Road to the Breeders' Cup Classic Handicapping Challenge 2015

Current Standings

1 Lola - 799
2 Eric Rickard - 698
3 Betty S - 691
4 fitzpony - 672
5 Porter - 671
6 Curlin08 - 670
7 The Don - 657
8 Secretariat - 634
9 Keelerman - 633
10 Magnoliagirl - 629
11 Thomas McDonald - 627
12 Akita Girl - 623
13 English Pete - 604
14 Aluminaut - 600
14 The Bid - 600
16 Monarchos Matt - 597
17 mtcowboy77 - 588
18 trackjack - 577
19 latenite - 570
20 Outside Post - 564
21 JJ the TV watcher - 538
22 smitty37 - 520
23 ROBBIEJOE25 - 515
24 mz - 507
25 Byanose - 492
26 Footlick - 433
27 gary26 - 428
28 TnT - 425
29 jockey2be - 391
30 tiznowliam - 390
31 fashion slipper - 387
32 predict - 378
33 War Eagle - 372
34 jazzmania - 361
35 iceman92 - 360
35 Ranagulzion - 360
37 Matthew W - 341
37 Rachel best 3 yr old filly ever - 341
39 arliss - 333
40 Kelso5timeHOTY - 332
41 Pebbles - 294
42 Kathy Weightman - 291
43 okomike - 285
44 AJNorris - 276
45 Scott's Rail - 270
46 Chumsmo - 266
47 Tomskid - 256
48 MaiyaDay - 250
49 Quinnbt - 225
50 Marc Rogala - 224
51 Leigh - 211
52 JayJay - 141
53 JSS - 105

Rules

Starting on May 28th and continuing until June 9th, players may choose a stable of twelve horses that will earn points based on their performances in a series of designated Breeders' Cup Classic prep races (the list of races is included below.) Points will be awarded to the top four finishers in each, although the number of points awarded will vary from race to race, as is outlined below. For example, if I choose American Pharoah for my stable and he goes on to win the Travers Stakes (gr. I), I will earn 30 points, but if he were to instead win a race like the Los Alamitos Derby (gr. II), I would only earn 10 points.

Also, each week, players will be able to designate one of their horses as a "prime" horse, and will earn double the number of points for that horse's performance that week. For example, if a player were to designate American Pharoah as their prime horse on the week of the Travers, and American Pharah won the race, that player would earn 60 points, double the standard 30 points. Designating a prime horse each week will not be a requirement, but it will add a bit of additional intrigue to the contest, and give players a chance to gain extra points if they think one of their horses is ready to run a big race. To designate your prime horse each week, simply leave a comment on the most recent Unlocking Winners blog post naming your chosen horse.

Players will get a chance to add four additional horses to their stables starting August 30th and ending September 4th. The contest will culminate with the Breeders' Cup Classic (gr. I) at Keeneland on October 31st. Whoever accumulates the most points by the end of the contest wins bragging rights as the Unlocking Winners Breeders' Cup Handicapper of the Year! :)

The complete list of contest races is as follows:

Prairie Meadows Cornhusker Handicap (gr. III) on June 27th
Los Alamitos Derby (gr. II) on July 4th
Queen's Plate Stakes on July 5th
Indiana Derby (gr. II) on July 18th
San Diego Handicap (gr. II) on July 25th
West Virginia Derby (gr. II) on August 1st
Longacres Mile (gr. III) on August 16th
Smarty Jones Stakes (gr. III) on August 29th
Philip H. Iselin Stakes (gr. III) on August 30th
Super Derby (gr. II) on September 12th
Lukas Classic Stakes on September 26th
Ack Ack Handicap (gr. III) on September 26th
Oklahoma Derby (gr. III) on September 27th
(this group of races will award points on a 10-4-2-1 basis to the top four finishers)

Stephen Foster Handicap (gr. I) on June 13th
Prince of Wales's Stakes (Eng-I) on June 17th
The Gold Cup at Santa Anita (gr. I) on Jun 27th
Suburban Handicap (gr. II) on July 4th
Coral-Eclipse Stakes (Eng-I) on July 4th
Jim Dandy Stakes (gr. II) on August 1st
William Hill Haskell Invitational (gr. I) on August 2nd
Whitney Handicap (gr. I) on August 8th
TVG Pacific Classic (gr. I) on August 22nd
Travers Stakes (gr. I) on August 29th
The Woodward Stakes (gr. I) on September 5th
Pennsylvania Derby (gr. II) on September 19th
(this group of races will award points on a 30-12-6-3 basis to the top four finishers)

Awesome Again Stakes (gr. I) on September 26th
Jockey Club Gold Cup (gr. I) on October 3rd
(this group of races will award points on a 50-20-10-5 basis to the top four finishers)

Breeders' Cup Classic (gr. I) on October 31st
(the Breeders' Cup Classic will award points on a 100-40-20-10 basis to the top four finishers)

The exact list of contest races is subject to slight change, as the stakes schedules for many of the fall meets have not yet been released.

