Almighty Farms II: The Race is On

[thealmighty]

01-23-04: Race 1- Imperatrice

Stat Leaders
	Imperatrice	Bessie de la Prime	Volage Des Pricon
Speed	1/11	4/11	3/11
Endur	1/11	3/11	2/11
Accel	1/11	3/11	2/11
Jockey	3/11	2/11	4/11
Conditions
Partly Cloudy		Ground is Light
Bookies		Choice		Betting Lines	Odds
L. Dominguez		Imperatrice		Imperatrice	9/2
P. Ricardo		Imperatrice		Bessie de la Prime	15/1
				Volage Des Pricon	16/1
My Wager		Amount	Type
		$100,000	Win
Race:	Imperatrice in chute #1 goes for the lead with Kan 2nd. Through turn 1, no change with Imperatrice in front by 1/2 a length. No movement down the back stretch. Imperatrice by 1 into the 2nd turn. AND DOWN THE STRETCH THEY COME, Bessie de la Prime makes a move to Imperatrice's shoulder, Kan in third another 1/2 length back. With 400m to go, Kan takes the lead and Bessie follows with Imperatrice in third. 300m to go and Kan can't sustain, Bessie and Imperatrice are neck-and-neck for the lead with Volage Des Pricon coming up for third. At 200m, Imperatrice gets the whip, and off she goes. Pulling away with 100m to go, it's Imperatrice by 2 1/2 to win, Volage Des Pricon in second and Bessie de la Prime in third.
WINNER		Imperatrice
Race Statistics:		Time	Per Km	Almighty Gains
(Almighty Farms)		2:00	0:54	$3,460
My Wager		Amount
Outcome		$461,325
Jockey Race Notes:		After a mediocre start, he never gave his all despite my urgings.

[thealmighty]

01-23-04 (mm-dd-yy)

---> We have received a number of offers to board some horses, but we have 18 of a possible 20 that are occupied. We are leaving these open for new stock of our own if the next auction has anything of value up for grabs.

---> Fame is unchanged at 62 but we have moved up a spot, tied for 59th out of 151.

[daedalus]

Originally Posted by JeffNights

Not to get off track...but did anybody else get teary-eyed when "SportsCentury" did pieces on Secrateriat and then Alydar???

I know i did.

Me, too . . . er, that is to say my rooms have a lot of dust blowing around and causing my eyes to water during those showings as well. Purely coincidental, I'm sure.

[daedalus]

Not terribly positive jockey comments in the last two races. Wonder if it's a byproduct of their diets or if it's the horses themselves.

[thealmighty]

daed, with that in mind, you will see a change/experiment with jockeys next race.

[thealmighty]

01-30-04: Race Day

Horse	Beautiful Ladonia
Type	Steeplechase
Place	Fair Grounds		Jockey	Ramdam Risdale
Race	Theater Super Cup		Fame	56
Distance	2800		Temper	Bossy
Purse	$52,510		Control	77
Declare	50785 > 138133		Exper	56
Ages	2 year olds		Salary	$1,830
Conditions	none
Ground	grass

She retooled in the form rating already so we are putting her back in again, this time in a steeplechase race. We'll see how she handles that, but in the other steeplechase we ran, there seemed to be no difference in terms of how the horse ran.

We are trying a more stern jockey to see if that will fix the "difficult to ride" problem from her last race. If not, I have, once again, no idea what comments are for.

[Junior 19]

OK, I might have missed this, but could you do me a favor and explain what the *- interval of gains to qualify for race ... means? In laymens (sp) terms since I really don't know anything about horceracing. Other than that.. keep up the good work!

[thealmighty]

Thanks, Junior 19.

"Interval of gains to qualify for race" is the criteria for which horses are eligible to enter any particular race. For example, 50785 > 138133 means that only horses that have race purse winnings between those two amounts ( between $50785 and $138133) can enter (declare) a race. Gains are the fancy term for monies won in a race.

Any other questions, just ask and I'll do my best to answer, as I have no great knowledge, either.

[nfg22]

Originally Posted by thealmighty

Thanks, Junior 19.

