Almighty Farms II: The Race is On

[thealmighty]

07-03-04: Race 1- Results

Sly Leader takes the early lead. Purple is eighth. Tendresse takes over as Sly falters a bit. 500m to go and Tendresse still clings to her lead with Chateau, Sly and Purple well back. Aurore Roinville takes the lead with 300m left, but Sly is on the move on the outside. 200m now and Sly retakes the lead over Aurore and he increases his lead all the way to the finish, winning by 2 1/2 lengths.

WINNER		Sly Leader		2) Lancelot Des Vieux
				3) Superman
Race Statistics:		Time	Per Km	Almighty Gains
(Almighty Farms)		2:43	1:02	$6,548 (4)
My Wager		Total Amount
Outcome		$0
Jockey Race Notes:		Yada, Yada, Yada…

[thealmighty]

07-03-04: Race 2- Favorite

Stat Leaders
	Favorite	Society Magesty	Delta Race	Igor du Bois Moren
Speed	1/12	6/12	2/12	3/12
Endur	1/12	3/12	2/12	7/12
Accel	1/12	9/12	2/12	4/12
Jockey	1/12	6/12	3/12	5/12
Conditions
Sunny		Ground is firm.
Bookies		Choice		Betting Lines	Odds
L. Dominguez		Favorite		Society Magesty	7/2
P. Ricardo		Society Magesty		Favorite	10/1
				Joyeuse du Loctin	16/1
My Wager		Amount	Type
		$100,000	Show

Listed and Level II horses in this one. Ordinarily a walk for Favorite but not today with her form in the outhouse- a bad 63.8. She will be doing well to finish in the money- which is all we are betting on.

[thealmighty]

07-03-04: Race 2- Results

Delta Race runs to the early lead with Favorite settling on the rail in fourth (big mistake). Leaders are 3 wide with Delta, Society Magesty and Senor Nightmare jockeying for position. Society opens up a length lead on Delta down the back straight with Favorite stuck inside in fourth. With 500m left it's Society by 1 over Favorite but Favorite is still hemmed inside on the rail waiting for clearance. With 400m to go Society shoots forward from a whip and Favorite goes 6 rows outside looking to free herself as Themis Compagne takes advantage and surges forward. With 100m to the finish, Themis starts to accelerate and opens a lead that stands up for the win.

WINNER		Themis Compagne		2) Turquoise Orange
				3) Favorite
Race Statistics:		Time	Per Km	Almighty Gains
(Almighty Farms)		2:43	1:02	$5,724
My Wager		Total Amount
Outcome		$132,902
Jockey Race Notes:		Yada, Yada, Yada…

[thealmighty]

07-03-04: Race 3- Imperatrice

Stat Leaders
	Imperatrice	Indien de France	Minnesota Loss	Etoile
Speed	1/14	2/14	4/14	6/14
Endur	1/14	2/14	6/14	3/14
Accel	2/14	1/14	10/14	5/14
Jockey	2/14	1/14	9/14	10/14
Conditions
Partly Cloudy		Ground is firm.
Bookies		Choice		Betting Lines	Odds
L. Dominguez		Minnesota Loss		Minnesota Loss	4/1
P. Ricardo		Minnesota Loss		Baron Lad	10/1
				Imperatrice (4)	14/1
My Wager		Amount	Type
		$100,000	Show

Another Almighty Farms horse in poor form as Imperatrice faces one of the best, Indien de France. Indien has seen an increase in her speed rating, we see, from our last encounter. Otherwise, mostly Level II stock to compete against.

[thealmighty]

07-03-04: Race 3- Results

Indien, Imperatrice and Minnesota lead the way, in that order. Down the back straight it's the same three, with Minnesota passing Imperatrice for second. The three take the final turn together and then, with 500m left, Minnesota surges slightly to the lead. 400m to go and Minnesota is the first with the whip and he surges. Marcos swats Imperatrice, but she doesn't respond well and Indien mves to second. 200m to go and Loupiot charges from nowhere to take the lead with Indien second. With 100m left, Indien leads by a head over Loupiot. Loupiot whips forward and Indien cannot answer, as Imperatrice flies by into second. Loupiot maintains and wins over Imperatrice by 3/4.

WINNER		Loupiot		2) Imperatrice
				3) Indien de France
Race Statistics:		Time	Per Km	Almighty Gains
(Almighty Farms)		2:43	1:02	$9,554
My Wager		Amount
Outcome		$153,879
Jockey Race Notes:		After a mediocre start, she never gave her all despite my urgings.