Good luck to all!

Contest Entries

AJNorris
Lea
Race Day
Page McKenney
Far Right
Divining Rod
Ready for Rye
American Pharoah
Tonalist
Firing Line
Kentuckian
Materiality
Frosted

Akita Girl
American Pharoah
Bold Conquest
California Chrome
Catch a Flight
Commissioner
Dortmund
Frosted
Honor Code
Palace Malice
Texas Red
Tonalist
Upstart
Beholder
Effinex
Gimme Da Lute
Noble Bird

Aluminaut
American Pharoah
Bayern
California Chrome
Dortmund
Honor Code
Japan
Keen Ice
Lea
Moreno
Tamarkuz
Texas Red
Tonalist
Gimme Da Lute
Catch a Flight
Liam's Map
Beholder

arliss
Kentuckian
Tonalist
Hoppertunity
Protonico
Carpe Diem
Commissioner
Wise Dan
Catch a Flight
Divining Rod
Texas Red
Dortmund
Coach Inge
Lea
Effinex
Liam's Map
Bradester

Betty S
American Pharoah
Tonalist
California Chrome
Wicked Strong
Dortmund
Honor Code
Commissioner
Carpe Diem
Texas Red
Bayern
Lea
Constitution
Beholder
Catch a Flight
Frosted
Liam's Map

Byanose
American Pharoah
California Chrome
Carpe Diem
Commissioner
Departing
Frosted
Japan
Kentuckian
Lea
Moreno
Normandy Invasion
Tonalist
Keen Ice
Catch a Flight
Liam's Map
Gleneagles

Curlin08
American Pharoah
Carpe Diem
Catch a Flight
Commissioner
Dortmund
Frosted
Hoppertunity
Kentuckian
Lea
Noble Bird
Shaman Ghost
Tonalist
Effinex
Beholder
Madefromlucky
Honor Code

English Pete
American Pharoah
Commissioner
Dortmund
Firing Line
Gimme Da Lute
Hoppertunity
Keen Ice
Lea
Texas Red
The Grey Gatsby
Tonalist
V. E. Day
Effinex
Catch a Flight
Honor Code
Beholder

Eric Rickard
Firing Line
American Pharaoh
Texas Red
Japan
Moreno
Catch a Flight
Tonalist
Dortmund
Race Day
Kentuckian
Hoppertunity
Tapiture
Honor Code
Beholder
Liam's Map
Effinex

fashion slipper
Dortmund
El Kabeir
Firing Line
Frosted
Honor Code
Japan
Lea
Moreno
Texas Red
Tonalist
Upstart
Wicked Strong
Effinex
Beholder
Keen Ice
Catch a Flight

fitzpony
California Chrome
American Pharoah
Moreno
Firing Line
Frosted
Dortmund
Honor Code
Private Zone
Majestic Harbor
Kentuckian
Catch a Flight
Conquest Curlinate
Beholder
Keen Ice
Liam's Map
Tonalist

Footlick
Commissioner
Tonalist
American Pharoah
Samraat
Lea
California Chrome
Carpe Diem
Cat Burgler
Upstart
V. E. Day
Protonico
Frosted
Catch a Flight
Liam's Map
Honor Code
Texas Red

gary26
Commissioner
Lea
Moreno
California Chrome
American Pharoah
Firing Line
Materiality
Kentuckian
Honor Code
Tonalist
V. E. Day
Noble Bird
Beholder
Protonico
Catch a Flight
Bay of Plenty

iceman92
Om
Gimme Da Lute
Carpe Diem
Competitive Edge
Ring Weekend
Constitution
Firing Line
Honor Code
Keen Ice
Tonalist
V. E. Day
Race Day
Beholder
American Pharoah
Frosted
Coach Inge

JayJay
Commissioner
Protonico
Upstart
Dortmund
Lea
Conquest Curlinate
Frosted
Firing Line
Majestic Harbor
Divining Rod
Carpe Diem
Honor Code

jazzmania
Dortmund
V. E. Day
Moreno
Conquest Tsunami
Firing Line
Normandy Invasion
Bayern
Tale of Beaucette
Tonalist
Wicked Strong
American Pharoah
Hard Aces

