Almighty Farms III: The Race is On

[thealmighty]

The Race:

1	Rose France
2	Ghost Luck Lee
3	Beautiful Ladonia
4	Delta Promises
5	Quick Crissy
6	Native
7	Jack Lad
8	Feline
9	School Tersy
10	Favorite
11	Man Loss
12	Purple Tearse
13	Dancing Luck Lee
14	Imperatrice
15	Ursulo

Whoa, a major move by BL with 200m to go. She leads now by 3/4 over Delta with Imperatrice and Rose 1 length back. Quick and School are both 2 lengths behind the leader.

[thealmighty]

The Race:

1	Rose France
2	Ghost Luck Lee
3	Beautiful Ladonia
4	Delta Promises
5	Quick Crissy
6	Native
7	Jack Lad
8	Feline
9	School Tersy
10	Favorite
11	Man Loss
12	Purple Tearse
13	Dancing Luck Lee
14	Imperatrice
15	Ursulo

100m from the finish line BL holds a slight lead as Imperatrice and Delta are only a neck back. Fourth is Rose at 1/2 length while Quick trails by 1. Favorite is sixth, trailing by 2 lengths.

[kingfc22]

Oh man. What a race.

[damnMikeBrown]

Quit teasing...give it to me already!

[Lokugh]

See, this is just wrong Go BL!!

[thealmighty]

Sorry for the delays and all, but school started and so I can't do any gaming/write-up/posting stuff during the day anymore, therefore it takes much longer to get stuff done.

Thanks for keeping Almighty Farms alive, and me doing this dynasty.

And now, to the finish...

[thealmighty]

The Race:

1	Rose France
2	Ghost Luck Lee
3	Beautiful Ladonia
4	Delta Promises
5	Quick Crissy
6	Native
7	Jack Lad
8	Feline
9	School Tersy
10	Favorite
11	Man Loss
12	Purple Tearse
13	Dancing Luck Lee
14	Imperatrice
15	Ursulo

With just 50m to go, BL stretches her lead to a full length over Rose and Imperatrice. Delta stands fourth, 1 1/2 back. Quick is fifth and Favorite is sixth, 3 lengths behind.

[thealmighty]

The Race:

1	Rose France
2	Ghost Luck Lee
3	Beautiful Ladonia
4	Delta Promises
5	Quick Crissy
6	Native
7	Jack Lad
8	Feline
9	School Tersy
10	Favorite
11	Man Loss
12	Purple Tearse
13	Dancing Luck Lee
14	Imperatrice
15	Ursulo

25m from the wire BL continues her charge, leading now by 1 1/2 lengths over second place Rose and 2 on Imperatrice. Fourth is Delta, 2 1/2 back, followed by Quick and Favorite.

[thealmighty]

The Race:

1	Rose France
2	Ghost Luck Lee
3	Beautiful Ladonia
4	Delta Promises
5	Quick Crissy
6	Native
7	Jack Lad
8	Feline
9	School Tersy
10	Favorite
11	Man Loss
12	Purple Tearse
13	Dancing Luck Lee
14	Imperatrice
15	Ursulo

At the wire, it's Beautiful Ladonia with an easy 2 length victory. Rose holds off Imperatrice for second with Delta taking fourth.

[thealmighty]

The Photo: BL Wins the Derby !!!

[thealmighty]

Summation:

WINNER		Beautiful Ladonia
2nd			Rose France
3rd				Imperatrice
4th					Delta Promises
5th						Quick Crissy
6th							Favorite

Race Statistics: (Almighty Farms)		Time	Per Km	Almighty Gains	Horse
		1:43	0:51	$500,000	BL
		1:43	0:51	$120,000	Imperatrice
		1:44	0:52	$40,000	Favorite
		1:44	0:52	$0 (7)	Feline
		1:44	0:52	$0 (9)	Purple Tearse
		1:44	0:52	$0 (12)	Ursulo
		My Wager Outcome		Total Amount
				$15,484,138

Bit of a scare there with 100m to go as the field pulled close to BL, but she came through like the champion she is to pull away in the stretch. Also gave a sweet payoff on the wager for good measure. Purple just could never get it going while Imperatrice continues to amaze us with the effort and finishes she gets with less talent. Maybe there's some factors at work that are unseen, or perhaps it's the preferences that we have never bothered to figure out (too much training wasted- up to 6 months, if you recall from long ago when it was explained). Sadly, Ursulo continues to give us no reason to keep him around. He could be a great stud for Almighty Farms to sell shares in, but the game has given no information that would make us think that is part of the game.

