Racing Comp: Spring 2020 Crystal Ball

Sep 4, 2013
5,528
8,586
AFL Club
Carlton
Hello punters,

Welcome to the Crystal Ball competition.

The rules are as follows:
- 13 races
- one horse per race
- same horse can be repeated
- entries are submitted all at once
- entries accepted up until the Friday before the George Main
- 3 points will be received if their selection wins, 2 for second, 1 for third. Double points for the big 3 (CCup, Cox, MC)
- the winner will share in a $50 quaddie with me on Stakes Day at Flemington!

The races:

George Main Stakes
Golden Rose
Epsom Handicap
Thousand Guineas
Caulfield Guineas
Spring Champion
The Everest
Caulfield Cup
Cox Plate
Victoria Derby
Melbourne Cup
Golden Eagle
VRC Oaks

If anyone would like to add/detract/change any rules just ask because I literally made in 5 minutes

Tbell
 
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Happy to scratch it if others agree
I personally think it’s useful if horses get injured or change plans
Can take luck out of the equation too if use them strategically

maybe less will work better ?

Yeah i just think its not a crystal ball if you can change your horse the night before the Melbourne Cup :)
 
Sep 11, 2006
13,061
17,084
MCG
AFL Club
Collingwood
George Main Stakes: Brandenburg

Golden Rose: Farnan

Epsom Handicap: Funstar

Thousand Guineas: Instant Celebrity

Caulfield Guineas: Mamaragan

Spring Champion: Ole Kirk

The Everest: Alligator Blood

Caulfield Cup: Master of Wine

Cox Plate: Very Eleegant

Victoria Derby: Cherry Tortoni

Melbourne Cup: Russian Camelot

Golden Eagle: Rubisaki

VRC Oaks: Aidensfield
 

Viva la Mattner

Norm Smith Medallist
Apr 30, 2007
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Adelaide
AFL Club
Adelaide
Other Teams
Cleveland Browns, Tottenham
George Main Stakes: Very Ellegant

Golden Rose: North Pacific

Epsom Handicap: Probabeel

Thousand Guineas: Instant Celebrity

Caulfield Guineas: Tagaloa

Spring Champion: Mo’unga

The Everest: Nature Strip

Caulfield Cup: Dalasan

Cox Plate: Sir Dragonet

Victoria Derby: Cherry Tortoni

Melbourne Cup: Tiger Moth

Golden Eagle: Rubisaki

VRC Oaks: Hungry Heart
 
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Sep 4, 2013
5,528
8,586
AFL Club
Carlton
George Main Stakes: Fierce Impact

Golden Rose: North Pacific

Epsom Handicap: Probabeel

Thousand Guineas: Away Game

Caulfield Guineas: Rothfire

Spring Champion: Hungry Heart

The Everest: Nature Strip

Caulfield Cup: Dalasan

Cox Plate: Alligator Blood

Victoria Derby: Cherry Tortoni

Melbourne Cup: Dashing Willoughby

Golden Eagle: Funstar

VRC Oaks: Hungry Heart
Like your thought process with Dalasan. He has a big race in him this Spring
 

Viva la Mattner

Norm Smith Medallist
Apr 30, 2007
7,536
7,219
Adelaide
AFL Club
Adelaide
Other Teams
Cleveland Browns, Tottenham
TBellicious I am on Dalasan @ 61’s for CC

Actually a decent bet for trading. Can’t see it starting anywhere near that on the day if it gets there.

A solid nonny but never runs awful so shouldn’t get the huge blowout in odds from a bad one
 

king rising

Premiership Player
Jul 20, 2016
4,614
8,000
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North Melbourne
George Main: Avilius
Golden Rose: Rothfire
Epsom: Asiago

Thousand Guineas:
Personal

Caulfield Guineas: Kings Legacy

Spring Champion:
Yangtze Rapids

Everest: Nature Strip
Caulfield Cup: Anthony Van Dyck
Cox Plate: Sir Dragonet
Derby: Alcyone

Melbourne Cup:
Santiago

Golden Eagle: Bottega
Oaks: Montefilia
 
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Sep 4, 2013
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8,586
AFL Club
Carlton
When do you have to have your tips in by?
Only got MC so far,Nickajack Cave.
Up in class and distance but first time gear change,cobalt in.Keep safe.
Accepting selections up until the Friday before the George Main, so there's a while

No rush to submit but thought I would get the thread rolling so we could talk about some of the futures in here too
 
George Main: Flit
Golden Rose: Sauvestre
Epsom: Cascadian

Thousand Guineas:
September Run

Caulfield Guineas: Tagaloa

Spring Champion:
Hungry Heart

Everest: Nature Strip
Caulfield Cup: Mugatoo
Cox Plate: Sir Dragonet
Derby: Alcyone

Melbourne Cup:
Russian Camelot

Golden Eagle: Rubisaki
Oaks: Hungry Heart

KR - now that Cascadian is in Melbourne it can't come back to NSW for the Epsom
 
Sep 4, 2013
5,528
8,586
AFL Club
Carlton
George Main: Flit
Golden Rose: Sauvestre
Epsom: Cascadian

Thousand Guineas:
September Run

Caulfield Guineas: Tagaloa

Spring Champion:
Hungry Heart

Everest: Nature Strip
Caulfield Cup: Mugatoo
Cox Plate: Sir Dragonet
Derby: Alcyone

Melbourne Cup:
Russian Camelot

Golden Eagle: Rubisaki
Oaks: Hungry Heart
Not worried about Sauvestre being beaten in a BM72 at Canterbury on a Wednesday in his Golden Rose ambitions?
 
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