Saratoga Cup Classic XIV
Jun 22, 2020 7:59:27 GMT -5
Post by tenfurlongs on Jun 22, 2020 7:59:27 GMT -5
A handicapping contest for current UIC members
July 16 - Sept. 7, 2020
OBJECTIVE: accumulate the highest mythical bankroll by the end of meet.
METHOD: This is a win bet contest. Players will make 40 win bet selections during the eight weeks of the 2020 Saratoga Race Course season. Track payout ($2 win) is awarded for correct picks.
Selections should be posted, by Race # & HORSE NAME, on the appropriate UIC daily thread by 12 noon EDT, unless otherwise noted below.
Select any race, any day; make as many as 12 or as few as 0 selections per day, it's your choice.
You may make multiple selections in the same race.
In the event of a coupled entry, you must pick an individual horse as your selection. If another portion of the entry wins, you DO NOT get credit for a winning selection. If, due to late scratches or for any other reason, your horse is running for purse money only, it will be considered a scratch for contest purposes.
Scratched horses DO NOT revert to the post-time favorite; your selection is cancelled.
Surface changes (off the turf) DO NOT result in a cancelled selection.
No alternate/if scratched selections will be allowed.
You can change your selection(s) right up until exactly 12 Noon EDT (scratches available at roughly 11:30 AM) should there be an early scratch, by making a new post (no more editing of original posts). Posts that are time stamped 12:01 or later are invalid. On Travers Day, you should post your picks by 11AM EDT if you wish to include the first two races; otherwise, you should post by 12 Noon EDT for races three and onward.
A complete leader board will be posted nightly, or the next morning depending on the sobriety level of the contest host/substitute scorer (check your scores!) Contest host will be participating and is eligible for all awards and prizes.
Once you have made 40 selections that start, you are finished, regardless of how many days/races have yet to be run. If for any reason you make less than 40 selections when the meet has concluded, your bankroll will still be based on the selections you did make.
Thanks to the following members for their donations to the prize pools this year-
July 16 - Sept. 7, 2020
OBJECTIVE: accumulate the highest mythical bankroll by the end of meet.
METHOD: This is a win bet contest. Players will make 40 win bet selections during the eight weeks of the 2020 Saratoga Race Course season. Track payout ($2 win) is awarded for correct picks.
Selections should be posted, by Race # & HORSE NAME, on the appropriate UIC daily thread by 12 noon EDT, unless otherwise noted below.
Select any race, any day; make as many as 12 or as few as 0 selections per day, it's your choice.
You may make multiple selections in the same race.
In the event of a coupled entry, you must pick an individual horse as your selection. If another portion of the entry wins, you DO NOT get credit for a winning selection. If, due to late scratches or for any other reason, your horse is running for purse money only, it will be considered a scratch for contest purposes.
Scratched horses DO NOT revert to the post-time favorite; your selection is cancelled.
Surface changes (off the turf) DO NOT result in a cancelled selection.
No alternate/if scratched selections will be allowed.
You can change your selection(s) right up until exactly 12 Noon EDT (scratches available at roughly 11:30 AM) should there be an early scratch, by making a new post (no more editing of original posts). Posts that are time stamped 12:01 or later are invalid. On Travers Day, you should post your picks by 11AM EDT if you wish to include the first two races; otherwise, you should post by 12 Noon EDT for races three and onward.
A complete leader board will be posted nightly, or the next morning depending on the sobriety level of the contest host/substitute scorer (check your scores!) Contest host will be participating and is eligible for all awards and prizes.
Once you have made 40 selections that start, you are finished, regardless of how many days/races have yet to be run. If for any reason you make less than 40 selections when the meet has concluded, your bankroll will still be based on the selections you did make.
Thanks to the following members for their donations to the prize pools this year-
Soundsofsaratoga
PonyGirlJCM
'shoes
bobtailnag
spiderjohn
Badactor
nickvito
hezethebest
elkhurzal
1hooper
Awards:
Highest priced winner on opening day at Saratoga: $10 win bet (from 1hooper).
Player with the highest total at their halfway point (20 selections, or 9/3 if they haven't made 20 yet by then): $50 wager of your choice on the 2020 Kentucky Derby (from elkhurzal)
First player to select 3 winners playing $20.00 or more during the meet: $50.00 wager of your choice on the 2020 Breeders' Cup (from hezethebest). Tiebreaker rules: 1) If 2 or more players pick their 3rd winner on the same day but different races, the earlier race on the card determines the winner. 2) If 2 or more players pick their 3rd winner on the same day and in the same race, the earlier post of the winner on UIC will determine the prize winner.
Highest priced winner during the meet: $40 win bet of your choice on the 2020 Breeders' Cup (from soundsofsaratoga)
7th place: $10 bet of your choice on the 2020 Breeders' Cup
6th place: $10 bet of your choice on the 2020 Breeders' Cup
5th place: $15 bet of your choice on the 2020 Breeders' Cup
4th place: $20 bet of your choice on the 2020 Breeders' Cup
3rd Place: $25 bet of your choice on the 2020 Breeders' Cup
2nd Place: $60 bet of your choice on the 2020 Breeders' Cup
CHAMPION: $180 bet of your choice on the 2020 Breeders' Cup,
-and-
the UpInClass Saratoga Cup Classic Perpetual Trophy, engraved with your name/moniker, to hold for one year.
Defending champion ndsc32 returns to take on all comers.
Top twelve bankrolls in 2019:
1) ndsc32- 6/40 $146.60 CHAMPION
2) bitowisdom- 6/39 $130.50
3) goldandmyrrh 9/40 $115.10
4) sbwest- 3/40 $106.30
5) nan53 12/40 $102.10
6) bigred1- 12/40 $99.10
7) jacckk8- 6/40 $97.80
8) ozzy- 7/40 $91.80
9) hezethebest- 5/40 $90.30
10) johnnybattbd- 6/39 $78.80
11) ziggy- 2/40 $78.50
12) triguy237- 5/39 $72.00
Highest-priced winner:
bitowisdom- Heartstrings $81.50- July 28th Race 12
Sign up ON THIS THREAD by 12 Noon EDT, Thurs., July 16th to participate. Do not make up multiple entries using family pets, etc. as the contest host is savvy to our current membership. If you are a new player, please post to the "This Is Us- UIC Town Square" thread on the Racing Forum- General Discussion in order to participate. Good luck, and anything I haven't thought of, please bring it up now before we start. Decisions of the contest host are final.
TW