[thealmighty]

5-15-05 (mm-dd-yy)

---> Imperatrice is ranked #3 in the classification of biggest prize winners** in her category.

---> Despite a Derby win from BL, fame remains at 82 and we even drop a spot to 28th in the stable rankings. Go figure.

---> The Triple Crown races continue next week with the Preakness Stakes as there is no week to rest in between to cure form drops. There is another big race this week, so we will put the horses with lower form in that one and give us 2 chances for big wins.

**Remember it changes weekly and the game gives no listing for us to write up, ergo the constant back and forth in rank between whichever horse has a good showing that week.

[kingfc22]

Woot!

Was there ever any doubt?!

[Junior 19]

i dunno.. i'm kinda greedy.. i think we (the constant readers) should keep the thread alive you just take all the time you need to do the write up so you can post it once. Cuz.. man... this waiting was killing me. Especially when BL really started to fall back. I should be struck down for ever thinking that she would stay back there! Anyways.. even with a lower form, i'm looking for a good showing from BL again.

[thealmighty]

5-15-05: Race Day

Horse	Artisanale
Type	Flat
Place	Del Mar		Jockey	Kelly Escude
Race	Royal Trophy		Fame	57
Distance	1500		Temper	Calm
Purse	$88,160		Control	73
Declare *	100106 < 256654		Exper	55
Ages	2 year olds		Salary	$1,830
Conditions	none
Ground	grass
* - interval of gains to qualify for race.
Horse	Lodeso Des Poetes
Type	Flat
Place	Del Mar		Jockey	Stephen Risdale
Race	Royal Trophy		Fame	37
Distance	1500		Temper	Firm
Purse	$49,840		Control	76
Declare *	46013 < 129726		Exper	42
Ages	2 year olds		Salary	$690
Conditions	none
Ground	grass
* - interval of gains to qualify for race.
Horse	Little
Type	Flat
Place	Del Mar		Jockey	B. Ford
Race	Royal Trophy		Fame	62
Distance	1500		Temper	Conservative
Purse	$6,960		Control	95
Declare *	6962 < 10949		Exper	70
Ages	2 year olds		Salary	$2,920
Conditions	none
Ground	grass
* - interval of gains to qualify for race.
Horse	Joyful Berry
Type	Flat
Place	Del Mar		Jockey	James Thomas
Race	Royal Trophy		Fame	49
Distance	1600		Temper	Benevolent
Purse	$23,880		Control	82
Declare *	26866 < 58271		Exper	52
Ages	2-3 year olds		Salary	$1,470
Conditions	handicap
Ground	grass
* - interval of gains to qualify for race.

Horse	Imperatrice
Type	Flat
Place	Tokyo		Jockey	Willie Dupond
Race	Keio Hei Cup		Fame	66
Distance	1400		Temper	Laid Back
Purse	$1,004,000		Control	73
Declare *	303600 < any		Exper	68
Ages	3+ year olds		Salary	$3,070
Conditions	none
Ground	grass
* - interval of gains to qualify for race.
Horse	Ursulo
Type	Flat
Place	Tokyo		Jockey	Willie Green
Race	Keio Hei Cup		Fame	31
Distance	1400		Temper	Authoritarian
Purse	$1,004,000		Control	71
Declare *	303600 < any		Exper	31
Ages	3+ year olds		Salary	$390
Conditions	none
Ground	grass
* - interval of gains to qualify for race.
Horse	Favorite
Type	Flat
Place	Tokyo		Jockey	Edmund Van Gaal
Race	Keio Hei Cup		Fame	44
Distance	1400		Temper	Flexible
Purse	$1,004,000		Control	77
Declare *	303600 < any		Exper	38
Ages	3+ year olds		Salary	$750
Conditions	none
Ground	grass
* - interval of gains to qualify for race.

