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Old 04-26-2009, 10:09 AM
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I guess it's time to start this thread. This little gem of a contest was started a few years ago after a discussion about what horse would 'finish dead last'. So, to have a bit of fun with that, I started a contest in which you must attempt to choose not only the winner in Saturday's Ky Derby, but you must also choose who will finish last-someone has to suffer that ignominy I suppose.
Cal 828 and Pete Mugg were the previous winners. Cal won a book on the Ky Derby; I sent Pete a bloodhorse 8x10 photo of the derby winner, Big Brown. This years' contest winner will receive the same prize-an 8x10 photo of whoever wins this years Derby.
Feel free to start posting picks in this thread-one per person please. Entries will close at post time. Any questions, please ask. Thanks, Deb.
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Old 04-26-2009, 10:12 AM
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I guess it's time to start this thread. This little gem of a contest was started a few years ago after a discussion about what horse would 'finish dead last'. So, to have a bit of fun with that, I started a contest in which you must attempt to choose not only the winner in Saturday's Ky Derby, but you must also choose who will finish last-someone has to suffer that ignominy I suppose.
Cal 828 and Pete Mugg were the previous winners. Cal won a book on the Ky Derby; I sent Pete a bloodhorse 8x10 photo of the derby winner, Big Brown. This years' contest winner will receive the same prize-an 8x10 photo of whoever wins this years Derby.
Feel free to start posting picks in this thread-one per person please. Entries will close at post time. Any questions, please ask. Thanks, Deb.
Always fun... Reminds me.. Do'nt or did'nt they used to have a wager to where you had to try and guess the full order of finish?
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Old 04-26-2009, 04:45 PM
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Yes, they did. Not sure why they bothered. Probably easier to hit
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Old 04-26-2009, 04:57 PM
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Always fun... Reminds me.. Do'nt or did'nt they used to have a wager to where you had to try and guess the full order of finish?

yeah, i remember that. i wonder what was the closest anyone came to winning it.
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Old 04-26-2009, 05:00 PM
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yeah, i remember that. i wonder what was the closest anyone came to winning it.
Would be interesting to know... I forget what it paid if someone ever was to hit it..

We should have a contest like that on here... would be fun to see who came the closest.
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Old 04-28-2009, 08:35 AM
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We shall see how this pans out, Im going to be there live and in person to see it unfold and I can't wait! Good luck to everyone!
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Old 04-28-2009, 09:31 PM
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This years' contest winner will receive the same prize-an 8x10 photo of whoever wins this years Derby.
Any chance that the last place finisher (in the contest) be awarded an 8x10 of Scav and Hank?
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Old 04-28-2009, 10:11 PM
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Any chance that the last place finisher (in the contest) be awarded an 8x10 of Scav and Hank?




i guess it would be fitting to give the first and last place a prize, eh? hmmm. i'll have to write scavs. excellent idea!
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