Post by Neco on Jan 16, 2016 14:04:53 GMT -5
This is the 1st of 7 Kentucky Derby preps on Seeing Stars! Any points your horses earn in this race will be put toward a place in the starting gate of the Kentucky Derby on May 7. Only 14 horses will be allowed to enter on Derby Day, so enter as many preps as possible to build up point counts and stats! GI and under horses may enter! GI - GIII horses will incur high weight imposts to level the field.
Any horses that competed in the 2011 - 2015 Triple Crown trails are ineligible to enter this race. See this thread for a full list of ineligible horses.
Rules
+ Fill out the whole form
+ Up to three horses per person, will race AT A MAX OF 14 HORSES
PLEASE NOTE. When entering, COUNT THE HORSES IN FRONT OF YOU. Only 14 horses max are allowed per race - please make sure when you enter, you are not over the limit. I do not want to have DQ anyone for any reason.
Results:
1st - 5 points to add to one stat of your choice
2nd - 4 points to add to one stat of your choice
3rd - 3 points to add to one stat of your choice
4th - 2 points for add to one stat of your choice
5th - 1 point to add to one stat of your choice
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Derby Points:
1st - 10 pts
2nd - 4 pts
3rd - 2 pts
4th - ? - 1 pt
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With a winter storm pounding the East Coast of the United States, it's a messy day for a race but the trail to the Triple Crown waits for no horse and the Rebel Stakes is the first step to greatness on that first Saturday in May. This year is loaded with talent, headlined by the favored 2 year old male champion of last year, Skeptic, son of 2014 Preakness winner Sent By Ares and half-brother to last year's Triple Tiara winner. However, Skeptic isn't alone in the starting gate; Warlord is the son of 2012 third-place Derby finisher Man o War, while Rancor boasts Breeders' Cup blood on both sides of his pedigree, Chaos is the son of the 2011 Horse of the Year Secretariat and American Pharaoh hasn't finished worse than 4th in any of his eight starts this year. Rounded out by crack routers Ezio, Nizmo and a long distance monster Sickle, Skeptic has his work cut out for him as eight other horses love the pace as much as he does, and he'll have more than enough company on the front end as they break from the gate on this snowy day. 14 colts will step onto a sloppy track and it will take all of their talent and wiles to make it to the wire intact as we countdown to the Roses in May.
The Road to the Kentucky Derby begins NOW on Seeing Stars!