Horse	Purple Tearse
Type	Flat
Place	Arlington		Jockey	Kelly Escude
Race	Preakness Stakes		Fame	57
Distance	1900		Temper	Calm
Purse	$1,000,000		Control	73
Declare *	303600 < any		Exper	55
Ages	3+ year olds		Salary	$1,830
Conditions	none
Ground	sand
* - interval of gains to qualify for race.

Horse	Beautiful Ladonia
Type	Flat
Place	Arlington		Jockey	Ramdam Risdale
Race	Preakness Stakes		Fame	99
Distance	1900		Temper	Bossy
Purse	$1,000,000		Control	77
Declare *	303600 < any		Exper	87
Ages	3+ year olds		Salary	$7,400
Conditions	none
Ground	grass
* - interval of gains to qualify for race.
Horse	Feline
Type	Flat
Place	Arlington		Jockey	Keiren Harris
Race	Preakness Stakes		Fame	58
Distance	1900		Temper	Excessive
Purse	$1,000,000		Control	92
Declare *	303600 < any		Exper	62
Ages	3+ year olds		Salary	$2,210
Conditions	none
Ground	grass
* - interval of gains to qualify for race.

We have a full slate with all of our non-pregnant horses racing this week.

[Alf]

Congrats on the Derby win almighty !

[thealmighty]

Thanks, Alf.

[scooter]

Congratulations on a great win at the Derby! I've spent the last week reading through all three years worth of the Almighty Farms dynasty to get to this point - Ive got great timing! You're doing a great job with this dynasty.

I bought this game shortly after it came out as an import (Horse Racing Manager) because it looked interesting and it was made by Cyanide, a developer from France that also did Cycling Manager. I had tried to play HRM a number of times, but became frustrated with it (a lot of the same issues you have run into and worked through (or around)). I can tell you that their Cycling Manager games are the same way - you see real potential in their games but there just seem to be little things that bring it down.

That's what drew me to this dynasty, so keep up the good work.

[thealmighty]

Thanks, scooter. I appreciate your patronage (or whatever you would call reading and, especially, posting in a dynasty).

[thealmighty]

5-15-05: Race 1- Little

Stat Leaders
	Little	Gaelic Bad Boy	Jurassic Ciboulet	Ultra
Speed	1/16	2/16	3/16	4/16
Endur	1/16	3/16	2/16	4/16
Accel	2/16	1/16	3/16	5/16
Jockey	2/16	4/16	3/16	5/16
Conditions
Sunny		Ground is firm.
Bookies		Choice		Betting Lines	Odds
L. Dominguez		Gaelic Bad Boy		Jurassic Ciboulet	3/1
P. Ricardo		Ultra		Iena Impudent	4/1
				Little (4)	15/2
My Wager		Amount	Type	Horse
		none

Little gets a lot unlucky in the draw for this race as she pulls post position 16, the end of the row, in an extremely competitive race. All the entries are Listed, some with ratings in the 30s, some 40s. Then there are 2 with stats in the 60/70 range and 2 with 80s and even 90 thrown in as well- one of the toughest races we have ever seen for such a low entry interval (none of these horses should have winnings over $10k or so, though that is another thing we have seen not work correctly on occasion).

[thealmighty]

5-15-05: Race 1- Results

Gaelic Bad Boy pulls out to a 3 length lead but Jurassic Ciboulet catches him in the back straight and Little has made a great move from far outside to join them at the front of the pack. Little drops back a bit and is fourth with 500m to go as Jurassic and Gaelic lead the way. With 400m left, Jurassic gets the whip and moves to a big lead. Ford hits Little a stern one and she moves into second with 200m more but Jurassic is too good today and wins over Little by 1 length.

WINNER		Jurassic Ciboulet		2) Little
				3) Gaelic Bad Boy
Race Statistics:		Time	Per Km	Almighty Gains
(Almighty Farms)		1:22	0:55	$1,392
My Wager		Total Amount
Outcome		$0
Jockey Race Notes:		The horse is hot tempered and difficult to ride but I managed to steady her.

[Radii]

WOOHOO BL! Triple Crown here we come.

