TVG Fantasy League

I'm curious, are there any folks that are playing in the TVG fantasy league that started in late December? If so, I thought we could get a thread going for most probable graded stakes winners in February. Anybody want to throw a few out there? My current stable is:

Preachinatthebar
Lava Man
Sweetnorthernsaint
Strong Contender
Miesque's Approval
Rahys' Appeal
Quick Little Miss
Kelly's Landing
Sir Greeley
Brother Derek
Three Degrees (IRE)
E Z Warrior

I'm currently in third place overall with a couple stellar months to start off. By the way, you only get points for U.S. races...I kind of got screwed on Miesque's Approval going Canadian.

[Sightseek]

It's the Canadian Turf at Gulfstream he is going in on the 3rd of February.
I'm like 102nd....in other words you're kicking my butt!

I probably would have EVENTUALLY figured that out. But, I thought they were pointing him toward the Donn and then I saw Canadian turf but didn't look to see where that is run! I thought it odd to be running a BC winner in Canada in February, but I guess I was just surprised they didn't run him in the Donn when they could.

[SniperSB23]

Well, I'm a total moron. Set my lineup in one of my two private leagues but forgot to in the other private league and most importantly the public league. So much for 23rd overall.

I picked Strong Contender as one of my Grade I's and he's scratched. Not as bad as your situation but still sucks.

[SniperSB23]

Originally Posted by jman5581

I picked Strong Contender as one of my Grade I's and he's scratched. Not as bad as your situation but still sucks.

I probably hate that horse more than any horse on the planet but still picked him since I could only find four Group 1 horses running tomorrow. I changed it this morning in the other two groups in hopes that it will count but I highly doubt it since the rules clearly say midnight the night before.

I agree with you about just trying to fill a spot. Most people are proabably in the same boat as me. There's a dearth of horses in the Grade I category to pick from for today. I put Preachin' in for tomorrows SA stakes and also Ball Four since you can only run so many active in a day. I put the two running tomorrow in reserve. Hey, you can still get some points for tomorrow if you add them today...which I'm sure you know, but just throwing that out there.

[SniperSB23]

Originally Posted by jman5581

I agree with you about just trying to fill a spot. Most people are proabably in the same boat as me. There's a dearth of horses in the Grade I category to pick from for today. I put Preachin' in for tomorrows SA stakes and also Ball Four since you can only run so many active in a day. I put the two running tomorrow in reserve. Hey, you can still get some points for tomorrow if you add them today...which I'm sure you know, but just throwing that out there.

Yeah, I have Preachin in reserve now, going to wait to see if I get the points before swapping out others.

[SniperSB23]

Mother &@^#&*@$^@&*$^&*@!!!

654 points in the one league I remembered to set my lineup. 469 in the two I didn't (including the public league). I would be in 13th in the public league, instead I am in 161st. Talk about a major F up.

Edit - and Costa Rising romps giving me 25 more points that don't count in the public league. God I am an idiot.

Well, I wasted one of my Grade I spots with Jazil this weekend!!! Yeah, I know, way to go. Why did I think he was running this weekend!?!? He's supposed to run again on Mar. 3. Oh well, still 14th with that goof.

[lemoncrush]

I don't think there was any spots to waste in the G1 group this weekend.
I think there were only 4 horses in that group that actually ran.

If you're in the top 200 I think you still have a shot.
So many big graded stakes races in the next 3 months...most of the people who are in the top 30 right now knew exactly how the game worked.
A lot of people didn't really understand how you can completely change your lineup each month, therefor took horses the first month that didn't even race.

[Sightseek]

Originally Posted by lemoncrush

I don't think there was any spots to waste in the G1 group this weekend.
I think there were only 4 horses in that group that actually ran.

If you're in the top 200 I think you still have a shot.
So many big graded stakes races in the next 3 months...most of the people who are in the top 30 right now knew exactly how the game worked.
A lot of people didn't really understand how you can completely change your lineup each month, therefor took horses the first month that didn't even race.

I'm within the Top 100, but it's soooo frusterating when you have horses you want to add and they are not on the list.

Originally Posted by lemoncrush

I don't think there was any spots to waste in the G1 group this weekend.
I think there were only 4 horses in that group that actually ran.

If you're in the top 200 I think you still have a shot.
So many big graded stakes races in the next 3 months...most of the people who are in the top 30 right now knew exactly how the game worked.
A lot of people didn't really understand how you can completely change your lineup each month, therefor took horses the first month that didn't even race.

Well, like I said earlier, I put Jazil in and obviously he didn't run. So, the one I wasted was Scat Daddy.

[SniperSB23]

I'm sitting at 716 in my one league and 506 in the two I forgot to copy my picks over to. Looks like Drugs is sitting in third at 786.

[lemoncrush]

I was miffed because I had Naissace Royal in reserve on Saturday for some reason. I swear I didn't, but fishy things happen with that site. Always good to double check...because of those points I dropped down to around 160th.
Feb. should be interesting, though.
My G1 horses for the month are Balance, Siren Lure, Circular Quay, Dreaming of Anna and Cash included.

i'm with you on the GI's except I have foxysox instead of balance.

[SniperSB23]

For the month I have:

1 Balance
2 Cash Included
3 Dreaming of Anna
4 Ah Day
5 Siren Lure

1 Dreadnaught
2 Baroness Thatcher
3 Ermine
4 Jump On In
5 Downthedustyroad
6 Sugar Shake
7 Einstein (BRZ)

I really need the connections of Einstein to do the smart thing and put him in one of easiest G1s you'll see in the Gulfstream BC Handicap. I really liked Ah Day and Siren Lure in the General George and San Carlos until I saw they could be facing Sweetnorthernsaint and Proud Tower Too so it might not be an easy G2 win I was hoping for.

[lemoncrush]

Here's my Feb. lineup.
I added Ashkal Way without knowing if they actually have a race planned for him. I wasn't sure who was heading to the G1 turf race at GP at the end of the month (Assumed Einstein, maybe Gun Salute, Go Deputy, etc....same cast as last year) Also took Hard Spun despite knowing that the SW stakes is non-graded.
Almost added Octave to the G1 horses, but wasn't sure if she's running this month or not. I assume EZ Warrior should run in the San Vincente this weekend.

1 Cash Included
2 Circular Quay
3 Siren Lure
4 Dreaming of Anna
5 Balance

1 Downthedustyroad
2 Quick Little Miss
3 Hard Spun
4 Notional
5 E Z Warrior
6 Master Command
7 Ashkal Way

[Sightseek]

My Stable:
Circular Quay
Balance
Appealing Zophie
Cash Included
Dreaming of Anna

Downthedustyroad
EZ Warrior
Ermine
Total
Baroness Thatcher
Jump on In
Silmaril

Bit worried I went to deep in the fillies races, but there wasn't much other information on horses running later in the month.

1 Dreaming of Anna
2 Foxysox (GB)
3 Circular Quay
4 Cash Included
5 Siren Lure

1 Downthedustyroad
2 Rahys' Appeal
3 E Z Warrior
4 Sugar Shake
5 Hard Spun
6 Quick Little Miss
7 Einstein (BRZ)

Garrett Gomez
David Flores

Todd Pletcher
Gary Contessa