Thursday, April 30, 2009

The 2009 Kentucky Derby Contest

* Very Important!!! I Want Revenge has been scratched. Anyone who picked him (which was most of us) needs to pick a replacement horse.
Welcome to the Annual Horse Circle Kentucky Derby Contest.
This contest is free to play and the winner will recieve a set of two Kentucky Derby glasses. The rules are:
Each contestant will pick FOUR horses. Points will be assigned as follows:
1st - 20 pts.
2nd - 19 pts.
3rd - 18 pts.
4th - 17 pts. .... all the way down to last place receiving 1 pt.
This contest is open to anyone who wants to play. Here are the entries and Good Luck to all of you who play!
1. West Side Bernie
2. Musket Man
3. Mr. Hot Stuff
4. Advice
5. Hold Me Back
6. Friesan Fire
7. Papa Clem
8. Mine That Bird
9. Join in the Dance
10. Regal Ransom
11. Chocolate Candy
12. General Quarters
(13. I Want Revenge - SCRATCHED)
14. Atomic Rain
15. Dunkirk
16. Pioneerof the Nile
17. Summer Bird
18. Nowhere to Hide
19. Desert Party
20. Flying Private

36 comments:

Jere said...

Okay, not even looking at odds:

Chocolate Candy
I Want Revenge
Desert Party
Atomic Rain

Joan said...

1. Dunkirk
2. Hold Me Back
3. Musket Man
4. Nowhere to Hide

Nora of the North said...

1. General Quarters

2. Chocolate Candy

3. Dunkirk

4. Mr. Hot Stuff

John Baldwin said...

1. Friesan Fire
2. Hold Me Back
3. I want Revenge
4. Chocolate Candy

Alt (for Scratches)
Desert Party, Musket Man

Kara said...

I'm scared to put it in writing, but here goes:

1. Dunkirk
2. Mr. Hot Stuff
3. Musket Man
4. Pioneerof the Nile

Nora said...

General Quarters
I Want Revenge
Summer Bird
Friesan Fire

(yikes!)

Anonymous said...

Greenpeace2
1. Fresian Fire
2. Dunkirk
3. Advice
4. I Want Revenge

Benjamin B. Clark said...

Pioneerof the Nile
Papa Clem
Friesan Fire
West Side Bernie

Chris C. said...

I Want Revenge
Dunkirk
West Side Bernie
Papa Clem

Nora of the Norths Tom said...

Dunkirk
I want Revenge
Chocolate Candy
Hold Me Back

Gene said...

1. I want Revenge
2. Dunkirk
3. Pioneerof The Nile
4. Friesan Fire

Moe Green said...

1. Regal Ransom
2. Papa Clem
3. Pioneerof The Nile
4. I Want Revenge

Chris C. said...

In case you missed it - I want Revenge is scratched. And I left my notes at work!

Chris C. said...

I will substitute Musket Man for IWR.

Ginger said...

Ginger picks

General Quarters
Hold me Back
Join in the dance
Chocolate Candy

Nora said...

I'll take West Side Bernie instead of I Want Revenge.

Ron Hill said...

Rons Picks

General Quarters
Dunkirk
Nowhere to hide
Advice

Tom Smith said...

Tom Smith picks

Musket Man
Friesan Fire
Dunkirk
Pioneer of the Nile

Jere said...

replacement: Hold Me Back

Amy said...

Atomic Rain
Dunkirk
Pioneer of the Nile
Desert Party

Donna said...

Friesan Fire
Desert Party
Atomic Rain
Dunkirk

Joan for John Baldwin said...

Hi - I'll speak for my brother - replace I want Revenge with his first alternate: Desert Party

Gene Edge said...

Atomic Rain to replace I Want Revenge

Joan for Nora's Tom said...

Hi - Now I'm speaking for Nora's Tom who would also like to replace I Want Revenge with Desert Party.

Greenpeace2 said...

Hold Me Back

Conard said...

Musket Man
Friesan Fire
Pioneerof The Nile
General Quarters

Anonymous said...

GK
Hold Me Back
Dunkirk
General Quarters
Pioneer Of The Nile

Terri said...

Hold Me Back
Chocolate Candy
Desert Party
General Quarters

Unknown said...

1. Dunkirk
2. Friesan Fire
3. Pioneer of the Nile
4. Musket Man

Melanie said...

General Quarters
Friesan Fire
Join in the Dance

D-Man said...

General Quarters
Mr. Hot Stuff
Hold Me Back

Chris C. said...

Order of finish:


1. Mine That Bird

2. Pioneerof the Nile

3. Musket Man

4. Papa Clem

5. Chocolate Candy

6. Summer Bird

7. Join in the Dance

8. Regal Ransom

9. West Side Bernie

10. General Quarters

11. Dunkirk

12. Hold Me Back

13. Advice

14. Desert Party

15. Mr. Hot Stuff

16. Atomic Rain

17. Nowhere to Hide

18. Friesan Fire

19. Flying Private

Nora said...

Chris C. is the winner with 57 points! Congratulations, Chris... it's been a long time coming!

Joan C said...

Congratulations Chris -

Chris C. said...

First of all, I'd like to thank the academy...
I really can't believe I actually won one of these things!

Amy said...

Congrats Chris!