[thealmighty]

5-15-05: Race 2- Joyful Berry

Stat Leaders
	Joyful Berry	Jimmy Modestment
Speed	1/14	2/14
Endur	1/14	3/14
Accel	1/14	4/14
Jockey	1/14	11/14
Conditions
Sunny		Ground is light.
Bookies		Choice		Betting Lines	Odds
L. Dominguez		Berry		Berry	3/1
P. Ricardo		Berry		Olympic	10/1
				Aurore Bebe	10/1
My Wager		Amount	Type	Horse
		$500,000	Win	Berry

Berry pulls about as sure a thing as you can get, we'd say. The race is full of Listed and Level III horses with stats in the 40s and 50s. On top of that, this is a handicapper with Berry the only entry carrying 0kg added weight. All others have from 2-8kg extra.

[thealmighty]

5-15-05: Race 2- Results

As expected, Berry takes to the front immediately from post position #10. She leads the whole way, barely breaking a sweat, and wins by 3 lengths. 'Nuff said.

WINNER		Joyful Berry		2) Criterium Du Moulin
				3) Olympic
Race Statistics:		Time	Per Km	Almighty Gains
(Almighty Farms)		1:31	0:57	$11,940
My Wager		Total Amount
Outcome		$1,678,610
Jockey Race Notes:		The horse was nervous in the paddock but as soon as she got to the starting gate she regained her composure.

[thealmighty]

5-15-05: Race 3- Lodeso

Stat Leaders
	Lodeso	Doletana L'Omerta	Horo Orange
Speed	1/11	5/11	3/11
Endur	1/11	3/11	2/11
Accel	1/11	3/11	9/11
Jockey	1/11	4/11	6/11
Conditions
Sunny		Ground is light.
Bookies		Choice		Betting Lines	Odds
L. Dominguez		Lodeso		Lodeso	5/2
P. Ricardo		Lodeso		Doletana L'Omerta	11/1
				Eva Muse	14/1
My Wager		Amount	Type	Horse
		$1,000,000	Win	Lodeso

All Level II entries with stats in the 50s and low 60s. Lodeso has drawn the usually comfortable #4 post position.

[thealmighty]

5-15-05: Race 3- Results

Lodeso and Delta take the early lead but Mustang Marre takes charge in the back straight and holds on through the final turn in a tightly bunched race.With 400m to go, Risdale pounds Lodeso with the whip and off he goes, winning easily at the tape.

WINNER		Lodeso		2) Violette Encagoules
				3) Horo Orange
Race Statistics:		Time	Per Km	Almighty Gains
(Almighty Farms)		1:24	0:56	$24,920
My Wager		Total Amount
Outcome		$3,942,008
Jockey Race Notes:		Yada, Yada, Yada…

[thealmighty]

5-15-05: Race 4- Artisanale

Stat Leaders
	Artisanale	Joyeux Du Sud	Pelican Quartz
Speed	1/13	6/13	3/13
Endur	1/13	6/13	4/13
Accel	1/13	7/13	5/13
Jockey	1/13	4/13	12/13
Conditions
Sunny		Ground is firm.
Bookies		Choice		Betting Lines	Odds
L. Dominguez		Artisanale		Artisanale	3/1
P. Ricardo		Joyeux Du Sud		Joyeux Du Sud	4/1
				Jeune	9/1
My Wager		Amount	Type	Horses
		$1,000,000	Win	Artisanale

As is seemingly the case whenever Artisanale runs, the field is not strong. All National level entries, the best have only 60s and 70s for ratings where usually there would be some horse to compare somewhat, it seems, whenever any Almighty Farms horse but Artis is entered. Eventually she will be tested, but it shouldn't be today.

[thealmighty]

5-15-05: Race 4- Results

Pelican Quartz moves to the front as Artis gets a bad jump from the gate and settles into third, falling to fifth, 2 lengths back, in the back straight. With 500m to go, Escude gives Artis a shot to the flanks and she makes up the ground to lead but Pelican responds with 400m left and regains first spot. Escude goes back to the rod with 300m left and Pelican follows suit at 250m from the finish. Artis has more acceleration, however, and is able to sustain her charge better as Pelican drops back while Artis wins by 2 1/2.

