May the force be with you JB...1 race to go. I'll be rooting for you.

They must be dancing in the baker household tonight!!!! Nice.

There was serious dancing with me and my five year old. Have not screamed that loud in a while!!!!! Thanks, TC


http://www.bcqualify.com/leaderboard.aspx

Congratulations, Mr. Baker... was this for a return trip to Vegas?

Thanks, Dell. This was for full entry fee into the Breeder's Cup Betting Challenge tournament at Santa Anita ($10,000 entry fee).

Here is info about the tournament.

http://www.bcqualify.com/?cid=217*182*83*248*187*116*193*241*1*134*9*77*179*135*119*115&v_id=72.213.185.123

Holy Crap.... that is absolutely fantastic!!!

That is awesome news!!! Was this an online tournament or something? I don't follow tournament play so I'm unaware if today was some big tourney or something. Great news though my friend.

Thanks, Mike. It was an online qualifier. I made it last year and probably had the best horse racing experince of my life at Churchill last year. View from the tournament room was right over the finish line at Breeder's Cup for both Friday and Saturday. The only downside is that security is very tight in that area making it hard to get around.

Have never been to Santa Anita. Told the boy he is going to Disney Land!

Way to go Jason !!!!!

'shoes

Dell- notice my first pick of the day. Had a tough break but really started to run in the stretch. Watch out during the rest of the year.

This is my favorite part:

"Told the boy he is going to Disney Land!"

Can't put a dollar amount on that. Well done by one of the good guys of UIC.

Awesome Jason!    

Been a lot of near misses from the Upinclass contest players the last couple weeks, Glad someone closed one out.  Great job!

Congrats Jason and have fun at the BC.

Well done JB, glad to see you making a return trip to the big dance.

Congratulations Jason. That was a great run the last 4 races to get there.
Is that Greg Knepper is 3rd? If so, congratulations to Greg as well.

Reviewer

Jason:

Congrats on your return trip to the BCBC. You finished the contest like Zenyatta. Hope to get lucky and join you in November.

'Shoes, Boozer, Elk, Warren- Thanks for the kind words.

JMAN- feel blessed to get to head to another Breeder's Cup event and hope to improve on my placing last year (20th out of 100). It is really hard to wrap your head around the minimum wagering requirements. I think it is $500 per race on Friday and $700 on Sat. The good news is that of the 10k, $2500 goes to the prize pool and $7,500 is essentially in your pocket as a real live bankroll.

Reviewer- it took a ridiculous comeback to have any chance. I just remember after catching the 15-1 horse I was still only in 6th place and remembered thinking that I would have to win both the last two races to win the prize. That is probably as much pressure as I have ever felt in an online tournament setting. But as we both know, it is never over until the last race is in the books. BTW, it is actually a different Greg that won this time around. Would not surprise me at all, though, if Greg qualifies.

Eddie- I am definitely hoping you find your way to the winners circle in one of these qualifiers. Saw your recent success in an NHC preliminary, congrats to you as well.

Congrats Jason.
Well done!!!
I liked Loch Dubh too, I had him in the Equibase thingee and also some $$$ for real.
He'll run big next out.
Good luck to you and again, WAY TO KICK SOME A**!!!!!!!

Scott

Great job Jason.

Excellent job, Jason! You da' man!

Congrats Jason !! Go get em !

Nice job!!!!! and nice pick3 $423.60

Z~i~g~g~y~

Congrats Jason.

GrandpaDeee

If only I could be as good as I once thought I was!!!!

Jason, just seeing this upon my return from the Jersey Shore for a few nights. Way to go, buddy.

LL

Congrats, Jason. Just saw this. Sounds like you'll be having a big time on the west coast! Best of luck.

'gooch

Thanks, guys. Hope others will give the online qualifier a shot as this is a great event. The guy that runs the live event tournament at the BC is Tim Schram, who in addition to being a great guy always makes sure his players have a top notch experience.

If you are not familiar with online contests, I would recommend the August 2 round qualifier system as it is only $100 to take a shot. Make the top 10% in the first round and you get in for a shot at the dance at the end of the month. The 1 day qualifiers are a bit costly at $400 a pop. Here is a schedule of the remaining qualifiers.



July 21:

(ONE DAY - 160 max entries - max 5 spots awarded), $400/entry


AUGUST TWO-ROUND FORMAT

August 4:

Round 1 (max 300 entries, $100/entry)

August 11:

Round 1 (max 300 entries, $100/entry)

August 18:

Round 1 (max 300 entries, $100/entry)

August 25:

Round 2 (max 7 (Seven) qualifying spots awarded)


SEPTEMBER ONE-DAY FORMAT

September 1:

(ONE DAY - 160 max entries - max 5 spots awarded), $400/entry

September 15:

(ONE DAY - 160 max entries - max 5 spots awarded), $400/entry


OCTOBER ONE-DAY FORMAT

October 6:

(ONE DAY - 160 max entries - max 5 spots awarded), $400/entry

Way to go Jason....Congrats

Awesome! Congrats.

Great accomplishment JB. Is there a video of you and the 5yo dancing?
All the best in the Breeders Cup Challenge.
Hooper

Thanks guys.

Hoop- Any video of me dancing should be destroyed quickly. Unfortunately, my son has inherited his dancing skills from me, so the sight would be quite comical.

Now the two year old girl does show some promise.

Way to go Jason. Good Luck.
Steve