[johngriffen]

AND HERE ARE YOUR HORSES AND THE PAYOFFS

I'm sure this is what you have all been waiting for.
But before we get to "THE GRIDS", a few comments are needed.
FIRST We have less participants than the number of horses. The extra horses will be the worst horses in the contest. We will call them THE FIELD. If a horse from THE FIELD finishes in the top places, it will be as if they didn't even run in the race. If you have the second place horse, and by some miracle, a FIELD HORSE wins, you will become the Winner. This is the best way for us to deal with the less than optimum number of contestants.

SECOND... this list was checked against the projected starters. If by some chance your horse is scratched from the race, you will be assigned the TOP FIELD HORSE. If multiple horses are scratched, the FIELD horses will be assigned in the order of the scratches. You may not know who your horse is before the race, but it's the best I can do. AND BEFORE SOMEBODY ASKS... a Field Horse reassigned to a player because of a scratch IS NO LONGER A FIELD HORSE

THIRD Your horse actually has to finish for you to win the WRZ$. As most of you know, a high percentage of horses will not finish the race. We are expecting to pay out the TOP 15 positions. If only 13 horses finish, the WRZ$ assigned to the positions with no winners will simply be added to the TOP PRIZE WINNER.


HERE ARE THE GRIDS


According to my source of information 38 horses will be running. Due to scratches, I'm still trying to track down the last reserve that was added. It is currently marked unknown for now. But, either way, it is a field horse. Since we have 30 players, 8 pretty crappy horses make up the field.

If anybody is wondering how you got the horse you did, we used a method almost identical to the random picks we did for the Masters. If anybody is really interested, send me a PM. And if anybody thinks I might have given myself and Ice an "advantage" Ice got a middle of the road horse, and mine sucks
The odds I'm showing may vary from one's you've seen. No matter where you look they will be different. These were from a source about 12 hours ago.

So good luck. May your horse at least finish the race.

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[Alcibiades]

Ice got a middle of the road horse, and mine sucks

Unless, that is, if you have an inside info...

[BrightEyes4evr]

johngriffen - don't you think there should be a small bonus for everyone whose horse actually finishes the race if they don't come in the top 15? i mean it is an accomplishment.

[NeneJa]

I think my horse will be glue before the end of the weekend....

[hija]

I like the name of mine : it's french, and very poetic
so, even this horse does not finish, I'll have a nice sounding one

On the other hand, beware Alcibiade's horse : with such a sounding name, I would not like to try to stay by him

[Alcibiades]

I, on the other hand, got a horse with a bland name. I don't care what rank are his odds, I want a horse with a cool name, dammit!

[hija]

Alcibiades, are you joking : your're calling "tidal wave" a bland name

[WordDiva]

Seriously JG

I just posted late in one competition and I get that name

[NeneJa]

Alcibiades I got a super cool name for my horse.... if I was 12 years old.... but I do think it would be even better if its "Warriors Tail" and not tale.

[Alcibiades]

Alcibiades, are you joking : your're calling "tidal wave" a bland name

Meh. I'm not impressed.

[Alcibiades]

Seriously JG

I just posted late in one competition and I get that name

Ha ha ha! I just saw this one!

Hint much?

[Mudler]

Water horse, yay.

[johngriffen]

Come on... it was all random. So deal with the names
I didn't particularly care for the fact that my random number was the WORST
And just what the heck is a Virgilio anyway

RULES REMINDER
The Horses running are still subject to change/injury/withdrawal
If your horse doesn't run, you will get the top ranking Field Horse, who will then be removed from the field category.
If a horse not on the list runs, it will be considered a Field Horse... and remember, Field Horse's can not effect the final standings.
That's the only way we can realistically deal with last minute changes.

johngriffen - don't you think there should be a small bonus for everyone whose horse actually finishes the race if they don't come in the top 15? i mean it is an accomplishment.

GREAT IDEA. I will payoff 20 WRZ$ to any owner/horse that finishes the race and is not in the TOP 15 out of my own account. Basically it's just WRZ$ I won in the last Cross Over Daily Double

Good Luck to all.
I will be unavailable when the race starts (I might track it on my phone)
SO... IF ANYBODY FEELS LIKE POSTING THE OFFICIAL RESULTS AFTER THE RACE, PLEASE DO SO

[Alcibiades]

Total Recall, Blaklion, Seeyouatmidnight, Captain Redbeard, I Just Know, Road To Riches... now those are excellent names!

And my personal favourite: Lord Windmere! How friggin awesome would it be have a horse named Lord Windmere!

[johngriffen]

One last note:
Delusionofgrandeur is the horse that I have listed as Unknown. It is considered a Field Horse.
THANKS NONNY!

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