WINNER		Artisanale		2) Verone de France
				3) Pelican Quartz
Race Statistics:		Time	Per Km	Almighty Gains
(Almighty Farms)		1:22	0:55	$44,080
My Wager		Total Amount
Outcome		$2,916,927
Jockey Race Notes:		Yada, Yada, Yada…

[thealmighty]

5-15-05: Keio Hei Cup


Almighty Farms Entry: Ursulo, Favorite, Imperatrice

Site: Tokyo

Length: 1400m, considered a short race.

Weather: Sunny.

Track: Surface is relatively soft.

Surface: Horses will be running on a grass track.

Purse: Total prize money is $1,004,000

1. $502,000
2. $200,800
3. $120,480
4. $80,320
5. $60,240
6. $40,160

[thealmighty]

Post Positions:

Post	Horse	Age	Form
1	Jedi Solitaire	4	93.1
2	Song Race	5	92
3	Favorite	3	87.5
4	Saga Patrick	6	81
5	Hail Cindy	10	85.7
6	Regal Princess	9	91
7	Kiwi Dacosta	4	92.8
8	Imperatrice	3	77.2
9	Toy Delight	10	82.8
10	Go Queen	8	83.7
11	Viking Chichon	6	84.2
12	Pelican Dream	8	80.1
13	Venus De Nul Part	8	85.5
14	Ursulo	3	73.6
15	Homme Chichon	4	87.4
16	High	9	91.6
17	Nepal	7	91.9
18	Gato	4	86.6

Favorite has a very favorable post position, as seems more often than not to be the case. Imperatrice is in a decent spot while Ursulo is once again the unlucky Almighty Farms entry, starting well outside.

[thealmighty]

Entry Comparison:

Rank	Horse		Speed	Endur	Accel	Jockey	Tot
1	Imperatrice		1	3	1	2	7
2	Gato		2	2	4	5	13
3	Homme Chichon		4	1	6	8	19
4	Ursulo		3	6	10	4	23
5	Favorite		10	8	7	1	26
6	Venus De Nul Part		7	15	2	7	31
7	Nepal		8	5	5	14	32
8	Regal Princess		5	7	9	13	34
9	Pelican Dream		6	10	15	11	42
10	Saga Patrick		11	12	8	12	43
11	Toy Delight		13	11	3	18	45
12	High		15	4	11	15	45
13	Song Race		12	14	12	10	48
14	Hail Cindy		9	13	13	16	51
15	Go Queen		14	9	14	17	54
16	Viking Chichon		17	17	17	3	54
17	Kiwi Dacosta		16	18	18	6	58
18	Jedi Solitaire		18	16	16	9	59

While Imperatrice leads the way, we see the unusual case of several entries besting our stock. This is a close one, especially with the relatively low form of the Almighty Farms horses due to the lack of any rest from the Derby last week.

[thealmighty]

Bettors Paradise I:

Fav.	Horse	Odds		Mag						Latest News
1	Toy Delight	7/2		1	Kiwi					1	Ursulo
2	Ursulo	6/1		2	High					2	Toy
3	Viking Chichon	19/2		3	Saga					3	Go
4	Imperatrice	10/1		4	Toy					4	Viking
5	Kiwi Dacosta	11/1		5	Jedi					5	Pelican
6	Pelican Dream	27/2		6	Viking					6	Imperatrice
7	Nepal	29/2
8	Saga Patrick	29/2					Crafty
9	High	15/1					1	Favorite
10	Go Queen	15/1					2	Nepal
11	Jedi Solitaire	31/2					3	Toy
12	Favorite	31/2					4	Jedi
13	Gato	16/1					5	Viking
14	Homme Chichon	17/1					6	Kiwi
15	Hail Cindy	18/1
16	Venus De Nul Part	53/2		Bookies
17	Song Race	31/1		Dominguez						Ricardo
18	Regal Princess	39/1		Gato						Imperatrice

With the betting favorite being only the 11th best horse by ratings and Ursulo inexplicably at #2, this seems again to be any horses' race.

[thealmighty]

Bettors Paradise II: Composite

These are the favorites in the race based on a simple point system from the bookies and race mags. As mentioned, Toy Delight, the points leader, is only rated 11th in the statistical rankings.

