Quote from talkinghorse on October 17, 2026, 11:20 PM

Last Leg Coming Up!!

So much at stake:

• We could have a quadruple dead heat for 2nd, or
• @pcmark15 could steal it with a huge upset.  And also at stake is,
• The Stable O/U bet (0.5 to advance to the Finals), as it will all come down to this race.  The deck is stacked.  Everyone wins if Perfect Thought doesn't qualify, OR, @lonnie could steal it all if she does.

Quote from talkinghorse on October 17, 2026, 11:42 PM

UNDER for the win!

Quadruple dead heat for second.

But let's CROWN the new Handicapping Challenge winner!  All Hail to @mickkid!!

 

Quote from Lonnie on October 17, 2026, 11:43 PM

It looked like Anthony was going to be ultra-conservative to get into the finals and was reluctantly pulled.

Quote from Bgtolex25 on October 18, 2026, 6:36 AM

@talkinghorse

Again, thx for the effort.  For years I did an NCAA bracket challenge for my organization, complete with trivia bonus points, penalty points for pissing off the commissioner (me) and a running commentary.  All done by hand and excel spreadsheets.  Labor of love.  Please keep it up if it makes you happy, because we appreciate your work and this community.

Quote from Purple Aura on October 18, 2026, 11:19 AM

I'm with Norm. I ran pools at all Detroit tracks. Bowl pools, March Madness, survivor. Appreciate the efforts of @talkinghorse. Mick mentioned a alternative to next week. Which led me to this thought. We pick two horses each race again. You get the win place money if they come first or second. If you pick both you get the bonus/reward of a 1.00 exacta payoff. I'm not offended if you hate it, don't use it, all good. Popped in my head last night watching racing, baseball, hockey. Whatever you decide I'm going to Columbus next week and wont look at this site until I'm home on Sunday. So hopefully the format and race pages are up well before that. Great pool!!! Great work. Thanks.