{"id":7521,"date":"2009-11-19T20:35:58","date_gmt":"2009-11-19T20:35:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blacktypebugler.com\/?p=7521"},"modified":"-0001-11-30T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"-0001-11-30T00:00:00","slug":"oldbtb_1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/btb.ehorseracing.com\/?p=7521","title":{"rendered":"Beat Pyeman Contest-Round 2"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><P class=MsoNormal style=\"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt\">The Beat Pyeman Contest began this past weekend and if you missed out in entering it this may be because you haven\u2019t been going to the bulletin boards of our wonderful sim racing game.<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0 <\/SPAN>To get there after signing on, select Forums then Message Board.<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0 <\/SPAN>Several Boards will appear (one even includes a help board for new players\u2026don\u2019t be afraid to ask questions here, you will get helpful answers).<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0 <\/SPAN>Anyway, under the \u201cDerbyFever.com &#8211; The Game!\u201d a new contest has just started.<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0 <\/SPAN>You can tell it is new, because it says this in the title \u201cNew Pyeman contest!\u201d<\/P><P class=MsoNormal style=\"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt\"><?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = \"urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office\" \/><o:p>\u00a0<\/o:p><\/P><P class=MsoNormal style=\"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt\"><o:p>\u00a0<\/o:p><\/P><P class=MsoNormal style=\"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt\">The contest format is what I would call a Survivor Series.<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0 <\/SPAN>Simply put, if your horse hits the board in the current week, you move on to the next week.<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0 <\/SPAN>You finish off the board, you\u2019re out of the contest.<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0 <\/SPAN><\/P><P class=MsoNormal style=\"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt\"><o:p>\u00a0<\/o:p><\/P><P class=MsoNormal style=\"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt\"><o:p>\u00a0<\/o:p><\/P><P class=MsoNormal style=\"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt\">This game started this past weekend and will continue for no one knows how long.<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0 <\/SPAN>First of all, it is too late to enter.<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0 <\/SPAN>So please don\u2019t make any entries until a new contest starts (if the powers to be deem that another one will be presented).<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0 <\/SPAN>The way this contest works is that a race is selected and each person can guess one horse that will finish on the board (top 3 positions).<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0 <\/SPAN>Pyeman (a well educated player) also gets to pick a horse.<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0 <\/SPAN>If Pyeman\u2019s horse runs off the board, those who pick a winner continue on to the next week and share a pot of 2000 credits each week.<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0 <\/SPAN>You are eliminated from the contest when your selected horse fails to hit the board.<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0 <\/SPAN>If Pyeman hits the board, no credits are awarded, but those who also hit the board will move on to the next week.<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0 <\/SPAN>All others are eliminated.<\/P><P class=MsoNormal style=\"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt\"><o:p>\u00a0<\/o:p><\/P><P class=MsoNormal style=\"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt\">This continues each week until one winner remains who will then receive 2000 credits.<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0 <\/SPAN>So, it could take weeks before we have a sole winner, but then again, it could end this weekend if 3 longshots come in and only one person nails it.<\/P><P class=MsoNormal style=\"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt\"><o:p>\u00a0<\/o:p><\/P><P class=MsoNormal style=\"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt\">As I\u2019ve already said, it is too late to enter.<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0 <\/SPAN>I\u2019ve been eliminated in week one of the contest myself.<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0 <\/SPAN>The first race was run in <?xml:namespace prefix = st1 ns = \"urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags\" \/><st1:State w:st=\"on\"><st1:place w:st=\"on\">Illinois<\/st1:place><\/st1:State>, race 4, a full field of 14 in an allowance race.<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0 <\/SPAN>Pyeman selected #11, Rawhide Tough, who went straight to the lead and tried to run away from the field.<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0 <\/SPAN>The field caught Rawhide Tough and he finished 6<SUP>th<\/SUP>, off the board.<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0 <\/SPAN><\/P><P class=MsoNormal style=\"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt\"><o:p>\u00a0<\/o:p><\/P><P class=MsoNormal style=\"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt\">The three horses that hit the board were #14 The Canadian Dream, #12 CK Larriat and #8 Curb Appeal.<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0 <\/SPAN>The two favorites in the race finished 1<SUP>st<\/SUP> and 2<SUP>nd<\/SUP>.<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0 <\/SPAN>Curb Appeal was the longshot at 31-1 and took third, so you can back a longshot and continue on.<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0 <\/SPAN><\/P><P class=MsoNormal style=\"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt\"><o:p>\u00a0<\/o:p><\/P><P class=MsoNormal style=\"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt\">By my count, there were 46 entrants into the contest with 22 picking either #14 or #12.<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0 <\/SPAN>Nobody selected #8.<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0 <\/SPAN>The individuals moving on to the next round are:<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0 <\/SPAN><\/P><P class=MsoNormal style=\"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt\"><SPAN style=\"COLOR: black\"><o:p>\u00a0<\/o:p><\/SPAN><\/P><P class=MsoNormal style=\"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt\"><SPAN style=\"COLOR: black\">david37373,<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0 <\/SPAN>revelation, crandy, platero, cvbear, docoz, cocoabeach, brit9, cmd, squirrel, aussie, npark28002, hijacked, <SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0<\/SPAN>smokeglack, mlotjb, aussietj, kirby55, tvracing, otistaylor, papracing, beisbol, swale007<\/SPAN><\/P><P class=MsoNormal style=\"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt\"><o:p>\u00a0<\/o:p><\/P><P class=MsoNormal style=\"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt\">Each of these winners won 91 credits as Pyeman\u2019s choice was out of the money.