Horse	M	L	C	D	R	Tot
Toy Delight	3	5	4			12
Imperatrice		1			6	7
Kiwi Dacosta	6		1			7
Viking Chichon	1	3	2			6
Favorite			6			6
Ursulo		6				6
Jedi Solitaire	2		3			5
High	5					5
Nepal			5			5
Saga Patrick	4					4
Go Queen		4				4

Anyway, based on post position and statistical analysis (or wishful thinking), Almighty Farms has placed the following wagers:

Wager	Horse	Amount
Win	Imperatrice	$500,000
Show	Favorite	$500,000

Not much in the wagering as we don't think we will really win with the low form problem.

[thealmighty]

The Race:

Out of the gate Kiwi Dacosta leads from the outside with Venus De Nul Part, Gato and Nepal moving well way outside. Jedi Solitaire stands fifth with Imperatrice sixth. Favorite is tenth and Ursulo thirteenth.

Around the final turn in this short race, Jedi leads Nepal and Kiwi by 1/2 length with Song Race back 1, Favorite down 1 1/2 and Regal Princess in sixth, 2 lengths off the pace. Imperatrice is tenth and Ursulo is eighteenth and last.

With 500m left in the race, Jedi now up by 1 on Kiwi and Song while Favorite is fourth, Nepal fifth and Saga Patrick sixth. Imperatrice is eleventh and Ursulo seventeenth.

Passing the 400m pole in first is Nepal by 2 lengths over Jedi and Kiwi, Regal and Favorite 2 1/2 back and Song in sixth trailing by 3. Imperatrice stands tenth while Ursulo is dead last.

300m to the line, Nepal leads Regal by 1 3/4. Kiwi is third and Favorite fourth, 2 1/2 out. Jedi trails by 3 as does a hard charging Imperatrice, up from tenth.

Down to 200m to go. Nepal with a commanding 3 length lead on Regal with Favorite 3 1/2 back in third. Kiwi trails by 4 and Imperatrice is up to fifth, 4 1/2 lengths back.

100m from the finish line Nepal still in control, up 2 on Regal. Favorite is third and Imperatrice moves to fourth with Kiwi, 3 1/2 back.

At the wire, Nepal wins the race with ease, Regal ending in second but 3 lengths behind. Favorite takes third and Imperatrice is fourth, 4 lengths behind the winner.

[thealmighty]

Summation:

WINNER		Nepal
2nd			Regal Princess
3rd				Favorite
4th					Imperatrice
5th						Kiwi Dacosta
6th							Hail Cindy

Race Statistics: (Almighty Farms)		Time	Per Km	Almighty Gains	Horse
		1:08	0:48	$120,480	Favorite
		1:08	0:48	$80,320	Imperatrice
		1:09	0:49	$0 (18)	Ursulo
		My Wager Outcome		Total Amount
				-$116,518

That kinda sucked. We were really expecting more from Imperatrice but she got such a bad start in a short race and, while making a valiant effort, was just not in good enough shape to make a charge. Ursulo finishing last was not what we had in mind. All in all, a very poor effort from Almighty Farms.

[scooter]

It appears (and I remember this from when I played this game) that form is a very important factor in winning a race. While the skills of the AF horses are typically superior to the others, form is sometimes a problem (due to the number of races you run). If your horses still finish in the money though. . .

[thealmighty]

I know I should be pleased with 2 in the money, scooter, but in the beginning, when Almighty Farms horses were Listed or Level III, we seemed to win pretty much every race and I am still spoiled from that, so 3rd or fourth is a bit of a letdown. Especially now, when the write-ups take so long with all the extra stuff that's included (compared to when I started doing them), the number of races I actually run per week (real time) is way down and so each race seems to be a bigger deal towards the goal of being ranked as the #1 stable in the game... a goal it seems we are going backwards on.

[thealmighty]

5-15-05: The Preakness Stakes


Almighty Farms Entries: Purple Tearse, Beautiful Ladonia, Feline

Site: Arlington

Length: 1900m, considered a long race..

Weather: Sunny.

Track: Surface is light.

Surface: Horses will be running on a sand track.

