October 28 Belmont Points Picks go here . . .

[DonGuido]

Enjoy the last card of our handicapping year . . . and then we go for the Gallivan Cup at ol' Del Mar! Please have all points picks and ROI wagers in by 12:25 eastern for this 10 race card.

[RUFFIAN]

BAD TO THE BONE AT BELMONT
OR MAYBE ~ JUST BODACIOUSLY BAD!

R1
1 5 7 2 6

R2
4 3 5 7 1

R3
10 3 1 12 2

R4
2 4 6 10 9

R5
8 5 9 6 11

R6
7 2 5 12 3

R7
7 1 3 5 10

R8
3 7 4 2 5

R9
9 7 10 5 11

R10
6 1 2 9 3

COLORADO CATNIP FOR PLENILUNE

[RUFFIAN]

(DON) Enjoy the => last card <= of our handicapping year . . .

AFTER ALL THESE YEARS YOU WOULD THINK I KNEW ~

Don't We Play & Score BC Day Card?

IF NOT ~ WHY NOT?

[Real Quiet]

I always count Breeders Cup day in the ROI stats for the year. If not there would be no point in making wagers that day.

[Real Quiet]

R1...7-6-2-5-3
R2...2-4-3-5-7
R3...10-3-1-2-12
R4...2-4-10-8-9
R5...8-5-6-7-9
R6...14-13-2-3-9
R7...7-1-5-3-12
R8...3-7-4-2-5
R9...9-2-11-4-7
R10..6-2-3-1-4

Thanks to Plenilune for scoring.

[DonGuido]

Ok, we've always set the points totals, ending the year, at the weekeend before Breeders Cup to determine the top ten going for the Gallivan Cup Challenge. I know RQ has included BC weekend in the year's ROI totals to crown that contest champ.

We can change and include the points for BC cards if you like to determine Points Contest Champ. No biggie to me. And this year, I believe all that are playing make the cut for the Gallivan Cup, although some have only played spordically. Do we set it at a minimum contest played?

Questions:
1. Do we include points scores for the BC Card in points totals for the year?
2. Do put a minimum points contests played to qualify for the Cup contest? If so what is it 50% or more to qualify.

Lets me know.
Thanks

[JolyB]

With so few of us playing it doesn't seem to make much of a difference which way we handle it. I wish we could encourage more participants to make all of this meaningful.

Our contest fiscal year runs from whenever we pick up after the BC (we usually take at least one week off) through the next BC. So, if there is an annual championship for either Points or ROI, it makes sense to include the points from the BC card as the last contest. The cutoff just before the BC is only necessary to determine who is eligible to compete for the Gallivan Cup (if only there were more players to make that meaningful).

I don't see any need to have a minimum number of contests played requirement. If a player accumulates enough points to be in the top 10, that should be enough.

(Sorry to clutter up the Points Picks thread with these comments.)

[RUFFIAN]

I Definitely Vote to INCLUDE BC Day In Points Totals For The Year
Doesn't Make Sense To Me NOT To ~

[Roamin42]

R3...3-1-10-2-4
R4...6-4-2-10-5
R5...4-12-8-7-3
R6...4-7-13-2-5
R7...10-4-1-12-5
R8...7-4-3-6-1
R9...7-6-5-9-11
R10..6-2-9-1-3

[JolyB]

Need to post early, and probably won't get back to check scratches tomorrow. We're having our three youngest grandchildren over for the weekend while our daughter and her husband go away for their anniversary, so there won't be much time for the horses. Probably won't be much time for sleep either..

R1: 7-5-6-2-1
R2: 4-3-1-2-5
R3: 10-3-2-1-12
R4: 6-2-10-9-4
R5: 8-5-9-6-4
R6: 7-5-2-12-6
R7: 7-1-5-12-3
R8: 3-4-7-5-2
R9: 11-7-9-10-1
R10: 6-1-4-9-10

Good luck to all and thank you to Plen for scoring.

[DonGuido]

1: 1-7-2-5-6
2: 4-3-2-5-6
3: 10-3-1-2-9
4: 6-2-10-4-1
5: 8-6-12-5-1
6: 13-14-2-3-5
7: 7-3-5-10-12
8: 3-7-4-2-5
9: 11-7-9-6-10
10: 6-2-9-4-1

Ga'luk to all!!!

[cruzan200246]

R1. 7-2-6-1-5
R2. 5-4-3-7-2
R3. 3-10-2-1-9
R4. 8-10-9-2-6
R5. 4-8-5-10-6
R6. 1-5-7-3-11
R7. 2-1-4-7-5
R8. 1-5-4-7-3
R9. 1-10-7-6-11
R10. 5-10-6-1-9