M4$ Standings
 

PatC joins the group and grabs the first winner along with the Pook. Welcome Pat! This ups the jackpot to $450!

Out of the eight contestants so far, six bagged the winner this weekend. PatC, Pook, Ted, Bill V., Mike, and cigar found their ways to the winners circle although there won't be too much "writing home action" regarding the payoff. But thanks to Tim for the race. We appreciate the effort.

With Bill V. joining we now have both founding fathers with us in the Match4$. This ups the jackpot to $500. Not too shabby but I'm sure there are others at Pace and Cap contemplating throwing their hats into the ring. You have eight more challenges before the final table is locked in since you need to play a minimum of ten. There were over 600 views at this past weekends challenge watching eight contestants. Just for comparison PaceAdvantages InnerTrack contest had around the 800 view mark with nearly a hundred contestants. So we have plenty of attention. There are a lot of good matchers still on the sidelines at this site.

We don't bite here at Match4$. Nobody will be judged. We are just a small corner in the universe of Handicapping Contests. One that uniquely requires a little documentation or written support of choices. And you don't need to be an expert. No diatribe is expected. Learn by doing and having fun at the same time. Straight RDSS users are welcome. See Teds entry using RDSS screens. That is fine because really it is all Matching when using any of the Sartin Methodology. Its just $50 and each entry makes the whole sweeter for everybody. We are all gamblers are we not? It is a good thing as Martha says. It is fun to be a part of this every racing Saturday. And as in all things racing the fun is exponentially higher when you have a stake in it.

I have had some PM's from some concerned about Paypal and the fact that they don't have an account or whatever. No problem. Anybody can get a Paypal account. You can be walked through the process of getting one so don't let that be an issue. Some have suggested paying out for first, second, and third. I think if we can get this to $1000 we will have a poll of players as to thoughts on that.

Feel free to PM me with any comments on Match4$.

Pook

One winner this week of the substitute race on Monday because of Aqueduct cancelling on Saturday. Congratulations Bill V.

Pook

Two winners this week. Bill V. goes three for three and mowens33 starts his run for the top.

Pook

Mike was the only winner. Quite a few passers. The leaderboard shifts around a bit.

Pook

We are in a run of short prices here. I really tried to find a race with what I thought would have a price but to no avail. We were all aware of the 4 and he was dominant. It is difficult to land on races where the public is wrong. To at least beyond single figures wrong. Here are this years prices all hit by at least one player. And the average payoff.

Here are the payoffs hit by at least one player in the 2015 Matchup Contest. 60 hits of 76 opportunities. So far this year we are below average in price and number of hits beyond single digits. The double digit prices accounted for about one third overall which is consistent with my own personal daily activity. So over time this years numbers should rise but we will have only 20 opportunities to do it as compared to the 76 of last year.

Pook

Currently

No hits.

3 players. 1 winner of a whopping $4.20 payoff. I thought for a second that the 8's momentum might carry him past. But no. The low odds horse prevails again.

I know some players don't care for maiden races but I find them often to be uncompetitve affairs where there are easily only 2 or 3 contenders. As long as you can look past the FTS or no info horses that may jump up and bite you if there aren't too many of them. I prefer races with less work because I guess I'm kind of a lazy handicapper. Of course no hidden gem was uncovered here. But almost.

Cigar, I realize people have other lives and that the odd posting will be missed. Thats why I keep an eye on it and jump in as required.

Pook