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#1093031 - Sun Apr 26 2015 08:41 AM Results & Standings .. Kentucky Derby
gtho4 Administrator Registered: Sun Dec 26 1999 Posts: 54484 Loc: Sydney oz downunder	2nd leg of FT Triple Crown 141st Kentucky Derby This year's Run For The Roses is almost here. The scoring system for the Kentucky Derby comp is the same as the Grand National comp earlier this month: RULES o The rules for this comp are simple, and are the same as last year and the year before. o Pick 10 horses in the order you think they'll finish, 1st to 10th. o Points: for any horse out of the 10 you've picked, which finishes in the first five places: 1st : 10 pts 2nd : 6 pts 3rd : 3 pts 4th : 2 pts 5th : 1 pt o The order of your picks will be used as a tiebreaker to separate any dead-heats or ties. o If two players have identical picks x10, whoever posts first wins the tie-breaker. DEADLINE The race starts on Saturday 2nd May 2015 at 6:34pm. Tips close on the hour at 6:00pm with a short period of grace of a few minutes. There is a count-down clock to the race start time on this webpage, near the top RH corner : kentuckyderby.com. The following six pages (of many out there) have details of the contenders and their form: horseracing.com bloodhorse.com www.chiff.com horse-races.net horseracingnation.com downthestretchtheycome.com heavy.com/top-20-points-standings After the second closing on 23rd March there were 48 horses still in the running to qualify (first acceptances closed on 18th January with 429 horses nominated). The field of 20 runners and their post positions (barrier draw) will be announced three days before the race at around 5:30pm ET on Wed 29th April. Picks x10 can be posted at any time in this thread, even if the field of 20 hasn't been announced! Please note that there is no need to pick reserves. If your horse is scratched, so be it (we've got half the field covered with our 10 picks). However, as is the case with any tipping comp in here, you are free to edit your picks at any time before the deadline. Edited by gtho4 (Sat May 02 2015 05:09 PM)
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#1093547 - Wed Apr 29 2015 04:08 PM

Kentucky Derby ==> Sat 2nd May

gtho4

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Registered: Sun Dec 26 1999
Posts: 54484
Loc: Sydney
oz downunder

The field of 20 runners and their post positions has been announced:

The Kentucky Derby (GI)
Post time: 6:34 p.m. Saturday at Churchill Downs.
Purse: $2,203,800. Distance: 1 1/4 miles.

PP horse            (weight) jockey/trainer      odds

1. Ocho Ocho Ocho      (126) Trujillo/Cassidy    50-1
2. Carpe Diem          (126) Velazquez/Pletcher   8-1
3. Materiality         (126) Castellano/Pletcher 12-1
4. Tencendur           (126) Franco/Weaver       30-1
5. Danzig Moon         (126) Leparoux/Casse      30-1
6. Mubtaahij           (126) Soumillon/de Kock   20-1
7. El Kabeir           (126) Borel/Terranova     30-1
8. Dortmund            (126) Garcia/Baffert       3-1
9. Bolo                (126) Bejarano/Gaines     30-1
10. Firing Line        (126) Stevens/Callaghan   12-1
11. Stanford           (126) Geroux/Pletcher     30-1
12. International Star (126) Mena/Maker          20-1
13. Itsaknockout       (126) Saez/Pletcher       30-1
14. Keen Ice           (126) Desormeaux/Romans   50-1
15. Frosted            (126) Rosario/McLaughlin  15-1
16. War Story          (126) Talamo/Amoss        50-1
17. Mr. Z              (126) Vazquez/Lukas       50-1
18. American Pharoah   (126) Espinoza/Baffert     5-2
19. Upstart            (126) Ortiz/Violette      15-1
20. Far Right          (126) Smith/Moquett       30-1

21. (AE) Frammento     (126) Nakatani/Zito
22. (AE) Tale of Verve (126) Hernandez Jr./Stewart

By the way, ever wondered which posts fare best? A breakdown of winning percentages since Churchill began using a starting gate in 1930: No. 1 (9.4%), No. 2 (8.2%), No. 3 (5.9%), No. 4 (5.9%), No. 5 (10.6%), No. 6 (2.4%), No. 7 (7.1%), No. 8 (9.5%), No. 9 (4.9%), No. 10 (11.5%), No. 11 (2.7%), No. 12 (4.3%), No. 13 (5.9%), No. 14 (3.3%), No. 15 (7.5%), No. 16 (9.3%), No. 17 (0%), No. 18 (3.6%), No. 19 (4.2%) and No. 20 (7.1%).
http://www.courier-journal.com/kentucky-derby-2015-post-positions-odds