[thealmighty]

07-03-04 (mm-dd-yy)

---> Ursulo remains under the weather. He is not expected back until the start of August.

---> Old Nelly has left Almighty Farms boarding stable.

---> The next auction has been posted. We have accepted an invitation to attend.

---> If you didn't hear the news ( ), Beautiful Ladonia has been raised to the highest group possible, Level I International.

---> We are now tied for 42nd place with fame score of 72.

[MrBug708]

How important is the jockey rankings?

[thealmighty]

As usual Bug, a good question, and I wish I could give an adequate answer. Unfortunately, I really can't.

In the manual at one point, it points you, when discussing the jockey, to the "section choice of jockey in meeting mode." Well guess what? I looked and looked and the manual (at least the copy I got with the game) does NOT have a section titled 'meeting mode' anywhere. So I look for information and all I can find, basically, is that the jockey choice is very important. It says to pay attention to his characteristics: gains, salary, behavior. It never says how or why they matter or what anything would equate to.

So we just try to find one that says "horse was sharp, yada...." and keep using that one. Maybe Ladonia needs a better jock now that she is going International, but I don't know how to choose one except trial and error.

[thealmighty]

07-03-04: Auction

Horse	Sex	Colour	KM	Speed	Accel	Techni	Adapt	Discip	Resist	Injure	Endur
Artisanale Pour L'Honneur	female	bay	1:01	86.3	78.5	5	7	95.9	81.8	77.8	86.7
Frosty Beauty	female	bay	1:00	81.8	87	2	6.6	31.1	38	35.3	85.4
Iroise Paulo	female	black	1:03	67.8	75.3	8.6	7.5	55.2	57.2	55.2	68.5
Katana Compagne	female	c'nut	1:03	74.1	68.7	2.1	1.6	57.2	86.9	83	70.7
Key	female	bay	1:00	86.4	83.2	5.1	5.4	61.2	65.9	61.9	83.2
Lancelot	male	bay	1:00	83	83.4	5.4	7.3	89.6	34	31	89.3
Reine	female	grey	1:01	79.2	82.6	1.7	7.4	58.7	44.4	42.5	85.8
Yo Guard	male	grey	1:00	80.1	85.7	8.8	4	28	73.9	71.7	86

This time I am pretty sure I have it right- these are all 1-year old horses.

These are the horses available at the auction we are attending. We have plenty of room for as many as we think will end up being high level performers.

Take one, take none. What would you do with this group if you were in charge of Almighty Farms. General Almighty, the patriarch of the Almighty family has, of course, already made his choice(s) and (s)he or they are friskily prancing about the stables and pastures outside Dallas. What say you?

Here is a brief look at what the statistics are supposed to indicate:

1. KM- fastest time for 1 kilometre
2. Speed- maximum possible speed
3. Acceleration- acceleration speed
4. Technique- ability to overtake horses in a race
5. Adaptability- to the behavior of the jockey
6. Discipline- capacity to progress through training
7. Resistance- capacity to sustain injuries
8. Injure- shows how close to injury and how much an animal can take before it gets hurt
9. Endurance- ability to sustain in longer races

[thealmighty]

07-10-04: Race Day

Horse	Hold
Type	Flat
Place	Aqueduct		Jockey	Keiren Harris
Race	Classic Circuit		Fame	59
Distance	1500		Temper	Excessive
Purse	$56,690		Control	92
Declare *	58585 < 159910		Exper	57
Ages	2 year olds		Salary	$2,020
Conditions	none
Ground	sand
* - interval of gains to qualify for race.

Horse	Feline
Type	Flat
Place	Aqueduct		Jockey	Keiren Harris
Race	Classic Circuit		Fame	59
Distance	1600		Temper	Excessive
Purse	$57,300		Control	92
Declare *	86576 < 142812		Exper	57
Ages	2-3 year olds		Salary	$2,020
Conditions	handicap
Ground	sand
* - interval of gains to qualify for race.

[thealmighty]

07-10-04: Race 1- Hold

Stat Leaders
	Hold	Johnny Coast	Island Angel	Ever Du Robin
Speed	1/14	4/14	2/14	3/14
Endur	1/14	7/14	6/14	11/14
Accel	1/14	6/14	12/14	4/14
Jockey	1/14	6/14	5/14	13/14
Conditions
Sunny		Ground is light.
Bookies		Choice		Betting Lines	Odds
L. Dominguez		Hold		Hold	5/2
P. Ricardo		Hold		Ever Du Robin	10/1
				Canon	21/2
My Wager		Amount	Type
		$100,000	Place

This is another race where our entry, Hold, has low form. However, he got lucky on the draw as there are no standout horses, just a bunch of regular Level II horses with stats in the 50s and 60s.