JJ the TV watcher
American Pharoah
California Chrome
Honor Code
Tonalist
Moreno
Palace Malice
Commissioner
Bayern
Frosted
Danzig Moon
Lea
Dortmund
Liam's Map
Catch a Flight
Noble Bird
Beholder

jockey2be
Upstart
Honor Code
Tonalist
Japan
American Pharoah
Frosted
Texas Red
Commisioner
Firing Line
Dortmund
Moreno
Lea

JSS
Hoppertunity
Lea
Carpe Diem
Whiskey Ticket
Frosted
Firing Line
Divining Rod
War Story
Constitution
Danzig Moon
Upstart
Page McKenney

Kathy Weightman
Honor Code
Commissioner
Race Day
Tonalist
Dortmund
Firing Line
March
Lea
Frosted
Conquest Curlinate
V. E. Day
Coach Inge

Keelerman
American Pharoah
Bayern
Catch a Flight
Coach Inge
Commissioner
Dortmund
Frosted
Hoppertunity
Lea
Moreno
Palace Malice
Tonalist
Beholder
Effinex
Gimme Da Lute
Liam's Map

Kelso5timeHOTY
American Pharoah
Tonalist
Shared Belief
V. E. Day
Honor Code
Conquest Curlinate
Kentuckian
Catch a Flight
Texas Red
Lea
Moreno

latenite
Captain Inge
Carve
Commissioner
Frosted
Honor Code
Hoppertunity
Kentuckian
Lea
Moreno
Tonalist
Upstart
Zivo
American Pharoah
Gleneagles
Gimme Da Lute
Catch a Flight

Leigh
Upstart
Page McKenney
Honor Code
V. E. Day
Divining Rod
Lea
March
Tencendur
California Chrome
Samraat
Far Right
The Truth Or Else
Effinex
Gleneagles
Beholder
Frosted

Lola
American Pharoah
Texas Red
Japan
Kentuckian
Catch a Flight
Dortmund
Frosted
Lea
Hoppertunity
Honor Code
Firing Line
Tonalist
Beholder
Effinex
Gimme Da Lute
Liam's Map

Magnoliagirl
American Pharoah
California Chrome
Commissioner
Constitution
Dortmund
Firing Line
Frosted
Honor Code
Hoppertunity
Texas Red
Tonalist
Upstart
Catch a Flight
Effinex
Hard Aces
Liam's Map

MaiyaDay
American Pharoah
California Chrome
Honor Code
Shared Belief
Texas Red
Dortmund
Private Zone
Race Day
Conquest Curlinate
Tale of Verve
Catch a Flight
Moreno

Marc Rogala
El Kabeir
Frac Daddy
American Pharoah
Race Day
Lea
Far Right
War Story
Cat Burglar
Far From Over
Samraat
Palace Malice
Tonalist
Beholder
Hard Aces
Noble Bird
Matterhorn

Matthew W
American Pharoah
Dortmund
Divining Rod
Frosted
Kentuckian
Moreno
Bayern
Hard Aces
Catch a Flight
Fury Kapcori
Tonalist
Upstart

Monarchos Matt
American Pharoah
Frosted
Dortmund
Firing Line
Texas Red
Honor Code
Tonalist
Lea
Commissioner
Race Day
Protonico
Moreno
Keen Ice
Upstart
Liam's Map
Effinex

mtcowboy77
American Pharoah
Firing Line
Frosted
Texas Red
Page McKenney
Race Day
Mr. Z
California Chrome
Tonalist
Honor Code
Moreno
Wicked Strong
Beholder
Keen Ice
Liam's Map
Coach Inge

mz
California Chrome
Carpe Diem
Catch a Flight
Cat Burglar
Commissioner
Frosted
Japan
Honor Code
Noble Bird
Shaman Ghost
Tonalist
Upstart
Beholder
Constitution
Effinex
Matterhorn

okomike
American Pharoah
California Chrome
Dortmund
Frosted
Carpe Diem
Shared Belief
Ocean Knignt
Firing Line
Upstart
War Story
Kentuckian
Moreno
Beholder
Tonalist
Honor Code
Catch a Flight

Outside Post
American Pharoah
Divining Rod
Commissioner
Constitution
Dortmund
Honor Code
Hopportunity
Japan
Kentuckian
Lea
Moreno
Tonalist
Catch a Flight
Gimme Da Lute
Liam's Map
Madefromlucky

