to all RX members.

• 
  
  
  [*]Contestants will start out with a $6300 bankroll to be wagered over the 14 Breeders' Cup races (Average of $450 per race). There are 5 races on Friday and 9 races on Saturday. A list of races and post times is shown below.
  
  
  [*]Win, Place, and Show wagering only. No Exotics.
  
  
  [*]There is a 5 bet maximum per race. A WPS wager on a horse counts as 3 bets.
  
  
  [*]Contestants must wager a minimum of $100 on every race and not exceed a maximum of $1000. Each bet must be a minimum of $100. Case in point: A wager of $500 WPS #1 will not be allowed, since the total wagers = $1500. If for any race, your total wagers exceed the $1000 maximum, all wagers on that race will become a $1000 Show wager on the Post Time Favorite. If a contestant fails to make an selection for any race, $450 will be deducted from his account for that race.
  
  
  [*]One post only is allowed per race thread. Additional posts will not count!
  
  
  [*]If your selection is scratched, you will receive the Post time favorite for that race. No second choices.
  
  
  [*]If you do not wager all $6300, any money not bet will be deducted from your balance. Example: If you wager only $5000 in the contest and lose all bets, your balance will be $0, not $1300.
  
  
  [*]There will be 14 separate threads for each race which will be conducted in the Horse Racing Forum. A link to the Past Performances will be provided in each thread specifying which page to go to. Thanks to Poster Bobbflo for this info.
  
  
  [*]Deadline to post is 5 minutes prior to the Official Race Post Times and will be noted in the title of each thread. If the thread is not locked and any wager is placed in the thread after the posted deadline, it will not count. As aforementioned, poster would then have $450 deducted from his account.

Race #'s and thread closing times are listed below: (5 minutes prior to race post time)


(Race 3) Breeders' Cup Filly and Mare Sprint (Deadline: Friday 3:30 ET)

(Race 4) Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies Turf (Deadline: Friday 4:10 ET)

(Race 5) Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies (Deadline: Friday 4:50 ET)

(Race 6) Breeders' Cup Filly and Mare Turf (Deadline: Friday 5:30 ET)

(Race 7) Breeders' Cup Ladies Classic (Deadline: Friday 6:10 ET)

(Race 1) Breeders' Cup Marathon (Deadline: Saturday 1:05 ET)

(Race 2) Breeders' Cup Turf Sprint (Deadline: Saturday 1:45 ET)

(Race 3) Breeders' Cup Dirt Mile (Deadline: Saturday 2:25 ET)

(Race 4) Breeders' Cup Mile (Deadline: Saturday 3:10 ET)

(Race 5) Breeders' Cup Juvenile (Deadline: Saturday 3:50 ET)

(Race 6) Breeders' Cup Juvenile Turf (Deadline: Saturday 4:30 ET)

(Race 7) Breeders' Cup Sprint (Deadline: Saturday 5:10 ET)

(Race 8) Breeders' Cup Turf (Deadline: Saturday 5:55 ET)

(Race 9) Breeders' Cup Classic (Deadline: Saturday 6:40 ET)

• The contestant having the highest balance after the 2-day affair will be declared champion. In the event of a tie, prize money will be combined between finishing positions and split evenly.

• 
  
  
  [*]We are still in limbo as to what prizes will be awarded.
  
  
  [*]Contest will hopefully be updated at the conclusion of Friday's last race but will not include a running leaderboard throughout the day. ASAP after Saturday's Final race, we will announce the winner.

if i didnt participate fri. can i still get in on saturday

 

[JOH]

if i didnt participate fri. can i still get in on saturday

Today's starting balance was $6300... deduct $450 for every race you missed (5 races = $2250) and go for it. Start with $4050.

 

[OJS#32buff]

Today's starting balance was $6300... deduct $450 for every race you missed (5 races = $2250) and go for it. Start with $4050.

thanks for your prompt response-and tx

 

[cardfan]

JOH I had a pick scratch do I get post time favorite or can I make another selection?

 

[JOH]

JOH I had a pick scratch do I get post time favorite or can I make another selection?

sorry, stuck with the post time fav...

 

[whalewager]

I am going to start today if you dont mind JOH...

 

[JOH]

I am going to start today if you dont mind JOH...

YUP, NO PROBLEM. LIKE i SAID ABOVE:

Today's starting balance was $6300... deduct $450 for every race you missed (5 races = $2250) and go for it. Start with $4050. <!-- / message -->

 

[whalewager]

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