[thealmighty]

07-10-04: Race 1- Results

Hold takes the lead out of the gate with Island Angel second. He holds the lead until the 300m to go mark when Island inches by. 200m to go and Island Angel and Hold are neck-and-neck. Nothing suspenseful happens, just Hold steadily pulls ahead to win easily by 3 1/2 lengths.

WINNER		Hold		2) Island Angel
				3) Balbek Vella Sobre
Race Statistics:		Time	Per Km	Almighty Gains
(Almighty Farms)		1:13	0:48	$28,345
My Wager		Amount
Outcome		$120,346
Jockey Race Notes:		Yada, Yada, Yada…

[thealmighty]

07-10-04: Race 2- Feline

Stat Leaders
	Feline	Tocar From Barons	Florestania Jardin	Indian Red Cloud
Speed	1/14	5/14	4/14	2/14
Endur	1/14	3/14	2/14	5/14
Accel	1/14	4/14	2/14	11/14
Jockey	2/14	6/14	8/14	3/14
Conditions
Sunny		Ground is firm.
Bookies		Choice		Betting Lines	Odds
L. Dominguez		Tocar From Barons		Tocar From Barons	4/1
P. Ricardo		Feline		Feline (10th)	9/1
				Beautiful Promotor	10/1
My Wager		Amount	Type
		$250,000	Win

All the entries are Level II with ratings in the 50s and 60s. Feline's only problem is starting in box 13 of 14.

[thealmighty]

07-10-04: Race 2- Results

Tocar From Barons takes the lead as Feline looks sluggish in trying to get to the front. She manages to get to the rail in second but is immediately hemmed in by Riton a Jour. Tocar continues to lead but Beautiful Promotor joins him at the front in second with Feline dropping further behind. 500m to go and Tocar leads Riton by 1 1/2. At the 400m mark the lead extends to 2 1/2 over Riton. Nobody is able to close down on the leader and Tocar wins by 2 lengths, Riton in second.

WINNER		Tocar From Barons		2) Riton a Jour
				3) Florestania Jardin
Race Statistics:		Time	Per Km	Almighty Gains
(Almighty Farms)		1:20	0:50	$4,584 (4)
My Wager		Amount
Outcome		-$250,000
Jockey Race Notes:		Yada, Yada, Yada…

[thealmighty]

07-10-04 (mm-dd-yy)

---> The dietician came by to check on all our horses, except Purple Tearse (since she was not around at the start of the year). Each has had their diet checked and one more of the ingredients has been maximized to create a better mix.

---> Oh yeah, Imperatrice has been moved up a level through her latest race performance. She is now at Level III.

---> Fame has shot to 75. Almighty Farms is now tied for 37th place in the stable rankings.

[kingfc22]

I would say Artisanale Pour L'Honneur looks the best to me.

[MrBug708]

King Arthur IS coming out...Lancelot! he looked like he might not be a heavy hitter, but a good speed horse to have in a race

[thealmighty]

Triple Crown: Yes, Virginia

There is a Triple Crown, albeit one with a serious error that could cost a horse a shot at winning all 3 races.

In an amusing attempt to keep out of court (I assume), the races are named...just slightly off.

• Kentucky Dirby
• Prikness Stakes
• Belmont Stokes

The problem involves timing of the races. The Preakness is not 2 weeks after the Derby, but 1 week, meaning a horse running in both will not be able to recoup the loss of form from the Derby.

There is also the Santa Anita Handicap prior to the Kentucky Derby. Also, all of these races are run, in the game, at Arlington Park, as opposed to the real venues. Only those horses at Level I, International, will be eligible to pursue the dream, so Purple Tearse, or any of our other stock, has some work to do to be eligible to run.

But, hey, there will be a run at the Triple Crown.

[kingfc22]

That is some good news!! I can't wait to see BL perform in an intl event

[thealmighty]

I am curious to see her run in a million dollar race as well, kingfc, but it appears we will be waiting a while. For whatever reason, after B. Ladonia moved up in rank, her schedule is bare. She has no option to run a race until October and that is not a biggie race. Only one other 'til the new year. I guess she will be getting a lot of training in for the rest of this year.