Purse: Total prize money is $1,000,000

1. $500,000
2. $200,000
3. $120,000
4. $80,000
5. $60,000
6. $40,000

[thealmighty]

Post Positions:

Post	Horse	Age	Form
1	Dallas Signal	9	80.7
2	Purple Tearse	3	85.3
3	Feline	3	87.3
4	Cadula Grand Amour	8	91.3
5	Northern Knights	10	90.2
6	Autumn Francaise	8	88.9
7	Beautiful Ladonia	3	90.2
8	Feline(fake)	6	80.2
9	Classic Sunshine	5	92.1
10	Igor de Marine	9	87.4
11	Whiskey	7	86.8
12	Diva du Prelong	6	87.9
13	Very Blanche	3	91.7
14	Baloise de Marine	10	92.7
15	Fill Gypsy	10	91.2

Overall, we'd say this is a very good draw for post positions. #2 and #3 are usually quite good for staying clear of traffic, assuming no horrible problems on the start. Gate #7 is problematical. BL could be in trouble out of the box, even with a good start, due to the way the game slides horses towards the rail whenever an open space of a length or more occurs. On the other hand, at least she isn't out in the boonies.

We do see another shitty example of the games very small name file as there is another entry named Feline in the race, which we have dubbed Feline(fake), as well as two horses of the de Marine variety.

[thealmighty]

Entry Comparison:

Rank	Horse		Speed	Endur	Accel	Jockey	Tot
1	Beautiful Ladonia		1	1	1	1	4
2	Purple Tearse		2	2	2	2	8
3	Feline		3	3	3	3	12
4	Diva du Prelong		4	4	6	5	19
5	Classic Sunshine		10	5	12	4	31
6	Baloise de Marine		8	6	8	13	35
7	Cadula Grand Amour		13	7	11	6	37
8	Whiskey		9	10	9	10	38
9	Dallas Signal		7	14	4	14	39
10	Very Blanche		15	11	5	8	39
11	Igor de Marine		6	8	14	12	40
12	Northern Knights		11	9	15	7	42
13	Autumn Francaise		14	13	7	9	43
14	Fill Gypsy		5	15	10	15	45
15	Feline(fake)		12	12	13	9	46

It looks like it's Almighty Farms, then the rest of the field in terms of statistical advantage. Of course, International Level stats analysis isn't like those at lower levels. All of these horses have good ratings, with only the lowest rated being at high 70s and most high 80s (in general). However, ours are definitely the top of the line.

And it appears we shouldn't be bothered too much by any Feline(fake) and Feline confusion, as the fake is the statistical dog in the race.

[thealmighty]

Bettors Paradise I:

Fav.	Horse	Odds		Mag						Latest News
1	Purple Tearse	3/1		1	PT					1	PT
2	Whiskey	15/1		2	Diva					2	Northern
3	Dallas Signal	15/1		3	BL					3	BL
4	Northern Knights	31/2		4	Dallas					4	Diva
5	Beautiful Ladonia	16/1		5	Feline					5	Baloise
6	Diva du Prelong	16/1		6	Whiskey					6	Whiskey
7	Feline	17/1
8	Feline(fake)	17/1					Crafty
9	Classic Sunshine	35/2					1	PT
10	Baloise de Marine	18/1					2	Dallas
11	Autumn Francaise	18/1					3	Autumn
12	Cadula Grand Amour	37/2					4	Cadula
13	Fill Gypsy	23/1					5	Classic
14	Igor de Marine	26/1					6	Northern
15	Very Blanche	27/1
16				Bookies
17				Dominguez						Ricardo
18				PT						PT

Purple Tearse is the favorite with a perfect Almighty Scale score of 30, as well as being the odds favorite, and by a huge margin. It's kinda hard to root against one of our own, but obviously BL would be the sentimental favorite and the only Triple Crown possibility after last week.

[thealmighty]

Bettors Paradise II: Composite

These are the favorites in the race based on a simple point system from the bookies and race mags. As mentioned, PT is the overwhelming favorite in the race.

Horse	M	L	C	D	R	Tot
Purple Tearse	6	6	6	6	6	30
Diva du Prelong	5	3				8
Beautiful Ladonia	4	4				8
Dallas Signal	3		5			8
Northern Knights		5	1			6
Autumn Francaise			4			4
Classic Sunshine			2			2
Whiskey	1	1				2
Feline	2					2
Baloise de Marine		2				2
Classic Sunshine			2			2

Anyway, based on post position and statistical analysis (or wishful thinking), Almighty Farms has placed the following wagers:

Wager	Horse	Amount
Win	BL	$2,000,000
Place	PT	$1,000,000
Show	Feline	$500,000

We can't see how all 3 Almighty Farms horses won't be in the money somewhere, though Feline has not had much success lately.

