Final Standings

ARFTCHC

Final League Standings

Final Scoring through the KENTUCKY DERBY (05/03)

League Rank	Score	Stable Name	Player
1	156	Creasy Greens	Thomas Ryder
2	155	Miracles	Thom Ryder
3	144	Walkin' Tall	Andrew Ryder
4	143	Antilles Stable	Elizabeth Ryder
5	141	SCHANUCI	John Ryder
6	139	APACHE_ROSE_PEACOCK	Andrew Ryder
7	118	Princess Shea	philip martinez
8	84	Yes We Can	John Wallace
9	70	Clifton Pond Stable	Rebecca Ryder

Folks, with humbleness and humility, I accept the crown of top stable owner in the 2008 ARFTCHC. Seriously, it was quite a winter and spring. This year’s group of horses were generally considered to be weaker than average. Big Brown came on late with huge wins in few races. Few horses ran in many races making picking a stable of horses that would actually run and earn money very difficult.

My original stable wasn’t much different than every other competitors’ stables. In fact, it was mediocre. However, I made my move in the mid-season horse adoption window. I looked at and chose Hey Byrn in the supplemental draft to race in the Holy Bull that following weekend. That horse won and those eight points were pivotal in our contest. I also owned two stables that had many horses running in the Kentucky Derby. Thankfully, I chose Denis of Cork (another supplemental pick) for both stables. Yet in my first place stable, I did not start Denis in the Derby. But in my weaker stable, I did.

So in the end, another fantasy year has passed. Now we have to watch and see if Big Brown can make the trifecta.

According to the website, there is a new Breeder’s Cup Fantasy challenge. We will have to try that out! Check your account for details.

Newt