"Interval of gains to qualify for race" is the criteria for which horses are eligible to enter any particular race. For example, 50785 > 138133 means that only horses that have race purse winnings between those two amounts ( between $50785 and $138133) can enter (declare) a race. Gains are the fancy term for monies won in a race.

Any other questions, just ask and I'll do my best to answer, as I have no great knowledge, either.

whats the diff between steeple and normal?

[thealmighty]

Steeplechase is the one where the horses have to jump barriers during the race (how many depends on the length of the race). Normal, or flat, is just running, period.

[thealmighty]

01-30-04: Race 1- Beautiful Ladonia, steeplechase

Stat Leaders
	Beautiful Ladonia	Bengali Du Conte	Jennifer Divinity
Speed	1/17	3/17	4/17
Endur	1/17	8/17	9/17
Accel	1/17	4/17	16/17
Jockey	1/17	7/17	11/17
Conditions
Partly Cloudy		Ground is Good
Bookies		Choice		Betting Lines	Odds
L. Dominguez		Jennifer Divinity		Jennifer Divinity	2/1
P. Ricardo		Peak Guard		Quiet Frenchman	23/2
				Beautiful Ladonia	14/1
My Wager		Amount	Type
		$250,000	Win
Race:	Peak Guard out fast with Beautiful Ladonia in fourth. They're 5 abreast at the first hurdle with Cosmi first, Jennifer Divinity second. Horses jockey for position over the next several hurdles. At the 4th jump Cosmi still leads with B. Ladonia 1/2 length back, Peak Guard closing. Over jump 6, it's Jennifer Divinity by a head over Cosmi. J.Divinity opens a bit at the 7th hurdle but B. Ladonia barrels up and takes the lead at the 8th jump with Kasia into second. AND DOWN THE STRETCH THEY COME, B. Ladonia by 1 with 500m to go over Kasia, Cosmi moving up. 400m to go and J.Divinity takes the lead and increases to 2 lengths with 300m to go. On comes B. Ladonia, she and J.Divinity taking the whip with 200m to go, leaving the field behind. B. Ladonia opens up a lead with 100m to go, now 2 lengths and still she goes on. It's Beautiful Ladonia by 3 lengths at the wire.

[thealmighty]

01-30-04: Race 1: Results

WINNER		Beautiful Ladonia
Race Statistics:		Time	Per Km	Almighty Gains
(Almighty Farms)		3:22	1:12	$26,255
My Wager		Amount
Outcome		$2,764,757
Jockey Race Notes:		The horse is very sharp and I think we work well together.

I have seperated the race and the results because, looking at a few, the 'WINNER' box is very large and I thought, when races are tight in the future and outcomes in doubt, it was too easy to catch a glimpse of the winning horse from the box and ruining any suspense in reading the race log.

Good idea or no?

[thealmighty]

Any other suggestions at this point would be helpful and appreciated.

[thealmighty]

02-06-04 (mm-dd-yy)

---> The breeding season has begun. Obviously, Almighty Farms will sit this one out.

---> Beautiful Ladonia has advanced to Level II as a result of her latest race gains. Hopefully, we will see some stiffer competition and bigger purses at this new level.

---> Fame is now 63. Almighty Farms is tied for 58th position on the list.

[MrBug708]

BL looks like a winner thus far....

[daedalus]

I like the win bet and the resulting money. I say we keep this jockey. Oh, and I like the separation of the race results as well.

[thealmighty]

Bug, it seems so. We will see if Level II gives better competition.

daed, thanks for the comments. It will be interesting to see what happens in B.L.'s next race, if the jockey remains a match or if it is just another crapshoot thing in this game.

[thealmighty]

What an imbecile. :o

Maybe these horses need tougher jockeys because their adaptability ( listen to the jockey) score is so low.

Doh/Duh.