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#1093551 - Wed Apr 29 2015 05:21 PM Re: Kentucky Derby ==> Sat 2nd May
wwe84 Old Museum Relic Registered: Sun Feb 13 2011 Posts: 30806 Loc: New South Wales, Australia	1:American Pharoah 2:Carpe Diem 3:Frosted 4:Upstart 5:Dortmund 6:Far Right 7:Bolo 8:Keen Ice 9:Mr Z 10:Mubtaahij
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#1093577 - Wed Apr 29 2015 10:48 PM Re: Kentucky Derby ==> Sat 2nd May
srini701 Star Poster Registered: Wed Jan 04 2006 Posts: 11527 Loc: Hyderabad, India	1. Carpe Diem 2. Firing Line 3. American Pharoah 4. Danzig Moon 5. Dortmund 6. Upstart 7. Materiality 8. Frosted 9. Itsaknockout 10. Far Right _________________________ "This too shall pass"
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#1093654 - Thu Apr 30 2015 10:37 AM Re: Kentucky Derby ==> Sat 2nd May
George95 Star Poster Registered: Sat Apr 24 2010 Posts: 10567 Loc: Ontario Canada	Materiality American Pharoah International Star Dortmund Frosted Far Right Carpe Diem Firing Line Danzig Moon Tencendur
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#1093689 - Thu Apr 30 2015 11:16 AM Re: Kentucky Derby ==> Sat 2nd May
paper_aero Forum Champion Registered: Fri Jan 06 2006 Posts: 6391 Loc: Crawley Sussex England UK	American Pharoah Borussia Dortmund Dortmund Carpe Diem Mubtaahij Firing Line Frosted Materiality International Star Upstart _________________________ "News is what somebody somewhere wants to suppress, everything else is advertising"
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#1093715 - Thu Apr 30 2015 03:10 PM Re: Kentucky Derby ==> Sat 2nd May
Sypher Moderator Registered: Thu Sep 30 1999 Posts: 16542 Loc: East London England UK	Firing Line American Pharoah Carpe Diem Dortmund Itsaknockout Upstart International Star Danzig Moon Frosted War Story _________________________ I'll get enough sleep when I'm dead !!
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#1093760 - Thu Apr 30 2015 09:25 PM Re: Kentucky Derby ==> Sat 2nd May
LeoDaVinci Moderator Registered: Fri Mar 23 2001 Posts: 12578 Loc: Ontario Canada	1. Carpe Diem 2. Firing Line 3. Ocho Ocho Ocho 4. Danzig Moon 5. Dortmund 6. American Pharoah 7. Mubtaahij 8. Upstart 9. Itsaknockout 10. El Kabeir A11: Frosted _________________________ "La divina podestate, la somma sapienza e 'l primo amore." -------------------- Editor/Moderator/Awesome Guy
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#1093766 - Thu Apr 30 2015 09:43 PM Re: Kentucky Derby ==> Sat 2nd May
ozzz2002 Moderator Registered: Mon Dec 03 2001 Posts: 20907 Loc: Sydney NSW Australia	1- Dortmund 2- American Pharoah 3- Firing Line 4- Tencendur 5- War Story 6- International Star 7- Stanford 8- Danzig Moon 9- Ocho Ocho Ocho 10- Materiality _________________________ The key to everything is patience. You get the chicken by hatching the egg, not smashing it. Ex-Editor, Hobbies and Sports, and Forum Moderator
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#1093771 - Thu Apr 30 2015 10:48 PM Re: Kentucky Derby ==> Sat 2nd May
gtho4 Administrator Registered: Sun Dec 26 1999 Posts: 54484 Loc: Sydney oz downunder	5. Danzig Moon 10. Firing Line 15. Frosted 19. Upstart 8. Dortmund 1. Ocho Ocho Ocho 6. Mubtaahij 2. Carpe Diem 18. American Pharoah 3. Materiality
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#1093774 - Thu Apr 30 2015 11:08 PM Re: Kentucky Derby ==> Sat 2nd May
N-Bomb Forum Champion Registered: Thu Sep 09 2010 Posts: 5019 Loc: New Zealand	1. Dortmund 2. American Pharoah 3. Carpe Diem 4. Frosted 5. Firing Line 6. Upstart 7. Far Right 8. Bolo 9. Stanford 10. Itsaknockout
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#1093916 - Sat May 02 2015 01:49 AM Re: Kentucky Derby ==> Sat 2nd May
illiniman14 Moderator Registered: Fri Jul 10 2009 Posts: 4970 Loc: Illinois, USA	1. Dortmund 2. Firing Line 3. American Pharaoh 4. Carpe Diem 5. Bolo 6. Danzig Moon 7. Materiality 8. Frosted 9. Tencendur 10. Upstart Edited by illiniman14 (Sat May 02 2015 01:43 PM) Edit Reason: International Star & Stanford scratch
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#1093921 - Sat May 02 2015 02:58 AM Re: Kentucky Derby ==> Sat 2nd May
Howie72 Star Poster Registered: Thu Oct 27 2005 Posts: 10939 Loc: Timaru NZ	1. Dortmund 2. American Pharaoh 3. Frosted 4. Firing Line 5. Carpe Diem 6. Materiality 7. Danzig Moon 8. International Star 9. Keen Ice 10. War Story
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#1094009 - Sat May 02 2015 07:22 PM

