Congtats to Poster Doug for Winning The Pig.com $1,000 Kentucky Derby Contest.

Big Brown won the race by four and three quarter lengths with a time of 201.4. (201.82).

Doug's prediction:


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202.00
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None of the other entrants who selected Big Brown were closer than Doug was in the tiebreakers. The closest was poster Allworld23 #13:


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5 lenghts

201.00
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Doug's time of 202 flat was one fifth of a second off of the official time of 201.4 (201.82) while Allword23 was four fifths of a second off with a prediction of 201 flat..Both predicted a 5 length win by Big Brown, both an equal quarter of a length off.


Kentucky Derby Presented by Yum! Brands (G1)
Off: 6:15 | 1 1/4 Miles | 3 Year Olds | Stakes | Purse:
<TABLE class=tjctable summary=Results><TBODY><TR><TH scope=col>#</TH><TH scope=col>Horse</TH><TH scope=col>Jockey</TH><TH scope=col>Weight</TH><TH scope=col>Win</TH><TH scope=col>Place</TH><TH scope=col>Show</TH></TR><TR class=""><TD>20</TD><TD>Big Brown</TD><TD>Desormeaux K J</TD><TD>126</TD><TD>6.80</TD><TD>5.00</TD><TD>4.80</TD></TR><TR class=altrow><TD>5</TD><TD>Eight Belles</TD><TD>Saez G</TD><TD>121</TD><TD></TD><TD>10.60</TD><TD>6.40</TD></TR><TR class=""><TD>16</TD><TD>Denis of Cork</TD><TD>Borel C H</TD><TD>126</TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD>11.60</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>
Finish Time: 2:01.82

I used the winning distance of 4 and 3/4 lengths announced by the track announcer on NBC. I will post the official chart later just to have a record of the distance,


Doug, please email me your ThePig.com account number at person19481950@yahoo.com and let me know what your status was as far as being funded or if you had at least a $20 bet on The Derby at ThePig.com at race time so I can request the appropriate size matchplay be credited to your account..

Congrats to Doug, thanks to everyone who participated and special thanks to ThePig.com for sponsoring this generous contest...

Contest Thread...

wil..:toast:

i think doug edited his post:lol:

congrats on the win doug :toast:

Wow tought beat for allworld there.

Congrats Doug.:toast:

Congrats-Damn, you guys had the time NAILED!

From Churchill Downs.com

IEAH Stables and Paul Pompa Jr.’s BIG BROWN (Boundary) bounded home to an impressive 4 ¾-length win in the 134<SUP>th</SUP> running of the $2,000,000 Kentucky Derby Presented by YUM! Brands at Churchill <?XML:NAMESPACE PREFIX = ST1 /><ST1LACE w:st="on">Downs</ST1LACE>.

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The race was marred by the death of runner-up Eight Belles, who collapsed after the wire after fracturing both front ankles. The brave and massive gray filly, trained by Larry Jones and owned by Fox Hill Farms, was euthanized almost immediately on track.

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Ridden by Kent Desormeaux, Big Brown broke alertly from post twenty on the extremely outside and was able to stay close to a moderate early pace set. Bob Black Jack led the field through fractions of :23.30 for the first ¼-mile, :47.04 for the first half-mile, and 1:11.14 for six furlongs.

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Big Brown struck the front at the top of the stretch and was pursued only by Eight Belles, the only filly in the race. Big Brown never looked back as he demolished an accomplished field of twenty horses, stopping the clock for the 1 ¼-mile distance in 2:01.82. He paid $6.80, $5 and $4.80. Eight Belles, ridden by Gariel Saez, paid $10.60 and $6.40. Denis of Cork ran on late to be third and paid $11.60 to show.

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Trained by Rick Dutrow, Big Brown remains undefeated from four lifetime starts. He was last seen winning the Florida Derby (GI) after breaking from the far outside post in that race as well.

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Bred in <ST1:STATE w:st="on"><ST1LACE w:st="on">Kentucky</ST1LACE></ST1:STATE> by Monticule, Big Brown is a strapping son of Boundary out of the Nureyev mare Mien.

http://www.kentuckyderby.com/2008/news/2008/05/03/big-brown-wins-kentucky-derby-134

TTinCO said:

Congrats-Damn, you guys had the time NAILED!

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Pure luck, I just took the fav, and remembered a horse race is about 2 minutes. I didn't even watch it.

Nice call Doug !!!

Congrats Doug! :toast:

Congrats Doug!

jesus free money in the hands of a free money assassin ........kidding good job doug

great promo from the pig, i don't play there but seems like a very generous contest they put up. congrats to doug be it luck or skill i'm glad you cashed the ticket. should fill your truck with gas about 6-8 times.lol

congrats doug

great job doug.

Nice hit, Doug.

Safe to say you'll be telling the wife and sharing the 1k?

:missingte

Always great to see a regular bag one of these Prizes :drink:

Congratulations Dougie!

201.4 (which is really 201.82) is closer to 202 than 201.

Congrats Doug.

wilheim said:

3. If two or more entrants guess the winning horse and the correct distance, then a second tie-breaker will be the exact time of the winner. Entrants must predict the correct time to one fifth of a second.

Example:
2:02:2 minutes - which is two minutes, two and two fifths seconds.

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Doug predicted a time of 202 flat
Alworld23 predicted a time of 201 flat

The official time of the race was in fifths of a second 201.4 or if you use tenths like DRF.com did that is 201.82.

Doug was only 1 fifth of a second off of the actual time 2.01.4 at 202, while Allworld23 was 4 fifths of a second off at 201 flat.


My example of 2.02.2 was 3 fifths of a second off the official final time in fifths of a second and if it was used would have beat anyone using 201 flat also.


wilheim..

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Guys, moderators, Rx members. 201. infinity is closer than 202.00....

MY time of 201.00 is still the time of 201.

The race was not run in the time of 202.

I hit it with the time of 201.00 IF DOUG SAID 201.20-40-60-80 HE WINS. HE SAID 202.00.

THE RACE WAS NOT RUN IN 202.00. I SAID 201.00 THE OFFICIAL TIME WAS 201.4. COMMON GUYS

Allworld, this is a no brainer.....

The official time isn't rounded off to the full second-it's timed to the fifth of a second. You honestly have no case whatsoever-I can't believe that it's that hard to comprehend.