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#1
11-10-2016, 11:35 AM
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Contest Clarifications and thoughts going forward . . .
Some questions have been asked, so here are the clarifications in answer to them:
1. Our handicapping year ends the last contest/weekend before Breeders Cup and the Gallivan Cup challenge, thus how the top ten is determined going for the Cup. 2. Points totals and ROI totals for our handicapping year conclude as the end of the same contest. BC points and ROI returns are not included in the handicapping year totals. 3. Points wins, scores (including the BC card) do not roll forward into the start of the new handicapping year which starts two weekends after Breeders Cup (thus the week off). It's a whole new handicapping year. 4. The one thing does roll forward is the winner of the Breeders Cup points contest does select the venue to start the new handicapping year off. Thoughts going forward or tweaks to the contests to be considered . . . post them in this thread please. Thank you playing and hanging in with us . . . yas all knows how much I luvs yas!!!
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#2
11-10-2016, 11:52 AM
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My suggestion is to eliminate the monthly bonus points. The Breeders Cup ROI will now only be used for "stat" purposes. Technically the yearlong contest ends the week before the Breeders Cup and the Gallivan Cup will stand on it's own as I understand it.
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#3
11-10-2016, 12:45 PM
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1. Our handicapping year ends the last contest/weekend before Breeders Cup and the Gallivan Cup challenge, thus how the top ten is determined going for the Cup.
2. Points totals and ROI totals for our handicapping year conclude as the end of the same contest. ** BC points and ROI returns are not included in the handicapping year totals ***3. Points wins, scores ***(including the BC card) do not roll forward into the start of the new handicapping year which starts two weekends after Breeders Cup (thus the week off). It's a whole new handicapping year. ======================== HUH?  OK ~ IF I understand this correctly ~ Then how is that FAIR to the BC Winners to get NO credit for the WIN in this year or next much less the BONUS Points for Repeat!  The WIN in BC according to what this says is that he/she gets NO CREDIT at all! *Either let the BC results in Both contests be added to the official year end totals / Standings = Makes Sense since the BC Days are part of current year ~ OR let the new season start with the Points gained by both winners Just seems terribly unfair to me (not because I had repeat Win / Points) but not fair to anyone who wins either game and gets NO credit at all! 
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#4
11-10-2016, 01:50 PM
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Ruffian: I guess I can see why you think it might be unfair but this is the way this forum has been set up for many years. As RQ mentioned, the BC - Gallivan Cup weekend stands alone all by itself as a single "BIG (2) DAY EVENT", basically rewarding the top 10 to play for the Cup. You have a Cup now, be happy and be proud of the fact you have joined that "lofty and exclusive"
 club. JolyB doesn't have one or does he, hmmmmm? You were the points winner last weekend and can choose the venue for the weekend after next as we start into a new handicapping year and we all start with zero points. If you don't want to be in the Gallivan Cup Club, let me know with a PM.  After all this is all really for fun, isn't it?
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#5
11-10-2016, 02:02 PM
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To all:
Lets try and recruit or re-recruit some more players. I know, JB, Ruff, CT and RQ would like some more and better competition. I'll even try to do better and play the whole year this time. There has to be some more horse racing lovers out there that would enjoy all the challenging friendly fun we have here and it may even improve their handicapping skills. Thank you all again for who you are and your allegiance to the forum. It adds to the fun time of my weekends and keeps the calculus/differential equation deciphering side of my brain awake. That would a terrible thing to waste.
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#6
11-10-2016, 04:36 PM
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To Clarify ~
So sorry if my wording was Misunderstood!
My Suggestion had NOTHING to do with Gallivan Cup at all I simply thought that the Winners of BC Points & ROI should have their totals included in an Official Year End Standings since those 2 contests are Separate from Gallivan Cup, and are a part of the current yearly contests  Just because things have been one way for a long time Does not also mean that sometimes, Change is Good  NO offence was intended with my previous comments  Only a Simple Suggestion that seems valid & fair
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