[thealmighty]

02-06-04: Race Day

Horse	Feline
Type	Flat
Place	Hawthorne		Jockey	Saeed Salviaque
Race	Top Horse Circuit		Fame	36
Distance	1800		Temper	Excessive
Purse	$12,780		Control	79
Declare	18245 > 34216		Exper	35
Ages	2-3 year olds		Salary	$510
Conditions	handicap
Ground	sand
* - interval of gains to qualify for race.

Horse	Beautiful Ladonia
Type	Flat
Place	Hawthorne		Jockey	Ramdam Risdale
Race	Top Horse Circuit		Fame	56
Distance	1800		Temper	Bossy
Purse	$59,620		Control	77
Declare	71373 > 141438		Exper	56
Ages	2 year olds		Salary	$1,740
Conditions	none
Ground	sand
* - interval of gains to qualify for race.

Yes, I do find it strange that Beautiful Ladonia doesn't lose her form after a long steeplechase race last week, but since she didn't, we might as well run her again to see how Level II looks.

[thealmighty]

02-06-04: Race 1- Feline

Stat Leaders
	Feline	Zanzara Joy	Canon Du Chemin
Speed	2/17	1/17	3/17
Endur	1/17	2/17	3/17
Accel	1/17	2/17	5/17
Jockey	6/17	7/17	5/17
Conditions
Partly Cloudy		Ground is relatively soft.
Bookies		Choice		Betting Lines	Odds
L. Dominguez		Zanzara Joy		Zanzara Joy	2/1
P. Ricardo		Feline		Patty Mona	13/2
				Feline	9/1
My Wager		Amount	Type
		$100,000	Win
Race:	Zanzara Joy breaks first with Feline right behind. Into the first turn, it's Zanzara by 1/2 over Feline, Patty Mona in third, 2 lengths back. Down the back straight Alpha Du Conte moves to third alongside Feline on the outside. Into turn 2, Zanzara still ahead by 3/4 over Feline and Alpha. AND DOWN THE STRETCH THEY COME, Zanzara leading by 1 over Feline while Night moves to third. 400m to go and Zanzara pulls ahead by 2 over Alpha, Feline in third. Feline moves up to second, closing on Zanzara, 1 length back with 300m to go. Feline closes and she and Zanzara are neck-and-neck with 150m left. Feline still on the charge, takes the lead with 100m to go, Zanzara can't stay with her. Feline still pressing, increasing her lead. Zanzara can't respond to the whip and Salviaque steers Feline across the wire to win by 1 1/2 lengths over Zanzara Joy, Patty Mona another 2 behind in third.

[thealmighty]

02-06-04: Race 1- Results

WINNER		Feline		2) Zanzara Joy
				3) Patty Mona
Race Statistics:		Time	Per Km	Almighty Gains
(Almighty Farms)		1:44	0:58	$6,390
My Wager		Amount
Outcome		$830,924
Jockey Race Notes:		The horse was very sharp and I think we work well together.

[thealmighty]

02-06-04: Race 2- Beautiful Ladonia

Stat Leaders
	Beautiful Ladonia	Sierra Over	Lone
Speed	1/17	7/17	2/17
Endur	1/17	5/17	13/17
Accel	1/17	6/117	7/17
Jockey	1/17	12/17	7/17
Conditions
Partly Cloudy		Ground is firm.
Bookies		Choice		Betting Lines	Odds
L. Dominguez		B. Ladonia		Summer Blanche	5/2
P. Ricardo		B. Ladonia		Tax Belle	3/1
				B. Ladonia (5th)	13/1
My Wager		Amount	Type
		$250,000	Win
Race:	Lone and Beautiful Ladonia bolt to the front and make their way to the rail with B. Ladonia there first. B. Ladonia takes the first turn with a 2 length lead as Summer Blanche moves into second. In the back straight, Tax Belle makes a move to second on the outside, 1 back of B. Ladonia, Fleuron Aussi up to third. Into the 2nd turn, B. Ladonia leads Fleuron Aussi by a length with Tax Belle in third. AND DOWN THE STRETCH THEY COME, B. Ladonia still up by 1 with 500m to go, S. Blanche moves into second. Here comes Tax Belle on the outside to overtake B. Ladonia by 3/4 with 400m left, Fleuron in third. 300m to go and Risdale shows B. Ladonia the whip and she smokes past Tax Belle on the inside. B. Ladonia leads by 2 but here comes S. Blanche to second and closing. WHOA NELLY, B. Ladonia takes off with 100m to the wire and she is gone, stretching out by 2, by 3, then 4. B. Ladonia wins the race by 5 over S. Blanche.

