Belmont Stakes

Deadline: Saturday, June 11th at 6:30 p.m.

Same as the previous two horse races.

Starting field and opening lines:
http://sports.espn.go.com/sports/horse/triplecrown2011/news/story?id=6640273

Actual Result: Ruler On Ice, Stay Thirsty, Brilliant Speed

Predictions:

Bandit: Nehro, Animal Kingdom, Shackelford (0pts)

Butters: Nehro, Animal Kingdom, Shackelford (0pts)

Carmen: NONE (0pts)

Evan: NONE (0pts)

Gimpy: Nehro, Animal Kingdom, Master Of Hounds (0pts)

Graves: Nehro, Animal Kingdom, Shackelford (0pts)

Jay: Animal Kingdom, Nehro, Mucho Macho Man (0pts)

Kubatski: Shackelford, Master Of Hounds, Animal Kingdom (0pts)

Kubatski III: Nehro, Animal Kingdom, Mucho Macho Man (0pts)

Kubatski Sr: Animal Kingdom, Nehro, Mucho Macho Man (0pts)

L-Train: Nehro, Animal Kingdom, Shackelford (0pts)

Marty: Nehro, Animal Kingdom, Shackelford (0pts)

Paulie: Animal Kingdom, Nehro, Shackelford (0pts)

Princess G: Mucho Macho Man, Prime Cut, Shackelford (0pts)

Preakness Stakes

Deadline: Saturday, May 21st at 6:00 p.m.

Same scoring as the Kentucky Derby. Give me your top three.

Here is a link to the starting field and opening odds:
http://sports.espn.go.com/sports/horse/triplecrown2011/news/story?id=6563982

Actual Result: Shackelford, Animal Kingdom, Astrology

Predictions:

Bandit: Dialed In, Animal Kingdom, Mucho Macho Man (5pts)

Butters: Dialed In, Mucho Macho Man, Midnight Interlude (0pts)

Carmen: Mucho Macho Man, Dialed In, Animal Kingdom (2pts)

Evan: Animal Kingdom, Dialed In, Mucho Macho Man (2pts)

Gimpy: Mucho Macho Man, Animal Kingdom, Dialed In (5pts)

Graves: Mucho Macho Man, Shackelford, Animal Kingdom (4pts)

Jay: Animal Kingdom, Dialed In, Mucho Macho Man (2pts)

Kubatski: Dialed In, Dance City, Animal Kingdom (2pts)

Kubatski III: Mucho Macho Man, Animal Kingdom, Dialed In (5pts)

Kubatski Sr: Dialed In, Animal Kingdom, Mucho Macho Man (5pts)

L-Train: Dialed In, Animal Kingdom, Sway Away (5pts)

Marty: Mucho Macho Man, Dance City, Shackelford (2pts)

Paulie: Mucho Macho Man, Dialed In, Midnight Interlude (0pts)

Princess G: Mucho Macho Man, Dialed In, Animal Kingdom (2pts)

Kentucky Derby

The Kentucky Derby is this Saturday, May 7th. I am pretty sure that post time is 6:30, but I cannont find an official post time anywhere. I will not be near a computer on Saturday around post time so you will have to wait until Sunday to see how everyone else did.

What I want from you is win, place and show (for those of you who don't gamble: that's 1st, 2nd, and 3rd). What several people did last year was give me an alternate just in case one of to horses they picked ended up scratching on race day.

Post positions and opening odds:
http://sports.espn.go.com/sports/horse/triplecrown2011/news/story?id=6480178

Actual Result: Animal Kingdom, Nehro, Mucho Macho Man

Predictions:

Bandit: Dialed In, Nehro, Archarcharch (5pts)

Butters: Nehro, Mucho Macho Man, Dialed In (4pts)

Carmen: Shackleford, Dialed In, Stay Thirsty (0pts)

Evan: Dialed In, Mucho Macho Man, Nehro (4pts)

Gimpy: Dialed In, Twice The Appeal, Nehro (2pts)

Graves: NONE (0pts)

Jay: Pants On Fire, Dialed in, Watch Me Go (0pts)

Kubatski: Nehro, Twice The Appeal, Pants On Fire (2pts)

Kubatski III: Twice The Appeal, Dialed In, Archarcharch (0pts)

Kubatski Sr: Mucho Macho Man, Midnight Interlude, Twice The Appeal (2pts)

L-Train: Dialed In, Nehro, Soldat (5pts)

Marty: Dialed In, Mucho Macho Man, Twice The Appeal (2pts)

Paulie: Dialed In, Uncle Mo, Shackleford (0pts)

Princess G: Pants On Fire, Dialed In, Mucho Macho Man (5pts)

Scoring will be as follows.

You will receive 2 points for each of your horses that actually finish in the top 3. You will receive 3 "bonus" points for each horse that finishes exactly where you said they would within the top 3.

To rephrase:
15 points - 3, exactly right
10 points - 2, exactly right
9 points - 3 finishers, 1 exact
7 points - 2 finishers, 1 exact
6 points - 3 finishers, wrong spots
5 points - 1, exactly right
4 points - 2 finishers, wrong spots
2 points - 1 finisher, wrong spot