[thealmighty]

07-10-04: Auction Results

The newest member of the Almighty Farms stable is Artisanale Pour L'Honneur. That is a bit much on the name front. We need to just go with Artisanale I think.

She was an obvious choice as soon as I saw the discipline and resistance ratings. With a 95.9 discipline score, she will be a training freak (at least based on what we have seen so far) and the high resistance means we can train her all we want and it won't really ever hurt her.

We took a long look at Lancelot, but with his injure rating already in the low 30s, we thought that training him to the level needed would make him a horse that breaks down all the time.

Key was another possibility, but she is just a poor man's Artisanale, in our opinion. Several others got a second glance but always had some flaw or another that made us pass on them.

So, welcome Artisanale to Almighty Farms. May she be a monster and we hope to see her in the Triple Crown ring in a couple of years.

[thealmighty]

07-24-04: Race Day

Horse	Imperatrice
Type	Flat
Place	Aqueduct		Jockey	Willie Green
Race	Empire Derby		Fame	28
Distance	2200		Temper	Authoritarian
Purse	$23,830		Control	71
Declare *	39538 < 51718		Exper	26
Ages	2 year olds		Salary	$280
Conditions	none
Ground	sand
* - interval of gains to qualify for race.

Horse	Favorite
Type	Flat
Place	Aqueduct		Jockey	Edmund Van Gaal
Race	Empire Derby		Fame	30
Distance	2200		Temper	Flexible
Purse	$23,870		Control	77
Declare *	34055 < 52088		Exper	26
Ages	2-3 year olds		Salary	$310
Conditions	handicap
Ground	sand
* - interval of gains to qualify for race.
Horse	Purple Tearse
Type	Flat
Place	Aqueduct		Jockey	Kelly Escude
Race	Empire Derby		Fame	43
Distance	2200		Temper	Calm
Purse	$23,870		Control	73
Declare *	34055 < 52088		Exper	44
Ages	2-3 year olds		Salary	$990
Conditions	handicap
Ground	sand
* - interval of gains to qualify for race.

Favorite and Purple get to go head-to-head in a race.

[thealmighty]

07-24-04: Race 1- Imperatrice

Stat Leaders
	Imperatrice	Bengali du Pantin	Hocea Ciboulet	Magic Tersey
Speed	1/16	2/16	4/16	6/16
Endur	1/16	7/16	5/16	3/16
Accel	1/16	3/16	6/16	4/16
Jockey	1/16	12/16	8/16	15/16
Conditions
Sunny		Ground is firm.
Bookies		Choice		Betting Lines	Odds
L. Dominguez		Imperatrice		Imperatrice	2/1
P. Ricardo		Imperatrice		Joyeux Butte	13/1
				Nikita	15/1
My Wager		Amount	Type
		$500,000	Win

Imperatrice gets what should be an easy outing. All entries are Level III with ratings in the 40s and 50s.

[thealmighty]

07-24-04: Race 1- Results

Imperatrice breaks out to an immediate 5 length lead. The field finally catches her towards the end of the first turn with Heavenly Dynamite in second. Imperatrice builds a 1 1/2 length lead as many try to make a run at her but all fall back quickly to the pack. With 500m to go Heavenly makes a frenzied charge to take the lead but it lasts only a second as Green shows the whip to Imperatrice and she bolts, leaving the field in her dust. She wins going away by 7.

WINNER		Imperatrice		2) Magic Tersy
				3) Nikita
Race Statistics:		Time	Per Km	Almighty Gains
(Almighty Farms)		2:01	0:55	$11,915
My Wager		Amount
Outcome		$1,398,351
Jockey Race Notes:		I am disappointed by her behavior. She did not give her all out.

[thealmighty]

07-24-04: Race 2- Favorite, Purple Tearse

Stat Leaders
	Favorite	Purple Tearse	Samurai Mystery
Speed	2/14	1/14	3/14
Endur	3/14	2/14	1/14
Accel	3/14	1/14	2/14
Jockey	1/14	4/14	2/14
Conditions
Sunny		Ground is firm.
Bookies		Choice		Betting Lines	Odds
L. Dominguez		Samurai Mystery		Samurai Mystery	3/1
P. Ricardo		Samurai Mystery		Purple Tearse (4)	15/1
				Favorite (4)	15/1
My Wager		Amount	Type	Horses
		$250,000	Triple Place	Sam, Purple, Fav

Entries for this race are Listed and Level III with stats in the 40s and 50s. The exception is our friend, Samurai Mystery, with 80s. Purple starts at a bit of a disadvantage, beginning in the last gate, #14.

