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05-03-2017, 10:25 AM #1
Play Kentucky Derby Contest, 2017 Version
Rules are simple--you have $100 pretend KSR-bucks to wager on the Derby. Person with the most money remaining after the race wins.
One year somebody (Oledon?) said they took the $100 and put it in their pocket. As I recall, they won the contest that year. Badrose won it one year with a $330 day, as I recall. I don't recall huge wins; his may have been the best.
We'll use the correct odds, but here are the current ones, courtesy of Bovada. If you play early, watch for scratches (unless you just want a refund) so you can place another wager.
12017KentuckyDerby.JPGLast edited by Darrell KSR; 05-06-2017 at 01:51 PM.
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05-05-2017, 08:47 AM #2
Re: Play Kentucky Derby Contest, 2017 Version
Need some help? Here ya go....
Handicapping the Kentucky Derby: A look at all 20 horses in Saturday's field
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05-05-2017, 08:52 AM #3
Re: Play Kentucky Derby Contest, 2017 Version
I'm going to go my usual boring, conservative wagering:
$40 Classic Empire to win
$30 Hence to show
$30 Gunnevera to show
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05-05-2017, 09:17 AM #4
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$70 on McCracken to win
$30 on Patch to place
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05-05-2017, 11:59 AM #5
Re: Play Kentucky Derby Contest, 2017 Version
$30 Classic Empire to win
$30 McCraken to win
$30 Always Dreaming to win
$10 in pocket.
How's that for conservative?
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05-05-2017, 02:06 PM #6
Re: Play Kentucky Derby Contest, 2017 Version
I like it. Money for a drink, too.
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05-05-2017, 02:59 PM #7
Play Kentucky Derby Contest, 2017 Version
Right now I'm starting with
$25 exacta box Gunnavera/McCracken =$50
More to come later....
$10WPS Gunnavera = $30
$10 WP Classic Empire =$20
Sent from my iPhone using TapatalkLast edited by blueboss; 05-06-2017 at 04:40 PM.
"I have touched all the so-called capitals of basketball, but when it gets down to the short stroke, the only true capital of basketball is in Lexington." AL McGuire
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05-05-2017, 04:54 PM #8
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Re: Play Kentucky Derby Contest, 2017 Version
$5 Exacta Box Always Dreaming, Hence and Fast and Accurate =$30
Irap to Win $40
Hence to Win $30Real Fan since 1958
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05-06-2017, 06:35 AM #9
Re: Play Kentucky Derby Contest, 2017 Version
I'll go with Mick's way of thinking, but with a wrinkle...
$5 Exacta Box of McCracken, Irish War Cry and Always Dreaming = $30
$20 to win each on the above three, (McCracken, Irish War Cry and Always Dreaming) = $60
$10.00 to win on Patch = $10
I'll probably have to hitch ride home, oh wait, the cookout is at my house, so at least i will have that going for me.One of the hardest things in life is having words in your heart that you can't utter.
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05-06-2017, 08:57 AM #10
Re: Play Kentucky Derby Contest, 2017 Version
$20 on McCracken to win
$50 on Always Dreaming to Place
$30 on Hence to ShowAging is an extraordinary process where you become the person you always should have been.--David Bowie.
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05-06-2017, 01:49 PM #11
Re: Play Kentucky Derby Contest, 2017 Version
$4 Exacta Box Irish War Cry, Classic Empire, McCraken, Always Dreaming ($48)
$10 across the board Irish War Cry ($30)
$22 on Always Dreaming to win ($22)Last edited by KSRBEvans; 05-06-2017 at 05:25 PM.
U really think players are going to duke without being paid over Kentucky?--Gilbert Arenas, 9/12/19
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05-06-2017, 01:52 PM #12
Re: Play Kentucky Derby Contest, 2017 Version
Just edited the initial post--we haven't required a maximum three wagers in years, and I copied that from a many years-old post, so I inadvertently included it.
If anyone wants to edit their wagers because they thought they were limited on the number, feel free before post time, please. Sorry about that.
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05-06-2017, 02:43 PM #13
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Re: Play Kentucky Derby Contest, 2017 Version
Changing the rules at the last minute. That's an old lawyer's trick. Lol
Real Fan since 1958
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05-06-2017, 02:49 PM #14
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05-06-2017, 04:15 PM #15
Re: Play Kentucky Derby Contest, 2017 Version
Last edited by KSRBEvans; 05-06-2017 at 05:21 PM.
U really think players are going to duke without being paid over Kentucky?--Gilbert Arenas, 9/12/19
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05-06-2017, 04:49 PM #16
Re: Play Kentucky Derby Contest, 2017 Version
$50.00 For admission to the race. $15.00 for a coke and cheeseburger. $20.00 for parking.
I will keep the $15.00 for gas to get me homeseeya
dan
I'm just one stomach flu away from my goal weight.
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05-06-2017, 05:28 PM #17
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You're in. We have KSR-passes to the Derby, so you get to keep the $50 in your pocket, but you're spending the $15 in gas, the $15 to eat (we go hungry), and the $20 in parking (we park on the street in the bad neighborhood, have our hubcaps stolen and our windshields broken, so we need to win back money to pay for our deductibles.)
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05-06-2017, 05:28 PM #18
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20 across Fast and accurate
20/20 on McCraken
“Before I leave I’d like to see our politics begin to return to the purposes and practices that distinguish our history from the history of other nations,
“I would like to see us recover our sense that we are more alike than different. We are citizens of a republic made of shared ideals forged in a new world to replace the tribal enmities that tormented the old one. Even in times of political turmoil such as these, we share that awesome heritage and the responsibility to embrace it.”
-Patriot and Senator. John McCain
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05-06-2017, 06:32 PM #19
Re: Play Kentucky Derby Contest, 2017 Version
Woo who, made 8 cents
Aging is an extraordinary process where you become the person you always should have been.--David Bowie.
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05-06-2017, 06:45 PM #20
Play Kentucky Derby Contest, 2017 Version
Should have listened to Mrs. boss... she had the 5 &1... she liked the 1 because it was her fathers name.
Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk"I have touched all the so-called capitals of basketball, but when it gets down to the short stroke, the only true capital of basketball is in Lexington." AL McGuire
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05-08-2017, 11:33 PM #21
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05-09-2017, 09:06 AM #22
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05-09-2017, 10:04 AM #23
Re: Play Kentucky Derby Contest, 2017 Version
Did anybody win any money?
Let's take a look.
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05-09-2017, 10:07 AM #24
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05-09-2017, 10:15 AM #25
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Here are ones with winning tickets. Check my math, if you will.
The $30 wager on Always Dreaming to Win paid $171.
We've got $10 win wager paying $57 and $10 place paying $36, for a total of $93
$20 win ticket on Always Dreaming paid $114. Won't be enough to cover the cookout costs, Pappy!
$50 on the Place paid $180
$22 win bet paid $125.40
Dan walks with his $50, courtesy of the KSR-discount admission tickets.
I show Doc as the big winner for the day, although I don't think an admonition not to spend it all in one place would be well-taken.
Did I mess anything (or everything) up? Double-checking is appreciated.
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05-09-2017, 10:16 AM #26
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05-09-2017, 10:18 AM #27
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05-12-2017, 11:59 AM #28
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05-13-2017, 09:06 AM #29
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