[thealmighty]

02-06-04: Race 2- Results

WINNER		Beautiful Ladonia		2) Summer Blanche
				3) Fleuron Aussi
Race Statistics:		Time	Per Km	Almighty Gains
(Almighty Farms)		1:43	0:57	$29,810
My Wager		Amount
Outcome		$2,922,864
Jockey Race Notes:		…work well together.

[thealmighty]

It appears that Level II isn't much of a threat to Beautiful Ladonia. We'll see about the others, but the only horse with rating levels on par with our horses has been Zanzara Joy, who had speed and acceleration in the 80s.

The jockeys worked out well for a second time riding the same mount- same good comments.

Hopefully when our other horses get more prize money, they will have more races to choose from. Several of them had no available races in the past month, hence the reason you haven't heard from them.

[daedalus]

Wow. 2.9 ain't a bad side o' bacon to bring home to the farm.

[thealmighty]

Speaking of that 2.9, I still don't understand how the AI, or however they program it, figures these odds. Invariably, one (or more) of the mounts the game has for a favorite to W/P/Show come in near the back of the pack. How can the horse with the best stats all the way around come off at 13/1 odds. I mean, I'll take it and all, but it's just another example of things that don't seem to work ,or feel, right.

[kingfc22]

Ladonia is a beast.

[thealmighty]

02-013-04: Race Day

Horse	Imperatrice
Type	Flat
Place	Del Mar		Jockey	Kent Robin
Race	Cyanide Trophy		Fame	27
Distance	1500		Temper	Bossy
Purse	$6,730		Control	60
Declare	5787 < 13594		Exper	27
Ages	2 year olds		Salary	$290
Conditions	none
Ground	grass
* - interval of gains to qualify for race.

Horse	Feline
Type	Flat
Place	Del Mar		Jockey	Saeed Salviaque
Race	Cyanide Trophy		Fame	36
Distance	1600		Temper	Excessive
Purse	$23,820		Control	79
Declare	31734 < 57906		Exper	35
Ages	2-3 year olds		Salary	$570
Conditions	handicap
Ground	grass
* - interval of gains to qualify for race.

Horse	Beautiful Ladonia
Type	Flat
Place	Del Mar		Jockey	Ramdam Risdale
Race	Cyanide Trophy		Fame	57
Distance	1500		Temper	Bossy
Purse	$87,670		Control	77
Declare	91350 < 228961		Exper	57
Ages	2 year olds		Salary	$1,920
Conditions	none
Ground	grass
* - interval of gains to qualify for race.

Imperatrice finally gets another shot against inferior competition unfortunately, while Feline should have an easy time. We expect Beautiful Ladonia to have no trouble, as usual, but hope this overconfidence won't come back to bite us in the butt.

[thealmighty]

02-13-04: Race 1- Imperatrice

Stat Leaders
	Imperatrice	Hylas de Suede	Etoile des Hautvents
Speed	1/11	3/11	2/11
Endur	1/11	2/11	3/11
Accel	3/11	1/11	2/11
Jockey	5/11	2/11	6/11
Conditions
Partly Cloudy		Ground is relatively soft.
Bookies		Choice		Betting Lines	Odds
L. Dominguez		Etoile des H.		Etoile des H.	4/1
P. Ricardo		Etoile des H.		Hylas de Suede	10/1
				Imperatrice	27/2
My Wager		Amount	Type
		$100,000	Place
Race:	Etoile des Hautvents breaks out first to the rail but Hylas de Suede takes over into turn 1 with Etoile and Imperatrice right behind. Down the back straight it's Etoile by 1, Imperatrice in second. No movement in the leaders into turn 2. AND DOWN THE STRETCH THEY COME, Etoile by a length over Imperatrice and Emeraude. Noone is making a move as Etoile holds the lead with 400m left and Etoile takes the whip and stretches out at 300m, Hylas and Imperatrice chase and catch Etoile with 200m to go. Hylas and Imperatrice are side-by-side, neck-and-neck, with 100m to go, Etoile dropping a length behind. With 50m to go, Imperatrice inches forward and Hylas cannot answer. It's Imperatrice at the wire by 3/4, Etoile another length back in third.