Pebbles
American Pharoah
Honor Code
California Chrome
Bayern
Wise Dan
Carpe Diem
Frosted
Dortmund
Moreno
Firing Line
Lea
Texas Red

Porter
American Pharoah
Hoppertunity
Commissioner
Constitution
Dortmund
Honor Code
Lea
Palace Malice
Race Day
Frosted
Tonalist
Wicked Strong
Catch a Flight
Effinex
Liam's Map
Madefromlucky

predict
Tale of Verve
California Chrome
Palace Malice
Bayern
Toast of New York
Tonalist
Constitution
Firing Line
Materiality
Frosted
Carpe Diem
Texas Red
American Pharoah
Keen Ice
Beholder
Catch a Flight

Quinnbt
Bayern
California Chrome
Frosted
Firing Line
Commissioner
Japan
Moreno
Palace Malice
Texas Red
Tonalist
V. E. Day
Wicked Strong

Rachel best 3 yr old filly ever
Tonalist
Lea
Tale of Verve
Firing Line
Moreno
Commissioner
Honor Code
Frosted
Catch a Flight
Kentuckian
Academic
Protonico
Coach Inge
Tiz Shea D
Noble Bird
Keen Ice

Ranagulzion
Materiality
Carpe Diem
Competitive Edge
Stanford
American Pharoah
Texas Red
Bayern
Social Inclusion
Wicked Strong
Honor Code
Race Day
Lea
Gleneagles
Beholder
Liam's Map
Bay of Plenty

ROBBIEJOE25
American Pharoah
Kentuckian
Tonalist
Honor Code
Materiality
Mr. Z
Samraat
Frosted
Dortmund
California Chrome
Catch a Flight
Texas Red
Beholder
Liam's Map
Keen Ice
Wicked Strong

Scott's Rail
Albano
Far Right
Firing Line
Frosted
Dortmund
Upstart
Tonalist
Itsaknockout
Kentuckian
American Pharoah

Secretariat
California Chrome
Honor Code
Tonalist
American Pharoah
Constitution
Moreno
Lea
Frosted
Catch a Flight
Palace Malice
Bold Conquest
Race Day
Gleneagles
Beholder
Liam's Map
Effinex

smitty37
Texas Red
American Pharoah
Kentuckian
California Chrome
Bayern
Commissioner
Tonalist
Dortmund
Moreno
Carpe Diem
Hoppertunity
Firing Line
Catch a Flight
Beholder
Liam's Map
Honor Code

The Bid
Lea
California Chrome
Dortmund
Firing Line
American Pharoah
Moreno
Tonalist
Honor Code
Texas Red
Constitution
El Kabier
Kentuckian
Keen Ice
Beholder
Liam's Map
Frosted

The Don
American Pharoah
Frosted
Kentuckian
Firing Line
Carpe Diem
Dortmund
Lea
Tonalist
Honor Code
Palace Malice
Catch a Flight
Hopportunity
Beholder
Liam's Map
Madefromlucky
Gleneagles

Thomas McDonald
American Pharoah
Dortmund
Bayern
Constitution
Honor Code
Lea
Tonalist
Hoppertunity
Carpe Diem
Free Eagle
Japan
Upstart
Liam's Map
Texas Red
Gimme Da Lute
Madefromlucky

tiznowliam
American Pharoah
Moreno
Tonalist
Lea
California Chrome
Honor Code
Palace Malice
Carpe Diem
Frosted
Catch a Flight
International Star
Commissioner

TnT
American Pharoah
California Chrome
Commissioner
Firing Line
Honor Code
Hoppertunity
Japan
Kentuckian
Lea
Protonico
Tonalist
Wicked Strong
Keen Ice
Beholder
Liam's Map
Bay of Plenty

Tomskid
Divining Rod
California Chrome
Noble Bird
Gold Medal Dancer
Palace Malice
Lea
Hoppertunity
American Pharoah
Catch a Flight
Firing Line
Protonico
Dortmund

trackjack
Hoppertunity
Kentuckian
Protonico
California Chrome
Commissioner
American Pharoah
Frosted
Honor Code
Texas Red
Japan
Lea
Catch a Flight
Tonalist
Keen Ice
Beholder
Bay of Plenty

War Eagle
Bold Conquest
Call Me George
Departing
Far Right
Firing Line
Hoppertunity
Japan
Last Gunfighter
Page McKenney
Texas Red
Tonalist
Zivo
Effinex
Wicked Strong
Honor Code
Island Town

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