[thealmighty]

07-24-04: Race 2- Results

Samurai Mystery takes the early lead with Favorite on his heels. Purple takes a while to get to the rail in fourth. Down the back straight, Samurai takes the lead by 1 over Favorite with Purple stuck on the rail by Gambling Gift. In the final turn, it's Samurai by 1 1/2 over Favorite with Purple in third on the rail. 500m left and Favorite takes the lead by a head. With 400m left, Samurai gets the whip and moves past Favorite. 300m left and Purple and Favorite make a move simultaneously, going by Samurai. With 100m to the wire, Favorite clears the field, Purple follows but hasn't the energy to keep up and Favorite wins by 1/2 length.

WINNER		Favorite		2) Purple Tearse
				3) Samurai Mystery
Race Statistics:		Time	Per Km	Almighty Gains	Horse
(Almighty Farms)		2:01	0:55	$11,935	Favorite
		2:01	0:55	$4,774	Purple T.
My Wager		Total Amount
Outcome		$1,240,339
Jockey Race Notes:		Double Yada, Yada, Yada…

[thealmighty]

07-24-04 (mm-dd-yy)

---> Beautiful Ladonia is now the highest valued horse in the country (or the world. We don't know which the rankings are for) at $2,294,620. Former #1 horse, Gato, is now second with a value of $2,286,170. Way to go, B. Lad.

---> Ursulo has finally recovered from his illness. His form, however, is now in the toilet at 24, so he will remain unable to race as he gets back in condition.

---> Fame and place are unchanged.

[kingfc22]

Yeay baby. We're #1. We're #1!!!

[nfg22]

BL will easily take crown with or without the rest...the way she runs is just beautiful

[thealmighty]

We shouldn't count our chickens yet, having never seen what kind of stats a Level I, Internetional horse brings to a race. Of course, on the other hand, BL has lots of training she will be getting in before the Triple Crown races happen since there are only 2 races she can enter for the rest of '04.

[thealmighty]

07-31-04: Race Day

Horse	Hold
Type	Flat
Place	Hawthorne		Jockey	Keiren Harris
Race	Dungeon Circuit		Fame	60
Distance	1800		Temper	Excessive
Purse	$59,320		Control	92
Declare *	98735 < 180872		Exper	57
Ages	2 year olds		Salary	$1,880
Conditions	none
Ground	sand
* - interval of gains to qualify for race.

Horse	Feline
Type	Flat
Place	Hawthorne		Jockey	Keiren Harris
Race	Dungeon Circuit		Fame	60
Distance	1800		Temper	Excessive
Purse	$59,350		Control	92
Declare *	75860 < 163395		Exper	57
Ages	2-3 year olds		Salary	$1,880
Conditions	handicap
Ground	sand
* - interval of gains to qualify for race.

[thealmighty]

07-31-04: Race 1- Hold

Stat Leaders
	Hold	Chateau Magesty	Sly Leader	Color Nelly
Speed	3/16	1/16	2/16	10/16
Endur	2/16	3/16	1/16	8/16
Accel	1/16	2/16	3/16	11/16
Jockey	2/16	1/16	3/16	16/16
Conditions
Sunny		Ground is firm.
Bookies		Choice		Betting Lines	Odds
L. Dominguez		Chateau Magesty		Color Nelly	3/2
P. Ricardo		Color Nelly		Villa	10/1
				Hold	13/1
My Wager		Amount	Type	Horses
		$250,000	Triple Place	Chat, Hold, Sly

Hold pulls a couple of tough opponents in Chateau Magesty and Sly Leader. Each has ratings in the 80s and better form than Hold, who also has to come out of gate #14. The rest of the field is your average Level II horse with 50s and 60s.

[thealmighty]

07-31-04: Race 1- Results

Ever De Saint Pris takes the early lead with Chateau Magesty second. Down the back straight it's Yes Ammie in first, followed by Ever and Chateau, Hold and Sly Leader trailing badly. With 500m to go, Ever leads with Chateau second. 300m left and Chateau turns on the jets and moves into the lead. At the 100m mark, Chateau is in command and now Sly Leader makes a move into second, but no time to catch Chateau, who wins the race.

