POINTS results - Santa Anita 1/6

[Digger]

Ruffian
R1 4–1 –8 – 6–2 bxa 5
R2 [5]–3 – 1– 2–4 xxx 0
R3 2-3 – 4 – 1–5 bax 17
R4 1-5 – 4 – 3–2 cba 20
R5 11–7 – 3 – 10–2 xxx 0
R6 4–[5] –1 – 2–3 ABC 35
R7 2-1 – 4 – 6–7 bcx 7
R8 3-4 –2 – 1–6 ABC 35
R9 12–2 – 5 – 8–7 cxx 3
122 PLACE

Zippy
R1...4-1-6-3 bxa 5
R2...[5]-1-3-2 xxx 0
R3...4-3-2-5 bcx 7
R4...4-1-5-6 acb 30
R5...11-7-3-2 xxx 0
R6...4-1-[5]-6 abx 25
R7...1-9-7-4 axb 12
R8...[6]-4-3-2 bac 25
R9...7-8-2-11 xax 2
106

Digger ( DC )
R1: 4 2 1 8 cba 20
R2: [5] 2 1 3 xxx 0
R3: 2 1 4 3 xab 5
R4: 4 3 5 1 acx 15
R5: 9 4 2 7 acx 15
R6: 2 [5] 1 4 cba 20
R7: 2 [5] 8 1 cxx 3
R8: 3 2 1 4 * axb 12
R9: 12 10 2 5 xxb 1
91

Real Quiet
R1...4-1-5-3-6 bxa 5
R2...2-3-[5]-1-4 xxx 0
R3...1-4-3-2-5 cxa 5
R4...4-1-3-5-2 axb 12
R5...8-11-2-10-3 xcx 2
R6...[5]-1-4-2-6 bac 25
R7...8-1-2-4-9 bxx 3
R8...3-2-4-6-1 acb 30
R9...8-5-2-7-[6] bxx 3
95

JolyB
R1: 4-1-8-6-5 bxa 5
R2: [5]-3-2-1-4 xxx 0
R3: 3-2-4-5-1 bax 17
R4: 4-1-3-5-6 axb 12
R5: 3-2-7-11-10 xbx 2
R6: 4-2-1-6-3 ABC 35
R7: 2-1-4-6-8 bcx 7
R8: 3-4-2-6-1 ABC 35
R9: 12-2-5-8-10 cxx 3
116 SHOW

Indian hemp
1 : 4 8 2 1 xca 5
2 : 1 3 2 4 xxx 0
3 : 3 2 1 4 ABC 35
4 : 5 4 1 3 bac 25
5 : 11 7 2 4 3 xcx 2
6 : 4 3 2 1 6 axc 12
7 : 1 2 4 7 6 acx 15
8 : 4 3 1 2 6 bax 17
9 : 7 8 3 4 2 xax 2
113 SUPER

Cruzan
R1. 4-5-1-8 cxa 5
R2. 4-3-2-1 xxx 0
R3. 4-2-1-3 xbc 5
R4. 4-5-1-6 ABC 35
R5. 11-7-10-8 xxc 1
R6. 4-3-1-2 acx 15
R7. 7-4-9-1 xbc 5
R8. 3-4-2-6 ABC 35
R9. 9-4-2-3 xxx 0
101

Alli
R1: 4-3-1-2 cxa 5
R2: [5]-3-4-2 xxx 0
R3: 3-2-4-1 abx 25
R4: 4-1-5-3 acb 30
R5: 11-8-10-2 xxc 1
R6: 4-1-2-[5] ABC 35
R7: 2-1-8-3 bxx 3
R8: 3-4-2-6 ABC 35
R9: 5-7-2-8 abx 25
160 WIN

Alli 160 WIN
Ruffian 122 PLACE
JolyB 116 SHOW
Indian hemp 113 SUPER

[RUFFIAN]

🏆❤️🏆 Fillys Rule Over Colts 🤎🏆🤎

A Rare Event But Definitely Enjoying It 😸

[Zippy]

NICE WIN ALLI....GREAT JOB!!! Thanks for scoring Digger!!!

[Real Quiet]

I guess Alli does like Santa Anita. Nice played.

[Alli]

Thanks!! Looks like we're going to return to the Great Race Place.

[JolyB]

Congrats to Alli on an outstanding win.

Digger, while it wouldn't have made any difference in the final results, Race 2 only had 4 runners after the late scratch of the ML favorite. As such, under our rules it shouldn't have been included in the points scoring.

[Digger]

Originally Posted by JolyB

Congrats to Alli on an outstanding win.

Digger, while it wouldn't have made any difference in the final results, Race 2 only had 4 runners after the late scratch of the ML favorite. As such, under our rules it shouldn't have been included in the points scoring.

Oh okay. Soon as I can I'll make correction to everyone's score.

What good reason is there for this rule when you still have 4 runners?

[JolyB]

Digger, in this instance, I don't think that the change will have much, if any, impact on the overall results.

Your question is a fair one. I don't know the exact reason for not scoring races with fewer than 5 runners. That has always been part of the rules we play by and over the years we have lived with it. I'm only guessing, but perhaps the writer of the scoring system felt that a race with either 3 or 4 runners would lead to players gaining many points for a race with few alternatives, that making only a small difference in one's selection could create large points differences, and that could have an unfair impact of the final results. Not completely unlike the way that many tracks eliminate the trifecta or superfecta pools when the field size falls below a certain number.

[Indian Hemp]

That 35 25 finish was excellent !!