Results & Standings .. Kentucky Derby

gtho4

Administrator

Registered: Sun Dec 26 1999
Posts: 54484
Loc: Sydney
oz downunder

141st Kentucky Derby

11 players lodged picks

1st
2nd
3rd
4th
5th

18
10
8
15
5

American Pharoah
Firing Line
Dortmund
Frosted
Danzig Moon

   Position      1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 
   Horse number  18  10   8  15   5
   Points        10   6   3   2   1  pts   tie-breakers
  
1. Sypher        10   6   3   2   1  22    (2) (1)    
2. Howie72       10   6   3   2   1  22    (2) (4)
3. George95      10   6   3   2   1  22    (2) (8)
4. illiniman14   10   6   3   2   1  22    (3) (2) (1)
5. srini701      10   6   3   2   1  22    (3) (2) (5)
6. gtho4         10   6   3   2   1  22    (9)    
7. paper_aero    10   6   3   2      21    (1)    
8. N-Bomb        10   6   3   2      21    (2)
9. ozzz2002      10   6   3       1  20    (2)
10 LeoDaVinci    10   6   3       1  20    (6)
11 wwe84         10       3   2      15    (1)

there were no upsets this year. The bookies saw their stachels emptied at Churchill Downs as all the favourites came home. If all of us were at the track we may have needed a wheelbarrow to carry our winnings out of the track, lol

countbacks were required for all podium positions .. we had a six-way tie for first! Last year we had a dead-heat for first and a six-way tie for third.

Sypher, Howie72 & George95 were the podium finishers as they all chose the winner with their #2 pick.

the medals were decided by a second tie-breaker, being where they put Firing Line (the 2nd placed horse) in their picks .. Sypher had him as his #1 pick, Howie72 as his #4 pick and George95 as his #8 pick.

the split between 4th and 5th place required three tie-breakers.

and 6th of the six was gtho4, who was always out of the running for a podium finish as he chose the winner with his #9 pick.

tie-breakers were required for all spots in the standings except for the wooden spoon, which wwe84 won solo.

paper_aero and wwe84 chose the winner with their #1 pick.

wwe84 was the winner of last month's Grand National comp, which means no-one can win the FT Triple Crown, again.

this was the 13th running of the Kentucky Derby comp at FT .. no-one has defended his or her title, and buck5ley is the only person to have won this twice (he won this in 2005 and again in 2007).

the defending title-holder was 22crows .. Howie72 was runner-up last year.

that completes the second leg of the FT Triple Crown. The third leg is six months away .. the Melbourne Cup on the first Tuesday in November.

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#1094013 - Sat May 02 2015 07:53 PM Re: Results & Standings .. Kentucky Derby
ozzz2002 Moderator Registered: Mon Dec 03 2001 Posts: 20907 Loc: Sydney NSW Australia	Quote: The split between 4th and 5th place required three tie-breakers. That has to be a first! A very close-run race, and congrats to the tipsters who survived the tie-break process. Also, thanks to GT for doing all the work. _________________________ The key to everything is patience. You get the chicken by hatching the egg, not smashing it. Ex-Editor, Hobbies and Sports, and Forum Moderator
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#1094019 - Sat May 02 2015 08:58 PM Re: Results & Standings .. Kentucky Derby
illiniman14 Moderator Registered: Fri Jul 10 2009 Posts: 4970 Loc: Illinois, USA	Well, that stings to get all 5 but land outside the podium. But, I did hit the trifecta in real life so that eases the pain. Well done to Sypher, Howie, and George!
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#1094041 - Sun May 03 2015 02:07 AM Re: Results & Standings .. Kentucky Derby
Sypher Moderator Registered: Thu Sep 30 1999 Posts: 16542 Loc: East London England UK	I'm shocked as I've never come first in any of the horse racing comps. Well done to the other podium placements and to George for running it. _________________________ I'll get enough sleep when I'm dead !!
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