WINNER		Chateau Magesty		2) Sly Leader
				3) Cause Sachem
Race Statistics:		Time	Per Km	Almighty Gains
(Almighty Farms)		1:45	0:58	$0 (7th)
My Wager		Amount
Outcome		-$250,000
Jockey Race Notes:		Yada, Yada, Yada…

[thealmighty]

07-31-04: Race 2- Feline

Stat Leaders
	Feline	Sly Leader	Precious City	Zanzara Beetle
Speed	1/16	2/16	3/16	4/16
Endur	2/16	1/16	10/16	3/16
Accel	1/16	2/16	10/16	6/16
Jockey	3/16	4/16	15/16	11/16
Conditions
Sunny		Ground is firm.
Bookies		Choice		Betting Lines	Odds
L. Dominguez		Precious City		Precious City	5/2
P. Ricardo		Precious City		Early Royalty	9/1
				Feline (6)	12/1
My Wager		Amount	Type
		$250,000	Place

What the Hell?? Feline gets to run against, that's right, Sly Leader, who just ran the previous race and still has his high form rating. That's an especially big problem in this game...not a big enough group to choose from, so the same horses are constantly running. That sucks.

[thealmighty]

07-31-04: Race 2- Results

Feline moves to the front with Capri second and Sly Leader in fifth but moving up smartly on the outside. Down the back straight, Feline leads Sly by a head. Into the final turn, Sly Leader zips past Feline by 1/2 length. At the 400m mark, Sly and Feline whip it good and streak off from the field, Trompette in third. 100m to the wire, Sly leads Feline by 3/4 with Trompette closing hard. Sly builds the lead in the final 50m to win by 1 1/2 over Feline.

WINNER		Sly Leader		2) Feline
				3) Trompette
Race Statistics:		Time	Per Km	Almighty Gains
(Almighty Farms)		1:43	0:57	$11,870
My Wager		Amount
Outcome		$649,806
Jockey Race Notes:		Yada, Yada, Yada…

[thealmighty]

07-31-04 (mm-dd-yy)

---> Favorite moves up to Level III following her latest race performance.

---> Breeding season has ended. It will begin again in February.

---> Fame is still at 75. We are still tied for 37th place.

[damnMikeBrown]

Good move on Artinsale. She's the one I would've chosen as well.

[thealmighty]

Good to see you back, dMB. Thanks for posting and I hope you're right.

[thealmighty]

08-14-04: Race Day

Horse	Feline
Type	Flat
Place	Del Mar		Jockey	Keiren Harris
Race	South Trophy		Fame	60
Distance	1500		Temper	Excessive
Purse	$88,230		Control	92
Declare *	120956 < 201923		Exper	57
Ages	2 year olds		Salary	$1,970
Conditions	none
Ground	grass
* - interval of gains to qualify for race.
Horse	Imperatrice
Type	Flat
Place	Del Mar		Jockey	Anna Armstrong
Race	South Trophy		Fame	54
Distance	1500		Temper	Gentle
Purse	$49,870		Control	95
Declare *	45606 < 109332		Exper	54
Ages	2 year olds		Salary	$1,660
Conditions	none
Ground	grass
* - interval of gains to qualify for race.
Horse	Ursulo
Type	Flat
Place	Del Mar		Jockey	Willie Green
Race	South Trophy		Fame	28
Distance	1600		Temper	Authoritarian
Purse	$23,920		Control	71
Declare *	29378 < 66560		Exper	26
Ages	2-3 year olds		Salary	$290
Conditions	none
Ground	grass
* - interval of gains to qualify for race.
Horse	Hold
Type	Flat
Place	Hawthorne		Jockey	Keiren Harris
Race	Dungeon Circuit		Fame	60
Distance	1800		Temper	Excessive
Purse	$59,320		Control	92
Declare *	98735 < 180872		Exper	57
Ages	2 year olds		Salary	$1,880
Conditions	none
Ground	sand
* - interval of gains to qualify for race.
Horse	Favorite
Type	Flat
Place	Del Mar		Jockey	Edmund Van Gaal
Race	South Trophy		Fame	31
Distance	1600		Temper	Flexible
Purse	$49,910		Control	77
Declare *	46424 < 130104		Exper	27
Ages	2-3 year olds		Salary	$330
Conditions	handicap
Ground	grass
* - interval of gains to qualify for race.
Horse	Purple Tearse
Type	Flat
Place	Del Mar		Jockey	Kelly Escude
Race	South Trophy		Fame	43
Distance	1500		Temper	Calm
Purse	$23,830		Control	73
Declare *	34378 < 52350		Exper	44
Ages	2 year olds		Salary	$1,000
Conditions	none
Ground	grass
* - interval of gains to qualify for race.