[thealmighty]

02-13-04: Race 1- Results

WINNER		Imperatrice		2) Hylas de Suede 3) Etoile des Hautvents
Race Statistics:		Time	Per Km	Almighty Gains
(Almighty Farms)		1:21	0:54	$3,365
My Wager		Amount
Outcome		$189,349
Jockey Race Notes:		The horse is quite hot tempered and difficult to ride. I managed to steady her but it was taxing.

Guess we need a new jockey for her, too. What's worse than bossy, I wonder.

This was an excellent test for Imperatrice, as both Hylas de Suede and Etoile des Hautvents had major ratings in the 80s. The difference I saw was that they had forms in the 80s, also, while Imperatrice had form at 95 as she had not run in a few weeks.

[thealmighty]

02-13-04: Race 2- Feline

Stat Leaders
	Feline	Villa Modestement	Hail
Speed	1/12	2/12	11/12
Endur	1/12	3/12	2/12
Accel	1/12	7/12	2/12
Jockey	1/12	2/12	5/12
Conditions
Partly Cloudy		Ground is firm.
Bookies		Choice		Betting Lines	Odds
L. Dominguez		Feline		Feline	7/2
P. Ricardo		Feline		Hail	33/2
				Fanny du lac	30/1
My Wager		Amount	Type
		$250,000	Win

Race:	Feline shoots out of the gate and leads by 2 lengths entering the 1st turn but Maxine D'Or quickly comes up alonside her with Fanny du lac in third. Onto the back straight it's Feline by 1 over Maxine and Fanny but here comes Kicken up alongside Feline from the outside. Hail makes his move going into turn 2, 1/2 length behind Feline. AND DOWN THE STRETCH THEY COME, it's Feline by a head over Hail with Fanny in third. 400m to go and Kulo Bonne Tenue moves up on the inside but, WAIT, Salviaque puts the stick to Feline and she is off like she's shot out of a cannon. 300m to go and it's Feline by 2; by 3 lengths with 200m left. Fanny du lac makes a run at Feline but is unable to sustain the charge. It's Feline by 4 lengths with 100m to go. Feline will win in a romp.

[thealmighty]

02-13-04: Race 2- Results

WINNER		Feline		2) Fanny du lac
				3) Kulo Bonne Tenue
Race Statistics:		Time	Per Km	Almighty Gains
(Almighty Farms)		1:30	0:56	$11,910
My Wager		Amount
Outcome		$962,616
Jockey Race Notes:		The horse was very sharp and I think we work well together.

Obviously, as expected, no competition for Feline as every horse in the race had no ratings better than the 50s.

Of course, as seen in the last race, which was all Listed (lowest) level horses, you never know, like Forest Gump, what you're going to get, as 2 of Imperatrice's foes were of highest quality. It's a crapshoot at these levels.

[thealmighty]