[Lokugh]

Well, unlike you, I don't think any of your readers has any trouble rooting against anyone not named Beautiful Ladonia....Go BL!! Although I am sure we all wish Purple Tearse and Feline to do well.

[thealmighty]

The Race:

1	Dallas Signal
2	Purple Tearse
3	Feline
4	Cadula Grand Amour
5	Northern Knights
6	Autumn Francaise
7	Beautiful Ladonia
8	Feline(fake)
9	Classic Sunshine
10	Igor de Marine
11	Whiskey
12	Diva du Prelong
13	Very Blanche
14	Baloise de Marine
15	Fill Gypsy

Out of the gate the Almighty Farms trio of Purple Tearse, Feline and Beautiful Ladonia lead the way with Dallas Signal, Baloise de Marine and Igor de Marine rounding out the top six.

[thealmighty]

The Race:

1	Dallas Signal
2	Purple Tearse
3	Feline
4	Cadula Grand Amour
5	Northern Knights
6	Autumn Francaise
7	Beautiful Ladonia
8	Feline(fake)
9	Classic Sunshine
10	Igor de Marine
11	Whiskey
12	Diva du Prelong
13	Very Blanche
14	Baloise de Marine
15	Fill Gypsy

As they move through the first turn Dallas moves to the front, 1/2 length ahead of PT and 1 up on Cadula Grand Amour and Feline. BL is fifth and Autumn Francaise sixth.

[thealmighty]

The Race:

1	Dallas Signal
2	Purple Tearse
3	Feline
4	Cadula Grand Amour
5	Northern Knights
6	Autumn Francaise
7	Beautiful Ladonia
8	Feline(fake)
9	Classic Sunshine
10	Igor de Marine
11	Whiskey
12	Diva du Prelong
13	Very Blanche
14	Baloise de Marine
15	Fill Gypsy

Down the back straight Feline takes first by 1/2 over PT, Dallas falling to third. Northern Knights moves to fourth with Cadula and Autumn rigth there as well. BL drops to seventh, 2 lengths behind.

[thealmighty]

The Race:

1	Dallas Signal
2	Purple Tearse
3	Feline
4	Cadula Grand Amour
5	Northern Knights
6	Autumn Francaise
7	Beautiful Ladonia
8	Feline(fake)
9	Classic Sunshine
10	Igor de Marine
11	Whiskey
12	Diva du Prelong
13	Very Blanche
14	Baloise de Marine
15	Fill Gypsy

With 500m left in the race, Dallas now leads PT by a neck, Feline by 1/2 and Cadula by 3/4. Classic Sunshine has made a move into fifth with Northern sixth, 2 back. BL is eighth.

[thealmighty]

The Race:

1	Dallas Signal
2	Purple Tearse
3	Feline
4	Cadula Grand Amour
5	Northern Knights
6	Autumn Francaise
7	Beautiful Ladonia
8	Feline(fake)
9	Classic Sunshine
10	Igor de Marine
11	Whiskey
12	Diva du Prelong
13	Very Blanche
14	Baloise de Marine
15	Fill Gypsy

Passing the 400m pole, Dallas gets hit with the whip and shoots out to a 1 1/2 length lead on Feline with Whiskey and a charging BL 1 3/4 behind. PT is in fifth, 2 back and Cadula drops to sixth, 3 lengths behind.

[thealmighty]

The Race:

1	Dallas Signal
2	Purple Tearse
3	Feline
4	Cadula Grand Amour
5	Northern Knights
6	Autumn Francaise
7	Beautiful Ladonia
8	Feline(fake)
9	Classic Sunshine
10	Igor de Marine
11	Whiskey
12	Diva du Prelong
13	Very Blanche
14	Baloise de Marine
15	Fill Gypsy

300m to the line, PT makes her move, leading BL by 3/4. Dallas and Feline are just 1 length back with Cadula and Whiskey 2 lengths off the pace.

[nfg22]

yeah....I hope BL beats PT