[thealmighty]

08-14-04: Race 1- Purple Tearse

Stat Leaders
	Purple Tearse	Knock Driver	Delta Race	Miss
Speed	1/15	4/15	3/15	2/15
Endur	1/15	3/15	4/15	2/15
Accel	1/15	2/15	3/15	4/15
Jockey	3/15	2/15	1/15	4/15
Conditions
Sunny		Ground is firm.
Bookies		Choice		Betting Lines	Odds
L. Dominguez		Purple Tearse		Purple Tearse	5/2
P. Ricardo		Purple Tearse		Miss	17/2
				Autumn Best	13/1
My Wager		Amount	Type
		$500,000	Win

This one is a mixed bag with Listed against Level III. Listed stats are in the 40s and 50s. Level III in the 60s and 70s. No big competition from any of these horses, we hope.

[thealmighty]

08-14-04: Race 1- Results

Delta Race is out fast with Knock Driver in second and Purple Tearse in third. Escude shows the whip to Purple at this point for some reason and she goes to the lead past Delta. Down the back stretch, Purple leads Delta by 3/4. With 500m to go, Purple leads Delta by a head. Delta moves to the lead with 400m left but Purple retakes the lead with 200m left and she cannot be caught today, winning by 3 lengths.

WINNER		Purple Tearse		2) Miss
				3) Delta Race
Race Statistics:		Time	Per Km	Almighty Gains
(Almighty Farms)		1:23	0:55	$11,915
My Wager		Total Amount
Outcome		$1,394,048
Jockey Race Notes:		Yada, Yada, Yada…

[thealmighty]

Note: I am putting a few lines between the race description and the result boxes. That way, if you are so inclined, when you scroll down and see a 'RESULTS' intro line, you can just look at the race log before you see the 'WINNER' box. Don't know if that will help, but some may like to read the log before seeing who wins as the 'WINNER' box is kinda big and bold.

[thealmighty]

08-14-04: Race 2- Ursulo

Stat Leaders
	Ursulo	Jims Express	Golden Banana
Speed	1/11	5/11	2/11
Endur	1/11	2/11	3/11
Accel	1/11	2/11	5/11
Jockey	1/11	8/11	9/11
Conditions
Sunny		Ground is firm.
Bookies		Choice		Betting Lines	Odds
L. Dominguez		Ursulo		Ursulo	3/1
P. Ricardo		Ursulo		Golden Banana	12/1
				Gem	15/1
My Wager		Amount	Type
		$500,000	Win

Ursulo finally gets back to racing after his long illness, and he has a seemingly easy race to run. While all the horses are Level III except him, Ursulo has no real tough competitors.

[thealmighty]

08-14-04: Race 2- Results

Ursulo breaks cleanly to the rail in first with Golden Banana in second. Down the back straight the two are side-by-side in front with no other horse around them. With 500m to the wire, Ursulo leads by 3/4 over Golden. The closer to the finish, the wider the gap Ursulo has on Golden. At the end, Ursulo has a 6 length lead on the field for an easy return victory.

WINNER		Ursulo		2) Golden Banana
				3) Gem
Race Statistics:		Time	Per Km	Almighty Gains
(Almighty Farms)		1:31	0:57	$11,960
My Wager		Amount
Outcome		$1,738,365
Jockey Race Notes:		Yada, Yada, Yada…

[thealmighty]

08-14-04: Race 3- Imperatrice

Stat Leaders
	Imperatrice	Glass	Thorough Pool
Speed	1/13	5/13	2/13
Endur	1/13	4/13	6/13
Accel	1/13	13/13	5/13
Jockey	1/13	9/13	5/13
Conditions
Sunny		Ground is firm.
Bookies		Choice		Betting Lines	Odds
L. Dominguez		Imperatrice		Glass	3/1
P. Ricardo		Glass		Cadence	15/1
				Imperatrice (7)	19/1
My Wager		Amount	Type
		$250,000	Win

Once again it's Almighty Farms against a higher level group as Imperatrice faces off against all Level II horses. They have only 50s and 60s for ratings, though, so we hope for another win.