02-13-04: Race 3- Beautiful Ladonia

Stat Leaders
	Beautiful Ladonia	Mustang	Wind Crissy
Speed	1/15	4/15	12/15
Endur	1/15	2/15	3/15
Accel	1/15	8/15	5/15
Jockey	1/15	7/15	6/15
Conditions
Partly Cloudy		Ground is relatively soft.
Bookies		Choice		Betting Lines	Odds
L. Dominguez		Mustang		Milady de la Lune	4/1
P. Ricardo		Milady de la Lune		Local Mesa	17/2
				B. Ladonia (8th)	33/2
My Wager		Amount	Type
		$500,000	Win
Race:	Mustang is out first with Icy second. Into the 1st turn and Mustang still leads by 1 1/2 with Icy second and Beautiful Ladonia third, 2 1/2 back. Into the back straight Mustang is joined by Loretton Du Pont up front, B. Ladonia drops 4 lengths behind in seventh. Feyline and B. Ladonia make a move to close on the leaders with Loretton up by a nose on Mustang. B. Ladonia still on the prowl as she moves even with the leaders. Into turn 2 it's B. Ladonia by a head over Mustang. AND DOWN THE STRETCH THEY COME, Mustang pulls into the lead by a head. 400m left and Joker Des Vieux moves up on the outside. Mustang gets the whip and moves out with Joker, B. Ladonia 1 length back. With 300m to go B. Ladonia splits the 2 and moves to the front by a neck with Icy up on the outside. 200m left, B. Ladonia by 1/2 over Joker with Icy there as well. 100m to the wire and here comes Mustang to the front. 50m to go and Joker, Mustang and B. Ladonia are neck-and-neck. At the wire it's... A PHOTO FINISH...

[nfg22]

Please post the results...........this is crazy

[daedalus]

Damn cliffhangers.

[thealmighty]

It's the FOFC dynasty version of 'Who shot J.R.' if you're old enough to remember that one.

I would post the results but I can't from work.

[kingfc22]

Come on Ladonia!!!!

[thealmighty]

02-13-04: Race 3- Results

WINNER		Beautiful Ladonia		2)Mustang
				3) Joker Des Vieux
Race Statistics:		Time	Per Km	Almighty Gains
(Almighty Farms)		1:22	0:54	$43,835
My Wager		Amount
Outcome		$7,043,601
Jockey Race Notes:		The horse was very sharp and I think we work well together.

Wow, what a race. I guess that is what this game was supposed to be like, why people bought it before they figured out all the problems it has.

It was very exciting watching the last part of this race, B. Ladonia in the lead and the other two horses coming closer and closer. Not being quite sure who won until Ladonia's jockey stands up in his stirrups (which the winning jockey does in every race). I actually gave a fist pump on winning. Wish you all could have seen.

On the other hand, no horse in the field had any stat anywhere near Ladonia. All were in the 60s and 70s. However, these horses are Level I National ranked, so I actually expected a close race but, when Ladonia took the lead with 200m to go, I expected that would be that and she would breeze on in, given the ratings dominance she had. It was awesome.

[thealmighty]

02-20-04 (mm-dd-yy)

---> Feline has advanced to Level III as a result of her latest race gains.

---> Beautiful Ladonia has advanced to Level I National as a result of her latest race gains.

---> Fame is now 67. Almighty Farms has, with the recent spate of winnings, moved into a tie for 49th place in the rankings.

[thealmighty]

02-20-04: Race Day

Horse	Ursulo
Type	Belmont
Place	Steeplechase		Jockey	Ramdam Risdale
Race	Radio Race		Fame	57
Distance	3100		Temper	Bossy
Purse	$81,950		Control	77
Declare	0 < 227830		Exper	57
Ages	2 year olds		Salary	$1,920
Conditions	none
Ground	sand
* - interval of gains to qualify for race.

Horse	Favorite
Type	Steeplechase
Place	Belmont		Jockey	Edmund Van Gaal
Race	Radio Race		Fame	31
Distance	3100		Temper	Flexible
Purse	$23,050		Control	72
Declare	0 < 52088		Exper	24
Ages	2 year olds		Salary	$310
Conditions	none
Ground	sand
* - interval of gains to qualify for race.

Horse	Hold
Type	Steeplechase
Place	Belmont		Jockey	Edmund Van Gaal
Race	Radio Race		Fame	31
Distance	3100		Temper	Flexible
Purse	$47,690		Control	72
Declare	0 < 88575		Exper	24
Ages	2 year olds		Salary	$310
Conditions	none
Ground	sand
* - interval of gains to qualify for race.

We hate steeplechase races and we especially hate very long ones like these, especially for Favorite and Hold as they have our lowest endurance ratings. However, these horses have not run, it seems, forever, so we need to get them on the track.