<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0 <\/SPAN>And what about my selection???<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0 <\/SPAN>I\u2019d rather not talk about it.<\/P><P class=MsoNormal style=\"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt\"><o:p>\u00a0<\/o:p><\/P><P class=MsoNormal style=\"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt\"><B style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal\">THIS WEEK<\/B><\/P><P class=MsoNormal style=\"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt\"><o:p>\u00a0<\/o:p><\/P><P class=MsoNormal style=\"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt\">Now we move into this weeks race (week 2 of contest).<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0 <\/SPAN>The selected race is being run in <st1:State w:st=\"on\"><st1:place w:st=\"on\">Oklahoma<\/st1:place><\/st1:State> and the chosen race is the eighth one on the card, an open allowance race for 3 year olds, non-winners of 3 lifetime.<\/P><P class=MsoNormal style=\"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt\"><o:p>\u00a0<\/o:p><\/P><P class=MsoNormal style=\"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt\">1.<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0 <\/SPAN>Golden Chain<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0 <\/SPAN>14-1<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0\u00a0 <\/SPAN>Took drop in distance in last and switched back to dirt, won in speed of 95.<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0\u00a0 <\/SPAN>Repeat possibility.<\/P><P class=MsoNormal style=\"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt\"><o:p>\u00a0<\/o:p><\/P><P class=MsoNormal style=\"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt\">2.<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0 <\/SPAN>Sheriff Langston <SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0<\/SPAN>19-1<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0 <\/SPAN>Been having tough time getting third win.<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0 <\/SPAN>Trying since January, seems doubtful.<\/P><P class=MsoNormal style=\"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt\"><o:p>\u00a0<\/o:p><\/P><P class=MsoNormal style=\"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt\">3.<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0 <\/SPAN>The King\u2019s Men<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0 <\/SPAN>7-1<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0 <\/SPAN>Won 2 in row after being claimed in June.<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0 <\/SPAN>Also, races have been in 90\u2019s speedwise since claim.<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0 <\/SPAN>May finally have act together under new trainer.<\/P><P class=MsoNormal style=\"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt\"><o:p>\u00a0<\/o:p><\/P><P class=MsoNormal style=\"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt\">4.<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0 <\/SPAN>Golden Bridge<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0 <\/SPAN>19-1<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0 <\/SPAN>Best races have been at 7f.<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0 <\/SPAN>Speed numbers will need a boost to get the job done.<\/P><P class=MsoNormal style=\"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt\"><o:p>\u00a0<\/o:p><\/P><P class=MsoNormal style=\"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt\">5.<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0 <\/SPAN>Prospective<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0 <\/SPAN>5-1<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0 <\/SPAN>Claimed in July and has rallied for new connection with win and two places.<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0 <\/SPAN>The places were over this track at 7f with speeds of 95 &#038; 101 and Cahill in saddle who gets call again.<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0 <\/SPAN>Dangerous.<\/P><P class=MsoNormal style=\"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt\"><o:p>\u00a0<\/o:p><\/P><P class=MsoNormal style=\"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt\">6.<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0 <\/SPAN>Ojai Five Five<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0 <\/SPAN>28-1<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0 <\/SPAN>Lightly run with 3 starts and 2 wins.<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0 <\/SPAN>Wins have been against small fields and horse needs to show ability.<\/P><P class=MsoNormal style=\"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt\"><o:p>\u00a0<\/o:p><\/P><P class=MsoNormal style=\"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt\">7.<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0 <\/SPAN>Mr. Funny<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0 <\/SPAN>17-1<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0\u00a0 <\/SPAN>Horse takes slight drop in distance.<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0 <\/SPAN>Put in best speed of 97 last time out, but having great difficulty hitting board.<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0 <\/SPAN>Been off for two months, looks unlikely but speed in last race tough to ignore.<\/P><P class=MsoNormal style=\"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt\"><o:p>\u00a0<\/o:p><\/P><P class=MsoNormal style=\"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt\">8.<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0 <\/SPAN>Imzada<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0 <\/SPAN>17-1<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0 <\/SPAN>Likes to run on lead but burns out through stretch.<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0 <\/SPAN>Adds a little distance that doesn\u2019t look helpful to chances.<\/P><P class=MsoNormal style=\"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt\"><o:p>\u00a0<\/o:p><\/P><P class=MsoNormal style=\"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt\">9.<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0 <\/SPAN>Gallop<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0 <\/SPAN>16-1<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0 <\/SPAN>Gallop won his sole 2 races on off track.<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0 <\/SPAN>Comes off hard late closing forth in speed of 95 on dry surface.<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0 <\/SPAN>Adds a flank which will give him added time to make it to top.<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0 <\/SPAN>Could be a surprise.