[thealmighty]

08-14-04: Race 3- Results

Imperatrice is second to the rail behind OK but by the back straight, the 2 are side-by-side in front. With 500m to go, the pair are still dead even but other entrants are closing in. 400m to go and OK whips to the lead and...Armstrong what the hell are you thinking. Imperatrice's jockey has dropped her onto the rail right behind the leader and she is now trapped. Glass now comes up to OK with 300m left. 200m to the wire and Glass leads Thorough Pool by 1/2. Glass accelerates away from the field which opens the door for Imperatrice to make a run but it is far too late. Stupid jockey.

WINNER		Glass		2) Imperatrice
				3) OK
Race Statistics:		Time	Per Km	Almighty Gains
(Almighty Farms)		1:23	0:55	$9,974
My Wager		Amount
Outcome		-$250,000
Jockey Race Notes:		The horse was nervous in the paddock but as soon as we got to the starting gate she regained her composure.

[thealmighty]

08-14-04: Race 4- Favorite

Stat Leaders
	Favorite	Folle De Saint Prix	Indien Butte
Speed	1/16	2/16	4/16
Endur	1/16	2/16	4/16
Accel	1/16	9/16	14/16
Jockey	1/16	6/16	10/16
Conditions
Sunny		Ground is firm.
Bookies		Choice		Betting Lines	Odds
L. Dominguez		Favorite		Favorite	5/2
P. Ricardo		Favorite		Folle De St. Prix	23/2
				Cold Jaquie	15/1
My Wager		Amount	Type
		$250,000	Win

All entries, except Favorite are Level II with ratings in the 50s and 60s. OK, third in the last race, is entered again. We have figured a bit on the handicap from this race. As the Level III weenie, Favorite has 0 extra weight to carry, so she has an added advantage there.

[thealmighty]

08-14-04: Race 4- Results

Favorite is out slowly in third behind Folle De Saint Prix and Cold Jaquie. Down the back straight, Cold leads but Favorite has recovered to take over second with Folle third. At the 500m mark Cold has the lead by a neck over Favorite with Indien Butte moving up on the outside. 300m to go Indien, Favorite and Cold lead the way with Folle moving into contention. Favorite leads Indien by a nose with 200m left. She builds the lead to 2 lengths with 100m to go. Indien goes to the whip to try to rejoin Favorite but to no avail as Favorite wins by 1.

WINNER		Favorite		2) Indien Butte
				3) Folle De St. Prix
Race Statistics:		Time	Per Km	Almighty Gains
(Almighty Farms)		1:31	0:57	$24,955
My Wager		Total Amount
Outcome		$747,011
Jockey Race Notes:		Yada, Yada, Yada…

[thealmighty]

08-14-04: Race 5- Feline

Stat Leaders
	Feline	Family Girl Friend	Magic Crissy	Perfect Boyss
Speed	1/12	9/12	5/12	2/12
Endur	1/12	9/12	5/12	6/12
Accel	1/12	11/12	6/12	3/12
Jockey	1/12	12/12	2/12	3/12
Conditions
Sunny		Ground is firm.
Bookies		Choice		Betting Lines	Odds
L. Dominguez		Family Girl Friend		Family Girl Friend	6/1
P. Ricardo		Feline		Olympic	8/1
				Feline (8)	16/1
My Wager		Amount	Type
		$250,000	Show

Feline will be going against 11 Level I National horses with stats in the 60s and 70s. Couple that with her poor form- 67.5 - and we will hope to finish in the money for sure, and win if there are no problems.

[thealmighty]

08-14-04: Race 5- Results

Family Girl Friend takes the early lead with Magic Crissy second.Down the back straight Family leads by 1 over Magic with Echo De France in third. With 500m to go, Family leads Lotta Locks Starlett by 1/2 with Feline on the move to the far outside. 400m left and Lotta over Family with Feline now in third. At the 300m mark, Feline finally takes the lead over Lotta as Family slows badly. 200m to the wire it's Feline by 1 over Lotta and Perfect Boyss trying to get into the picture on the outside. 100m from the end, Feline stretches out by 2 but Lotta is moving briskly. Lotta still coming strong with 50m to go, now down by only 1. Harris feels the heat, however, and gives Feline a jolt. She responds and wins by 1/2 over Lotta.

WINNER		Feline		2) Lotta Locks Starlett
				3) Family Girl Friend
Race Statistics:		Time	Per Km	Almighty Gains
(Almighty Farms)		1:22	0:55	$44,115
My Wager		Amount
Outcome		$383,366
Jockey Race Notes:		Yada, Yada, Yada…