[thealmighty]

02-20-04: Race 1- Ursulo

Stat Leaders
	Ursulo	America Du Dreville	Sly Leader
Speed	1/15	3/15	2/15
Endur	1/15	5/15	2/15
Accel	2/15	6/15	1/15
Jockey	5/15	15/15	1/15
Conditions
Partly Cloudy		Ground is soft.
Bookies		Choice		Betting Lines	Odds
L. Dominguez		Arctic		Big Dynamite	9/2
P. Ricardo		Exclusive Ravine		Ursulo	6/1
				Arctic	10/1
My Wager		Amount	Type
		$100,000	Show
Race:	They break as a pack with Sly Leader in front of the group of 7 into turn 1. At the first jump, it's Sly Leader by a nose over Illumination. Horses jockey for position and, at jump 4, America Du Dreville leads Illumination. At jump 5 America by 3/4 with Sly Leader on the move. Sly Leader moves up to second behind America with Big Dynamite in third at jump 6. Jump 7 sees Ursulo on the move into third. At jump 8, America, Sly and Dynamite are 3 wide with Ursulo fading. Over the final jump, Sly and America are in front by 1 1/2. AND DOWN THE STRETCH THEY COME, America opens up by 3 lengths over Dynamite, but here comes Sly Leader with 300m to go. 200m left and Sly Leader is out front by 2 lengths, America charging. With 100m left, America makes a move, but Sly takes the whip and moves back up by 2. At the finish, Sly Leader is alone, winning by 2 lengths over America Du Dreville.

[thealmighty]

02-20-04: Race 1- Results

WINNER		Sly Leader		2) America Du Dreville 3) Big Dynamite
Race Statistics:		Time	Per Km	Almighty Gains
(Almighty Farms)		3:48	1:13	$6,556	(4th)
My Wager		Amount
Outcome		-$100,000
Jockey Race Notes:		Waited inside for much of the race. Ran well in final stretch but never challenged the leader. Hot tempered and difficult to ride.

Man did we screw up. The interval to qualify for this race was large and we didn't think what that would mean, which was that ALL the horses in this race except, of course, for Ursulo, were Level I National horses. Guess he isn't ready for that competition. Thought his very high endurance would get him a win, but it was not to be.

We'll be careful in these steeplechase races for a bit, unless that's all the choice we have.

[thealmighty]

02-20-04: Race 2- Favorite

Stat Leaders
	Favorite	Creole Bleue	Doc George
Speed	1/13	2/13	3/13
Endur	1/13	2/13	3/13
Accel	1/13	2/13	3/13
Jockey	1/13	4/13	3/13
Conditions
Partly Cloudy		Ground is firm.
Bookies		Choice		Betting Lines	Odds
L. Dominguez		Favorite		Favorite	3/1
P. Ricardo		Favorite		Easy	13/1
				Liliumie	14/1
My Wager		Amount	Type
		$100,000	Place
Race:	Creole Bleue bolts to the lead and makes the rail with Favorite ahead of the field. Jump 1 sees Favorite and Creole by 1 over Doc George. At jump 2 Creole takes the lead, Kiwi moves to third. Creole remains ahead into jump 4 while Scout moves into contention. At jump 5, Kupia moves into third on the outside. Jump 6 has Creole by 1 1/2 over Kupia, Favorite losing ground. Jump 8 has Favorite back in it but caught by Kupia on the rail. AND DOWN THE STRETCH THEY COME, Kupia by 2 over Nicos d'un Amour. 400m to go and Favorite on the move. Favorite catches Kupia with 300m to go and here comes Creole at a feverish pace into contention. With 200m to go Favorite and Kupia seem to tire and Creole takes control. Creole in charge with 100m left. Nobody will catch him as Creole Bleue wins it by 4 lengths over Favorite, Nicos coming on hard for third.

[thealmighty]

02-20-04: Race 2- Results

WINNER		Creole Bleue		2)Favorite 3) Nicos d'un Amour
Race Statistics:		Time	Per Km	Almighty Gains
(Almighty Farms)		3:53	1:15	$4,610
My Wager		Amount
Outcome		$125,046
Jockey Race Notes:		Horse was sharp. We worked well together. She lacked speed to contend in the stretch.