<\/P><P class=MsoNormal style=\"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt\"><o:p>\u00a0<\/o:p><\/P><P class=MsoNormal style=\"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt\">10.<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0 <\/SPAN>R. J. Crosby<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0 <\/SPAN>6-1<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0 <\/SPAN>On board 9 of 15 starts.<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0 <\/SPAN>Last two races in speeds of 99.<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0 <\/SPAN>Adds a little distance which he can handle.<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0 <\/SPAN>Good chance to find spot on the board.<\/P><P class=MsoNormal style=\"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt\"><o:p>\u00a0<\/o:p><\/P><P class=MsoNormal style=\"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt\">11.<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0 <\/SPAN>Shakey Ground<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0 <\/SPAN>5-1<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0\u00a0 <\/SPAN>Very consistant with 14 of 17 on the board.<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0 <\/SPAN>Speeds have been mostly in 90\u2019s over past 5 months or so.<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0 <\/SPAN>Hard to ignore.<\/P><P class=MsoNormal style=\"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt\"><o:p>\u00a0<\/o:p><\/P><P class=MsoNormal style=\"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt\">12.<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0 <\/SPAN>Chief of Montel<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0 <\/SPAN>9-1<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0 <\/SPAN>Chief has been running mile + distances for new trainer since July.<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0 <\/SPAN>Should benefit with drop back to sprint where he is 6 for 9 on the board.<\/P><P class=MsoNormal style=\"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt\"><o:p>\u00a0<\/o:p><\/P><P class=MsoNormal style=\"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt\">13.<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0 <\/SPAN>Suffering Servant<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0 <\/SPAN>7-1<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0 <\/SPAN>Switches over to dirt where he\u2019s raced once, finishing 4<SUP>th<\/SUP> in the slop.<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0 <\/SPAN>Suffering has appeared in graded stakes on grass, with top speed of 105.<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0 <\/SPAN>Race on slop was ok speed of 82, which was comparable to turf at that time in his career.<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0 <\/SPAN>May find new home on dirt.<\/P><P class=MsoNormal style=\"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt\"><o:p>\u00a0<\/o:p><\/P><P class=MsoNormal style=\"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt\">14.<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0 <\/SPAN>Sweaty Gooch<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0 <\/SPAN>10-1 Just started hitting 90-speed level recently.<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0 <\/SPAN>Will need to power up the numbers to beat this field.<\/P><P class=MsoNormal style=\"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt\"><o:p>\u00a0<\/o:p><\/P><P class=MsoNormal style=\"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt\"><o:p>\u00a0<\/o:p><\/P><P class=MsoNormal style=\"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt\">Little speed in the race, so we\u2019ll chalk up the advantage to Prospective (#5).<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0 <\/SPAN>This race is a bid race, and his trainer happens to be the bidder of the race.<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0 <\/SPAN>Jockey Cahill has done well with Prospective, distance suits, and horse likes track.<\/P><P class=MsoNormal style=\"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt\"><o:p>\u00a0<\/o:p><\/P><P class=MsoNormal style=\"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt\">Second selection to Shaky Ground<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0 <\/SPAN>(#11).<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0 <\/SPAN>This colt is consistent in hitting the board and Jockey Wendorff hits board more than 50% of races.<\/P><P class=MsoNormal style=\"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt\"><o:p>\u00a0<\/o:p><\/P><P class=MsoNormal style=\"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt\">Going for longshot Gallop (#9) for third spot.<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0 <\/SPAN>He\u2019s doing extremely well with his ne connections and that may carry through to this race.<\/P><P class=MsoNormal style=\"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt\"><o:p>\u00a0<\/o:p><\/P><P class=MsoNormal style=\"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt\">As a saver, I\u2019ll throw in R. J. Crosby (#10) who has been very consistent in hitting the board.<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0 <\/SPAN>His speed numbers are ready to break the 100-threshold.<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0 <\/SPAN>This could be the race.<\/P><P class=MsoNormal style=\"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt\"><o:p>\u00a0<\/o:p><\/P><P class=MsoNormal style=\"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt\">Good luck to all those trying to move on in the contest!!!<\/P><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Week 2 of Contest<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":363,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"colormag_page_container_layout":"default_layout","colormag_page_sidebar_layout":"default_layout","footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-7521","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-previews"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/btb.ehorseracing.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7521","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/btb.ehorseracing.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/btb.ehorseracing.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/btb.ehorseracing.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/363"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/btb.ehorseracing.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=7521"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/btb.ehorseracing.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7521\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/btb.ehorseracing.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=7521"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/btb.ehorseracing.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=7521"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/btb.ehorseracing.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=7521"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}