Damn, first time we have lost in 2 consecutive races. These were only Listed and Level III horses, but Favorite has low stamina and the race was very long, and of course, a stinkin' steeplechase. At least she got some work in.

[Junior 19]

BL is my odds on fav to win the triple crown next year

[thealmighty]

02-20-04: Race 3- Hold

Stat Leaders
	Hold	Samurai Mystery	Burger Patient
Speed	1/11	2/11	4/11
Endur	2/11	1/11	7/11
Accel	1/11	2/11	3/11
Jockey	1/11	2/11	7/11
Conditions
Rain		Ground is firm.
Bookies		Choice		Betting Lines	Odds
L. Dominguez		Burger Patient		Hold	6/1
P. Ricardo		Burger Patient		Radical Mesa	19/2
				Burger Patient	11/1
My Wager		Amount	Type
		$100,000	Place
Race:	Samurai Mystery breaks clean to the rail with Burger Patient in second and Hold trailing in third. At jump 1, Samurai has a length lead on Hold. Samurai leads Burger by 1/2 and Hold by 2 at the 2nd jump. Jump 3 sees Samurai over Burger by 1/2. Hold goes way too wide before jump 4 but closes on Samurai, trailing him by a length at jump 5. Jump 6 has Hold and Burger chasing Samurai with Savage France on the move. Savage passes into second, 1 1/2 behind Samurai at jump 8. At jump 9, Radical Mesa moves up behind Samurai and Hold. AND DOWN THE STRETCH THEY COME, with Samurai Mystery leading Hold. 400m to go, it's Samurai by 2 over Hold. 300m and Hold is pressing Samurai on the outside. Hold makes a move with 200m left but Samurai is up to the challenge. 100m to go and Samurai gets the stick and leaves Hold in the dust to win, Hold barely clinging to second ahead of Burger.

[thealmighty]

02-20-04: Race 3- Results

WINNER		Samurai Mystery		2) Hold 3) Burger Patient
Race Statistics:		Time	Per Km	Almighty Gains
(Almighty Farms)		3:52	1:14	$9,538
My Wager		Amount
Outcome		$142,014
Jockey Race Notes:		Ran with the best but lacked stamina. I am disappointed by his behavior. He didn't give his all.

Another steeplechase, another loss. There isn't really much of a way to totally forget this type of race, but we may try to run only the shorter steeplechase races in the near future, though I guess it is stupid (and boring), in a sense, to think we can, or should, win every time out.

The horses in this race are all Level II except Hold. They weren't that great, except Samurai Mystery (great name, I think), who has stats all in the 80s, with endurance that is much higher than Hold. Guess the right horse really did win...this time.

[thealmighty]

02-27-04 (mm-dd-yy)

---> Favorite got sick and needs rest to fully recover. At the end of the rest period, it is advised to allow time for fitness excercises.

---> Yearly gains (prize money won) so far total $261,134.

---> The value of our 6 horses has actually dropped a teeny bit to $11,009,510.

---> Fame stood still at 67 but our ranking fell to 51st.

[thealmighty]

I wonder if the illness has anything to do with all those problems from the feed that was discussed a while back, If so, all the horses will be sick all the time until I figure it out.

Junior, I certainly hope so, though as I said before, I don't know how, or if, this game handles the Triple Crown. I have not seen Pimlico as an available racetrack. I may have to improvise a bit and set my own races in advance when my horses turn 3. (Belmont and Churchill Downs are definitely in the game.)

[thealmighty]

03-13-04 (mm-dd-yy)

---> Favorite has fully recovered

---> Cash Guard has left our boarding stable. We now have 17 of the 20 boxes occupied. This is good timing, because...

---> We received an invitation to the spring auction and have accepted. We will see what is offered.

---> Our fame score dropped a point to 66. However, the yo-yo continues because we actually gained a spot to #50 in the rankings.